The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-16

aif .r1seatei h Moore, Warrens- se tQhat Accomplished A. x Alugre 1sifnt- 3.s1-.f,glia fasla Our Aim for the Naxt rsgas.i s.tIrs s?" Belt White. iAaas
 "Neod fef FasfHAr Organization, 0 1avior Essssn#el'.
 4:00-"Our Part in the Coming of the Kingdom S. P. Spiegel, Wilson, N. c.
 4:2p-Treasurer's report, E. c. Anderson, Anniston auditors report, A. A. Oden, Eartselle.
 EVENING.
 7:3o-Praise service, II. G. Sedinger, Athens.
 s:0O-Jubilee sermon. "The Plea of the Disciples of Christ tor Christian Union, O. P. Siegel, Montgomery.
 S:45-"American Missions" Grant K. Lewis, Cincinnati, O.
 9:3O-Adjournment.
 Night Session
 The Birmingham district was the main contributor to the 5000 pledged within 70 minutes at last nights session. The mon- ey is to support the evangelstic and mis- sion work of the Christian church in Alabama next year. The Rev Howard J. Brazelton of Mobile, delivered the ser mon, This Grace Also that preceded his call for the individual and collective donations.
 Starting with pledges of s10o from lay men and continuing to a cash offering from those present the 5000 was collected and the following is the Birmingham por- ton in detail: pr. T. F. Cheek, $100; J.. R. McWane, s10o; pr. A. R. Moore, S25; Mrs. C. A. Hardwick, s5; P. E. Cheek, $l1. Mrs. P. E. Cheek, s1o; Miss Olive nF the First Christian church. $5 A. R. Moore Sunday school class of First Christian church, so; w. H. Davis, $5; Mrs. w. II. Haun's Sunday school class of Bes- semer, $l0; Ladies Aid of Ensley, s5; R, E. Smith, S5 MT. and Mrs. George Swag- gard of Ensley. $5; Sunday school of the Firs. Christian church. $15; First Chris tian church, $125; Bessemer Christian church, s25; Ensley church, s25; c. H. Barker of Ensley s5.
 Branch Tarpley of this city, leading the Christian Endeavor prayer service that substituted the customary devo- tional exercises, opened the evening ses- sion. The music, consisting of choir and pipe organ was splendidly rendered.
 The first speaker was John H. Booth, secretary of the board of church eXten- sion of the Christian church of Kansas City, whose address theme was ''The Value Of Church House. MT. Booth pre- efaced his arguments for the necessity of place of worship in a community with statistics of the scope and climb of the Christian church from eighth place to fifth place in membership comparisons of the Protestant bodies of the United States within the past 10 years. He stat cd that last year there were S6,000 add- tions to the church, being the largest to any Protestant congregation, with the ex- oeption of the Methodist
 'The board of extension since its ex- has aided 20 churches in Alabama aggregating a loan fund of SIP, ,795; has built churches in all the states of the union, totaling 1500, has a capital of sS90- 000 for the furtherance of their exten- sion," he said. The secretary enumerated three values of the church house: So- cially, the missionary value and the spir- itlal value.
 pr. Howard J. Brazelton followed MT. operation for all outpouring of money for the carving on of the state work next year and concluded his remarks with a for S1000, which was pledged within a short time
 The singing of the Doxology closed the evening session, which will convene for he last day of the jubilee at 8 o'clo K this morning. Grant K. Lewis of Cincn- nati will arrive this morning in time for the Sunday school session, which is the first number on the programme.