The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24


With Admission, Athens and Albert
vile contending for the honor of en-
PERTAINING the forty fourth annual con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church of North Alabama in 1919, An
niston was selected at the session of
the conference here yesterday. The in
vitation, which was accepted by the
conference, was presented by the Rev
George Stoves. pastor of the First
Methodist church of that city Athens.
which has asked to entertain the con-
ference for the last three years, and
Albertville both made strong pleas that
the conference assemble in those towns
but the invitation extended by DR. J.
A. Duncan of Athens and Rev. J. NJ
Mccleskey of Albertvllle was rejected
when it come to the vote. which re-
suited as follows: Admission 81, Athens
so and Albertvlle Al.
This Is Busy Day
Sunday Will be a busy one for the
ministers of the conference as there
will be sermons preached in the vari-
Gus churches of the city by many of
them. Beginning at 9:15 a. M, there
will be a love feast at the Methodist
church with Rev T. X. Roberts pre-
siding, while at the IL o'clock serv-
ice Bishop Z. X. Hendrix will preach.
There will be several deacons and eld-
ers ordained by the bishop at this
service AIn the afternoon at o'clock
there viii be held memorial services
over which DR.. John d. Simpson will
preside In the evening DIR. Simpson
will preach.
The sessions of the conference yes
terday were by far the busiest yet held
and a vast amount of important work
was disposed of. In fact, 1t became
necessary to have an afternoon ses-
sion which convened at 2:30 o'clock and
which adjourned after being in session
an hour more at which time the re-
port of the various boards and COM
mittees were presented. read and passed
on by the conference. In the after
noon the sessions were presided over
by DR.. Morris. who was appointed to
fill the chair by the bishop at the morn
ing session. Bishop Hendrix held his
usual cabinet meeting in the afternoon
and hence was not present at the aft
ernoon session. After the cabinet meet
ing yesterday Bishop Hendrix was
taken over the Birmingham district
after which he was the guest of r. s.
Munger for tea. The ministers appoint
ments will be read out before the con-
ference by the bishop tomorrow
The Rev. Duncan breaches
| Last night at 1880 o'clock the Rev.
James A. Duncan, pastor of the First
Methodist church at Athens. spoke be-
fore a large congregation at the First
Methodist, where he was at one time
pastor before being transferred to Attn
ems. The speaker was given rapt at
tention by his hearers and his sermon
was one of the features of the fourth
day of the conference.
During the conference yesterday
morning a resolution was submitted
and adopted that the sermons delivered
by Bishop Hendrix each morning
should be printed in book form. This
resolution was submitted by Rev. r.
e. Tyler Rev. j. W. Norton and w Il.
Morris
Morning Session
| Bishop Hendrix callel the fourth
DAVIS session OF the conference to or
der yesterday morning at o'clock
with the opening hymn. "on Jordans
stormy Bank I stand, following which
the gathering was led in prayer by Kew.
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