The age-herald., 1899-06-24
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

"The time Is coming for the big meetin's at the country churches, and have mind to get a horse and buggy and start on the rounds" said a citizen with a far-away, chieken-pie-look in his eyes. He was raised" in the country, and at certain seasons there comes upon him longing for the old scenes. and he babbles O green fields. q certainly do enjoy big meetin's,' he continued There is nothing heard at them concerning dogmas and creeds, but great deal about doctrine. And the fervor of preachers and audiences alike is posi- lively refreshing. The preaching is earnest, the singing is earnest, the praying is earn l est. About it all there appears to be spirit of earnestness not observable in town churches. In the Methodist churches par I tieularly the repeated 'Amen!s of the front bench men is at times almost fierce in its l intensity and it's militant spirit of warfare l against wickedness. In south Alabama, when l was child, I used to hear preach l every fourth Sunday Rev. MT. Gillis circuit rider-a very pious, devout we'll | beloved man, who was great power for l good He was gentle-hearted and lovable, | but he wore fierce-looking beard and had 1 powerful voice When. he cried Amen! to any other persons utterance 1t was with l distinct note of defiance to sinners, which was as much as to say, Come out of that, or you will be lostn The social side of these meetings is very pleasant. All the people of the district about the church are brought together, and there are other re- viyals than that of a religious nature The basket dinners between sermons are real l feasts and reunion of friends, and every stranger is made to feel that he, too is an old friend. The big meetins accomplish great good in more than one direction" |
 Albert Steinhart of Greenville. has been l formally agreed upon for census supervisor l of the Second congressional district, and l thus Representative Stallings secures de- sirable appointment for his closest political l friend. MT. Steinhart's selection for the su- l pervisorship has been anticipated for sev- | eral months. The position will pay about | $1,600, and the actual work required will l cover six or seven months, though the pe- riod embraced in the appointment will be actually twice that long. MT. Stenhart was formerly postmaster of GreenvRle, and is MT. Stallings principal political supporter in the Second district. He has been a very active democratic worker for twenty years, during all of which time his residence has been in Butler county.
 
 A curious illustration of how the chief in cidents of a mans life may be connected with a certain month, as well as a certain date of a month or day of week, is fur l nished by the life record of the late James l M. Warren a native of Alabama, whose death occurred in Ohio recently. He was l born in May, graduated from college in May, married in May to a Miss May, and in May be paid nature last debt. His record l generally was interesting. He was born in Lawrence county, and was educated at Princeton. At the outbreak of the war be- tween the states he entered into the con- federate service, and proved to be a good soldier Shortly after the war ended he went west to reside; having lost fortune in his native county. He was 72 years old and died on the forty-second anniversary of of the birth O. bis eldest son.
 l Representative Erie Pettus, of Limestone, was in Birmingham yesterday his way I home from the state university MT. Pet tus was the commandant of the university, | but was not an applicant for reelection by | the trustees at their recent meeting, pre- ferring to return to his home in Athens and l practice law.
 l He is the youngest member of the present | legislature, and was the nominee of the democratic party of Limestone for delegate to the constitutional convention that was called by the legislature at leisure and re- | pealed in haste. Mir Pettus is a bright young man with bright prospects in his | profession.
 q spent yesterday in Montgomery said | a South Highlander, "and the weather was the hottest I ever felt. After I got home last night I was on the point of raving to my wife about the Montgomery heat, when she said: My dear, am so glad you spent | the day away from Birmingham; the weather here was the hottest I ever felt" | I said nothing about heat down the coun- try, but I'll tell you now it is appalling"
 Former United States Marshal A. R. Ninninger, of Huntsville, is in the city. l
 John H. Bankhead, Jr., of Jasper, was in | Birmingham yesterday.
 |
 Thomas M. Owen of Carrollton, is in | Birmingham. MT. Owens work as the secretary and treasurer of the Alabama Historical society is of great interest and | usefulness to the people of the state who | care to know anything of their states | history.
 General J. W. Burke, collector of cus- toms at Mobile, was in town yesterday. l
 John l.. Parker is improving in health, | and was able to sit up for short time | yesterday. MT. Parker has been suffering from fever for two weeks and has been | seriously ill.