The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-23
LAYMEN MEETING
WIDELY ATTENDED
Meeting in Woman's College at Mont
uomery Featured by Beauchamp
and Russell Address.

LAymen OF the II. E. church. South,
for the Alabama conference. embrace
ing middle and south Alabama and
West Florida, held a most interesting
all day session at the Woman's col
lege. in Montgomery, on Friday.
The meeting was for the two-fold
purpose of laying plans for iaymen OF
the conference during the present year
and to hear suggestions Of tho laymen
to their six lay delegates to the gem
arai conference, which meets in Hot
Springs, Arak., in May.
Though the weather was Indictment
over the entire area, the delegation
was considered large. The main adj
dresses were made by DR.. w. b. Beau
champ, of Nashville, Tenn, general
secretary Of the laymen's missionary
movement of the NJ. Z. church, South,
and director of the Centenary move
ment; and by DIR. Russell, of Nash
Vile, who spoke on evangelism and
rural conditions. DR.. Beauchamp's
talks were in regard to the plans for
the laymen for the year and at the
general conference.
An interesting talk was made by
Dr. /. C. Branscomb, of the Alabama
Christian Advocate, Birmingham, in
regard to the conference publication,
by DR.. Schwartz, of the Woman's col
lege, who told of this great institution,
and by DIR. o. S. WEIGH, Alabama con-
ference secretary for the Centenary.
~, oh nf
ney II. Blan of Troy, editor of the
Troy Messenger. who is also lay leader
Of the Alabama conference.
In addition to speeches made by
those mentioned above. talks We're
made by DIR. J. NJ Dannelly, presiding
elder of the Prattville district; J. w.
Right, district lay leader for the
Montgomery district; Judge J.. Lee
Holloway, Montgomery; District Lay
Leader j. e. Finlay, from Brewton; &.
II. Mathews, of Camden; f. NJ. Nose
ley, Montgomery; A. A. Hainge, of
Brewton; Clarence 1T. Dannelly, Mont
gomery, field Sunday school secretary
for Alabama; w. p. Owen, OF Pritch-
ard; John r. Ellison, of Centreville
a district lay leader, H. S. Doster of
Prattville; A. T. Wilkinson, of Selma;
DIR. II. G. Wilson, of Troy, district lay
leader for the Troy district; Upper
Lightfoot, of Brundige; Henry c. En-
zor, of Troy. Among the ministers
present who did not speak were DR..
Spragins and DR.. Mark Holt, both OF
Montgomery.
Among the plans for the years work
were embraced arrangements for COM
mittees neach church on evangelism,
missions, social service, Christian ed
ucation and stewardship. Under each
of these heads various lines of ac-
tivities were taken up, showing that
the field is ripe for the great efforts
the Methodist laymen hope to put
forth this year.
A number of interesting suggestions
were made for the lay delegation to
the general conference at Hot Springs
The conference delegation is composed
OF six ministers and six laymen, the
laymen being as follows: c. NJ. Dan
nelly, Montgomery; S. II. Blan, Troy;
Ed Malone, Pensacola; w. j. Beeland,
Greenville; NJ. NJ. Mccall, OpeliSa.
Mrs r. l.. Hobby Union Springs. The
suggestions were heard with interest
and viii be entertained.
Resolutions were passed thanking
the Woman's college for the library
as a place of meeting; thanking the
college for the magnificent luncheon
served at noon to the laymen and min
listers present; thanking the speakers
who had taken part in the program;
urging earnest cooperation in the
support of the Alabama Christian Ad-
yocate; praising the efforts being put
forth by Alabama Conference Lay
Leader S. H. Blan, Of Troy, who has
begun a very active campaign for the
aymen.
The college student body was adj
dressed by Mr.. Blan, Mr.. Right and |
lthers during the day, and the great |
it's faculty and student !
body came in for much praise upon the |
part of the speakers and the assem- |
bly, of laymen who had gathered for |