The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-31
Birmingham Bank Holds
$4,000 Mortgage on Pres
byterian Institution
ITEMIZED REPORTS
TO BE DEMANDED
Board of Trustees Meets Monday in
Birmingham to Devise Means to
Raise $4,000 to Meet
Banks Demands
BY ELMER C. BEAHRs

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| financial distress of the Presbyterian
synodical Female college at Talladega
brought the entire system of Presby-
terian church schools of Alabama into
the limelight this afternoon at a heated
session of the Presbyterian state synod.
| 1t resulted in legislation demanding an
iual itemized reports from the boards of
trustees of each of the four institutions,
which includes the girls school at Taila-
dega, the male college at Admission. the
female seminary of Marion and the Ala
bama Presby terian- orphanage at Tala-
dega. In addition TO this, It was decided
to unity the work of the three strictly
educational institutions, in order that the
competition for funds, for students and
for general aid would not confiIct to the
detriment of any one or all of them. In
addition, 1t was decided il in within the
next five years a movement WAS launched
for funds in any sum, and this may ex-
oeed SzUU,0yV that II should be upon an
agreed basis for division after it had been
secured. This coordination, 1t was MAIN
tained, will not only rebound to the
financial benefit of each OF the three
schools. but to their general progress
as well as has been forcibly demon
traleu botn IN Texas ana North Caro-
lima.
Talladega College Needs Funds
This action grew out of the distress of
the female college at Talladega, of which
Dr. L. p. Walton is president, whose
contract with the board of trustees pro-
vdes that he operate the college under
his own auspices.
1t develops, however, as stated before
the synod by Judge s. ID. Weakley of
Birmingham, that the institution faces
force sn'e on a $40 900 mortgage held by
the Merchants and Mechanics bank of
|
met.
! After lengthy discussion which
brought about the weaknesses of the
Presbyterian system of schols in Ala
bama, the synod instructed the board of
tlus ees to hold a special meeting next
Monday at the office OF Borden H Burr
at Birmingham to devise ways and means
to raise $4,000 at once to meet the de-
mands of the bank, and thereafter to de-
wise some method of refund.ng the entire
Indebtedness of the college, of which
$4,000 is now past due.
The needs of the other two schools are
such as can await the general educa-
tfonal canvass of the state, which will
be made not only in behalf of present
debts but of the pressing need for ex-
pansion.
The floating debt of the male college at
Ahnlstoil As lIaced at s3J,100. That of the
orphanage at Talladega is met from time
female college at Marion is said to be in
excellent financial condition.
Weakley Leads Fight
The fight IN behalf Of saY.ns the Tai
! ladega seminary was led by Judge Weak
ley. while that for the submission of re-
ports to the synod by each of the institu-
tions was led by the Rev. G, f. Bell of
Florence The matter OF the co-ordina-
tion of the educational work in the state
was something upon which the entire
synod was agreed. The synod refused
TO allow the disposal of the Presbyterian
church site at Auburn, which is nrain-
tained by the synod, to the You~g Mems
Christian association there, and for the
removal of the church to a site, which
is said to be undesirable.
In order to increase the attendance of
both lay and clerical delegates at the
annual meetings of the synod. PROPOSE
tion may be presented to the synod in
1914, providing for the per diem expenses
of each delegate by the church repre-
sented. In addition, centrally located
point, probably Birmingham Montgom-
cry, may be selected for all the annual
conventions. The proposition will be re-
ported on at the next synod for final
action by a committee cons sting of Judge
S. d. Weakley OF Birmingham, c. w.
Hooper of Selma and the Rev. S. NJ
| Edmonds, d. D., of Birmingham. The
esolution providing for this action was
presented to the synod by the Rev. d. j.
Blackwell, pastor of the Eufaua church,
the attendance at the local convention
finally demonstrating that something
must be done to bring the attendance
at the annual synod meeting up to the
desired point.
There are 224 churches in the synod,
yet only 20 delegates, both lay and cler-
| CAL are present. although each church
| is entitled to two delegates.
| Home missions o. cupied much of the
| discussion of the day, this centering
around the address of the Rev. Dr. S. L.
] Morris of Atlanta, executive secretary
4 of the home mission work of the South
| ern Presbyterian church, all of which
| Is now consolidated under cne depart
ment, although there were .prinerly four
-mountaineers, negroes, foreigners and
frontier churches. Since the consulida-
| ton was made contributions to The nc
| mission cause have increased from S.1-
/ coo to $l75,o0O, which was expected, during
! the past year. He made a wonderful
plea for the support of the four df-
| ferent branches of his work, saving that
| il the home mission slogan is true, AS
| ~oes America, so goes the world" il
| fellows inevitably t. at he VII, does most
to evangeize America does most to own
| gelize the world. He asked that at asst
| haf as much he ri en- t. home miss on
work as to foreign mission work.
Laymen's Missionary Movement
| The pro .res- of the PRESBYTERIAN Law
mems Missionary movement was PRESENT.
cd to the synod by j. p. McCallie, Phi. D.,
of Chattanooga, Tenn, who stated that
the layrens movement of the Southern
J Presbyterian church stands at the mead
| of all derominat'on laymen's move
ments Three great conventions have
| heen held two years apart. at Birmlre-
| ham, Chattanooga and Memolis Th, law
ren have equipped and manned ono ~eat
| mission field. Ccraa. and almost manned
| another in the Como. In the rew ycars
| the movement has e='etad, he stare" The
! first to foreign missions have nearly
/ doubled reacn ng IS. last year. M cl
; of the interest, he sad, is due TO the
/ aNle ehs'..-,an. Dir. Charles A. Rowlard
of Athens, Ga.
i Or =. rnton Whaling, president of the
Presbyterian seminary at Columbia, S.
c., and a forceful speaker. brou -ht a
note o. optinism from his sem o. and
wor'z, saving that admirable prog ess Is
being made Fe asked the state Co send,
not roney but boys. in order chat the
Great demands of the ministry for naw
men might be met.
was ta'-en up with the report Of me
svroi orphanage of Toi'aeeea. by the
president. Joseph Dunelnpson. II was
T the interest If TIE ordnance and the
+ t.'-'-u - or"e i-~
After the t.arsact'or of some routn.
matters, the synod adjourned II was
the second e to be held in Eufaula
L.