The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-30

O clock in the church parlors. The offer ing for the annual convention will be col lected at this time.
 The Rev. MT. Trawich of the Alabama Christian Advocate will conduct the serv- ices at St. Johns Methodist church, both morning and evening, Sunday.
 MT. Icyda, the Japanese lecturer, will fill the pulpit of the Cumberland Presby terian church both morning and evening in the absence of the Rev Dr. I. D. Steele, who is in Mississippi.
 The delegates from Birmingham who will go to Chicago to attend the annual meeting of the Ladies Missionary society will be joined here by a number of dele gates from the northern part of the state.
 The Episcopal diocesan council of Ala bama will meet May at Tuscaloosa, and the following delegates from St. Mary's- on-the-Highlands will attend: E. J. Bryan, D. M. Drennen, F. B. Clark, w. F. G. Harding and Joseph F. Johnston.
 The Rev. John w. Stagg, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has returned from Charlotte, N. C., and will fill his pulpit Sunday morning and evening. The subject of his morning address will be, ''The Holiness in Work and Recreation" :"
 The Rev. Dr. W. R. Hendrix, pastor of St. Johns Methodist church, has return cd from Austin Tex, where he had been holding services for the past week. Dr.. Hendrix was called home by the serious illness of his oldest son, who has pneu- monia.
 The Rev A. R. Moore of the First Christian church will return from Bes- semer Sunday in. time to fill his own pulpit on Sunday morning, and the Rev. MT. Taylor of the Christian church of Bessemer will preach for him at the even ing service.
 The Rev Dr. Sterling J. Foster, pastor of the South Highland Presbyterian church, has returned from Tuscaloosa, where he attended the synod. He will fill his pulpit both morning and evening. The subject of his morning discourse will be Grace and Truth"
 Miss Emily Paddock of New York, a sister of the late bishop oSMassachusetts, is travelling through the south in the in- terest of the Girls Friendly society of the Episcopal church. Miss Paddock ad- dressed the women of St. Marys parish yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
 The Rev. Dr. A. c. Davidson, pastor of the Southside Baptist church, will preach on the following subject tomorrow morn ing: Gods Methods of Bringing About Righteousness" and the subject in the evening will be Three Great Evils Over come"
 Holy communion will be administered Sunday morning at 7:30 at St. Mary son the-Hghlands; also at Il o'clock, this be- ing the first Sunday in the month The services in the evening will be at 8 o'clock, and the Rev. J. J. D. Hall, chaplin of the state convicts, will deliver the address, which will be of special inter est for boys.
 The Rev. Frank Wear and Mrs. Wear of Ensley will attend the general as sembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, which will meet in Dallas, Texas, on May 19. MT Wear is the pastor of the Ensley church and will represent this district at the assembly. The consolida- ton of the Northern Presbyterian church and the Cumberland Presbyterian church of the United States of America will be voted upon at this assembly.
 The annual convention of the Ladies' Missionary society of the Presbyterian church, will meet May b in Chicago in the Church of Providence. Mrs. l. D. Steele. who is the secretary and treas urer for Alabama and Florida, and also a member of the executive committee, which plans the work for the ensuing year, will attend. Mrs Steele will rep resent this synod in the convention The other delegates from Birmingham will be Mrs. Walton F. Brooks, Mrs. M. F. Buchanan, Miss Tula Harkey, Mrs. Mat tie Hayes of Woodstock, will also be a delegate
 The services of the Church of Christian Scientist are held every Sunday morn ing at Il o'clock and 8 o'clock in the evening at the Christian Scientist hail. 216h N. Twenty-frst street. Sunday school at 10 a. m. A testimonial meeting every Wednesday evening at o'clock The reading room is open daily from 10 a. m to 4 D. m. for the writings of the Rev. Mary Baker Eddie and the publica- tions of the Christian Scientists publish ing house of Boston are kept for the use of those desiring to investigate the sub ject.