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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Presbyterian Showing Last Year

The large presbyterian body, that of the rorth. has just issued it's report for last year. Tn membership it has regained all 1t lost following the Cumberland Presby- terian merger and 14,000 members besides. Tn 1901 when the Cumberland people came in, there was jump in the membership figures of lSS, eco, followed the next year by a setback of 4t.OO0 Some Cumbe,lands notably some in Tennessee, refused to stay united.
 Now the membership has reached 1,354,- l5S or much higher than ever before. The net gain last year was l5.50O. The whole number of churches is 10.o51, the highest number ever reached. The Sun day school enrolment is now 1.205, 1S0 In proportion to membership of the church this is the highest obtaining in any of the large religious bodies. few small bodies have as many children in their Sunday schools as members in their churches, but the larger bodies have often hardly more than half so many The pro- portion of Presbyterians is 1,205. 130 to ,,354 453.
 Contributions of Presbyterians last year amounted to $25. .9o9, ,0O0 or next to Metho- dists. the largest of an religious body in America. This is $l9 and a trifle more per member, which is the highest aver age save one, Epscopalians averaging al- most exactly s20 per member. This Pres byterian showing of gifts for last year Is s3, 0OO,000 in excess of the previous year, and 1910 was the largest total up to tha, date. Of the nearly $26,000000 given by Presbyterians last year to all causes, s6.- 30,000 went to missions. In even figures s4 GOO GOO went to missions under the regu-
 lar boards, and $2, 000,oo0 to other mission ary work, such as colleges the negroes. Am Ribla COpiatHy nd tap To foreign missions alone was given s2, coo. The cost to maintain all Pres hyterian churches in continental United States last year was ,000, or sl, 800 00O more than on any preceding year.
 Candidates for the ministry, who have been scarce and are still smaller in num- bers than needs of the church require show a slight improvement. There are now 1205, as against 934 five years ago. and 1l52 last year. There was, however no increase in the number actually li- censed as ministers last year. and there was lltle increase in the number of men ordained. The number of Presbyterian ministers is now 912S the highest num- her ever reached.
 Two men in actual leadership among the Presbyterians, one minister, the other laynlan, are the Rev. pr w. H. Roberts of Philadelphia, and the Hon. John w. tOSlef or Washington. The former is stated clerk. Moderators come and go, but the stated clerk holds on, as he has done for many years, great power in Iresbyterianism. and also great power in many other religious and educational lines. MT. Foster, once secretary of state and member of Hague and a dozen other peace tribunals of world scope, is type Of the l6yman who now, as not hereto fore. take personal interest in church work. especially in Sunday school and missions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
FIGHTING FOR LANGUAGE
Turks Are Starving Albanians in the
 Balkan Hills

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 London-Ten thousand Albanians, driven from their homes by Turkish troops, are starving to death in the caves of Mont enegro. Conditions have become so rious that there is possibility of inter- vention by the European powers In fact, diplomatic discussions looking to the likelihood of such intervention, have al ready taken place. This is the important information received from two men in as close touch with the whole Balkan situa- ton IS any two men in Europe.
 The assassination of Zeki Bey in Con- stantinople, the revolt in Southern All bana, which hitherto has remained loyal, or at least quiet, and the reported action of Russia in notifying Montenegro she must cease giving succor to Albanian ref ugees, are all signs of the approach of Il crisis that at any moment may precipi- tate intervention
 That the uprising in Southern Albania is more serious than the Turkish officials admit, is shown by the fact that the people of Argyroa Kastra have made the local governor a prisoner, rifled the gov ernment's safes and declared their inde- pendence Disquiet prevails as far as the Greek frontier. Dispatches from Constan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Society
tCoNTINuED FROM PAGE 2e.,

Sullivan and Mrs. Connie Evans Sullivan and MT. W. E. Evans, Jr. and his bride. MT Evans married Miss Edith Award of Columbus, 0. MT. Evans has engaged with the Excuse Me" company to play in New York next season. Toward the latter part of the season the Excuse Me company may go on the road, and perhaps include Birmingham. Mrs. Earl Drennen returned yesterday from Tuscaloosa, where she visited friends
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 Mir. and Mrs. M. B. Orr have named their little son Robert Howell Mrs. George c. Harris is i'll at St. Vim cents hospital She was reported yester- day not so well as earlier in the week.
 
