The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
UNION SERVICE 4
 GREAT SUCCESS The Advent Filled at Special
 Meeting R. w. EWING SPEAKS Vice President of Council Tells of Its Aims-Dr. Evans Gives
 an Interesting
 Address

A crowd that filled the Church of the Advent participated in the union services of the Episcopal Sunday schools of the Birmingham district yesterday afteroon, as arranged by the officers of the Epis- copal Sunday school council.
 The Sunday schools taking part in the exercises and the rectors of the churches and principal officers of the schools were as follows:
 Church of the Advent-Officers, rector, Rev. W. E. Evans, D. D.. superintend- ent. Robert w. Ewing; secretary. Rob- ert Foster; assistant secretaries. Ebert Jemison. Milton Taylor. Ralph Riddle; superntendents cradle roll, Mrs. J. W. Mcqueen, Mrs. Robert M. Brown. Adult Bible class. ladies. pr. w. E. Evans; mems, Judge N. B. Feagin.
 St. Mary s-on-the-High Officers. rector, the Rev. W. N. Claybrook; supec- intendent, W. D. Leake; assistant super intendent, W. A. Horn; secretaries, AL win E. Belden. Pryor Grant.
 Trinity (west End)-Officers, rector. the Rev. Innis o. Adams; superintendent, E. L. Thornburgh: secretary, Griffin Hill.
 St. Johns (Ensley)-Rector and super intendent, the Rev. H. T. Walden; sec- retary, Miss Bessie Morrison.
 St. Philips North Brmingham)-Su- perintendent, G. B. Stette; organist, Miss Irene Strong.
 St. Andrew's-Officers rector. the Rev. Maimundo de Ovies; superintendent, R. lfavx coto fntn ntnda ant Thomas s. Forbes; secretary and treas urer, E. L. Norment; organist. Charles I. Baker, assistant organist, Mrs. Hor- ace E. Shaw. Adult Bible classes, junior. the Rev Raimundo de Ovies; senior, E. z. Crow.
 Grace Church (woodlawn)-Of rec tor, the Rev. J. J. Lanier; superintendent and treasurer. Frank E. Ellis.
 Christ Church (Avondale) )-Officers, rec George W. Hays.
 All Saints-Rector and superintendent, pr. Carl Henckell.
 The Sunday schools, with their officers and teachers, assembled in the parish house of the Advent at S:15 D. m. and with their banner bearers leading carry ing bright banners giving the name of their schools. they marched in a body into the church at 3:30, where the pro- gramme took place in the presence of congregation which filled the large ed flee. The hymn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers was sung, led by the vested Sunday school choir.
 Robert J. Williams of St. Andrews, president of the council. presided and the devotional service was led by the Rev. J. J. Lanier. rector of Grace church, Woodlawn.
 All of the schools sang spiritedly hymn 116, Angels, Roll the Rock Away" and hymn 121, ''The Strife Is Dover. the Bat tie Is Done."
 . A special song number, "Easter Buds Are We" was prettily sung and acted by portion of the primary department of the Advent.
 The reports of school enrolment and Easter offerings which came next proved very interesting and showed a very healthy condition of all of the schools The Advent school was found to have the largest enrolment and the St. An- drew's school the largest Easter offer. ing.
 A special number, an Easter song ren- dered by a portion of the primary de- partment of St. Mary's Sunday school, without the aid of instrumental music, proved splendid.
 An acrostic Easter as spoken by six children of the Advent was very sweetly given.
 Robert W. Ewing, vice president of the council. outlined briefly the aims of the Episcopal Sunday school council. Mir. Ewing referred to this occasion as epoch marking, as 1t was the first time that al, of tho Episcopal Sunday schools of the entire Birmingham district have ever met together in special union service of this kind. The speaker also referred to the great value of organized Sunday school work and invited all present to attend the next regular monthly meet ing of the council. This special religious service held yesterday took the place of the regular April meeting.
 Dr. Evans, rector of the Church of the Advent. then delivered one of his usual delightful addresses. which proved interesting to the older folks present as we'll as very instructive and interesting to the children. to whom 1t was especially addressed. Dr. Evans expressed great pleasure that the Advent should have been selected as tho place for the first special union service and predicted great CT success for the Sunday schools of the district through organization
 The hymn. "Hark, Through the Dawn" was rendered with great sweetness and strength by the Church of the Advent Sunday school choir.
 The pronouncing of the benediction by the Rev. I. o. Adams of Bessemer and the singing of the recessional hymn conclud- ed the interesting service.