The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-02

fition and it is thought that he will l accept.
 The next session of the sepcial com
 mttee will be held tomorrow. At this
 meeting the members of the special con- | mittee will report on the number ac- 1 eepting the positions on the committees. l Following this meeting this special com
 anttee will report to the regular meet
 ing on Monday.
 No Answer Yet Although the telegram inviting Gypsy l Smith was forwarded last night, no an-
 swer has been received. But it is ex- pected that an answer will be sent after a conference with Mir Smith. The invi- tation was sent to his American man. ager. Rev. w. Hiram Foulkes. D. D., | Of Nyack-on-t the Hudson, N. Y.s | The commercial bodies eand the city commissioners will be asked for assist ance in the auditorium work Two mem- oers of the special committee-F. NJ. l Jackson and Dr. I. D. Steele-will also ask that these bodies, send Endorsements
 and invitations !. to the famous evange- list.
 | It is proposed that the evangelist hold
 meetings in this city some time during l March for at least two weeks. The committee set March F as an appropriate l cate. However any time will be accept 1 able. y The revival will no doubt be the ! greatest ever held in the state as the
 speaker is said to be the greatest in 1 England.
 l Gypsy Smiths engagement begins in I thia country on September 30. in Seattle l Wash. From Seattle he will proceed to l Portland, from there to Spokane, and to San Francisco. Los Angeles and Dallas I in the order named. If he accepts the l invitation of Birmingham, this city's en- l gagement will close his American tour
 Text of Resolutions
 The resolutions of Dr. George Eaves,
 which were adopted Monday at the regu-
 lar meeting were also accepted by the special committee and read as follows:
 T. That this meeting of pastors and 1 laymen, representing the evangelical
 churches of Birmingham, assembled by l special call, July 31, 1911 heartily invite
 to this city in March, 1912, the evangelist, Rev. Gypsy Smith, for a campaign of at
 least two weeks. We earnestly believe
 that his visit will be fraught with splen- did results.
 70 That the conditions outlined in the letter of his American representative, Rev Dr. w. Hiram Foulkes, we pledge ourselves to fulfill:
 "(a) In the equal division of the ordi- nary public collection with the London committee of the Free Church Council, under whose direction Mir Smith works as official evangelist
 ''(b) In the assumption by us of that share of MT. and Mrs. Smiths travelling expenses which falls on the eighth city | of the projected tour.
 "(c) In the pledge to entertain Mr. and Mrs. Smith with the best hotel accommo- dations available. "(d) In the promotion of the lecture by Mir. Smith on the last Monday night of the campaign, an admission fee to be charged and the proceeds thereof to go the London committee.
 "(e) Further, we pledge ourselves to provide, if possible, a permanent audi torium of the capacity of not less than 5000 seats. Failing in this, we will secure
 temporary edifice of like proportions.
 In either case the building shall be ready l by March 12, 1912 l "(3 That a building committee of five | be at once appointed to hasten the build l ing of an auditorium in or near the cen | ter of Birmingham.
 l 70 This committee shal confer with
 other bodies, especially the city com
 mission, the Chamber of Commerce, and
 the men of the Religion Forward com
 mittee and in such conference shall draw up the charter of an association to be known as the auditorium association, se curing for the people of Birmingham 1 place of conventions, great public gather 1 ings and whatever else may promote
 the moral and material well being of the | city. said auditorium to be perpetually
 held for said purposes.
 '(b) At least two members of this con-
 mittee shall be members of the Pastors | Union and at least two shall be repre- | sentative and responsible business men. 1 "e)->In the event of their failure to 1 secure the support of the city to the l larger undertaking. this committee shall
 have in charge the erection of tenn
 porary building to be ready not later l than March 12, 1912, and shall solicit 1 fluids for same.
 | "td) The building committee shall have l freedom to appoint additional members l for service on its own sub-committees. | "5 That a committee of management | and correspondence shall be appointed 1 consisting of five members who shall | keep in touch with the evangelist and | make arrangements for books, choir, ush- 1 CTS. hotels, janitors, publicity, transpor- l tatIon, inter-church prayer service and l whatever may promote the practical sue 1 cess of the campaign by way of prepar- | atory and executive service. It shall be | the duty of this committee in consulta- l ton with the various pastors to en- | deavor to enlist members of every church | in the district in personal service. | ''e That each committee shall select it's | own treasurer, in the one case to hold 1 funds for the auditorium, in the other | to hol1 all funds solicited in the meet | iEgs and all contributions passing through
 the hands of the management and des- l tined for the evangelists personal use
 and support. It is agreed that the build- l ing committees treasurer may be merged 1 in that of the auditorium association
 only under the guarantee by that asso- l citation to put the term of these reso-
 iutions into effect, providing perma-
 ment building by March 12, 1912; other
 wise, their funds shall be used to erect a temporary auditorium.
 "i. That pledges for temporary audi torium with the above conditions stated | be immediately called for
 .S. That one man may be selected as general director of the campaign who shall have power to call together all committees and workers for conference "9 That the cooperation of the men
 in the religion forward movement be sought.
 "10. That the churches be earnestly organized for a winter of preparatory prayer in view of the coming of the evan golist."