The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
GREENSBORO
 CONFERENCE Memory of MT. Vandiver
 Honored. DR. A. J. LAMAR PRESIDED Bishop Hoss Was Detained in
 Selma. He Arrived at Nisht--confersSce Was Regularly Organized, Committee. were Named, sad Bu.lne.s Progressed Rapidly
 
BY rAHLEroN CoLLIER.

Greensboro, Dec. s.--(Special)- )--Foi- lowing the usual Conference routine of organization and passing upon the rious ministers the first days session of the South Alabama Methodist, Con- ference developed Nothing of unusual interest
 The brief reports of the ministers as to the welfare of their churches oecu- pied most of the morning and even at that the reports have not all been sub mitted, but will occupy much of Thurs days session.
 During the afternoon meetings of various committees on conference work were held, the work of the year sum- marized and recommendations drafted for submission to the Conference in subsequent reportsN
 With the immediate call of business much of the talk and speculation of probable appointments is hushed though the subject is ever present aa the main issue of the Conference.
 It looks from the little that is heard that there will be fewer changes than usual as many of the-minlsters are this year serving the first of their present pastorate and but few have remained the four years limit.
 Organization of the Conference was effected this morning at 9 o'clock pre- paratory to entrance upon It's seventy sixth session after pr. A. J. Lamar, of Nashville. had raped the body to order.
 Election of officers ensued immedi- ately and Rev. J. M. Mason Presiding Elder Of the Eufaula District. who has occupied the position of Conference Secretary for the past twenty years, was reelected. Dr. Mason named as his assistants, A. J. Lamar, c. Fon- taine. P. [. Crawford, A. E. Barnett. C.. H. Motley, H. s. Ellison, H. T. Etrout. II. M. Andrews and J. c. James, and the election of presiding officer of the Conference was taken up.
 Bishop Hoss, ex-oficio President, was not present, being detained in Selma by sudden illness and upon ballot Dr. Lamar was elected to the chair. Other nominees for the chair were. J. M. Ma son, Fl. T. Johnson, E. A. Danneliy and D. NJ. Turner. pr. Lamar pre- sided throughout the morning. giving way to Bishop Hoss upon bis arrival at ' osclncas sAti ss4g eHe t
 With the reading of the twelfth chapter of list Corinthians and with the ron caIis the session was launch ed. One hundred and forty-three clerical members answered the call.
 fF Committees NaMeus
 The ten Presiding Elders of the dis trIcts had been named as a committee to appoint the standing committees of the Conference. gave out the follow ing appointments:
 Committee on Public Worship--E. A. Dannelly. HI Trawick and H. M. Kosmer.
 Committee on Books and Periodicals IT. F. Davis. N. R. jHamer, J. F. Price, A P. McFerrin, H. T Johnson, A. L. Sellers, P. s. Hudson, J. l.. Jones. and J, E. Northcutt.@
 Committee on District Confereuce Records-R. H. Warren, A. T. Will kerson. W. J. l.. Welch. A. c. Davis. J. w. Breedlove, c. w. Carmichael L. B, Green, E. W. Thompson, and A. B.. Brown.
 Committee on Conference Relations E. E. Cowan, L. H. S. Chappelle, J. E. Mccain, S. c. Boyd. W.P P. Hurt. R. A Foster, W. D. Davis, W. Bancfoft, J. o. Lawrence. and J. M. Shofner.
 Committee on Memoirs--A. J. Lamar, o. c. McGehee and W. H. Wild.
 Committee on Sabbath ObservanceL E. P. Atkinson. J. P. Hamilton. G. E. Lazenby, T. E. Knight and R. R. Jones.
 Other steps in the organization of the Conference were the resignation of Rev. J. B. Cumming as President of the Board of Missions. and the substi- tuition of c. s: Talley, and the resig-