The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-09
DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
ELECTION BY METHODIST CONFER
 ENCE AT LOTHIAN.
Splendid Reports Made By the Fresid- ing Elders of the Work Ac- complished in Their Dis
 tricfs the Past Year.

ASOAlnhs A$Ct. c.~-NDPSSASAstT-A tA~ ~~-- ture of todays session of the Alabams Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was the election of cler' ical and lay delegates to the General Conference which will meet in Birming- ham, The honor was much sought af- ter and when the days session adjourn ed balloting was still in progress. with one clerical delegate and one lay dele. gate still to be named. Those elected today were as follows:
 Clerical: A. L. Andrews, J. s, Frazer
 Lay: W. H. Sanford, A. Sessoms and Mir. Wilkinson.
 The conference opened promptly at 2 o'clock this morning, the appointed hour. The hymn, Come Thou All mighty King," was followed with pray CT by Dr. Whisner, and reading or the minutes of the preceding session. Then the election of delegates to the General Conference next spring was taken up Several ballots were necessary TOT the selection of those already named.
 While the secretaries and tellers were busily counting the ballots, Secretary whisner of the Board of Church Exten- sion addressed the Conference in the interest of his branch Of the work. he was followed by Rev. J. M. Sollie -oi the New Mexico Conference, who also spoke in the interest of church exten- sion, and who made a powerful appeal for substantial aid in his territory. MT Sollie's speech was productive of quick results, $465 being immediately sub- scribed.
 The characters of S. IT. Turnipseed, T IA. Holloway, James Clendinen, H, l.. Andrews, Percy S. Hudson, Daniel w. Askew, William E. Mcconnell. ano Frank Seay were passed upon call or the class of the second year and they were declared elected to deacons' or ders
 The following were admitted on trial Thomas F. Davis, R. R. Ellison, John c. James, H. B. Register. H. Lisenby. the prof Tess of these is satisfactory they win be properly advanced at the next session of the Alabama body.
 Rev. T. S. Enochs of Union Springs, was granted an honorable location at his own request. =,
 pr. ] A. Rice of Montgomery off, fered a resolution giving the secretary of the Conference power to hand all data in his possession which is not nec- essary for him to retain to the curator of the Historical Society of the Ala bama Conference. the organization fornned at yesterdays session. The resolution was adopted.
 pr. J. A. Peterson preached at o'clock this afternoon, and pr. Tiilett at 4:30. Tonight an interesting session of the Board of Church Extension was held.
 Two very enjoyable features yester- day afternoon were the sermon, preach ed to a large congregation, by Rev. C' A. Cornell of Auburn, and lecture to the preachers by Rev. w. F. TflIett Dean of the Theological Department of Vanderbilt University, one of the lead ing theologians of the Methodist Church in the South.
 Rev. H. E.-Jones of Buyck, who was prevented from preparing for his ex' animation, was continued in the class of the first year. Rev. James G. Cross lev, of Headland, has been passed and appointed student at Greensnoro e, hev <. !, s. T. woodward, on account of Ill heaitn and at his own request. has been grant ed a discontinuance.
 Last nights congregation attending the Epworth League anniversary ceie- bration was large one and hearo splendid talk by Rev. J. D. Ellis. pr. J. A. Rice of Montgomery will in all probability preach at one or the churches of Dothan Sunday.
 The following are the resolutions adopted by the conference regarding lthe Russian situation:
 Whereas, the public press and oth- CT sources report great suffering ano distress among the Jews in Russia where recently it is said 25,000 of then were massacred and over 100000 oi them maimed. wounded, and rendered homeless and destitute,
 "Resolved, First That witfr' the Jews all over the world we mourn anc are in profound sympathy with then in this. their hour of national bereaVe' meat and affliction.
 Second. We repudiate and abhoi that so-aclled christianity in Russia which justifies such cruel treatment and murder, as contrary to the teach inRs of our blessed Lord who loved'tht whole human race, whose caTdinal doc Urine is love for all mankind. proving I it by giving his blood and atonement for everybody.
 Third. We pledge to our Jewish brethren in America our prayers ant | efforts, and, we will show them by al that is on our power that we love then as brothers and as children of a com mon father.
 | Fourth. We, the Alabama Conference 1 in session assembled. respectfully re quest the President of thu United States. as far as he can con sistently do so to use his efforts witl
 the Russian government to put stoI
 to these butcheries, as blot on civili zation and humanity.
 Thursdays session of the seventy lthird annual meeting of the Alabama Methodist Conference was an interest ing one. from the beginning at a. m. when religious services were conduc ted by Rev. w. s. Powers. supera'