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

male college. ". E. Martin. president Of
the Womans college at Montgomery, and
Miss Minnie Kennedy, of the Birming-
ham Sunday School association.
lone hundred and ninety-three girls
have been enrolled at Athens. which has
| a faculty of 26" Miss Moore stated. a
handsome music hall has been built at
| the Athens Female college and other inn
| provements under way Miss Moore
asked that the SEVENTEEN year of the col
lege be made great and memorable one.
/ Women from this college are filling par
sonage homes all over the North Alabama
conference. Miss Kennedy made a brief
task before the conference.
| w. +. Martin, president of the Wom-
ans college at Montgomery, addressed
the conference and began by congratulate
/ ing the conference on the splendid amount
raised toward Improvement and endow-
ment of the Birmingham college at Owen
| ton. Mr.. Martin told what Alabama
Methodism was accomplishing in educat-
| ing its young women. declaring the
woman's college at Montgomery is doing
its share in this great work. There are
| now IT'S students enrolled at this institu-
ton. there being no preparatory depart
ment, all the women being full hedged
| college women"
| The enrolment this year shows an in
crease of IS per cent. The college hopes
| to erect another dormintory next year.
| DIR. j. W. Johnson of this city took
the chair as the bishop had to ordain a
deacon. DR. Hammond of Nashville at
this point addressed the conference. DR..
Hammond is president of the Payne
| Layne Divinity school. a colored insti-
| tuition, in the mountains of North Geor-
| gia. The speaker made an appeal for
this institution and told of the work it
was doing. The following contributed :
Rev. George Stoves, SO: F. NJ. Jackson,
SIS; W. o. Horton. s.; J. 3. Cummings,
So; Mrs. J. G. persinger, W. L. Dins1
more, IS; L. c. Branscomb, 50; J. W. Nor
ton, So J. II. Wilson. IS; W l.. Major,
IS; w. B. Schuessler, s.: S. Storgh, So;
A general collection was taken up for
this school and a neat sum was realized.
DR.. James Cameron, of the Virginia Anti
Saloon league was introduced to the con-
ference. DR.. Cameron at one time was
president of the Blackstone Female col
lege, an Institution for girls at Black
stone, Va. lie spoke in the interest of
the Southern assembly grounds at Lake
Junalusli at Waynesville. " G., where
great missionary conference will be
held June 26-29, 1913. He said:
1.-THE southern assembly is an organized
movement on the part of a number of thu
laity and ministry of the Methodist Epis-
copal church., south, to establish at the
most suitable place a great permanent
assembly, which Will meet the growing
need of the church for conference, train
ing inspiration, rest and recreation. This
need has expressed itself in various Sec
tons of the church in the assemblies
and conferences which are held during
the summer season in the interest of
Sunday school, educational, Epworth
league and missionary work
s'fThese local district and conference
gatherings have greatly emphasized the
desirability of a churchwide assembly
grounds, where leaders from every sec
ton and every conference can meet and
confer concerning all the great interests
of the church; where men and women
can give and receive not only inspiration
and stimulus to do the best work for
the Master, but practical suggestions also,
showing how results have been obtained
and can be obtained. And in addition to
this idea of active conference, there Is
the very attractive idea of the commun-
ion of saints, of Christian fellowship and
association, of summer homes located in
a beautiful, healthful spot, occupied by
choice spirits from every section of our
great southern church, of ideal surround
ings for the training of children-in short,
of life in a community where the atmos-
phere and the associations will be help
full and uplifting"
The conference orphanage report was
submitted by ]. II. Wilson of Lincoln,
who stated there were IS names on the
roll last year. The report showed the
orphanage to be in splendid condition.
Mr.. Craig Speaks
Superintendent Craig of the orphanage
addressed the conference, reviewing the
work Of the institution. There is a splen-
did building at Selma modernly equipped,
where there are now So Children he said.
The report of the Alabama Methodist or
phanage board was adopted. This was
one of the most satisfactory reports of the
conference.
Elders and deacons will be ordained by
Bishop Hendrix this morning. DIR. Brans-
comb read the list of preaching appoint
ments for Sunday. A. NJ. Freeman and
w. II. Coleman were advanced to the
class of the second year during the morn
ing session.
DR.. J. d. Simpson will preside over
the memorial session this afternoon. W.
b. Woodall surrendered his credentials to
the conference and is no longer preach
or The conference adopted a recommen-
dalton that married preachers receive a
salary of not less than $500 a year or
single preacher 5000 per annum. Mrs. An
ME Weisel, president of the Birmingham
w. c. T.. e., was introduced and ad-
dressed the conference, following the re-
port of the temperance committee. Fol-
lowing Mrs Weisel came former Governor
Conner, who made a short address along
the lines of the temperance cause.
Bishop Hendrix at the noon hour called
for the place of meeting for next year,
and DR.. j. A. Duncan placed Athens in
nomination, the Rev. J. M. McCleskey
nominated Albertville and the Rev, q. Ii.
Stoves of Admission invited the conference
to meet in the brooklyn of the South
The vote stood Admission 81, Athens so and
Albertvllle Al. A resolution was present
ed making Birmingham the permanent
meeting place of the conference, but ow-
ing to pressure of business this resolu-
ton was tabled.
The joint board of finance report was
presented by c. W. Seals Ten thousand
three hundred and sixty-four dollars and
twenty cents is distributed among super
anuate preachers, their wives and or
phans.
A resolution was presented that all cam
didates for admission into the conference
must secure a certificate of health from
a physician. The report and resolution
were adopted by the conference.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurer's report was submitted
by T. C. Banks, the conference treasurer,
the expenditures of the year being as
follows:
Foreign missions ........ s12,017.94
Home missions ............ 12,345.76
Bishops .............. 2,S69.64
Case claimants ......... 9,419.50
Education 14.s5SS4
Church extension ....... 1851
American Bible society ..... 1851
Children's day E....... 109.5l
Special missions ......... 1,22S.3I