The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-02


PASTORAL work. the veteran reviewed ms
| career. He said he had been In the pal
ace of the rich on beds of down, and IN
the cot of the poor on pallets of straw
and had wrapped himself in, his blanket
4 ON the ground with no covering but the
! canopy of heaven-and it is all the same;
+ God had been good all the way He did
not feel that ne is a superannuated man;
! he is In the hands of his brthren; they
| might locate him. superannuate him. put
| him on the sunernumerary list, or do as
seemed best. At this juncture the bishop
| interrupted to say: I'VE will give you
work" And then came a general hand
| clapping throughout the conference room,
| indicating In how great esteem this grand
| veteran and patriot is held. Mr.. Brandon
is represented in the counsels of the
| church in the person of his son, Rev.
I Frank w. Brandon, and in those of the
! state In that of another son, Gen. w.
i ". Brandon.
Presiding Elders Report.
\ The presiding elders reported as to the
\ general status of Methodism In their re-
4 spective districts. as to condition of
houses of worship and parsonaRes, bap-
/ tisms and additions TO the church, Sun
! day schools and Epworth Leagues. con-
tributions to all purposes, such as sup
/ port of the ministry and for all connec-
tional and benevolent claims. These re-
|
4 every respect of church enterprise and
\ engagements. The presiding elders passed
/ in examination of character and official
/ administration. fff
Decatur Distrlct-Rev. George f. Boyd.
| presiding elder, reported nineteen pastoral
/ charges; the rains and storms have cut
| off considerably from the collections; tif-
teen of the charges will pay out in full;
eleven paid in full last year; during the
4 past two years the amount contributed
/ for the pastors support has Increased
! more than $3.50; four new ehurches nave
been built; one new parsonage has been
secured; the net increase in MEMBER
! ship has been about 500.
1 Florence District-Rev w e. Foust,
presiding elder. reposted: Built three
/ churches and two new parsonages, and
/ paid for them; have put in at Shefheid,
at a cost of $500, the foundation of a new
church buildings paid on debts due on
church Improvements nearly 5000; be-
| sides this, there has been considerable
/ outlay for repairs and improvements OF
i churches and parsonages; increase OF Sl5oo
| in assessments for support of the minis
try; all pastorates, except two or three,
will pay everything assessed against
them; there have been many conversions,
and quite a gain to the membership of
1.-THE church The district has twenty-five
pastorates
Gadsden Dstrict-Rev. II. f. Hawkins,
presiding elder eports:eTwenty-two pas
toral charges in the district. We have
had a good year, year of progress in all
departments of church work; there have
been four new churches and three par
sonages built: several thousand dollars
| have been expended for the Improvement
and completion of church buildings; at
| Alfalfa, not long since after sermon
] nntE nj n
subscription of $500 for completing the
church building at that place. When fin
ished that church Will be valued at about
$4,000 1t was projected under the pas
! torate of Rev j. o. Hanes. Center cir
| cult reports a new church at a cost OF
$1,000. The new parsonage secured at TT.
| Payne is worth $1,000. At Leesburg new
church is being built at a cost of $1,000.
| Alfalfa circuit, under the pastorate of
Rev. ]. T. wilkins, is building a good six
room parsonage. At Gadsden station DR..
Newman has done a fine work. All the
| conference Collections paid in full, and
s210O for support of ministry. During DR..
Newman's pastorate, 200 have been re-
| ceived into the church.
Guntersville Dstrlct-Rev. j. l. Will
iams, presiding elder, reported: Twenty
four pastoral charges; the elder comes
to the end of his fourth year on the dis
trict the full limit, and reports, that
during his incumbency six parsonases
have been secured and ten churches built;
several thousand dollars expended in re-
| pairs and improvements of church proper
| ty: in every department of church work
substantial progress has marked each
year; and this year will show increase
above any other in the history of the
district.
/ 10 ri Dr IA IL
want presiding elder, reported: twenty
two pastoral charges; the preachers have
been faithful and worked hard; a great
| many of the charges have been Blessed
with great REVEALS; New Hope ci1cuit
has had 126 conversions and sc additions;
Kelly circuit reports 90 conversions and
So additions to church. Two points call for
special note Holmes Street Huntsville
and Fot Rock Mission on Sand noun
tain Holmes Street is a new pastorate.
made at the last session of the confer
ence. The Rev. *. n. Matthews was as
signed to the new station to organize it.
| His efforts have been successful more
| than hundred members have been en-
rolled, among them being some of Hunts
ville's best people. The Sunday school is
above one hundred All financial claims
| will be met, and while some members
have gone to the new charge from First
church, that church is still as strong as
when Holmes Street church was organ
| lied
Flat Rock Mission has been served by
! Dr. f. II. Gardner. His strong preaching
is beginning to tell nightly for good
! He is demonstrating the fact that it will
pay to put strong men on missions. Tie
money thus applied is wisely spent.
/ Jasper Distrlct-The Rev. Il. Fulmer,
presiding elder reported: Twenty-slx pas
| toral charges. We have had development
| In our work and prosperity abounds
throughout the district; protracted meet
| ings have been good, financial reports
better than ever known before. while
building, repairing and furnishing
. churches is common on every charge.
With good record behind us, and oloom-
| ing prospects before u.s. we thank God,
take courage. and go forward.
This completes Mr.. Fulmer's fourth
year on Jasper district, hence his for
Each year has been characterized by
growth and enlargement. and his admin
lstratiou has been eminently successful
Talladega District-The Rev J. w.
Johnson, presiding elder, reported rwen-
ty pastoral charges. We are well up With
| our finances; there is an increase Of
$500 in assessments for ministerial sup
port: the churches have had splendid re-
vivals, giving a good increase in church
membership. Much has been spent in
4 building. repairing and furnishing
| churches and parsonages; the year SHOWS
| progress all along the line.
Tuscaloosa District-Dr. V. o. IIaW-