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social service. Alabama Baptist board of directors.
 7:30-Report on hospitals Open dis crssion closed by pr. J. R. Hobbs. In the United States are the fol- lowing Baptist elemosynary institu- tions; Hospitals, 27; homes for aged 56 homes for children, 42. S:So-Report on summer assemblies and Pelham Heights.
 9:0O-Notices and adjournment
 state.
 MORNING SESSION, WEDNESDAY
 s:eo--Convnetion called to order. G)-Missions in Alabama 9:Oo-9:S0 discussion led by Secretary Green.
 Brown. 9:50-10:S0. open discussion, ! tspeeches limited to five mnutes.) i 10:s0-t2). Missions in Southern states. Report by Dr. J. +. Hobbs. Ad- dress by Representative of home mis- sions board.
 11:15-(s). World wide missions. Re- port by Dr. J. W. Phillips. Address by Representative of foreign mission 1 board.
 12;oo-Notices and adjournment AFTERNOON SESSION 2:0O-Convention called to order. Miscellaneous business. 1 2:S0-Christian Education, address by Dr. w. c. James, Southern Baptist ed- lucttional board. 3:30-Ministerial Education, discus sion led by pr. J. C. Stivender 4:S0-Report on social service. 5;t0-Notices and adjournment. EVENING SESSION College Night"-Out Of 1000 pupils who entered first grade in 1soS-1sO4. 500 finished the eighth grade. 300 en- tered high school Ill finished high lschool II 1s15-1916 SS entered college, l14 graduated from college in 1920 Endowments. lands and buildings Northern Baptist, 29 colleges, $SO o0O,- 1000; northern Methodists, A colleges, l$62ooo0o0; northern Presbyterians 52 colleges, $60,000.0O0; southern Meth
 odist, 54 colleges, s2S, 900, 900; southern Presbyterians, 30 colleges, $15, 1000. 900; southern Baptists., 36 colleges, $14S99, | lOe1; Alabama Baptists, colleges, $935,. l156
 Baptist students are registered in Ala bama colleges this fall as follows: Uni versity of Alabama 300 or 25 per cent of enrolment; Alabama Polytechnic insti- tute 362, or 8 per cent; Alabama Techni- cal Institute and College for Women lg2
 or 43 per cent; Judson college POO or 70 per cent; Howard college 230 or so per cent
 7W-Convention called to order CD Howard College-President
 Charles B. Williams 745v-(2) Judson Colege-President Paul V. Bomar.
 S:So-(S) Baptist Collegiate Institute President J. A. Lowry. 9:00-Notces and adjournment MORNING SESSION THURSDAY 900-Convention called to order Report on Alabama Baptist to 9:15, Dr. J. E. l billiard; 9:15 tQ 9:30 Dr. L. L. Gwalt- ney 9:30 to 10, open discussion. Speeches limited to five minutes.) 10:00-Report on Orphanage and on Orphanage Property. 11:00-Report on Women's Work. 12:o0-Notices and adjournment AFTERNOON SESSION 2:00-Convention called to order. Re- port on memorials H. S. D. Mallory by pr. A. J. Dickinson 2:45-Report on Temperance 3;15 - Report on committee and miscellaneous business. 5:o0-Notices and adjournment.
 EVENING SESSION Religious education - Sunday school membership compared with church | membership: Northern Methodist 104.1
 per cent; Southern Methodist 7s.s per cent; Disciples 7s.9 per cent; United
 Brethren in Christ 115.5 per cent; Northern Presbyterians S5.7 per cent Southern Presbyterians S7.5 per cent; Northern Baptists 83.5 per cent; South ern Baptists 61.5 per cent. 1 The state gives at least 540 hours in- struction annually in intelligence. Cath I oiics give 4S0 hours instruction in parochial schools. Jews give 1S0 hours 1 instruction in religion. Baptists give annually 25 hours instruction in reli- l zion.
 1 In 1916 there were 21SS8521 children l in Protestant Sunday schools. In 1920 | there are 15,617, 060 children in Pro- 1 testant Sunday schools. 1 7:o0-Convention called to order. Baptist Young Peoples union, secre- | tary, J. E. L.ambdin. 7:45-Sunday schools secretary, Elm S:45-Reoapitulation by president of 1 convention.
 1 900-Final adjournment NEARLY CENTURY OLD 1 The Alabama Baptist state convention | is in it's ninety-ninth session and was | organized October 26, 1893, at Greensbor- l ough, with E delegates from eight 'so- l cieties," three of which were located in Jefferson county, Elyton, Jonesboro (old), and Roupe's Valley. near Adger. From 1 this small beginning the conovention has grown to an attendance of more than $50 at it's last session in Birming- ham and representing largely over 2.000 churches, with membership of over 1 225, ,OO0.
 The reported contributions for last year for home expenses totaled sS43,191 ana 10 l missions, education and other such ob- jects. 272,820, making total of sl. l.1l6,0ll. There are in the state three colleges and five academies owned and controlled by the denomination, with property valued at $7S5 150, and endowment amounting to s530.15O. The enrolment in these schools last session was 1,116, with q corps of 71 teachers. the equal of simi- lar institutions anywhere in the country. Of the $75,000,000 asked of southern Eaptists last year for missions, educa- ticn, hospitals and other causes. Ala Sama was asked to raise $4,000,000, and went to $4,1 1000, which has given great impetus to all the interests fos- tered by the state convention