The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
RAPID PROGRESS
 IN ASSEMBLY WORK Presbyterians Take Up and Discuss Annual Reports PLEA MADE FOR THE NEGRO Alabama Preacher Speaks for Evan selization of the egro-Report
 Presented on Ministerial
 Education and Negro.
PLEA MADE FOR THE NEGRO

, Greensboro, N. C., May 22.-With the
 announcement of standing committees, sub-
 mission of various annual reports. and consideration of other matters the general
 assembly of the Southern Presbyterian ,. church made rapid progress today. It was
 the second day of the assembly and it be- gan with a devotional service conducted by the Rev. pr. w. N. Scott of Staun ton, Va.
 Reports on young people societies, benef- icent work, etc., were presented and re- | ferred to respective committees. Annual reports were presented by the committees
 on ministerial education and relief of
 negro evangelization and schools and col leges.
 Overtures from a number of presby- teries and covering various subjects were received. These included the report of the Rev. Dr. W. A. Alexander, the re- ! port of the ad interim committee to re- wise the proof texts of confession of faith and catechism the report of the trustees,
 the report regarding the reformed i churches in America, following the Pres byterian form of government, acting un-
 der articles of agreement and the report
 of the committee to represent the church in the inter-church conference on mar riage and divorce. These reports were referred to the appropriate committees. The resolutions adopted by the recent convention of the brotherhood were read. The clerk read letter accrediting the Rev. Dr. H. E. Kirk as a traternal dele gate from the Pan-P Presbyterian alliance. Reports of theological seminaries were
 referred to committees without reading
 inc afternoon was devoted to work in
 committees and tonight the subject of negro evangelism was considered. Standing Committees.
 Standing committees were appointed as follows
 Bills and oyertures-J E. Jones, chair man.
 Judicial business-F. B. Hutton, chair man. Foreign correspondence-EdWi Muller, chairman.
 Foreign missions-J. H. Lacy, chairman Home missions-A. A. McGachy, chair
 man.
 Publication Sabbath school work and young peoples societies-J. Redenburni,
 chairman.
 Ministerial evangeization--B. A. Curry, chairman
 Theological seminares-A. A. Little, | chairman.
 Assemblys home and school-Lynn E. Walker, chairman. Women's soceties-W. R. Henderson, chairman
 Systematic benehcence-T. M. Hunter, chairman.
 Narrative on state of religon-W. l. SInnott. chairman. Bible cause-W. B. l. WillSie, chairman Schools and colleges Adams, chairman.
 Sabbath and family religion-George r.. Robertson, chairman. Audits-W. Clark, chairman Devotional exercises-Ely Burn, chair man.
 Synodical records-Alabama, R. k. Tel ford, chairman. The assembly was in session until a late hour tonight engaged in a general discussion of the subject of Negro Evan geizationH following very strong and earnest address upon the topic by the Rev. Dr. J. G. Snedecor of Tuscaloosa, Ala, who took the position that after 50 years the negro should be regarded as d man. He said the time has come for the southern people to meet the situation We are responsible" he said, flor the negro being here, and are responsible for his mode of living. Just as we thank God for white skin and Anglo-Saxon blood we should pity him, for his black skin. It