The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-13
MEETING OF SYNOD
PREsBYTERIANs OF ALABAMA As-
 sEMBLE AT TALLADE0A.
Much Work Is To De Done By Church Body and delegates VIII visit E.dmeatsomml Emsti-
 9utfona.

Presbyterian synod Of Alabama con- vened In the First Presbyterian Church here at 1880 o'clock tonight.
 Rev. r. B. Webb. D. D., the retiring moderator, Is the beloved pastor of the church in which the synod meets. While it is the rule that the retir- ing moderator shall preach the open ing. sermon 1t Is not unusual under such circumstances, for him to invite another minsiter to preach the sermon.
 Last year when the synod met in the First Presbyterian Church. Mont gomery, of which the lamented pr. C.. W. Patterson was pastor. he being the retiring moderator. invited Rev. Ster- ling J. Foster. D. D., of Birmingham. 10 preach the opening sermon
 The Synod his within it's bounds nin- ety-four ministers, and two hundred and thirteen churches. A full attand- ance would mean the presence of 301.
 The Synod reports ss4 elders. 59s Deacons, and l5.020 comuuicants. There were l,6l3 additions to the churches last year. There are 1,259 officers and teachers in the Sabbath schools. with 10000 scholars.
 The total contributions of last year was $1S5,S99. distributed as follows
 Foreign Missions. $12.075: Assembly's Home Missions. S2.002: Local Home Missions SS,5so; Colored Evangeitza-
  sf4,6Te: Publication ss3T; Bible Causes s2SO: Presbteyial $l.O59: Pastors Ssl- aries, ss5,s06: Miscellaneous. sI3,9ss
 The Synod of Alabama is one of thfr~ teen Synods constituting this grand body. There are eigthy-three Presby- teries in these thirteen Synods con- stituting the Assembly with l.571 min isters, 3,f36 churches, 9,46s Elders. S,s48 deacons and 252.SS2 members, There were 25,203 additions last year There are 2I.942 officers and teachers in the Sabbath Schools with ls1.360 scholars. The total contributions were $2,S45.3 .3Ss, distributed as follows: Fora eign Missions s25s,s1s; Assembiy's Home Missions $3s.S26; Local Home Missions S16S,2o0; Colored Evangslisa- tion SHAFT ;Minfsterial Relief S50,000: Educational $f6s.s6O; Publication $is.- 547; Bible Cause s7.442; Preshyteriai S21,942; Pastors Salaries $1,00l.055: Congregational $9ST.2s3; Miscellaneous $1s3,102.
 In The Atlanta constitution last week there areared a two column arti- cle in which 1t was made to appear that the Southern Presbyterian Church was in terrible straits On account of lack of ministers. It was claimed that there were over 300 churches and sonIy about 500 ministers supplying about 1l,0e0. while over 2,0G0 churches were pastorless.
 There are 3.13s churches. but there are 1,577 ministers instead of about 800,
 There Is great need for more min isters. About 200 would supply the vacancies. About fifteen more are needed in Alabama.
 The following are the permanent committees of the Alabama Synod:
 Home Missions--Revs. E. M. Craig. 4. A. Little, ID. A. Planck, ]. W. Orr.
 Foreign Missions--Revs. c. W. Pat terson, n. IA Lander, F.. D. McDougall, F. K. Sims. F. c. Hartman.
 Education and Ministerial Reliaf- Revs. s. J. Foster. E. A. Smith, E. L. Hill, J. T. West, G. W. Patterson.
 Publication and Sabbath Schools and Bible Cause--Fevs. J. W. Orr. Francis Tappey. A. F. Carr. R. J. McIlwalni K. L. McIver-
 Colored Evangelistic-Revs R. B Morrow, J. A. Bryan, J. G. Snedccor, F.. D, McDougall.
 Sabbath-Revs. J. F. Anderson. Jchn Van Lear. V. P. Merrill, U. D. Mooney. | History-Revs. D. 4. Planck. J. s. Park. J. c. Sturgeon. Elder c. w. Hooper.
 Minutes of the General Assembly, Revs. F B. Webb, Frank MaFston, El- ders D. C. Carmichael, L. Y. Dean. Columbia Theological Seminary Revs. Neal l.. Anderson, R. B.. Nor row, F. K. Sims. D. A. Planck. Southwestern Presbyterian Unlver- sity-Rev. s. J. Foster, E. L. Hill, F. R. Graves, J. W. Orr, A. F. Carr.
 Alabama Presbyterian College for Men--Revs. A. F.. Carr. s. J. Foster. John Van Lear, c. c. Weaver. Elders !. L.. Dean, R. T. Simpson.
 Church and Christian Education Revs. Francis Tappey A, A. Little. H. w. Finn.
 Orphans Home-Rev. F. B. Webb, Chairman; J. B. Woodward, Secretary: J. B. McMllan. Treasurer: Hhv. A. A. Little. J. Fl. Mohns. J. W. Sibley, J. L. Dean. aJ. c. Bowie G. K. Miller. Directors 0f Columbia Theological siminary-J>AH Miller for one year; Rev. D. A@NPIanck. for two years; Rev. A. A. Little for three years. Directors of Southwestern Presbyte- rian University.-Joseph Hardie for one year: Rev. c. W. Paterson. for tWo years: Rev. A. F. Car, alternate to | each.
 Trustees of Alabama Presbyterian College for Men--WTlliam E. McIIwaiu. ex oficio; Class A. for one year. Rev. | D. N. McLauchlin. Rev. N. l.. Ander- son, D. c. Carmichael; Class B, for two years, J. NJ. Elliott, John B. Knox, W. H. weatherly. T. W. Coleman Class C, for three years, Rev John w Stagg, Caldwell Bradshaw, F. P. Glass
 Trustees of Alabama Synodical Col lege for Women-Class C, for one year J. B. Woodward, E. B. Nuzum. Rev. E. P. Davis; Class A. for two years W. H. Boynton, Rev. D. N. McLauch- lin, Rev. Neal L.. Anderson; Class B | for three years, Rev. G. ". Patterson 1 Rev. J. W. Stagg. J. W Durr.
 Trustees of synod-Kev. H. W. Finn, Joseph Hardie, for two years , Rev. A. A Little, g J. Mayhew, for four years Rev. John Van Lear, Y Harrison, for six years.
 The program for Tuesday begins al s:3O a. m; announcement of commit tees: reading communications and re ferring to respective committees.
 Synodical communion at II a. m sermon by Rev John Van Lear Of Tus- oaIoosa. Recess to 7:S0 p. m, giving committees opportunity to consider re- ports. At D. m. the synod Will vlsl' l inc Orphans Home. The night service ] will be in the interest of the Orphans