The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-13
PRESBYTERIANS
 STILL IN SESSION Commissioners to General AS-
 8embIy Are Elected DURFEE GOES TO NEW YORK Will Attend Meeting of Tennessee Board of Drectors-lmportant An nouncements Are, Expected
 Upon His Return.
DURFEE GOES TO NEW YORK

,,.,.,. An,il 2-(Special.)-Evefy ses
 ,to North Alabama Presbytery ,,eine held at the First Presoy'e.iap c,,urcb in this city is being well a''s'us ',.s a,,d ,,,,ob interest is being taken III ei'9 .,.a.,, oe tbe organization. It is salo ps t,,osa in attendance that it is one oi tne 'l.t ,.io- ana most important ever held by the presbytery ,,, ,ou- Today's sessions were taken up III - fine matters and receiving reports iioii' committees. The reports from all uepo ments of the work and all the chuiui,e9 in the territory covered by the North Ala hama Presbytery are very encouraslls and show progress in all quarters
 pr E. D. McDougal moderator preached today at Il o'clock on foreign missions. and much interest was taken ID the discussion that followed.
 The session was taken up in the dls- cussion of home missions Several snort addresses were made by the ministers ana delegates present.
 pr. J. w stagg of Birmingham and Dr. p. D. McDougall of Florence have been elected nllnlSLclldl iOibliii7HiShiNAN general assembly. which meets at Green vile. S. C.. next month. The elders elected as commissioners to the general assembly were W. J. Mcleod of syla- cauga and Rutherford Lapsley of Annis- ton.
 Ministers Present.
 Following are the ministers and elders in attendance:
 The Rev l.. s. Handley the Rev. w l. Sinnott, the Rev. H. w. Flynn, the Rev. J. A. Bryan, the Rev. J. D. Snedeeor the Rev. J. s. Parke, the Rev. r. D. Mooney, the Rev J. w. Orr, the Rev r. Marston. the Rev. F. B. Webb. the Rev. R. E. Hendeite. tho Rev. F. H. Graves the Rev. F. D. McDougall, the Rev. John A. Milner. the Rev. Sterling J. Foster the Rev. J. w Stagg, the Rev. w. F. Me Twain, the Rev W. w. Wolfe the Rev T. P. Walten, the Rev. R. D. Carmichael the Rev. R. c. Gilmore, the Rev. J. C. Duncan. the Rev c. c. Weaver the Rev w. F. Trump. the Rev. w. c. Foster. the Rev. H. C. Kegley, the Rev C. E. Ray nal the Rev. J. Dunglison, the Rev. ". G. Woodbridge, the Rev J. G. Reneley, the Rev. G. C. Alexander the Rev J. T. West, the Rev. A. o. Price.
 Elders Present.
 Following are the elders present:
 John H. Wilson. Munford; J. IT. Hall. Oxford; D. B. Cater Anniston; J. c. Bovnkirk' Anniston. c. W. Alexander, East Lake; R. r. Stewart. Birmingham: J. M. l.. McPhail, Birmingham; I. c. Carmichael Hatchet Creek; B. C. Ham, mond, Unity; T. L. Belingrath, Tallade- ga Henry Miner, Columbiana; J. B. Shields, Jasper; J. D. Wyker. Decatur: c. L. O'Dell, Bessen1er; J. H. Mullins. Avondale; F. W Dixon, Birmingham: w. G. Oslin' South Highlands; James Adams, Vine Street; M. H. Sherman, Ems ley; J. c. Carmichael, Goodwater: J. r. Morris, Salem; s. A. Price, Pratt City: w. J. Mcleod, Sylacauga; H. w. Blakelv. Woodlawn; John Perry, Wylam: Felan Eatman, North Birmingham J. T. Bell. Fairview; James Bailey. Central; P. A. Patrick, Florence: A. L. Du Pre-, Attalla: R. F. McKibbon, Montevallo; R. V. Da- vidson. Gadsden; J. E. Caker, Piedmont W. E. Patterson, Hardie Chapel; w A. Steger, Ebenezer; M. J. Gilchrst, Court land and c. F. Dogerty, Woodawn.
 Goes to New York.
 Joseph A. Durfee. superintendent of the Ensley division of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad companys plants, left Tor New York last night where he has been called to meet with the board of directors of the company the latter part of this week.
 MT. Durfee's attendance at the meeting of the board of directors at this time is considered as very significant and the people of Ensley are expecting some very important announcement upon his return to this city.
 It is known that the company will i'm prove and extend the steel mill at this place and it is believed that the plans will be taken up by the directors at the coming meeting and that the extensions will be begun at an early date. It is rumored in the city today that the com pany is contemplating the building of four new open hearth furnaces in the steel plant at once.
 Notes and Personals.
 Work is progressing on the cement sidewalks that are being built in this city by Contractor AIullarkey. Ensley claims the best paved sidewalks and more mileage than any other city in the state of Alabama of the same age.