The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-14
METHODISTS To Be
WELL CARED FOR
Committees Are Getting Ready
for General Conference
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES
Various Denominations Tender Use of
Their churches-Free Telephone
servlce-A Complete List
of Delegates.
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES

The general committee on entertaining
the General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, which convenes
in Birmingham May 8. met yesterday
afternoon in the directors room of the
Birmingham Trust and Savings bank
building, and encouraging reports were
received from the various subsidiary COM
mlttees.
Among other important matters, A. j.
Tarrant county tax collector, was elected
secretary of the committee, and the Rev
DR.. J. A. Duncan, pastor of the First
Methodist church, was eletced corre-
spending secretary. This was done on
the recommendation of the special COM
mittee which was appointed at the pre-
vious meeting
A complete list of the delegates to the
conference was brought to Birmingham
yesterday morning by the Rev. DIR. A. }.
Lamar one of the book agents of the
church and also a treasurer He was
present at the meeting yesterday after
noon and gave the committee some valu-
able information The two book agents,
Smith and Lamar, settle all accounts of
the conference paying all the actual ex-
penses of the delegates and such other
expenses as may be necessary.
Fraternal Spirit.
1t was announced that the use of the
First Baptist church, the First Presby-
terian church, the Central Presbyterian
church, the Cumberland Presbyterian
church and other churches had been ten
dered the committee during the session
of the General Conference. and that seven
or eight excellent committee rooms could
be had at the First Baptist church.
General Chairman j. D. Moore reported
that Postmaster Carter had written him,
In reply to a letter, that the matter of
establishing sub-station of the postof-
flee at the First Methodist church during
the conference had been referred to the
department at Washington, and that he
would notify them of the action of the
department as soon as he received a re-
ply. 1t is the desire of the committee to
have a sub-station at the church, where
all mails may be delivered letters mailed
stamps sold and to have a clerk to take
care of the office.
Free Telephone Service.
The Bell Telephone company has ten
dered free local telephone service during
the conference, and telephones will be In
stalled at the church. The regular rates
will be charged for all long distance mes
sages. The offer was made by l.. M.
Hawkins, manager of the birmingham
office, and the committee rendered him
a vote of thanks yesterday afternoon
The matter of having a special telegraph
station in the building has been taken
up with Manager jackson of the Postal
Telegraph company.
Mr.. Moore also reported that a rate of
one fare for the round trip had been
promised by the Southeastern Passenger
association. The tickets are to be put
on sale on May 1 within a radius of 300
miles from Birmingham and on April q
outside of that radius.
A vote of thanks was rendered DR.. Dun
can for his services to date as secretary
The Delegates.
Following Is a complete list Of the dele
gates to the conference:
Alabama Conference.
Clerical-A. j. Lamar, Nashville, Tenn.
j. s. Frazer, Mobile; A. l.. Andrews
Selma; j. M. Mason, Eufaula.
Clerical Reserves-W. M. Cox Montgom-
cry. S. NJ. Hosmer, Greensboro
Lay-W II. Sanford, Troy; A. Seasons,
Bombay; r. o. Simpson, Furman; ]. A.
Wilkinson, Autaugaville.
Lay Reserves-J. b. Greene, Opelika;
Rev. T. A. White, Mobile.
Arkansas Conference.
Clerlcal-James A. Anderson, Little
Rock; F. S. II. Johnston, Conway.
Clerical Reserves-J. b. Stevenson, Con-
way; Stonewall Anderson, Conway.
IAy-J. M. jenkins, pullman; c. u. Will
son, Harrison.
Lay Reserves-J. II. Basham, clarks-
Vile; Rev. A. II. Lack, Lancaster.
Brazil Mission Conference.
Clerlcal-J. L. Kennedy. Knoxville,
Tenn
Clerical Reserve-J. L. Bruce, Juiz de
Gay-Henrlque Lindenberg, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Central Mexico Mission Conference.
clerical-F. s. Onderdonk, Guadalajara,
Mexico.
Clerical Reserved. B. Cox, Mexico.
d. F.
Lay-L. A. Morales, Amecameca, Mex
leo.
law Reserves. G. Figueroa, Mexico,
D. F.
China Mission Conference.
C1erical-Y. ]. Allen, Shanghai China.
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