The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-19

The election of officers by the general
conference of the NJ. f. church. south
was practically completed yesterday and
the result of the days balloting was as
follows:
Book editor and editor of the Quarter
ly Review, DR.. Gross Alexander, pre-
siding elder of the Louisville district, sue
ceeding DR.. ]. j. Tigert, elected bishop.
Editor Christian Advocate at Nashville,
George B. Winton, reelected.
Sunday school editor, DR.. E. B. Chap
pell, pastor of McKendree Methodist
church, Nashville, succeeding DR.. James
Atkins, elected bishop.
Corresponding secretary of mission
board, W. r. Lambuth, reelected.
Secretary of the board of church ex-
tension, DIR. w. F. McMurry, pastor of
Centenary church. ST. Louis, succeeding
DIR. p. II. Whisener, deceased.
Secretary Epworth League board and
editor Epworth Era, Dr. II. NJ DuBose,
reelected.
Secretary board of education, DIR. John
d. Hammond, reelected.
Publishing agents, A. j. Lamar and D.
NJ. Smith, Nashville, reelected.
Fairbanks Is Introduced.
The election of these officers was the
most important business of the day. al
though notable feature of the morning
was the appearance on the rostrum of
Vice President C. w. Fairbanks, who
comes as the fraternal delegate of the
M. E. church. He was presented to the
conference in happy little speech by
Bishop e. E. Hoss, who alluded to him
as a former schoolmate. In replying the
Vice President said in part:
Il assure you 1t is very great pleas
ure for me to be here and to be pre-
sented by my former college mate, Bishop
Hoss. The honor the general conference
has conferred upon him is no surprise to
those who knew him in his school days.
The boy of those days was prophetic of
what the man was to be.
II have come this morning as a sort of
preliminary step to my appearance to-
night. Bishop Galloway has suggested
that l had better appear in an apologetic
mood because of my several delays But
] am greatly pleased to be here at last
1t is very great pleasure to meet you"
Bishop j. NJ. Walden of the NJ E.
church, whose home is in Cincinnati was
also introduced to the conference and
both the visitors We're warmly received
committee on church extension favoring
the erection of model church in Wash
ington city to cost s275,O00 was over
whelmingly adopted.
Afternoon Session.
Bishop Wilson presided at the afternoon
session. A vote was taken for secretary of
tie Epworth League board. The three
new bishops were formally invited to
take seats on the rostrum. When the
tellers returned it was found that Dr.
II. M. DuBose had been reelected Ep-
worth League secretary and editor of the
Epvorth Era, receiving 145 votes
A committee of three was ordered ap-
pointed to sift the calendar and thus
get before the conference the most i'm
portant matters to be considered at the
earliest possible date.
DR.. John d. Hammond was reelected
secretary of the board of education, re-
ceiving 143 votes.
The committee on sitting the calendar
was announced as follows: E. W. Alder
son, Paul Whitehead and o. e. Brown.
The publishing agents were next elected
those receiving the majority being: A. j.
Lamar and d. M Smith,
report was adopted providing for a
chair Ia Sunday school pedagogy at Van
derbilt to be supported by the surplus
from Sunday schools and chldren's day
exercises.