The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-24
CONFORM TO STANDARDS


 They (the church schools) must con- form to these standards or else find then:selves discredited before the public and left destitute of students, who will turn to state and other institutions, and will leave our schools without patronage, and students will find themselves with out the wholesome training of church schools. Church schools, however, must receive large increase of funds for equip ment and endowment before they can conform to standard requirements.
 Attention was called in this connection to the fact that practically all the great evangelical churches of this country show their understanding of the vital im- portance of the church school and of the unusual crisis which faces these institu- tions, by seeking during this year, which marks the four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation, to add from $1,0O0,00o to $36, coo, 900 to their respective assets for education, and it is learned that the equipment and endowment of our educa- tional institutions are the most impor- tant need of the church at this hour"
 SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE
 The most lengthy discussion of the as sembly centered about the report of the permanent committee on systematic bene- ficence. This committee directed the channel of all of the money of the as
 
 lent causes, and a number of the recom- mendatons of the report included ad- vance methods of procedure in securing and apportioning these funds, but some of these the assembly did not adopt. Among the recommendations not adopted was that calling attention to the need for raising $25O0 for use in publicity work, presenting the causes of the as sembly and their needs.
 In connection with that part of the report relative to foreign missions, Rev. Egbert w. Smith, D. D.. executive sec retary of the foreign mission committee. was nomina ted for reelection for a period of three years. pr. Smith has oc- cupied this position for the past six years He was reelected yesterday with a rising vote.
 The report of the committee recom- mended a budget of a total of S1 ,320,000 for next year, the apportionment to be as follows: Foreign missions s732 500; home missions $356, 400; Christian educa- ton and ministerial relief, s165,OO0; pub lication and Sabbath school extension, $52, ,000; Bible cause, $13,200. The report recommended further that in order for the assembly to meet its opportunities and responsibilities now confronting it, the immediate goal in contributions should be these: Foreign missions, $1,00O, 000 home missions, s550 000; Christian education and ministerial relief s2S0,0O publication and Sabbath school extension, $75.OO0; Bible cause, $75.000.
 The report showed that the committee answered in the negative the overture touching the separation of the gifts of womens societies from the gifts of men.
 The continuance of the campaign com mittee on stewardship was recommended and it's work under the direction of Rev. w. l.. Walkup, the secretary of tho committee, was highly commended.
 FOREIGN MISSIONS
 The southern Presbyterian church. leads all of the large denominations in the south in both total and per capita contributions to foreign mis- sions and the report of the executive committee of foreign missions as re- viewed in the report of the standing committee presented to the assem- bly, at the popular meeting last even ing is the most encouraging report on foreign missions yet submitted.
 Rev w. R. Dobyns, D. D., presided at this meeting and the speakers were the Rev Lowry Davis of China, the Rev. s. P. Fulton of Jasper and the Rev w F. Bull and the Rev. c. II. Pratt of Corea, all of these being mis- sionaries of the church. The other speaker was the Rev. Henri Anet of Belgium, who represents the Franco Belgium committee of the Huguenot church.
 During the consideration of the re- port of the standing committee the Rev. A. B. Curry, D. D.. presided. The following were among the rec omme mendations in the report adopted. The election of the Rev. $. H. Ches- ter. D. D.. as secretary of foreign correspondence and editor; the elec- ton of the Rev. H. F. Williams, D. D, as field secretary; the election of the