The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-07
MANY PREACHERS
ON TRIAL FAIL TO
COMPLETE WORK AS
REQUIRED FOR YEAR
Bishop Atkins Confers with
Cabinet on Appointments
for Next Year-Merged
Colleges Perfected.
Educational Meet
ing Last Night
BY Rev. f. NJ. Glenn

| pOlnCmentS Tor the Churches VI
the North Alabama confer
ence for the coming year was
held yesterday afternoon.
1t is unofficially announced
that the list of appointments,
which is the big feature of the
conference each year, will be
made Monday.
The boards of trustees of Southern
university and Birmingham college met
yesterday afternoon and arranged Tor
the transfer of the properties of the
| former to the latter institution. AL
| the session last night leading educators
| of the denomination were on the pro-
| gramme, all the discussions dealing
with the cause of education in the de-
\ nomination.
4 One of the features of the conference
Yesterday morning was the large num-
/ Der of preachers on trial who had failed
| to pass the examination and complete
the work of the year. 1t was explained
however, that change made IN the
law on examinations was partly respon-
| sible for this situation.
The board of trustees of Bfrming-
| ham college was in session yesterday
during the afternoon. and took action
providing for the formal transfer of
| the property in their hands into the
| hands of the Birmingham Southern
trustees When all such things have
been DONE then the first named ooaro
passes out of existence
| COMMISSION IN SESSION
! The commission representing the
| North Alabama conference and the Ala
bama conference for the merging OF
Birmingham college and Southern uni
versity. was in session to perfect the
work in their hands. The North Ala
bama commissioners are r. s. Munger,
w. P Acker, Judge H. A. Locke, DR.. L.
C. Branscomb, DR.. J. d. simpson ana
DR.. f. w Brandon. Meeting with them
were members from Alabama con-
| ference: Dr. e. A Donnelly of Mont
gorery. DR.. E. C. Moore of Pensacola
and Dr. A. Sledd of Emory university,
Atlanta.
EDUCATIONAL MEETING
The board of education had charge
| of the exercises last night, with al :
dresses from DR.. B. B. Glasgow, presi-
dent Athens college; DR.. c. c. Daniel
president Birmingham Southern col
lege: DIR. L. c. Branscomb, in place of
/ Dr. NJ w. Swartz, president Woman
| college, Montgomery, and Prof. W. x.
| Green, president of Green's university
school, Athens.
The second day of the conference was
a full one, with good advance made in
the regular business. and with the
finest spirit and fellowship.
! During the afternoon and evening,
Bishop Atkins and his cabinet of pre-
siding elders were in session, looking
after the appointments for the next
year.
BORNING SESSION
The North Alabama conference met
at Q o'clock yesterday morning, with
Bishop James A. Atkins in the chair.
by DR.. H. c. Howard of Emory uni
| versity
Secretary Morris read the minutes of
yesterdays session and called the roll
of absentees. AZ clerical and % lay
members reporting. four of the latter
being women. OF the II women dele
gates elect to the conference. five have
reported. Thus far SO of the 104 lay
delegates have been recorded as pres
ent.
Mrs. r. c. Banks of Alfalfa was
seated in place of Miss Ida Daven-
port.
The bishop called Question 2. WHO
remain on trial7" Under this call the
| class of the first year was reported
upon by the committee of examination
and the following were passed to the
| class of the second year: S. A. BalCh.
B. NJ Bowen. M. NJ Davidson, n. A..
Gray. H G. Reece, H. NJ. Vickers, ]. p.
West and A. L. Woods.
! s. M. Minis. t. L. Selman and r. r.
Willingham were continued In the
| class of the first year.
The second Years. class was called
and the following. having met all re-
| quirements. stand ready. after answer
ing disciplinary questions. to be ad-
mitted into full conference member
ship and for ordination to the office of
deacon; f. w. Corley. l. F. Faust and
j. NJ Holland.
Remaining in class of second year.
J. w. Archer, G. M. Bynum. r. F..
Curl, j. L. Ferguson. c. e. Kaylor. L
j. Kaylor A. 8. Osborne. John L. Rice,
L. P. Thornburg and F. ]. Schlosser.
THIRD YEAR CLASS
The following members of the class
of the third year were advanced to the
class of the fourth year: J. A. Gam,
Jr., J. w. Graham. w. A. I-owery. l.
L. Jones, D. K. Pegues. W. l. Thomp-
son and NJ. r. Myer.
Remaining in the class of the third
year L. G. Alverson o. w. Barber,
w NJ Buttram. B. L. Dobbs, j. F..
Dunn. c. H. Lane. l. P. Martin. John
McConatha. P. c. Oliver, B. NJ Porter,
F. E. Tiffin. f. Upton. S. w. Brooks.
H. A. Mullen NJ. L. Smith.
| The following members OF the class
of the fourth year. meeting require
ments, are eligible to elders orders:
Jesse A. Clark. Will,am T. Handy. B
F. Hammond. ]. d. Kaylor. W. l. Nor
ris, r. G. Pugh. L. S. Wessinger.
Remaining in class of fourth year:
Andrew V. Jones. T. B. Jordan. s u.
Lemmond. S A. Owen. ]. E. Riddle.
]. w. Syler. r. C. Wilson and J. o.
/ Hall
The general conference in May, 1918,
made such change in the church law
governing examinations on prescribed
courses of study as to put examina-
lions in the hands of the correspond
ence school.
Previously examinations were con-
Quoted in connection with the confer
ence session.
such change was alleged to have
been In some measure explanatory of
The large number of young ministers
remaining in the same class longer
| thar one year.
Bishop Atkins called very pointed at
tention to the extreme leniency of tie
conference touching young ministers
failing to bring up required study.
CHANGES IN LAW
Spea king in the same line. Drs. VII
liams Dobbs Howard Branscomb ard
| walston suggested that failure to do
the work in schedule time should be
regarded as reprehensible. DR.. Bran
don, while recognizing the funda :
mental need of meeting the require
| ments yet a-sued that the changes IN
| the law on examinations. whereby
committees are not now empowered to