The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-06
A CONVENTION
 OF INTEREST The Epwofth League Very Prosperous. ANNUAL OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Honor to Memory of Dr. H. D.
 Moore. zhe Next Aiabsma Conference conven- ton win Be Held In Green
 vine-rhe Session
 In seIms.
ANNUAL OFFICERS sARE ElEcTEI
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma. June s.
 The seventeenth annual session of thA Epworth League of Alabama Meth odist Episcopal Churches. which has been in session here since Tuesday night. came to e close tonight. The closing hours of the conference was a love feast and the entire session most enjoyable and delightful to all the dei- egates who attended
 The conference of the Epworth League was organized in Selma about seventeen years ago. and from small handful of Christian workers there are now on the roll of the several chapters over a thousand members and this membership is being increased rapidly with the passing of each year.
 To Honor Dr. Moore.
 The conference took today step to perpetuate the memory or one or iIs .vIaost active and zealous workers dur ing the early days of It's organization. one whose name Is we'll rememberen in Southern Methodfsm and who Will be long remembered. Rev. Henry D. Moore. who was pastor or the Cnurcn Street Methodist Church at the time the conference was organized. For some time past the conference of the Fsnworth League has been raising sum. with which to build chapel in Cuba and now sufficient amount has been secured and the work of erecting this chapel will soon begin.
 During the morning session Mr. Wal ton Green offered resolution which waa to the effect that the President or the conference and the other members of the cabinet take the matter of nam ing the chapel up with Bishop CanoIer ana other proper authorities ana re- onest them to christen the chapel when r. is completed the Henry B. Moore Me- roor,al (-fapel This motion was unan- dn,onsIv adopted and the members or fhe conference are of the opinion tnat the proper authorities will agree 70 the name which was adopted TOT tne
 Tbe closing of the conference tonight xua9 in covenants of parting. Each delarate who represented the severai chapters of the League promises 70 as. connplfsh much during the coming year and win strive hard to see tnal enS.. as.. ronferences have been most instruct Iva to the delegates and each one or thenn will return to their homes with many new ideas which will help tneir chapters in the carrying on or the WOrA which they have mapped out
 Election of Omcers
 s.h1 ,rJrc,nla business transacted du- ring inc three sessions of the confer- ence teAav was that Of the selectio gl the officers for the ensuing year. Ae.4 Nominating Committee made its report fhroa,asn Chairman c. S, Talley about coon ana inc nomination of officers were ratified by the conference. Tne ofIcers elected were as follows. J. Bruce Airey, Mobile, reelected PTesl- dent; O. A. Grant, Montgomery, Fifst yice-President; Miss Edith Rice, selma Second yice-President; Miss Mary Skin- ner rld Spring Hill, Third Vice-Presi- dent: Miss Alma shanks, Greenwilles Fourth President: J. M. Herlong, Creenvflle Secretary; O. M. Rabo, Fine Apple. treasurer; Mrs. H. T. 5trout' Monroevllle,. Superintendent of the Ju- nior Department: Era Agent, Miss An ma Krassin; District Secretaries: Mo- bile. Miss Minnow Moore Selma. pr: E W. Patton; Montgomery, Mss Ethel Bean; Troy. Rev. l.. B. Green; Marian na. T. Frank smith; Pensacola. Miss Etta Mayo; Prattville, Miss Laura Da- via; Greensboro. Miss Willie Walton; Eufaula Miss Ellie Mason; Dothan' Miss Katherine Harrison.
 The sessions of the conference began this morning ats o'clock with quiet hour service which was co aducteo Dy Miss Ethel Bean of Montgomery. The service was participated in by large number of the delegates. President Airey called the business session of the League to order at $40 o'clock this morning and the session was opened with the singing of hymn and pray CT by Rev T. Y. Abernathy. pr. A. J. Lamar of Nashville then concluded his addresses on "The Leaguer and Ills Bi- ble." He based his remarks upon the parable in Matthew xiii. containing warnings against Encouragement and prophecy of final success. Dr. Lamar has delivered to the conference an ad- dress upon this subject each morning during the session of the conference and each address has been heard with the closest attention by all lwho have attended the sessions. A few minutes of silent prayer was then held and the prayer closed with the prayer in song 'I Surrender All"
 By request of President Airey. Dr. F. s. Parker spoke on prayer and the Quiet Hour League.
 Rev. Frank Seay then made an inter- esting talk upon the work of the Mo- bile League in the jail of Mobile Coun- ty.
 MT. E. P. Peabody then made his third address on Way of Working" He treated principally the questions of f. nances and that of league advertising.
 The report of the Committee on Con- stitution was then made, through the Chairman of that Committee. Rev H M Andrews. This Committee had made a careful study of the constitution of the league with view of making many changes which would prove beneficial to the organization. The result was that every arLicle m the constitution was changed in some manner. The re- port of the committee and the amend ments were adopted.
 The Auditing Committee, through It's Chairman, Rev. L. B. Green, reported that there had been collected during the year $1,21S, and of this amount 3S7s.s5 had been used in the current expenses of the league and that in the treasury there was now $99 .O5.
 The many little inmates of the sum- meraeld Orphanage were then marched into the meeting and given seats. Just before the adjournment of the morning session, the orphans in chorus sang hymn.
 The Afternoon Session.
 The after noon session, which conven- ed at o'clock consisted of confer enee on the Missionary Department of the league. This conference was led by Dr. F. s. Parker, of Nashville. Dur ing the session, quite a number of the delegates expressed their views upon different questions relating to the mis- sionary work of the league. After the missionary conference there was an ex- ecutive session of the cabinet officers Of the league. and at which 1t is supposed a partial program for the work of the incoming year was maped out.
 At the night session, which convened at o'clock. Dr. Parker delivered an address on "Our Discipleship." A large congregation was present and heard this address with closest attention.