Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08

| there was a SAD ana touching 1afeWeli
| scene. Resolutions of deep regret and of
reluctance at the severing of ties were
| presented by Mr.. r. K. Campbell and adj
| dresses in support of them were made
by Mr.. b. B. Conner, Mr.. e. K. Campbell,
Mr.. Smyer, Mr. Garrett and DR.. Jerni-
gan. All of these addresses emphasized
the work accomplished by Mr.. Garner
in bringing the Sunday school to such a
high state of Efficiency by his tact, kind
ness and discipline. The resolutions
were adopted by a rising vote, and the
entire Sunday school sang with great
feeling God Be With You Till We Meet
Again" A friend of mine, in speaking of
the occasion. said:
THE occasion was touching. I had
rather be able to win such tribute than
! have marble monument after l am
dead. There was no lack of woman's
tears, and maybe some of those unused
to the melting mood had their specta-
cles befogged."
| Now, while Mr.. Garner accomplished
| a grand work as superintendent of the
Sunday school of the First Methodist
| church. perhaps even this sinks into
| minor consideration compared with what
! he and his noble wife have done for the
| newsboyS and gaminS of our city. To-
| gether they have labored for years for
this class of young humanity, and from
| many a hopeless depth they have lifted
| young souls and placed them upon a
| plane of self-respecting, decent living.
| Mr.. and Mrs Garner have done every
| thing possible to awaken hope and inter-
| est in the hearts of these boys. They
| have encouraged them in clearly habits
and have inspired them with a desire
| for higher, better living. Mrs. Garner
| had very large class of newsboyS under
| her especial direction and instruction at
| the Sunday school, and on holiday oc-
| casions always made it bright and happy
| for them. This was an untitled field I'M
| til Mr.. and Mrs. Garner entered 1t, and
| they reaped an hundred fold in the years
that they labored therein.
As this is a time when all relics are
| priced, in proportion to their antiquity,
| the following love letter, nearly 100 years
| old, will be pleasant reading. 1t belongs
! to the Loomis family of Connecticut:
Windsor June /, 1886.
My Dear
You will recollect ! told you not long
| since, / dreamed | was Preacher, know
| ing you to have considerable faith in
| dreams, / have concluded actually to turn
| Preacher & addrefs my first Sermon to
| you; l will faithfully promise to preach
| to none elfe, until see what effect my
sermon will produfe.
| | shall take my text in the I'd Chapter
| of the Songs Of Solomon, beginning at
| the last claufe of the 10 Verfe to the end
| of the 18th inclufive. Rife up, my love,
| my fair one, & come away. For To- the
| winter is past, the rain is over q gone,
| the Flowers appear on the earth, the
| time of the singing of birds is GOMEZ the
| fig tree putteth forth the green figs; &
| the vine with the tender grape give a
| good smell Arife, my love- my fair one,
| Il come away.
Solomon fully sensible of the pleafures
& enjoyment of social life, was placed, by
| The absence of his beloved, in the situa-
| ton that debarred him from the prefent
| Enjoyment Of her Company. He ad-
| drefses himself to her in his most beauti-
| full and persuasive manner. Rife up, my
love. etc, setting forth the beauties Il
| fragrance of the Seafon to allure the
Senses, to captivate the Soul. Uniting
all the addrefs, that was In the power to
| solicit the return of his beloved.
We must believe Solomon, was strongly
| Impressed with full belief in what God
| said to Adam (GenefiS I'd Chapter 10
Verse; it is not good that man should be
| alone. ,.
For my own part taking these pafsages
| of Scriptures togather, & reafoning from
| my own feelings, l am abundantly con-
vinfed of the Truth, & sufficiently feal
| the force of Conviction. That this may
produce the like effect on you, & that
you may prove your faith by Works, l
shall conclude with the Words of my Tex,
Rife up, my love, my fair one, & come
| away. III. C.
To Mrs. Charlotte Chaffee Greenfield.
The unfortunate agitation in the Sal
| walton Army has resulted in a descrip-
| ton of this remarkable band of men and
| women. AS Is well known to all who are
in any wise familiar with the work of this
| religious body, great dissatisfaction has
| been caused in the American branch of
the Salvation Army by the peremptory
removal of Commander and Mrs Balllng-
ton Booth from control by General Booth,
father of Ballington Booth. Various rea-
| sons are assigned for this change by the
adherents of both sides, but all agree
| that the work accomplished in this coun-
try by the commander and his wife is
one of the most wonderful things con-
| nected with this singular religious move
ment, which almost encrcles the globe
| Commander Booth has been superseded
| by his sister, Eva Booth. a woman of
force, but who has thus far received little
encouragement from the Army And the
| opposition to the arbitrary conduct of
| General Booth has resulted in dismem-
| berment of the American branch of the
| Salvation Army, and Darlington Booth
and his wife will at once have charge of
a faithful body of men and women, who
are devoted to them and have had an
| opportunity to observe the remarka BILE
!. achievements of this couple among the
| poor and miserable of the great cities of
| America. Commander and Mrs. Booth
have issued this statement of their flu
ture conduct In regard to the new reli-
gious movements
| I'VE cannot, however close our ewes to
the fact that we are not our own, and
cannot dispose of our lives and influence
to please ourselves; God has called us to
work for Him; we dare not. therefore,
remain idle. We have also at heart the
interests of our country. that SO loudly
call to us to continue in action
Seeing that the people of the United
states or America, in an urgent and I'M
mistakable manner, have voiced their
desire that we should inaugurate a move
ment affording us the opportunity to con-
tinue our labors for the uplifting of the
unchurched and uncherished people of
our country, and as there appears to us
no alternative between this course and
retiring from public service, we have de-
cided on the former action.
ut Is furthest from our desire that such
new and independent movement should
be hostile to the one we have labored so
long and so hard to upbuild. The United
States, with its vast and ever-increasin
population, should offer ample room for
such effort without any unChristian
warning.
1T would be premature here to decide
upon the details of our future labor; we
seek, above all else, Gods leading. An