The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
Church Services Today

Cnurcn SERVICES 1ouuy
Rev. l. F. Swallow has returned from
West Virginia and will preach the
morning sermon tomorrow at the First
church. At night the an
nual children's day exercises will be
held.
The Rev. ]. F. Sturdivant announces
the regular services at the First Meth
odist church tomorrow. In the morn
ing will be both communion and the
sermon. His subject will be Lessons
from the Cross" At night he will
preach on 1.-The Anxiety for Something
New"
There will be the regular services
at the First Christian church tomor-
row. The pastor, Rev d. P. Taylor,
will oriciate. His morning subject will
be "The Duty of the Parents to the
Sunday School" At the night service
he will speak on For Me To Live Is
Christ" At $3.50 in the afternoon the
Rev. Taylor will preach at Brighton.
His subject will be Gods Commands
Not Grievous."
The Rev. NJ. K Thornton announces the
regular morning sermon at the First Bap-
fist church tomorrow. In the morning ne
will speak on 1.-THE Power Of the Holy
City as Against the Power Of Human
Magnetism" At night there will be the
baptjsmai service.
There will be the regular morning SER
vice at the Trinity Episcopal church to-
morrow with the rector, the Rev. ]. o.
Adams, officiating. His subject will be.
1.-The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
and the Ffrmament Showeth His Handi-
work." There will also be holy COM
muaiou at the II o'clock service.
The teri meeting at Readers which has
been conducted during the past week by
the Rev. J. o. Haynes and District Mis-
sionary L. D. Patterson, has been very
successful and will continue through next
week.
The revival at the First Baptist church
closed on Thursday night after very
successful session.
Politics Active
Politics and politicians have been very
active during the present week, and es-
pecially today. The registration books
opened in the office of w. D. Lanier sew
eral days ago, and there was a rush to
qualify. Eighteen Of the 40 have qualified.
These are: For chief Of police w. J..
May; for president of the council, George
Ross, H. d Keith; for aldermen from the
First ward. r. P. McTeyire. J. H. will
hanson, A. w. Deason, ]. I. Crotwell; for
aldermen from Second ward, J. A. LaRue.
c. I. Meigs. E. P. Johnson, N B. Parker,
]. T. DeJarnette, c. T. Cook; for alder
men Third ward, w. A. Simmons, ]. G.
Myers; for aldermen from Fourth ward,
]. w. Porter. Sam Erlick; for sanitary In
spector, B F.. Thompson. 1t will be seen
that no candidate has qualified for mayor
and but one for chief of police They will
probably come next week, as the books
close on Saturday. June II.
All the candidates are a little shy of
expressing themselves on commission gov
ernment, although a good deal Of at.
tention has been given 1t. The water
works problem Is being used as an issue
by one candidate, and the condition of the
streets by another. The final weeks of
the campaign promise to be lively. The
race for chief of police Is the hardest
fought one at present. and is attracting
much attention There are veNcandidates,
all of whom have a number OF friends in
the city. There is but little prediction be-
ing made as to the outcome. The mayor
race is not spectacular, but Is hard
fought. The candidates are quietly work.
ing.
The aldermanic race is badly split, and
owing to the number Of candidates 1t is
probable that the successful ones will re-
ceive very small majority 1t is ex-
pected that number will come down be-
fore the final week Of the campaign which
will simplify matters somewhat.
J. w. Porter Is a candidate for alder
man from the Fourth ward. and there has
been some remark as to his eligibility to
serve If elected. as he is an employe of