The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-30

Dothan. November 29.-(Special) | The Sunday school board of the Ala bama conference had it's hour on Wednesday night. The conference Is
 in it seighty fifth year, but not until
 this year has it entered upon Sun day school work in conference-wide' systematic Methodistic way
 | At the last session of the annual coll ference, Rev. S. U. Turnipseed who was made conference Sunday school field secretary, made helpful and en-
 thusiastic report of his work. Under
 his leadership district wide sunday
 school institutes were held in five districts of the conference.
 The Review, the official organ Of the Alabama conference, a monthly pup lished at Montgomery, was on eXhloi- tion here and a great deal of isaflet literature bearing the mark of the NJ E. church was freely distributed as it seems the Methodists have made up their minds to encourage sunday school work of their own which small ! care for the special message which l they believe they have for, the world History is being made every day in Methodism and the idea is to carry on Methodist propaganda that Will strengthen the Methodist cause. T. M. Norton, a 1ayman from Mid way, says at last the deep sand road which ran from the depot at James
 through the village of Midway has 1 ;,, -o1a and no longer a weariness to the flesh of man and a burden to beasts. It seems strange now to everyone how men put up with it for more than half century. He is a good roads boost CT. He says that the sand road could have been fixed back in slavery days with very little trouble if the leaders had only made an effort to get to- gether and do it.
 District Attorney T. D. Sandford is here. I was greatly interested in his description how easy it was for farmer to rig up still with i've gallon oil can, bit of oak wood. trough, and joint of pipe and utilize an ordinary cooking stove to brew drink that will make stacker want to tackle 8 regiment of Boches as long as he is under it's influence.
 He made me see how easy it is to dismantle the outfit and how hard it is to catch and convict for illicit dis tilling. He is live member of the con- ference and has been a delegate to the general conference, at present being on the committee of the unification or northern and southern Methodism.
 Rev. II. T. Johnson, the pastor of Ozark, is the wit of the conference, but he is more than a humorist, for he IS an interesting preacher. few years back he was pastor here when the Ala bama Baptist state convention met here. Meeting me in front of the Bap- tist church, he said, Barnett I paid up and stopped your paper, not that have anything against you or 1t, I'm just economizing and I'm going to stick to the Advocate" All right" I said, 'I'll let you off if you will take your own paper and pay for it." So now he greets me as the Baptist brother who sassed him about paying for his de- nominationa1 paper. He is very popular with the hrethrensT
 J. E. Finlay is a Brewton merchant who is greatly interested in Sunday school work, being one of the lay mem bers of the Ala abama conference Sunday school board It's good sign when busy man puts aside his business to attend a religious gathering.
 Rev. c. E. Pilley the pastor at Ge- neva, is one of the old war horses of Methodism whose mere presence is a benediction to the brethren. He Is al- ways the center of an interested group. Such men are an inspiration to the younger preachers. I like an old soldier of the cross who loves to lead the new recruits in the war against Satan.
 Rev. c. F. Nave halls from Girard, the city that got quite a bit of advertis- ing when red-headed Dick Lindsey, the new sheriff, started on his record break ing bottle breaking and barrel opening campaign and caused the fishes of the Chattah hoochee to get on a spree He says Girard isn't a big town, but it is a well churched town, having three white Methodist churches and three white Baptist churches. He says his town is greatly improved since the sa looms were closed never to be opened again. He thinks any town can be cleaned up when preachers and officers get together. This is the way Girard was reformed
 T find that the Methodist preachers are just as book hungry as the Baptist ministry said Rev. J. w.. Elliott of