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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
.FL|NGING OUT THE
 HOROSCOPE OF LIFE Liberty Has Been the Curse of
 Church Going THE PROBLEM OF THE DAY There is Only One Pressure to Bring to Bear Upon the Soul and
 That Is the Power of
THE PROBLEM OF THE DAY

The Rev. Dr. John ". Stagg preached at the First Presbyterian church yester- day morning on the Failures of Protest antism," taking for his text: For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which Is lost; Luke, 19-1O
 pr. Stagg spoke in part as follows:
 This Is one of the greatest sentences in the New Testament. It is a filnging out of the horoscope of life. It is the sketching of the mission of Jesus. To give such a purpose to life is now, and always has been, regarded as rash. To follow such a programme Is to go in the face of experience and against estab- lished principles in society. It is under taking to do what never has been done in the history of man-therefore, 1t has been considered mean but close scrutiny will show a revealing of God in the sin gle word, more than in all the sayings of sages.
 The speaking came about after thls fashion: Jesus had seen a little man in a tree, who had no place in the world. Society had not provided for him. When Jesus proposed companionship and friend ship, disgust and indignation flashed from every eye in the crowd that followed him. In answer to the look of horror the Son of God used these mighty words: "To seek and to save that which was lost, is my mission"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
ADJUSTMENTS
"A Stranger In Town"

Frank Beants, who comes to the Bijou this week in the musical farce, "A Stranger in Town" Is one of the best known comedians in the country. As a character actor he is well known, and that he will make many friends here dur ing his engagement is taken for granted "A Stranger in Tiwnr' Is one of those bright, breezy farces built for the ex- press purpose of driving away the Blues" The situations are funny and the stage folks laugh real laughs. The com pany has for its head Frank Beamish, who starts the fun rolling and keeps 1t going. Miss Rita Knight, as Nancy Moves, gives excellent support A bibu- lous professor, an excitable count, a sus- pieious aunt, a sporty boy, a trusting wife, an abused governess, and a naugh- ty sister, are some of the characters in this play of trouble and fun. Musical numbers and other specialties will be in- troduced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
In Limestone.

Athens, June 23.--(Special.)- 1.-The repre- sentative and senator from this county, 1t is understood, are determined to stand by the instructions of the people as ex- pressed at the ballot box and vote for Senator Bankhead when the legislature meets in July There is going to be some influence brought to bear to prevent the representative and senator voting for Senator Bankhead, we understand, but they are on record as having declared that they feel that they are bound by the instructions and will live up to the same when the time for the election comes. Both are very close to Governor Conner and are welded to his theories of govern ment but they are against him on this urOpOsition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
BANKHEAD SEEMS
 ID BE THE WINNER Reports Indicate Him as the
 Favorite HE MAY BE UNANIMOUS Congressman Wiley Returns From Trip Over His District and Re- ports People Practically
 All One Way.
HE MAY BE UNANIMOUS

Reports that are still coming in from the state give further confirmation to the belief that Senator John H. Bankhead will be the almost unanimous choice of the legislat ture for election to the United States Senate to succeed John T. Nor gan, deceased.
 While a few representatives are quoted as agreeing with Governor Conner in the theory that the late primary action is not binding on the legislature. they are silent as to their choice, and as to how they will vote. It is believed that a majority of these members will vote for MT. Bankhead in the election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24

amount to as much in very few years as the cost of the above building.
 An eight or ten-story building appears to many to be the most feasible and, If the bond issue carries. the Board of Rev enue will, in all probability, decide on a building of this kind. In case such a building is erected the first and pos sibly the second floors will be rented out for commercial purposes, the revenue from which will pay the interest on the bonds. Several floors would be used for court purposes and the upper five stories would be used as jail with a roof gar den or exercise ground for the prisoners on the roof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Tonight.

The Majestic Stock company, direct from St Louis, Mo-, arrived in the city last night and will begin a weeks en- gagement at East Lake Casino tonight, presenting that successful comedy drama, Man and Master" In addition to the play, up-to-date vaudeville will be pre- scented, making in all one of the best summer attractions ever offered in this city. Don't forget that this entire week will be for the benefit of the Maccabees. Special car service will start tonight in- surfing all fast, pleasant ride. The pro- gramme will begin at S:30 sharp. Go to- night and give the Majestic people hearty welcome and help a good cause of the Maccabees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
WiIey's Observation.

