The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
 DEMOb|L|zAT|ON OF SOLDIERS IN THE|ROWNS STATES Much Progress Made in Work of North Alabama Conference at Sessions
 Yesterday
SEVEN MINISTER'S
 FORMALLY ADMITTED
 TO THE CONFERENCE
Visiting Ministers to Occupy Pulpits of the City Today-Officers Praise Morale of Army
 Training Camps

Seven young ministers were formal ly admitted to the North Alabama con- ference at its session at the First Meth odist church yesterday morning. they having successfully passed through the | tentative stages of the process of ad- mission. They were: L. V. Alverson, Fred E. Tiffin, w. A. Lowery, D. K, Pegues, Jr., w. L. Thompson, J. A. Gam, Jr and J w. Graham. In receiving these young men intd the conference, Bishop Atkins told them that youth is the period of attainment and that later years is the period ol accomplishment. "Thirty-fve per cent of men achieve great things between the ages of SO and 70 years, and l per cent achieve great things under 4e years of age" he said He told them that while, of course, they should try to achieve things at all periods of life to specially try to attain useful mate rial in early life that they may be pre- pared to accomplish great things in later life.
 Seven hundred dollars was raised by subscription for war work at Anniston and an assistant pastor will be sent there to help conduct this work.
 MORALS OF SOLDIERS
 Lieut., w. c. Blasengame spoke for a few minutes about the welfare work in the army camps. He said that five-mile purity zone is established ed around all army camps to protect the morals of the soldiers. Lieutenant Blasengame said that such zones should not be confined entirely to army camps butt around all places where there isdan- ger of moral degredation. T have been in the army sevenymonths." he said, and have seen only one case of drunken ness" He asked the cooperation o1 all the ministers present in carrying out this work and their assent wat evidenced by their enthusiastic ap. plause.
 Dr. Simpson asked the conference to liquidate a debt of SITS incurred in the publication of a memorial volume by the conference several years ago. The amount was promptly raised.
 During the business part of the morning session one preacher was re- admitted and one local preacher, one elder, and two travelling preachers ad- mitted from other churches. Two local preachers were elected to the office of deacons and one local preacher was made an elder
 Report No. 8 of the board of mis- sions was read by Rev. James D. Hun ter. In this report the board request ed the presiding bishop to appoint R. M Archibald as conference missionary secretary in the field
 Miss Hattie Weakley, representing the Sunday School Times. was introduced to the conference by Dr. W. E. Morris, and an appeal made in her behalf for subscriptions to this periodical.
 The following cablegram from Clare Purcell in France was received and read to the conference: Greetings. Good year, bishop; love and prayer" Similar messages were received from G. F. Ponder w. T. Howard and J. F. Johnston. J It was voted that the secre- tary make appropriate response to these greetings.
 At this juncture pamphlets outlining the work of the board of finance were distributed through the audience. The World Outlook, a missionary organ, was recommended to the conference by Bishop Atkins.
 The names of 2S preachers were re- ferred to the committee on conference relations for superannuate relations, which was granted. Four were granted supernumerary relations The report of the trustees for superannuated preach CTS was read and adopted.
 J. D. Moore, F. I. Tarrant and Rev. J. D. Simpson were reelected trustees.
 A resolution to the effect that the delegates to the annual conference in the future entertain themselves and adopt Birmingham as a permanent place for converting was referred to the com- mittee on finance. Dr. R. F. Lovelady spoke against the adoption of the reso- lution and Dr. J. A. Duncan spoke for It.
 Al resolution that the conference send request that our soldiers be demob- ilized at their own home was Introduced by Rev. E. M Glenn and passed by vote of S2 to 62.
 The resolution follows:
 At our session in 1917, by formal res olution this conference pledged to Presi- dent Wilson, in conducting the war, the support of ourselves and our people to the limit of our resources, with cease less prayer to God for our boys of the army and navy.
 Now, under Gods blessings, victory has been won by our armies and navies, acting with our allies: the noise of war is to be stilled, and thousands of our soldiers and sailors will soon be returned to civil life.
 We now make of President Wilson and his administration, request as a safe guard for the best welfare of our boys the order that the demobilization be within the borders of the home states of these soldiers.
 "E. M. GLENN
 "ROBT. ECHOLs"