Held in Sixth Avenue Church, Birmingham, November, 1890. The officers
of the previous session and all the missionaries were re-elected.
The Home Mission Society gave about $6,000 to Alabama, including
$2,600 given for University buildings. The financial agent, President
Purce, and the missionaries all made very encouraging financial
reports--thousands of dollars having been collected ($5,400). Dr. W. J.
Simmons and Rev. Henry Stevens crossed the dark river this year. Drs.
Clanton and Brawley were present. This was a good session--debts fast
disappearing under the industrious and wise financiering of President
Purce and Agent Wilhite. The missionaries were continued.
The _Baptist Leader_ (once _The Baptist Pioneer_), which for several
years had been successfully run by Editor McEwen, was continued under
its old management.
This year, in July, a Baptist Congress was held in Montgomery in the
Dexter Avenue Church. It was entertaining and instructive. Also in
August a State Sunday School Convention was organized in Union Springs,
with Rev. S. Jones as president, and is still doing a grand work,
Brother Wells being still presiding officer.