Montgomery, June 2S.-(Special)-Con gressman Wiley, who is just back from tour of the Second district, found that everywhere the people hold that the leg slature is obligated to support Bankhead for the Senate. "I did not see man who took any other view of it," he said today, and I heard of only one" He said that the opinion seemed practically unanimous that there is nothing else for the legisla- ture to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
LABOR DAY ID BE DULY CELEBRATED Birmingham Trades Takes the
 Initial Steps TO ARRANGE PR0GRAMM ME Annual Pageant VIII Be on Large scale-Delegate From Paper
 hangers Reports Progress.
 Nominations In July.
TO ARRANGE PROGRAMME

The semi-monthly meeting of the Bir- mingham Trades Council was held yes- terday afternon at the hall on North Twentieth street and was presided over by President J. E.. Jacobs, Initial stems were taken for the annual celebration of Labor Day, the first Monday in Septem- Der. A committee will look into the mat ter of plan and programme and renort back, and the question of parade will be determined later. It was very evident. however, from the expression of delegates present that a celebration on a large scale, with big street pageant of or ganized labor, will be the result The general committee will be enlarged by the addition of one member from each labor organization in the Birmingham dis trict.
 It will be remembered that last. years celebration was one of the most success ful ever given in this district, a feature of which was the Industrial street parade with cash prizes for many unions partic- ipating, and an address by United States Labor Commissioner Charles P. Neill of Washington. It Is expected some one equally as prominent will be invited to speak this year.
 Another matter considered was legisla- tion of interest to labor now pending before the Alabama legislature. It was decided to send a committee to Montgom- cry to look after these measures and es- pecially urge the passage of the bill pro- viding for the creation of bureau of labor and industrial statistics This bill has been reported favorably by the house committee on immigration and labor, and will probably be one of the first meas- ures taken up when the legislature re- conYenes in July An assessment of 10 cents per capita was placed upon mem bers of local unions to raise a fund to defray expenses of the committee which will have this matter In charge
 It was stated that the prospects of se- working people of the state appears to be very promising.
 |. A delegate from the Paper Hangers union reported that two of the firms which had locked out its union employees two weeks ago had reconsidered the mat ter and renewed contracts with the union. It was also stated that another plumbing establishment had signed the union scale.
 At the next meeting the second Sun day In July, nomination of officers will be made for the term of six months the election and installment to take palce at the succeeding meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
THE WEATHER.

Washington. June 23.-Forecast fss Ma bama: Showers Monday and nsahlbly Tuesday; light south winds
 Mississippi: Fair Monday. except show CTS in extreme southeast portions; Tues day fair, light south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24

Rev. E. H. Rowe, president of the Southern seminary, Buena Vista, Va. will be in the city few days, and parties desiring to see him regarding placing their daughters in school can address him care Hotel Hillman. Dr. Rowe was formerly president of the Wesleyan Female college and Is a noted educator. Parties desiring to place their daughters in a high-class school will do well to see him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Machinsts Arrested For TrespassIna

The Louisville and Nashville railroad s special deputy, o. A. Little, yesterday ar rested two of the striking machinists, charging them with trespass after warn- ing. It seems that they were picketed around the shops and trespassed on the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
REGULAR SCHEDULE. Mountain Terraco Iina

Try the Gawk fvr haIf-tone and IJns Age-Heraid BuildInn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Gods Greatest Attribute.


