The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-06
GIVES ADVICE ID
 YOUNG MINISTER'S Bishop HosS Says Church Wants Workers, Not DroneS COMMENDS NEWSPAPERS Next Annual Session of the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Epis-
 copaI Church Will Be Held
 at Greensboro.
BY CHESTER E. JOHNSON.

Enterprise December Especial. )- The second days session of the Ala bama conference was opened at o'clock this morning Bishop E. E. Hoss. Dr. A. J. Lamar led in prayer. Bishop floss read from the 4th chapter of Second Corinthians and made short talk, dealing largely with the love and truth of God. "No man." says he, "has ever possessed or taken hold on the whole truth of Jesus Christ, nor has any church or creed ever contained all that Jesus has for them. No man or company of men has ever dipped dry the well of Gods love, we shall never know the fullness of Gods love in, this life nor when we have passed hence till we have explored the infinite fields of eternity"
 Roll call showed ten more present than at the first session. r. M. Atchi- son was announced transferred to Texas
 The names of Roy Moore, Francis G. Hastings, Caleb T. Martin, Arthur c. Clayton, Josephus Henby, John c. Martin, Robert J. Coxwell and J. Bruce Airey were called and one by one their characters passed and they were ad- vanced to the class of the second year.
 Admitted To Trial.
 class of young men consisting of Marion E. Lazenby. L. H. s. Chappelle, Jr., Robert J. Mills, F. F. Stafford, c. J. Bertram, Austin Strickland, c. c. Wilkinson and F. M. Rocks were ad- init p1 oO fria inf fha these young men make good" after two years trial, they will be admitted into full connection.
 Dr. J. M. Mason, chairman of the educational commission of the two con ferences read report from the com mission. It was referred to the board of education. The report showed al most $150,000 collected and secured for the new Methodist female college to be located at Montgomery.
 Colman c. Daniels Howard F. Jones, Thomas r. Davis, R. R. Ellison, John C. James. H. B. Register, J. 0. Mar ley and F. B. Paul were admitted into full connection in the conference. The bishop gave them a very impressive lecture, saying it was the most impor- tant period in their lives except the time of their conversion and call to the ministry He further said, Tt is not an easy work to which you are giving | your life. It is n mistaken idea of
 worldly men that the life of a preacher ! Is one of ease. l had rather cut cord | wood, break rocks in the street or mind a turpentine still than be a Meth- 1 odist preacher, without the grace of God in my heart. Some people claim the reason so few men are entering the ministry is because of the poor tinan- cial remuneration. Such Is not the ' Nn,r 1a,, ri of minister if you should go into it for the money you get out of it. Be diligent.
 The church needs laborers. not loiterers. Scholarship, genious and energy are pre- cious gems and these are required Of a | preacher, but the one thing most need ful is a personal experience Of religion. Have you tasted the bitter cup of re- pentance? Are you strong in faith, hope and courage? Are you growing in grace, and grooming after Christian perfection? Many men imagine themselves perfect. when there is no such thing in them. T hope you are secure in Nonr past and bright in hope for the future. Be ready for service. The church does not ask where you came from or where you graduated but what can you do? IT YOU have any diplomas about you ana expect to use them instead of giving real service to the church, l advise you to burn them up at once l$'dih eho 'iS'o's v of vour church. Our modern Methodist i heretics do not like our system of gov 1 ernment because they are ignorant or It. Read poetry, but do not burden your people with overdoses of Browning, Ten l nyson and IongfelloW.
 Advises Deep Reading
 "Keep acquainted with current events. i A good standard newspaper is almost an ! oGucation within itself. Do not neglect i the poor in pastoral work, but at the same time don't forget the rich. They l are just folks made of common clay like you and I'
 i The disciplinary questions were asked i and answered. after which the vote was 1 taken.
 1 Professor Bray of the colored Methodist l Episcopal church. was introduced to the l conference and made an address. He
 was glad he was q Methodist, glad he
 was here. and glad he was negro. He said in Alabama there are 33S,o0 negroes who could not read or write; in Georgia 37g,ooo; Mississippi 312.0o0, and in Tennes- see 15O, ,000, and it was for these illiterates ! for whom he was working.
 "This is the greatest problem says inc professor. which confronts the south today"
 He was here in the interest of Miles memorial at Vinevllle. Ala. He said they had recently collected among the negroes of North Alabama s11, ,S5o. 4s. This conference gave him $1291 Everyone who heard him was favorably impressed. Greensboro Troy and Evergreen asked the privilege of entertaining the next conference Greensboro being chosen. Rev.
 Frank seay preached this afternoon at o'clock and this evening at ?. m., was hold the Sunday school anniversary