The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-31
VOTE POSTPONED
 ON MITIGATION OF TWO CHURCHES
North Alabama Methodist Will Not Take Vote
 Until 1925

cial. .)-Unificatio the hospital pro gram and the superannuate endowmen movement were the three chief topics be fore the second days session of thu North Alabama conference. In the cast of the former, a resolution postponint any consideration of the question unti next year was passed unanimously. Tn, resolution was introduced by Judge M N. Manning and was signed by a large number of leaders, representatives o both sides of the question. It did no provoke any debate. By this action tht conference steered clear of what might have been a long and acrimonious dis cussion.
 By action of the general conference in its special session held at Chattanooga last July, voting on the issue was not tt take place until 1925. fine rcsolu- tion just passed stated that 'any dis opssion of the issue at the present ses. sion would be premature, unnecessary and contrary to the explicit directions of the general conference"
 Bafore unification will beconte real ity it will take three-fourths major ity in the more than forty annual con ferences of southern methodism. Throughout the northern connection a tWO-tHlTuS IS IltCeSSdIys
 Hospital Report Read
 A special order called for the report of the hospital commission at ten o'clock. This report was read and dis cissed by Dr. c. c. farrell, general secretary of the general hospital board {; Dr. F. w. Brandon, field secretary of the movement in Alabama, and Bishop Candler. The report authorized a gen eral enrollment in the Golden Cross society between Thanksgiving and Christmas of this year, and a special effort for the raising of two hundred thousand dollars in April, 1925. Sev- enty-five thousand of this is to be raised in North Alabama. Funds from the Golden Cross society will be used for charity work while the special funds will be devoted to the equipment of the New Memorial hospital at Montgomery.
 Southern Methodism has now five hospitals in operation, located at At lanta, St. Louis, Hattiesburg, Houston and Memphis. Four others are in course of construction, at Fort Worth, Dallas, Montgomery and Huntington, w. Va. The hospital at Montgomery was erected by the United States government as a memorial to the soldiers who well ovefs seas. It was later rendered to the Methodists if they would complete it and operate it. One hundred thousand dollars is now being spent in building a maternity wing and purchasing equip ment, and it will be open for patients January 15, 1925.
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 The cause of the superannuate en- dowment funds was represented by Dr. Luther F. Todd of St. Louis, who is leading the churchwide movement to provide ten million dollars, the interest on which will be paid to the retired preachers. This is the first year of therfive year period in which the money is to be raised. Already the total amoutn has been oversubscribed, and nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars has been paid in. North Alabama has subscribed four hundred and eight thou sand and paid twenty-four thousand.
 The board of missions has nominated Rev. J. A. J. Brock, conference mis- sionary secretary, Revs. l.. D. Patter son, J. A. May and A. J. Notes.-The, gen. eral evangelists. A. J. Jones was nom- mated conference evangelist.
 The following young men were ad- mitted on trial: R. A. Jones, E. M. Williams, w. D. Boiling, A. l.. Brans- comb, J. M. Clarke, A. J. Brown, J. M. Shores, o. l.. Fulmer, l.. E. Beasley. l
 In the devotional addresss of the morning session Bishop Candler spoke on the importance of the practical, low ly ministries of the church. The bishop pointed out that it was easy to render lowly service to high people and high service to low people, but the real test of Christian work was lowly service to lowly people. As basis for his, re- marks he used the incident of Christ washing his disciples feet.
 A committee appointed to hear the case is still investigating charges of in- discretion against Rev. J. L. McCles- key of Huntsville. Dr. s. L. Dobbs heads the committee and Rev. G. w. Read is the prosecutor. Rev. Robert Echols is defending the accused church man. Indications tonight were that he would probably be exonerated.
 Dr. Clovis Chappelle of Memphis was heard in one of series of sermons tonight. The superannuate program was discussed by Rev. A. M. Henry, pastor of the First Methodist church of Gadsden. Dr. W. G. Henry of Emory university spoke on the work of the Sunday school board in reference to it's teacher training work. He is the Rew chairman of the board, succeed ing the late w. H. Stockham of Bir- mingham. Other speakers of note were also heard.