The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-23

son. pastor of the First Presbyterian n Church. MT. Edmonds of the Louisville Theological Seminary was secured to fill the pulpit of the church during the summer months and in that time the strong and eloquent sermons which he has delivered and the fine pastoral work which he has done has called forth the prediction that he will be one of the strong ministers of the Southern Presbyterian Church of the future. He will preach his last ser l mon on next Sunday.
 This morning at II o'clock, MT. Ed , monds will preach a special sermon on the subject, What the present day church thinks Of he'll Tonight he will preach to the young people of the congregation and all young people are cordially invited to attend the service. His subject will be The Rich Young Ruler"
 Miss Blodgett win Lecture. 1 Miss May N Blodget, formerly of Detroit, Mich, but now of Atlanta, Ga. will deliver a series of lectures on | the Bible at the Young Women'e | Christian Association, beginning Oc- 1 tober l7 and continuing through Octo- Der 31. She will lecture one hour each day.
 1 Of Miss Blodgetts lectures and the 1 importance of the work to the Asso l citation, Miss Richmond. secreaary Of | the Montgomery Young women's Christian Association writes as fol- 1 lows:
 Since early last spring the reii- gious work committee of the Young l Womens Christian Association has been trying to arrange for a course of | Bible lectures by Miss May N. Blodgett formerly of Detroit. but now of Atian- ta. Ga. Miss Blodgett's name is one that Is familiar to most Southern Bi- | ble students because of her work in the South as a teacher and her inter | est in establishing a Bible school In Atlanta last year. She was unable to give the Montgomery Young Women $ l Christian Association any time last spring, but has agreed to come for two weeks beginning October IT. Miss Blodgett uses the lecture ! method entirely in her work so no one need stay away from her classes
 through fear of being quizzed 4 member of the Association said very aptly. hate to display my ignorance af the Bible' Our ignorance Is what most of us are forced to display and it is hoped that many women and 1 girls will take advantage Of these lec- tures Miss Blodgett is powerful ir l her teaching with the power of the | SPirlt upoH "Aicti ShS saePSnoe ApSo' lutely.
 The place of meeting and the gen. eral outline of the course will be an 1 nouneed later. The classes are free Eto all women who are interested | whether members of the Young Wo' mems Christian Association or not. Al you read this notice will you not re-
 solve for yourself that you will keeI | free from other engagements, the houl | a day from October IT to 31? It vii
 surely prove a pleasure and a profit tt
 you"
 Work of the Y. M. O.. A.
 The Young Mems prayer meeting
 which has been held daily since March 1905. in Montgomery, first in thu | Young Mems Christian Association ant after the removal of the Association from the old building, on South Perr! street to whatever place was fount 1 available, is now held regularly ever. afternoon at 6 o'clock in the new
 Young Menls Christian Association building at the corner of. Washington I Avenue and South McDonough street. I Salvation Army sSryices. A number of the pulpits of the lead ing churches of Montgomery will b billed today by high officers of tn Salvation Army.
 I Major J. M. Berriman of Atlanta
 commander of the Southern Division o
 the Salvation Army. embodying tn States of Alabama. Georgia, Soul
 Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louis
 jana and Florida, arrived in Montgom
 cry yesterday accompanied by Mrs l Berriman, Miss Jasperson and Adju
 tant Widgery.
 In the services which will be con ducted this morning. afternoon an Il f<aN z1 A1A NfTa
 cials will be to place before the peo lple of Montgomery the need of tn work of the Salvation Army in thi
 city and the necessity of the suppor of the local officers in their work her
 by the more fortunate and prosperou
 of the city.
 The complete program of the ser | vices which will be conducted by tn Army officials today Is as follows:
 At Dexter Avenue Methodist Churc
 at II o'clock this morning, Major Der | riman
 At. Cumberland Presbyterian Churc
 at II o'clock this morning, Adjutan
 Widgery.
 1 At Electric Park at s:so o'clock thi
 afternoon. a lecture by Major Berri man.
 At the Adams Avenue Baptist Churc
 1t o'clock tonight, Major Berriman
 At the South Perry Street Metho
 dist Church at o'clock tonight. Ad
 jutant Widgery.
 At til" Gospel Tent at West End a
 o'clock tonight. Mrs. Berriman an
 Miss Jasperson.
 Captain B. NJ. washburn will pre-
 side at the meeting at Electric Par
 this afternoon and introduce tn
 speakers. Major Berriman is an in
 teresting speaker. He has been wit
 the Salvation Army for the last eigh
 teen years and has visited every Stat
 in the Union and Canada. Mexico, Ney
 Foundland. Germany. Sweden. Den
 mark. Belgium. Holland. Englanf l Scotland and Cuba. He has lecture
 in some of the largest auditoriums f
 the world, such as the Madison Squar Garden and Carnegie Hall, New York and at Crystal Palace. London. Everybody interested in the grea work of the Salvation Army is cor diaHy invited to attend all of thes services today.
 Improvements at St. Johns. Improvements which will make fo the comfort of the congregation, tn convenience of the worshippArs and tn general attractiveness of the interio