The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PREsBYTERIANs WILL GATHER
 THIS WEEK.
Birmingham People Have Made Elab- crate Plans for Entertaining the Visiting Churchmen-
 Commissioners from All
 Oyer South.

Birmingham. May 11.-(Special. )-- Preparations for the entertainment of delegates to the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church, which meets in Birmingham on May Is, and to- continue about ten days, are well under way and the various committees having the matter in hand express themselves as pleased with the results accomplished so far.
 Besides being the host of the Gen. sral Assembly Birmingham will also De the host of the evangelistic and mis- sionary conferences of the Presbyteri- ans. Both of these conferences will be well attended by representatives from all parts of the South and the indica- tions are that the attendance will be quite large, numbering several hum dred.
 The missionary conference is a movement among laymen in behalf of foreign missions. Its object is to arouse interest among business and professional men throughout the South and to assure the success of the plan to raise $1.00o,oo0 during the year 1907 for mission purposes. The executive committee has called upon the entire Southern church to raise this amount withi nthe year beginning April |, 1907. About 150 delegates will atteni the conference and plans will be mapped out for the financial campaign which will follow. On Tuesday night the members of the conference will be given a banquet.
 On Wednesday night mass meet ing will be held at one of the churches in the city and the matter of raising funds for the mission cause will be given a substantial impetus.
 The evangelistioa conference, will be held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nf Hyaa Ohiapf ference is to promote evangelical work among the churches anj both pastors and laymen will be aroused to greater efforts in the evangelization of the world. This conference is ind dspe1 lent of the meeting of the General Assem- ply although many of the delegates to the two bodies are identical.
 Robert c. Jolly, G. Preston Smith and Percy J. Boyle.~ the soloists and leaders of the song service of the con- ference arrived in Birmingham Friday
 Rev. R. A. Walton of Kentucky, ystfo will address the conference on Monday evening on "The Passion for Souls. has also arrived. Hel will preach at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday evening. Av' '@t
 All Presbyterian ministers of the dis trict are expected to meet the trains Monday and Tuesday of next week and welcome the incoming delegates
 Rev. U. D. Mooney. pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, is chair man of the conference reception com mittee.
 An invitation has been extended to 25O singing people of the city to meet Messrs. Smith, Jolly and Boyle Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church to organize chorus for the conference. The song books have arrived and will be dis tributed. The local Christian Endeavor Union will furnish large number of the singers.
 About 300 commissioners are expected to attend the meeting of the General Assembly. They will come from all parts of the South and will be a most representative body. While here they will be entertained by the members of