The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-05
Yesterdays Session Devoted
Chiefly to the Presentation Of
Memorials for Record
DEAN TILLETT PREACHED
FINE SERMON LAST NIGHT
Characters of Two Men VIII Probably
Be Aired Before the Confer
ence-Record of Days
Events.

The feature of yesterdays session of
the Methodist general conference was the
presentation of memorials and resolutions
from the various annual conferences.
There were some fifty of the memorials
and they covered a wide range of subjects.
Each was referred to an appropriate
standing committee for consideration.
w. w. Wadsworth of the North Georgia
conference presented his appeal to the
general conference and the sealed packet
was quite an imposing affair. 1t is be-
lieved to contain his side of the contro-
versy which has stirred Methodist cir
cles of Georgia for several months Mr.
Wadsworth is under an order of suspen-
sion for one year on the charge of i'm
moral conduct and he has appealed his
case to the conference for final disposi-
ton. 1t is charged against the Georgia
elder that he attempted to kiss one of
the members of his church against her
will
Delegates Right Protested.
Another matter which attracted more
than passing interest was the protest
made by a section of the Arkansas dele
cation challenging the right of the Rev.
James Thomas of Texarkana to a seat in
the conference. The Rev. j. S. Hawkins,
former pastor of the First Methodist
church of Pine Bluff. Ark, was on hand
earisi Fith the appealed case insoluiag the
chara' ter of Mr.. Thomas and it is said
that the case may develop some interest
ing facts. The charges against the Ar
kansas pastor, while they have taken no
definite form, seem destined to be con-
tain under these three heads:
1. Concealed identity, by himself con-
fessed.
2. Fraudulent use of Bishop Fitzgeralds
influence to deceive the Little Rock con-
ference concerning his identity
3. Positive falshood concerning his for
mer residence and vocation.
Mr.. Thomas is said to be exceedingly
popular in every conference in which he
has served and he has many warm friends
In the general conference so that when
the matter is taken up in earnest by the
conference it is thought that an interest
Ing contest will result.
DR.. Allen Lectures Today.
lHe most interesting feature Ol lOudy y
session of the conference promises to be
the address of DIR. Young J. Allen, who by
the unanimous vote of the conference yes
terday was invited to deliver an address
at II O'Clock this morning. DR.. Allen is
one of the most famous of the thousands
of missionaries that have gone to the
Orient to labor among the heathen. He
has had a continuous residence of forty
seven years in China and his long study
has made him an authority on the Chi
nese language and customs. His lecture
this morning will be on these subjects:
DIR. Allen is well established in the con-
hdence of the Chinese government and,
his scholarly attainments have won him
nattering recognition from the Orientals.
His history of the Chino-Japanese war
written in Chinese, has been adopted by
the Chinese government as the official
account of that struggle and in recogni-
tion of his work in preparing 1t he was
made a mandarin by the Emperor.
Message to Negro Conference.
The negro branch of the Methodist
church was officially recognized by the
conference yesterday. The general con-
ference of the African NJ. E. church is in
session in Memphis and the following
telegram was sent by the conference
here to that in Memphis.
Gods peace be with you in all the
fullness of His wisdom, grace and power"
A fiashlight photograph of the confer
ence delegates was taken at noon immed-
lately upon adjournment. When Secretary
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piers wished to take both an interior
and an exterior view of the delegates,
George r. Stuart, the famous evangelist,
caused hearty round of laughter by
suggesting that the interior view be not
taken until after dinner.
Announcement was made Immediately
before adjournment that all checks for
money to be sent to the sufferers at
San Francisco should be made payable
to j. E. Hamilton, secretary of the board
of mission.
Bishop w. W. Duncan of Spartanburg.
s. G., presided at yesterdays session and
he called upon the Rev. ]. II. Mclean of
Bonham, Tex, to read the scripture les
son and to offer prayer. Mr.. Mclean read
from the first chapter of Ephesians. After
the reading of the minutes Of the first
day and disposing of other preliminary
work the roll was called for the presenta-
tion of memorials.
Chief among these was one from the
Virginia conference asking that the terms
of presiding elders be limited to eight
years. This is expected to precipitate a
warm debate when 1t comes before the
conference
West Texas presented memorial ask
ing that the Womans' Home Mission
society and the Women's Foreign Mission
ary society be consolidated.
At the conclusion of the presentation
Of memorials the protest against the
seating of the Rev. James Thomas Of
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