The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-20

1 Another of the most vital interests pre-. scented to the assembly for its considera- ton is work of publication and Sabbath school extension and the executive com
 mittee that directs this twofold work ] has not presented to any former assem-
 bly, 9 report characterized with more sue cessfu accomplishment and with more | promise for the future than marks the ] report which F. k. Magil secretary and | treasurer of the committee, has submit l ted to the present assembly. This com mittee never brings a deficit to the as- sembly for in every instance where the annual apportionment is not paid in full | by the churches of the assembly the committee pays the same from sales in it's book department and thus relieves the assembly of any obligation in this COIL nection The following facts are the source of distinct qualification to the assembly:
 The sales from the publication depart ment of the committee conducted from the two publishing houses, one at Rich
 mond, Va, and one at TeXarkana, Ark, show an increase in total over sales in previous years. The combined sales from the two houses for the year amounted to S251, ,351. b.
 The increase in the circulation of Sab bath school periodicals has been encour- aging and a careful survey of the S600 Sabbath schcools of the church show | they give loyal support to the publica- tions of the committee. The series of graded lesson helps will be enlarged on October l. 1917, by the addition of an intermediate quarterly and teacher s help for the same grade.
 During the year this committee has published more than 10000 tracts and leaflets to aid the assembly's steward ship oampaign comm ee n its wof'i: it has provided literature to promte the
 Family Altar league; it has furnished free lists of snhjects for inc mu- ak prayer meetings and topics for weekly
 meetings of young peoples societies. Another work of the committee has been to furnish two members of the faculty of the assemblys Training School for Christian Workers, at Richmond, Va, and to provide in the publishing house office space for the dean of this school
 and to aid the school in its publicity campaigns.
 There were 37 Sabbath school field
 workers supported by this committee during the past year and these field workers reported the organi satpr of
 61 new Sabbath schools and the revival
 of 14 old schools. There are more than 1900 young people rnrotied in fhese
 schools Out of these mission schools
 have grown five organized churches. The
 field workers of the committee report also 1850 conversions in meetings which they held and that 1000 Sabbath school
 workers were gathered in the 199 Sabbath
 school conferences which they held or in
 which the participated.
 LIBERAL WITH LITERATURE
 The policy of this committee is to grant practically every application for litera- ture to aid in organizing new Sabbath school, and to be generous in making
 donations of other religious literature. During the past year help was given to 327 Sabbath schools through the dona- tion of Sabbath school literature, Bibles.
 hymn books, libraries and other supplies. More than 16,000 young people are en-
 rolled as pupils in these schools thus aided The committee donated also 1l24
 Bibles as rewards to those recitfng the shorter catechism and 3464 copies of the New Testament to those reciting the young children's catechism. As help t oencourage the study of the catechism in the foreign mission stations or the
 church, the committee furnished more than 800 Bibles to missionaries in Korea, about POO to those in China and a few in Japan.
 The receipts of the committee from all sources for Sabbath school extension during the year were S40,089.O7, and the expenditures for this work were $44. 9S7. .SS. The overdraft of $4SS9.S1 was met by the business department of the committee. this being the policy that the business department follows every year regarding any overhaul in the benevolent work of the committee, the total amount thus contributed from 1908 to 1917, inclusive, being s61, ,607, or an average of about $40O each year.
 The amount of the budget recommend ed by this committee for It's work the coming year is $50.0oo