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CONFERENCE ENDS
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tional Bank of Enterprise. This insti- tuition. he said, had handled S36, 900 of the funds of the Conference at q cost to the bank of at least Si00. i. The bank was thanked by the Conference.
 T have an announcement to make" said Rev. Henry T. Johnson. "Dr. La mar asked me to see you privately, Bishop. and Dksk you to appoint him Presiding Elder of the new District. He told me that the other seventy-ive applicants had withdrawn in his favor. I told him that was one. that had not withdrawn, for on this question I was the boy that stood on the burning deck. whence all but him had fied.'"
 At this the Conference had a hearty laugh.
 The general resolution of thanks was presented by Rev. E. A. Dannelly. The people of Enterprise were given praise for their uniform courtesy aud special thanks were extended to Rev. J. M. Shofner of the Enterprise church, for the way in which he had looked after the delegates to the Conference and to the newspapers of the State for the prominence they had given to the pros ceedings of the Conference.
 The report of the Bible Society was read by Rev. J P. Hamilton and in it he expressed the disappointment of the Committee that so many of the
  assessed collections for the Society Because of this circumstance Bishop Hoss said the report was the only dis appointing report that had been made at the Conference.
 Thanks to Donors.
 Rev. O. c. McGehee presented res- olption expressing the sense of grati- tude of the Conference for the glft or the Lomax Annex to the Court Street Church and for the handsome gift of the home for Superannuated Method ists made by Mrs. Carrie A. Lomax. This gift is the handsome Lomax home in Montgomery which will ultimately come into the possession of the Con- ference for it's superannuated minis- ters. |
 A resolution of thanks to the Flow CTS family for it's magnificent gift to education, in it's donation to the Wo- mans College at Montgomery, was presented by Rev. J. M. Dannelly. It was unanimously adopted by the Con ference and with enthusiasm.
 pr. A. P. Hammond offered a clos ing prayer {.
 The church was still filled to. the doors although it was raining torrents on the outside. The crucial moment of the conference had come. The appoint ments were to be read.
 But Bishop Hoss was in no hurry to read them. He had first a word or two that he wanted to say to the Con- ference.
 T want to thank you for the unit form kindness and courtesy with which you have treated me-" he said. There has been nothing lacking in the quan- tity or the measure of that courtesy ! I have been deeply gratffied at the spirit of brotherhood manifested in this Conference. In tho entire Conference I. v~ls <~x1 <>4 rd This Is as it should be- You have great history behind you. The history of Alabama Methodism, has many chap ters of heroism."
 With every minister present strain ing his ears. to catch every word. the Bishop picked up the typewritten sheets of his appointment list and began to read. .S.{
 When he reached the Eufaula District he failed to read the name of any min ister for the First Church of Eufaula. The strained ears of the pastor of that church, Rev. Henry T. Johnosn. caught the omission and he exclaimed:
 Bishop. you are reading that wrong."
 A little later the bishop relieved the situation by reading out Mir. Johnson's name as pastor of the First Church at Eufaula.
 No pastor was read out for the En- terprise church when that was reached on the list. A large crowd of the peo- pie of Enterprise had assembled In the church. to hear the name of their pas tor, and his name was withheld per- haps in the belief that wh@{ the narne was read the crowd would tryfto hurry out. The name of Rev. J T. Mangum for this church was the last name read and the crowd was well satisfied.
 List of Appointments.
 The following Is the list of appoint metns:
 Mobile District-J. S. Frazer. Pre- siding Elder;l Mobile, Government Street. c. A. Rush; Mobile, St. Francis w. H. McNeal;' Mobile, St. Stephens Road, Frank Seay; Mobile, Oakdale and Daphne. J. Bruce Airey; Crichton. Ii. w. Chambers; Grand Bay, J. L. $. Stephens; Whistler. J. W. Kersh: Rob- ertsdale. -: Citronelle, l.. c. Calhoun; Escatawpa, S. D. Woodland, Fairford. J. F. Fea- gin; St. Stephens, o. J. Goodman, Jack sop, E. c. Moore; Coffeeville. E. P. Fincher; Suggsville, J. F. Davis; Grovehill, J. O. Lawrence; Publishing agent, A. J. Lamar; Agent South ern | and Alabama Female College and Conference Secretary of Education, J. $. Frazer.
 Montgomery .District-M. H. Holt. Presiding, Elder; Montgomery, Court | street, O. c. McGehee; Montgomery, Dexter Avenue, W. NJ Cox; Montgom- | cry, Clayton Street, D. H. McNeil;