The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-05
CONFERENCE BUSY
NAMING DELEGATES
Culver, Mccoy and Brandon Go
to General Conference
REGARDING ASSIGN MENTS
Recent Fight on Amendment Brought
on Trouble For Preachers and
Many Changes Are Expected.
Work For Tomorrow.
REGARDING ASSIGNMENTS
BY WALTER HARPER.

Roanoke, December 4-(Special) 1.-The
North Alabama conference of the Method
list church this morning completed its list
of six lay delegates to the general confer
ence at Asheville. N. c., by the election
of N. M Rowe. Alternate lay delegates
were elected as follows; ]. e. Blackwell,
Walter K. McAdory and william Hood.
Clerical delegates were elected as fol-
lows: Frank B. Culver, J. H. Mccoy II.
c. Howard, T. @. Slaughter, E. w. Bran
don and e. M. Glenn. The larger part
OF two days were consumed in the ballot
ing for these delegates and the contest
was spirited throughout. Three alternate
clerical delegates are yet to be named.
The session this morning was opened
with devotional services led by the Rev
T. CT Slaughter.
Under question 90 DR.. J. S. Chadwick
editor, reported on the Alabama Christian
Advocate. He reported an indebtedness
of 5000, and that the board of directors
are considering a proposition to combine
the paper with some other publication.
Dr. Chadwick was followed by President
J. B. Wadsworth of the board Of direc-
tors, who reported that unless something
is done at once to relieve the embarrass-
ment o. the paper it will have to be dis
continued or combined with some other
publication. He reported that there Is
something like $4,000 of debts, mainly de-
linquent subscriptions, due the paper.
advised that these accounts be put out
for collection. This was declared to be
against the policy of the conference and
a humber of other suggestions were made
all looking to the future permanency of
the publication. Prof. W. e. Striplin OF
Gadsden, chairman of a committee of laI-
men, introduced a resolution suggesting
that the ministers of the several charges
with the assistance of one laymen that
they should appoint solicit subscriptions
and undertake with vigor the collection of
the old accounts. An issue Of stock was
suggested and others proposed that the
ministers and 1aymen present obngate
themselves for the collection or payment
Of certain amounts. All the reports were
finally referred to the committees for re-
vision without recommendation.
The following were admitted on trial:
B. +. Miller, Sam L. Prickett, M e.
Wilson. R. w. Sides. James w. Hun
ter. e. N. Hartsheld. r. L. stanings,
John c. Savage Albert N. Burns, J..
Wesley Barber 8. S. Hunter, William
R. Battle. William W. Rutland, W. o.
Rencher and j. N Springfield.
The following deacons of the first year
were passed: L. A Brown. Franklin Ben
nett. o. A. Bonner John P. Cornelius, J..
N. Davidson, Fred B. Foust, w. @. Gas
ton. ]. C. Jones, F. r. Lester, 8. E..
Naples, D. c. McNutt, William Mel, P.
L. Newton. w. H. Pettus and John o.
Ray
The following remain on trial: C. A.
Bowen, r. L. Dill, ]. NJ. Farrell, ]. j.
Jones, Marvin N. Newton. Samuel :.
Pruitt. S. A. Swindle, B. T. Waites as-1
John R. Waters.
DR.. j. 8. Chadwick chairman Of the COM
mittee Of orphanage made q report on
the Sunmerfield institutions The commit
tee recommends a change of location for
the benefit of the institution A change
In the charter for this purpose is recon-
mended. 1t is also requested that one
Sunday In each quarter be set apart for
orphanage collections.
superintendent w. J. Reid Of the or
phanage reperted debt Of $500 on tho
orphanage and property and made an ap-
peal for assistance
telegram from the board Of trustees
Of Athens college at Athens was read
The conference was thanked for the ma
teria1 assistance voted yesterday for the
school and the conference also invited to
meet at that place next year. The tele-
gram was signed by H. B. Malone, r. N
Cartwright and T. M. Hobbs. Other MEM
bers of the board of trustees, including
President w. T. Sanders, are still In
Roanoke.
Following are the appointments for the
Roanoke churches tomorrow; Bishop H.
c. Morrison at Methodist church at II
q. m: Baptist church at II q. m, DR..
]. A Duncan; Baptist church, night, DR..
J. A. Bowen; Standing Rock morning,
the Rev. D. L Parish; Watley, morning,
the Rev. George L. Jenkins; Negro Meth
odist church, morning. the Rev. Robert
Wilson; night, the Rev. w. T. Daniel.
Many Changes Made.
There Is considerable uncertainty among
the members and delegates of the oon-
ference as to probable changes in tho
annual appointments to be made during
the session.
1t is an admitted fact that many pas
tors In the district will be embarrassed
to a certain degree IL they are returned
to their old charges on account of the
feeling aroused during the campaign for
and against the proposed constitutional
amendment. The church membership was
considerably divided on the question and
IN some instances the feeling was al
most bitter. Many substantial members
of some of the best churches in the
state discontinued attendance on the