The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11
SYNOD 'OF ALABAMA GETS DOWN ID WORK Mobile Chosen. For Next Meet
 ing of Synod DEMAND OF MISSION FIELD Harvest Is Large and Workers Are Few-Report of Orphans Home
 at TalIadega Shows
 Small Debt.
DEMAND OF MISSION FIELD

Florence, November 10.-(Special )= The second days session of the synod of Alabama was opened yesterday morning with religious services con ducted by Rev. NJ B. Keahey. After the synod had been called to order by the moderator. Rev. Mir. Keahey was reelected permanent clerk for the next three years. An overture from Mt. Pisgah church was presented ask ing for a transfer from the East Ala bama presbytery to the North Ala bama presbytery. The transfer was made. The next business taken up was the selection and date of the next place for holding the synod. An invitation from the Central church at Mobile was extended by Dr. A. F. Carr and pr. Van Lear of Tuscaloosa put that place in nomination. A ballot was taken by the clerk and Mobile received a majority of the votes. whereupon, on the motion of Rev. Van | Lear the choice was made unanimous. The date was fixed for the Tuesday before the third Sunday in November, 190s
 
 were then announced:
 1 Devotional exercises-Rev E. D. l McDougall.
 I Bills and overtures-Rev. J. ". l Stagg, Rev. W. F. Harris, John Gill; christ, J. D. Fay, Rev. ". F. Trump. 1 Narrative-Rev. H. NJ. Edmond, F. T. l Appleby William Ramford. 1 Orpahns' home-Rev. J. G. Snede-
 cor, Rev. John Van Lear. c. A. Mer- 1 Till. V. c. Griffin, T. Harrison.
 Auditing-E. D. II. Spiva, Rev. B. Graham.
 Leave of absence-Rev. R. L. Bell,
 S. c. Gillespie.
 To nominate permanent commit
 tees-J. II. Anderson, Joseph Dunghi-
 son, T. J. Phillips.
 ! Presbyterian records-Q) East Ala
 bama, Rev. Wuliam E. McIlwaine.
 Rev. T.. P. Walton; CD Mobile, Rev.
 J. c. McMullin, Rev. M. B. Keahey; | (3) North Alabama, Rev. J. E. Ward,
 Rev. D. J. Blackwell; (4) Tuscaloosa, l Rev. W. F. Trump J. G. Tapping.
 Rev. F. D. McDougall was called l upon to deliver the report on foreign missions. He stated that the past
 year has been banner year, notable progress having been made in Africa, l Korea and China. The relief afforded
 the famine sufferers in China has 1 opened the doors for the preaching of l the gospel as never before. The ques- l ton now is of laborers for the harvest. | There is need of a fund of $75,000 to 1 liquidate the debt of the general fund the balance of $39,000 for running I expenses. The amount contributed by l the synod the past year was $12,139, when to carry out the assembly plat l form adopted in Birmingham last May 1 would require about $60.62S. The com mittee recommended that the synod of | Alabama adopt the missionary plat l form of the last assembly and call upon consecrated young men and wom- 1 en of the church to give themselves | to the work.
 l The address of Dr. s. H. Chester of l Nashville, Tenn, secretary of foreign missions of the Southern Presbyterian l church was delivered at Il o'clock 1 Sunday morning, was full of energy and l elouuence and aroused much enthu
 iasm in the cause of foreign missions At the close of pr. Chester's ad- dress, Rev. George Hudson of Hang 1 Chow, China, returned missionary | delivered an address upon the work that has been done and is to be done 1 in China
 The Saturday afternoon session was called to order at 2:30 by Moderator l Carr. Reports were read by Stated 1 Clerk Keahey from the Tuscaloosa, 1 Mobile and East Alabama presbyteries and pr. F. B. Webb read the report of l the orphans home at Talladega show | ing that the home is in debt s70OO. l The home has 100 inmates. At o'clock | the synod adjourned until Monday | morning and the remainder of the aft | ernoon and evening was occupitd with meetings of the various committees and of the four presbyteries compris- | ing the synod of Alabama.