The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-04
N. f. CONFERENCE
IS GIVEN OVER TO
COMMITTEE WORK
Trains Crowded With Dele
gates Reach Andalusia.
Church Extension
Discussed

Andalusia, December a Especial. j,
The afternoon session of Wednesday 5
Methodist Episcopal conference was
given over to the work of the various
committees, and all the committees got
down to their work with vim and vigor.
The private offices of the banks of the
city were thrown open to the work of
the committees, while others worked up
their reports in the churches
All trains reaching Andalusia
Wednesday brought additional minis
tiers, laymen and visitors to the confer
ence and when Secretary Lamar called
the roll Thursday morning of the alb
sentees of the previous days confer
ence many answered to their names.
DR.. w. F. McMurry of Louisville, KY.
delivered an address at the Methodist
church Wednesday night on Church
Extension"
The board of extension of the NJ E..
church, south, has been in operation
FOR 80 years, as shown by Dr. McMurry
in his address Wednesday night. It's
purpose is to assist in building churches
in needy place in this country and also
in foreign lands.
The conference opened Thursday
morning at o'clock with devotional
exercises by the bishop, taking his text
from St Matthews account of John the
Baptist. DIR. ]. S. Chadwick, ID. D.. of
nashville, was introduced to the con-
kerence by the bishop and he made an
interesting talk of a few minutes In
support of the Christian Advocate, of
which he is assistant editor, and urged
the members of the conference to give
the paper their hearty support He said
1t was doing great work for the NJ.
u. church. south, and wanted to see
each member of the conference give it
loyal support.
When the days journal of the pre-
vious days meeting was read it showed
that 1913 clerical members answered to
their names and 16 lay members. 1t was
moved and carried that ealing of the
roll would be omitted after Wednesday s
proceedings.
Reports of committee were then heard
and disposed with. Question one, who
is on trial in the travelling connection?
II. L. Tate, A. C. Lee, H. C. Cowan,
George w. Carpenter. b. F. Brown, M
J. Bouterse, ]. A. Crew. NJ. ID. Taylor
and A. +. Phinix were admitted
Bishop Gambler then called up ques-
tiOn five, who are readmitted?" and
the reports showed none
Bishop Gambler spoke in behalf of the
Paine college for the colored, of whom
DR. ]. d. Hammond is president. saying
that 1t had accomplished a great work
He said why send missionaries TO China
and Japan and leave the negro out?
Bishop Gambler asked for a contribution
for the Paine college and received APP
proximately $40. He said that there
was negro fool enough to doubt the
scripture and that he ought to be edu-
Gated.
Among the prominent laymen attend
Ing the conference is b. M. Washburn
of Montgomery, who has been a regu-
lar attendant upon the Alabama Meth
o9ist conference for over 20 years. 9th
err attendants who have been regular
visitors for more than a quarter of a
century are r. d. Bryant and NJ. d.
Thomasson of Mobile. Some of the other
prominent visitors to the conference are
II. B. Pulley, Greenville; J. III. Shines,
Luverne; w. F. Thurston, IBrantley; G..
s. Lazenby, Forest Home; John T. Eli
son, prominent layer, Centerville, and
A. T. Wilkinson Glastonbury. DR.. B. B.
Ross state chemist, Auburn, and DIR.
J. S. Chadwick and J. N. Culbreth of
Nashville.
Rev. j. B. Cummins of the north Ala
hama conference is in attendance upon
the conference in Andalusia this week.