The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-09

East Lake Cumberland Presbyterian
church.
The Rev. j. w. Canty Johnson will re-
turn today from Demopolis, where he has
been attending the Episcopal council of
Alabama.
Dr. A. p. Montague, president of How
ard college is in Savannah attending the
Southern Baptist convention. He will re-
turn Monday
/ The South Side Baptist church is maxi
ing extensive improvements and repairs
and will have a beautiful audience room
when completed.
There will be a young mems meeting
ct p. m. and an Epworth league meet
ing at Z p. m. at the First Methodist
church tomorrow
The contribution of the Baptists of Ala
bama to missions during the year just
closed was more than 10 per cent over
any previous year.
The strawberry social that was to have
been given last evening by the Cleaners
of the Second Presbyterian church was
postponed until next week
The Second Presbyterian church has
succeeded In raising $500 in one week for
the organ, and as soon as the fund reaches
500 the organ will be ordered.
The Rev. u. ID. Moneys subject at the
Second Presbyterian church tomorrow
morning will be. "Unappreciative Re
sources" and at night his subject will be
Joseph
The Rev DR.. J. p McFerrin, pastor of
the First Methodist church, will preach
tomorrow at II o'clock on the Duties of
Wives In the evening at o'clock he
will preach to young ladies'.
The Rev Dr. A. j. dickinson. pastor of
the First Baptist church, will begin a
series of sermons Sunday night on The
Prophets of the Old Testament and Their
Function in Religious Life"
The new pastorium of the First Baptist
church Is one of the most convenient and
imposing residences in Birmingham. The
prayer meetings of the church are held
In its parlors every Wednesday evening.
The Rev DR. I. ID. Steele. pastor of the
First Cumberland Presbyterian church.
morrow, THE Importance of Christian
Life" and at night Pattern of Good
Works."
DR. L. O. Dawson of Tuscaloosa is pres
ident of the young peoples work among
the Baptists of the south, and DIR. j. l..
Shelbourne of East Lake is chairman OF
the executive board, which is located III
this city.
There will be preaching ON the second
and fourth Sundays in every month at
2;S0 o'clock at the East Lake Cumberland
Presbyterian church and Sunday school,
conducted by j. S. Bridges. will be held
there every Sunday at 1880 p. m.
The theme of discussion for the next
meeting Of the INSTRUMENTATION Pas
tors union will be "Cty Evangelization
The Rev. DR.. Davidson. pastor of the
Southside Baptist church, and the Rev.
Dr. j. +. McFerrin, pastor of the First
Methodist church, are to discuss the ques-
ton.
The delegation for the National
Woman's Missionary convention of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church will
leave today for Huntsville. Mrs. Frank
L. Wear, Mrs. c. Cewan. Mrs. ]. w. Mil
Ter of Green Pond, Mrs. NJ. f. Stewart
of Selma and Mrs. George Waller of Selma
will join the Birmingham delegates and
leave from here.
A committee of ladies' of the Hlllman
hospital visited the Pastors union of the
Baptist church and requested the CO.
operation of the churches by making the
last Sunday In May Hospital Day" and
taking up a collection annually for the
hospital. The pastors indorsed the idea
and It is left with each church to act as
they see fit.
DR.. Dickinson Of the First Baptist
church was unable to attend the
convention at Savannah. lie will be
In his pulpit In Temple Emanuel
on Sunday morning and evening. He
purposes giving his hearers several
prophets and their prophcsies. The topic
for Sunday night will be The Prophets,
Where They Come From. Who They Were
and What They Did,
There are many rumers afioat as to
who Is to be rector Of the Church of the
Advent. 1t Is stated that the Rev. Mr..
Lee of Lexington. KY, and the Rev. Mr..
Sears OF Meridian, Miss, have been mem
toned for the position. Mr., Sears was
spoken OF in connection with the Missis-
sippi bishoprle, but he refused to allow
himself to be voted fer, 1t is also ru-
mored that members of the vestry have
been to Meridian to hear him preach.
The Southern Baptist convention now In
session at Savannah, Ga. is the general
organization of the Baptists of the south,
with the largest constituency of any Pro-
testant body In the Unitec States, 1t ia
purely missionary body the matters of
Baptists and other congregational de-
nominations, The contributions to mis-
sions during the last Year by the Baptists
of the south were OVER 10 per cent larger
than the year Preceding, and the