The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-02
CONFERENCE VOTES
TO CONTINUE ITS
SUPPORT TO PAPER
Alabama Christian Advocate
Will Not Be Merged With
Georgia Publication as
Proposed at Selma

Selma, December 1.-(Special.) AFTER a
hard fight waged on the conference floor
for the greater part of the Friday morn
ing session, the life of the state organ
of the Alabama conference was saved by
a plan whereby it was decided to levy
an assessment Of per cent on the
churches in the state.
The fight by the opposition was led
by Rev. Eugene Crawford of DeFuniak
Springs, Fla, who urged the adoption OF
1.-THE Wesleyan Advocate, the organ OF
the Georgia conference, as the official
organ for the Alabama conference,
thereby merging the interests of both
conferences.
He brought out in his speech, which
was the longest of the session, the fact
that the last general conference, recog-
nizing the stress and strain under which
a number of church organs are labor
ing, passed recommendations that the
churches be districted and that some or
gan be owned by these churches and be
distributed into the various sections in
this manner.
SPEECHES FOR ADVOCATE
For the maintenance of the Alabama
Christian Advocate speeches were made
by a number of the most able men in
the conference, among them several lay
men They were: Hon. T, D. Sanford,
Rev. ]. S. Frazer Rev. ]. NJ. Dannelly,
Rev. w. P. Dickinson, Rev. w. N. Cox,
Rev ]. P. Roberts, Rev. Fl. T. Johnson
DR.. T. C. Howard and Hon. j. I. Ell
lson.
Rev. H. H. Mcneil brought to the at
ter ton of the conference the plan of
raising the price of the paper, in order
to keep from subsidizing it. DR.. Q. c.
McGhee DR.. w P. Burt and Hon. Lam
caster also spoke for the Endorsement of
one of the best speeches made by either
side, that of Rev. A. J. Lamar, in charge
OF the publishing house at Nashville who
urged the settling of the question look
ing to the future Of the paper.
He said: 1.-THE day has passed when
denomination can publish church paper
with substituting. In my 10 years expe-
rience as head of the publishing house,
this has been my experience" AS the
Advocate comes under the head of mis-
sionary literature, DR.. Lamar favored
supplementing the deficit which, under
present conditions, is certain to be felt
every year with other funds and for this
reason strongly upheld the per cent
assessment.
When the vote was called the measure
carried by an overwhelming majority.
OTHER BUSINESS
The session was opened at 9 o'clock by
reading of the minutes of the last meet
ing, by the secretary, DR.. A. j. Lamar,
followed by a scripture lesson by Rev.
w r. Ellisaw.
After the debate on the Advocate ques-
ton, vote was taken on the names of
the brethren to be received into the con-
ference on full connection.
Rev. d. w. Haskew offered his resigna-
tion as a member of the Epworth league
board, which was accepted, and recon-
nended to fill the vacancy was the name
l1bf Rev. II. NJ Andrews, who was ac-
ceptable to the conference.
A resolution on church unification,
carrying out the recommendation made
by the last general conference, was read
by Rev. E. C. Moore and accepted.
The calling of the questions was then
commenced and continued until the close
of the session at / o'clock.
Bishop Denny interspersed with the
business of calling the questions a word
about church history. His fairness and
urfailing good humor kept the atrnos-
phere of the conference free from any
feeling of injustice or hurry in settling
every question which came before that
body.
1t was announced that class consist