The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-13
CONFERENCE IS
 OVER AT MERIDIAN Methodists Adjourn Monday
 After Six Day Session APPOINTMENTS READ
Few Changes in Assignments-Ses- sions Presided Over by Bishop Candler-Hazlehurs to En-
 tertain Conference Next

Meridian Miss, December P.-fSpeeiah. The Mississippi Methodist conference closed it's 9sth session in this city yester- day after a business session of six days. Bishop Warren A. Cander of Atlanta, presided and proved himself leader and teacher of the first order. Much busi- ness was dispatched during the six days. No matters of very general interest were taken up during the conference.
 The appointments were read out yester- day, and but few changes were made in the assignments for next year. Hazel hurst, Miss, was selected as the meeting place for next year, which will be in De- cember, 1912. Strong resolutions were adopted by the conference asking that the legislature create fund with which to establish an industrial home for fallen women and a industrial school for juve- nile delinquents. A committee was ap- pointed to draft the proposed bill. Reso- lutions were adopted and committees ap- pointed to draft bills to be presented at the next legislature asking that the locker system of clubs and secret orders be pro hibited and if practiced, be made an in- dictabe offense. That the age of con sent be raised from P to IS years. That all soft drink stands be held under sub jection of a specially created law that requires them to be regulated by law and demand a license from same. That other laws be passed which will make it impossible for the now popular question bringing saloons back into Mississippi, to win s5eOO was pledged for the great cen tral Methodist church to be built at Washington. All of the Methodist institutions report el in fine condition financially and other wise. A committee was appointed to de- vise a scheme by which the Methodists may make their centennial of the birth of Methcdism in Mississippi a great year in the raising of large fund for educa- tional purposes 10 be used in better equip ping the conference schools and colleges l of the state. There is much interest in this move.
 aFollowing are sthe conference appoint | ments:
 Meridian District
 W. L. Lewis. presiding elder; R. W. | Keiser, Binnsvine; s. N. Young, Bacca- | tunna; R. E. Rutledge, Daleville w. r. Baggett, DeKalb; A. J. Davis. DeSoto; E. w. Lewis, Enterprise and Stonewall; | A. B. Barry Lauderdale; A. S. Oliver, l supply, Mstheville; w. H. LaPrade Me ridian, Central; G. s. Harmon, Meridian, | East End; C. N. Guice, Meridian. Fifth | street. C.. D. Crossley, Meridian, South | Side; John Paul, Poplar Springs. J. A. Wells. Meridian, Seventh avenue; w. w. | Nelson, Moscow; c. L. Martin, Porter vile; J. E. J. Ferguson, Sehoeha; B. F. Jones, Shubuta ano3 Quitman; A s. Byrd, supply, Vimvile; w. G. Forsytll~, Naynesboro; H. S. Westbrook, Waynes- boro circuit; l. L. Peebles, conference evangelist G. S. Hahmen. conference mis- sionary secretary
 Sea Shore District
 w. B. Jones' presiding elder; A. P. Cox, supply, Amerieus T. B. Cottrel Bay ST. Louis; w. l. Linfield, Biloxi Main street; w. J. Ferguson. Brooklyn and Bond; H. | r, Lewis Jr., Carriers and McNein; c. 2. | Gibson, Coaville; B. r. Lewis, Columbia | R. A. Breand, supply, Derby; w. L. Bur- ton, Gulfpors, Twenty-fifth avenue. J. T. | Abney, Gulfport, Twenty ninth street and | Handsboro; W.fW. Moore. Howison and Saucier; David Ulmer, supply, Hub and OakdaJe; H. Mellard. Logtown; R. r. Watt, Long Beach and Pass Christian; T. w. Adams. LumbeIton: H. J. Moore, | McHenry and Wiggins; s. E. Furry, sup ply, Mentorum; P. E. Daniel, Mississippi City and Handsboro; w. D. Sullivan, Moss Point; l.. A. Darcy, Pascagoula and Cold Springs; G. A. Guice. Poplarville, J. M Lewis, Vancleave; Louis Fayard, SUD- ply, Welf River E. G. Mohler, student Vanderbilt university; W. T. Griffin, Sea mans Bethel.
 Port Gibson District
 w. II. Huntley, presiding elder; C. H. Herring. Amite; J. s. Parker Auguila; J. M Massey, Centreville; F. Early Gray, Fayett;e E. C. Gum, Gloster w. II.