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MINUTES OF THE
ALABAMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
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Linev ille District:- Geo. If.
, B ailey. \V a rt·ior Distric;t;-.T ames E.
Green. .Antauga Distrii'!:-H.ev. J. \Y.
' Vt-a,·er. E dwar<hviLc Di:stric::-=-);"ot rcp
rc:;c:lted Central l)i;-.tric·t:-Xot rcprc-
Tlw ,\ nnual ConfercnC'C of I he SP illed. ('onvrc••;•tioual i\I I'tlwclist Church Xt~rth Alabama Di:;trict:-(lf ,., ~
of ~ ort 11 .\.lahama, <'Oil ,·pncd at such remained) not rcJ•rc.~ented. R 1\!inn•l, "'t. Cl 1ir couuty, .\lab:una CoufcrcncP proceeded now to ::\m·ctuhpr 7th , A. l.>., 1895. t'lec~ Jlermanenl offieer::. re.;ultin~r ' ~
Tlw tntr''ductt~ry ""rm!ln \\':tS <IS follow< ,J. L. ~Iarbut, pre.,ident; p r<'al'hCI! l.y ltc,· . • T. \ \' . \\'ea,·cr, of G. H. Bailey, :;ecrctary. The ofl1-..\ n ta• •).!:" di:;tric' , at 11 o'eloek,a. rn . cer;, c·lt>c·l respomlNl to coli .
. ..\l 2 n'<"lo<'l; p. m., tliC ('onfPICIIP<' The prc;-,ident dcli\'ered charge to " a"' ('ailed to ordl·r by P rP;-,idenL coufe,euce and p!t·dged him:;elf to 1(
1••• • ,J. i\L Cul"er , in t ht• •·h;1 ir be·t endt•a,•or to S<·t·\·e ri.;ht. ~u·t·ct:Hy 1{.<>,·. Thtlll1'1' ..;;park.; :::lecretary ttHHlt-s: ly called 111
promptly JC1•airi!d to hi-; p ;we question wi.; lom of C'Ooferen<'e in
Dc,·o~t •nal .. xerc'..,e,-:::lcr pture his election, but cheerful!~- yielded.
rca1ling::;, ..,in~ing and Jll'<l\t•r, lctl by Yi,iting bretlll'en and sister.:; in-tl.c president, was ,)b,CI'\'C•l. ,·ited to st·at', and t11 u,.;efnlue~s with
T h<> f'oli owl ll~ dt·l.·!!;<~lt'" prcscl'tecl 11 ". BP>thPt's Swofford and Box, tiH· i
1 ere.ll'utial:i a:td wt•I'P CtHolled of tlH· town, and ~Ian of Tidmore,
RPa,·c-;\'ille district :-H,.v~. Da~ Blount county, lent their pre,E'ncc
v i•l B H\ZCI', G. L . l louck, ,J. L . and otherwise served. \lall·u•, ,J. A A. Jhnlt•n, Thomas The following co:umittecs were
Spark-, and Brother;; L. :\I. Cnch- appointed: ran anti T . L. P oland. Oo P etititiono.;:-Da\·id Boozer,
\\il l;-,' Valley U nion Distl'id : G . L . H ouck, T . L. Poland . \\ . ,J L'ul vcr :1nd (by voto e>f con - ~ On Churches and Pa:stors:-Re\'~.
t·ncc) t·x Prl:'sidenL J . l\I . Culver. R. ~1. Hanna, T hos. Sparks, J . \r
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\\\•an:r, J. .\.. Uar·rlen and J. ;\I. On motion con{crcucc udjllurued
CuI n•r. 'till 3 o'clock toroorrow m•>rni ng, On l{Pport:-. and H.econb:-Thos. with benl.'dicti•Jil by Lite pr·c~ident.
t)park ... , \\'. J. ('ul\'er, J. E. Green. At 7 o'clcck l{ev. J. i\I. l)ulvcr
On H, t'ct·cnces and Appea 1:;: J. fH't:l?chcd a most loving S<'rrn<~u, t'Oil·
M. C'ul\'cr, J. W. Weaver ami T. str·ainiug us "lo givt• no otfi-nce."
L. Porand. ll't·rday, ~ov. 8.-Confio·r~1ict. con-On :::hbbat h t)d10ols:-G. L. vcncd pnrsuaut tr> adjout·urrlCnt with
1Iou<'k, Da,·iJ .13ouzer, W. J. Cui- devotional :ll)l'vicc bv Lire pre.;id nt.