 Gods Greatest Attribute.
 A l were going to describe the teach ings of the east l should find the start ing place just here. It has put God out of touch with his creatures by investing Him with a holiness which Is all His own but leaving out a love which the New Testament makes to be His greatest attribute. The old teaching represents an ascending God. The new teaching shows a descending Savior Fatalism and hopelessness is In the features of every human who has become victim to his ineffective efforts to reach God, while all the future is vast and the horizon Is trimmed with celestial fire to the one who believes that God is coming to him, when he feels the darknkess stretch away and knows he Is lost but will be found.
 The heroic daring, whether in fact or fiction, displayed in seeking the lost stirs the soul for profounder reasons than the minimizing suppose. We love the noble dog, in the snows of the Alps, and the still nobler man, who risks life to save life, but it is because they hark back to the story of the seeking God, who goes out in the night of sin and the frost of death for the perishing. When Jesus was among men he saw what no man had ever seen. He saw d blind beggar in an alley. He saw an invalid at the Pool of Bethsaida, whom no one had seen for thirty years. He saw q man whom society would not own. He saw man at Capernaum, and watched the lights and shadows, as he talked, play on the mans face. He saw the strug- gle of a soul for life, whilst 1t was in the grip of death When he spoke, 1t was with g. voice more tender than that of a mother or of an angle: Matthews, follow me-" in this passion, the gentle Jesus violated all the prescriptions of so- ciety He shocked polite people. He made a mockery of all to whom religion was d propriety He antagonized all the organized forces for keeping the world decent by seeking for the indecent. He said he was God and appealed to the in- clinations of men, in things that pertain to themselves for proof of his assertion.
 Plan of the Parabes.
 The parables have their place here; that of the lost sheep, that of the pieces of silver, the prodigal son, and the great est of all. the stories of the world, that of the marriage supper when highway anG hedge. narrow footpath and out of tne way places are searched. This is the picture Jesus gave the world of God. It is in no other religion or any other book, but the religion of Jesus and the Book of God,
 have been saying some things of late which I have been pleased to describe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
YOU MISS SOMETHING
The Southern Seminary.

If you don't see them laying asphalt al Mountain Terrace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
Placing of God in Religion.

IItIt lS d pldOlilb Ol OOu III o ANA5ibA that makes Christianity differ in this characteristic from all the religions of the world. No religion that has obtained among men ever represented God, as a seeking God, except the teachings of Jesus. In platitudes and moral maxims, Christianity not only may be made like the great religions of the east, but even at times seems kin to some of the sayings of Marcus Aurellus. These things are, however, not only the munitions of the race, but a God who is represented as coming to man, finds its first note struck in the history of the Hebrew people, and on from the lips of a long line of poets, orators and prophets, we receive the same message expressed in different forms and spoken with varying accents, until in the fullness of time Jesus makes 1t impossible longer to doubt that God was manifest in the flesh in order to save man. q
 The literature of the world is full of the accounts of man trying to climb to God. There is only one place in letters where God is described as coming down to man, and this is what makes the Bible. In the first story in Genesis, God is rep resented as walking in the garden look ing for the man whom he had created. The story of the tower of Babel has to it two sides, the one is awful-it is in line with the sad story of the race trying to reach God-the other is glorious, 1t is God coming to man and putting to con- fusion efforts that tend to confuse the soul There is way of picturing God as high and passive and indifferent, and this method creates a type of reverence so called, but if named correctly would be the fear of strength over weakness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mountain Terrace. of course,
Evening journal., 1907-04-25
Thursday, April IS, 1907.
REFERENpuM IN NEW JERsEY.

7 N NEW JERSEY there has been test OF the
i principle OF the referendum which has not
proved satisfactory to those who believe in direct
voting by the people ON important measures. a
special election was held in 1908 on judicial
amendments proposed to the constitution and the
total vote cast was fewer than 10000. In the year
following the vote for governor was nearly 45o'-
600. This showed that even an election to change
the fundamental law of the State aroused little
interest among the voters. The amendments were
defeated by an average OF about $500.
The people OF Mercer County, N. Jo in 1904
voted on a proposal to change the composition
OF the freeholders of the county. The change
would have resulted in large saving to the tax
payers and although $4,000 ballots were cast at
the regular election less than 6ooo expressed their
views on the proposition. 1t was defeated by
few more than 1000 majority.
At a special election held in Red Bank, N. ],
where the question was whether an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 should be made for extending the
water plant. lust 30 votes were cast out OF total
voting population Of 1900 The vote on the race
track amendments was small The experience of
New Jersey shows that when the people OF that
State vote on questions in which the personal ee-
ment. the election of candidates does not figure
there is really little interest
The point is whether Delaware will have the
same experience as New Jersey has had. AT the
recent election in Newark there was fair turn
out Of voters. Wilmington, at the coming cleo
ton, will have an opportunity to show whether
the voters are interested in the initiative and re-
ferendum movement Several proposals will be
voted ,nou bnt unless there are many thousands
of ballots cast the principle when practically APP
Piled will be regarded as failure The friends
OF the referendum must bcstir themselves in order
to show that the people really want what they
have secured from the Legislature
Evening journal., 1907-04-25
SAYS TAINTED MONEY IS
GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM

