The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-07
HUNTSVILLE GETS
NEXT CONFERENCE
Meeting of Methodists At
Roanoke Comes to Close
REPORT ON STATISTICS
Appropriation of $4,000 Made for
Woman's College at Montgomery.
jackson and Glenn Trustees.
Ordinations.
REPORT ON STATISTICS

Roanoke. December Especial. 1.-The
next annual conference of the North Ala
bama Methodists will be held at Hunts
Vile.
The statistical secretary read his re-
port today as follows:
Local preachers. 2Ss; members, s1,7Ss:
infants baptized, 1872; adults baptized, 1928;
number OF Epworth Leagues. senior 81.
junior SO, total 1T; Epworth League mem
bers. seniors 277s. juniors, 1457, total 422s;
Sunday schools. 67s; officers and teachers,
f750: pupils enrolled. 54534
Presiding elders, s23.6ss.T2; preachers in
charge. s14s, II.
Number OF societies and houses of wor-
ship owned by them: Societies 79S, houses
724.
Value of houses and what is the IN
debtedness thereon: Value s1,345,ss1; In
debtedness, ss4197.75.
Number of charges and parsonages;
Charges 240. parsonages 1914
Value OF parsonages ss47, 475. indebted
ness S33, 267 rs
Districts, II: district parsonages. IL;
value of district parsonages and val
ues s6S,boo; indebtedness. s12,s20
stroyed by fro or storm during the year
and what was the amount of damage
Number damaged, 7: amount of damage.
S12sI.43; premium paid, $685.. AZ; collected
1927 .4S; premiu unpaid, $685. AZ; collected
on losses. $685.. As.
Educational statistics Institutions, two
Birmingham college property $40, 600: pro-
fessors, nine; pupils, $50; Athens college
property Ss5.ooo; professors, Is; pupils,
218
Foreign missions. s13, 440. 0S. Special for
eign mission $3.50. 80; domestic missions.
1868. 10; special domestic missions, s1527 q
total, s26,s17.T.
Reports of Committees.
At the morning session various reports
from boards and committees were heard
The Rev. G. W. Reed reported for the
education board, which included reports
and recommendations of the Birmingham
college and the Woman's college at Mont
gomery. 1t was shown that work had
begun on the erection of the main build
ing for the latter institution and that
1t would be ready for the term beginning
next year. Dr. A. ]. Lamar. president
of the board of trustees, made a special
report for the Woman's college and plead
for support and cooperation. He gave
an exhaustive review of the history of
the schools organisation. DIR. w. e.
4hdtlii Wuo mas dlTtduy Dt6H elected
president of the institution, told some
thing of the purposes of the school. He
made a fine impression on the conference
DR.. J. II. Mccoy, president of Birmfng-
ham college, made a special report for
that institution, which was heard with
keen interest
The report of the education board was
adopted carrying with 1t the recon,men-
dalton that 5000 be assessed for the
woman's college. F. M. Jackson and u.
M. Glenn were named trustees from the
North Alabama conference for the Woun-
ans college. The following trustees wero
named for the Birmingham college: r. g.
Munger, ]. II. Mccoy, J. D. Simpson. r.
NJ Glenn. N. NJ. Rowe. G. w. Reed and
]. f. Sturdivant
Ordinations.
The following travelling preachers were
ordained deacons: John e. Black, George
c. Dobbs, William R. Duncan. William
E. Guthrfe. Virgil Hilman Hawkins
George Thomas Martin. William A Mays.
Marvin w Mccain, Harvey P. Waits and
w. L. c. Wales.
The following travelling preachers were
ordained elders: William Sassnette Bran
ham, Solomon Thomas Daniel. David Eli
Hasdin, William Aaron Hamric, Henry
Marshall Hurst. Champion Semmes Mar
ahle William Matthew Mcdonald