The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-18
ALABAMA SYNOD
 TALKS MISSIONS
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS POL ICY OF NOT ASKING MONEY FROM THE HOME MISSION COM MITTEE IN THE FUTURE.

| The question of home missions took up nearly the entire morning session of the last days session of the Alabama synod of the Presbyterian church.
 The matter came up in the shape of report from the committee of home mis- sions of the synod which recommended that it should be the policy of the synod | in the future not to ask for money from , the home mission committee of the gen era assembly,
 This caused considerable debate and an amendment to strike it out was lost and finally the report was adopted
 The members of the synod subscribed 5000 to pay off the Indebtedness of the Alabama Synodicaf college for women at Talladega.
 in arguments.
 The devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. E. L. Hill of Eufaula
 The committee on minutes of general assembly reported that the minutes were correct.
 The statistical report of the Presbytery of East Alabama was read by the Rev. E. l.. Hill of Eufaula, as was that of the Mobile Presbytery and the Tuscaloosa | Presbytery
 The report of the North Alabama Pres 1 bytery showed there were seven counties | in this Presbytery that had Presby. l terian church. l Dr. Blanch read for the committee on | home missions. He showed that over $63,- ! GOO had been collected which was S17,000 l more than the average of the past four | years Some of this fund had been used in parts of Mexico.
 The southern assembly had called for | $100,000 for the work and something over | S25,0O0 was apportioned to Alabama. Mobile Presbytery to pay $s0oo, Tuscaloosa sl7OO and the north and east presbyteries to pay l the balance.
 The committee recommended that each | church take charge of a home mission ary and not call on the whole assembly | for help.
 A motion was made to strike the last recommendation. as there was some ob- 1 jections.
 This created considerable discussion.
 Dr. E. L. Hill of Eufaula said he would | favor the recommendation If 1t would be | so that if it was necessary to call on the assembly 1t would be done.
 The Fev. MT. Sinnott opposed the rec ommendation.
 The Rev E. L Hill said he did not want the synod to put iron-cad recom- mendations on the East Alabama prcs- | bytery.
 Dr. Blanch of Mobile said he did not think 1t was right to call upon the as- sembly for $120O for destitute churches while the synod only gave $75. | Mobile presbytery Is about the weakest in the synod. yet the work today is on | a better basis than ever before Every field outside of Mobile in this presbytery has a manse ecept one or two. There is | m in a iron bae come for us to do some work for our selves." said Dr. Blanch. l Dr. l.. s. Handley of Birmingham said there are parts of East Alabama and North Alabama that were as needy as any part | under charge of the general assembly. He said that he had been member of the synod since 1872. He stated that North Alabama still needed help. q hope the recommendation will not pass,' said pr. | Handley
 Dr. Little of Tuscaloosa said the money given by Alabama to the home mission committee of the general assembly was not enough to pay the office expenses of this committee "The Tuscaloosa Pres | bytery," said pr. Little, twill not ask this committee for help"
 Present the facts fairly and squarely to your people and you will get the l nspney," said Dr. Little.
 He said there was not one church in Oklahoma that was as strong as the 1 weakest church in the Birmingham dis trict.
 He urged that the wealthy churches in this synod help the weaker ones.
 Dr. Craig said he realized that the churches were not doing what they | should for home missions.
 T wanted this thing to come up," said Dr. Craig, "and I am not ashamed to go before my people and ask them for | fcta ra Dr. G. w. Patterson said it was the policy of his presbytery not to ask for money from the assembly.
 Fifteen minutes longer was given for discussion.
 Dr. J. w. Stagg of Birmingham said there was enough work in the Birmng- ham presbytery to take all of the money of the general assembly and more of 1t would be wasted.
 The Rev. Mir Foster said every dol lar put in the west counts for $10 put in Alabama
 Dr. Banch of Mobile said he hoped there would be amendment, that he would prefer that the recommendation be stricken out.
 Dr. G. W. Patterson called for the question.
 The amendment offered to strike out the recommendation was lost
 The recommendation of the committee was adopted