The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
HY rAnLrroN coLLIER.


 Greensboro, Dec. 12.-iSpecial )-- Absolving the Directors of the Alabama Methodist Orphanage of any taint of laxity in their administration, a conn mittee of five reported at the closed session of the Alabama Conference to- day that no investigation of the or phanage affairs was necessary but ad- monished the directors to hold audi ence to hear any complaints and to lift the institution above criticism.
 The affair of R. F. Dennis. the local preacher, who was several years ago disqualified because of alleged immoral conduct, was also taken up at the cios- ing session. Mir. Dennis had applied for a restoration of his credentials, but his petition was refused and the result telegraphed to the applicant. Mir. Depnis is now working as local preacher in South Georgia.
 Of vital interest to the administra- ton of educational affairs of the Con- ference was the report of the Board of Education. recommending the sale of the property fin Tuskegee at the Ala bama Conference Female College. The report was adopted and the recommen- dation will be made effective as soon as possible.
 The recommendation provided for a commission of three. Rev. c. A. Rush, Rev, c. w Gavin, and Rev. O. S.
 
 that the proceeds be turned over to the woman's College Commission to be devoted to the establishment of the college in Montgomery. The property of the A. c. F. c. is estimated at $12.500. It also provides that the en- dowment fund of the female college, SI5.3eo. be devoted as q nucleus to an endowment for the Montgomery col lege. The report showed an attend ance of no at the A. C. F. College with fourteen teachers.
 Southern Unfvernity.
 Touching upon the administration of The Southern University the board re- commended the appointment of D. c. Turnipseed, D. E. Cowan, H. G. Perry, c. L.. wiggins and T. E. Knight as trustees. Dr.. S.. NJ. Hosmer as Presi- dent. c. P. Atkinson as professor and J. A. Daughtry as student; the re- election of Rev. J. S. Frazer as com missioner fer the endowment of the Southern University and as Conference Secretary of Education.
 It was shown that the value of the Southern University property is $2os.- 800, with an endowment fund of $1l4,- 800. There are 1s0 students and ten instructors.
 Rev. J. NJ. Dannelly of Montgom- cry was recommended for re-appoint- ment as financial agent of the Wo- mans CO4leKG M ID . Houghton of Montgomery was recom- mended for election to the Educational Commission of the Conference in the piacs of w. F. Vandiver, deceased.
 The trustees of the prospective wo- mans college. as recommended by the board report and made effective by the endorsement of the report, were: J. M, Mason Eufaula and W. H. Sanford of Troy, for three year terms: A. J. Lamar, Nashville and W. H. Thomas, Montgomery, for two years and J. M. Dannelly and Nj. B. Houghton Of Montgomery for one year.
 J. M. Shohner was recommended as President of the Downing Industrial School at Brewton.
 The report asked that ss, 300 be as- sessed by the Conference to ba devoted to education.
 This was endorsed, but after a de- bate caused by the fact that the as- sessment represented a raise over that of 1907, which was $8,750. The in- creased assessment brought about the objection which was overcome.
 The work of Conference students fin Vanderbilt University was endorsed and S. W. TurSipseed, E. c. Daniel and Ray Moore were named as students at Vanderbilt.
 Many Reports Received.
 Saturdays session was marked by the submissions of multitudinous re- ports That Of the statistical committee proved most interesting showing with few exceptions gains in every depart ment of Conference work. A few of the figures revealed were One hun dred and ffty-sevn local preachers to 151 in 1907. Sixty-two thousand seven hundred sixteen church members to 6i, ,1es in 1907. One thousand eight in- fants and 2.s20 adults were baptized during the year.
 The report showed 587 Sunday Schools. containing 40.061 scholars and s,S4l officers and teachers, a great in- crease over the figures of last year. One hundred forty-seven Epworth Leagues with 4,s37 members are es- tabhshed within the Conference.
 As to finance the Conference raised during the year $2S.414.s7 toward the support of the presiding elders, $1s3,- 7sl.41 to support of preachers and and S2,40e.77 for bishops. The property of the Conference is 62S Is houses of value e1,3s2.14e against which an indebtedness of $54.0s7.44 rests; 146 parsonages valued at sa0s.S4S. with an indebtedness of s20.sl7.42. There are ten districts with nine district parson-