The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-12
DR.. T. D. M'DOUGAL
NAMED MODERATOR
North Alabama PreSbytery in
Session at EnSIey
SESSIONS WELL ATTENDED
Police Instructed to Enforce the Law
Against Blocking Streets BY Rail-
way Trains-Pythians Have
Good outing.
SESSIONS WELL ATTENDED

Ensley, April f1.-tSpeclal) 1.-The annual
meeting of the North Alabama presby-
terry got in full swing today with about
100 delegates present. At a short business
session last night which was called to
order by the retiring moderator, the
Rev. DR.. Parkes, of Decatur, the Rev.
DR.. e. d. McDougal pastor of the Pres
byterian church of Florence, was elected
moderator. and Immediately took the
chair
The Introductory sermon by DIR. Parkes
listened to by large audience made
up of delegates and people of all denom-
nations of Ensley.
The Rev. Frank Marston and the Rev.
]. c. Bodenkirk were elected clerks
The Rev. w. G. Woodbridge, pastor OF
the Avondale Presbyterian church,
preached at Il o'clock this morning. A
interest of the Orphans Home at ITALIA
dega. DIR. F. B. Webb OF Talladega. pre-
sided over the meeting
Yesterdays Sessions.
The morning and afternoon sessions
today were devoted to routine business
and reports from committees. The dele
gates and visitors took great interest
in all the proceedings
A popular session will be held tomor-
row morning at II o'clock in the in
terest of foreign missions, which will
be conducted by the Rev. e. B. Nc
Dougal. Tomorrow night there will be a
popular session in the interest of home
missions conducted by the Rev. Sterling
j. Foster of Birmingham. All these meet
ings are open to the public and a cordial
invitation is extended to all denomina-
tons.
The hours of the meetings are from .
TO 1890 o'clock in the morning; from 2
night.
The ladies of the church are serving
meals in the old Presbyterian hall near
the church to delegates and visitors which
is a feature that is greatly appreciated
by all.
The presbytery will remain In session
for four days
To Enforce the Law.
The police department has been in
structed to enforce the law in reference
to the blocking of the city streets by
| railway trains and cars.
Numerous complaints have been coming
to the city officials recently of VIOLA
lions of this law, which is said to cause
considerable inconvenience.
| At a recent meeting of the City Coun-
ell resolution was adopted to instruct
| the police to see that all ambulances
were given the right of way at railway
crossings. This resolution was the result
of complaints of local undertakers that
they had often been detained for an I'M
reasonable length of time on several oc-
casions when the life of patients depended
upon immediate delivery at the hospital
or into the hands of physicians.
Revival Closes.
| The revival that has been In progress
| at the First Methodist church in this
| city for the past ten days came to a
close last night. The Rev. DIR. Sterling
j. Foster of Birmingham, preached last
night and his sermon was greatly enjoyed
| by all who heard 1t.
| The series of meetings have been very
| successful and every service has been
well attended. The Rev. L. f. Written
pastor of the church, has been ably as
| sisted In the services by pastors of the
| other local churches and other minis
tiers of the district.
Pythlans Meet.
Ii The Knights of Pythias met in regular
session last night and 1t was one OF
the most important that has been held
by the lodge for some time There was no
work In the degrees and the time was
taken up in the consideration of business
and official matters.
The committee on bylaws was instruct
ed to have them printed. These bylaws
were recently revised and adopted by
the lodge. The committee on a new hall
made an interesting report to the effect
that several sites had been offered and
1t only remained now to make a suit
able selection. The prospects for new
hall with all modern conveniences is
very good and the officers and members
of the lodge are very much encouraged.
s. N. Matson was elected as a trustee
to succeed DR.. Courman, who has removed
from the city.
An invitation was received from Pratt
City lodge Knights of Pythias to at
tend a special meeting tonight and as
sist in the third rank work. The invi-
tation was accepted and the picked team
will attend
Notes and Personals.
There was no mid-weelk service at any
OF the churches in Ensley tonight on
account of the meeting of the presbytery
at the First Presbyterian church.
Charles J. Herbert returned today from
Pensacola, Fla, where he spent two or
three days very pleasantly
Judge F. NJ. Arnold of Centreyille, is
spending a few days with his son. A. l..
Arnold in this city.
The Odd Fellows of Ensley met in reg
ular session tonight.
Workmen are putting the finishing
touches on the Carnegie library build
ing and 1t will be ready for occupancy
within a few weeks.
viii Probably Be Named Delaware.
Washington, April II president Roose-