The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08


that the following members of this
class had not appeared for examina-
ton and they were continued in the
class Of the third year: Norman 3.
Mcleod and G. Miller.
Seaborn A. Owen, of this class, was
located at his own request, and having
lost his ordination papers, Bishop Will
son ordered that he be furnished with
a certified copy, as requested by him.
ELECTED ELDERS.
Under question IA, who are elected
elders" members of the class of the
fourth year were elected and will be
ordained and taken into full connec-
ton. Their characters were passed
and the committee reported that they
had stood satisfactory examinations.
Those elected elders were: Francis g.
Hastings, Robert J. Coxwell, Iaban H.
s. Chappelle, Jr., Chas. c. Wilkerson,
E. Marvin Rocks and j. Thomas Eek
ford.
OF this class the examining commit
tee reported that William Z. Gibson
had not bene before the committee
and that John F. Bilbro and William
j. Simmons had not passed on the ex-
animation and recommended that they
be continued in the class Of the fourth
year, which was ordered.
VISITORS INTRODUCED.
The following visiting ministers
WSiS SSSoIIeu the IOSlEuAil anu III
troduced to the conferences: Revs. K.
L. McIver, of the Knox Presbyterian
church of Pensacola; Mr.. Sexton, OF
the board of church extension, ano
pastor of Washington church; DR.
Martin, president of the Woman'S Col
lege, Of Montgomery; DR.. Cannon, OF
the Virginia Conference, and Dr.. Ran
dalph, of the Virginia. Conference and
chapla1n in the United States army.
ADDRESSED BY DR.. CANNON.
DR.. Cannon addressed the conference
in the interest of the Southern AS
sembly at Waynesvile, n. c. DIR. Can
non is an interesting talker and his
address was listened to attentively.
He told Of the purpose of the as
sembly and of what it intended doing
All great assemblies at present, he
said, are held north Of the Mason an(
Dixon line and the Methodists need
one in the south. The assembly is
established on the soundest business
principles and does not ask for any
donations. Its purpose is to furnish
an assembly house for Methodist PEG
pie.
The next meeting of the laymen OF
the churh will be held at Wayneville
he said, and 1t is the plan to establish
there a model Sunday school house
where methods will be taught. The
general plan viii be educational and
evangeiistic.
He invited men from Alabama and
West Florida to take stock and buy
lots and said that a number of men in
Alabama had already done so. The
association will pay the railroad ex-
penses of ny who go to Waynesviile
to purchae lots, where he said it was
hoped to establish q great spiritual
power house for the church.
At the conclusion of Dr. Cannon's
II T
famed evangelist, who will lectur'
here this afternoon, was introduced tc
the conference.
REMAINING ON TRIAL.
The following undergraduates made
reports and their characters havina
been passed, were reported as remain
ing on trial: A. e. Schafer, John A
Whitsitt, Grover c. Simpson, Douglas
l.. Folsom, Robert J. Haskew, David
NJ. Pearson, Herbert V. Hudson, Jane
E. c. Harrison, Bascomb c. Glenn, Jr
William S. Guice, Sanford B. Strout
Walter c. Cowart, Charles L. Middle
brooks, Walter L Conner, Arthur L
Lmpkin, Irving G. Mccain, Luther S
Gilmer, Robert L. LeFevre, Charles W
Bradley, T. w. Weaver, William F
Slough, Samuel E. Spencer, Lyman c
Brannon, William F. Floyd, Ernest A
Childs, Marion E. Grant and Leandel
c. Duncan.
William T. Tiller was discontinued
at his own request.
ADMITTED ON TRIAL.
Question l, Who are admitted or
trial." was called and the following
were admitted as probationers by 6
vote of the conference, the committee
on admissions having reported sepa
rately on each one of them and havin}
recommended them: John DAME
Hartzog, of the Mobile district; vii
liam Enoch Bryant, of the Montgomer.
district; Carl Preer and Charles Her
bert webster, of the Troy district
Walter O'Neal Phillips, of the Eufaule
district; Paul Powell Brumblelow
James jefferson Richards and Charlie:
Newton Williams, of the Mariana dis
trict; George Stanley Frazer, of the
Pensacola district.
w. J. ELLIOTT TALKS.
w. j. Elliott, representing the Ala
bama Bible Society. an auxiliary
ranch of the American Bible Society
addressed the conference in the in.
terest of the work of the society, which
IS to furnish Bibles and other religion.
periodicals to prea and others
for distribution at the lowest possibl,
prices.
Mr.. Elliott made strong appeal fol
the spreading of the Word of God anC
said that the church could not ge
along without the distribution of tn,
Bible. He said the society needed tn,
help of the conference, not in the wa,
Of contributions. or donations, bu
needed orders for books and religious
literature.
Bishop Denny followed Mr. Elliot
With few remarks, endorsing wha
had been said and urging the minister
| TO encourage the Alabama Bible So
ciety all they could
The name of A. P. McFerrin wa
| substituted for that of H. Trawick OF
The committee to examine the class o
| the second year. on account of TIL
| approximation of Rev. T. Trawick
After announcing a number of com
| mittee meetings for the afternoon an
| the night services, the doxology wa
| sung and the benediction was pro
| nounced by Dr. Elliott.
| Stella-Do you believe in monopol