The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-07

First--That the friends of temperance have cause to be encouraged. During the last year an agency of the Anti- Saloon League has been established in tbis State. with headouarters at Bir- mingham, and is actively at work along conservative and sensible lines. The International Sunday School Ex- ccutive Committee during the session held at Winona, Ind. August s-1s, ere ated a temperance department, and placed it in charge of a special com. mittee, of which Mir. J. F. Hardin uf FL dora, Iowa, Is the chairman. with funds Ito defray the expense of operation. Both these movements mean great things for our country. and should be encour. aged by every true citizen. Second-It having been recently shown by expert scientific authority that nearly all intoxicating liquors of- fered for sale contain injurious drugs ard poisons, the traffic In the samn be- comes menace not only to our moral and physical. put also to cur civic ana political welfare. Many who engage in this traffic have no respect for law. Third-That is is morally wrong to engage in the sale of intoxicating liquors in any way.
 Afternoon Session. Speeches by pr. Charles A. stakely en ministerial literature" ana by Frank W. Barnett on "denominational literature" were the features of the afternoon session of the Association, Talks were made In discussions of the two subjects by Moderator G. G. Miles. by Rev H. R. Schramm. of ! Deatsville. and by Rev. J. w. O'Hara | and others. The following standing z committees were appointed: Executive Committee: c. w Ellis. Montgomery; w B. Davidson. Mont | gomery; s. B. Sightler. Montgomerj. Frank Allen, Montgomery; R. H. Hud- son. Milibrook: F: K. Gresham. Pratt l vile, and H. J. Willingham, Wetumpka l State Missions: J. W. O'Hara, W. L. Chandler. c. G .McLendon Home Missions: W. J. Elliott, A. E
 Emfinger. Romeo Cargill
 Foreign Missions: c. A. Stakely, R. | H. Hudson.
 Sunday School: W. B. Davidson, !. T. Bush.
 Denominational Literature: E. E
 George, F. W. Luil.
 orphanage: J H. Bush. W. J. Yel- verton.
 woman's Work: H. J. wiliingham
 E. E. Gresham.
 | B. Y. r. U.: B. F. Davidson. Paul | F. Dix. Ed. l.. Davant. | Indigent Ministers: J. A. Jenkins | Eugene Ballard.
 | Denominational Literature: G. W. | Ellis. c. Lull..
 | The report of the Executive Commit
 tee was read and approved The Com mittee on Nominations reported that | the Association would meet In the 26th annual session on Wednesday before the second Sunday in September. 1907 the place of the meeting of the Asso-
 ciation to be left to the committee. Il recommended that Rev. J. H. Bush be appointed to preach the introductory sermon, and that Rev. J. B. Shelton be
 appointed to preach the annual ser
 mon on Missions"
 I The messengers nominated to attend the Southern Baptist Convention were
 pr. c. A. Stakely. with Rev. F. M Stewart, Alternate.
 Messengers nominated to the Stat,
 Convention were c. c. Miles. G. J Thrasher. c. w Ellis. Rev. E. F
 George. Revs. J. W. O'Hara. F. E
 Gresham. W, c. Yelverton. Rev. J. A I Jenkins, Rev. J. H. Bush. Cabot Lul and Rev w. J. Elliot.
 The report of the Nominating Com. mittee was adopted as read. The Com. mittee on Apportionment showed thai in the Montgomery Baptist Association there are twenty-four churches, and tht amount apportioned these churches. fol general purposes for the year was S6,. 900. Dr. stakely in A concluding short
 
 Avenue Church to the Association and spoke of 1t as lone of the most prom
 Ising of our new interests. which in years to come will be one of the live members of the Association"
 Evening Meeting.
 The night and concluding session, oi the convention of the Association, wal given over to the Young People's So cieties. The meeting was well attend ed, the church being taxed for seating
 capacity. The report on the work oi the Baptist Young Peoples Society was read by Eugene Ballard and was ably discussed by B. F. Davidson, Otto flake Paul F. Dix. Frank Hicke and R. M | Hengly
 The report on the Alabama Orphan
 age and the work of the Institution
 was read by J. W. Stewart. vote ol thanks was rendered J. H Bush. the
 pastor. and the members of the West
 End Baptist Church for the use oi
 their church. and for their gracious hospitality to the Association during the meeting. The twenty-hfth annual
 convention of the Montgomery Baptist Association closed one of the most sue
 cessful meetings held since it's organ ization.