The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-23
COMMITTEES
 ANNOUNCED Presbyterians Have a
 Busy Session. VARIOUS ANNUAL REPORTS The Report on Ministerial Educa-
 ton is Submitted. The Subject Of "Negre Enxangeiis.- uonr Called Forth Gensrai DIs- eussion By The Assembly,
 Last Night.

Greensboro. N. C., May 2a.--with the announcement of standing committees submission of various annual re- ports and consideration of other | matters, the general conferences of the Southern Presbyterian Church made rapid progress today. 1t was the second day of the assembly and 1t began with a devotional service conducted by Rev. Dr. W. N. Scott, of Staunton. Va. Reports on young peoples societies, beneflcient work, etc, were presented and referred to respective committees. Annual reports were presented by the committee on ministerial education and relief on negro evangelizaticn and schools and colleges. Overtures from a number of Pres- byteries and covering various subjects were received. These included the re- port of Rev. Dr. W. A. Alexander, the report of the ad interim commit tee to revise the proof texts of con- fession of faith and catechism: the re- port of the tructees. the report re- gardipg the reformed churches in America. following the Presbyterian form of government, acting under arti- c1es of agreement and the report of the committee to represent the church fin, the inter-church conference on mar riage and divorce. These reports were 4otoAASu to tho apPtopEtate commit tees.
 The resolutions adopted by the rec cent convention of the brotherhood was read. The clerk read A letter aecrediting Rev. pr. H E. Kirk as a fraternal delegates from the Pan-Fres- byterian alliance. Reports of theoloE- ical seminaries were referred to com mittees without reading. The after noon was devoted to work in commit tees and tonight the subject of newro evangelism was considered, Standing Committees. Standing committee were appointed | as follows:
 Bills and overtures--J. E. Jones.
 Judicial Businsss--F T. Hutton.
 Foreign cOrrespondence--Ed Null Ter, chairman.
 Foreign Missions--J. H. Lacy. chair man.
 Home MissionS--A. A. McGeachy. chairman.
 Publication, Sabbath School worl, and Young Peoples societies--J. sedea- burn. chairman.
 Ministerial Education and Relief---A. B. Curry, chairman.
 Theological seminaries--A. 4. Little, chairman.
 Assembly's Home and schoei--Lynn A. Walker. chairman.
 women's Societies-W. R. Henderson, chairman.
 Systematic BeneAcience--T. M. Hun ter, chairman.
 Narrative on State of ReIigfon--W. L. Sinnott, chairman.
 Bible Cause--w. B. Y. wiike. Chair man.
 Schools and cOlIeges--Robert Adams. Chairman.
 
 George F. Robertson. Chairman.
 Audits--W. A. Clark. Chairman.
 Leave of Absence--John L. Logan. Chairman.
 Devotional Exercises-R. Leyhrrn. Chairman.
 Synodical Records-(A) Alabama, P. E. Telford. Chairman.
 The Assembly was in session until a late hour tonight, engaged in a gem eral discussion of the subject of .'Ne- gro Evangelization." following c very strong and earnest address upon tho topic by Rev. Dr. J. c. Snedecor of Tuscaloosa. Ala, who took the posi-. ton that after fifty years the negro should be regarded as a man. He said the time has come for the Southern people to meet the situation.
 We are responsible for the negro being here. and we are responsible kOr his mode of living. Just as we thank God for a white skin and Anglo-Saxon blood, we should pity him for his black skin. It is time for us to stop talk ing and so to work" said the speaker.
 There were a number of leading ne- groes of the city in the audience to- night. The discussion of this subject will be continued tomorrow.
 The Assembly accepted an invitation to visit the Guiiford battle ground a few miles from this city. tomorrom af- ternoon.