The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
BIG MASS MEETINGS ID BE HELD TODAY First Will Be Under Auspices of
 the Y. M. C, A. ONE FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS Tonight Meeting Will Be Held In the Interest of the Presbyterian
 Brotherhood for
 Men.
ONE FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Three great and all important mass meetings will be held in Birmingham to- day. The visiting commissioners to the general assembly of the Southern Pres byteran church, some of the most able speakers in the whole south, have agreed to lend their services, and the meetings will all be full of interest
 The first Is to be held at the First Presbyterian church under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association, for Christian men. It will begin promptly at 3:30 o'clock, will have special music, and ore of the finest evangellstc speak CTS in the church will address the gather ing
 His subject is "The Passion For Souls, The speaker is.W. R. Dobyns of St. Jo- seph, Mo-, who is chairman of the re- ligious work of the Young Mems Chris tian association in his home state He addressed the recent evangelistic confer enoe here, and those who had the good fortune to hear him. can never forget his earnestness and message. It is expected that a large crowd will attend
 In Interest of Sunday Schools.
 The second is mass meeting in the interest of the Sunday school work in the Presbyterian church. which will be held at the Third Presbyterian church, corner of Twenty-second street and Ave nue G. This is of great importance. as the workers of the district will be ad- dressed by the specialists of the church. A special musical programme has been prepared, and every one interested in the work is urged to attend.
 The meeting will be called to order at exactly D. m. by the Rev Dr. s. L. Phillips. general superintendent of the Sunday schools, man of fine personality and zeal.
 Tonight a second mass meeting for men will be held in the interest of the Pres- byterian Brotherhood for Men. It will be addressed by T. c. McRae of Arkansas, a member of Congress, on "Why Men Need the Church." and by A. M Scales of North Carolina, on why the Church Needs Men" Everybody is cordially in vited to attend
 Plans for Coming Week.
 In this connection 1t will be interesting to note that next week will be full of meetings of the genefal assembly of spe- cial interest to the public. So far as dates have been set, the following Is a partial programme:
 Monday Morning-Report of special conl- mittee on articles of agreement; report of standing committee on ministerial re- lief; consideration of work of committee on schools and colleges.
 Monday Afternoon-Dscussion of ar ticles of agreement, to continue until ques- ton is settled.
 Monday night the special order will be popular meeting on the work of col ored evangelization. The alumni of the Union college will give a banquet at the Hotel Hillman in the afternoon at 6 o'clock. There are many Union men in the assembly, and the banquet promises to be a very successful affair. Tuesday morning the commissioners will be given trolley ride over the district. In the afternoon the first or der, of the day is the report of the stand ing committee Of the Young Peoples so- oeties and Sunday schools. Tuesday night there will be an interesting popu lar meeting on home missions. A com | missioner from t Indian Territory will oenver an address In the Choctaw lan- l guage
 | Wednesday morning the home mission standing committee will report, and We'd nesday night a popular meeting in the interest of foreign missions will be held. Further than this, no assignments have | been made.