The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-09
MEMORIAL ID THE
 LATE DR. HANDLEY Is Held in the Central Presby-
 terian Church ATTENDANCE IS LARGE Number of Notable Speeches Are Made and Subscription List Is Started for a Monument Fund for
 the Late Pastor
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE

months ago friends rendered him a series Of jubilee meetings In honor of his 36 years as pastor of the Central Presby- terian church, a memorial meeting was held yesterday afternoon for the late Rev. Luman s. Handley
 Gray and battle scared veterans, men of God and laymen of every profession and faith, gathered in answer to the call of ministers here to memorialze the memory and works of the late pastor
 The meeting was largely attended and at it's conclusion the plan to build a monu- ment in honor of Dr. Handley was preached for the first time in a financial way. Lists were sent among those gath cred and signatures with amounts were signed to be collected later.
 Those who attended the meeting were liberal in their donations to the monument fund, however President John L. Parker of the association said that just what amount was given could not be ascer- tained at this time.
 Bishop Mccoy Presides
 Bishop James H. Mccoy of the Metho- dist church presided over the meeting. In few choice introductory remarks he eulogized the man whose memory was being honored in words that denoted the most supreme respect and reverence The programme consisted of memorials by General Bush, Rabbi Newfield, pr. I. D. Steele, Bishop Mccoy and Sterling A. Wood, the latter being representative layman of St. Paul's Catholic parish.
 All of the speakers paid glowing trb- utes to the memory of Dr. Handey and agreed in saying that a garland of the choicest graces would be entwined on the brow of this magic city if a monu- ment to the memory of pr. Handley was erected.
 Rabbi NewReId Talks
 Rabbi Newfield, in his address, pointed out the chief characteristics of Dr. Hand- ley as being, patience and modesty. He said the mission of Dr. Handley, ac- cording to his own view, was not to make a Christian of the Jew but to make of the Jew a better Jew. And not to make a Jew of the Christian, but to make a better Christian of the Christian. He said the lowly, the humble and the high
 
 delighted to call neighbor and friend. The address of General Bush was writ ten out by him and read to the gathering by Prof. R. G. Hewitt. General Bush was indisposed yesterday and was unable to attend the meeting. He paid eloquent tributes to his departed comrade in arms and spoke glowingly of his good works here.
 After the meeting had been concluded Bishop James H. Mccoy led in a general memorial meeting in which all of those attending joined.
 Monument Fund Meeting
 A call was subsequently issued by President Parker of the Handley Me morial association for a meeting to be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the assembly room of the Chamber of Con- merce. At this meeting the entire work so far of the association will be checked up and plans formulated for an active campaign for the monument fund
 Subscription papers will be placed all over the city and it is confidently be- to erect a suitable monument to pr.
 
 citizens of Birmingham.
 Sterling A. Wood Talks
 Sterling A. Wood spoke of the place which Dr. Handley had in this com munity. He said in part:
 "A community may be correctly judged by its monuments. More than anything else, they should and do represent the concensus of public opinion. A phlos- opher of old for testimony of the worth of a community, said: If you want a monument look around you And look ing around us we find that this com munity has built three monuments. ''They are: ''The first, to Patrick O'Reilly, preacher. The second to Elias Davis, doctor The third, to Mary Cahalan. teacher, and we are here to build the fourth, another to index of this community. Some may say that Birmingham wor- ships too much at the shrine of Nam mon; that commercialism has swept us off our feet; that the dollar mark threat ems to be our chief insignia. Certainly our monuments do not show this, but they GO snow the contrary. Iney snow that we give a permanent home in our affections to him who worked for his fel- low man.
 This community had begun to regard as one of It's fixed assets the commanding but modest figure of Dr. Luman S. Hand- ley. There are few of us here who did not find him here when he came here. We recollect him as always on the go, always on the business of the Master. We do not recall that he ever wore or drew the sword in the name of the Prince of Peace; the cross, which he always wore, was a sufficient weapon for the battles he fought, and sufficient recom- pense for the victories he won. He has new gone from our midst.
 |" Life is like an arrows flight, Out of darkness, into the light; Out of light, into darkness again; Perhaps in joy, perhaps in pain. death has claimed him. l say impossible, for surely few of us would act as we do if we could truly comprehend that the darkness is coming. We prefer to act as if the light would last forever.
 Let it not be understood that it is sug- gested the Birmingham district is not a great battle field for the forces of good and evil, but that the contrary is true. This community Is Comnosed of some