The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10
Siyy-Ninth Annual Session of
 the Association
MISSION WORK DISCUSSED
Last Year the Association Raised $3ooo for Mission Work, and This Is Counted the Largest Increase
 In Several Years.

The Birmingham Baptist association met in it's sixty-ninth annual session at the Baptist church in Avondale yes terday morning. All the churches of the association are represented and the three meetings of the day were largely attend ed. The moderator, Prof. R. J. Waldrop of East Lake Is presiding over the meet ing.
 The first session was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. In the afternoon, beginning at ? o'clock. another session was held while at night a third session was held. At the afternoon and night sessions. especially, the church was filled with delegates and those interested in the work. Another session will be held this morning.
 l At this last session, which will convene at o'clock, the report of the mission boards will be discussed and a sermon preached at II o'clock by the Rev. pr. A. P. Montague, president of Howard col lege whose subject will be What the Baptist has Been to the World
 At the afternoon session yesterday, which was called to order at 2 o'clock, a prayer and praise service was conduct ed by the Rev. James Hogan, after which the committee on new churches recommended the admittance Into the association of churches at Warner and East Birmingham. This report was adopted by a unanimous vote.
 Executive Committees Report.
 The report of the executive committee followed. In this report the detailed af- fairs of the association were gone over and the results of the years work out lined J. B. Gibson, chairman of the committed req. the paper. The report of the superintendent of mission work was then made by the Rev. W. s. Brown. He gave a detailed report of all moneys ham dled, the number of days he worked and the other minor matters connected with the position.
 Following these two reports resolutions were adopted looking to an extension of the mission work in this district One resolution requested the home mission board of Atlanta to appropriate the sum of 5000 for mission work in the asso- citation next year. The other resolution looked to the increasing of interest in missions by the members of the asso- ciation and was that the sum of $4S00 be raise. in the association during the com ing year.
 Last year the association only raised s30OO for mission work and this increase 1 is counted as being the largest made in | 0e I determined. after a full study of the present condi- tions by the various boards and minis ters'in charge of the work
 Reception to pr. Montague. The regular order of business was sus- pended at this juncture of the meeting and a royal reception rendered Dr. A. F. Montague, the new president of Howard college. Such an action is rarely taken in an association meeting, but so much interest was felt in the work of pr. Mon tague and such a desire to encourage the institution was manifested by the members, that the reception was tend cred him.
 Upon the resumption of regular busi- ness a report on the work of the Bap- list oung Peoples union was read, fol- lowed by a report on Sunday schools.
 The Rev. J. F. Watson moved that a committed be appointed looking to the extension, the enlarging and the strength ening. of the association. This committee was made up of the Rev. W. M Black weld, the Rev. J. G. Lowery and the Rev. w. M. Wood.
 After a prayer by the Rev. G. S.'Ar- derson an adjournment was taken until [ o'clock, when the third meeting was called to order. When the session haa been opened by prayer and praise service conducted by the Rev. J. M McCord, the reports of the mission committees were read. State missions was the subject of Chairman w. s. Eubanks report Chair man J. H. Aldrige reported on home mis- sions, and Chairman N. B. Williams and the Rev w. B. Crumpton, state secretary of missions, led these talks MT. Williams spoke in an earnest way and made q special plea for more missionary worA. The talk of the Rev. MT. Crumpton was also an earnest plea for U larger appro- priation of money for the work and 3 better organization
 For Girls School.
 After these talks the Rev Frank Willis Barnett and the Rev. B. F. Giles spoke. The first talked in the interest of his paper and the latter in the interest of the Central Female college at Tusca- loosa, of which he Is president
 An adjournment was then taken until this morning, when the reports of the mission committees will be further dis cussed. The Rev. w. H. Provence and others will take the leading parts In this discussion.
 At the morning session yesterday the Rev. J. G. Lowery conducted the opening services. Two new churches were admit ted to the association then - Kingston and West End. The present moderator Prof R. J. Waldrop, and clerk. the Rev. w M. Wood, were reelected: with w. B. Baker as assistant clerk.
 At Il o'clock the opening sermon was preached by the Rev. J. M. Shellburne of East Lake Ills sermon was eloquent and delivered in a feeling manner.
 The following correspondents were re- ported present at the meeting:
 The Rev. w. B. Crumpton, correspond ing secretary of the state association.