The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11

Ward and Bsil were added to the com mfttee by Moderator Mooney.
 Following his report pr. stagg made en address upon educational work along all lines and told of the> great importance of college educati ton and of the great future of the Annistcn school. The address was one of the ablest upon this subject ever heard fn selma, and was heard with the closest attention.
 Rev. 0. Baraua rntrsAucea.
 Rev. c. Barana. of the Italian Ms sion Work In Philadelphia. was intro- duced tosthe Synod. He made short address upon this work as it is being conducted in Philadelphia and other Eastern cities and of the good results which are coming from 1t.
 pr. George g. Brown. of the Amer lean Bible Society of the Presbyterian Church. addressed the Synod. Dr.. Brown spoke ct some length upon the resented is doing and urged liberal contributions for the continuance of this work.
 At the conclusion of his address he was questioned by Mir. Glass as to how much the American Bible Society in Montgomery, which is supported by the different church organisations of the State. had given for this work.
 pr. Brown reported that directly neither the Montgomery or Gainesville branches had forwarded any contribu- tions during the past year to the New York office.
 MT. Glass stated that he had asked as matter of information, as he had no doubt that the Montgomery branch had expended the money wisely and to the best advantage without sendins 1t to the New York once. The mat tar was referred to the Committee on Bible Causes.
 The afternoon session of the Synod adjourned at s:s0 o'clock. after having
 been in session for an hour.
 When the synod convened this after
 noon none of the standing committees
 of the body was ready to report. and the adjournment was taken until to- night at 7:30 o'clock.
 The session of the body tonight wal also short. the topic being Christian education. Several short and very in-
 structive addresses were made to . congregation which nearly flled the church.
 visfts . School. After remaining in session for an hour tonight the Synod adjourned and the majority of the delegates visited the Selma Military Institute. who're the Board of Trustees of that institution tenedered reception to pr. Hayez watson Smith, the recently elected President of the school. and his wife. Besides the delegates to the synod about 200 Selmians also attended this reception and the evening was thor oughly enjoyed. Many of the dele. gates to the Synod saw and inspected the school for the first time tonight and expressed surprise at the elegant building and the completeness of iti appointments. After this synod adjourned the af. ternoon session the various standing committees began the work on theii | reports and when the meeting convenei | tomorrow morning a great many oi 1 these reports will be made. Amons the important reports will be those ol the committees on the Anniston School l the woman's College and the Orphan age at Talladega.
 Plans for the establishment of . | state Presbyterian publication will yer, 1 likely be discussed. this coming up un' der overtures from the North Aiapams Presbytery.
 while the Synod. unlike other church | bodies of the state, did not openi, express itself for or against the pro posed amendment, it is thought tha' l the question will hardly be brough uu again. Among some of the dele gates 1t is believed that strong tenn perance resolutions will be introduced before the synod adjourns. Such res oiutions, it Is thought. will be intro. duced on the last day of the meeting