The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-08
.CALERA PLACE OF NEXT CONFERENCE: MethOdists of Besserner Dis
 trict Have Busy Day DIR. KILGO BREACHES John Payden Dies of Injuries Re- ceived in Mine-G. T. Barks-
 dale Dies-High School
 Seniors Entertained
DIR. KILGO BREACHES

Bessemer April Especial )-The second day of the Methodist conference of the Bessemer district began Friday morning at S:S0 o'clock. The openi g ldevotions were held by Rev. c. NJ Rice and the unfinished business from Thurs day was disposed of R. E. Bowden was elected district trustee to succeed lJ. A. Moore, who resigned. The pas tors reports of the Sunday school work was excellent, but the Epworth league progress leaves much to be desired. j.. E. Ramsey of Birmingham made an in- teresting talk on the Bible class for Men. T. F. Robinson of Bessemer was unanimously elected district lay leader.
 Two places, Pratt City and Calera, contested for the meeting of the next district conference, which will take place in 1912, and Calera was selected.
 C. w. Reid representing the Athens Female college. talked of the education al phase of religious sects and then the conference adjourned for the able ser mon on the "Transfiguration of Christ" delivered by Presiding Elder A. M. Glenn of the Decatur district. He dwelt on the interpretations of certain pas sages of scripture, the divine as source of energy for the social, ethical and religious relationships and Christ as the apostle of love.
 After the sermon Presiding Elder Frank ". Brandon baptized the pretty, golden haired infant daughter of Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Sides of Woodstock. ba Brandon's recitation of the parents ob- legations to the child made an inter- esting feature of the programme. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. Glenn and the delegates adjourned for dinner.
 Rev. R. A. Thompson opened the aft ernoon session at 2:15 o'clock and the reports from the various committees were called for. The committee on recommendations to the annual con ferenee entered the application of Jo- seph G. Pinson of Birmingham college. owing to his blindness, there was much discussion of the advisability of ad- hitting the young man into the ranks of the itinerant preachers. Bishop J. c. Kilgo of Durham, N. C., arrived at 2:45 o'clock and was given the chair and presided for the rest of the after noon The conference decided by ballot that the Pinson application could not be recommended. After reports from the education committee. which showed that the district was well organized for the April campaign for the Brming- ham college fund, ]. A. Simpson, pres ident of the college; T. F. Robinson of Bessemer, F, M. Jackson of Birming ham and George Byrum of Ensley spoke on the success of the campaign.
 Bishop Kilgo, by his sermon at the night session, only deepened the ad- mration elicited generally for him, both as a man and minister.
 Saturday morning the conference will convene at o'clock and four lay dele gates from this district will be elected for the annual conference to be held at Florence in November. After the morning sermon by Bishop Kilgo the conference will be ended.
 Local Items
 Friday at the Bessemer city court a mistrial resulted in the case of Gardner vs. Fielding for dama ges for personal injuries and verdict for the defendant was returned in the case of Will Lane
  The verdict was found in just as short time as it could be written by the jury.
 Sam Romano filed suit against the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail- road for s3000 damages Friday in the city court. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant damaged his property on Alabama avenue and Twenty-first by running a railroad track near said property.
 Detective R. J. McCabe returned with w. J. Corbit from Atlanta Friday aft ernoon and Corbit is now in the city jail pending trial which will be held some time next week in the justice court. The diamond, which Corbit is charged with embedding from U. Schwabacher has not been found yet.
 The senior class of the Brighton high school has elected the following off cers: President, John Robertson; vice president Lucille Woodson: secretary and treasurer Mabel Morgan; prophet Velma Long; historian. Lizzie Walker; poet, Isla Hall
 The John c. Chapman Literary so-