The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-25
DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
HELD BY CONFERENCE
 AT ATHENS.
pr. John Norton Presents the Cause of superannuates-Bish Galloway DeIivers Great Address at Ed-
 ucntfOnal Rally.

pr. H. M Dubose Editor of The | Epworth Era, was introduced to the It Conference and made a wonderful and I telling address. He was accorded . | most cordial greeting.
 | Dr. Hammil, Sunday School agent. addressed the Conference for more than an hour.
 | w. G. Gaston of Talladega District was admitted on trial. A class of seven were admitted to full connection. 1 Dr. James A. Duncan of the South
 Carolina Conference, and Rev. w. E. H. Mabry of the Florida Conference, were received as transfers. The hour arrived for the election of | delegates to the General Conference and the Bishop declared the bar of the l Conference and appointed tellers to | hold the election.
 The election for delegates resulted on | the first ballot in the election of T. c. Bankers and Jesse Wadsworth. second
 ballot in the election of N. M. Rowe ballot in the election of E.. J Garri- son. Hon. Dan Collier was chosen one of the reserve lay delegates, the second ballot for reserve lay delegates
 not being announced.
 The vote for clerical delegates re-
 suited in the election on the first bal
 lot of Dr. H. c. Howard of Tusca- luoSds DI. II ks lIOUbSt I4io- CT of the Birmingham District, and Dr. J. H. McCoypf Birmingham. The sec
 ond ballot had not been reported at adjournment.
 Dr. John Norton presented the cause of the superannuate homes in a brief address He reported twenty hand
 some homes, sixteen of which are now occupied by superannuated preachers. | Sixteen thousand dollars was raised | during the past year for the cause. An educational rally was held to- night at which time Bishop Galloway | electrified the audience with his elo- quence and power.
 | At the opening of the second day of
 the Conference, devotional exercises were conducted by w. c. Hearn, for fif- lty-one years member of the Confer ence. active and energetic. He read the | scond chapter of first Corinthians, and | announced that old Methodist hymn, l "A Charge to Keep Have" Leslie Succeeds Sturdivant. | The minutes were ordered read. | Dr. J. F. Sturdivant was at his re- quest relived of his duties on the board | of education and Rev. J. H. Leslie was appointed his successor.
 | Dr. Owen, In charge of the State De- partment of Archieves and History, sent a letter asking that the Confer | ence appoint a committee to assist him I HI BeIting up a history OI AidDdHna | Methodism, also getting together all things of historic interest connected with the church. The Conference adop-
 ted the suggestion and Dr. James Me | Coy Dr. V. O. Hawkin and pr. H. c. | Howard, were appointed the committee | to assist the director of Archieves and History in the work.
 The question, who are admitted on
 trial? was called and the following were
 recommended and admitted: W. l.. c. Walies. recommended by the Nashville. Tenn, district conference, was report | ed favorabiy From the Decatur dis trict, the the name of David s. McGlawn | was called and 1t provoked quite a dis
 cussion. owing to the fact that he was | ffty-two years of age. Finally the Con- ference admitted him. Cullen F. Carter
 was admitted. Ava D. Hill had hard rub getting in. Several members op- posed his admission because he was
 not college man, but the majority ! stood by him and he was admitted, Florence district sent up the name
 of William Nj. Mcdonald. who was ad.
 mitted.
 Gadsden district sent the name Of
 Jackson W. Lee. who was recommended and admitted.
 Walked 1,50O Miles i'm Year. The Guntersville district sent two
 names forward. William A. Hamrick \ Anu James ATtn6T 1HODllnSOH nt | ter was reported to have served large
 mission on foot. having as his presiding elder said, walked more than 1,500 miles | the past year, doing a good work. Both were admitted.
 Lafayette district had two applicants. H. M. Hurst, graduate of Emory Col lege, and W. A. Sutton. Both were ad- | mitted.
 Tuscaloosa district sent the name of Champion s. Marable who was admit | ted.
 Question g., Who remain on trialf was called and the following names were reported and their characters passed and they were continued; W. S. Branham. Leroy A. Brown, Hoyt Dobbs
 Lucien K Knowles. Joseph F. Morris. Webster V. Teer. Solomon T. Daniel Benjamin T. Glasgow.
 William l.. Lyon who was in this class asked for and was granted a To- | cation. W. Frank Price. of Nashville,
 was continued. as was Edward D. Red | dus Edley D. Tethero was contin- ued in the first class because he failed
 to appear before the examining commit- | tee Frank Aldridge passed. Question z. Who are deacons of one year? was called and the committee re- ported as follows: Robert Echols.
 Eugene Emerson Foster K. Gamble. continued in the third year; Robert Y.
 
 in the third year: l.. F. Parrish, R. J.
 Pollard; c. M. Randle, continued in
 third year; S. T. Slaton. w T. Aldridge,
 L. D. Patterson. J. W. Shoemaker. H.
 M. Stevenson. In this class F. H. liar
 ris asked for and was granted a loca-
 ton; J. P. Lancaster, missionary to Cuba was continued In the third year; l also L. A. Waits. and E. l.. Roy contin- ued in the third class.
 Time for Election Set.
 A motion was made by Dr. Butts that | 10:S0 Friday be set as the time for | the election of delegates to the general | conference. and this was adopted.
 Question t2-What travelling preach | CTS are elected deacens. the following | were reported: H. F. Grim. R. H. Jones. | C. R. Jordan. K. N Matthison. J. W. | Culberson. J. T. Self J. T. Terry L. W. Young. J. A. Dosier. J A. Matthison. Of this class w. w. Heflin, A. L. Mat Unison. Eugene Blnford, W. E. Draper, failed to appear before the examining committee and were continued in the fourth class.
 Question 10. What local preachers are elected deacons? The following names were nrsented:
 Guntersville district sent three names. w A. Hambrick. R. R. Hall and J. M. Best all of whom were elected to the orders
 The credentials of A. Y. Vickers who at one time had been an ordained min ister in the Methodist Church, but went to the Congregational Church. were presented for ratification and accept ance, he having returned to the Meth odist Church They were adopted.