The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-24

was read by J. B. Ellis. The report
 showed 1ae enrolled with forty minis
 terial students, twelve of whom have
 volunteered for foreign mission ser
 vice That many pupils joined the
 East Lake Baptist Church during a meeting there. That Professor Brand
 has had to resign on account of III |health. That Dr. George W. Macon of
 Mercer University has been chosen as
 dean and Professor of Biology. That Professor Earl Broadus Fowler of Wake Forest has been elected es Pro- lessor of English. That the Chair of Mathematics has been filled by Prof. T. ". Norman. graduate of Chicago University. That W. A. Berry has been chosen for the academy, thus making q strong. efficient. competent faculty. That Che expenses of the college have been practically met by income and special gifts.
 Endowment Fund.
 The Treasury of Endowment Fund. w. A. Davis. made report as follows: Balance on hand. July 20. 1907. Prin- cipal $1244s; balance on hand July 20. 1907, interest. s22i.ss. Collected since
 on Principal. si1.s3L52; collected twice on interest. $l,213.50: total. sl3.fs1. 3e.
 Paid out on treasurers bond. $20 Paid
 Interest-to College Treasury. s1.3s5.36.
 Invested. ss.o5s:ss. leaving in bank &3,7f7.s7. 4v 900 received from General Education Board. Principal on bonds and other contributions s24.0s7 and interest. s1,- 43b.36. making a total of s335i13s. The most of this has been safely and profitably invested bearing an average I interest of seven and one-half per cent. About 400 subscribers have not paid | ax.z4 1 more have paid neither first or second. Some have paid all five. The sub l scribers are behind only about gs. 0O0 J.S B. Ellis made forcefuI address
 on how the funds for endowment can | be raised. pr. Geo. W Macon. the newly elect
 ed dean and Professor of Biology, was given. an ovation as he came to the platform. the audience rising aud way- | ing handkerchfefs. Dr. Macon fndulg- | ed in "reminiscences for a few minutes, then spoke on making great men. He | said that biology. English and other
 branches should be taught, but the
 great concern should be to teach men and make characer. Tt requires men
 with q message.
 Pledges were taken for the college
 amounting to $3,200, with promises of
 a day given to any representative of
 the college which will amount to over ] $5,o0o.
 F Offers Resoiution.
 | The. following resolution was offered by A. F. Montague:
 '.Whereas, Our Seminary needs and must haveta much larger endowment, l and. a U. ssWhereas. By resolution passed by I the Southern Baptist Convention the l strongly, commended to the several I EfafAg sResolxed, That we, the Bantists of | Alabama in convention assembled. do ! repIedge our loyalty to the Southern l Baptist Theological Seminary. give corr dial welcome to our dear brother, Rev. | w. +. Qnisenberry. its canvassiug
 agent. and urge olif' people throughout the State to give to this movement
 the right of way. to secure during the coming year $50.000."
 Rev. ". r. Quisenberry spoke con corning his work. fs4~ l The convention1 formally. committed 1 itself to raising the ss0.000 asked. The report of the convention was read by R.. N Manly. Birmingham. l showing the s3.o0o received from the
 Scottsboro property in hand.
 The report of the Alabama Baptist Historical Society was read by its president. Hon. Jno. R: Tyson. Chief l Justice of the Supreme Court of Ala | bama. The report not only gave the
 organization with its officers. but call- I ed attention to the valuable work of Thos. M. Owen. and others In collect i ing and preserving valuable documents l of Baptist history. The report urges ! that we not only collect the history but :, also loyalty to the society. The pres fdent asked that we have at least 5000 1 Baptists to join the society. Question of Duen.
 H. J. WiIIingham explained the ques- ton of dues. and stated that at least 1 twenty-five papers were ready now for | publication and the money would be I used in such publication.
 R. B Pettus, Huntsville, thought 6 | committee should be selected to write | a history of Baptists after the material has been gathered.
 l Dr.. T M. Frost very generously 1 gave 100 copies of pr. J c. DiIls bi- ography of Dr. I. T. Tichenor. to be
 used in the work as thought best by | the secretary.
 l pr. A. J Dickinson suggested that l the manuscrfpt "Rsyniniscences,s by I pr. E B Teague. be printed. He thought also that the convention ought to raise $500 as publishing fund to I be turned over to the Sunday School 1 Board and be called 'srhe E. B. Teague | PtIbiisfing Fund ;" It is certain that I the amount win soon be. raised and this
 great man be honored. a l gli. .z . 1 Winters Condition Unchanged.