The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-09
CONFERENCE THIS
WEEK At ADMISSION
Methodists to Campaign for
Birmingham College
POPE APPEAL ASSURED
A Feature of Methodist Conference
Will Be. Church Extension Ami
versary-Anniston Needs
Additional Homes

Admission, November ESPECIALLY
advance guard of the delegates who will
attend the session of the North Alabama
| conference of the Methodist church, to
convene in this city on Wednesday even
ing, will begin to arrive Monday evening,
when the examining committee and sew
, eral undergraduates, about 100 in number,
will arrive. The total attendance at the
sessions is estimated to range between
400 and 800 delegates, homes for the en-
tertainment of whom have been secured
among the several denominations of the
| city.
| DIR. j. B. Cumming. special agent for
Birmingham college, who will undertake
to raise a large amount of the balance
on a s250,000 fund needed and planned
| for Birmingham college, 100000 of which
has already been pledged and $4,000 col
lected, has been in the city several days.
| At the last session of the conference,
over $4,000 was subscribed to this fund.
and DR.. Cummings states that he hopes
to raise at least this much at the session
to be held In Admission.
DR.. Cummings pins particular faith
in the loyalty of the Alabama Methodists
to take advantage of the offer made by
R. s. Munger Of Birmingham, president
OF the board of trustees of the college,
who has agreed to give one-tenth of the
total amount subscribed up to $250,000, or
81 for every 50 subscribed by others
throughout the state.
An interesting feature of the confer
ence will be the church extension ami
versary, which will be celebrated on the
first night of the convention. at which
time DR.. W. p. McMurray secretary of
this work, will be the chief speaker
These exercises will be in charge of ]. H.
Wilson of Lincoln, president of the con-
ference board of church extension. Dr.
McMurray, who will speak, has been
mentioned as a probable bishop to be
elected at the next general conference.
The Rev. Frank w. Brandon, pastor
Of the First Methodist church here, has
been at work for several weeks in ar
ranging for the entertainment of the con-
ference. He states that all of the dele
gates have now been assigned commit
tees appointed and coached and other ar
rangements completed. The one thing
lacking now he says, is the securing of
a list of volunteers to entertain visitors
in. case of emergency, or a larger attend
ance than is anticipated.
With the Lynchburg Foundry company's
plant about to begin operations and the
plant of the Standard FounaSy company
in the same stage of complication, with
almost every industry in the city running
at full blast and more men being en-
ployed than at any previous time in the
history of the city, there is scarcely va
/ ,,nff In. In .ifx nd nol aofat ta
men say that the demand for homes was
never as great as it is at present.
| The Admission Chamber of Commerce
| has taken hold of the situation and Is
using its influence to relieve the situa-
tion and prepare for the accommodation
of the large number of additional em-
ployes that will come into the city as
soon as the two new pipe plants are put
into operation.
The payroll OF Admission at present is
record-breaker. Several of the industries
have enlarged their capacities during this
year and additional men given employ
ment The banks are In the best condi-
ton in their history, and marked develop
ments are projected for the near future,
according to Secretary Watson of the
Chamber of Commerce.
That the case of Erwin Pope. the no.
torious negro defendant who was found
guilty OF the murder or j. h. McClurkln
for the fifth time Friday, will again ap-
peal his case Is now assured, according
to statement of F.. ID. Willett of the
counsel for the defense.
Mr.. Willett states that there is more
in the case than is generally believed.
1t has already attracted nationwide at
tention, he says, and 1t promises to be-
come notable precedent in the criminal
law of the country. He will fight to the
last court of appeal. he says, to save
the life of the defendant, as he says the
circumstances in the case are not strong
enough to warrant the death of the negro
on the galows.
Mr.. Willett and Attorney T. J. Harris,
who have been appointed by Judge Cole
man, will state their reasons for a new
trial when Judge Coleman sentences the
prisoner Monday, and If the new trial is
refused another appeal will be taken ON
several exceptions which they claimed