The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23

Alabama-F'air Thursday and friday
light to fresh Winds mostly westerly.
He made very interesting statement
relative to the work of his board during the
past year, and estimated the amount Of
money necessary to carry on this part OF
the church work for the ensuing year at
s15 900.
Next in order was an address by Rev. j.
n. Craig, d. D., secretary of the Home
Mission board. He told of the home mis-
sion work; what had been accomplished
along that line and made some suggestions
as to the future work.
Afternoon Session
When the synod reassemoled at 2:3O p. m.
the following additional members were
added to the roll:
Revs. C. c. Epperson, J. S. Wood, C. S.
Sholl, w. E. Beattie, n. D. Mooney, j. S.
PSrk, n. a.. Anderson.
Ruling elders-T. N. Anglin, East Lake;
J. T. Searcy, tuscaloosa J. X. p. Martin,
Mount Olvette; J. L. Dean, opelika; W. NJ.
Kilgore, Limestone.
The following visiting ministers were in
vited to seats as corresponding members:
Rev e. B. Witherspoon, synod of Missouri
Rev. b. A. Pendleton, synod of Missis-
sippi; Rev. w E. McIlwain, synod Of Flo
rida: Rev. ]. II. Lumpkin, synod of Mem
phis.
A petition to congress protesting against
the seating of Representative-elect b. II.
Roberts, of Utah. was referred to COM
mittee Mr. Roberts is a Mormon and has
three wives and it is for the latter reason
the above petition was brought up.
Rev ]. H. Lumpkin, d. D., secretary of
education and Rev. T. II. Law, field sec
rotary of the American Bible society, ad-
dressed the synod on their respective sub
jects and their addresses were referred to
appropriate committees.
Fraternal greetings were adopted and
sent to the North Alabama conference of
the Methodist church, in session in this
city.
Statistical reports and narratives on the
state of legion in the bounds of the three
presbyterles comprising the Alabama synod
were read They showed the church in
prosperous condition Some of the churches
mad failed to forward reports and this fact
gave rise to some criticism. The matter
was referred to committee.
The selection of the time and place of
the next meeting was made the secona
order of business for the afternoon session
today.
The report of the committee on foreign
missions will be heard at $3.50 p. m. today.
A report was received from the Orpnans'
Home at Talladega. The annual repCat
for this institution for the year ending
September 30, 1899, showed The following
receipts:
Norya Alabama Presbytery, $l,762.99.
East Alabama presbytery, $l03S.Sf.
Miscellaneous, $1,735.5i.
The report showed that there were sixty
eight children at the Home.
Night Session
The first hour of last nights session was
devoted to ,ae administering of the holy
sacrament.
Before taking UP ehe business matters
it was announced that the sessions of the
synod are public and that an are invited
to n1atend the same
Tonight the Orphans Home ait Talladega
was being considered.
Rev. e. p. Davis, ID. D., sumbitted the
report of the committee on Sabbath OBJ
servance. The report stuffed that the men,
bers of the Presbyterian church throughout
the bounds OF the synod very generally OBJ
served the Sabbath by refraining from
worldly labor. The report further said that
the Sunday secular newspapers and the
railroads were the two greatest agencies
of Sabbath dissertation, and members of
the church were urged not to give their
support or sanction to the publishing of
Sunday papers or the running of Grains
on Sunday. The committee urged that an
effort be made to secure the enactment of
a law 10y the next legislature stopping the
running of trains on Sunday
Rev. e. p. Davis, d. D., Rev. J. j.
Grier and Rev. n. l.. Anderson made snort
talks on Sabbath observance.
The report was adopted. after which the
synod adjourned until 8 O'Clock this morn
ing.