The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-02
.WORKOF CONFERENCE
BISHOP HENDRIX BREACHES GREAT
 SERMON.
Methodist Delegates are Impressed With Educational Institutions of TuscaloOsa--Statistics Make Fine Showing.

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 oaloosa donned It's Sunday garb to hear
 the guests, and appear at its best ir
 looks and quality. as it gave the right 1 of way to the members of the North Alabama Conferencef chosen to stand
 today in the various pulpits of the city.
 From what one sees. the impression
 grows that Tuscaloosa has church going people. Among them are to be
 noted learned and dignified professors and promising students of the Alabama | University. It should not be though. l that, though the conference Is deeply engrossed in it's own peculiar educa- tional projects and problems, there is lack of interest in the educational in- stitutions of the State. The members | of the Conference regard with inter. est every phase of the work of the University, and note with pleasure ev- cry effort made to add to it's efficiency
 Methodists are for education-not only
 for the ministry. but for all the peo- pie.
 In the Sunday services, interest nat urally centered at the Methodist Church. At g o'clock, Dr. T. c. Slaugh-
 ter. man held in highest esteem by all who know him. led the Conferenct love-feast. It was an occasion of fel, | lowship for brethren of a common faith and cause.
 | At II o'clock Bishop Hendrix preach | ed great sermon to a packed house and at the conclusion of the sermon conducted the ordination service of dained are: Solomon T. Daniel. Will liam A. Hamric. Henry M. Hurst, Jackson W. Lee, Champion s. Marable Wm. Marvin Mcdonald, Willis A. Sut- ton, James A. Thomason; Elders, Eu- gene Binford, Walter E. Draper. John H. Harris, Marvin R. Hefiin. wm. T. Taldridge, Wm. R. Howell, John W. Waits.
 In the afternoon at the Meth st Church, memorial service was held, i as is the conference custom when a member dies.
 The only thing thus far pouring to cast shadow upon the Conference proceedings was the trial of one of the Conference members, charged with immortality. When the name of M. M. Bfaese of Ashville. was called, his pre- siding elder stated that there were complaints against him. Accordingly these complaints were inquired into, resulting in specific charges and a trial by committee. This committee, after due deliberation, adjudged the accused guilty. as charged. accompanied by the sentence of deposition from the minis- try and expulsion from the church The sentence was pronounced by the Bishop.
 Eleven years ago. when the North Alabama Conference was in session at Tuscaloosa, member of the Confer- ence was tried for a somewhat similar onense. and with the same result-de- position and expulsion. This case now disposed of Is the only one of its kind that the Conference has had to handle since the session here in 1896.
 The records of the Conference year will show gratifying increase in all most every particular. The net gain In members, apparent in comparing the total members for 1906 and 1907, is but $40. The number received into the church during the year, on profession or faith. Is 4,512. by certificate and otherwise, 4,S94; total received, s4o6. Evidently, the increase of members of the year should be at least 5000. There certainly has been some vigorous prun- ing of church registers throughout North Alabama. or there has been some balling up of arithmetic. The districts showing increase in members are; Birmingham. net gain, TIT; Deca- tur, 499; Jasper, 339: Talladega. 346: total net gain for these four districts. 1901.
 The educational statistics are: Insti- tutions of learning, ? Birmingham and Athens colleges); value of same. $225,00O; professors. 26; students, 364.
 w. A. Pattillo of Birmingham was named as Trustee of the Educational Loan Fund. The following were named as trustees of Birmingham College for three years: E. M Glenn. S. L. Dobbs, J. s. Robertson, H. c. Howard, J. H. Leslie, cleric, and A. W. Smith of Bir- mingham, J. D. Brown of Sylacauga. and Judge J. W. Shepherd of Jasper, lay. Trustees fnr B. Sargent, F. W. Brandon and !. e Persinger, cleric; B. Gilreath of Birm- ingham and T. M. Hobbs of Athens. lay.