The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-20
.TOCONNECT FRISCO AND ABBA TRACKS Work Will Start at an Early
 Date DISCUSSES DOCTRINES Thursday Night Meetings at Parish House Are Becoming Popular.
 Funeral of Ralph Nay
 Tor Held
DISCUSSES DOCTRINES

Bessemer March 1s.-(Special)- )-As soon
 as the material for the fill, the relay rails,
 frogs and crossing arrive, two road gangs
 will begin the construction of the delivery
 connection between the Frisco and the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
 roads.
 | A track 400 feet long, running parallel to the Alabama Great Southern lines will be built so the freight that has been for
 merly routed through Birmingham can be delivered at Bessemer This perhaps will
 not mean any great financial advantage
 of the present method of handling the
 rails from Ensley steel plant and coal 1 from the mines of the district, but it 1 will result in a larger aggregate tonnage for Bessemer
 l This improvement, just at this time, 1 when the local agent, J. H. D. Smith, has l filed new application for permit to 1 erect a more commodious Frisco freight depot; tends to show that business is on I the increase. The agitation between the l city council and the officials of the Frisco some months ago in regard to new l freight station has about quieted, and l those in favor of the building believe that the city council will grant the permit next Tuesday night.
 Catholic School of Instruction Rev. NJ E. Kitrick, pastor of St. Alloy sius church of Bessemer, has established a precedent in the explanation and solu- tion of questions of doctrine of Catholi- cism that has succeeded. Every Thurs day night al the parish house group of representative men from any and all churches or none, thinkers who wish to clear up any mistaken ideas they might have about this creed, and converts of the church. meet and discuss a selected topic. The informality of the affair makes 1t in the nature of a religious smoker.
 The Converts league several weeks ago requested Father Kitrick to devote one night a week to the instruction on ar ticles of the faith and the series became so interesting that outsiders were in vted. Father Kitrick prepares paper on such subjects as "The Rule of Cath ollie Faith" "The Confessional "The Mass" and after his reading a general discussion is held.
 So far only men have attended and the number is increasing so that the school house will have to be used for the meet l ings. The interest shown by many Pro- | testants of the city warrants the contin- uance of the Thursday night smoker.
 Funeral of Ralph Naylor l In the auditorium of the Bessemer High school, which was crowded to the doors with friends of the deceased and amid | the beautiful floral tributes sent as last tokens of many friendships, the funeral ceremony of Ralph Naylor was held. The impressive services were conducted | by Presiding Elder Frank w. Brandon and the Rev. J. F. Sturdivant, who spoke l touchingly of the virtue of the deceased and the loss his death meant to the com munity.
 Two special cars conveyed the funeral party to the Brighton cemetery, where the last rites of the Woodmen of the
 World were performed at the interment.
 Ministers to Meet l A convention of ministers and prom | inent members of the Methodist church
 will be held Tuesday at Central Park, | on the North Bessemer car line. The
 session will continue from 9 o'clock in the morning until o'clock in the after noon and every pastor is requested to bring two representatives from his l church.
 The purpose of this meeting is to fur ther the co-opeation of the Methodists in | the Bessemer district in the movement to enlarge the college at Owenton.
 At the morning session, at 9:30, L. G. | Sturdivant of this city will take part in the discussion of 'The Present Value of the Birmingham College and What It Has Done in the First Twelve Years of l Its History" During the afternoon the Rev. J. F. Sturdivant and T. F. Robin l son of Bessemer will speak on ''The
 Bessemer District How May We Organ
 ize It and Meet the Responsibility of the April Campaign"
 Announcements | The Wednesday Music club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. I. H. Swallow at her home on Claredon ave- nue.
 Mrs. w. D. Taylor will entertain the Night Bridge club Friday night. | Mrs. George Woodrow will be the hostess for the next meeting of the Matrons' club on Friday afternoon. l The Ladies' Missionary society of the First Baptist church will meet Mon day afternoon with Mrs J. G. John- son at her home on Berkley avenue. | The Epworth league of the First Methodist church will meet Tuesday might.
 | The First Christian church held special services. including a well pre- pared programme, Sunday morning for Temperance Sunday.
 | The mock trial to be given by the Owenton college boys will take place Monday night March 27, in the High school auditorium.
 lne Iduies Aiu society OI the rlrSt | Baptist church of Jonesboro will meet with Mrs. J. w. Rarden on Monday lafternoon at o'clock.
 Personal and General | Mrs. R. P. McHyeire spent Sunday in Montgomery at the bedside of her brother, who was painfully injured in an accident recently.
 1 Miss Sallie Lee McCaskey of Birming- ham spent Sunday in Bessemer l Miss Daisy Davies, who spoke so in- terestingly on mission work at the High school auditorium Sunday night, was the house guest of Mrs. G. C..