The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
OF METHODIST WORK WILL BEGIN TODAY North Alabama Conference Begins Its Sessions in Woodlawn Tomorrow PRESIDING ELDERS
 ASSEMBLE TONIGHT Birmingham College Trustees Present Paper Looking to Union of Male
 College Efforts of Alabama
 Methodism
B. REY. E. M. GLENN

By REV. F. M. GLENN
 The north Alabama conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, which convenes at Woodlawn tomorrow morn ing, begins it's preliminary work at S o'clock this morning, with the various committees putting the several classes through examina ton of the prescribed courses of study.
 Originally, when high school and col lege facilities were scantier than now, and when theological advantages were usually confined to the favored few earlier Methodism undertook to supply any lack or deficiency thereby arising by providing for the young ministers who were appointed academic and theological courses. These courses extend through four years. The examiners give full cred- it for any parallel work that may be done fo any parallel or theological nature.
 The requirements for admission into the travelling connection are the equva- lent to those for college entrance. Two years in the pastoral relation with ap- proved examinations of the course of
  conference membership and that carr;es eligibility to the orders of deacon.
 Two more years are required for elder s orders-which attained, comes eligibility to any office in the church.
 COMMITTEES AND CLASSES
 The committee and classes follow:
 Committee on admission: J. S. Chad D Francis. R. H. Jones.
 Admission on trial; J. D. Simpson, J.. A. Brock E. M. Glenn
 First year. W. E. Faust I. F. Flaw l1ins, L. F. Stansell. Class: Early w.. Capps, William c. Chappell, John l.. Ferguson, Jr., John w. Graham, Joshua A. Gam, Jr. William A. Lowery, Sam uel M Mimms, Leonidas D. McReynolos, David K. Pegues, Walter l.. Thompson, F. J. Schlosser, M. A. Myer.
 Second year: H. c. Howard, J. w. Johnson. B. B. Glasgow. Class: Lonnse G. Alverson, Enoch M. Burks. Gurley M. Bynum Jessie A. Clark, James F. Dunn, Lenne L. Jones' Thomas B. Jordan, j., D. Kaylor William l.. Morris, Plennie |C. Oliver, Bayless M. Porter, Ken C.. Pugh Marion l.. Smith, Fred E. Tiffin Robert C. Wilson, H. A. Mullen.
 Third year l.. c. Branscomb, w. F. Price, J. R. Turner. Class; Olin ". Bar Der, William D. Barnes, Lewis A. Busby, Wilson M. Buttram, Zach R. Carpenter, Ben l.. Dobbs, William G. Echols, Carl c. Gregory, William T. Hamby, Ben pamin F. Hammond. Roy Hewlett An drew " Jones, Benjamin K. Kelley, ,, Charles H. Lane. Raleigh B. Lavender, Samuel U. Lemmond, Largus F. Mar tin, John McConatha Ocie L. Peek. Will liam Treadaway, George E. Turrentine, Lewis s. Wessinger, John A. Wales, Thomas M. Wyman, s. W. Brooks, A. w. Gregg, J. w. Coffman. J. o. Hall. Fourth year: S. l.. Dobbs, J. A. Dun can, H. M stevenson. Class: Robert L. Baker, John F. T. Brown, Isaac T. Carl : ton, Issac H, Horton, Virgin c. Herndon, James w. McBrayer, Seaborn A. Owen, Reuben M Phifer, Charles w. Reed, Jesse E. Riddle John w. Simmons, Crawford A. Tatum, James M. Wigley, T. H. Johnson.
 PRESIDING ELDERS MEET Tonight the presiding elders meet as a committee on nominations, to choose members of the several committees and boards to be announced at the organ ization of the conference session Wednesday, The presiding elders are: Rev. w. B. Hope. Albertville; Rev. C.. E. Boyd, Bessemer; Rev. J. w. John son, Birmingham: Rev. w. F. Morris, Decatur; Rev. l.. F. Stansell. Florence. Rev. $. l.. Dobbs, Gadsden; Rev. J. A. J. Brock. Haleyville; Rev. J. s. Robertson, Huntsville; Rev. G. T. Harris, Jasper; Rev. w. F. Faust, Roanoke; Rev. w. F. Price, Sylacauga; Rev. J. R. Turner, Talladega; Rev. R. W. Anderson, Tusca- loosa.
 There will also be a meeting of the legal conference. the same consisting of the presiding elders and one lay man from each district, to-wit: J. b. Moore, Birmingham; $. s. Caldwell. Gadsden; N. M. Rowe, Huntsville: J. H. Wilson. AlbertvilIe; w. F. Acker, Talla- dega; Peyton Norvell. Jasper; J. H. Wal ston, Florence; D. Isbell; E. J. Garrison, Roanoke; s. A. Turner, L. G. Pettyiohn. Bessemer; Mack Pearce, l1aleyville: w. IL Dinsmore Decatur.
 The conference brotherhood, a mutual insurance association. holds it's annual meeting tonightsin the Woodlawn Meth odist church, Rev. J. c. Persinger, pres ident, and Rev. $. T. Slaton secretary. This association carries large mem- bership, and it's affairs are administered at comparatively small cost It's bene- fits are large.
 BIRMINGHAM COLLEGE The trustees of Birmingham college met in the Young Mems Christian as sociation building yesterday afternoon, with IS of the board present, and after full and prolonged discussion, reached unanimous agreement upon a paper, re- questing the North Alabama conference to take the initiative in action looking to the union of the male college Elf. forts of Alabama Methodism. The action of the trustees will be pre- sented to the conference at the first session Wednesday morning, and will doubtless awake widespread and hearty response throughout the conference terri a new impetus in this vital part oi church enterprise.