The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-05
TODAY'S SESSIONS OF CONF FERENCE IN
 ATHENS COLLEGE
Attendance at Methodist Conference Too Great for Church-College Audi
 tOrium Rendered

Athens, November 4.-(Special) 1.-The morning session of today's proceedings began with devotional exercises, led by pr. L. F whitten, reading from the ninth chapter of St. Matthews gospel The congregation sang,
 "Oh, happy day that fixed my eholce'
 On Thee, my Savior and my Lord.
 Much business was disposed of in both afternoon and morning sessions of the second days conference
 There were about 225 preachers in at tendance and 24 lay delegates
 Hon. W. T. Sanders, chairman of the board of trustees of Athens college, Tn behalf of that board and in behalf of the local conference entertainment com mittees, invited the conference to hold it's sessions in the auditorium of the new building of the Conservatory of Music of Athens college. The conference, by Vote' accepted the invitation, and after today the business sessions will be held at the college and also the preaching services will be held there This move was made out of consideration of the fact that the church can accommodate some 450, while inc college auditorium accommodates twice that number.
 Mornings Proceedings
 Routine matters were handled in short order. Alternates were seated as follows: F. E. Hamilton in place of F. J. McAdory. Bessemer district; R. H. Haygood in place of A. L. Reece, Birmingham district; w, K Greene in place of J. c. Kunipe, De- catur district.
 Question l. "Who are admitted on trial?" was called, and the following young ministers were admitted on trial in the travelling connection: Rev. Glenn Pugh and Elijah Upton, recommended by Albertville district. Upton comes from the regular pastorate of the Baptist church); Jesse Angus Clark, Lonnie Cor don Alverson, Ollie Edgar Hall, Bayless Milton Porter. recommended by Birming- ham District conference.
 Afternoon and Night
 On yesterday afternoon. pr H. M. Du- Bose, the newly elected editor of the Southern Methodist Quarterly Review, preached to the great pleasure of the body.
 Last night the Sunday school board had charge of the exercises, with Rev. Dr. Bulla of Nashville as speaker
 The various committees and boards are putting in afternoons mainly in detailed attention to matters referred to them.
 Lennie Lee Jones (con1ng from the Northern Methodist, recommended by Haleyvile District conference; William Iumpkin Morris, recommended by Jasper District conference (Mr. Morris was for five years d minister in the Baptist church.; James Fletcher Dunn, Thomas Benton Jordan, Marion Lotion smith, Plennie Carus Oliver. recommended by Roanoke District conference; Robert Creb Wilson recommended by Tuscaloosa Dis trict conference.
 William R. Howell was announced as being received in elders orders as transfer from New Mexico conference.
 The class of the second year was called, and under 1t, the following were passed by the committees of examination, were elected deacon: George Wellington Dick ley, John Fletcher, Tierce Brown, Isaac T. Carlton, Osceola Hill, Isaac H. Horton, James Walker McBrayer. Reuben Madi- son Phifer, Charles Wilson Reed. John William Simmons, Crawford Osburn Tatum, James Milton Wigley.>