The age-herald., 1901-11-08
ORPHANS HOME
 CLEAR OF: DEBT Two Thousand Dollars Sub- scribed by Synod Last Night EIGHT CHURCHES PAY $250 No Steps Taken In the Matter of Es- tabllshIns synodlcaI College, But
 Sentiment Was That Some
 thing Should Be Done.
EIGHT CHURCHES PAY $250

At last nights session of the Synod of the North Alabama Presbytery two thous- and dollars was subscribed to liquidate the debt hanging over the Orphans home at Taiiadega. The Rev. II. D. Kirke de- livered an address upon the work of the assist them in continuing their efforts to care for unfortunate children. He said there was a debt of s2O00 due for erect ing additional buildings at the home and it had been constant worry to the church.
 Several suggestions were made and 1t was finally decided that eight of the principal churches in the North Alabama Presbytery raise s250 each and this would gay the debt. All of the churches agreed and treasurer will be appointed to col lect the funds and see that the amount due is paid as early as possible. He Is to make u report to the next Synod.
 Report of Orphans Home.
 The report of the Orphans Home for the thirty-seventh year, which ended September 30 is as follows:
 "The number of inmates averaged sev- enty during the past year, making a family about eighty with the officers and assistants Little progress has been made toward freeing the institution from debt, 0 note for $500 being now due. Regular contributions will be urged by the committee both for the sustenance of the institution and to free 1t from debt. Among the needs which will be mentioned Is a carpenter shop for boys, which would cost about s1s00. Additional land Is also needed as rented land Is now being used in some instances.
 During the year there were two deaths in the home, making four deaths in twenty years. There are now twenty eight girls and forty-one boys. The receipts for the past year were as follows:
 East Alabama Presbytery, ss9s36.
 North Alabama Presbytery. $1,s49.6S.
 Tuscaloosa Presbytery. s1,3O2.46.
 Balance on hand September 30, 1900,
 $24O6S
 Total receipts for the year, $6.0s5.99. Disbursements for the year $5945.9S. Balance on hand September 30, 1901, sSOs7O
 The liabilities are:
 | Note due January 1, $500. | Bills payable, $i,4i2.49. The receipts up to October 26 last were
 $547. .62; disbursements $S22.5S. | Outside of the donations of cash, there were a large number of donations of clothing, food, coal. etc., during the year.
 synodicaI College Question. At yesterdays morning session the question of establishing a Synodical Col lege was brought up. The sentiment of | the synod was that something should be
 done toward the education of the Pres | byterian youth, but no definite steps | were taken in the matter. The report of the Committee on Col | ored Evangelization was read. It showed | that the negroes of the church were progressing especially from an educa- tional point of view. The committee re- ported further that the people of the North were taking great interest in the education of the negro for the ministry. | The Rev. MT. Stillman of Tuscaloosa
 delivered few remarks upon the Still
 man Institute. the Presbyterian College. | for negroes.
 l The Rev. w. T. Atkins of Selma and | the Rev. L. R. Walker of TaIladega spoke of the work on the education of | the negroes | The committee on the establishment of l the Presbyterian college by the synods | of Alabama and Florida rendered their ! report They declared that the plan was
 feasible and that two propositions for the location of the school had been re- ceived, one from Mckinley. in Merengo county and the other from the Oxford College, to purchase their school for s1o,OOo The committee believes that 1t will require s50.oo0 for the establishment of the school.