The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-27

she feels she is called upon to per form.
 T know I shall enjoy it," she says simply, and takes up her long journey across the world with happy heart.
 Yesterday she spent with her rela- lives at the home of T. B. Cosby. 511 Lawrence Street, and cheerfully bidding good bye to the many Montgomery friends who called to say farewell. This morning she leaves the city. A stop of day in Birmingham to say adieu to friends and relatives there. Then visit to the Sunday School Convention at Nashville. After that, away to the west, to the Pacific shore. and on across the deep to the bridegroom who will be waiting to greet her when the steamer. tired with its long course. lays its nose against tho dock in Nagasaki.
 Heredity and environment have had much to do in shaping the destiny of this young girl. Born of zeaious Chris tian parents, reared in a Baptist com munity, taught from childhood in the Word of God, 1t is not strange that she should feel the call to spread the teach ings of her faith. Even less cause for wonder Is 1t that having been seen and admired by @ representative of the Baptist ministry, she should ill turn love and admire a man of the class which she had always been taught to revere. And that miles have since then come to intervene between them is no reason tn 1t the vows once passed should have lost their strength. But a little while and the distance will have van ished.
 Lois Davie is the daughter of Bunyan Davle, a prominent merchant of Clay ton, Alabama. The father has for years been known as one of the sup ports of the church in his section. AL ways ready to aid in the work of the church. either by his personal efforts, or with financial means, he Is regarded by his brethren as a zealous worker and a Cody man. A leader in Sunday school work for a number of years, he was at one time president of the Alabama Sunday School Convention. Those who have applied to him for as- sistance say that he has never been found wanting.
 When but little girl. Lois Davle was instructed in the Christian faith. She was sent early to Sunday school. Later, when she reached young woman hood, she entered into the work of teaching others, and for several years has ben actively engaged In that branch of the work.
 It was a little over two years ago that the bride-to-be, then student at Judson College, in Marion, spent part of a vacation with friend at Auburn. On Sundays she went to the little Bap- tist church, and 1t was there she first saw the man she is soon to marry. She was only girl then. scarcely pas her sixteenth birthday and he near thirty, in the prime and strength of manhood. She sat before him, and as his voice rolled through the little church. its sound and Its eloquence thrilled her Something new entered into her life. something strange and dlsquieting. which heretofore she had not known
 With him it was a repetition of the old, old story of love at first sight. He saw her fair, fresh, young face in the congregation, the dark brown hair rip- bling above smooth broad forehead. Her eyes were lifted to his and through their depths he read the pure. sweet soul behind. Paper and sermon wore forgotten that morning, but he preach ed as if inspired, and when he ceased, a long sigh rose from the congrega- tion. as though they had been awaken ed from dream.
 The formalities of an introduction were easily gone through with. Tue two young people felt mutually drawn together Their tastes, their thoughts and above all. their religious beliefs and aspirations, brought them in close accord In long walks underneath the trees of the little town, or through the fields of the surrounding country, they