The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06
LARGE COMMITTEE
ON STEWARDSHIP
C0NVENES MAY 6
Feature Will Be Banquet
Which Church Laymen Are
Urged To Attend

Assemblies stewardship committee
and the committee of mems work of
the Southern Presbyterian church
will convene on May s. and 10 at
the Birmingham Young Mems Chris
tian association. The stewardship
committee, which sustains a vital re-
lationship to all departments of the
work of the church. has adopted the
policy of holding one Of its impor-
tant meetings during the year at diff
ferent points within the bounds OF the
church. This Is done, 1t was stated.
in order that different centers and
sections of the church may become
more familiar with the work of the
committee and the wide scope of the
program of the church, directed by
this committee.
The large responsibility assigned
by the assembly to this committee
along the line of administrative work
is~as follows: % To direct in gem
ieral way the Presbyterian progress
sfve program; 90 to organize and
direct publicity department, and go
to direct the effort to raise funds TO
meet equipment needs.
The Pres byterian progressive pro-
gram directed by the stewardship
committee has accomplished wonder
full results in the past few years for
the church in the way of giving to the
constituency of the church an intelli-
gent and comprehensive grasp Of the
whole work of the church. in pre-
.senting the needs of the various de-
nartments. and in greatly increasing
gifts for the support of the work.
The program with its accomplish
ments is attracting the attention of
other churches and denominations
The progressive program for the year
ending March 81, called for flnan-
cial goal of $4,750000, raised through
ha t,1u nf o l.
vass, and apportioned as follows
among the synods: Alabama, $3.50,
600; Appalachia 100000; Arkansas,
s150,000 Florida, sl45.00o, Georgia,
: ana, s145,OoO; Mississippi, $4,000;
Missouri, s135.0oo; North Carolina,
$4,000: Oklahoma, $4,000; Snede
cor Memorial, $4,000; South Caro-
lima, s375.0o0; Tennessee, s253,ooo;
Texas, s4so,00o; Virginia, s150,ooo;
West Virginia. S150,000.
Increase In Attendance.
In addition to the financial goal,
the program calls for a 15 per cent
increase in Sunday school enroll
ment, a % per cent increase In church
attendance, family altar in every
home. at least one life in each CON
gregation enlisted for definite. full
time service for the church, a church
paper and the missionary survey in
every home. a five-fold organization
in each church representing the five
: departments of the progressive pro-
gram.
The stewardship committee, which
meets Wednesday morning, May 3, at
10 o'clock in the directors room,
Young MEMS Christian association
building, is composed of representa-
tives from each of the Is synods, as
follows:
Rev. D. Clay Lilly, d. d. chairman
of committee. Lexington, KY; Rev. X.
c. Reed. d. D.. moderator of the as
sembly, Columbia. S. c.: Rev. NJ f.
Melvin, D. D., general SECRETARY
Chattanooga. Tenn; Rev. T. L. Simp-
son. assistant secretary. Chattanooga
Tenn; Mr.. T. L. McCill, Selma, Ala;
Rev. ]. F. Lawson, D. D: Little Rock.
Ark; j. R. Mccain. vice president
Agnes Scott college, Decatur, Ga;
Rev. q. d. Mooney, D. D., New Or
leans. La; Rev. F. R. Graves. Sumner.
Miss; Rev. Robert S. Boyd, Kansas
City. Mo; DR.. w. J. Martin, president
Davidson college. Davidson, N. c.; Mr..
w. B. Morrison, Durant, Okla; Rev.
Wade II. Boggs. Columbia, S. c.; Mr..
r. B. Clinton, Memphis, Tenn; Rev.
= Brooks l. Dickey, d. D., Dallas. Tex;
Mr.. H. B. Sproul, Stanton, Va; Rev.
J. L. Mauze, d. D.. Huntington, w.
Va: Mr. II. F. Hyatt. Norton, Va;
Rev. T. P. Allen. Huntington, w. Va;
Mr.. H. c. DuBose, Sanford. Fla; Mr..
J. B. Spillman. Charlotte. n. c.
O o O
other Representatives.,
In addition to the members of the
committee the following secretaries
and representatives of the assembly's
causes are expected to attend:
Rev. II. H Sweets, D. D., executive
secretary, committee education and
ministerial relief. Louisville. Ky;
Rev. Egbert w. Smith. D. D.. exc
cutive secretary, foreign missions,
Nashville, Tenn; Rev. S. l.. Morris, ID.
D., executive secretary, home mis-
sions. Atlanta, Ga; Mr.. r. E. Magill,
executive secretary, publication and
Sunday school, Richmond. Va; Rev.
F. T. McFayden. D. D., president AS
semblys Training school, Richmond,
Va; Mrs. H. p. marlborough. super
intendent Woman's Auxiliary, St
Louis. Mo-; Mr.. A. N. Sharp, treasurer
home mission committee, Atlanta. Ga;
Mr.. Edwin F. Willis treasurer for
eign missions committee. Nashville.
Tenn; Rev. J. d. Leslie. d. D., stated
clerk of assembly. Dallas, Tex. Rev.
j. o. Reavis, D. D., associate secre-
tary foreign missions. Nashville,
Tenn; Rev Homer Mcmillan. d. D.,
secretary home mission committee,
Atlanta, Ga.
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