The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-19
NEWS OF CENTRAL CITY
REV. MIR. LITTLE TALKS oI
 SYNODICAL COLLEGE.
He is of the Opinion That the Re- quisite Amount Will Be Easily Raised-Dispensary Ques-
 tion Still Alive.
Advertiser Bureau,

Advertiser Breau,
 Selma, Nov. IS,
 Rev. A. A. Little, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Selma, has re- turned from the meeting of the Synod of Alabama at Bessemer This morning he talked interestingly of the meeting of the Synod. Among other things he said:
 "Bessemer entertained the Synod in a most charming manner. I do not know that it has ever been my pleasure to attend a church, scattering where a whole city tried so hard to make every dele gate enjoy himself The people were cordial. generous. gracious in their cour- tesies to the delegates.
 "A new Preebytery was formed of the counties of Mobile. Baldwin. Escambia, Conecuh. Monroe. Wilcox, Clark. Choc- taw and Washington and will be known as the Presbytery of South Alabama. Mobile will be the center of the new Presbytery and it Is hoped a great work will be done for Presbyterianism in the other counties that compose the Presby-
 
 terianism is weak in the counties contigu- ous to Mobile, but since the South Ala bama Presbytery has been formed 1t is hoped that the cause of our church will be given a great impetus. Those coun- ties have been so far from the centre of the Tuscaloosa Presbytery that 1t has been very inconvenient and expensive for delegates to attend.
 "One of the most important things that. was done at the recent meeting of the Synod, was the transfer of Isbell College. at Talladega, to the Synod of Alabama. The financial troubles the col lege had with the Isbell estate have all been amicably settled and the college the Synod free of charge. the church obligating itself to assume the bonded in- debtedness of $4.000 that hangs over 1t. These bonds are not due until 1910 and as the college buildings and grounds are estimated to be worth 318000 1t looks Nike the Synod has acquired fine piece of property in which to educate the young women of the church and start them on careers of usefulness. It was stated that the ground that separates the col lege building from the main street could be purchased oheaply. and by getting pos- session Of that the grounds will be greatly
  college building on the hill will show off to much better advantage.
 The erection of q synodical College for Boys Is a question that was very thoroughly discussed. It Is a subject that is very near to my heart. I have worked earnestly for this school since I have been in Alabama and now con- slider that the matter has reached the point where the school can be considered 6 certainty I felt very greatly dis couraGed over the matter when l went to Bessemer. and the wind-up of the dis cussion was most glorious 2. It was proposed that the ministers of the church present raise the sum of s1o,000 as an endowment fund. When the collection had been finished it was found that the sum of $1o4Oo had been subscribed, and for the first time in my life when collection was being taken up saw tears standing in the eyes of men and women, so great was the interest in the school, Rev. D. c. Lilly, of Tuscaloosa, con- ducted the taking up of the subscription and his earnest manner and impressive words had a great deal to do with raising the sum. think that the other minis ters of the Synod who were not present will easily raise the amount to be con- tributed by the ministry to s1b,000
 1n0 lduIcS OL IlLC CiiutNl WAAA OO N0A>~N to contribute the sum of $1o. 200. That sum can be counted on as @ certainty for when the good women puttheir shoulders to the wheel they generally accomplish what they undertake. The sum 'Jf b,OOO is asked from the Sunday schools and the children composing that branch Of the church will be certain to raise that much Then the church at large in the State is going to be asked to raise s50,Q00, and with the great earnestness and enthusi- asm already manifested by the Synod of Alabama have not the least doubt but that the amount will be forthc oming.
 This will make $75,0Oo or $So.0Oo. and will not be spent in the erection of build inRs and the purchase of site, but ae an endowment fund. The city that gets the location of the school will be expected to contribute e site and the sum of $Z9,oOO for the erection of the buildings. hoard of nine trustees for this BOYS Syuodfcal school was appointed with Rev D. c. Lilly of Tuscaloosa, as chairman. The board was given the power to locate the school and before the next meeting of the Synod of Alabama the site Tor tnis school may be decided"
 A site for the school has aireaay been offered by Colonel Abbott of Selma With a thousand dollars as a bonus, and If the of Selma with the aid of The citizens generally. would go to work the other s24, 900 could be raised and scnool established that would be of great profit to the moral and financial growth of the city.
 selma's health record compares favora- hly with that of any city in the South IL Ia easily accessible by rail from North, South, East and West Alabama.
 Will Be No Election.
 Hon. Felix M Wood, Chairman of the e,ity Democratic Executive Committee, heinz asked whether he would call meeting of that committee to again pass