Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-27

Cnf1Stldn fDueaNDf III AlaBan1d diiu Louisiana every friend and every Chris tian interested in this great work is invited to attend. This will be the greatest religious gathering ever held, 50.000 delegates being confidently ex- pected from all over the world. Among the prominent divines and speakers will be Drs. Moody, Talmage, Hoyt, Row wins, Fallows, Kelly, Rondthaler and H. M. Wharton. The music will be in charge of MT. George C. Stebbins. Percy C. Foster and L. r. Lindsay assisted by the Park sisters and Mir. Robert F. Burleigh Christian Endeavor hymns by Ira D. Sankey will be used. The con yention will open Wednesday night, July 10, with meetings in twenty churches, with sunrise prayer meetings every morning. Alabama church head quarters will be Elm HiA Baptist church, Roxbury. Homes will be assigned near the headquarters. A reception commit tee will meet the official train and es- cort them to their headquarters and homes After registering each delegate will receive an official convention badge and programme. The Louisville and Nashville and Big Four railroads offer the greatest Inducements, and they have been selected as the Alabama official route, the Alabama delegation having it's own Pullman. which will reach 3os- tOIl Dy noon or lIe lUtn. Tn lnlS Athens of America" can be seen Fanueil hall, Bunker Hill monument Old South church. Old State house. Paul Reveres house and other points famed in revolu- tionary history. Other places of interest near Boston will be visited, and return ing by New York the beautiful Hudson Saratoga, Niagara and Chautauqua will be visited. Prof. w. P. Taylor will be very glad to give any information re- quested by parties who would like to avail them if fhic o1 tuDity for an unusually interesting trip.
 Much pleasant excitement has been caused in social circles by the reception of the following invitation:
 "Dr. and Mrs. George Eubank will re- ceive at Red Mountain park Friday. June 2S, o'clock. German"
 With the invitation is inclosed the card of Miss Nellie Blaclwood.
 Miss Sallie Williams leaves next week for an extended visit to rela tives and friends in Selma. Miss Williams pos sesses many attractive and lovely traits of character, which has endeared her to large circle of friends. who regret ex- ceedingly her departure and will gladly welcome her return.
 MT and Mrs. Albert Seals and Mir and Mrs. Robert Seals and baby will spend the heated term at Blount Springs.
 
 Miss Mary McCord, one of the brightest and most accomplished young ladies of Selma, Ala, is visiting Mrs Perry Fowlkes on South Highlands.
 MT. Herman Farley has returned to the city after very pleasant vacation spent at various places including visit to his old home at Moulton, Ala.
 
 Misses Marion and Lucille Douglass are visiting in Auburn, Ala. and rccev- ing much social courtesy in recognition of their many charms
 The papers give glowing accounts of the preparations being made in Chatta- nooga to entertain the Epworth league. which meets there this weel- A novel flea ture of the programme will be sunrise prayer meeting (to be held every morn ing during the four days sesson) on Lookout mountain, above the clouds. Dis tinguished ministers and people from all over the United States and Canada will be present, and it promises to be one of the largest gatherings ever held in the south.
 A very beautiful compliment was paid Miss Willie Drennen the gifted daughter of Dr. Charles Drennen, by the request that she lend her musical talent to. in- - crease the attractiveness of the EpWorth league meetings. Miss Drennen, as has been stated before has recently returned from school at the Athens Female col 1ege, where she was the successful con testant of the vocal and instrumental medals in music. With modest, unaffeet- cd grace, she wears her honors Tightly, like flower"
 The delegation from Jefferson county to the Epworth League conference left here on the llpworth special this morning at o'clock over the Alabama Great Southern railroad. Jefferson county will be represented as follows:
 Birmngham--Dr. J. c. Morris and Mrs. Morris. J. s. Kennedy. Mrs. J. II. Garner, James Ryan Garner. Rudolph Fink Gar ner. James Francis. Hines Francis, A. Elwyn Ballard. Mrs. Jernigan, Miss An nie Jernigan, J. T. Bradshaw, M. c. Myatt. Miss S. F. Wilson and Miss Car Ile Jernigan.
 Bessemer-Messrs Hawkins and Long, Misses Woodruff. N Howell, May Crook, McAdory and Mrs. James F. Paul.
 East Lake--Prof. l.. l.. Nann, Miss Claude Palmer and Miss Ludie Palmer Thomas-AIrs. James Weisel.
 MT w J. Dangaix and his sister. Miss Belle Dangaix. are housekeeping" at Twentieth street, corner of Sixth avenue. Mir. and Mrs. ". H. Kettig. Mir. and Mrs. H. S. Smith. Miss Daisy Moody and Miss Mary Claire Milner have returned from pleasant outing al St Clair Springs.
 MT. Gordon Johnston. son of Gen. and Mrs. R. D. Johnston. has returned from Princeton to spend the vacation with his family and friends. Mir. Johnston will be graduated upon his next return from college.
 I clip the following from an exchange as 1t describes a very unique theological commencement:
 The commencement of Hartford The ological seminary occurred on June 6. and was one of the most striking ever held in this country. Think of woman talk ing one of the prizes in a school of theo- logical educationl Shades of the fathers. And that. too. at Hartford! But even