The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10

The executive board of Birmingham Baptist Association concluded it's annual | meeting Wednesday, october 6. its first meeting being held September g. At it's meeting last "Wednesday, committees on the various phases of the work in Jeff ferson county made their reports ana the reports have been pronounced oy the leaders of the denomination as the most far reaching, comprehensive and enthu- siastic ever made by this body
 The report or evangelism comprehends countrywide evangelistic campaign un- der the supervision of Doctor Farring- ton, the superint tendent of missions, to be conducted throughout the associationai year, which began September l. Thls is to be one of the most cooperative ana organized campaigns ever conducted m the county. The pastors and their churches are to cooperate to the fullest extent. There are to be workers trained to assist in every possible way, not only in their own services, but in the evan gelistic meetings held, and these trained workers are to endeavor to enlist every enc as they come into the Kingdom. in fall the different departments of church work. A countrywide church census IS to be taken on November "A, and April 10. respectively, by the people of the association tc determine the Baptists and Baptist inclined in the community of each church. J. w. Minor is chairman of this committee, and is very optimistic on the coming years work. These meet ings will be conducted in churches. or if there is no building. in the tent, and maybe in some cases under brush ar bors.
 The church extension committee have made some of the most comprehensive plans along this line. ever undertaken. The executive committee is to be incor- porated, and it is the duty of this com mittee to not only assist in the selection of lots for the purpose of erecting churches. but also to assist in the pur- chase of same and the erection of tho building Great plans are being made whereby a great church building pro- gramrne can be carried out. J. B. Gib- son is the chairman of this committee, and the association will hear more of this committees activities at an early date
 tors throughout the association who are being assisted by the board. This class of work is going to be enlarged as rap idly as possible. so that more time can be given by every pastor on the sep arate fields and thus more effectively carry on their work. Rev. l.. T Reeves
 is the chairman of this committee.
 Ine commlttee on missions and benev- olences made report that In the mind of the board. can be one of the most helpful in the collection of 75.00o, ,o0C pledges, and 1t is hoped that all the churches of the district will make care full note of this report. It was recom- mended that the pay-up time of the 75.- 100000 campaign begin November 90, instead of May 1. 1913 This will con- clude the first year. November B, 1920. It was the sense of the committee, and was heartily adopted hy the board that in as much as most of the pledges were made by people on salaries at was impossible for those pledges to be retroactive go that no one in the Birmingham association need consider they are behind their first years pledges, until after November 20, 1920 The second recommendation was that the churches put on regular col lection system, and the third recom- mendation that October be the round- up month for the collection every year. which is to be strenuous. simultaneous pay-up campaign. Darby H. Brown is the chairman of this committee
 The recommendations to the Sun. day-school activities are of the most comprehensive nature. A regular train.