The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25
[, [, JONES WILL
 FILL THE VACANCY
Is Elected to Council from First
 Ward in Selma
DEFEATS SPARRENBERGER
Senator Bankhead Spends Two Days IF Selma-Calls on Senator Pettus and Representatives In
 the Legislature.

Selma, June 24.-(Specal. Collection to fill vacancy in council from the First ward was held in that ward today. Of the two candidates, E. c. Jones received 15S votes and Charles Sparrenberger 54.
 Bankhead In Selma.
 Senator John H. Bankhead, who was expected to reach Selma Saturday morn ing came here yesterday from Montgom cry. He found some important personal matters claiming his attention in Mont gomery and remained in the capital city ] Saturday.
 Upon reaching Selma Senator Bankhead went to the Hotel Albert, and after be- | ing located in a room, went to the Church | Street Methodist church to services at Il l o'clock, where he listened to the able sermon of Bishop Morrison. Senator Bankhead is a member of the Methodist church. and seldom fails to attend that 1 house of worship wherever he may be when Sunday comes.
 During the afternoon a number of friends called on him at the hotel in cluding Senator Pettus and later he took l a ride out to the park to cool off from | the heat of the city. This morning the new senator from Alabama was up be- times and has spent the day very pleas | antly, and it may be said profitably in 1 Selma. He returned Senator Pettus' call l this morning and called upon Senator Reese and Representatives Kornegay and | Pitts, the third member from Dallas, Rep | 1 from the city. He also called on Chair man Mallory and other friends. Colonel l Bankhead is entirely satisfied with the at 1 titude of the Dallas members of the legis- l lature in regard to his election. Repre- sentative Korgenay's interview, published yesterday, was exceedingly gratifying to l Colonel Bankhead, and he is confident of receiving the entire four votes of Dallas when the joint caucus is held.
 | Speaking of his election Senator Bank head talked as confidently as any man could possibly do. He feels entirely cer- | tain that he will be elected without seri- ous opposition when the legislature con venes. He is, however not leaving un- done anything that might be done to make the certainty more sure. It is not his way and it was this fact that won him the nomination in the primary last Au- gust.
 Raises Church Debt
 The movement which has been on foot in the Church Street Methodist church to raise the debt still due upon the handsome new building culninated yes- terday in a great success. As was an- | nounced, Bishop Morrison was present | and assisted the officers and pastor of the church in securing the subscriptions necessary to free the church from the balance of S5oO that was due. As a re- | suit of service yesterday the church is today free of debt, and the Methodsts of the city are congratulating them selves upon having this splendid build ing for their use and the use of those who are to come after them.
 Bishop Morrison reached the city Fri day, and during the evening met many of the male members of the church, and talked over the situation with them. The | bishop has been wonderfully successful | in inducing men to give to the cause of | Christianity and his spirit of enthusiasm and zeal was quickly caught by all who came in contact with him. A large and attentive congregation greeted him at the Il o'clock hour yesterday morning. His | text was taken from the 11th chapter of | the gospel of St. John and the 18th verse; | And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die" The theme of the 1 sermon being "Our Earthly Immortal ity." Bishop Morrison has a clear and pleasant voice and very impressive de- livery. He was listened to attentively l by the large congregation as he de- veloped most forcibly the thought that every life put into motion forces in this world which will be co-existent with the earth-that the life man leads in this world is just surely immortal as the life in the other world
 At the conclusion of the sermon the | bishop announced the sum of money that was needed to free the church from debt and called for subscriptions. The mem | bers of the church began to respond lib- orally, the Ladies' Aid society leading off with a subscription of $500 and after an earnest appeal from the bishop the secretaries were able to announce that l the entire sum necessary had been pledged and subscribed
 Under Methodist law a church cannot be dedicated until it is free from debt | The success of yesterdays movement as- sures the congregation of the Church Street church that within a short time | they will be enabled to dedicate their splendid building. according to the ritual of the church, to 'the glory of God
 Harmony Club Picnic.
 The Harmony club has given many af- fairs during it's long life, but none per- hapS has been more pleasant tHdn WAS the picnic given at Lake Lanier yester- | day.
 | Four coaches loaded to the full capac- jty carried the club and its guests yes | terday morning at 9:O to the lake. Be- | sides the club members and their families | and other guests of Selma there were | visitors from Montgomery, Birmingham, | Mobile, Annston, Greensboro. Marion, | Union town and Demopolis. From Mont gomery not less than sixty guests came, | including both sexes. There were thirty | five from Demopolis and Uniontown and l several from each of the othet cities ] named.
 1 Reaching Lake Lanier. the resort so 1 suitable for days outing, the young | folks scattered over the woods or induged l fin dancing and other amusements. In 1 the afternoon occurred the prize waltz | always a feature of the Harmony clubs picnic. handsome silver hand bag being ] the trophy to be awarded the best young l lady dancer There were a number of ] graceful dancers to compete, but the | judges finally eliminated all but five, and 1 among these they found it most difficult | to select the winner. The judges were | Mrs Bernard YaretZky, Mrs. Abe Isaac | son and MT. Sig Mayer, The five who tied for the prize were Miss Estelle Ad- Ter of Selma, Miss Theressa Schwarz of 1 Mobile. Miss Meyer of Montgomery, Miss Reba Markstein of Anniston and Miss ] Carrie Baer of Montgomery. From this 1 number the judges finally decided that the