The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
LAST DAY OF SYNOD
 AT CENTREV|LLE IS EXTREMELY BUSY
Warm Discussion Regard ing Liquor Advertisement RecOmm end atiOn Pro-
 pOsed-MeasurePassed
By ". ". LAVENDER

l By W. w. LAVENDER
 Centreville, November 1s.-( (Special) )
 The third and last day of synod at this place was indeed busy one and the committees worked from S:30 o'clock | Thursday morning until about 10 o'clock Thursday night with short re-
 cesses. Many reports were made by | the committees to synod during Thurs | which produced extended discussion. Perhaps the most heated discussion ! during the session of synod was on | the report made by the temperance
 committee regarding a recommendation | to the government authorities to pro- l h1bit liquor advertisements out of the
 malls in prohibition states.
 OPPOSED LIQUOR MEASURE | Rev. Walden, moderator of synod, | led the opposition, while Judge Samuel \ D. WealSley was the main champion
 of the resolution. The resolution passed. ! In connection with the report on the | Sabbath and family religion a popular ! meeting in the interest of Sabbath ob-
 servance was held at which time ad :
 dresses were made by pr. George F.
 Robertson, Judge Samuel D. Weakley,
 Rev. J. F. Swallow and Rev. D. F. Me-
 Connel. The overture of the east Ala | bama presbytery asking for status of
 central Alabama presbytery was pre- 1 scented and the stated clerk of synod
 was instructed to notify stated clerk of central Alabama presbytery that 1 they are g. constituent part of synod l of Alabama. The report of committee | on nomination was received and adopt | ed at the afternoon session as was also
 the report on Christian education and | ministerial relief.
 REV. HAPPY DECLINES
 | On motion, synod was made the unit
 in the educational work of the Presby- terian church. Rev. Francis Happy of | Huntsville, having declined reelection I to the office of permanent clerk, was thanked for his past services and on | motion Rev. David Pake was unani-
 mously elected as his successor for the ensuing three years. The report | of the committee on records of north |
 moderator announced the following committee on devotional exercises for | the next stated meeting of synod. The
 committee is as follows: Rev. J. L. l Campbell, Rev. L. E. Morgan, Rev. F.
 M. Craig, Rev David Pake and Rev. H. L. Sneed Rev. c. N. Wharton and Rev. J. S. Foster were elected trus-
 proposed schools at Montreal. N. C.. but the synod expressly disavowed any financial responsibility whatever in the | proposed school.
 | AMENDMENT PASSED
 The standing rules of synod were | amended by adding a permanent com | nittee on theological seminaries, said | committee to be named by nominating g
 committee. The report of the nomi- hating committee was recommitted and | the committee instructed to change the personnel of the committee on schools 1 and colleges by eliminating all mem bers who are trustees of the various
 colleges. The report of the auditing | committee was received and adopted
 On motion Rev. R. H. McCaslin, Rev. 1 S. J. Cassels and Hon. Mcqueen Smith
 were elected trustees of synod for a | period of three years. Rev. R. E.
 Fry of Gadsden Presbyterian church | delivered most eloquent sermon at
 tho evening session Thursday. Dothan 1 was unanimously selected as the place at which the next stated session 1 of synod will be held. A resolution was passed calling an adjourned session of 1 synod to convene in Birming gham on
 the 18th day of March, 1916 A vote | of thanks was given by synod to the
 choir furnishing such excellent music 1 during the session of synod. A rising vote of thanks was given by members l of synod to the people of Centreville | for the bountiful and cordial hospi-
 tality extended the delegates ministers
 and visitors attending synod. At late
 hour Thursday night synod adjourned | to meet in Birmingham in March | 1916.