The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-06
Bishop Galloway Pre-
 sides Over Session.
one of the Features of the Day Is the Address by Rev. Ycung '. AL len, for Forty Years Mis-
 sionary to China.

Birmingham, April 5.--tspecial. )-- rha devotional exercises at the com mencement of the third days session of the fifteenth general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, were led by pr. Paul Whitehead, of Virginia. He read the .nirty-ipur.n @ No. 313 Prayer was offered by Dr. Whitehead The conference was called to order at g o'clock by Bishop w. W. Duncan of Spartanburs. S. C.. but af- ter the minutes had been read Bishop Galloway took charge.
 The announcement of the complete organization of the fourteen standing first business transacted. The chair man and secretaries of the committees
 Episcopacy-Paul whitehead. Chair man; w. L.. Nelms, Secretary.
 Itinerancy-B. F. Lipscon1b. Chair man: J. H. Mccoy. Secretary
 Revisals---Grove Alexander. Chair man: z. T. Bennett, Secretary.
 Chairman; E. B. Chappell. Secretary;
 Education--R. 0. Warehouse. Chair man; John M. Moore, Secretary.
 Church Extension-W F. McMurry'
 Missions-o. E Brown. Chairman; !. w. Perry, Secretary.
 Boundaries--J. H. Mclean, Chairman; !. D. Scott. Secretary. .ha,r-
  man; F. F. Rsder, secretary.
 Sunday Schools--Jehn R. PeppeF' eha1man, Gforss N Napiss Sefssrers ssrers. chairman; s; F; uresap. sseretsr}g,; },...x Appeals Bishop c. B. Galloway chairman: c; H; BTiggs. secretaf,y, a,ya
 F~inance-T ~ adn 5: carson chaii i''aA
 Sorportage9W. R. Lambuth, chair man; W. c. Howard, secretary
 Dr. J. A. Duncan, pastor Of the Flist mseeoaiss msas short Thaai tsih on local entertain ment. He said he hoped everyone was being well-eared for and that there would be no room - TOT comp1ainb hava baa be- fore us the case referred to us by you Relative to James Thomas, of the Lit- tie Rock conference. and ,Sa report ronnSs a1sss for contesting his seat in. your body
 The report was signed by W L. Nelms. chairman. and R. M; Mainten, ssS- sS. onerating the Rev Thomas were; H- A. Child, W. J. sims, J. 5. Fraseo- D. R. Hay and John M; Moore.
 It was announced that Friday night of next week will be devoted to near ing fraternal delegates of' the Metho- diSs The enseSa Rev pr. sparling, of the, cans, da nonference. was introduced. he said he was delighted to be in sir-
 ,rs Ths % Rev. pr. Turrentins. of North Carolina, made a motion that com mittee of seven be appointed on sun day worship .ea The eaaia istsr ssio the "A"s9
 The roll of conference was then called for memorials. The AlapaHa cerning church newspapers apd am other concerning dtspensary omcers
 West Virginia conferenes--Memor- ial on DonnoSSrisfs % Sno rniosfserence--Memorial reg ulating lay representation m the as trict conference.
 Northwest Texas---A memorial from the Woman's Foreign Missionary So- ciety to consolidate the Foreign MS sion Society with the Womans Home MlSslIhb Sortb 9V 9VTexas-Memorial on board and secretary of home missions.
 North Texas-Coneernings tracts. n a change of licensing of preachers Iro9 the district to the general eoHAs' eiv1 Missouri- of stewards by the church conference.
 Methodist Preachers of Nashville Concerning administrator, etc. oy preachers in charge who are unor- Methodist Preachers of Nashville-- Concerning union system or iay reg resentatioh in district eonieren'0'
 st Louis conference--From Church rxtsnsion and City Missions Society of st. Louis on work of churen eAten- siIn Louis status of evangelists.
 Missouri-change of rule concern
 Missouri-coneerning conference Los Angeles-.To annui paragraph S5b of the discipline. .. bapti1ed children to the church,
 Japan Mission Conference-With reI~ erence to the removal of time limit.
 Holston--Memorial anent 1uvenue West Virginia--on boundaries.
 Texas-on the American Bible Soci- e'yI e'yTIexas-Askinx for additional help for Sunday School society.
 Texas-Touehing the acquiring ana hoTI1inS hTSsUop ~ Spnerannuated funds.
 Texas-Coneerning statistical tables
 There were number or otner me. morials of more or less importance
 Bishop Galloway then announced the eommittee on Sabbath observance as foiiows: S $. Turrentine. John Andssr- Carlisle, J. W. Grandy, M. Matsumoso.
 Many resolutions were offered during the roll call; Here are some or tne the discipline; baptism of children; report to quarterly conference; institu- tional churches; conference evange- lists; power of licensing committees; tfonal permission to baptize, admins ter the sacrament, etc; to change rit- uaI for the baptism of childreni or church membership; change in dis ''Prs The secretary read the following telegram: .,,.,o
 'The spartanburg district conference of the South Carolina conference ex- tends greetings to the general confer ence and prays the Great Tread of the sshurSh to giTs SiTsctlSSaaS Sasr Soay ana
 It was moved that response be made and the vote was unanimous.
 The committee on rules nado re. ehanges' It was adopted and at 1o:SU recess of half an hour was taken un~ tii ii o'clock, when an address was ae- iivered bY the Rev. Young T Allen.
 resolution making provision that ali resolutions and memorials muss come before the conference instead os through the committees is oI speG%Ial % Pari Whitehead and created lively diseussion before being passed.
 The new measure will bring con siderable amount or work to the con Ference, which was heretofore crowd ed in the committee rooms, After the resolution had been passed three or four delegates asked permission to pre- sent memorials which nad oeSn zen TOT TOT Ference. The permission was granted and Dr. Lamar. of Alabama. pre- Sented a memorial in behalf of mem Ger of the Louisiara conference, II eomplained against the Episcopal ad- ministration of Bishop H. C. Morri-
 stiil another memorial has been pre-