The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-22

 l had bargained for, but she was used t the unexpected and out-of- the ordinary ! ard so took hold of matters as If it wer tary of the executive committee. vii deliver an address in the Presbyterian church at Ensley. Only recently pr. Vii 1 Hams returned from a tour of visitation | to the mission stations of the church l in Brazil and prior to this he has visitet the mission fields in the orient and i: thoroughly familiar with the work anC 1 the needs of the different fields. His ad dresses are not only interesting, but are educa tional and are filled with valuable | information about this cause of the as. sembly Tomorrow evening he will speak in the Third Presbyterian church.
 HOME MISSIONS DISCUSSIONS The popular meeting in the interest oi home missions which will be held 1T South Highlands Presbyterian church thi: evening under the direction of the Rev IS. L. Morris, D. D., and the Rev. Homer McMillan, D. D., secretaries of the as sembly's executive committee of hom. missions, will prove feature of the as SOIlDly lIldL VIII OG LII OulSLdfllluS terest.
 The addresses to be delivered at this time will bring the work of home mis- sions prominently before the assembly and will set forth the work being accom- plished and the needs to be met in the home mission fields-the mountain mis- sions, the frontier among the colored people and among the foreign speaking people. The work of evangelism as di- rected by the home mission committed will be emphasized also.
 The educational work of home mis- sions will be presented also. Only re- gently Dr. Morris has written a second textbook on home missions, entitled 'The Task That Challenges and 5U00 copies have been issued in the first edition. Ths book will be used especially in mission study classes.
 YESTERDAYS SESSIONS
 The morning session of the assembly yesterday was opened with prayer, led by the Rev w H. Frazier. Following the reading and' approval of the minutes of the session of Saturday, the stand ing committee on synodcal records SUD- mitted it's report which was adopted. The committee on foreign correspond ence submitted a partial report, one rec ommendation of which was that the stated clerk of the assembly be in- structed to send to President Wilson a message by wire assuring him that the assembly is asking for him divine guid ance in this time of crisis in world af- fairs, and that it has committed him and the army and the navy to God for protection and direction.
 Another recommendation of this com mittee's report was with reference to the conference %on worlds faith and order. The report recommended that the as- sembly remain a member of tnfs conier- ence that it continue its committee in this connection and that the minutes of the conference be published in the ap- pendx of the minutes of the assembly. /. The Rev. Sidney l.. Gulick, D. D., a member of the committee on international good will of the federal council of the Churches of Christ in America, address ed the assembly in the interest of the cen- tinuance of good will between the United States and Japan.
 GREETINGS ARE RECEIVED
 The following telegram was received from the Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly in session at Lin coin, Ill:
 "The General Assembly Presbyterian Church, L. S.;
 y Christian good will; read Hebrew, B. and g. F. A. BEAGLE,
 Moderator.
 ID w. FOOKS,
 Stated Clerk" A telegram of greeting was received also from the general assembly of the Presbyterian church. U $. A., now in session at Dallas, Tex.
 The standing committee. known as the judicial committee. submitted the following report:
 ommending:
 That the paper of the Rev. J. l. Manze, asking for certain changes in the standing rules of the assembly and in the constitution of the church, De referred to the ad interim committee already appointed by this assembly consisting of the professors of church polity in our Theological seminary, viz: Revs c. R. Hemphill, D. D.; w. l.. Lingle, D. D.: c. R. Reed. D. D.; Thomas w Currie and A. R. Shaw, D ID.
 'THORNTON WHALING,
 Chairman"
 The following is the statistical sum- mary of woman's societies. for year 1916-17;
 Number of societies ...-........ 2603 Total membership .... .t...... 6S,259
 AMOUNTS CONTRIBUTED Foreign missions .......,..., $122,410 Assembly's home missions ,.. 25,St9 Synod's home missions , 10,96a