The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-16
B[ACKMON CALLED
BACK TO CAPITAL
Considerable Significance Is
Attached to the Recall
POPE IS CONFIDENT
The Laymen's Conference Adjourns.
Presbytery Entertained at Recep-
tion at Presbyterian College.
Barn Burned by Child

Anniston, October 15.-6special) }
Considerable significance is attached to
| the recall of Congressman Fred j..
Blackmon, who was summoned back to
| Washington Tuesday evening after
having been granted a leave of absence.
He left Immediately in response to the
call. despite the fact that he had been
on the job steadily for nine months.
There was no indication as to the
reason for the recall of the Fourth dis
trict congressman, but it is considered
| that this action and the declination
of Congressman Oscar w Underw ood
to accept the invitation to address the
gathering of the Convict Improvement
association, to which he had been in
vited, here Saturday has something to
do with the Mexican situation.
marked impetus has been given to
the cause of missions by the laymen's S
conference, which adjourned Wednes-
day evening after a two-day session
at the First Presbyterian church in
this city, opening with devotional SER
vices by the Rev Frank Brandon ana
an excellent talk on present conditions
and opportunities in China by Dr. c,
E. Reid, followed by Dr. d. c. Lilley on
systematic missionary training Tuesday
evening
Systematic work was discussed at q
pastors meeting Wednesday morning.
A meeting especially for men was ad-
dressed by DIR. Lilley Wednesday after
noon, and the conference was closed
Wednesday evening with an inspiring
talk by DIR. w. N. Ainsworth of Ma
con, Ca. in respect to whom all the
churches of the city abandoned their
weekly prayer services.
A reception at the Alabama Presby-
terian college here was the chief fea-
ture of the meeting of the North Ala
this afternoon. In this the delegates
We're Joined by the delegates to the
laymen's conference in session at the
First Presbyterian church here.
The attendance at the presbytery
was greatly increased today. train
which was several hours late caused
an early adjournment last night, but
the business of the church was regu-
larly taken up today, finances and mis-
sions being under discussion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Robinson, who
live near Silver Run, left Wednesday
for Montgomery to take their little
daughter Ruth, a son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
&c. c. Smith and son of Mrs. Mil
Ter to the Pasteur institute. The chill
dren were bitten Sunday by mad dog,
a family pet of the Robinsons.
Il. II. Arnett of Piedmont. aged rs.
and Mrs. NJ. o.. Sanders of Four Mile,
aged 61 We're married at the home of
the bride this week. They will reside
at Piedmont, in the northern part of
this county
Erwin Pope, who is confined now in
the Calhoun county jail, having been
brought back here from Jefferson coun-
ty last Saturday, is confident of his ac-
quittal. He still protests his innosence
of the murder of j. r. McClurlxin for
which he has been tried five times and
convicted
A grandchild who was in the barn
playing with matches is believed to
have started the fire which destroyed
the barn of VIII Anderson near White
Plains Tuesday afternoon, consuming.
three bales of cotton, wagons. hay, fod-
der hogs and tools, the personal prop
erty belonging to Scott Rhodes. the
tenant