The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-21

Murray of Nashville and pr. Moore were introduced Dr. McMurray is connected with the church extension board while
 Dr. Moore is of the mission board. The reports of these gentlemen were referred.
 Trustees Report
 Then followed the report of the board
 of trustees of the Methodist church south. This was referred to the joint committee on finance. Dr. Tillits report from the Vanderbilt university was read,
 which showed that 1122 students attended that institution last year. One hundred and thrty-four of these students were
 candidates for the ministry. while 119
 were in the biblical department The young men at Vanderbilt came from every branch of the conference of southern Methodist. Vanderbilt encourages pros pective students for the ministry to at tend that institution, where they will re- ceive the best training possible. The com munication of the general board was re- ferred without reading The report from the Womans college at Montgomery was
 read to the conference by the aoting sec retary The trustees met April |, 19l2, and elected M. H Holt president; J. Il.
 Dannelly, secretary, and M. B. Tough
 ton treasurer
 During recent months quite number
 of improvements have been made, among lltli d litW bViliilOi DtduiiiS HIS titt
 grounds The enrolment at present IS
 175 of which number 15S are boarders. the remainder day pupils. Every room in the two buildings is occupied. This report was referred to the conference re- port of education.
 The next report was from the Ep-
 worth league. A great southern Epworth
 league convention is planned for next summer at Havana, Cuba The gifts of "a t.UaTf11a Ia ef
 year was $25,SIl76 At a recent meeting i of the board provision the employment
 of Junior league secretary was made and Miss Ada Trawick of Nashville was
 elected to the position.
 The bishop desired to have the superan-
 nuates address the conference and several
 took advantage of the opportunity 70
 make few brief remarks. To the cal. of the bishop the following were called.
 J. w Cary, A. J. Chappell J. J. Crow, ] j. NJ. Dupre D. C. Dies, W. k. Edmunds, l j. B. Emerson. F. w Hays. Fs K. Hew-
 lett M F. Johnston, T. A. Kerr. !. Q. l Melton, M M. Morris, Rufcs Nieholson. !, w. T. Patillo, M. E, Butt of Childres- i burg. H. B. Rawls, D. o. Ray, ]. N. Rid ] dick, T. K. Roberts. c. ". Seller q. G.
 Smith, R. A. Speer, J. w Spencer, J. T. ] Walker, James Williams A. N, Toe and ] C. C. O'Neal There was nothing against these gentlemen and their names were re- i ferred.
 The report of the fourth year commit tee was made. The other three were not quite ready. Rev. j. F. Black. c. F. Bow en. Ralph l., Dill, W. R. Duncan, l. q. | Johnson, Jackson w. Lee Marvin M. Newton, Joseph H. Pass, Edward r. Roy,
 Jesse J. Sandin, Willis suttpn. S. N
 swindell Eddie D. Totherow and B. r. 1 Waites were passed
 | w. T. McMurray of the church exten- I sion fund, made a brief address. stating | the board hoped to reach s500o0O bv the
 close of the fiscal year. Mr MeMurray stated in time he hoped the fund would reach the million dollar mark. stating this money could be put to good use. Tho l Sunday school -irthday offering is grow 1 ing Monderfully ATr. McMurrav left yes- terday afternoon to attend another con- l ference A feature of the morning ses-
 sion which came just before adjournment l was the presentation to Bishop Hendricls | of gavel by Rev. l. II. Hawkins. pre- l siding elder of the Florence district 1 The gayel is made from wood taken from i La Grange mountain, which was used ln erecting a church in 1S3a Bishop Payne was elected bishop In 1916 and preached ! in this church
 Just before adjournment s. l.. Dobhs
 made report on the publication of a | book containing sketches of members fho have passed away. A. !. Chappell will l have charge of distributing these books