The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
Wells were placed on the superannuate
Reports Are Read.

Wells were placed on the superannuate relation.
 Reports Are Read.
 Reports were had from the committee on books and periodicals and the Amer iean Bible society.
 In connection with the former. J. g. Chadwick, editor Alabama Christian Ad- Yocate, represented the interests of that paper. Despite the financial stringency of the year and despite the new postal reg uations. requiring the cutting off of sub-i serptions in arrears beyond one year, the circulation of the Advocate has constant ly advanced, standing now at about 10000. J. B. Wadsworth introduced a resolu- | tion recommending that the presiding el- i ders arrange to hold the district confer | enees so that not more than one may be 1 held the same week. This arrangement 1 is desired in order to enable the repre- sentatives of the various conference con | nectional interests to attend. The resolu- tion was adopted.
 The bishop called the question, Where shall the next session of the conference I be held2' The Rev. George Stoves placed | in nomination Roanoke, and the Rev. S. E. Wasson nominated Huntsville. Mir l Stoves made ringing speech in present. ing the reasons why the next session should go to his town He was most felicitous in the compliment paid to the fair womanhood of Dixie, so well repre- sented in Roanoke. and of the fine citizen ship of that growing city and section He reached his climax by extending invita- l tion to the conference, including their | wives and children. Roanoke was chosen l as the seat of the next conference ses- 1 sion.
 By special resolution Dr. Haigeey of the northern Methodist church was re- quested to preach at 2:9o p. m.
 On motion the conference decided to meet at 7:3O o'clock tonight for final session.
 Questions Answered..
 The statistical secretary answered the following questions
 Question 21: What is the number of local preachers and members in the several circuits, stations and missions? Answer: | Local preachers 2S0, members 79, ,735. Total members this year 8O,O15.
 Question p: How many infants have heen baptised during the year? Answer 964
 Question 2s How many adults have been baptised during the year?> Answer 9722
 Question "A: What is the number of Epworth Leagues? Answer: 11O.
 Question 25: What is the number of Ep- i worth League members? Answer: 1920
 Question 26; What is the number of Sunday schools? Answer: 672.
 Question 27: What is the number of Sunday school officers and teachers? An swer: 4643.
 Question 2S: What is the number of Sunday school scholars enrolled during the year? Answer: 5f, ,ssS. l Question 34: What has been contributed for the support of presiding elders and preachers In charge? Answer: Presiding n | 663.5S.
 i Question 35: What has been contributed for the support of bishops? Answer: s255S. .S2.
 Question 36 What is the number of societies and houses of worship owned by them? Answer: Societies SIS, houses of worship 722.
 Question .37: What is the value of houses of worship and what is the amount of Indebtedness thereon? Answer: Value $1345,S91, indebtedness $S5,696.
 Question 3S: What is the number of pastoral charges and of parsonages owned by them? Answer Pastoral charges 23O number of parsonages 1S1.
 Question 89: What is the value of par sonages, and what the amount of indebt- edness thereon? Answer: Value $30S, ,732; indebtedness S22,3S0.
 Question 4o What is the number of dis tricts and of district parsonages? Answer: Number of districts 10, number of dietrict parsonages 9.
 Question 42: What number of churches have been damaged by fire or storm dur ing the year, and what was the amount of damage? Answer: Number of churches damaged [, amount of damage $1696.
 Question 43; What are the insurance statistics? Answer: Insurance carried $492, ,725. losses sustained S1521, premiums paid $3119, collected on losses S175.
 Question A.: What are the educational statistics? Answer: Institutions ?, value of property, Birmingham college $15O,OO0, Athens college $13500O; professors, Br- mingham college 7, Athens college "A; pupils. Birmingham college 157, Athens college 225..
 Received on profession of faith during the year. 56S5; net increase in member ship, 2205.
 The net increase in Sunday school mem bers is 5179
 Despite the financial stringency of the year the general collections are in ad- vance of last year.