Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-19
OUR SOCIAL WORLD

.{All items of social interest will be gladly noted in these columns if sent to Mrs. George c. Ball. Nineteenth street. between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South high- lands. Telephone 9SS)
 The services at the First Baptist church on Sunday evening were pecu- liarly impressive. The solemn baptismal exercises attracted an immense congre- gation. There were thirteen candidates who received the ordinance of baptism, and the services were simple, but beau- tIful The singing, led by MT. Jacobs and a large chorus, of the touching melodl- ous gospel hymps was more than usual ly effective. Mir. Jacobs brief talk sue ceeding the baptismal services was elo- quent in It's earnestness and devotion. and might well be termed an extraor- dinarily good sermon, urging, as IL dld, life of loyalty, love and activity upon Christians. Great, and. no doubt per manent, good has been accomplished by this recent revival at the First Bap-- tist church. Next Sunday evening number will again be baptised.
 Rev. Dr. Gray's ministry here has been marked by a steady and constant inter- est and growth and his labors have been abundantly blessed. The revival closed with the services on Sunday evening, but it's good effect will continue indefi- niltiy III ONA
 Shocking of revivals, how fortunate 1t would be for us all if we could fully com prehend and be imbued with the spirit of Christian devotion that lies deep down, below all these visible agitations. It would be more than fortunate 1T the Christians of different denominations could only enjoy as they should these seasons of religious awakenings without seeing and critcising the attendant ex- citement. The pentecostal fire comes down through all the centuries since Pe- ter's time. and that it's manifestations are sometimes peculiar should not de- tract from it's power and warmth. Each denomination has it's periods of increased interest; the Roman Catholics have their missions, the Episcopalians have their lenten times and the other great Chris tian bodies call their awakenings simply ''revivals." Such they all are, no matter by what name they are known, and the tremendous good that Is accomplished by these periods of increased Christian fervor can only be reckoned in the light of eternity. Humanity differs so widely that the varying forms of worship are absolutely necessary; and while you and I might not be impressed by the excite ment of revival some noble creatures will be reached that perhaps would have forever remained dormant unless touched by the sacred flame that burns . at what we call a revival
 When the great day of reckoning comes and the books are opened and the yer diets rendered we shall find that many of the brightest crowns and sweetest harps belong to those angels whose hearts were first won to Christ by the preaching and singing at revival"
 The Petonian Reading circle met at the home of Miss Ullman last Wednesday @NAA f1a. @-lre e Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes were given by all the members. Good work was ac- complshed in Professor Ely's Economies, the members displaying great interest in this study. "The Merchant of Venice" will be read at. the meeting to be held next Wednesday evening.
 MT. Ike L. Well was circulating among his many friends in Birmingham during the past week,
 Miss Josie Rosenbaum of Meridian. visitor at the Phenix ball last Thursday evening. Miss Rosenbaum is now visit ing in Bessemer.
 The opening ball of the Young Mems Hebrew association will occur on the 27th enjoyable event, and will be equal to the high standard of all the entertainments given by this organization.
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 The following invitation has been !s- sued Mrs. A. c. McNeil requests the of her daughter. Virginia, to Mr. Sanders Thornley Schoolar, Methodist church, LaGrange, Tenn, November 27, 1885,"
 MT. Schoolar is prominent and prom islng young business man of our city, while Miss McNeil is one of the hand l1111A xNfN
 The Washington Post says:
 "The little daughters of the president, Ruth and tiny Esther Cleveland, made their debut, in company with their moth- CT, maids and numbers of little friends Wednesday afternoon at the theater to see the Brownies. The party occupied the. lower boxes on the left-hand side. The guests of Mrs. Cleveland and her little daughters were Miss Bessie La mont and Miss Julia Lamont and Fran ces Cleveland Lamont, Marian Thurber and little Elizabeth Thurber, while Mas ter Tom Thurber was the only beau of the occasion. The little ones enjoyed every moment of the time, and applaud ed frequently. Little Ruth wore a dainty frock and a jaunty and childish cloak of light brown, with an immense collar, cape of red, edged with band of brown fur Her picturesque little bon
 
 brunette of the little girl, so strikingly like her handsome mother Little Es- ther, who is a fair-haired, blue-eyed lit- tie maid, was clad in a white frock. and a pretty little brown cloak trimmed with an. edging of otter. Her little blue eyes peeped out from beneath delicate pink satin bonnet"
 Miss Beatrice Wertheimer of Pine Bluff, Ark, is the charming guest of her aunt, Mrs M. Wertheimer.
 MT. and Mrs. H. L. Underwood are in Atlanta enjoying the exposition.
 The very large and handsomely deco rated fruit cake which was voted for at the flower show was won by MT. w. c. Cochran.
 Rt. Rev Bishop H. M. Jackson has an- nounced that he will visit St. Mary's-on- the-Highlands the last Sunday in De- cember. He will consecrate this beauti- full church, which has been ready for this service for six months or more. For many months the debt of this church has been paid by it's faithful members. and has only remained unconsecrated be- cause of the absence of the bishops. with out whom the solemn conservation ser