\·cr, J. W. W ean,• r, ,J. E. Green. I Minute,; of la;t CVPuiug t'C 1 I atd
On Publishirw Iutcrcsts:--J. \V. approved. l<'mtcl'll tl com Hlluit:.t-" \\'ca\·er, D.tvicl Boor.c1·, .J. A . Har- tio n ft·om ltc v. W. ~- Gllwcns,
den aud L )I. Coc' tran. Central ur·;tr·ict, was rc:1d and rc~ On Temperaoct·:--L. F. Cochran, gar·cled as district report. Sa "e
T. L. P .dantl and J. E. Green. ''a~ rccei,·ed and adopted and re-On Public Wor•ltip:-L. .'II ferred to comuritiC'e.
Cochran, r. L Pola t•l, .J. E. Green, ORl>Blt OF lH'~ISJ·;ss. L. (\ Hutton. ( l'h • pr?.-i l·.tl, pa,; Qucs. 1. Ans.-8 di~trict:-. ,.,,._ .J. .\. lLu·l .. 11 llhl_\' be ac!Jcd to Question 2. .\n:-.. - 5 at'(;' hCfl·
lire com oi tt.·c. ) re:wnlt'd, 3 an· 1101..
Re.:;olutioll was now offet·ecl by Que:,. :3. An~.--Lincvillc, Wills l{c,·. Brother, t) 1tton and U1dver, Yalley, Union, \\'arnor and Uo·n
authvrizing pre~ident in behalf of tral have.
couference to reco5nize and seat Ques. 4. .\ rh. - ~·•rne hav•·, vi;,itor·~ fr·om ti:n;: I() t 11ne, secu. others have not.
<.:11rin;.r thetr voopcration . l{esolu- Ques. 5. A11:-:.-No appl'al,.:.
tion wa<> adopted.
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Ques. 6. Art-~.-N o refer Cll<.:c,; . . \t ihi,; inbtance Rev. R. L. \Vii- Ques. 7. Ans -Xo cooJpla i 11t.~.
:;on, P. C .. Ohatchee circuit, Gads- Ques. 8. Ans. -There is one
cleo d i,;trict, Sdrth Alabama coo· we must consider. 13roLht·r· \V o·avl•r
fercncc. M. E. C. S., was introduced fervently prayed lor :\1 issionarics hy Rev .. J. A. Harden, Co-laborer, for out· two southern distrt<:ts. He
was corJially and fraternally re- I touched the k· ynote aud cxcit<'d ceived. He gave proof of his min - missionary irnp11lse. Strong men
istry in pulpit :1nd conference floor. I wept. His teal'f'ul petition-well
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•l _____________________________ ., ______ _ theA••qctel will show. Committee on Mi::;sions-G. ll.
Que::;tiou 9. A-'1::;.-~o applit·a- Bailey, J. A. Hat·den, David lions.
1 Boozer, J. W. Weaver, H.. :\1.
(iue::;. 10.-"ee report. Hanna, ,J. T. ~utton, J. ~I. Culver.
q,11e:-.. 11.-~t'e report. Que~. 19dl.-Ans: We have ::;ec-Q,ucs. 12.-See rt-port. ti<~us dc.'ititule of prtaching. Q,ues. l :3.-Sce n~port. Ques. 20th-Ans: Same a:, U(:-Qul':> 1" .-X o !'u peranual t•::;. fore, one to evet·y fifty. q ,uc- t 5.-~o "o· IPction for ~~~- Que-,, 2lsL--Ans: \Vinu':-.
pcr.cnuateH. Chapel, iu We-st Anniston, H.caves-. q,uco;. I G.-~. lun ch; f.n· .-;nper· ville Distt·ict, the place, 9 o'clock,
:u;uatf'S, a. m., Thur::.da~· ud'ore Thir<i Sun·
({ucs. 17.- ~o recngnizl'd desig- day io Octob~r, 1896, the time. • twtcd tui:-..-ion::; Conference adjourned to await re-
Qul'::.. 1 ~.-Voluntary mts:-.wn port of committees. w•crk dntH', but no formal r~>port Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev.
