The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
REPORTS ID SHOW
 FINE CONDITIONS Methodists to Meet in Athens
 November 22-27 GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING All Churches In North Alabama Con ference Have Prospered During
 the Past Year-Length
 of Service.
GOOD FINANCIAL SHOWING

The Methodsts of Birmingham are
 looking forward with considerable inter-
 est to the Thirty-sixth annual session of
 the North Alabama conference. will be in
 session at Athens on November 22-27.
 Bishop Charles B. Galloway will preside
 and many important questions will be
 considered.
 The conference will consist of 225 Meth
 odist ministers and forty delegates, com
 prising four laymen from each of the ten districts. The chief matters before the conference will be review of the
 work of the year ending, the announce
 ment of appointments for the next year
 by the bishop and the discussion of mis- sions and financial condition of the con
 ference colleges and other property. The total membership of the Methodist
 churches in tho North Alabama confer
 ence Is over 75000 and the number of
 members of the churches in the Birming-
 ham district is over 12,0o0. The valua-s
 tions of the property owned by the con ference is over s1,000,O0O According to
 the report of last year over S40O,0Oo were
 raised by the Methodsts of the Birmlng-
 ham district.
 Condition of Churches. The reports relative to the condition of the churches in North Alabama and the various other Methodist interests which have been prepared show that the year just past has been the most sue cessful in the history of the Alabama Methodists. The report will show that as many members have been received as many new churches built and fully as much progress made along lines as any previous year.
 The report of President J. R. Turner of Owenton college will be full or in- trest and will be gratifying to the friends of that institution throughout the state. During he past year a movement mas been successfully inaugurated to puiid d new dormitory at Owenton. Steps nave also been taken to erect library puild- ing at Owenton.
 The following are the lay delegates who will represent the Birmingham dls- trist at the conference: J. A. Tucker' Fountain Heights R. s. Munger, South Highlands: Thomas R. Walker Wyiam, E. G. Burchfield, East Lake. The alter mates are. R. F. Lovelady, Pratt City and I. D. Moore, First church, Birming- ham.
 Service of Pastors. According to the time limitation or the Methodist church only one pastor In the Birmingham district, the Rev. z. A. Dowl- ing of the West End church, has served out the allotted four years. hau three years are: The Rev. W. R. Hendrix, St. Johns; the Rev. w. E. Morris, Eleventh avenue; the Rev. pr. J. L. Britain, Bess- emer the Rev. Dr. G. w. Read, Ensley' the Rev. w. E. Foust, Pratt City; the Rev, J. s. Glasgow, Twenty-first Street church; the Rev. J. T. Morris, Woodlawn' the Rev. L.. D. Patterson, Trinity church. The pastors who have served two years are: The Rev. H. M Dobbs. Mt. Vernon church: the Rev. T. o. Jones, North Bir- mingham circuit; the Rev. J. w. Acker, Sunny Side church; the Rev. J. A. Brock, Wylam; the Rev. J. c. Persinger. Avon- dale church; the Rev. w. w. Dorman.
 East Lake church; the Rev w. D. Wood all, Owenton; the Rev. l.. A. Holmes,
 Jonesboro and Brighton; the Rev. MT. Horton, Elyton the Rev. J. O.. Hanes, Wesley chapel; the Rev. J. T. Miller, Pratt City circuit; the Rev. w. D. MacHowell, 1 Newman's chapel; the Rev. s. R. Lester | St. Pauls church, and the Rev. MT. Pur- | cell Wylam circuit.
 l This is the first years service of the
 Rev S. L. Dobbs, presiding eldc' of the
 Birmingham district, and the first half | years service of the Rev. Dr. J. A. Dun can, pastor of the First Methodist church. l This is the second years service of the Rev. pr. J. R. Turner, president of Owen- | ton college.
 | The conference will probably adjourn | on the night of November 27, at which | time Bishop Galloway will read out the appointments for the next year.