The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-19
A. M. E. ZION COUNCIL.
Bishops and General Omcers Holding
 Meeting at Tuskegee.

GNGuEENA Meeting at Tuskegee.
 Tuskegee. Jan. 1S.-(SpeciaL)-The Bishops and general officers of the A. M. E. Zion Church are holding their semi-annuaI Connectional Council here this Veek. The meeting was inaugu- rated last night in Butler Chapel A M. E. Zion Church, with welcome exercises. The church in which the meetings are being held is the one in which Booker Washington's Normal and Industrial Institute was started twenty-five years ago, and has for the eolored people of
 this immediate community and for the members of the A. M. E. Zion Church an interest of great moment. The following is the program of last nighti Music, Scripture lesson. Rev. J. H. Gad- son; prayer; introductory remarks, chairman; addresses on behalf of the citizens of Tuskegee, Rev. F. F. Wheelis; on behalf of the young peo- pie of Buffers Chapel. Isabella Kent; on behalf of the church, D. w. Key; on behalf of the clergy, Rev. J. T. Me- Milan: on behalf of the Tuskegee In- stitute, Rev. E. J. Penny, dean Phelps Hall Bible Training School, and Elm melt J. Scott. Secretary to Principal Washington; responses were made by Dr, B. F. Wheeler of Mobile, Ala; Mrs. A. W. Blackwell. Corresponding Secre- tary of the Women's Home and Foreign Mission Society, Philadelphia; Dr. A. !. Warner of Charlotte, N. C., Rev. E. D. w. Jones of Chicago, H., and Dr. s. G. Atkins, Corresponding Secretary of Ed ueatlon. A gavel. made of wood from the old church in which the Tuskegee Institute was started was presented to Bishop Clinton, in charge of the work of this department, to be used during the meetings of the connectional Coun- cil
 The following bishops and general off, ficers are present at the meeting.
 Bishop G. w. Clinton, Charlotte, N. C.;
 Bishop Alexander Walters, Jersey City, N. J.; Bishop c. R. Harris, Salisbury, N. C.; Bishop J. w. Smith, Washington, D. C.; Bishop J. s. Caldwell, Philadel- phia, Pa; Bishop J. w. Alstork, Mont
 gomery. Ala. general officers; Rev. c. L. Blackwell. General Secretary | Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. NJ R. Franklin,
 Financial Secretary, Philadelphia, Pa;
 RevN ". H. COffey. Church Extension l Secretary, Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. J. B. | Moreland. Manager of the Publishing 1 House Charlotte, N. C.; Prof. $. G. Atkins Educational Secretary. Win
 ston- Salem, N. C.: Rev. G. c. Clement,
 editor Star of Zion, Charlotte, N. C.; Rev J. Fl. McMillan, President of | Christian Endeavor Union, Tuskegee,
 Ala; Rev. F. II. Hill, Secretary of the
 Board of Audit, Charlotte, N. c. The
 following clergymen are in attendance: | Rev. R. F Wheeler Mobile, Ala; Rev.
 J. S. Jackson, Birmingham, Ala; Rev. A. J. Warner, Charlette N. C.; Rev. D. i D. w. Jones. Chicago, III Rev. w. ].
 Holland Chicago. H.; Rev B. J. Bold ! ing, Baltimore, Md; Rev. George W. l Ingram, OpeIika, Ala; Rev. George II. williams. Society Hill, Ala; Rev. H. W.
 whitehead. Tuskegee, Ala; Rev. Joseph
 Gomez Opelika, Ala; Rev. J. R. Rus
 tin. Tuskegee, Ala; Rev. J. e. Cara
 more. Union Springs, Ala; Rev. J. H.
 Hubbard, Tuskegee. Ala; Rev. O. P | o'Neal, Opelika, Ala; Rev. F. C. Alex
 ander, Tuskegee. Ala; Rev. W. L. Lee, Wilmington, N. C.
 The meetings will continue through
 until Monday, January 22. at noon.
 The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
 Institute Is cooperating in the enter | tainment of the visitors. Arrangements have been made for a representative to ] speak each morning before the Phelps
 Hall Bible Training School and to
 preach Sunday morning and Sunday evening coming in the institut s;mpel.
 In addition. guides have been s5 ted
 to show the visitors though t., ss rooms and shops of tls thirty seVen industrial divisions and sver the exten-
 sive farms of the school