The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08
BUSY SESSION OF
 THE CONFERENCE Bishop Hendrix Conducts Regu-
 lar Routine SEVERAL ADDRESSES MADE Judge Percy Bell Talks On Temper ance and Dr. Pinson, Missionary Secretary, Makes a Brief
 Address.
SEVERAL ADDRESSES MADE

Columbus, Miss, December 7.-(Special) The third days session of the North Mis-
 sissippi annual conference of the Meth
 odist Episcopal church south opened this
 morning at o'clock with Bishop Eugene
 R. Hendrix in the chair. Rev. L. Lake,
 who has passed his three score years and
 ten, led the conference in prayer Tine
 bishop read from Genesis 1, and dis cussed Joseph as a Patriot" as "man of vision," continuing his diseourses upon men of vision.
 Secretary Countiss of Greenville read the minutes of yesterdays session. They
 were approved.
 Rev. John R. Stewart, secretary of the
 endowment fund for superannuates, was
 introduced to the conference and made a
 brief address.
 Question 10, "What local preachers are
 elected deacons"? was called. Marvin M.
 Culpepper of the Corinth district having
 been duly examined and recommended
 by his district conference, was elected deacon.
 The bishop called Question IA, What
 local preachers are elected elders? The
  no applications for elders orders.
 The committee on books and periodicals l named Report No. l. naming the publish l ing committee for the conference organ l for the ensuing year, and the report was 1 adopted.
 Question 20 was again called, Are all | the preachers blameless in their life and | official adminstration'? and the follow and l1nf.s olla arc l passed: J. A. Goad E. H. Rock, w. B. | Murrah, J. R. Countiss, w. D. Wendle, 1 w. S. Lagrone, R. F. Hewlett, W. l.. l Duren, w. D. Mccullough, J. w. Price, l D. E. Langford, D. l.. Codgell, J. w. Honnoll, c. M Hull, J. J. Brooks, J. M. Moose, R. M Davis, James Porter, D. :.
 Foust, B. P. Fullilove, H. S. Spragins. w. w. Woollard, J. H. Holder, G. w. Strickland, II. c. Edmondson J. E. Cum 1 ningham, A. H. Williams, J. II. Bass and l J. w. Boswell
 Rev. w. F. Herndon of the North Ala 1 bama conference was introduced to the | conference
 The committee on temperance made it's report which was read and adopted after ] a stirring address by Judge Percy Bell on the subject.
 Leave of absence was granted to J. M. Huggin for the remainder of the session. LIT. W. ". 1llSOu, IllSSlOlldIy StClC tary, was introduced and made brief ad- dress.
 memorial from the Federation of l Sunday Rest associations of America was l referred to the committee on Sabbath ob- servance.
 On motion the conference adjourned at | noon.
 1 The bishop called the class for admis- I sion into full connection before the bar l of the conference and delivered to them l a most impressive address on vital fea- | lures of ministerial work ana experience. l He then propounded to the class the 1 questions prescribed in the book of dis 1 cipline and called Question 4, "Who are l admitted into full connecticut? lessee | w. McGee Lovick PinclSney Wasson and William Noah Duncan, each having been 1 in travelling connection for two years and ] having completed the required course of ! study, were by unanimous vote received I into the conference.
 l The afternoon was devoted to the usual I committee work and mana of the visit l ing ministers took advantage of the col l lege invitation and saw the I. I. & c. in | all its splendor and magnitude. All ex- 1 pressed themselves as more than pleased | and some were surprised that the Missis- l sippi school for young women was so ex- 1 tensive and prominent in the educa- 1 tional world.