The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-09
WORK WITH ZEAL FOR
SYNOD|CAL SCHOOL
Presbyterlans Will Be Busy for
Next Two Months
ASSEMBLY IS HERE IN MAY
Association of EvangeIistic Missions
viii Also Hold Meeting In Bir-
minghafn Previous to Gen.
eral Assembly.
ASSEMBLY is HERE IN MAY

1HOuSdiluS IOf the RTeSDy terrain Synoul-
cad college at Admission right now,p was
the battle cry of the ministers at their
weekly meeting yesterday. Two weeks
more will close the campaign, and will
show what part Birmingham Presby-
terians will have in furthering the inter-
ests of their institution.
The ministers are all heart and soul in
earnest. They know the need of thor
oughly equipped college for the training
of their boys, and are greatly pleased with
the work that has already been done. At
a great strain one Of the notes on the
college site was paid just the other day.
1t Is a beautiful place, sitting far back
on hill, surrounded with tall oaks and
capable~of wonderful developments. There
is not more suitable college ground in
the south.
President McIlwain, under whose gull
dance the school has progressed SO far,
is in the district, working with his usual
zeal, presenting the cause to his people.
Having preached in all the churches he
is now combining himself to a personal
canvass, and week from next Sunday a
grand rally will be held in the First Pres
byterlan church, and all the Presbyterians
will get their heads together and discuss
just what is best for their institution.
The mass meeting will be held at II
o'clock, and all the other churches will
disband their congregations, thing that
has not been done for many a year. show
Ing the Importance of the issue. DIR. Nell
vain Is confident of success. He will radse
the necessary funds and get more than he
is asking for.
Important Time for Presbyterians.
The next two months are important
ones among the Presbyterian bodies. Pres
byteries will meet throughout the whole
south, and an issue Of the greatest i'm
portance will be taken up. The general
assembly at Its last meeting overturned
the presbyteries for a vote on the Ar
ticles of Agreement, or federation, and
this vote will be taken next week. The
articles are measures seeking a closer re-
lation between the various denomina-
tons of the Presbyterian belief.
The North Alabama Presbytery will
hold Its spring meeting at Hartselle, near
Decatur next week, and all the local
ministers will leave on Tuesday morning.
They will be gone probably three or four
days.
On returning the union will meet and
appoint the committees for entertaining
Qhe general assembly which meets here
In May. Homes will be secured imme-
diately, in order that delegates may be
notified with whom they will stay be-
fore they leave their own homes. They
are looking for one of the most historic
sessions in the history of the church
south.
EvangeIistic Missions.
Another important religious body Is
planning for a conference in Brming-
ham, The Association of Evangelistic
Mission, of which DIR. A. J. Alexander of
Kentucky Is president, and many of the
most gifted southern dlvines of various
churches are directors, will hold Its ses-
sessions in this city on May 10, IA and 10,
just previous to the coming of the Presby-
terrain assembly.
The Independent evangelistic work has
grown wonderfully during the last few
years and the conference here will be of
especial consequence. Here Is a letter
which explains the plans and the pro-
gramme
Tyler, Tex, April 3, 1907.
Rev. Y. d. Mooney, Birmingham, Ala.
My Dear Brother Mooney-It was very
kind of you, in the absence of DIR. Stage
to send me the telegram concerning our
evangeistic conference. | am very glad
the work, and I wish you to personally
thank them for me and for our assoca-
ton.
I know you will be interested to hear
how we are getting on with the programme
for the conference. 1t is the first thing
1 nave seen our southern presbyterian
ministers really become enthusiastic over.
The following named have agreed to
speak, and l am expecting some eight or
ten others:
Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman, d. D.. Rev.
A. A. Little, d. D.; Rev. e. w. Smith,
d. D.. Rev. r. o. Finn, Rev. s. C. Cald-
well, ID. D.; Rev. w. r. Dobyns, D. d. (;
Rev. John s. Edenburn, D. D.; Rev. s..
NJ. Neel, d. D.; Rev. Joseph Rennie D..
D.. Rev. James II. Taylor, Rev. Walter
l.. Lingle, ID. D.; Rev. James o. Reavis,
Rev. r. A. Walton, d. d.
| am just as much encouraged with re-
gard to our evangelstic edition of the
southern papers to be issued on May /.
l have twelve or. fifteen of the very best
articles we could wish, on various forms
of aggressive work.
In all of our correspondence we are
making it is perfectly clear that our hold
ing of the conference in Birmingham at
this time is purely for economical rea-
sons I do not know a member of c}lr
board who desires that the assembly shall
take any official action concerning our
work. We are strongly of the opinion
that we can do better work independent
l feel that you will agree with us on
this point We have been wanting to hold
this conference for a long time. and not
having the converse thousands at our
back and feeling compelled to pay the
railroad fare of the board, we chose your
city for the conference. Very faithfully
and cordially yours,
r. A. WALTON.