The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-05-07
HOBSON breaches
At TUSCALOOSA
Immense Congregation Hears
Lay Sermon
PEACE ON EARTH is TEXT
Awakening of the Yellow Race Means
War, But America BY Divine
Design VIII Be Pacifi-
Gator.

Tuscaloosa. May Especial )-Capt. r.
P. Hobson delivered a lay sermon at the
Methodist church here yesterday which
was enjoyed by an immense congregation.
In introducing Captain Hobson, the Rev.
S. E. WATSON. pastor of this church, stat
ed that it was a most healthy sign of the
times that men prominent in political and
state circles were practically identifying
themselves with church work citing sew
eral instances of great statesmen, both
living and dead. who had done great work
in this way.
He said the Sixth district was especial
~ happy to have representative Chris
tan man as its congressman, and one
who was accomplishing great good for the
church while serving his country other
wise.
Captain Hobson said his remarks would
be in line with the text, Peace on Earth.
Good Win Toward Men"
He called attention to the great Hague
tribunal, which will sit in short time.
whose labors would be toward the fedora
tion of the world and universal peace. lie
spoke also of the recent peace conference
which was held In New York. He said
America was both the physical and moral
peacemaker of the world, uniting it did
in the blood of its citizenship factions
which are wont to war in Europe, and
representing also that higher type which
views the mission of mankind in the light
of Christs teaching
Pacific Hand of America.
He said while in the natural course of
events as judged by history upon the
awakening of the great yellow race, and
it's contact with ours and other races,
war would ensue, the American nation,
by divine design, has been reared for the
purpose of intervening with its pacific
hand, and adjusting the economic and So
cial and political encounters of this and
all races. His address was well received
here, and displayed the wide information
of Captain Hobson and his compre hensive
ideas on national and world questions,
and his Christian ideas of their solution.
He and the party of experts, who will
tour this district, left yesterday after
noon on the Mobile and Ohio train for
Pickens county, where they will be for the
next several days.
Underground Water Resources.
DIR. Eugene A. Smith, as head of the
geological survey of Alabama has just
issued a most valuable book on the I'm
! foreground Water Resources of the state.
The book represents great deal of labor
and careful investigation and analysis and
Is complete in every detail of what 1t
purports to contain. The work was in
tended for publication by the United
States geological survey, but owing to the
Congestion of the work there, 1t was re-
turned for publication by the Alabama
survey and SO appears.
The collection of the various artesion
waters was made by 3. f. Lovelace for
merly a graduate student of the univer
sity and now at Johns Hopkins univer
sity, and the analyses were made by Mr..
Robert S. Hodges, who is chemist of the
geological survey.
These analyses cover all of the artesan
wells over the state, and give in exact
proportion the various constituents of the
waters. The book will be a great prac-
tical help in locations for boring wells
and in determining what kind of water
supply may be expected. 1t is another
testimonial to the high grade of work
that is done by DR.. Smith and his able
corps of helpers