The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-25
Much Interest In the
Matter.
LASS MEMBERS HAVE
FAITH In LEADER
Interesting Developments May Be
Shown at Sunday School
Meeting.
Feasible That Majority Of the Class
Members Will Resist Effort to
Dust Leader Of the Safe and
sane Movement.

Leon McCord, the organizer of the
safe and Sane Business Mems League.
which IL opposing constitutional proht-
bition. has written his resignation as
leader of the Baraca Glass of the Dex-
ter Avenue Methodist Church as re-
suit OF the interview with the officers
OF the church who criticised his course.
and who were said to have asked for
his resignation as leader OF the class.
What the class Will do with the res
ignation when 1t is submitted today is
question which caused widespread
discussion In Montgomery. The class
numbers about fifty OF the best known
young men of the city. and II Is said
that they are personally attached TO
Mr.. McCord, and that they are not TAX
ing part In the agitation against him.
When Mr.. McCord returned from
days absence from the city Friday
night he was met at the depot by
number of members of the class, who
assured him of their friendship and or
their Implicit confidence in him. II
was said yesterday that more than
majority of the class would resist, 30
far as they are able. any movement
which would take Mr.. McCord from the
head of the class.
The Baraca Class of the Dexter Ave-
nue. Methodist Church 10 recognized as
one Of the most active and intelligent
Sunday School Glasses in the city. the
young men who compose 1t are profess
siona1 men and young men drawins
good salaries in various positions, sew
erai Of whom are members OF the om-
cial departments of the State Capitol.
When Mr.. McCord took charge OF the
class 1t numbered only Ave members.
He built 1T up until It was one OF the
banner classes of the city.
Mr.. McCord's resignation will go to
the Superintendent of the Sunday
school Of the Dexter Avenue Methodist
church. who is. Hon. W. +. Feagin. of
the state Board of Examiners. 1t Is
understood that the class, which Mr..
McCord led. will not have the right to
say whether or not the resignation
shall be accepted. 1t is confidently be-
lieved that should the resignation be
presented. the class will formally de-
clare its implicit confidence in the abil-
ity and integrity of Mr.. McCord. Just
what will happen when the resignation
Il presented can not be told. until the
class Is called to order this morning.
But certainly the meeting OF the class
today will be the most Interesting that
has held since 1t was organized.
Announcement has been made that
Hon. Amos Goodhue. who was sched-
uied for an address to the class today,
viii deliver his address at another
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known Sunday School workers In the
state. He lives at Gadsden. Mr.. Nc
Cords class. one of the most active In
the city, had asked him to deliver an
address. and he had accepted. While
no announcement OF the cause for a
change In the date was made. II is gen.
erally understood that Mr.. Goodnue
preferred to wait until the local situa-
zion had cleared.
Resigns secreta. yship.
zEr, McCord made 1t clear yesterday,
that he was no longer one of the secre-
taries of the Supreme Court. Mr.. Nc
Cord. who has for six years been one OF
the Supreme Court secretaries, an
nounced when the court adjourned on
July j, that he would not be an appli-
cant for his place. and that successor
would have to be named when the
court next met. Mr.. McCord felt that
after six years service, he was entitled
to the usual summer vacation OF court
employees.
But after getting into the fight
against constitutional prohibition in the
middle Of July, an attempt was made
In some remote way to connect the
court with the fight. On being con
WINGED of this, Mr.. McCord notified the
members OF the court that his resig-
nation was to take effect Immediately.
He IL, therefore, not connected in any
way with the court. nor has he been
since he enlisted in his present under
taking.
When asked about the action of the
oficials of the Dexter Avenue Method
list Church. as well as number OF
open letters addressed to him in the
press, Mr.. McCord said:
intolerance has had such a complete
reign in Alabama that expected to be
attacked as soon as I announced my con-
yictions and my purposes. The attacks
that have been made on me are not
surprising to any one who has watched
the trend of political tyranny in Ala
bama OF course. Leon McCord is at