The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-29
MEMORIAL PLANS
 FOR GEN. BOOTH Birmingham Services Will Be Held Sunday MEETING IS GENERAL Short Addresses Will Be Made by Number of Prominent Citizens
 on the Life Work of the
 Deceased

The memorial services in honor of the memory. of Gen William Booth, late commander of the Salvation Army. will be held next Sunday, September 1. in the First Methodist church, at p. m, The Rev. I. D. Steele of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church will preside.
 Personal invitations are being sent out to all the city clergy. who will announce from their pulpits the me- moiial service and who will attend the exercises in the afternoo n. Num- erous short addresses by prominent clergymen will be made in eulogy of the life work of the late leader of the worlds great sociological organiza tion. Adjt William Halpin said:
 We fully expect that citizens rep resentative of all walks of life will attend the memorial service. do honor to the dead general who more than any man of his time belonged to the world and lived for the betterment of all men, and particularly for the help less. the poor and the needy. From King George of England, Emperor Will liam of Germany. President Taft and leaders of the worlds thought every where have come messages of sincerest sorrow because of the death of this great good man. The press everywhere has spoken most kindly of our dear general nd the editorial columns have compared him to John Wesley and Mar tin Luther. Birmingham should not withhold her need of praise and l trust that she will rise up en masse next Sunday afternoon and attend the eXereises.n
 The following programme will be carried out: Opening song Of the sefN= ice, My Jesus, Love Thee, or Thefe Is d Better World, They Say A prayer follows and then a song by all, snail We Gather at the River?" or When the Roll Is Called Up Wonder" Then the following. scripture reading
 T have fought good fight, l have finished my course, ehave kept the faith: @
 "Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. which the Lord. the righteous judge. shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love Ills appearing"
 And the king said unto his ser wants, Know ye not that there is 3 prince and a great man fallen this day in 1sraelY
 We must all appear before the judg- ment seat of Christ that everyone may receive the things doneain his body according to that ne ndtH uolie, NhSlh- CT it be good or bad
 ''They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the Armament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever
 "Wherefore, beloved, seeng that ye look for such things, be diligent, that ye may be found of Him in peace without spot and blameless:"
 For none of us liveth to himself and no man dieth to himseIf.
 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord, and whether we die, we die unto the Lord; whether we live there fore or die, we are the Lord s'
 "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace. good will toward men.
 Another song followed by address by officer in charge and then solo composed by the general.
 The rest of the programme embraces songs in memoriam and short addresses by prominent citizens present
 That the service will be well attend ed there is no doubt as the work of the late evangelist has won him a place in the hearts of men in all walks of life, and the citizens of Birmng ham will not be backward in award ing him his due.
 In conjunction with the local serv- ice, in every city where the saliva tionists have established homes throughout the world, similar serv- ices will be held. The exercises will be uniform and will be rendered in almost every known language.