 Miss Etta Lichenstein of New York is the guest Of her cousin. Mrs. M. Landau, 1920 Tenth avenue, south. Mr Louis Folda of Demopolis is visit ing his sister Mrs. M. Landau. MT. Max Baxter. who has been travelling in the east and west, has returned to Bir- mingham. MISS Dora Josephine Landau IS Vlslt- ing her uncle in Demopolis. Mir. Isadore Lichenstein of Demopols has arrived to be the guest of his cousin, Mrs. NJ. Landau.
 
 Miss Grace Westbroolt has gone to Nashville, where she will spend a month with relatives.
 Miss Sallie Will Hulsey has returned home, after spending some time with Misses Mary and Fife Wagoner at yarnons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

superb, poised on the giddy summit, his feet buried in the churning foam, the salt smoke rising to his knees, and all the rest of him in the free air and flashing sunlight, and he is flying through the air, flying forward, flying fast as the surge on which he stands. He is a Mercury--a brown Mercury His heels are winged, and in them is the swiftness of the sea In truth, from out of the sea, he has leaped upon the back of the sea-, and he is riding the sea that roars and bellows and cannot shake him from>its back But no frantic outreaching and balancing Is his. He is impassve motionless as statue carved suddenly by some miracle out of the seas depths from which he rose. And straight on toward shore he flies on his winged heels and the white crest of the breaker. There is a wild burst of foam, q long multitudinous rushing sound as the breaker falls futile and spent at your feet: and there, at your feet steps calmly ashore a Kanaka.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
1925 End Ave.

Fathers cooperating there IS here. At 1iege has just been celebrated the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Re- treat House of Notre Dame. but before that Belgium had no fewer than five such houses These were Fayt, founded in 1891; Ghent, in 1894; Arlon, 1896, and Lierre, 1899.
 The single one at Liege hes been at tended by no fewer than 10000 laymen, and throughout Belgium there are now 400O laymen held in 200 Leagues of Perse- verance The aim of these retreats is the deepening of the spiritual life. Two years ago such house was founded in England called Oalxwood hall and located at Romi- ley American Catholic laymen inaugu- rate the movement in New York, and now appeal to Catholic laymen of other cities to establish these houses of re- treat. Jesuit priests are ready, they say to cooperate in the conduct of the re- treats. houses being provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Will Negro MethOdists Withdraw?

There has just been held a conference oe recognized leaders among colored Methodists, and from it comes the report, credited very generally that negroes now belonging to the Methodist church, the large northern body, will withdraw and form a new colored Methodist organiza- ton of national scope and aim. Bishop Scott of Monravia, who represents col ored Methodists in Africa, is known to have attended this conference, but states that the time has not yet come to make plans public
 Methodists leaders, white, admit that colored Methodists within their body con- template such action, and say that such pourse might not prove wholly unwse. They say, frankly, that were the negro to withdraw and do so voluntarily, the greater union would follow of the Meth odists south with the north and so there would result a Methodist church of na- tional size, having membership of A. 559 )0o For years it has been acknowl- edged that white Methodist unity, in America is impossible so long as the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

