The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-25

the district over Sunday and will oc-
cupy local pulpits, most Of the preacn-
ers will get home in time to occupy
their own puIpits Sunday.
Today was taken up for the most
part with overtures on various SUI
jetcs. One Of the most interesting
brought up was that which had TO DO
with polygamy In the foreign fields,
The Assembly reasserted It's position.
taken in 1906, which leaves the ques-
ton as to whether men with plural
wives shall be taken into the churcn
largely at the discretion Of the mis-
sionary, although the church places IT.
self on record as unaIterabiy opposed
to polygamy. The missionaries are IN
structed to do everything In their
power to break up the practice IN the
fields in which they are at work
The committee appointed as result
of the adoption of the articles OF agree
ment report which was unanimously
adopted as follows. e
"Your COMMITTEES to nominate dele
gates to the council established by the
adoption of the Charlotte Articles OF
Agreement would recommend the foi-
lowing delegates, with their aiternates,
in order named
Gloss /. To Serve One Year--Rev. w.
McF. Alexander, d. D., New Orleans.
| La: Rev w. T. Hall, d. D., Columbia,
s. G.; Mr.. C, N. Roberts. sherman, Tex;
Mo. H. O. Fulton. Columbia. Tenn.
Alternates--Rev. ]. e. Jones. y. ~.
| Nashville, Miss; Rev. j. H. McNelly
| d. D., Nashville, Tenn: Hon. w. r.
stevenson, Cheraw, 8. c.; Mr.. G. Math'
eson. Gainesville. Fla.
Glass 2. To serve two years--Rev.
lJ. F. Cannon, d. D.. st. Louis; Rev.
J.. 8. Lyons, D. D.. Louisville. Ky.
| Hon. Hoke Smith, Atlanta, Ca; Hon.
/ II O. McRae, PrestcOtt, Ark.
/ Alternates-Rev.] N. Men. Mckay. ID
| D., Fort Smith, Ark; Rev. Neal l.. An
derson, d. D.. Montgomery, Ala; Col.
T. w. Bullftt. Louisville. KY; J. NJ.
] CLANCY. Jr. Independence, Mo.
| Class g. To serve three years-Rev.
J.. r. Howerton, d. D.. Montreal. N
c.; Rev. Russell Cecil, d. D., Rich
| mond. Va; T. H. Somerville, LII. D..
| Oxford. Miss; Judge r. T. Simpson
| Florence, Ala.
Alternates-Rev. J.. Y. Fair. d. D..
Savannah, Ca; Rev. Robert Hill, D.
| D.. Dallas. Texas; Hon. F. It. Glas-
gov, Lexington, Va; Hon. A.. M.
| Scales, Greensboro. ". c.
Others on the committee of nomfna-
| lions. besides Mr.. Greer, were DR..
Chalmers Fraser of South Carolina; DR..
F. w. Lewis of Clinton, La. Dr. w. ID.
Hedleston of Mississippi and y. L. Dean
| of Opelika, Ala.
| j. L. Robertson of Texas for the ad
| interim committee reported an amend
ment providing for a rotary method Of
| electing elders and deacons every two
or three years, but 1t was voted down
overwhelmingly
| The report OF the Committee of For
| eign Correspondence was adopted. 1t
provides for the appointment of thir-
| teen representatives to the Inter-
| Church Conference on Federation, to
be held In 1909.
The suggestions of the PanPresby-
/ terrain Alliance were adopted and the
| Moderator was instructed to appoint
| nineteen representatives.
/ Before adjournment general resolu-
| tions of thanks were adopted to the
people of Birmingham for their hospi-
| tality; to the Moderator for his work
| and to the various other officers of the
1 Assembly who have done much to ia.
1 cilitate the work of the body.
| The General Assembly will meet tn
| 1908 in Greensboro. N. C..