The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-16
MEMORIAL CHURCH
FOR DR.. HAND[EY
Such Was Proposed Last Night
By DR.. Bryan
ANNIVERSARY SERVICE
Fine Programme In Celebration of the
Divine's Long Service ms Birming-
ham Pastor-services Con-
Time Throughout Week

The establishment of $4,000 memorial
church at Corey, the model city, In honor
of DIR. Lyman 8. Handley was the propo-
sition made last night by the Rev. j.
A. Bryan, who spoke at the first service
of the celebration now in progress at
the Central Presbyterian church of the
thirty sixth anniversary of DR.. Handley's
coming to Birmingham and the twentieth
anniversary of his passionate at the Cen
trail church. The proposal caused mucf
comment, and is more than likely to de.
velop Into something material.
A large congregation was present at
the opening service to pay homage to the
esteemed minister. The church was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion, and the
teresting and appropriate. Beautiful
music was rendered by the choir of the
First Presbyterian church, composed of
Miss Evelyn Going, Mrs. ]. s. Palmer, }.
d. McGill and Herman Morton. Solos
were rendered by Miss Going and Miss
McGill.
The service was opened with an anthem
by the choir, after which there was scrip
ture reading by DR.. ]. 8. Foster, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church. A
prayer by the Rev. Frank Marston and a
hymn by the congregation followed, after
which the Rev. J. A. Bryan, pastor of
the Third Presbyterian for q years, was
heard in a delightful reminiscent talk.
1t was during the progress of his adj
dress that the Rev. Bryan advanced the
proposal of establishing the memorial
church at Corey. 1t seemed to take fav-
orably, and was the subject of much COM
ment.
Rev. Bryan Reminiscent
The Rev. Bryan talked in reminiscent
vein of his long period of ministerial
work in Birmingham, telling how the
Central church was organized 20 years
ago a mission of the First Presbyterian
church. Dr. Handey was then pastor of
the First church. He had been the moving
spirit In the establishment of the Third
Presbyterian church as a mission, and
the Rev. Bryan had been appointed the
year before to that charge, which he
holds today. The Rev. Bryan spoke in an
earnest and sincere way of the great
influence welded by DR.. Handley in re-
ligious matters during his long term of
service In the local field.
After a second hymn by the congrega-
ton, DR.. E. H. Sholl read a paper writ
ten by Mrs. E. H. Sholl on THE His
tory of the Ladies' Aid Society," The
paper treated Interestingly of the begin
ming and growth of the Ladies' aid and
told of the much effective work II has
accomplished
The statistical report was made by
James Bailey, the feature of most inter-
est being the announcement that a total
of $4,000 for missions and other charit-
able purposes has been raised by the
Central church since its founding. j. r.
Hornady next recounted the historical
features of DR.. Handley's residence in
Birmingham. He told of how, when DR..
Handley first came to the city in 1872, the
number of members of the Presbyterian
church was only thirty. He traced the
development of the church under DR..
Handley's guiding hand to its present
state, when there are 20 flourishing Pres
byterian churches in the county, with a
! total of 340o members
Programme for Tonight
| After an anthem by the choir, the serv-
| ice was closed with benedicEion from DR..
| 1 D. Steele.
| The celebration will be continued with
| services tonight tomorrow night. Sum
day morning and Sunday night. The pro-
gramme for the second service to be
held tonight will be as follows:
Praise the Lord'-Quartette, composed
of Mrs. Telheim. Mrs. Poesner, 7. M.
| Stapleton and H. j. Poesner.
Prayer-Rev. V. P. Merrill.
Scripture-Rev. w. ]. Caldwell
Ashamed of Jesus"-Quartette, COM
posed of T. NJ. Stapleton, T. H. Poesner,
| F. H. Potter and ]. c. Stapleton.
Our Church-Rev William Sholl.
Reminiscences-Dr. L. s. Handley.
Beautiful Threads of Gold
| Benediction-Rev. w. G. Woodbridge,