prc.-cllt<'d, or c·laims preferred for 1:{ · ..F'. Wilson. Divine approval ::;Pr\'ice re11den'tl. attendt>d the service. The e.xpo~ut·e
On motion <"OIU•IIittee i.; creatt•d to of Pll;~risaical l'"ligion was a mo::.t em phasizt> ou I' home m 1'1-;lon 01• com mendable rcbu ke to superficial •nis.si •lllS, de\·i-;e I'C~!;'dations, an«l rP profes-i••n The self examination
1·ot't 1 o con fercu(·c bef~11·e last ::e.-;. prompted, led 1 o rejoicing ou the
:;icon c-. c!• St'd, that soltH.>thic•g rc.'>o- part of true di:;ciple::;. Finding no lute and u<> lll••re dallyi 11 ~ may cause to Jouht l heir religioa they charactercze us in 1hi,.. field of <'I')'- could well afford to go on their way iu~ IIC!'<l. Aud will uot stop with 1 rejoicing. The prea<'her, and his lwnH' mi~si o11t.. If we are tn have message from Matt. v. 20, under , o t-iClwol.., and college-; of ou1• o, 11 God, C'llltributcd Lo our upbnilding
at p:·c~enl, utu.ler God, we w()uld nut a little. t·~~ay to be iuten:;ely llliS~i,nary .. \.FTERXOOX, FRID.\Y, SOV. ' th . Methodi;;t first, la::.t and all tlw Conference c.tllt:'d to order by timl', Have nol out· Jli'Cae1·ers 1) 'd res1 ent. A ftcr pt·a ,·cr led l>v beeu this all the while? Their ,;elf- ' ' ·
rificing labor::; answet·. The Brother, L. M. Cochran, President isterial failures are the excep- ot·dered minute;; of morniug session
read. Same received and adoptetl.
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I t Clll ~:2nd-lteport or (!'1111 Ill ittt~ e;; I
011 I ' t•t it ious. Finds uone ot ltct· h.:n Brother Weaver', <!al'IIC:>l pe
t ition 1\hu.:h j.., receiving attention. D l\·al I.ioozt r, Chairman, re
ccln·d a nd adopted. On ·1 empt' r ,net•- \Y hcreas the
\\' tn·d uf C+ ,d , and our hook of l) i:;cipline, forbid the use of strong drtnk \\'C would unre out· members ' " to tota l ab.;ti net. c... fro n1 this great and glari n~ c\'il that bring-> woe and mi,:cry to "0 many o out rae. . \\'c a re sorry t•l 1\ now th.1t some who profe:-s reli!;ion, say , it is no harm to dr ink a dram. ;\by God rai::;e
Hccet,·ed a nd ad••p1('tl. On 111 ot ion l{e,;. D. T. I I ann:;.
\\'as :•deled to committee rtn ;\[issiom;.
On 11\0l in11·Conferene~ adjour11Cd to meet again a1 8 .,'clock tuiiiOITOI\'
morniug. Prcach i 11~ at 7 o'clock p. m, loy
G . II. B-tilt·y. Prcarher l•ad libCI't,· . Trust good \\'a~ done. I n"isl(•d on
complete sc~ f ,:;u rrendcr to Go I, out'
mu.-;t lose hi,; life, bury it, hidt• it with Chri .... t in God i11 order to S .t,·e it. T ex1: St. Lnk" 9, 33, 3-!.
l".\Tt;lW.\Y ~OV . 9th, 1895. Cnn r;. l'l Ill'(! con \'!· ned a n h< JIII'
us au•)\'C t hat, le"el? later bv eumn""' con,;cnt. The L. i\I. C:ochrun, Chainual), re- ~ ltour w ,,::; :-pc• tin eomn1itt\'c work,
ceivcd and adopted . e:c. On H.Ppnrt :-;, RPcord:.;, Churches, At 9 o'clock Rev. G. L. II"uc:k
Pastors-The t\\ O comm 1ltces make opeuecl sc:-;s i•m with devoti .. nal cx cousolidaterl repor[s. Thcr W t uld erei~cs.
urgt! more accnracy as to reports Miuute,; of pre,•ious ses,i·>ll rt>ad aiHI rccurds. Of 1he distric1.s repre- and adopted.
,;cutecl WI' can report only, On motion ~6 .00 was vot-::d for Churches 37 i publicalitlll of our llllllutc.~ . l'h1,
~IcmlH'rship 1,75:3 anwunl. was fot·thcomj ug. Ordained :\Iin isters 27 ::3ubiict·iption~; to out· P••[H' I'
Licentiates 8 amountin~ to 85.25 were scc.:ured Church Property 86,300.00 and forwat·dcd . )lemb~:r::>hi p of S . S. 570 Conference adjourned to meet at
F irst Com mittee, Thos. Sparks, 2 o'clock, p. m.
Chairman. Preaching at the 11 o'clock hout· t:iecond Committee, H .. M. Hanna, by R ev. J. W. Weavet"
' Chairman. "Unifot·m Religion."
