The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-10
EUFAULA IS CHOSEN
METHODIST CONFERENCE WILL
 MEET THERE NEXT.
WILL
Committee on Books and Periodicals Criticises the Publishing Houses of the Church, and Conferencc
 Changes the Report.

Episcopal Churcn, south, held an lm- portant session today lasting until all most dark. at which Eufaula was se- lected as the next meeting place over Brewton. The Committee on Books and Period icals made a report criticising the pub fishing houses of the church, bringing a warm reply from Agent Lamar and necessitating an amended report after a motion to recommit had carried. Seven candidates were impressively advanced to deacon's orders. An increase of a million and a quar- ter dollars in valuation of Methodist church property was reported. By vote of 105 to 5S the Conference for the fourth time refused to so change it's present rules that a certificate from the correspondence school of Vanderbilt University or from the Southern Uri- versity at Greensboro will be accepted
 in lieu of an examination for entrance into the conference on trial The fourth day of the Alabama Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. began this morning with religious services conducted by
 Rev. John c. Peterson of Tuskegee, Tn which the great number of ministers present seemed to join with moro than an ordinary sense of devotion and thankfulness. The minutes of yester- days session were read and approved. Bishop Duncan asked for reports from the different pastoral charges. When the name of Rev John w. Mathewson of Cottonwood, Ala, was called. he asked for an honorable location, but after urgent solicitation on the part of a great many of those present. he withdrew his request and asked for an appointment as a student at the South ern University, Greensboro. Rev. J. H. Jones agent of the Ala bama Conference Orphans Home. To- cated near Selma, made his annual re- port. which was highly satisfactory. showing the institution to be entirely clear of debt and doing a splendid work in the interestAof the helpless or phans of Alabama.
 The name of Rev. Theophilus Key holds was called and referred to the Committee on Superannuate Rela- tions.
 A resolution of regret was read con- cerning the death of Rev. William A. Tyner, an excellent young man of the second-year class. and unanimously adopted. Mir. Tyner was from tho Asbury circuit.
 President s. M Hosmer, President of the Southern University. Greensboro, this morning supplemented with yer bal report the written one submitted previously to the Board of Education. r. regarding tho university endowment. Tho reports from all the charges show wonderful financial prosperity. | The ministers were cautioned by Bish- op Duncan that they should not allow this fact to eclipse their interest in
 the spiritual condition of their I churches.
 The report of the secretary of the , General Board of Education was next read by Dr. A. ]. Lamar of Nashville. Tenn. This report showed an increase l in church property valuation in the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, of | $1,700,000 since the last annual con- | ference. It also shows that nearly $10,000 | has been spent during the past year l for the education of negroes. pr. Lamar's report embodied a rec ommendation that, in lieu of examina- tion for admission into the conference | spondencc school of Vanderbilt Uni | yersity, or from the Southern Univer- ! sity at Greensboro. be deemed accept able. This paragraph of the report precipitated probably the most ami | mated discussion Of the present confer
 ence. Dr. Lamar took the floor in be- | half of his suggestion. Dr. A. L. An drews of Selma followed him, opposing | the idea determinedly. and offered an amendment providing that this particu- 1 lar paragraph be stricken from the re- port, The amendment was carried by a vote of 105 to 5S. This is the fourth time that this recommendation has been offered to the Alabama confer- ] ence. Each lime 1t has been decisive
 ly lost.
 1 B. M. washburn of Montgomery, treasurer of the Joint Board of Fi-
 nance, read his annual report. The re- | port was adopted. Colonel Washburn also handed checks to all claimants | against the conference funds in settle | ment.
 | Rev J. B. Cumming. Chairman of the
 Committee on Public Worship. made | the following announcements: Love feast at Foster Street Method
 ist Church. Sunday morn ng at g 1 o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. M. Turner. Preaching at II o'clock by Bishop
 William Wallace Duncan of Spartan 1 burg, s. C., at the same church. Lecture at 4:30 D. m., at the same
 church. by Dr. Tillett, dean of Van
 derbilt University.
 Preaching at 7:30 p. m. at the same
 church by Dr. A. J. Lamar, Nashville. l Tenn.
 Preaching at II a. m. at St. Andrews
 Street Methodist Church by Rev. J. M-
 Dannelly of Troy.
 Preaching at 7:3o p. m. at the same
 church by Rev. J. E. McCann. | Preaching at II a. m at the Baptist Church by Dr. J. A. Rice pastor Court Street Methodist Church. Montgomery. | Preaching at 3:30 p. m at the same | church by Rev. Julius McGath of the South Georgia Conference, a Hebrew,
 and missionary to the Hebrews of his | Conference.
 Preaching at 7;30 D. m. at the same
 church by Rev. o. c. McGhee. | Preaching at II a. m. at the Presby-
 terian Church by Rev. W. c. Isaac.
 Chaplain in the United States Navy | Preaching at f p. m. at the same | churck by Rev. F. A. Rogers. | Preaching at Ozark at II a. m. and | p. m. by Rev. D. F. Ellisor of Green l wood. Fla.
 l The completed list of clerical and lay delegates. as finally selected after much II friendly rivalry. is as follows:
 Clerical: Rev. A. J. Lamar, Rev. J. Nj. Mason.
 AIternates: Rev. ". NJ. Cox. Rev. NJ
 Hosmer.
 Lay: W. II. Sanford. Troy; A. ses-
 sums, Bonifay, Fla; R. o. Simpson,
 Furmap; J. A. Wilson, Autaugaville. AlternateS: J. B. Green, T. A. White. II President Thach of the Agricultural
 and Mechanical College, Auburn, has arr
 rived and been enrolled. II Major R. E. Steiner of Montgomery
 Is here attending Conference and re-
 newing old acquair tances Major Stein-
 CT has many friends in Dothan. II Prof John P. Selman, Principal of the Troy Public Schools, is here as
 member of the Educational Committee.