The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-15
APPOINTMENTS TO
Be ANNOUNCED BY
BISHOP CANNON
NORTH Alabama Conference
Completes LaborS and After
Short Session Appoint
ments Will BeRead Today

The three sessions held yesterday
of the North Alabama conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, which has been in session
since last Wednesday at the First
Methodist church, were featured
with the reading of the final reports
of the committees appointed at the
opening of the conference. The cleo
ton of three alternate clerical dele
gates to the general conference of
the Methodist church, south, to be
held next May in Hot Springs, Ark,
also was feature of the morning
session, two ballots having been re-
quired to elect them.
The morning session began
promptly at $40 o'clock. one hour
earlier than usual. with Bishop Can
The reports of the presiding elders of
the 10 districts in the North Alabama
conference were first given, followed
by the reports of the preachers in
these districts.
The election of the three alternate
clerical delegates came next and Rev.
B. T. Waites, Rev. K. N. Matthews,
Rev. H. C. Howard were elected.
The further reports of ministers
constituted the remainder of the
morning session which adjourned at
1880 o'clock.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session began at 2
o'clock and the reading reports was
continued. Bishop Cannon stated to
the conference that although 1T had
been expected that the conference
would adjourn Monday the business
had not been completed, therefore
making 1t necessary that the confer
ence ho1d a night session and also
remain in session a day longer. Ad
journment came at 5 o'clock.
The night session began at 1870
o'clock with the largest number of
visitors in attendance on record for
any session of the conference held
this year.
The discussion over the memorial
to the general conference asking that
no drives" be undertaken with the
next four years opened the nights
business session. This memorial had
been discussed last Thursday but had
been continued over until Monday.
An amendment was offered, allowing
drives" for superannuated ministers.
This amendment was met with
strong opposition, with Rev. J. G.
Persinger of Ensley taking a stand
against it, declaring that the many
drives already undertaken by the
church had not been fully paid up,
and that the new drives would tie
the hands of the church more than
ever.
However. do believe in getting
money to aid the superannuates. but
with many thousands of dollars in
pledges yet unpaid in the centenary
and Christian education 1 would not
have the church undertake any addi-
tional drives"
Amendment Upheld
The amendment was upheld by
Rev. w. +. Barnes, superannuated
minister of Lafayette. who stated
that the men who had given their
labors of long life to{they cause Of
God have many died in want.
Rev ]. H. Hendricks .ohampioned
the opposition and stated that the
heroic work done by the ministers IN
putting over drives since the war
would be hard to duplicate now and
that much effort will have to be ex-
pended by these same preachers in
collecting the money pledged.
Several minute speeches were made
for and against the amendment by
both the clerical and lay delegates
before Bishop Cannon put the ques-
ton. A rising vote was taken and
the amendment was defeated by 10
to lis.
At this juncture Rev. j. w. Norton
of Birmingham offered substitute
resolution stating that the next drive
put on would be for ss.perannuated
ministers. This received a unani-
nous vote in the affirmative. The
use of the word drive" was objected
to and the words Financial cam
paign" were inserted in the resolu-
ton instead.
Memorials Read
The memorials to- the general con-
ference Of the committees on Chris
tian literature, on temperance and So
cial service. on finance, on Sunday
school work, and the memorials of
! the different districts in the confer
ence were next read.
The committee on temperance and
social service, of which DR.. j. r
Duncan of Tuscaloosa is chairman,
urged that the\ Senate of the United
States Congress be requested to de-
feat the bill now before them asking
that beer be used for medicinal pur-
poses and that the inter-racial cues
ton now being discussed would be
used as a topic for preachers and for
Epworth leagues and women mis-
sionary society meetings in the quest
that something might be brought to
light that would lead toward the set
Ting of this all-important question.