The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-21
CHURCH CONFERENCE WILL CLOSE TODAY Reports from Sunday Schools
 Very Encouraging SESSIONS WELL ATTENDED Dr. W. R. Lambert, Senior Missionary Secretary, Will Preach Today on
 Conditions In China
 and Japan.
SESSIONS WELL ATTENDED

At the second days session of the Bir-
 mingham district conference of the Meth
 odist Episcopal church, south, at the Five
 Points Methodist church, reports were
 made from the various charges The con- ference opened yesterday morning at 3
 o'clock with prayer by the Rev. w. Me-
 Dowell. Presiding Elder Dr. s. L. Dobbs
 was in the chair.
 The morning session was devoted to
 hearing reports from the churches in the conference through the pastors, delegates
 and laymen, on Sunday school, Epworth league and missionary interests. The re-
 ports were all highly encouraging, and especially so were the reports from Sun day schools. It was shown that great in-
 terest is being taken in this department
 of church work and much good is being
 accomplished. There were several inter- esting discussions on these subjects.
 At Il o'clock the Rev. George E. Boyd, presiding elder of the Decatur district,
 preached a most animating sermon, using
 as his text Genesis vi, 6: And 1t repent ed the Lord that He had made man on the, and 1t grieved Him in His heart"
 There was a large congregation present
 and all were impressed with the able dis
 course
 At o'clock last night the Rev. J. W. Johnson, presiding elder of the Talladega district preached a sermon on the three parables of Christ recounted in Luke 18th
 chapter and used as his text Luke XIV, 9:
 And the pharisees and scribes murmur-
 ed, saying, This man receiveth sinners and eateth with them' He argued that Christ was not a passive Lord who wait ed for the coming of His children to salvation, but an aggressive Savior who
 goes out after them. persuadng them to come to Him.
 The following committee on a better financial system vas appointed at the
 morning session: J. D. Moore, R. s. Munger. W. W Guthrie, A. J. Tarranr,
 F. B. Hamilton, W. E. Faust, J. M. Davidson, W, B. Bridge. R. F. Lovelady, w. R. Hendrix, T. S. Smith and s. R.
 Lester.
 The feature of today will be the ad-
 dress. at Il o'clock this morning by pr. ". Ie. ldlnDeIi, SefllOl HlSSlondfy Secfe-
 tary of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. Dr. Lambert has spent the greater part of his life in China and Japan and
 Is considered one of the best posted men
 in the south on church and political con-
 ditions in the far east. His parents spent
 a great part of their valuable lives in
 doing missionary work in China and
 Japan. Dr. Lambert's father is buried in China and his mother in Japan. This address by one so thoroughly versed on conditions in the orient cannot fail to instruct and interest all who heart 1t. Dr. T. H. Law. field agent for the American Bible Society. will address the conference some time during the day. He will talk In the interest of the Amer ican Bible Society.
 At the morning session Jesse B. Wads- worth will address the conference on Methods of Sunday School Work" The conference has been one of especial interest and the attendance at all sessions has been good Much interest Is being shown in all department of church work. The conference will close this evening,