The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-26

take another ballot, the result of
! which viii be announced at the open
/ ing of tho Saturday morning session.
Extension Board Meets
After the conference proper Gd-
journed the board Of church extension
took charge and held their usual an
nlversary. Dr. o, C. McGehee of De-
mopolls presided at the service. Dr..
D. H. Mcneil. secretary of the board
made the report and stated that
$500 was appropriated during the
year, which was not as much as had
been called for. The report Of the
treasurer, D. P. Slaughter, was read
by r. w. Guice. DR.. McGehee made
survey of the work done by the board,
and gave some instructions as to no"
to secure appropriations.
DR.. j. o. Grogan made the follow
ing announcements concerning sun
days worship.
Methodist church: $3.50, love feast,
led by Brother Bilbro; IL a. M, ser
mon by Bishop Cannon; p. m, me-
mortal service; 1920 p. m, sermon by
Brother Bates.
Baptist church: II a m. sermon
by ]. w. Frazer; 1880 p. m, w. Y.
Ellison.
Presbyterian church: Ii a. M. SER
mon by l.. G. Jones; 1880 p. m, SER
mon by j. NJ. Glenn.
Church of Christ: II a. M, ser
mon by j. A. Whitset; p. m, ser
mon by Marvin Rocks.
First Christian church: IL a. M.
sermonsby R. B. Mcleod; p. m, ser
mon by Rev Chalker.
Opera house 3 p. M, sermon by
Bob Jones.
A solo by A. j. Natestein preceded
the sermon by Rev. BOB Jones, the
feature number of Friday nights ses-
sion. Mr.. Jones announced that ne
was especially glad to be in Green
Vile, for at was here l ATTENDED con-
ference 30 years ago when l was en-
route to college at Greensboro for my
first year" He also referred to MS
meeting held here several years ago.
The we'll known evangelist read a
few verses from the fourteenth chap
ter of Mathew, and said in part:
81 just want to talk to you and TO
comfort you in this time of great
chaos The thing that Americans
need today Is Jesus Christ. They
shall never have peace until Jesus
Christ is taken in the conference"
Afternoon Session
Friday afternoons session was
opened with a devotional service led
by Bishop Cannon and was partlcl-
pated in also by Rev. Scale.
The first order was the election OF
ministerial and lay delegates to the
general conference.
DR.. H. H. Mcneil made motion
that the original ballot should con-
carried in
order that there should be no single
Shooting.
A. J. Lamar was ordered by the
bishop to name the tellers and secre-
taries to handle the election.
1t was announced that owing to the
increased number of members in the
conference six lay AND six ministerial
delegates would be elected, which is
an increase of two delegates.
The mission board anniversary was
held at the Friday afternoons ses-
sion. The feature address was made
by DR.. r. L. Russell, an official rep
resentative of the general board.
Morning Session
Friday mornings session was
opened with devotional service con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. P. Roberts of York.
Bishop Cannon announced that the
first order OF business Woulo De Cdll-
ing of question II: Are all the
preachers biameless in their life and
official adminstrationg'
The reports made by the preachers
in question were encouraging and
there appears to be a spirit of OPP
timism prevalent at all charges. The
finances are reported to be short, but
there are but few of the makers of
pledges who will repudiate them.
Montgomery Next Year
The ninetieth session of the Ala
bama conference will be held at the
Perry Street Methodist church in
Montgomery next year. The invita-
ton was made by F. H. Field, chair
man of the board of stewards of the
church. The invitation was backed
by an invitation from the chamber
of commerce of Montgomery through
several kilograms from w. F. Black
secretary of the organization, in be-
half of all civic and religious bodies
of Montgomery. When a vote was
taken the invitation was unanimous
ly adopted.
Over IS lay delegates are in at
tendance at this conference, which
is the largest number that has ever
attended an annual session of the
Alabama conference