BOSTON. April Chancellor Day,
Of Syracuse University. broke loose
again in defense Of tainted money"
at the meeting of the Methodist So-
cial Union.
Tainted money" he said, "is money
nevertheless; il is only made tainted
by the judgment of the demagoguo
and pharlsce and is good enough for
an practical purposes. such as the
building of college buildings.
What we want Is q little godly
worldliness I'm our churches" he said.
1T goes hand in hand with spiritual
ity. We ought TO have the prayers
and dollars. but in SOME cases dollars
before prayers"
He urged that the church should
take up the corporation method of to-
day and recognize that fl would be
vastly moro effective to have a large
and magnificent religious center in a
city stratcgically located instead of
hundreds of 'little decorated wailing
places on side streets, whore people
gathered to tell each other how good
they aren
Evening journal., 1907-04-25
SHOOTING PAINS

Through The Heart Result Seriously.
Ninety-nine Of every one hundred
people who have heart trouble can
remember when It was simple indiges-
tion. It is a scientific fact that ali
cases of heart disease. not organic.
are not only traceable to, but are the
direct result Of indigestion. All food
taken into the stomach which fails of
perfect digestion. ferments and swells
the stomach, putting IL up against the
heart.
The above condition Is nearly >al-
ways mistaken for heart disease It
hinders the action of the heart. causes
irregular heart beats, palpitatlon of
the heart, shortncss Of breathe and i'll
terferes with the blood's circulation.
The following simple remedy: Tr
Cinchona Compound - oz; Kastor
Compound ] OF: Fluid Extract of
Cascara Aromatic, ! o.. is curing
hundreds and thousands Of people
who have Eeart disease.
You can have T. nlicd AZ your FAM
ily drug store At small cost.
Evening journal., 1907-04-25
SUSSEX TOWNS
.CLAMOR FOR TRAIN
Places South Of Harrington
Are Dissatisfied Over
the Schedule
speeIal to rhe EvenIng Journal.

BRfDGEVILLE. Del, April 25.-'rhere
is much disappointment among people In
towns along the Delaware railroad south
of Harrington TINT they are not given
additional daily train service under the
time table. IL was rumorcd that the train
duo at Harrington at 9f5 a. m. was 20 be
continued TO Delmar, and return about
noon. this being the train returning thar
leaves Harrington at about 1880 p. m.
This is the service the people south Of
Harrington so greatly desire and they
think deserve very much.
Under tho present arrangement the mail
ana morning papers for these towns arr
rive at Harrington at 9.t5 a. M. and are
side-trackcd there, with also the express
matter until the arrival of the train due
at about 1910 a. M. and are then taken
to the lower Delaware Division towns ON
this train, arriving about one hour and a
half later than if the earlier train was con-
tlnued to Dolmar a distance Of only
thirty-three miles. Then returning, the
people would ia this section have train
north about noon, as under the present
schedule one must go north at about
8 a. IN. TO Q a. m. or await the train due
hero at 30 p. M.
With six more trains arriving and de-
parting from Harrington daily except Sum
day than from Bridgeville, Scaford,
Greenwood. Laurel, Dclmar and other
points on the lower Delaware Division the
people of this hickly settled and prosper
GUS section think they deserve the train
each way as previously stated. The towns
90 I
thousand and with the thickly settled and
prosperous farming section adjacent think
they deserve the additional train service.
as it is only a continuation Of the train
from Harrington TO Delmar, leaving uar-
rington about 915 a. M, and to reach there
returning about 1890 p. m.
Evening journal., 1907-04-25
Personal and Pertinent

