The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-05

gregational. without any accompanying mdsic, The Bishop didn't like the tune of the hymn and said SO.
 This 10 too mournfui, ne declared sgfavely. .sThere is another tune that goes with that hymn. Somebody raise
 Awillins brother in the center of the church n.Ade the attempt but he was not altogether successful "We'd better go back to the nrst ana stay with that tune." said the Bishop. From the First Epistle of St. John, the Rfshop read the scriptural lesson. Upon 1t he founded a brief but forcioie discourse. it dealt with the beneits and beauties of Christian life, the nov ing cause for it, the life and atonement
 Thi. Is Gods World. The Bishop did not share that behef which held that all the world was 1 evil. .
 Tt is not an evil world" said the Bishop. Tt is not the devils world. II I is Gods world"
 The successful Christian, the one who ] enjoyed the true Christians life. was the one who most felt the love or 1 Christ.
 | The one who lays hold of Jesus IS the triumphant Christian. who walks buoyantly through the world, saio l Bishop Hoss. Sag =
 The roll was then called by Rev. J. NJ Mason, the Conference Secretary. For the first day of the Conference I the attendance as 1t was developed oy | the roIi call was quite large. $ The Conference by prompt and unan- lfinous action. restored pr. Mason to this old spositf of secretary. The Con- ference allowed him to name his own assistants On his nomination the fol- lowing assistants were elected; A. J. I Lamar. George Fontaine. A. F. Bar hett. F. IL. Crawford. C.. H. Motley, IH.&g Ellison. H. T. Htrout. H. M. | Andrews and J. c. James. Js Rev E A. Dannelly reported the I following as the committees of the | lConference;
 I Public worship-C. W. Gavin, J. M. Shafer, T. D. L. Edwards.
 I Books and Periodicals--A., F. Mc- Perrin, w. H. McNeal. RIA. Foster. lJ. F. Hamilton, J.. M. Carmichael J.' 7 District conference Records--r. E.. Knight, M. Featherstone, J. W. Chalk CT, B. c. Moore. R. W. Greene. w. A. McReas M. Lightfoot, L. E. Noble. | Conference Relations--A. J. Cousins, II. D. Kersh, S. c. Boyd, J. E. Me- ICann, R, c. Williams. ]. W. Hammer, IA. L. Sellers. J. w. Breedlove.
 Memoirs--W. P. Dickinson. R. A. l Moody, J. w. Shores, w. T. Ellison. I Rev. Mir, Chadwick. editor of The Ala bama Christian Advocate, was present. ed to the conference.
 The list of the superanuated ministers of the conference was then called. The oldest of these. the venerable J. W. Shores. was present. He made feei- ing address to the conference.
 Rev. MT. Mosely, pastor of the Bap- tist Church of Enterprise, was present.
 ed. welcomed and told to make him
 self at home among his Methodist
 brethren.
 The reports of the Presiding Elders
 were then heard. They reflect each
 year the general condition Of the
 church throughout the conference. And
 the condition they reflected this year
 was satisfactory and prosperous.
 F'rom the Mobile District, Rev. J
 <. Fraser, the Presiding Eller, reported
 what he considered to be the best veal l in the history of the Mobile District
 Hc was especially gratified at the | spiritual tone which prevailed in the
 district. The collections for the confer
 ence were in excess of assessment
 made. He believed that there was
 deep seated moral growth throughout
 the district.
 And Mobile is not ready to secede
 no matter what you have heard" saic
 Dr. Fraser and the conference laughed
 A very good year was reported froI
 the Greensboro District by Presiding } Elder E. A. Danelly. The Presiding , i1lder had more to report this yea
 that a high order of spirituality pre-
 vailed througnout the district. Th' l districts assessment had been Increase, | out these increases had been met II
 full.
 hev. T. Y. Abernathy, Presiding Elder of the Selma District. reporteC
 a most successfuA year. There hat
 been more ingath erings of the people m the cnurcnes than he Lad ever seer
 before. The report on the district
 Doth spiritual and financial, was th' , pest that had Ueen made in recen , years.
 creased by one by Rev c. A. Rush , Presiding Elder or the Prattville Dis trict. This District had a fine year There had been an increase of 40U il the membership of the church. anS several new churches mad been built.
 The Montgomery District. ? A very satisfactory year was re ported from the Montgomery Distric by the Presiding Elder. Rev. M. Il
 Holt. There had been several success l Iul GeNINdlS HI biiO CASthASS oho Ae s spiritual condition was good. Ther f mad been an increase in membershil e of between 450 and 500 in the District
 Several new churches had been built The future was most promising. t Collections had been good in the Flu '' faula District Rev U. M. Mason re P ported. XII assessments had been mel s But the District was in the Blacl b Belt. They were moving from tn
 county and sometimes 1t was dificul
 matter to keep up a charge.
 "NVbare are the people ROingy ask @