The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-09
|U.S.A. PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD LISTENS ID VARIOUS REPORTS The Rev. F. l.. Wear of Huntsville Reports on
 Churches in Alabama
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY
 SOCIETY ELECTION
Many Addresses Made by Notable Educators and Churchmen-Dr. John Dixon of New York City
 Makes Evening Address

the home and foreign mission board an' the full discussion of the educational ad vance made in the Presbyterian U. s. church in the past year occupied the frs day of the annual meeting of the Ala bama synod of the Presbyterian church U. S., yesterday at the Fifth avenu' church. The interior of the church pre- sented a bright contrast to the gloomy as pect out of doors caused by the stead, drizzle of rain pouring down while th' synodical business was in progress.
 The morning session was devoted to th' reading of the committee reports. Tn most interesting of these, perhaps, as i pertained to the Alabama field, was tn statistics given by the Rev. F. L. Wea of Huntsville, chairman of the commit tee on home missions. His report was
 Church in Alabama. 142.
 Number of members, 4S70.
 Twenty-one churches have between 1 and 25 members.
 Thirty-eight churches have between and 50 members
 Fourteen churches have between 50 ana 1o0 members.
 Four churches have between 100 and 15 members.
 Three churches have between 15o an, 16i members.
 One church has 200 members. One church has 500 members. Contributions to the board of evan gelization, $sS9.
 Appropriation from the board c home missions for Alabama, s14.590, o which s12,475.3o has already been paid
 Mission Donations
 The figures for the foreign mission Harsley as follows:
 Birmingham presbytery, $276 fo1 1911.
 Florida presbytery, s704 for 1911.
 Huntsville presbytery, $608 for 1911
 Springville presbytery, $52 for 1911
 Gain for 1911 over 1910, 1920.
 Dr. Witherspoon, secretary of the synod, read an account of his travels through the church districts of the state and pr. George Trull of New York city addressed the convention on Foreign Missionary Work pr. Full. lerton spoke of the home mission ef- forts in this state and Dr. John A Dixon of New York city also chatteo informally on this subject.
 One of the most important features o the synod, the business meeting of tn, Women's Alabama Synodical Missionary l society, was held in the Sunday schoo room of the church at 9 o'clock yester day morning. The election of officers fo the ensuing year resulted in the follow ing list: President, Mrs. Fannie Hereford Jones of Newmarket; corresponding sec | retary and treasurer, Mrs. I. D. Steele of Birmingham; recording secretary, Mrs l.. A. Reagor of Ensley; secretary oi the young peoples work, Mrs. E. c Payne of New Decatur; secretary of lit erature, Mrs. Frank Lawler of Browns boro. Very gratifying and encouraging reports were read from the different state branches of this society and new meth ods for the years work were discussed. Dr. Steele Lectures After the luncheon hour the educative phase of the church was lectured upor and Dr. I. D. Steele of this city gave resume of the results accomplished by the United States church for the past | months or more. He stated that the church had attracted S55 candidates fol the ministry from the whole country, witt the majority of these either in the theo logical seminaries or in preparatory schools and seven candidates from thu Birmingham district, with five in colleg, and two in High school. From the Ala bama synod there were 15 ministeria recruits last year and the contributions to the board of education have increased 22 per cent.
 pr. Bone of the Cumberland univer sity at Lebanon, Tenn, made an op timistic review of the future now il prospect for this school and expresse, an appeal for the support of the young CT ministers. Immediately after pr Bone an address was made by Dr. Oar ! by of Philadelphia, secretary of tn general board of education. pr. Darby who is thoroughly at home with hi subject and an enthusiast on churcl education, graphically outlined the sit l uation of the Presbyterian senninarie at the present time and the possibl 1 location of southern university a some future date. He told of the plal on foot to select 20 Presbyterian min isters and locate them in as man, state universities in order to take car of the spiritual welfare of the Presby terian students in the state colleges TOday's Programme The following programme was then an ncunced for today:
 S:3O-Devotional service led by the Rev S. c. McCluney.
 9:Oo-Calling roll and reading minutes | Synodical business.
 1O00-Christian life and work. Report and address by the Rev. w. J. Bruce. 10:30-Young Peoples Work, l.. E. Bru baker
 11:30-The Forward Movement, Lebano
 Bible Conference and College Board, b the Rev. J. k. Clarke, D. D. Discussion. 12:30-Recess for lunch. 2:O0-Temperance reports. 2:40-Report on Systematic Beneficence Addresses by the chairman, the Rev. W T. Bartlett and the Rev. w. l.. Livingston 3.2O-Report on Sabbath Observanct