New York, August 5.--(SpeciaL)-- Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee will give an address al the forthcoming convention of the American Federation of Catholic societies on social reform, . and it is said will undertake to map out plans by which Catholic laymen may. with the full approval of their church advance such reform. The arch bishop was one of the founders of the federation, agitating the subject be- fore he went to Milwaukee, and while still bishop of Green Bay With him In the agitation was Bishop MeFaul of Trenton.
 The Milwaukee archbishop is a na- tive of Switzerland, where he was edu- cated. He also attended school in Innsbruch, in the Austrian Tyrol For a time he was professor at the Cath ollie university at Washington, then just established, and in 1892 he went to Green Bay. In 1908 he was ad- yanced to the first rank as Archbishop of Milwaukee. He is an author of some note in his church.
 There are nearly 100000 Catholic
  needless to say, among the most loyal in their church and most active in re- ligious work. Priests in limited num- bers belong to these societies. but they are, essentially. organizations of Cath olio laymen. Their aims are social and benevolent, and more and more they are becoming a power for good in their church and in the nation
 One of the great societies, the Cath ollie Knights of Columbus. with head quarters in New Haven, does not be- long to this fedora tion. Reasons why 1t does not are not worth while here. At the head of the Columbus knights Is Supreme Knight J. A. Falherty, who Is a Philadelphia lawyer, who gives q good deal of his time to the organiza- ton. It's report for the year will be ready soon. but already it is announced to have had the greatest year in its history.
 The Hlbernians, the Knights of St. John, who are strong in the west; the Knights of America, the Catholic Be- nevolent Legion, the Order of Foresters. the vast Holy Name societies, these and many others will take part in the Columbus meeting. Besides the well known ones there are many small or ganizations, all approved by Catholic and these swell the num- bers along toenearly the 1000, 900 mark.
 Mgr. Falconio, apostolic delegate; Archbishop Moeller of Cincinnati, and many others will speak at the Colum- bus convention, and there will be pa iade and banquet. The dates are Au- gust 20 and "A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Baths and Baths
,m the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 beauty special ist in white bath ing suit stunned herself on glittering beach.
 There are baths and baths," she said The Empress Poppaea kept 100 asses to supply her daily bath of milk, and she retired with mask, or pouItice, of bread and milk on her face every night.
 Isabelle of Bavaria, whose beauty was great, bathed in decootion of chickweed. Queen Elizabeth bathed In wine. Mary Queen of Scots bathed In cream. The dreadful ladies of the dreadful Italian Renaissance bathed- oh, horror lin warm blood
 "I could go on indefinitely. I could tell you of the efficacy Of Mme. Taller s bath of crushed strawberries, of the Empress Josephines bath of steeped violets. of Mime. de Pompadour's bath of veal bouillon. I could even tell you of filthy baths. baths that befouled in- stead of cleansing. But my own bath awaits me"
 So concluded the beauty specialist, and. rising, she regarded demurely her silk -stockinged limbs. My own clean, whilesome sea bath awaits me, and after it, will be ex- actly two years younger than I am now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
A Little Dubious

From Harper's Weekly.
 There was a new baby up at Johnny Bilkins's, and everybody in the neigh bornood seemed very much interested fin the newcomer On his way to school in the morning Johnny was frequently stopped by passers-by with inquiries as to the state of things at home. The last individual to inquire was the clergyman. who reports the following:
 "Ah, Johnny, my lad said the rev. erend gentleman, T understand that you have a bouncing boy up at your house."
 'I dunno','' said Johnny. T ain't never seen him bounce-I don't think they've throwed him down hard enough to find out yet"
 The clergyman smiled broadly and went on to the next question.
 well, I hope he is a good baby" he suggested.
 'Oh, I guess he ith," said Johnny, du- biously He don't smoke or drink any, but sometimes he seems to me to swear some"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

tinonle report that the Albanans persist in their 12 demands presented through the I hIk munster at CettlnJe, cnle1 d4nons which are their right to speak and write their own language and devote the income of taxes to local defensesA
 It has always been a penal offense to reduce the Albanian language to writing, the Turkish policy being to keep them in subjection through ignorance. The AL banians, therefore, are really fighting for the right to become civilized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Whats the IIse2

A motorist who had been scorching on a country road was brought before jus tice of the peace who had fined him be- fore
 You have been out with that machine again, have your" the justice demanded Frightening horses again, eh? Why don't you get a flying machine if you want to beat time and be eccentrc?' s -
 Tt would be no good" wearily replied the prisoner. You would arrest me for frightening the birds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
A Professional Man

From the Louisville Herald.
 You say he's professional man" ''Yes" But thought he followed automobile Iracing?' He does. Hes doctor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
A Russian Baptist Hero

Pastor Fetler of the First Russian Bap- tist church of St. Petersburg, who was also the founder of it. makes a heroic appeal to Baptists of America. He came here to attend the recent Baptist Alliance in Philadelphia, putting up s250O in money that he would return to Russia by October next to stand trial fer having started, in Moscow. Bap- tist church and winning to it some Rus sian Orthodox church members.
 Bercre quitting St. Petersburg last March he bought a site and he and his Russian Baptists, numerous but poor, be- gan the construction in St. Petersburg of a Baptist church to seat 2O00. The strue- ture is partly built and funds are eX- hausted Pastor Fetler looks with dis may. not upon any trial at Moscow, but at returning to his St Petersburg con gregation without money to complete his big church. Hence his heroic appeal.
 Over 1000 belong to the St. Petersburg church, and there are six subsidiary halls in various parts of the city, all crowded. A preachers training class has 40 mem bers who go out as lay evangelists.
 St. Petersburg university students crowd hursday night weekly lecture. The Czar is cognizant of the work, and him. self gave permission for the purchase of the site for the now unfinished Prayer House. as 1t is designated.
 Pastor fetler asks American baptists fer s45,0o00, not to be given to the St. Pe- tersburg Baptist church, but to be used to comple,e their Prayer House." and later to he raid back and to become a Baptist church building fund for Russia. Pastor Fetler's efforts in Moscow have resulted in a fourishing Baptist work in that city, as yet without property of its own. He says he will keep his word and face the government in Moscow for trial. although 1t is not unlikely to result in banishment to Siberia fo raL series of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

