The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-02
FIRST DELEGATES
ARRIVE IN CITY
Several Bishops on Hand for
Conference Tomorrow
BISHOP WILSON TO PRESIDE.
Alphabetical List of the Delegates to
the Methodist General Conference
Showing Their Addresses
While In Birmingham.

The advance guard of the general con-
ference of the NJ. E. church, south, ar
rived in Birmingham yesterday. The first
names of delegates to appear on the big
registry book at the First church were
those of the Western North Carolina con-
ference and the West Texas conference.
Several of the bishops also arrived yes
terday, among them being Senior Bishop
Alpheus w. Wilson of Baltimore, Bishop
L. r. Hendrix of Kansas City, Bishop A.
Coke Smith of Asheville. N c., Bishop
w. w. Duncan of spartanburg, S. c., and
Bishop W. A. Gambler of Atlanta The
first three arrived on the afternoon train
from Nashville and are at the Hotel Hill
man, while Bishop Gambler came in dur
ing the morning and is stopping with the
presiding elder of the district, the Rev
s. L. Dobbs, on Twenty second street
Bishop Duncan arrived last night and is
stopping with his kinsman, the Rev. J. A.
Duncan, on Nineteenth street.
g Thesother bishops will arrive this MORN
ing and will be on hand for the meeting
of the college of bishops which will be
held at the First church tonight. 1t is
understood that the episcopal message
will be quite a lengthy document and that
considerable work has already been done
on it.
Call to Order Tomorrow.
The conference will be- called to order
TOMORROW morning by Bishop Wilson at
Q o'clock and the roll call of delegates will
occupy considerable time. An early adj
journment will probably be taken during
the morning in order that the standing
committees can be prepared. There are
fourteen of the standing committees and
each of the annual conferences must be
represented ON each committee. The an
announcement of the committee appoint
ments will probably not be made until
Friday morning
The formal address of welcome to the
delegates on behalf of the state of Ala
bama and of the local church and city
government will be made at the session of
the conference to be held tomorrow night.
DIR. H. NJ DuBose of Nashville. general
secretary of the Epworth League board,
announces there will be meeting of the
board at the First NJ. e. church this
morning at 10 o'clock.
4 Following is a list of the delegates,
III clerical and lay, with the Birming
in address of each. C. stands for
{ Aericsl and L. stands for lay:
- A.
ADEQUATELY. D. H., IL, Texas CT, Hill
man hotel.
Adams, r. W.. (C), Mississippi.
Answorth, w. N, tC), South Georgia,
Birmingham hotel. as.
Alexander Gross tC), louisville, Hill
man hotel
Allen. )B. p, (C), North Georgia, Nor
ris hotel.
Allen, Young j., &C., China, Hillman
hotel.
Anderson, James A.. &C., Arkansas,
Colonial hotel
Anderson. John A, tC), Baltimore, Hill
man hotel
Andrews, A. L., &C. Alabama, Colonial
hotel
Anthony B., (C), South Georgia, Bir-
mingham hotel.
Armstrong. Chas. NJ, Q), Baltimore,
Hillman hotel.
Arnold, w. E., &C., Kentucky.
Atkins, James, CO. Western North Car
DINA, Hillman hotel.
Austin, NJ c.. ID. South Georgia, Bir-
mingham hotel.
Balm. George W., Cd, Kentucky, Bir-
mingham hotel.
Bale, J. w, CD, North Georgia. Morris
hotel
Ball, w. W., CD, Kentucky Birming
ham hotel. M
Banks, T. c., ID, North ALBANIA, Nor
ris hotel.
Barcus, John NJ, (C). w. Texas,
Hillman hotel
Barham. ]. T., ia. Virg liza, Birming
ham hotel
Bass, Sidney L), North .'exas, Morris
hotel ,s5ta
Bates, George H., Cd, South Carolina,
Morris hotel. M tA1 tts-s
Bennett, r. H., (C), Virginia, Hillnian
hotel
Bennett, 2. T., (C), White River.
bingham, j. R., Cd. North Mississippi,
Birmingham hotel
Bishop, c. NJ, co. Missouri. Morris
hotel.
Blackwell, r. E., ID, Virginia Rev. ].
"A. Duncan, parsonage.
Blair. H. NJ, tC). Western North Caro-
Ina, Hillman hotel.