The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-28
ALABAMA SYNOD
TO HOLD SESSION
Cumberland PreSbyterians Meet
Tuesday at East Lake
FIRST SINCE THE UNION
Many Prominent Pulpit Orators and
Specialists In Department Work
Will Make Addresses-Bus.
mess of Importance.

The first meeting of the Alabama synod
of the Presbyterian church tnorthern)
since the union of the northern and Cum
berland churches, win be held at East
Lake Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week II promises to be one of
great Importance and especial interest.
From the four presbyteries which com
pose the synod, about fifty ministers and
perhaps thirty elders will begin to arrive
in the city Monday and will be enter
tanned by the local churches.
Some time will be taken up with the
reimbursement to the new conditions, and
matters Of deep concern to the church at
large will receive the attention OF the
delegates
A number of the best speakers of the
church, including visitors from other
states, talented pulpit orators of Ala
bama, and leaders in the Sunday school,
temperance home mission and evangelis-
tics departments have notified the com
mittee of their intention to be present,
and their part of the programme Will add
greatly to the interest of the assemblage.
Announcement
Following is the announcement of the
meeting as prepared by the secretary:
The Alabama synod of the Presbyterian
church in the United States of America
will meet pursuant to it's adjournment in
the Presbyterian church formerly Cum
berland Presbyterian at East Lake, Ala,
Tuesday, October 80, 1906, at 7:SO o'clock
p. m.
Persons expecting to attend should send
their names at once to the Rev. j. M.
Alexander pastor, East Lake, Ala.
The railroads have granted reduced
rates on the certificate plan. That is,
each person purchasing a ticket Tor the
going trip should get a certificate for
each separate ticket bought, showing that
full fare has been paid. Then If there are
fifty persons present holding these tick
cts, they will be able to buy return tick
cts at 1 cent a mile, plus % cents. Tick
cts should be purchased to Birmingham.
The trip out from Birmingham will be
ON electric cars. This makes the matter
of reduced rates uncertain, but it is prob
able that the attendance will be large
this year. So let all who come be sure
to get certificates. Let all who come re-
member that there will be a proposition
made to change the date for the meet
ings of the synod in the future.
The outlook is promising for the strong
est platform work the synod has ever
had. Among others who are to be present
lOF ACTIVE SeTNlce are LII. liz lIdHuTllll,
DIR. b. p. Fullerton, DR.. John Dixon, Hon.
II. p. Farris, DIR. Joseph W. Cochran and
DR.. W. j. Darby.
Business of the greatest possible i'm
portance will be considered and every
minister in the bounds of the synod
ought to attend and take elder with
him. Brethren, let us have an attendance
commensurate with the interests involved
and let us go praying for gracious
1 hap of
| w. B. WITHERSPOON, S. C.
Programme.
The programme, outlining the work of
the SYNOD Is as follows:
Tue sday October 30:
In the Presbyterian church, formerly
cumb erland Presbyterian, corner Seventy
fifth street and Sloss avenue, East Lake
Ala
7:30 Call to order and opening sermon
Calm roll Electing moderator. Adjourn
ment.
Wednes day:
S:30-Cal to order A half hour of de-
votional service, led by the Rev. David
Brown. C aling roll and reading minutes
Announce ment of committees.
10:c0-Ou Sunday School Work by j. s.
Bridges. Open discussion.
II :00-Se9rmcn.
Intermls sion.
2:i0-Res 'ular order.
3:OO-Ten lperance address, by Hon. II. p
Farrls OF Missouri
Discussion
7:SO-Lad es' Missionary service.
Adiournni tent.
Thursday
S:30-Cal to order.
A half o,rr of devotional services, led
by the Rev. NJ X. HOLSTER
Calling roll and reading minutes.
Home Mis- sion conference
II :00-Serm on.
Intermission.
2:00-Regular order.
7:30-Regulglr order.
S:0o-Addres, IS by representative of our
evangellstic committee and conference on
the evangelii site interests.
Adjournment.
j. NJ. ALEXANDER,
w. b. WITHERSPOON