The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-10
CHURCH COUNCIL ADOPTS PROGRAM FOR YEARS WORK
Will Undertake State Sur. vey To Determine Gen.
 ter Of New Efforts

Meeting in the Tutwiler hotel Fri day, the executive committee of the Alabama Council of Christian Educs- tion shaped it's program of activity for the coming months and decided on a comprehensive Sunday school survey of the state as the first step.
 The council, which formerly func- tiDned as the Alabama Sunday School association, was re-organized in. Mont gomery late in April. Promotion of Christian education in local church schools and communities throughout the state is the purpose of the council which is. cooperating with the various denominations.
 "A clearing house for the various denominations in their work of Chris tian education" will be the function of tile body, according to the report of the committee on work. - }. Dr. J. B. billiard, president, presided at the executive committees session. A. c. Patterson, president of the state public service commission, was elected chairman of a committee to nominate the various officers and committeeman. The others named on the committee were: s4
 Bishop W. c. Mcdowell, D.. H. Mar bury, Rev. H.. c. Walton and Mrs. $. F. Moore of Birmingham; E. l.. Xiv CTS, Anniston; J. NJ. Graham, Mont gofnery Rev. Herman l.. Turner, Shelf field; A. 0. Rogers. Speigner.
 Statewide Survey &
 The statewide survey will seek to discover the exact status in every coun- tv--the number enrolled in the Sunday Nchools, the number not enrolled, the general character of the work these schools are doing. and the location of needy or neglected districts where spe- cial.lwork should be undertaken.
 The conditions and needs of the state, together with detailed recom- mendations, will be, published as soon as the survey is finished, it was de- eided.
 The survey committee was selected as follows: Bishop William G. Me Dowell. Birmingham; Dr. J. E. Dill lard, Birmingham; Gov. w. W. Bran don, Montgomery Dr. Guy E. Snavely, Birmingham : Judge s. F. Hobbs, Sel- ma Rev. W. NJ. Mcdonald, Birming ham: Rev. J. W. Phillips, Mobile; Dr. ". D. Agnew, Montgomery Dr. D. H. Marbury, Birmingham; Dr. J. M. Broady, Birmingham: Judge c. E. Thomas. Prattville; Mrs. Val Taylor, Union Springs Mrs. T. S. Herren, An 1iiston and the following of Birming ham: Dr. R. N. Simpson. B. E. Linthi- cum, Frank DOminick, M. E. Lazenby, ,. M. Mcqueen, Donald Conner, Victor H. Hanson.
 The work" committees report, which was adopted unanimously, outlined the policies of the council in detail and stressed the point that the council will give full recognition and appreciation to the work of the state schools and cooperate in every way with the pub Tic school authorities towards establish ing a mutually satisfactory system of credits for Christian education work.
 As to the general public, the state ment of policy asserted: Ut shall be our policy to keep the public informed of our investigations and efforts to the end that there may be accurate infor- nation relative to the religious and educational conditions and needs with- in our state"
 Complete harmony and cooperation between the council and the denomi- national agencies at. work in the state was urged in the committee's report. Enlistment of more Christian educa- tion pupils, securing more time for these pupils, and offering better in struction and training for them, were other aims set forth. T
 Training schools, institutes, county conventions, community life institutes, tour-square life institutes, daily vaca- tion church schools, weekday schools of religion, children's division activi- ties and adult division activities were dec1ded on as part of the immediate program. In addition. for the state as whole, special weeks for children. mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, libraries, and a statewide Sun day school and church day will be
 Committees Named
 Standing committees for the various phases of the activity were named, and