The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-05
FIRST SESSION
OF CONFERENCE
Methodists Meet at Local
Church.
REV. Dir. TRAwIcK PREsDEs
A Very Successful Year Is Re-
ported.
rive opsiika Churches Anaounee that
They are Expenaips . SUM of
$4,000 on rheir
BandIngs.

The thirty-sixth session Of the Mont
gomery Methodist Conference convened
~ the Perry Street Methodist Church
Yesterday morning at s:30 o'clock, at
which time several committees were
appointed and many reports from the
ainerent churches In the district were
Rev. Henry Trawick, Presiding Elder
OF the Montgomery District. presided
ana Rev. r., r. Ellison was elected
secretary and Rev. J.. W. Frazer his
assistant. After the religious services
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Frazer. pastor
OF the Forest Avenue Methods
Church. the roll was called showing %
good number Of the ministers and lay
men present.
Delegates were enrolled and commit
tees on license to preach. admission to
general conference. order. examination
OF records. Sunday Schools and Ep-
worth Leagues. were announced by the
chair rs follows:
License TO preach. Revs: T. 7. John
Admission into the Annual Conference,
Revs. A. p. MeFerrin. d. p Slaughter,
@. L. Adams: Orders. Ravs. ] NJ. DAN
nelly. w. A. Prince. s.. J. Gibson: Ex-
animation Of Records, b. NJ. Washburn.
3. r. Williams. r.. r. RutIedge, J. s.
Dowdsii, Geo. Showers: Sunday Schools
ana Epworth Leagues. Judge Armstead
Brown. r. NJ. Moseiy, r. III. Flanagan,
L. II. o. chappeile, Il. M. Rocks. r.
y Jones. A, @. Clayton; Missions, o.
v. Calhoun, =. p. Flowers, w. A. Henl
derson, l.. B. Price. r.. N. Gross. L.
=. Cox. I. r. Proctor: Education. w.
+. Feagin. T. d. Sanford. n. r. Good
win. d. p, Slaughter. r. NJ. Renfro;
Temperance Judgsk A. 2. Barnett. J.
Sweat. r. n. Jones. y. M. panneiiy.
A. p. Mcrerrin. The Standing License
COMMITTEES 10 as follows: Revs. II. Ira
wick. o. G.. McGehee. w. NJ. Curtis,
J. r Sanders d. II. McNeai. J. w.
Shores.
Report Revfvals.
The reports from several charges Of
the district showed large increases in
membership. some great REVEALS hav-
ing been held In the district. notably
in Montgomery. opelika and Auburn.
The reports Of the six MONTGOMERY
churches, through their pastors. show
cd their charges in splendid condition
and the Sunday Schools of the Dexter
Avenue. Clayton Street and Forest Av-
snue churches have grown SO rapidly
80 to crowd the capacity Of the class
room.
The Perry Street Church. where the
conference Ia being held. reported
through their pastor. Rev. W. M. Cur
It's. that the debt Of the church OF
$4,000 would be iiauidated in q few
weeks. The congregation, 10 growing
and has developed wonderfully under
Rev. Curtis'~ administration.
The two Opelika churches announced
that they were expending over $4,000
5on building and rerlodelling their
churches. and when the edifices were
completed Opellka would have two OF
the handsomest churches in the dis
trict
Rev. Brooks Lawrence. Superintend-
ent OF the Alabama Anti-Saloon League,
was present and addressed the confer
ence on temperance. At II o'clock yes
terday morning DR.. o. c.. McGehee
preached a forcsful and instructive
sermon on Gods Call to Abraham"
Rev. J. b. X Spain, Presiding Elder
Of the Troy District. preached last
evening ct 8 o'clock and made very
favorable impression on the congrega-
ton
Besides the delegates from the ar
ferent Montgomery Methodist Church
es, representatives from the churches
at Opslika, Auburn, Tuskegee, Nota-
sulga, Loachapoka and other places are
present at the conference.