The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
By E. M. GLENN.

| New Decatur, November 2S.-(Spe- cial.)-Conference convened at a. m., Bishop Morrison in the chair. | Religious services were conducted by
 z. A. Bowling.
 Dr. Newman read report from the
 committee having in charge the super
 annuate claims and also report from the legal conference
 l The committee on conference rela-
 tions recommended D. T. Dye and J. w. | Spencer for the superannuation, and | the same was adopted
 l The names of R. B. Baird and M. H. l Wells were referred to the same com
 mittee for the same relation. c. w. Scale read the report of the
 joint board of finance, distributing the fund collected for conference claimants.
 The amount so distributed was $8765.75. pr. Jospeh B. Hingeley. Chicago. sec
 retary general conference, Methodist 1 (northern) Episcopal church, was in troduced to the conference. Board of church extension submitted report with reference to building a | church at Montevallo. This report
 recommends the appropriation by the
 conference board of the sum of 5000
 year for five years, and that the
 Methodist pastor at Montevallo be re-
 lieved through the summer vacation of
 his pulpit duties, except for one Sun | day a month, in order that he may 1 travel at large through the conference bounds to raise money to aid in this loI,, h11t1d at
 vallo. The report was unanimously adopted.
 l Reports were read by secretaries of | the committee on district conference
 records, on the Sabbath, and on Ep- worth leagues, and the same were
 adopted.
 | T. c. Banks, conference treasurer,
 read his report and the same was
 adopted. This report shows, raised for
 missions, s2s,917.4S; bishops, $251S;
 conference claimants, $S7e5; education,
 sSss4; church extension, $5611; Ameri-
 can Bible society, $4SS.
 Correspondence School. | pr. G. w. Read submitted report No. | from the board of education. This | ] animation urge all young preachers to
 avail themselves of the advantages of the correspondence school in prepara- l tion for their examinations. This re- l port reviews the status of Vanderbilt | university. Birmingham college and
 Ath ems college The following nomina- | tions are made for trustees: Brming 1 ham college J. l. Williams, T. c.
 Banks, F. P. Culver, J. H. Adams, F. w. Brandon, F. M. Jackson, J. s. Chad wick; Athens college, R. N. Cartwright, A. M. Lewis, H. B. Malone, J. D. La
 nier, J. s. Robertson. F. w. Brandon.
 The report was adopted.
 Question 20 Completed. In connection with this report, pr. J. Ii.
 Mccoy, president of Birmingham college,
 made strong address in behalf of bet i ter equipment, and particularly with ref
 erence to the urgent necessity of build ing an ample loan fund for young men who may need assistance in making the
 college course.
 Dr. J. s. Robertson, chairman of the
 board of education, spoke in advocacy of the pastors being alive to active canvass for our colleges
 o. 20. Are all the preachers blameless in their life and official admnistration?'' Under this question the remaining pas tors reported their work and their char
 acter passed, as follows M. R. Hefiin, s.
 E. Wasson F. H. Gardner, W. E. Ald-
 ridge Robert Wilson, J. A. Bowen, A.
 M. Toe, J. M. Igon E. D. Emerson, c.
 l.. Herring, E. H. Price, R. J. Pollard, R. H. Jones, I. Q. Melton, J. R. Fuller ton, w. w. Scott F. A. Vann, J. H. D I N let. 70 Mcdonald. D. l.. Parrish, w. R. Beal. G. E. Driskill, J. H. Leslie, H. M. Stew enson, J. c. Francis, T. B. Sargent, o. N. Holmes, E. Fulmer, J. H. vann, w. T. Daniel, O. L. Millican, J. c. Craig George Stoves, c. Wofford, H. S. Matthews. J. H. Harris.
 R. B. Baird, H. B. Rails and M. H.