The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-19
.DR. EDMONDS' NAME +STR|CKENER0MROLL '0F THE PRESBYTERY
Rev. w. B. Holmes Also Dropped Resolutions Presented by Samuel
 D. Weakley

CentrevilIe. November 1S.-(SpeciaI) At an adjourned meeting of North Ala bama presbytery held here at late hour last night resolution was unnni- mousIy adopted by said presbytery striking the name of Dr. Henry M. EdmOnds of the south Highlands Press bytcrian church of Birmingham off the roll of that presbytery. and withdraw ing from him all authority to exercise terian church.
 Samuel ID. WeaEIey of Birmingham 1t is understood presented the resOlu- tiOns. The effect of the resolutions Is far-reaching. A similar resolution wns adopted as to Rev. w. B. Holmes. nn assistant to Dr. Edmonds in his church work at Birmingham.
 The North Alabama presbytery at it's adjourned meeting at Centreville on Mo- vember F, 1915, adopted the following:
 ''Whereas, Dr. H. M. Edmonds has re- nounced the communion of this church by going into the independent body or ganized under his leadership; now, there fore, it is ordered that his name be stricken from our roll and all authority to exercise his office derived from this church be withdrawn from him, accord ing to paragraph 237 of the Book of Church Order.''
 communication was received from Rev W. B. Holmes and FL l.. Wood, clerk of session of the Vine Street Pres hyterian church asking the presbytery to dissolve the relationship existing be- tween Rev. w. B. Holmes and that church. the congregation having voted to concur in the request of the pastor to rresbytery, to dissolve the relationship.
 The presbytery then voted to dissolve the pastoral, relations and declared the pulpit of the Vine Street church to be vacant.
 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
 The presbytery then adopted the fol- lowing:
 whereas, Rev. w. B. Holmes has re- nounced the communion of this church by going into the independent body organized under the leadership of Dr. H. M Ed monds, as the associate pastor thereof therefore be it ordered, that his name be stricken from our roll and all authority to exercise his office derived from the church be withdrawn from him. accord Ing to paragraph 237 of the Book of Church Order."
 CHURCH OVERTURE
 The following overture from session of the South Highland church was received The letter appended to the overture was addressed to the clerk of the session of the South Highlands church and stated that the members whose names were set out in the letter to the number of about 25O had requested that their church let ters be issued to the Independent Presby- terian church of Birmingham. The letter was signed by Zemma w. Pittman, as secretary, and by Rev. w. B. Holmes as associate pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church.
 PRESBYTERY'S RESPONSE The presbytery thereupon. made re- sponse to the overture of the session of South Highlands church as follows: .sWhereas. the session of the South Highlands church has asked for deliver ance in regard to the ,propriety of grant ling letters of dismission to individuals who have joined or wish to join the or ganization known as the Independent Presbyterian church of Birmingham. Be it resolved. That we answer as fol- lows:
 '1. That according to paragraph 2ss of the Book of Church Order. the names
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