The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-25

offering each year to help pay the Sun I day School secretary. and further Recommended the loan of the s3.000 from the scottsboro school property to
 the Home Beard without interest; Rev. A. E. Brown, Mountain School
 secretary, spoke on the schools in the mountains. He gave the reason for the sale of the Scottsboro school property and something about the school at
 Eldridge. The money loaned to the board from the Scottsboro work has
 beer. put in a school of the Home Board
 at Bridgeport. most propitious open
 ing.
 w. B. crumpton called attention to
 the suggestion of raising ss5.oo0 for
 Home Missions in October and thus complete this year the s100,000 for cen
 tennial celebration. He thought the
 committed might have congratulated the churches on the increase to the aged and infirm ministers fund. Rev. A. E. Brown stated that the
 Bridgeport people In order to secure
 the school there had agreed to give two lots and s5.ooe to build a Baptist | Church.
 The report on the report of Board of Trustees of Healing Springs Institute l was read by the secretary. The work of the secondary schools I of the state was discussed by Rev. Joeph Shackleford He thought there
 was need for Baptist Schools between the primary school and the college. for ambitious boys and girls. pr. A. !. Dickinson thought we should keep the standard of education and scholarship high
 1 Many other brethren spoke edifying- iy on this intersting subject. showing the placs t has in the hearts ot the people The report on Temperance was read by Rev. W. A. Taliaferro. The report spoke gratifyingly of the victories achieved by the temperance forces
 Several states have already joined the prohibition columns and others are in the battle. County after county in our own state have gone dry" Prohibi- ton is prohibiting. more than sixty per cent decrease In crime. being recorded. It urged, however. that we
 become not too over confident and ai-
 low the enemy to gain in any way. but
 to perseyere in an unrelenting and
 unceasing warfare until the traffic Is eliminated
 The report was strong. forcefui. clear. hopeful and convincing and re- ceivsd the hearty endorsement | # pledged the full support of the I in its work. ,g I By special vote. Hon W. B. Roll.
 ing. Dadeville. Solicitor of the district here. was requested to speak on the res port With forceful and strong utter
 snces he called attention to the strong l points Of the report and also review of the legislation enacted for the con trol of this traffic. He emphasized 1 strongly law enforcement. He quoted pr. Crumpton's motto We are camp ing on the trail of the liquor traffic and our camp fires will never go out and said the Eve" was not the editorial I've" but backed by leagues, law and
 Christian sentiment all over the State.
 Mr s. A. Smith. representing the Anti-saloon League of Florida, ad- dressed tho convention on the subject. He said the time had come when you could ride a thousand miles in our
 land and not see the sign of a saloon. Ather interesting addresses were
 made, by J s. Carroll, Troy: W. T. E. Cox, Mobile and others.
 Dr. Cox explained the deHance of law
 in Mobile and the set determination on
 the part of its officials to ignore also the prohibition law. Judge Tyson said if he were Governor of the State he would spend a half million of dollars to enforce this law. His blood tingled over the fact that one country of the State dared to defy and seek to bring into disrepute the laws of our. State. The report on Sunday schools was read by Rev. Jesse M Cook Wyiam The report commended the work of Secretary Cresslahd and asked that his report De printed in the minutes of the convention. Mir. Crossland's report shows that of the 1,921 churches, i.24e nave Sunday schools. 251 have none, < and 4Q6 have not been heard from. It points out the standing of Alabama as compared with other States fin Sunday school work. The goal of 1OO.0 is almost reached. s5,7s3 scholars being enrolled. It urges that every school send in contribution for the work. It stresses teacher training. mid winter training school, an Alabama training school. the Baraca and Philathea class work and word of hope for the fu-s ture.
 Mir. Crossland stressed the making of an offering to the work each quar- ters He has done a marvellous work as he has travelled over the State No I mau has ever more quickly grasped I the situation and organized the work | than he. He bids fair to rise to great prominence. in the line of Sunday school work
 MT. D. ". sims. Field Secretary of Interdenominationat Sundays school work: c. c Miles and others discussed the report, all bringing valuable infor. nation.
 The committee to report on w. D. l Hubbard's resolution reported that they | were heartily in favor of organizing Baptist State Sunday School Associa- | ton. It recommended the appointment | of a committee consisting of three | members from the State Board together | with the Sunday School secretary to | define plans for work. It further l recommended that the committee be J. W. 0'Hara. C. w Ellis. W. A. Talia- 1 ferro. W M. Anderson, s. A Cowan.
 The convention thought 1t not timely | to take up this matter at present and promptly laid the report on the table to be acted upon at Andalusia next year,
 The president today announced the following committees to report next year:
 Foreign Missions--A. J. Dickinson, T. J. Dean. J. C. Maxwell W. W. Camp | bell. S. s. Yerby. R. E. Jones, J. W. Kel- ley
 Home Missions--J. H. roster. W. T. Davis. ". A. Darden. John W. Par fridge, u A. Cowan, L. M. Bradley. W. | C. Bledsoe.
 Sunday schooI--J. S. Carroll C. E. Crossland, J. M. Head. Frank Barnard. 4 l. smith. Jasper c. Hutto. L. T. Reeves.