The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-05
M. [. CONFERENCE SPENDS BUSY DAY Orphanage Home in Good
 Condition CRAIGH MAKES TALK McNeill Resolution Brings Spirited Debate Over Locating Ques-
 tion-Lawrence to
 Speak

Andalusla, December 4--tSpecial )-That the Methodist orphanage home of Selma is in excellent condition and is making happy and pleasant the lives of many un- fortunate children, is the essence of a report on the conditions of the home made before the Alabama Methodist Episcopal conference by Dr. J. c. Craig at today's s session. MT. Craig was exceedingly opti- mistic concerning the affairs of the home His report featured the session today.
 The conference opened this morning with the bishop, reading for his text from the first chapter of the Book of Revelations The Rev. W. F. Arnold led in prayer after which the conference took up the regular business of the days proceed ings. J. c. Craig of the orphanage home located at Selma and H. Whitehead, pub fisher and business manager of the Chris tian Advocate, were introduced to the conference and made short but interest," ing talks on the progress being made by the institutions which they represent.
 S. |. TIrnipseed read a report of the superannuated home, which he said was one of the most important works of the church, and after discussing several fea- lures of the report, one of which was a inhabitants or more ought to establish a home for Its superannuated preachers, the report was adopted
 Spirited Fight
 Dr. H. H. McNeill of the First Metho- dist church. Dothan, then moved the con- ference for question IS. which Is: .Who are located this year?" This brought on a spirited fight in the conference and raised the question of locating c. w. Gavin, which has been hanging fire in the conference since 1912 A motion was made by the Rev. E. A. Dannelley of Montgomery that all laymen. visitors and others not members of the conference. be excluded, and the question threshed out behind closed doors. whereupon the bishop ordered that the house be cleared at once of all except those entitled to seats and the conference at once went into executive session. After staying in executive session from il to o'clock. the conference adjourned until o'clock in
 
 conference was not one touching Mr. Gavin's moral character. but was upon his acceptabilty as a travelling preacher After a thorough discussion, in which many able speeches were made pro and con, the conference voted by a consider able majority not to locate MT. Gavin
 This afternoon will be given over to the Rev. Brooks Lawrence of the anti saloon league. He reached the city this morning on the 1O3O train.
 Before the conference closed its session Thursday afternoon it disposed of quite a lot of routine matters. such as re- ports of minor committees
 In the afternoon Marvin Culbreth of Nashville, Tenn, assistant secretary of the Epworth league of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. delivered a lec- ture at the Methodist church on the great work the Epworth league was acomplish- ing. His address was highly entertain- ing and was well received by the large audience.
 Bishop Gamblers address at the Meth- odist church Thursday night on educa- tion was the feature of the conference thus far. The house was packed to it's entire seating capacity and beyond. The bishop handled his subject in a masterful manner and presented an unanswerable argument for the great cause of educa- ton.
 After Bishop Candler's address Thurs day night a collection was taken up for the new university recently located in Atlanta. more than 5000 being subscribed A. c. Darling of Andalusia and M. NJ. Mccall of Trinity church, Opelika, were among the largest contributors, the for mer giving 5000, while the latter sub scribed $500 Many subscribed $l00.