The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-05
AT THE CHURCHES.


 s-----------.---------,~----- The Rev. Dr. P. G. Sears of Meridian. who was called to the rectorship of the Church of the Advent, having declined the cali, an invitation has been extended to the Rev Quincy Ewing of Greenvjlle, Miss, to become the rector. Mir: Ewing will conduct services and preach at the Advent tomorrow at Il a. m. There will be no other services at that church. during the day. It is understood that MT. Sears was greatly tempted to accept the call to the Advent but he felt that his duty was to remain in Meridian for the present. At St. PauTs church Sunday the Rev Father Giles. O. S. B., will say the first and second masses, and the Rev. Father Kerrigan will be the ceebrant at 1030 o'clock Father Kerrigan will continue his series of lectures on the sacraments The Rev. pr. L. s. Handey will preach at the Central Presbyterian church to- morrow at Il o'clock as usual He will have only one service but later in the month his evening service will be re- stunned.
 
 The Rev. Dr. U. D. Mooney will preach on "Near-sight People tomorrow morn- ing at the Second Presbyterian church. The usual evening services will also be held.
 The Rev. Dr. A. c. Davidson, pastor of the Southside Baptist church. will return Wednesday from vacation spent at Hot m l.t ,tztk Sunday week.
 At St Mary S. -on-the- Highlands the reg ular services will be resumed tomorrow. Sunday school will be held at 9:SO, holy communion and sermon at Il o'clock. evening prayer and sermon at s o'clock. The subject of the morning address by the rector, the Rev J. W. Canty Johnson, will be Christian Influences in Labor Problems" Miss Edna Gockel of the Bir- mingham Conservatory has resumed charge of the muslc
 The Rev. Dr. J. W. Stagg will return shortly from his vacation spent in North Carolina and Virginia and will fill his pulpit at the First Presbyterian church next Sunday week.
 The Rev. pr. A. J. Dickinson, pastor of the First Baptist church, will occupy his pulpit Sunday morning at Il o'clock. His subject will be. "A Review of the Life of Paul" The services will be held at the High school building.
 The work on the new First Baptist church is progressing satisfactorily. On last Wednesday night the First Baptist church held it's regular annual business meeting In the parlors of the pastorium. All the old officers were reelected with the exception of Capt A. B. Johnson, who declined reelection on account of bad health, but he was elected deacon honorarum. Dr. J E Heacock was chosen deacon and Will Manly church trustee to take Captain Johnson's place. The church instructed the building com- mittee to let the contract for the new Sunday school structure. In the letter to the Birmingham Baptist association the church showed increase of seven- ty in membership and total collection of $l5,000.
 The corner stone of the new First Bap- tist church will be laid next week. prob- ably Saturday The Masons will per- form the ceremony.
 The Rev. pr. John P. McFerrin will return today from Michigan, where he has been spending his vacation, and will fill his pulpit at both the Sunday ser vices. The sacrament of the Lords Sup- per will be administered at the Il o'clock morning service. The Epworth league will meet at 7:30 Sunday evening The young mems meeting will be held at 3:3O o'clock Sunday evening
 A protracted meeting will begin Thurs day night at the Methodist deaconess' home, at No S27 Third avenue The meeting will be held under a tent that seats six hundred people. The music will be conducted by Miss Blanche Well Ter who will organize a chorus from those attending the services.
 The Rev. Dr. J. D. Simpson of Birmine- ham, presiding elder of the district. is spending his vacation in Michigan. A purse for his trip was presented to him by an admiring friend in another county. The Rev Frank Willis Barnett viii oc- cupy the pulpit of the Southside Baptist church at the morning services. and the B. Y. P. U. will conduct a song service at the evening services.
 The Rev. J. M Shelburne pastor of the
  East Lake Baptist church, will occupy his pulpit at both morning and evening services. In the morning the subject of his discourse will be. "A Redeemed Life" and in the evening 1t will be "Demas, the Deserter"
 The B. Y. P. U. will meet on next Thursday night at 8 o'clock
 pr. A. P. Montague has been removed from the Davis infirmary to his home. and is convalesceing very fast. He will probably be able to be present at the Howard opening On the 16th of this month.
 First Church of Christian Scientist McGowan building 20121s Third avenue hold services every Sunday morning at il o'clock, and Sunday school at 9:20 a. m. weekly testimonial meeting every Wednesday at D. m.
 We have moved to our new store, 2OO8 and 2O1O Fourth avenue. next fo Canfral mar.