lfoiA : PlHkhAk the eXp6TlenCe NlIn |an organism unfitted for the trial of strength, and when the strain is over Iher system has received a shock from (which it is hard to recover. Follow Png right upon this comes the nervous '6train of caring for the child, and a distinct change in the mother results. There is nothing more charming than D happy and healthy mother of chil- |dren, and indeed childbirth under right Conditions need be no hazard to health |Dr beauty. The unexplainable thing is that, with all the evidence of shattered nerves and broken health resulting From an unprepared condition, women Twill persist in going blindly to the trial. It isn't as though the experience kame.upon them unawares. They have ample time in which to prepare, but they, for the most part, trust to chance bnd pay the penalty.
 In many homes once childless there hre now children because of the fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound makes men normal, healthy, and strong.
 Any woman who would like ppecial advice in regard to this
 matter is cordially invited to
 write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass. Her letter will be held in jtrlct confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Facts
 About Motherhood

The experience of Motherhood is a irving one to most women and marks distinctly an epoch in their lives. Not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

i, one WOman in a hum ldred is prepared or
 understands how to )properly care forher-
 self. Of course near
 ly every woman now
 adays has m e dical tre a | m e n t at the time of childbirth,
 but many approach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Snsnicious Smnnthness

From the Washington Herald.
 your motor boat is running very smoothly now.'
 "Yes, I think something's broken"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Develop Your Bust soc PACKAGE FREE to Any Woman Who Wants a
 Beautiful Figure

Women need no longer be humiliated and embsr- rassed because they are thin, flat chested and not developed. for science has found a simple way to give the bautiful curves of a perfect figure. To prove this, let us send you free of charge a 60c package that will show you how easily the bust can be developed from two to seven inches. and become full. plump and firm. This discovery, that is Of such vital interest to all thin women, is the result of long study and investigation hy one or the leading women physicians in New York State. who. in seeking to overcome the defects In her own figure without the use of pads" or forms, discovered n hap py combination of tissue building elements that increased her bust some four inches. made her arms round and shape ly and her neck and shoulders plump and symmetrical.
 This prescription of Dr. Catherine Kelly's is a real discovery on fai different lines from ths ordinary figure devsl- oping treatment, and thii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
American Catholic Lay Retreats

Upon approval of Archbishop Farley Of New York, Catholic laymen have just is- sued a statement concerning retreats for laymen, their origin and value. The statemenois based on the new venture of Catholic laymen of New York In pro- viding place for retreats throughout the year, and social studies for the train ing of instructors, and the statements aim Is to encourage the founding of similar retreats for laymen of other parts of the United States.
 Catholic laymen of Belgium have the honor, 1t seems, of inaugurating the movement on sound basis, the Jesuit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Methodist University in Washington


 The American university. which is a Methodist project, located at the National capital and intended for advanced edu- cation and research, has just come into possession of property worth $150000 at least. Recently the trustees authorized a campaign to raise s1,500,000. When S500,o00 of this is secured the institution is to be opened to students.
 The late Bishop Hurst of the Methodist church was the father of this university plan and the Methodist church formally approved it in 1892. Exceedingly valuable property. well situated, has been gotten together. There have been, however, many criticisms both that such institu- ton is not needed. and that if 1t were Methodists cannot provide 1t. It has even been said that Methodist bishops ought to do the work for which the church chose them, not to engage, in visionary educa- tional schemes.
 In 1898 pr. Franklin Hamilton became chancellor, and under him some advance has been made. Criticisms have we'll nigh ceased. and the project of the e1.50O,- coo new fund has been entered upon. The Washington university is the only edu- cational institution for which the general conference specifically appeals to Meth odists for financial help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

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 A.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

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