The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-21
ted: Ministers. John F. Car

were re-elecIeus RlI1SleTSs JOuh T. Coi- son. D. D., Charles Wood D. D.
 Laymen, Elisha H. Perkins, James H. Hubbard, Edward Oemerson, John Munn.
 The Rev Dr. John Timothy Stone was elected to. fill the vacancy caused by the death of the Rev D. T. Shamin; Frederick w. Garvln in the place of Ho Linn Bruce of New York, and Hon. James A. Beaver of Pennsylvania in place of James B. Dill.
 The assembly instructed the college board to call another conference of the representatives of the college under Pres byterian control on the Wednesday pre- cedlng the convening of the next general assembly.
 The report of the committee on mis- sion work among seamen and soldiers were presented by the Rev Dr. John Bancroft Devins editor of the New York Observer. Devins placed special emphasis upon the inadequate number Of ehaplalns for the navy, there being only twenty four for sixty-seven vessels, a situation which he said formed a disgrace
 The Rev Henry E. Lee the Rev. Dr. John H. Edwards, Richards H. Wallace and Homer L. Pound were reelected members of the committee. The Rev. Dr. D. R. Craven, former moderator of the assembly, asked to be relieved Of further service on the committee
 The report of the special committee on administrative agencies was again taken up shortly before the adjournment of the afternoon session and the Rev. pr. Jacob eWdinan of Clifton Heights, Pa, spoke against the recommendation that execu- tive committee be created for presbyterles, synods and the general assembly.
 Several other speakers were heard and both for and against the report, which was finally adopted and the committee continued.
 ,,he aSsan,l,l,r adiourned then untIl to- morrow morning.
 Cumberland Presbyterians.
 Dickson, Tenn, May The general as- sembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church worked off lot of it's business at this mornings session Many of the thousand visitors here yesterday left for their homes oV the morning trains, leav- ing the commissioners unhampered to do their work
 The board of publication reported, recommending Sunday schools through out the bounds of the church to use the literature prepared by J. H. Zearcor, R. l.. Barkette and J. R. Goodepasture of Nashville.
 The statistical report of the state clerks showed seventy-seven presbyteries thir- teen synods, 600 ministers and S0,OOO res- ident members. Reports of committees on minutes of synods were read and filed.
 The report of the board of education was read and considered as a special or der at 10 o'clock. The report reviewed the history of the board and collections for the past year $6S5. 65; disbursements, S7. 40; on hand, $7SO6 and no debt. Several recommendations were made, one especi- ally emphasized the need of schools for probationers, and while expressing the hope in the final results as to property rights, the board recommended that pro- bationers be sent to best schools avail able.
 The board made strong appeal for more ministers.
 Dr. Johnson and Dr. H. c. Yates of Missouri made strong rallying addresses.
 Corslcana, Tex, Selected.
 The features of the afternoon session of the Cumberland Presbyterian church assembly was tho selection of Corslcana, Tex, as the next place of meeting and an address by Dr. H. M. Hamill, superinten- dent of normal Sunday school work of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. Dr. Hadnill said that while he did not come officially from his church he was sure that he voiced the sentiment of a. large majority when he expressed hearty sympathy for the Cumberlands in this op- position to organic union with the Pres byterian church of the United States of America. Corsieana, Tex, HopSinsville, Ky, Dickson, Tenn., and Bentonville, Ark, were named Tor the next place or meeting. ,rhs first ballot resulted Corsl- cana, S3; Dickson, 19; Hopkinsville, 16; Bentonville, 10 Dickson offered $500 to payexpenses of the assembly on accep- tance of it's invitations, but as 1t seems to be the general impression that the assembly should meet m Dickinson in 1910 another place was selected for next year. The stated clerk reported collections of s1269. .31; disbursements, $243.60; balance on hands 1025.72.
 The reports of the committee on tenn perance pledng Cumberland Presby- terians to every effort to suppress the liauor traffic was adopted without a dis senting vote. Mrs. T. Ashburn brought cordial greetings from the wonan's mis- sionary board and pledged the support of the women to the maintenance of Cumberland Presbyterianism. At the night session the assembly considered as a spe- cial order the report of the commIttee on young people and Sunday school work.
 The report provides for thorough edu- cation ecourse in the Sunday schools. 1t provides that the work shall be divided into two parts, Sunday school and Chris tian Endeavor, and gives the board gen. eral supervision and sets out plans for carrying on the work. T. w. Keller and J. A. Magher of Knoxville were added to the board
 
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