The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-23

by the convention now, may prove a treasure later At no distant day our colleges will be endowed and we can then do more for our academies. The acade- mics we maintain ought to be valuable feeders to our colleges, and furnish good supply of young ministers to the denomination
 As in the past we must look largely to the country churches for recruits to the ministry These schools, presided over by godly teachers will discover and develop those whom God has chosen as the future leaders of his people in Ala bana.
 As soon as 1t can be done the mission schools should be turned over to the management of school secretary, the Rev. A. E. Brown, of the Home Mission Board, and such local trustees as he may need. He is succeeding well with the noun tain schools in Kentucky, North Caro- lima. Tennessee and other states.
 Some Statistics.
 The statistical secretary has, in addi ton to his usual labor, taken from the minutes of the associations the statistics by churches for publication in the conven- tion minutes. He has never been remun- erated for his service. nor has he expect ed it. but the labor involved is too great for him to render without some compen- sation. The printing of the tables adds considerably to the expense of pubica- ton, but they will be invaluable for refer ence and We believe they should become a permanent feature of the minutes.
 Studying the tables will impress the thoughtful reader with the idea that the Baptists of Alabama are like a sleeping giant What mighty host we are, num- berng nearly 150O00l What might we not accomplish if we were fully united and heartily co-operating What shall we do with the great mass of undeveloped ma terial these statistics reveal?
 State Missions-Receipts. Balance on hand last
 report .........,.,,....... sS.l Received from Foreign
 Mission Board on sec
 retarys salary.........$ 7OO.O0 Received from Home
 Mission Board on sec-
 retarys salary......... 466.62 Received from Home
 Mission Board, general
 work ............,....... 3OO.OO Received from Home
 Mission Board. Scotts- boro .,...... ..........,,. 3OOOO Received from Home
 Mission Board, Heal ing Springs ............ 200.00 Contributions to state
 missions .............. s14, ,ss9 .s7-s s1s, COS 2s
 Home Missions-Receipts Balance on hand, last
 report home missions. 201 .36 Balance on hand, last
 report Tichenor mem orial fund .............. 3.6o Contributions, home mis-
 slons .,,.slv'zlo.Vf Contributions, Tichenor memorial fund ........ 1929 Contributions. colored
 mission and education BPS Contributions, amount
 sent direct by churches 1,279. .S9- 11,679 %
 s11, 1884. .o1
 DISBURSEMENTS. By amount paid Home Missions ................S Sl0, 2l6.73 , By amount paid Tich- nor memorial fund.-. 1S1.94 By amount paid amount sent direct by churches 1.279. .S9-S11. SIS .06 Balance on hand ..................s 205- 95
 Recapitulation. 1 Contributions for all purposes for the year 1904-1905: state missions ..................s s14es9 .s7 , Home missions ................... 1,679 .00 Foreign missions ................. IS, ,039 51 Aged and infirm ministers. .... 124. .6i Bible and colportage. ge........... 20 5s Orpbanaee 1,252. .0s Ministerial education ............ AGO. % Howard college ..,.............. Ha. .6s Merriniac church building ...... 145. 4i East Tallassee church building.... 4o4. 62 Tract fund ..s............ 90 7e Sunday school board. Bible fund. B go Church building fund .............. 45S. 5o Scottsboro school ..... POT t0 Healing Springs school ............ 2s5 .os Margaret Home ..................... 5.S9