The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Officers of Conference Are Elected and General Com
 mittees Named
BISHOP DENNY THE
 PRESIDING OFFICER
Preachers Who Have Borne the Bur den and Heat of the Day" Receive Cordial Welcome-Bishop Work
 ing on Assignments
px REV. 10. N. GLENN

By REV. F. \. GLENN
 Bessemer, November 1.-(Special )-The
 forty-seventh session of the North Ala
 bama conference, Methodist Episcopal
 church, south, began in the First Metho-
 dist church. this city, at a. m. today
 Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond, Va,
 presiding.
 The conference sang, Children of the Heavenly King" The Bishop led in prayer, and read and expounded a scrip ture lesson from Philippians, first chap 1 ter.
 What a Friend We Have in Jesus"
 was sung.
 Roll call showed present 2o6 cleric and 20 lay members.
 | w. E. Morris was elected secretary, 1 with Cleave Purcell assistant. Statistical
 secretaries, E. M. Glenn, J. c. Francis,
 F. L. Aldridge, G. w. Read, C.. F. Pom
 der, H. o. Chambers, V. W. Hammer.
 The presiding elders, as a committee | on nominations reported the following ! committees, which were adopted; 1 To fill vacancy occasioned by death of 1 Rev. S. P West c. w. Scale was ap- pointed member of the board of mana
 gers of the Alabama Methodist Orphan
 age. and H. S Matthews on committee on conference relations.
 l Committee on lay activities: W. M. Self, i w T. Wilson, r. D. McArthur, A, G. 1 Patterson, Judge c. P. Almon, H. 5. 1 Copeland, c. l.. Webb, R. T. Blackwell, P. S. Haley. T. H. Radney, Judge M. N Manning. Judge w. w. Brandon. 1 District conference records; w. M. Self, 1 c. O'Rear, R. N Hartsield J. E. Jen-
 kins, c. M. Green, S. o. Marlborough, S. w. Brooks, w. M. Harris L. W. Young, A. NJ Freeman, T.. S. Plowman, c. C. Turner. ..~t.,- Sabbath observance; W. s. Hullett, R. Fl. Haygood. G. w. Hall, O. L. Stewart, 1 J. J. Douglas, J. L. White, V. M Ham Ter. w. T. Hammer, H. J. Marchant. 1 Temperance:s Robert Wilson, l.. F.
 Whitten. w. F. Herndon. w. l.. Rice, ].
 A. Weaver, c. E. Mitchell. H. L. Aid l ridge I. B. Sargent, W. B. Williams, J. O, 1 Sturdvant, A. N. Burns
 Books and Periodicals: w. l.. Hen
 dricks, B. T. Waites F. G. Mackey, F. l.. Aldridge, G. H. Means, A. B. Harris, 1 w. B. Lovejoy, W. J. McCarty, M. M l Newton. D. c. McNutt, F. l.. Newton, ! l.. A. Waites
 i Public worship: J. r. Sturdivant.
 George Stoves, Judge B. c. Jones. Resolutions E. M. Glenn, R. l. Wal | ston, H. w. Hickey.
 Rev M. K. Thornton, local pastor of | the Baptist church, Rev I. F. Swallow of l the Presbyterian church. Dr.s A. J. La l mar. agent publishing house, Nashville, 1 Tenn. were introduced and invited to | seats with the body.
 1 ARE PREACHERS BLAMELESS? | Communications were received from the l conventional boards and were referred 1 to appropriate committees. l Question 22 was called: Are all the l preachers blameless in their life and of 1 ficial administration? Under this ques- 1 ton. the names of the F presiding elders 1 were called and their characters passed, ] namely $. R. Lester, Albertville dis 1 trict; J. F. Sturdivant, Bessemer; l.. C. 1 Brar scomb, Birmingham; l. F. Hawkins, 1 Decatur; F.. B. Norton, Florence; J. J. ] Williams, Gadsden; J. $. J. Brock, Haley | vile: J. S. Robertson, Huntsville; J. $. 1 Glasgow, Jasper; w. F. Faust, Roanoke; | s. L. Dobbs, Taladega; R. w. Ander- | son. Tuscaloosa. These gentlemen, in ! their reports, covered the field in out 1 line as will be given in detail from the | pa astors in the tabulated statements, which the statistical secretaries Will l make They reported 8 gratifying degree of enlargement and progress, as indicated | by physical improvements in church l property by members added to the church 1 and .by contributions made to the various 1 benevolences engaging the attention Of the conference.
 1 Rev. S. S. Mckinney of Texas appeared l before the conference in behalf of the af- 1 fairs of the representative church or ! Southern Metbodism in Washington city
 In 1911, the North Alabama conference agreed to undertake to raise S500O for this interest There being an unpaid balance, on motion of Dr. Brandon, such sum l was ordered to equitable distribution l among the district assessments. <
 SUPERANNUATES CALLED The names of superannuates were called and their characters were passed, | to-wit G. w. Alley, W. T. Andrews, l B. M. Bellenger, N. w. Beverly, J. L. l Britain, NJ. E. Butt, A. J. Chappell, JaJ. Crow, w R. Eddins T. W. Hays, T. A. I Kerr, J. T. Morris M. N. Morris, c. C.. 1 O'Neal W. F. Patillo, H. B. Rails, c. B. 1 Reddick, T. K. Roberts, c. G. Smith,
 ]. w. Spencer, T. "A. Vann, J. c. Wal
 ker. Joshua Warren, R. J. Wilson, Robert
 Wilson, w. M Howell J. L. Ferguson
 G. w. Sellers, W. J. Reid, T. o. oJnes were referred for supernumerary rela- l ton.
 Rev F. c. McVoy was at his own re-
 quest granted location. l J. M. Best and o. F. Hall were discon- | tinued at their own request.
 Bishop & w. Wilson during the morn ing reached Bessemer, was presented to the conferecne, and was most cordially welcomed. Bishop Wilson was for several