The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-07
DELEGATES DECLINE
TO MAKE CHANGE IN
THE Church CREED
Proposition of General Con-
ference to Eliminate "HOly
Catholic" From Greed De-
feated at Montgomery
By l.. 8. BETTY

Montgomery, December 6.-lSpecial)
Opposition to the proposition of the gen
eral conference to eliminate the words
holy catholic" and substitute church of
Cod from the church creed was unani-
mousy expressed today by the Alabama
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, in annual session here, by
viva voce vote of all the delegates
present.
The resolution of the general confer
enee was defeated and Bishop E. r. Hem
dirk, presiding over the conference, de-
clared that he would be Inundated If
conference over which he presided should
| recommend a change from the Scriptual
statement.
Among other interesting matters sub
mitted to the conference at its fourth
days session today were an appeal of
Mrs. Edward Dunllin Thames of Green
vile, president of the Alabama School
Improvement association. for the support
OF the conference in the campaign for
local taxation and compulsory education
in Alabama, the adoption of report of
the joint board of finance providing for
the appointment of committee to con-
fer with the North Alabama conference
about the construction of Methodist hos
pital in the state and the election of the
Rev. E. A. Dannelly of Mobile, e. C.
Moore of Montgomery and w. NJ. Cox
of Pensacola clerical delegates to the
general conference at Oklahoma City next
| May. 4
Assignments Monday
Assignments of ministers for the next
year will be made by Bishop Hendrix
Monday morning and the conference will
adjourn sine die at 12 o'clock. in accord
ance with the provisions of a resolution
adopted at the session today.
Practically all business has been com
pleted and the only matters remaining
are The election of two alternate cleri-
cal delegates to the general conference
| and the announcement of appointments
The Rev. j. S. Frazier, presiding elder
of the MOBILE district was one of the
leaders against the adoption of the reso-
luton providing for a change in the
church creedg
The Rev. f. c. Moore, pastor of the
Dexter Avenue Methodist church of Mont
| gomery presented the resolution, with the
names of c. T. Cornell of Prattville. E.
| E. Cowan of Greensboro, William F. Fea-
| gan of Montgomery, E. c. Moore of Mont
| gomery, C V. Calhoun of Greenville, j..
! of Greensboro as indorsers.
When the conference had spoken against
the change, Bishop Hendrix declared that
he was glad the resolution was not adopt
| ed that he would have been humiliatel
| to know that the body had expressed it
self in favor of eliminating an expression
handed down from the days of old. He
urged the members of the conference to
| preach on the subject until there was a
general understanding of the meaning.
Education Sunday
During her appeal to the conference to
| aid In the educational campaign, Mrs.
| Thames requested the ministers to set
| apart Education Sunday" in their
| churches and deliver addresses on the
| subject
/ Reports of the Russell Sage foundation
| show that Alabama is on the bottom of
the list in educational advancement, save
! two, said Mrs. Thames. Until compul-
| sorry education and local taxation laws
are adopted Alabama cannot take her
place among the states and we cannot
make a winning fight ON Alabama's IS great
est foe, white illiteracy."
Delegates to General Conference
Electing delegates to the general con-
| ference has been no easy thing. During
the session today the conference selected
| the three clerical delegates to complete the
| list, the filling of which was begun Friday,
but only one alternate clerical delegate,
o. c. McGehee of Mobile, was named.
Names of several others were voted on,
but no one received majority, and the
balloting will continue Monday morning.
| Plans of the joint board of finance for
a large Methodist hospital in Alabama, to
, be supported by the Alabama and North
! Alabama conferences make one of the
most popluar movements in the church.
TIT 10.
tions was adopted by a unanimous vote,