The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19

many avenues opened to you. If you are in a town the teachers of the grad ed school, and the white preachers would be only too glad to assist you in the good work. Then the newspapers of .o- day are great educators. You can gleau So much useful information. You can go to the American newspapers and get in formation on any subject. Then a few pennies invested in magazine will prove helpful to you This is an age of read
 ing. You need not blunder by trying to get into an empty headed society set when you have it in your power to go
 Into the best society the world has ever produced. You can go to Europe, go around the world with d collection or books, and perhaps return home with better conception than if you had gone in person. You can go into the mines of the earth and find gold there. without having to use spade You can go with the divers into the sea and find pearls there. You can unearth so much at your odd hours by reading" Dr. B. F. Riley was introduced to the conference and delivered an address He said that the white people of the south were studying the negro and learning more and more about him, and he thought that better understanding would bring about better racial conditions. Rev. D. Weir, presiding elder of the Greensboro district Rev. J. H. Hughes or the 'Talladega district; A. J. Cobb, D. P, editor of the Christian Index, Jack son, Tenn; N. F. Haygood, secretary of missions. were introduced to the confer- ence and made remarks Bishop c. H. Phillips of Nashville. who held the position of editor of the Chris tian Index for number of years. ad- dressed the conference SIhe admission of R. w. Wilson, M Car ter, C. M. Russell, M. J. Bevers E. D. Real and R. F. Carter into the conference on trial was the feature of the morning. session Six strong young men, who had attended college, and felt that they were called to preach took their places in the active ministerial rank, ready to go where the bishop sent them.
 R. C. Ray, who was admitted one year ago, had failed to report for duty and was discontinued as a member of the conference
 Some men come into the ministry look ing for easy things, said the bishop, but they find 1t a little different, hence they drop out The man who is looking for an easy job will never find it in preaching. They are among the hardest worked, the least paid and the most crit 1cfsed sets of men in the world, but they must take 1t all and.hod up Jesus Christ whose mission was to lift men up.'
 G. B. Pool and D. J. Wood, having served out their probation. were made full members of the conference.
 It was decided to organize another con- ference, and a committee on boundary was appointed.
 The Rev. P. w. Walls, F. w. Williams and w. B. Johnson, representatives from the A. M. E. church, addressed the con- ference.
 There was a large amount of business transacted during the day
 The following assignments are made for the negro churches today:
 Thirgood Memorial chapel, II a. m, Bishop c. w. Stewart; D. m., memorial services 7:30 D. m., l.. H. Chandler.
 St. Paul M. c. church, 7:3O D. m., c. N. Noble.
 Wesley M. E. church, Il a. m., S. s. Sherrod; 7:30 p. m., G. BI Bradden
 Congregational church, II a. m, T. W. Thompson
 Tittleville c. M. E.. church, Il a. m., J. L. Grayson.
 Bessemer, II a. m., w. S. Bradden
 Sixteenth Street Baptist church, 7:3O p. m., J. J. lamar.