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to promote this req u hi te. \\' e en
dorse OuR WEEKLY, THE Co'>Gl~E ·
GATIONAL l\fETHODJ:,T publ1"h t'd
by Rev L. B. \Vilson, at Eatonton,
"Friend, how earnest thou iu not having on the weddiug garments." That garment or uniform with which saints are a<lomed enables them to repair joyfully to the guest-
1 Geor2:ia and Jllcclgc unr:;el vcs 1 u a chamber-happy-giJouting on t IP. ~ way. What a contt·ast the 1111 • more crel:itablc suppot·t of thi5 our
adorned Sinner~ The prea..:lwr, only church paper. Xorth Alabama
h!?ving on the garment, was not must do b ·ttc1·. And we tru::t our speechless, but cwerflowed wit.h his I ed!tor will enlarge and improve tlw meRSUgJ:l of love. Ancl ~1:; ht> pap~r as we, of out· C. ;\f. denomi,
!.nought us oul on Christ ian parade 11nation, may hcl p t ht·r,•l o.
we enjoyed the right-the Sense of Tho:;. ~parln;, (;hairmau, receive 1
Divine approval. and adopted.
AI<vr'ERNOO.S, SATliRDA Y, :\OV. 9th. On ~Ii~sions-Y our C<)mmit tee Conference con venecl at 2 o'clock. reports that we have much mi ... ~ion
Entered at once into busint>>-S. ary g1·onnd in our conference, and
Su11(iay School Report- We find rec .. mmended that th i., cou fet·encP
a wi<le spread indiffet·t>nce in t hi-; em ploy and sene! out one or t\\'•>
field of labor of love aud w .. ,dcl 1Ui:>sicnarics into tl1c work at once.
urge pastors to concern thPm-;elvE>s And tl1at tile prcsi<!••nt of the cuuin regard to this ,·ita! intet·e~t. 1 ference l1e empowered to keep the A.n-:1 that they insist on pal'ents one or two mi-; ... ionarit·s in the field
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going with their children to Sunday until the next Anuual Conference if School. And lovingly entreat t;hi l- the means arc a\ailable, but when
· Jren and all to avail themselves of 1 the mean, fail to call in said mi ... -the benefits of the auxiliary of the s ionary or missionaries, and that
church. it shall be tlw duty of the miFsionG. L. Houck, Chairman, received aries to do all they can to bui!d up
and adopted. and advertise this conference. \Ve
On Publish ing Interests-From al<>v recommend that we constitute best information little is doing fur a board or committee to collect this Vltal interest ; but we now ask means to keep mis::.iooaries in the of this conference that we resolve field all the time. We also report
lves into a special committee $135.00 subscribed. We recom-
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llll'lld the following names for our be raisP<I befo!'t! the mis;ionat·ies " O ,., llli:-.!'.ionary h0ard: forth-$6.80 of which wa~ paid aL
.T T t:lutwu, Gadsdf.>n, Ala.; J W once. The tr io of servants will ar· \\'c:wl'l', Dunkliu, Ala.; D T Ham-
range busi oe.~s , and within .1 month, ncr, Atta lla, A Ia.; J A A Harden, Boozer·, Ala .; .J M Culver, Sylva- go to their fie ld of labor.
nia, Ala., J E Grern,Tidmore, Ala.; Bros. R. l\I. Ha;:na, G. L. by per· W S Gowens, C~ntral .Ala.; T S H oucl\, and T. Iu. Pola nd
Pitman, Verbena, Ala.; D W D mission left for ho me.
t:ltrain, Wedowee, Ala.; T J A ring- Confertnce gave oppression of
to n, Tecumseh, Ala.; G W Bailey, thanks to church ar1d peupll! of
Chairman, receiv e<l aud adopted. Rag land a nd vicinity fnr unl!ounded
On .ru~tion .it wac; d ecided to elect I hospita lity and k indness, also to two mtsstonarJCS. our Brll., Rev. D. L. Hamner for
On motion Rev. J. L. ~Iarbut 1 efficien t aid in conduct of meeting
was elected. I and business sessi•>ns of confer-
On motiOn G. H. Bailey was I E'nce. elected. Mission::u·ies elect replied- On motio n conference adjonrrwd,
pledging faithfulness. I with prayer, to meet again aL time
Conference confirmed missio·n ary and place aforesaid .
board suggested hy committee. ' It ,J . L. MARBU'.r, Pres ident.
wJ~ the seuse of the board tha t $:20 G. H. BAILEY, :-5ecrctar.'··
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L. B. WILSON, Editor an!l Publisher, Eatonton, G-a .
. Vle Want t o begin.~the 1\fe"\iv Y 3 ~r with tl1e Largest Circt!
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