The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-10
TROY CONFERENCE MAKES COMPROMISE Present Vanderbilt Case Influ-
 enced Decision NEW MEN ARE ADMITTED Rev. D. H. H. Jcfcost Asks for Read mission Hut Says He Does Too
 Much FsrmiDg-Eiection
 Is Held
NEW MEN ARE ADMITTED

Is Held
 Troy. December o.-(Specisl )-After a heated debate lasting two days, the Ala bama Methodist conference tonight, by unanimous vote, compromised the school question that has been disturbing fac tor in tho bodys deliberations for two days. By formal action it was decided that the conference should forever re- tain the right to elect the F members of the board of trustees. and that the pres ent status of the Southern university at Greensboro and of the Athens Female college should remain undsturbed. being neither abandoned, destroyed or their grade lowered. One of the impelling forces in producing this result was tho Vanderbilt university controversy. which is now in the courts. Those who op- posed the plan to correllate the schools in Alabama held up the Vanderbilt mat ter as what would result in this state if the conference released it's grip on it's colleges
 At the church extension anniversary to- night Dr. II. H McNein of Mobile made a great address 10 an audience estimated at 1o0o. His address was more of re- lgious exposition and exhortation than relation of what the church extension board has accomplished
 Bishop Warren A. Chandler called the conference to order at a.so O clock this morning and the conference joined the bishop in singing hymn No. = the Rev L. C. Calhoun leading in prayer. After the roll call and reading of the journal. the order of the day. namely, the com sideration of the report of the board of education, was taken up. The Rev. F. A. Dannelly of Selma gained the floor and made quite a strong argument against the adoption of the paper. Yesterday his brother, Dr. J. M. Dannelly of Mont somery, made a most able and eloquent appeal for the adoption of the report. The Rev. E. A. Dannely gives his hearty Endorsement to the matter of supportinf the Womsn's college at Montgomery, but is opposed 10 the idea of abandoning the Southern university at Green boro He holds that the agreement made at Enfaula in conference four years ago has been kept so far as this end of the state is concerned.
 Dr. DsnpeIIy Speaks
 T submit, said Mir. Dannely, we are not bound to take a single step in the matter of male educa tion in Alabama un- til the North Alabs ma. conference has built and equipped college at Birn1ng- ham sufficient to care for the interest of the Methodists of the two conferences" Mir. Dannelly was followed by the Rev H. Trawick of Montgomery. He spoke strongly in favor of the union of the col leges, both male and female. He ex- pressed great love for the Southern uni versity and stated that it was not the purpose or intention of the board of ed ucaton to harm that institution in any way. but rather insisted that the move on foot, if carried out, would be an ad- vantage to the Southern university. New Men Admitted
 Bishop Wilson then called the ques- ton: Who are admitted on trial into the coEterence?' Eighteen young men were admitted on trial They are John A. \ Whtsett and Grover Cleveland Samp- son of Mobile; Douglas Folgen and Rob ert ]. Haskew of Greensboro; David Mo Gruder Peterson and Herbert V Hudson of Selma; J. F.. C. Harrison, Bascom Clay Glenn and W. s. Guice of Troy: S. B. Strout, Walter Cowart. Charles l.. Mid dlebrook, Walter L. Conner. Arthur Lee bumpkln and Irwin G. McCann Of Flu faula, and Luther s. Gilmore of Mari ! annis. All these young men were admit ted on trial and will be given appoint ments at the close of conference by Bishop Wilson. They will be given courses of study and after two years if they pass successful examinations and have otherwise made good they will be admitted into full connection in the con ference for the regular ministry
 In answer to the question: Who are admitted into full connection?'' the fol- . lowing were elected and will be ordained deacons at the Sunday morning service , Marion F. Lazeby, Robert J. Mill. E. F.. |, Stafford, Cicero J. Buttram, c. W. Mc- Cornell. Hugh. F. Wilson. John T. cou- , lette. N. B. Mcleod. Seaboa-n A. Owen, Charles T. Reid, Walter H. Venters, John w. Frazer and " c. Millet. Leroy H. Brennan of the United Congregational church asked to be admitted into the con ference and was recognized in elders or ders. Charles ". Bradley was also ad- rnitted into the conference from the Con- gregational church. both of inc gentlemen named furnishing written certificates to the effect that they subscribed to the doc 9 Urine and discipline of the Methodist church.
 The Rev II. w. Chambers was located st his own request. and will go to Ok
 ahoma to attend the commercial world.
 The Rev R. J. Coxwell C. C. Wilkerson, .. e.
 Jr.. r. c. Hastings and c. NJ Spivey were , advanced to the class Of the third year by the vote Of the conference.
 Elders Elected
 $ The Rev. John C. Martin Arthur c. i Clayton and J. Bruce Airy was elected to ! elders ordered and will be ordained on { Sunday afternoon at clock
 Miss Mable Head and Miss Mary Moore, two prominent women of the church in educational affairs, were introduced to the r conference. Miss Head asked the min l isters present to iake one text of scrip ture and remember it: Help those wom- , en which labor with you in the Lord. {" The Rev. N W. Beverly, who few years ago voluntarily surrendered his creden- tials, asked that they be restored which 9 was done by the vote of conference. ! Robert J. II. Asken and $. B. Strout, , local preachers, were elected to deacons orders. Herbert V. Hudson, local | preacher, was elected to elders orders. JcfYcoat Denied Admission
 The Rev D. E. H. Jeffcoat was before the conference for readmissioB he hav- ing no work for the past year He stated that his health was bad last year and that of his daughter was also very bad and he did not feel that he could take 7 work. Dr. A. B. Patterson who was r presiding elder MT. Jeffcoats g district made a statement to the effect that Mir