The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
EXTRA SESSION OF
STATE METHODIST
CONFERENCE HELD
Busy Day Spent to Clear Slate
For Religious Program
Planned For Today
in GreenviIIe
BY H. p. MARTIN

Greenville, November 26.-(Spe-
cial)-Saturday was a busy day for
the Alabama Methodist conference in
session here. 1t was necessary to
hold an extra session at 4:30 in the
afternoon. in order to clear the sheet
for Sundays religious services.
The pulpits of Greenvllle churches
will be filled both morning and eve
ming by visiting minister. The bishop
will preach at the First Methodist
church at II a. M, and the edifce is
expected to be filled to its capacity.
The sermon of Bishop Cannon will be
preceded by the love feast. in which
service every member of the confer
hnce is expected to participate. 1t is
a service where the preachers testify
to the love of Jesus and relate Chris
tian experiences. Bread and water
are taken in minute quantities, which
is typical of real feast. 1t is a very
old institution, inaugurated by the
Methodists many years ago.
Memorial Services
A memorial service will be held at
the First Methodist church at 8
o'clock in the afternoon, at which
time fitting rewards will be made
concerning the work and life of the
Methodist heroes who have died since
the last session of the conference.
This is expected to be one of the most
touching services of the conference.
Rev. Bob Jones will preach at the
Greenville opera house Sunday after
noon at o'clock. The theatre will
seat about 500 people and 1t is pre-.
dicted that it will be filled to over
flow by people not only from Green
Vile and by conference members and
visitors, but by people from the sur
rounding country. A largely aug
of the various choirs of Greenvills
will be on the stage to furnish music
for the service.
Election Completed
The principal business of Satur-
days sessions was the completion of
the election of all lay and ministerial
delegates, with alternates to the
general conference; the adoption of
the report on lay activities. made by
S. H. Blan, conference lay leader OF
Troy, and the completion of calling
questions.
Many boards and committees held
long sessions during Saturday and
completed their lahops.
The conference appointments are
looked for during the late morning
hours of Monday.
1t was reported that s25S,600 was
paid to the preachers of the confer
ence as salaries during the past year.
which is an increase of over $4,000.
Split on Memorials
Members of the conference are di-
vided in the opinions relative to
memorials to the general conference
concerning bishops and elders. The
most lively question among southern
Methodists at the present time per-
tains to the time bishops will be per-
mitted by disciplinary status enacted
at the coming general conference
that will be held at Little Rock next
year. When that matter was brought
up by w. Y. Ellison OF Centreville,
chairman OF committee on memorials,
the Alabama conference voted to
memorialize the general conference
through their delegates as follows:
Bishops shall not be appointed to
serve any stated time" This action
shows that the Alabama conference
did not go on record. however. as
favoring the proposal that a bishop
should serve for life The confer
ence did vote that 1t be optional with