The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-26

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 that advertising pays, and here after he will take regular space for the purpose of calling attention to the spir- itual wares he has to offer. A half-page advertisement on a Saturday brought him a record-brealxing congregation the next morning, and he has been encouraged to try again. The preacher will now estab- fish a bureau of publicity in his church.
 as he sees no reason why Gods house should not be advertised just like the stores This is an original idea and one that few ministers would have the cour- age to advocate, but it may work very well after all. We are such a busy peo- pie these days that We are apt to forget when Sunday rolls around and even when we know that it is the Sabbath we may neglect duties then incumbent upon us. Hence a half-page ad in the morning pa- per stating in big black letters that the Rev Blank will give forty minutes of red hot discourse on the sins of society will immediately give us pause, and we will go around to that church without NN'Nsa not dignified. Neither are they spiritual, but this is a day of hustle and unless the preachers adopt ultra methods they will be left behind. There are enough inde- pendent elergymen in this country to write good ads, at any rate. There was a time when the medical practitioner consid- cred it beneath his dignity to advertise his services. but that feeling has long ago passed away, and now that preachers have adopted similar tactics the limit seems to have been reached
 In a few days the pleasant season of Hallowee en will be at hand. but we of to- day have forgotten our romantic fances of the old times, and few people care enough about Halloween to know on what day of November 1t falls. Forty years ago when colonial danes wore paint and powder and gallants paid de- voted court this day was one of mys- terious revelry, for it was then that shy maidens found out by means of divination who their intended would be and many ghostly trickeries were employed. It was then that hidden things of both past and future were revealed after darkness had settled down. Witches. goblins and fairies ventured abroad. while omens of many kinds were to be consulted as to their bearing on future welfare woe But now everything is different. Our modern maid has no use for the old Halloween fancies. She looks upon "divination" as smpering idiocy and much prefers an ev- ening at the opera to the old sports with candle and mirror The same thing is true of young men. They are thinking much more on the financial side of matri- monial life than they are the young wom- an who is to share their lot. It is a pity that so much of our old fashioned gal lantry has passed away. It took up a great deal of time and yet did much to brighten life, and is sadly missed by members of the old school who cannot ac- custom themselves to the mad rush of today. when men and women are trampled under foot if they cannot follow the pace.
 Philadelphia shows no reluctance to re- ceiye thirty free libraries from the gener- ous hand of Andrew Carnegie and that philanthropist will be given another push toward that happy time when he will be able to lay down the cares of life a poor man. Last January Mr. Carnegie offered to donate the sume of s1,5OO,OO0 for this purpose and the city's library committee has just made a favorable report adyis
 ing that the offer be accepted. It is stated that more than twenty sites have already been offered It will require an expendi- ture of sl5o,0oO year to keep up the lib- raries but that will not be difficult mat
 ter with Philadelphia Boston will now have to look carefully after her laurels. With the attendance at Harvard fallng off and a number of second rate anthars