The age-herald., 1899-11-25
LAST DAY OF THE
 ALABAMA SYNOD Completed Its Work and Ad- jOurned Last Night. MEETS NEXT AT 0PELIKA Strong Resolution Against Polygamists Aimed at Congressman Roberts of Utah-Presbyterian Cause
 Strengthened.
MEETS NEXT AT OPELIKA

church which has been in session in this city the past four days, adjourned last night.
 The next session will be held in Opelika in October. 1900.
 The Synod yesterday afternoon adopted a memorial to congress protesting against the seating of B. IL Roberts, the Mormon con- gressman of Utah, in that body.
 The synod by resolution, pledged it's sup port to the cause of Christian education.
 The orphans home received additional contributions sufficient to wipe out it's build ing indebtedness.
 The Columbia Theological seminary was considered at the morning session. A report on the condition and work of that institu- tion was submitted It showed a property valuation of over S25O ,O0O, very satisfactory increase over the previous year. The re- port of the committee was adverse to the establishment of a chair of English Bible, Pastoral Theology and Hamiletics and ad- yised against any effort to raise s59e0 to endow such a chair at the present time. This part of the report, after considerable discussion, was adopted.
 The orphans home at Talladega was re- ferred to, The subscriptions secured for the home were cause for gratitude and members of the Synod were urged to see that they were paid in at the earlist pos sible date Each church and Sunday school was urged to undertake the support of at least one child at the home The following executive committee was elected:
 Rev. J. G. Snedeeor, chairman; Rev. l.. R. Walker. vice chairman; J. B. McMillan, treasurer; Rev. Russell Cecil, D. D.; J. B. Woodward, J. L. Dean, F. c. Shepard, w. E. Henkil.
 The prices of Bibles supplied by the American Bible society came in for con- siderable discussion. It as stated in tae report of the committee in charge or that part of the syned,s work that Bibles were sold cheaper by private firms than by the American Bible society, and for that rea- son sales had fallen off
 The cause of home missions was reported as as tis factory and that the fund for that purpose had come up to expectations.
 Rev. Russell Cecil was elected to sue eeed himself on the board of directors of Columbia Seminary. A protest against B. H. Roberts, repre- sentatlve-elect from Utah being allowed to take his seat in congress was under dis cussion when the synod took a recess until 2:SO p. m.
 Afternoon Session On reassembling at 2:30 pr. A. B. Curry offered the following substitute to the reso- luton with reference to Congressman Rob- erts
 "Resolved, That the synod emphatieally condemns polygamy in all places, high and low, and expresses sympathy with all proper and lawful efforts ito prevent the sitting in our national congress of anyone who is himself a polygamist in politics and a defender Of that sys'sem. and that our stated clerk place a copy Of this ac- tien in the hands of our representatives | from Alabama"
 This substitute was adopted. The committee on Sabha tn schools and young peoples societies made their report. The showing made was a good one. Two hundred and eighty-three Sunday school scholars had been admitted to the church during the year. The elders were urged to give more attention to the Sunday schools and the young peoples societies.
 
 mittee on colored evangelization addressed | the synod in behalf of that work. He said i that great progress in the work of Chris | thanking the negroes had been made. Still man Institute of Tuscaloosa, he said, was | doing a good work.
 pr. A. B. Curry spoke of the coored mission established in Birmins sham by the | First Presbyterian church. | A report from the Southwestern Presby- | terian University at ClarksviHe, Tenn, was | read. During the year Waddell hail. with | a seating capacity of 1.1O0 had been built, | and the institution had an endowment fund of between $1SO,0OO and $2OO,0O0.
 It was announced that w. P. Arm strong,s term as a director in the univer- sity had expired and the vacancy was filled
 by the election of Rev. J. G. Snedecor. | Dr. Russell Cecil was elected to repre- sent the Alabama Synod on the editorial | staff of the Southwestern Presbyterian of l New Orleans, Rev. J. G. Snedecor declining | re-eection.
 l It had been previously announced that a 1 donation of $500 to the orphans home had | been offered by B gentleman condition l that the synod would raise tine balance nec- essary to pay off the home's indebtedness, and further that future indebtedness would | not be incurred. Some of the members ob- l jected to accepting the contribution unless | the restrictions be modified. | It was announced that the sum necessary | to pay off the indebtedness had been secur- ed by further subscriptions from churches and individuals.
 Final Session ] The committee to which had been re- | ferred the matter of selecting permanent l committees submitted the following: I Sabbath observanee-Rey. Dr. 10. P. Da- | wis, Rev. J. L. R. Walker, Rev. G. H. iSteen 'History-1Rev. w. I. Sinnott, Rev. c. ON | Martindale, Rev. Dr. D. A. Plauck. | General assembly-Rev. J. L. Dean, Rev. | c. $. ,ShoH, Rev. N. B. Keahey.
 -Oolored Theological Seminary-Rey. Dr.
 A. B. Curry. Rev. F. K. Sims, Rev Donald l MeQueen.
 I Foreign missions-d2ev. J. D. A. Brown, I Rev. G. l.. Bitzer, Rev. fc. ON. Martindale. | .rIa,,,a r,isaiaur-1lav nr RaIs<Sell Cpei1