The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-29
Interesting Adress on Educat-
 ion by pr. Darby.
Discussed Sunday School and Evangelical Work-Woman's Mis- sionary Society at Night.
 synod Will Adjourn
 Tonight

 Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the synod in session in Mont gomery.
 November l-s, 1904 was selected as the time of meeting. No opposition was made to Green Pond. the synod practi- cally agreeing on the location of the next place of meeting.
 Two busy sessions of the synod were held yesterday. the members working practically all day.
 The Synod convened at g o'clock. Rev. U. H. B. Hall. moderator. presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev. 0. B. Lee of Anniston and fifteen minutes devotional service was led by Rev. I. N. Yoekley
 The Synod then went into the selection of the next place nf meating. Green Pond was put in nomination and chosen By a unanimous vote. Huntsville was also put in nomination. but was later with drawn.
 On taking up the regular order. a dis cussion was entered into relative to the changing of the preshytery lines of the Birmingham and Florida Presbyteries. This discussion was participated in by Rev. W. D. Witherspoon. Dr. I. D. Steele and Rev. M. c. Milligan. No action was taken on the matter.
 Addressed by Dr. Darby.
 The Synod then heard an address by pr. W. J. Darby of Evansville, Indiana, con- ceded to be one of the strongest divines in the service of the Cumbe<and Church. Dr. Darby is the Educational Secretary of the denomination and is a strong and forceful speaker. His subject was Education"
 He particularly emphasized the import ance of the proper training or men for the pulpit of the coming generation of the ministry. He described the former eras in the history of the church, since It's origin in iS0o designating the first as the period Of pioneer evangliEation and the second as the period of organization and building. To the demands of these periods the church adapted itself with great eficacy and success. The present Is tho period of practical activities, in which the people are moving with 6 force with such momentum as was never known before. The supreme demand of the times Is competent leadership The church must have men fin the pulpit, he declared. whom the people can trust and whom they will follow.
 To secure such leadership the young men must have college training. This re- quires money for endowment and money Tor scholarships to back these young men. to put them in college, and to keep them there.
 At the close of the remarks of Dr.. Darby the Synod, by a rising vote, ex. tended its thanks for the address. C. l.. Nolen of Huntsville, and W. N Cody of Birmingham, members of the Synodical Committee on Missions, ap- peared in the meeting and had their names enrolled.
 Rev. Frank L. Wear of Ensley. preach ed briefly on Systematic Benefcence. i" HiH The Standing Committees.
 The following standing committees were then appointed by the moderator. and the Synod recessed until 2:3O o'clock
 Missions-Rev. W. T. Swain, J. C, Mo Clung and Elder J. B. Tally.
 Education-Rev. Frank L. Wear. Rev. M. M. Crow and Elder J. E. Yeager.
 Publication-Dr. I. D. Steele, Rev. I. N. Yokely and Elder Robert West
 Temperance-Rev. W. B. Witherspoon. Rev. R. P. Taylor and Elders U. M. Strickland.
 Overtures-Rev W. M. Crawford, Rev. J. N. Davison. and Elder M. L. Bearden. Deceased Ministers-Rev S. B. Hunter. Rev. M. G. Milligan. and Elder J. w. Farley.
 Ministerial Relief-Rev. J. N. Yokey. Rev. W. A. Overton and Elder w D. Woods.
 Gltl3nCC-ItGV. J. 1. mcMuIIen, heY, IL. D. Lewis and Elder J. N Cooper
 Minutes Birmingham Preebyterian- Rev. M. M. Crow. Rev. J.sN. Davidson and Elder J. W. Forley.
 McGready Presbytery's Minutes--Rev c. H. Allison. Rev. A P. Taylor and Elder J. M. Crow.
 Robert Dowell Presbytery's Minutes Rev. Oscar Lee. Rev. l.. D. Lewis and Elder J. N. Cooper.
  J. R. McMullen. Rev. I. N. Yokely and Elder w. D. Woods.
 Talladega Presbytery's Minutes-Rev J. C. McClung, Rev. S. B. Hunter and Eld- CT J. E. Yeager.
 The Synod reconvened at 2:3O o'clock.
 Sunday s hool W rk.
 Dr. I. D. Steele of Birmingham led in a discussion on Sunday School and the Young Peoples Work" Prefacing his re- marks Dr. Steele laid down the princi- ple that no department of church work iS more important than the Sunday School. From the Sabbath School the trained church workers are drawn the workers which, In after years will prove the most effective in the spreading of the gospel From personal observation he said he believed that the success of any Sunday School was dependent on two things first the superintendent and his assistant and second. the teachers The superintendent, he said. should be a man. not only of education but of heart inter- est. a man, magnetic and attractive to children and a man above all things, who has the work at heart.
 On the teachers, he said. nearly as much depends They. too, must be per- sons of dIscernment and tact and untir- ing energy. He advocated several meth ods of conducting a Sunday School. Rleaned from a long passionate.
 He was followed by Rev. M. N. Crow and Rev. W. A. Overton, who spoke briefly on the subject.
 pr. Steele called the attention of the Synod to the meeting in Nashville next week of a committee from the entire church in reference to evangelical work and asked for suggestions from the Synod for him to carry out, when he attended the meeting.
 pr. steele believed that no fairer field for this work presented itself to the church than Alabama and no field needed move cultivation than this State. During tne mast summer. with Rev. W. A. Over tno he did a good deal of evangelical work and the results had been to an ex- tent startling. He believed that if the 'ror,, Has properly organized in this | WOih hanAaA k4