The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-15
STORE HAD S3OOO
 FIRE LAST NIGHT
D. T. Thompson, on Second Avenue, Sustains Loss
 From Blaze

| Damage roughtly estimated at 5000 was
 done to the stock of goods belonging to
 D. T. Thompson last night, at 20l7 Sec
 ond avenue, by fire which was discov-
 covered at 10:45 o'clock.
 The fire originated in the west side
 of the store about half way between the
 front and back doors among some new
 goods which Mir. Thompson states had l just been received. Thompson recently I bought out the stock of the Coxe Dry | Goods company. The former moved here l from Culman. MT. Thompson stated
 last night that he did not know the exact
 amount of insurance carried upon his l stock, as the details of the transfer or
 the stock had not yet been termina ted. I He stated, however, that he was fully covered by insurance. He also was un-
 able to place any estimate upon either the value of or the damage to his stock l Fire Chief Bennett stated that the stock was possibly worth between Sl0,000 or s15,oO0 and that the loss was about 5000. | Mir. Thompson would not confirm the es. | innate.
 | lHt lii6 was dlotoNtitu Dy DtttCtlNe J. R. Day who was passing there about 10:45 o'clock and noticed smoke boilins
 from a second story window. He rushed | to the corner of Second avenue and Twen-
 tieth street. Companies Nos. ], ?, 1 and I 6 answered the alarm. But one line of water hose was laid into the building, ], the fire being extinguished with chemi. 1 calls.
 soul into a strong personality of spirit
 ual qualities that in every sphere of life. l in the home. in the business world, in I civil spheres and in pleasures he may
 unfold the principles of Jesus, thus broad ening and fntensifying the kingdom of | God on earth. The greatest gift man l live for Christ, himself to pray for l Christs cause. himself to personally in- I terest self in having others personality l know Christ. It means the gripping Of the soul with the solemn responsibility of being created for Gods service-a | service to be rendered in magnifying Je- sus as Savior from sin and in living | life approved of Jesus that impresses | the beauty of Jesus on the world. Incorrect Views
 '"rhe second cause lies in our incor- rect views about the church. Loyalty 10 some church and to it's furtherance of l Gods enterprises are essential factors to I the process of taking hold and making
 oneself felt When we are not church. | rpi iado Of | God l do not here refer to mere formal
 union with the church. I refer to an hon bring of the church in heart and mind l so that one seeks it's greatest efficiency
 and helps 1t to serve the spiritual needs
 of men.
 "The third cause of our failure lies in our neglect of personal spiritual develop
 ment. We are not feeding the heart and
 the mind their appropriate spiritual without development.
 within the heart of a Christian is a | new life The love cherished for God and the interest exhibited in Gods work
 are evidences of this life as the fruits
 are tokens of life within the tree. That life must oft be alone with God or 1t
 shall wither and die.
 l When Samuel gathered Gods people
 together at Gilgal their lives had lost
 much of the ardor of joy and power. l They felt the absence of God. They real ] ized as we often do their failure to
 measure up to what God imposed. And
 they did what every soul should often do. They poured out their souls in con- l fesson before God. And arising from
 that confession they took hold on the
 things of God. May we not each one individually come to this point? It wIfs
 mean many changes for some of us. q
 ouickening of pace. well nigh a complete
 revolrtion But there is nothing that can | everyone of us, no matter what our past. l to enter into a heartfelt confession unto | God for failure to attain and then to take new hold on the promises, the
 church and on Christian service" l Dr. Foster closed with an unqualified indorsement of the Men and Religion Forward Movement as the most revivng and ouickening power that has come u6 in this generation. and called upon every i, man in his congregation to align him. self with the movement and to catch the spirit which he believes will mean a
 reawalxening of the life of the church. |
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