The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-23
Is Head Of the Safe and
Sane Movement.
TEACHES BIG CLASS AT
DEXTER AVENUE CHURCH
Resignation WA Formally b
Presented to Church Sunday.
whfis Letters Eader.inx. HIS Sale ans
sane Mevement Peur u, HeRs-
eeives cessurs Ersm
omeiaIs Of ms
Church.

Oficials of the Dexter Avenue Meth.s
odist Church have requested the res
ignatlon of Leon McCord as leader OF
the Baraca Bible Class OF that Sunday
i School. and the resignation will be
\ formally acted upon on Sunday morn-
ing. The reason for the request for
Mr.. McCords resignation by the ofi-
1 Gals OF the church.. Is the fact that
Mr.. McCord Ii heading the safe and
Sane Business Mems League. recently
organized to tight eonstitutional pro-
/ hibition.
While the rumor that Mr.. Mccord'a
resignation from the Dexter Avenue
| Methodist Church would be requested
at the nrst opportunity had been
some days. Il was not until yesterday
| noon that It became known that q
meeting OF the officials OF the church.
| together with Rev. Henry Trawfck.
| Presiding Elder OF the Montgomery
] district. mad been held In. the study OF
1 Rev. II. T.. Johnson. pastor Of the
1 church. It was stated with positive-
| ness that Mr.. McCord had been re-
/ quested. TO appear before the church
| tribunal and make answer 20 lcertafn
| questions. That on the basis OF these
| answers. Mr.. McCord's reaignattons
/ was determined upon, and that II Will
be formally acted upon sunday mora
| ing.
sought from Rev. Henry T.. gohnstons
pastor OF the Dexter Avenue Mefho&
| dist, Church. Mr. johnson stated pos
itively that he had nothing to say npoa
| the matter.
TT Is true that meeting OF the o.
fciais OF tie Dexter Avenue Methodist
/ Church was held In my study this
morning at which Mr.. McCord wa4
/ present. I will not say what took
4 place at that conserence. 81 the SUBJ
| jects discussed were sof q most deli-
cate nature. The whole matter will
/ however. be made public within few
/ days. until that time, 7 have nothing
4 whatever TO say reiativs 20 cithaf Mr..
4 McCord or a. 10 those sabascts dia-
cussed ct the conference. &. s.
Dexter Avenue Sunday sdhcci. was
asked to conflrm the report that MI.
McCofd's resignation had been requisite
ed. but would not be intervIesged upon
the subject.
i tionf and upon HIS reply that he had
not received such resignation. was
asked whether or not his Resignation
had Seen. requested affer.n conferences.
OF the efficia1s OF the church held du-
ring she morning Again Mr.. EeaEip
refs,sed to answer the question. cons
! tenting himself with the, statement t1a5
he had received no such reeiEnatfpu.
| He would not commit himself on tbs.
| question as TO whether MFR. McCords
resignation had been deemed edyisanis
by the ofiiciais OF the church.
Mr. McCord was seen later Ia the afs|
ternoon and asked for . statement a.
the facts In the case. Mr.. McCord ads
mitted that q conference OF the. ofI-
GERS OF the church had been held and
thak be had been present and discussed
certain questions with them. ~
! Of what took place. saying that IL was
i better that the church officials them
selves make public the nature of tbs
Taushs nag class.
Il Mr.. McCord has been a member OF thu,
neTtar Avenue Methodist Church slnee
his residence In Montgomery. Sis
years ago he took charge Of q class ox
Ave boys in the endsayor to establish
q Baraoa Bible Class. His efforts mes
with pronounced euccess. and today the
class numbers nifty men. The class IL
bodies in the Sunday School and In the
church. and Mr.. McCord IL regarded
| highly as . teacher and leader In Suns
1 day School Affairs.
Members Of the class knew nothfnE
| OF the meeting which took place In Mr..
| gohnson's study yesterday morning. sss54
| what action they win take on the cou1es
ing Sunday could not be learned, as tbs
sense OF the class as body has not
been canvassed.
II Is thought that other develops
ments will materialiEe on the presents
alton of Mr.. Mccord's resignation SUM
day morning, but the MIXTURE of these
Il deveiopments could only be matter Of
| speculation.
All OF yesterday ct his offaces in the
Bell Building, MT McCord received
hundreds Of letters from all parts ok
the state, endorsing the tight which
he has undertaken to lead against tbs
proposed constitutional amendment
Letters from business men of promtsg
nence in the large cities OF Alabama
4 as well as from county centres. were
received congratulating the leaders OF
the movement and enlisting their SER
| vices against turmoil and agitation.
and subscribing funds for the over
throw of "demagogy and fanatieisin
Letters from the head OF the labor
| ORGANIZATIONS OF the State, from news
paper publishers. from the President of
the German-Amerioan League az Gull
man, from business men high In the
financial world OF the state. ware res
ceived with encouraging seafement9
ana pledges to help In the nght
The following are few OF the let-
ters received by Mr.. 1fccord yester-
day:
birmingham, July Fl, 1909.
..Mr. Leon MeCord. Montgomery. Ala 4
my dear Sir--I have read with much
interest your interview in The Birs
mtnRham Age-Heraid of today and
heartily commend you for the posItioa
that YOU have taken. agree with
You that the people of Alabama shoule
Re given a rest from these adverse pos
utica1 fanatics. We are just begins
ming to recover from one Of the worst
Industrial depressions ever witnessed
in the South. and instead OF our laws
makers listening to some fanatics. they
should be doing all in their power 81
4 again restore confidence.
"T am opposed 70 the Governors aos
tions and the calling of the special sess
sion Of the Legislature. as I see nc
good can be derived from such a ses.
sion, and believe further that II r.