The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-07


reaching plans that look to the re-
Mobilization and Outstanding of suf-
fering nations.
w. H. Stockham, chairman of the
conference centenary committee, was
presented and spoke touching the CO.
1 operation generously given the com
mittee in putting over the great cen
tenary undertaking.
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATE
4 DR.. J. B. Cumming proposed a reso-
luton of appreciation of those who
have led and assisted in bringing the
! centenary undertaking to success, and
/ pledging the conference to continued
activity in this behalf till the full pro-
gramme is finished.
Resolutions were adopted committing
the conference to assist materially in
building new church edifice at Owen
ton. Some while back, Presiding Elder
Echols brought to the Birmingham
Bessemer Methodist preachers meeting
proposal for appointment of a commit
tee to look into this Owenton church
matter, and have ready desirable
recomm endations for conference action.
Thus has this matter taken definite
shape.
Owenton is the college center for
Alabama Methodism The present
church facilities are inadequate to meet
the college conditions, apart from the
community. The strength of the local
church is not sufficient to meet the
need.
Accordingly action is taken, provid-
ing for placing an annual assessment
of $4,000. till it reaches $25, to aid
in building at Owenton a church edi-
flee whose cost is to be not less than
$50, 900, to be called James H. Mccoy
Memorial church.
The proposal met the cordial support
nj ha jc
during the ensuing year, to carry to
completion the plans in the premises.
Visitors to the conference were in
troduced, as follows: DR. Frank Willis
Barnett, of the editorial staff of The
Herald; DR.. p. G. Elson of the
Elyton Baptist church; DR.. A J. Dick
inson; Rev. J. C. Dunlap, of the Anti
Saloon league; Dr. e. A. Donnelly. pre-
siding elder Montgomery district, Ala
bama conference; DR.. e. C. Moore, pre-
siding elder Pensacola district, Ala
bama conference; Rev. J. A. Gray, North
Georgia conference; DR.. J. o. Grogan
nterchurch world movement; Rev
]. Fl. Williams Alabama conferences;
Rev. Fl. Fl. Johnson. st. Louis con-
ference; Rev. ]. W. O'Hara, Baptist
church.
HEAR REPORTS OF POST
Mrs. Margaret Ansley, general secretary
of the birmingham Young Womans
Christian association, was introduced and
talked of the Worlds Fellowship Pro-
gramme of the Young Womans Chris
tian Association"
Mrs. c. M. Kenyon, representing the in
tercburch world movement, addressed the
conference in the interest of the World
Outlook" and 1.-The Missionary Voice"
A good part of the morning was devoted
to hearing reports from pastors as to their
years work, under call of question ~
Are all the preachers blameless in life
and official Administrations"
Under this question the names were
called of pastors in All,ertvile, Bessemer
Birmingham and Decatur districts; their
characters were passed and reports had
from them.
From these reports it is apparent that
the statistical secretary will tabulate a
good, net increase in additions to the
church, excellent Sunday school work,
stimulated interest in Epworth leagues,
liberal contributions for church and par
sonage buildings and record breaking
payments to all the nenevolences of the
conference.
DIR. G. w. Read, pastor at Athens, re-
ported that the expanding conditions In
his charge required enlarged facilities to
meet them; accordingly, his people had
sold their splendid church property, had
purchased more eligible lot, and during
the ensuing year would be engaged in
building thoroughly modern and up-to-
date house of worship. The present
church edifice at Athens was constructed
in the early forties of the last century
JUPDGE BRANDON VISITOR
Among the notable gentlemen of the
/ laity attending the conference is w. w
Brandon, judge of probate of Tuscaloosa
county. Judge Brandon is vice president
of the conference board of education, and
takes lively and valued interest in all
things pertaining 70 the business of the
conference, as of the church generally
Besides being judge of his home county,
he is superintendent of The Methodist Sum-
day school in Tuscaloosa, and as such
has under his care large numbers of State
university students.
Other probate Judges delegates to the
conference, are Judge c. e. Fuller of
Chambers, Judge ]. T. Koonce of Lauder
dale, Judge II. Y. Bostic of Marion, Judge
FL P. Troup of Morgan.
At 1890 o'clock this afternoon a very
large congregation gave appreciative at
tention to the second evangelistic message
of DR.. G. r. Stuart The subject discussed
was with particular reference to the spe-
cific work of the Holy Spirit at Pentecos1
THE Forked Tongues of Flame"-as
prophetic of that work which through the
men of ages should characterize the on
going of the church.
He emphasized the fact that, at Pente-
cost, all nationalities heard the gospel
in their native tongue: When God speaks
through Christians today, men hear and
understand as they cannot do when the
message is merely man made.
Noticeable was tho large increase of
the congregation over the preceding day
Dr. Stuart will continue daily through
the session, from 1890 to p. M, to de-
liver these evangelistic appeals