The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-27
METHOD|STS ARE
 NOW IN CONFERENCE Preliminary Work Is We'll
 Under Way COMMITTEES AT WORK Class of Applicants For Admission To
Class of Applicants For Admission To Conference and of Undergraduates Are Misunderstanding
 Elders In Session.
BY E. M. GLENN.

Tuscaloosa, November 26.-(Special)- All preliminary plans for the entertain ment of the delegates and visitors to the thirty-eighth session of the North Ala bama conference have been perfected, and during the next week Tuscaloosa will be as a sort of re1uvenated Jerusalem, whither the Methodist tribes go up.
 Delegates began to arrive Monday, and by this morning a pretty strong eontin- gent was in evidence, these being chiehy the examining committees and their classes of young ministers.
 The president of the conference, Bishop E. R. Hendrix, arrived during the day. The bishop has just returned from Roan- oke, Ala, where he spent last Sunday dedicating an elegant new Methodist church. A great congregation heard him there on Sunday and Sunday night, and a high estimate is placed upon the merit and grace of the ministrations there and then performed. Returning from Roam olke, the bishop spent Monday night -ln Birmingham. He Is expected to have meeting of the presiding elders tonight.
 Examine Applicants.
 Today has been spent in examination of the class of applicants for admission into the conference and of undergraduate classes already admitted. The committee to pass on the fitness of applicants IS made up of Rev. J. F. Sturdivant, Rev. J. l. Williams, Rev. V. o. Hawkins, Rev. J. T. Morris, and Rev. T. G. Slaughter. The committee to examine applicants for admission to the conference is composed of Rev. J. D. Simpson, Rev. J. A. J. Brock, Rev. H. c. Howard
 The following committees have put in the day examining the following classes of undergraduates:
 First Year Committee Rev. R. w. An- derson, Rev K. N. Matthews, Rev. R. T. Tyler.
 Class of First Year--F'rankin Bennett, Bella M. Belenger, Oscar A. Bonner, Will liam R. Duncan, Fred B. Foust. William G. Gaston, J. E. Cant, William E. Guth- re, Ava D. Hill, Jonathan D. Johnston, Joshua c. Jones, Francis F. Lester, Sam uel F. Naples, Thaddeus l.. Mcdonald, Daniel c. McNutt, Arthur c. Moman, William Mel, Pierce L. Newton, William H. Pettus Clare Purcell, John O. Roy, Isaac B. Roberts, Jesse J. Sandlin, Colum- bus L. Sumner, James w. Siler, John M. Labor, Edley D. Totherow, William L. z. Waies.
 Second Year Committee-Rev. William. R. Hendrix, Rev. G. E. Boyd, Rev. l. F. Hawkins. Class-LeRoy A. Brown, Solo mon T. Daniel, William A. Hamric, Henric, Henry M Hurst, Jackson w. Lee, Champion s. Morable, William M Mcdonald, David S. McGlown, Willis A. Sutton, James A. Thomson, Robert l.. Wilson.
 Third Year Committee-Rev. L. c. Branscomb, Rev. J. S. Chadwick, Rev. F. P. Culver class, Frank L. Aldridge; William s. Branham, Hoyt M Dobbs, Foster R. Gamble, William E. Gibson, Ben B. Glasgow, Laudo M. Harris, Lucien K. Knowles, James F. Lancaster, Joseph E. Morris, George M. Randle, Edward B. Redus, Edward L. Roy.
 Fourth Year Committee--Rev. J. H. Mo- Coy, Rev. J. w. Johnson, Rev. J. s. Robertson; class, Henry L. Adridge, Eugene Binford, Walter k. Draper, John H. Harirs, Marvin k. Hefiiny William T. Haldrdge, William R. Howell, John w. Ledbetter, Albert L. Mathison, Thomas M Purcell, Louis A. Waits.
 Presiding Elders Meet.
 The presiding elders, as a committee on nominations, held in session last night, preparatory to making up the personnel of the various special committees that will be named tomorrow to handle the several interests that will come before the conference.
 The annual meeting of the Brother hood of the North Alabama Conference was held last night, beginning at 7:45, Dr. George w. Read presiding. This brotherhood is a mutual insurance as- sociaton among the members of the conference, and while the bulk of the membership is in North Alabama yet there are several members of the as- socation who hold their conference mem- bership elsewhere. The main features of last nights meeting were the reports from the secretary treasurer, showing the association to be in good condition. The benefits to be paid this year are mortuary claim due upon the death of Rev. J. A. Mathison of s per member, and superannuated claim of Rev. T. A. Kerr, half the foregoing amount.
 Great numbers of the conference mem- bership came in on the trains during the day and were met by the af3able host, Rev. s. A. Wasson and his accommodate ing committees and rapidly assigned their appointed homes. When the session opens at 9 a. m. tomorrow there promises to be a large attendance.