Big things but little things put together 1
greatly impressed with this fact morning recently
as / stood watching the workmen erecting the steel
framework for tain office building shrin whistle
rang out as a signal, at the engine pulled
a lever a chain from the derrick lowered and the
whistle rang out again A stopped down and fas-
chain around the centre of steel beam step
ped back and blew the whistle once more. Again the
lever was moved az the engine and the steel beam
SCARED into The air. to the sixteenth story
where It was made fast by little bolts.
The entire structure great as il was towering far
above an the noighboring buildings, made Of
pieces OF seoi ana stone and wood, put together
cording 10 a plan. The plan first imagined then
ponciod then carefully drawn and then followed by the
workmen. II was all combination of little things.
It IS encouraging TO think Of this when you are con-
frontcd by big task Remember that it is only group
Of little tasks any one OF which you can easily do Tt
is Ignorance this that makes afraid to
try
Evening journal., 1907-04-25

our steamer lines plying on the river and bay,
we know the advantages Of travel other than by
rail-
Down in Arkansas a convention has been called
TO organize state river commission to cooperate
with the national government in improving the
Arkansas waterways The Mississippi and the
Arkansas rivers traverse the state and there is
every opportunity for cheap transportation iacili-
ties
Delegates from business houses and municipal
ties will attend the convention. The movement
for improving the water ways has been forced
upon the people OF the State by the lack of ade
quate railroad facilities. Arkansas, like many
other southern states is enjoying a boom and the
merchants and manufacturers find it almost inn
possible to have their business properly handled,
although the railroads make every effort to ac-
commodate them
There will be a revival Of interest in water
way transportation and Delaware is not tagging
behind.
Evening journal., 1907-04-25
EDUCATION on coLoREp YouTH.

To aid the cause Of negro education in the
a south, Miss Ann T. Jcanes of Philadelphia,
has established fund OF one million dollars, nam
ing Booker T. Washington, President Of the Tus-
kege Institute and Hollis Burke Frisse of the
Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute trus-
tees. Better selections could not have been made
as both these educators have laborcd successfully
for the Improvement Of their race in the south
The money is to be used in the rural schools
which arc taught by reputable instructors The
trustees announce that they will work in cooper
alton with the educational authorities in the
south New schools are not to be started but the
fund will be distributed among those already cs-
tablishcd.
This is a practical idea. In many Of the south
crn states the educational fund even for white
pupils is small and the schools are conducted only
for a short time during the year. None of the
money will so either to the Hampton institute of
the Tuskegee school as that was not the purpose
of the donor
Evening journal., 1907-04-25

70 me; and for that reason the other
women In the cub decided I was tho
right one to approach lin. Would
YOU believe IL. when That man saw me
he was not ten feet away, but he
turned straight around. pretending not
20 see me, and rushed into a drinking
saloon
"Of course. 7 didn't want TO go into
a saloon; but 7 had pcen appointed
TO get him 70 sign his name, so 1 had
to go. lie was nowhere 10 be seeu
Before / could explain what / had
come for the man behind the bar ask
ed mo If l would take "a brandy and
soda or a dry martini? Did you ever
hear of such insolence? Anybody not
knowing me would have thought ! was
one of his regular customers.
They an declared tlicy hadn't seer
the man was after; that he hadn't
been there for months You know 10
case of that sort you always want
to make sure. / walked across the
street to a dry goods store and took
my seat where I could see and not be
seen 1 didn't have TO wait very long.
There he was at the door pecping mp
and down the street. As soon as ne
was sure the coast was clear he came
out and darted around The corner all
most on a run.
There was no need for him to have
been in such a hurry. ! never ran
after n man I'm my unmarried days
and I certainly am not going TO do Il
now. I'll get him, however, just as
.o,,, oo Z srcf haal- l,orne nm, goir .
to invite the girl he's engaged to to
visit me, and as him TO dinner three
weeks ahead. New York sun.