The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-19
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I hear there are several families in Bir-
mingham who have felt for some time the
need of a crest. 1 don't know how they
made their money, nor do 1 care. If all
and live in handsome residences which are
mortgaged. These families evidently feel
the great need OF a crest Within the past
ten days several samples have been sub
mitted to them from a New York concern,
which makes a business of securing crests
for people who have the money to pay for
them. One of the wives of the gentlemen
who are in search of crests insists that the
one she purchases shall be the handsomest
one in Alabama, and must be unlike all
others in the state. She doesn't want to
pay a very big price for it, however. The
charges of the New York firm are high.
II the crest is purchased, she proposes to
have it painted on the doors of her car
riage, and also in the rear of the carriage.
She proposes also to have it stamped or
all of her household articles and fixtures,
even to the dogs collar. The designs for
the crests have practically been agreed
upon, but the price is standing in the way
The lowest price quoted by the New York
people for single crest is $1,000 The Biz
mngham people want 1t at bargain-counter
prices. They think as it is about Christ
mas time the prices should be knocked
down little. People who really have the
crest habit are to be pitied. don't blame
people having crests if they are entitled
to them. One of the grandfathers of one
of the families in search of the crest was
an overseer before the war. 1t was sug-
gested that there ought to be something in
the crest to represent a white man whip
ping a niger, just the overseers who
mostly came from the north did before
slavery was abolished. 1 have no doubt but
that the crest will be purchased, although
the interest on some of the mortgages
which cover the homes may lapse for a
time.
1 was glad to see my great and good
friend, DR.. Hale, make a fight for his
friend, John d. Rockefeller. 1 believe in
one friend standing up for another at all
times. 1 did not know what Mr. Rookie
feller's religion was until 1 had read Dr.
Hale's card Mr. Rockefeller is, it seems,
a Baptist. DR.. Hale is Baptist. I believe
in absolute equality in religion. Every
man has the right to his own religion,
and have no doubt that one religion is as
good as another. They are all good, if
well practiced From what DR.. Hale says,
Mr.. Rockefeller has contributed very hand
Rockefeller has contributed very hand
somely to the Baptist church. 1 hope he
will continue to contribute. He could af-
ford to contribute great deal more than
he has done. AS DIR. Hale said, he had
written to Mr.. Rockefeller asking him to
help in building up the Baptist church in
Alabama, which was the proper thing.
There is no reason why Mr.. Rockefel er
should not comply with DIR. Hale's request,
and give the Alabama Baptists two or three
hundred thousand dollars. An hundred
thousand dollars to John d. Rockefeller is
not as much as a scent piece to the man
who earns his bread by the sweat of his
| brow A person should never criticise an
| other on account of his religion That would
| be both wrong and mean. 1 said great
| deal about the Rockefeller brothers methods
| of doing business. 1 have nothing to apollo