The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-12

foreign mission field When he entered the work the church was giving s1O,OO0 for foreign missions and today it's con- tributions amount to more than $1,OOOOO0. He is an earnest speaker and energy is stamped all over him. At the conclusion of his sermon in the morning subscrip- tions were called for to pay of the in- debtedness due by the church and 5000 was raised in short time. This is the amount asked for and the ready response of the congregation shows their interest in the work.
 The actual dedication of the church occurred as the last thing on the pro- gramme for the day at the night ser vices. The words of MT Rains in for mally making the dedication were quite eloquent.
 There was large number of visitors Tn attendance upon the dedication and these, some seventy-hve in number. were served with lunch in the dining hall of the church. which is located in the base ment. A delightful basket lunch was served and greatly enjoyed.
 Prophetesses In Selma.
 The white robed negro prophetesses who went to Meridian before the lamenta- ble cyclone and who were in Birmingham not long ago and were placed in jail and then released, are in Selma They came at noon yesterday. Replying to inquiries as to their mission they stated that the Lord revealed Himself to them and told them to come to Selma on June and walk the streets. They stated to the Age-Her- aid correspondent that they had no pre- dictions of evil for Selma except to the wicked who were always in danger of the wrath of God. Many tales are afoat as to their doings, one of which is they went down to the city wharf and after dipping their feet in the Alabama river declared that the waters would rise and overflow the eastern portion of the town.
 Concern Changes Name.
 The Gatchell Drug company. the head of which. E. S. Gatchell died little over month ago, was today sold to P. B. Harrell and his son. P. B. Harrell. Jr., the latter having just graduated in phar- macy from Auburn. The new concern will be known as the Harrell Drug company.
 Death of Noted Citizen.
 Information reached the city yesterday of the death of Moody H. May, for many years justice of the peace of Selma. His funeral occurred at II o'clock yes.er- day at Akron. MT. May had been a suf- ferer from locomotor ataxia and while walking along a railroad track, fell and was severely injured about three months ago. never having recovered. He was at the head of what was known in the dark days of reconstruction as the Lightning committee. but so modest has been his demeanor so unassuming his life, so un- obtrusive his personality, that many peo- pie of the city and county know nothing of the great service be rendered the white people of Alabama and of Dallas county.
 During the times when men were needed to work out the greatest problem which conquered and prostrate people, he stood in the forefront of the struggle and never for a moment wavered lost his iron nerve. He brought to council clear and shrewd brain and then went to action fearlessly and boldly To him more than any other one man should be accorded the honor of wrestling this county from the hands of carpet baggers. negroes and the riff raff which was placed in charge of it by federal bayonets. number or men have gone far in those troublous times and others have had their names written on the pages of the history or their state and county. They have had something of reward in this life for their services in the words of praise that have been spoken and in the honors that have been bestowed upon them. Not so with Judge May.
 No political honors were ever showered upon him in recognition of his services and little was ever said by the people in recognition thereof. This was due, no doubt, to the modesty of the man. Our people are quick to recognize and reward services such as he rendered. but they must be called to their attention. This Judge May would never do nor ask his friends to do. He once said that he had done nothing more than his simple duty and that he did not care to parade 1t be- JIA aolr m nttnf of it. He held only one office during his long residence in Dallas county-the ancient and honorable office of justice of the peace When years and physical in- firmities came upon him he retired from the active practice of law, was elected to this office and held 1t until few days before his death. The charity Whlcn ne exerclsed. the liberality with which he gave of his means to the needy. the strong influence he exercised in favor of law and order. the many disputes which he settled while in the exercise or the duties of that office, would form long list of good deeds if they could be gather ed together and enumerated. That IS iHi- possible however. for he never spoke or such things and those most closely as- sociated with him cannot measure the good deeds done by him Tn secret. He had his idiosyncracies. as have all strong natures and characters. he lived his own life. but withal he was good citizen and a good man.
 In the flower of his manhood he went to battle for his people and after war had ceased he freely risked life and lib- erty in their service. In all the years since that time he has been true to them and has never shirked duty or failed to respond to call from them. A lonely man will surely sleep peacefully beneath the soil of Alabama with such a record engraved upon the minds and hearts of friends and fellow cftigenS