The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-20
MOBILE PRESBYTERY
SESSION AT BREwToN COMES TO A
 CLOSE.
Rey. (. ". Mcculley Chosen as Meder- ator--fseports of Con1mitfees show Progress of the .Church's
 Work-Ministers Received.

BrewIon, April i9.--tSpecial.) )--After session lasting two days the Mobile Preebytery closed it's deliberations to- day. The Presbytery convened Tues day evening and was opened by ser mon by Rev. J. P. McNliiIan, D. D.. of Citronelle.
 At the roll call the following min, isters and elders were found to be pres ent; Rev. D. A. Planck, D. D.. Rev. A r. Carr, D. D. Rev. ]. P. McMillan, n D, Rev. C. W. Mccui1ey, Rev. F. K. ssimms. Rev. E. A. Smith. Rev. w. T. McElroy. Rev. c. B Mcleod; Rul- ing Elders. R. E. McWilliams, Cam den: R. V. Wilson. Lower Peach Tree; B r. McMilian, Stockton;, J. NJ Da- vison, Brewton: John Wallace. Citron- ellie; MT. Crane, Broad Street, Mobile.
 Rev. c. W McCulley was elected Moderator. and Rev. F. K. simms. Temporary Chairman.
 Rev. W. B. Doyle was received into this Presbytery from the Pre,bytery of Indianapolis MT. Doyle wF formerly a member of this Presbyttty, having charge of the church at Jackson. He is now connected with the Stillman In stitute at Tuscaloosa, an institution controlled and maintained by the church for the education of negro min- isters. This is the only school of this kind maintained by any denomination.
 Rev J. J. McInnis was received and enrolled a member of this Presbytery from the Red River Presbytery of Lou isiana He has charge of the church at Thomasville and Lower Peach Tree.
 The committee on the minutes of the General Assembly recommended, first, that amendment to paragraph 12S. Bo )k of the Church Order, sent down 10 Presbytery for approval, he answered in the affirmative; second, amendments to Form of Government. Section T. Chapter S. sent down to Presbytery for approval. be answered in the aflrma- tive. Report of committee was adopt ed.
 Rev F. K Simns and Elder B. M. McMillan were elected commissioners to the General Assembly, with Rev. J. P. McMillan and Elder Jobn Wallace as alternates. The Committee on Sab bath Observance reported that the re- ports from the various churches show ed that the church members have toned up in the matter of keeping tke Sabbath The reports showed a decid- ed improvement over those of last year
 The Committee on Systematic Bene- fcence reported that only thirteen churches had sent in their reports, and of this thirteen nine of them had con- tributed to foreign missions $2,oS3.3S. To all the other causes the churches reporting gave s2921.s7. The financial reports do not cover all expenditures and gifts, as this Presbytery gave to the endowment fund of the Home For Aged Ministers. alone. S1.000.
 Rev. W. H. McMeen, President of the Presbyterian High School at Selma, addressed the Presbytery Wednesday afternoon. This school now has an enrollment of ninety five, and is pro- gressfng nicely The other schools within the syndicate bounds made good showing during the year.
 The Central Presbyterian Church of Mobile. formerly the Jackson Street Church. reported that il had disposed of It's church building on the corner of Jackson and St. Michael Streets and had taken steps 10 erect new build | ing on the northwest corner of Dsu- phin and Ann Streets. which point is