The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

The Alabama State Land congress
has been giving the public during the
past several months such facts and
figures as tended to impress the i'm
portance of that movement upon the
people of the state at large and give
an idea of its value TO Alabama
1t has been stated that there were
in Alabama millions of acres OF idle
lands. only awaiting the hand of the
thrifty farmer to make them literally
bloom with untold fruits, with a fertil-
ity that surpassed every other state OF
the Union, according to the cold, hard
statistics of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. 1t is a recog-
ni2ed fact that Alabama leads the
world in corn, and cotton production.
Still Alabama lands are today the
cheapest on the American continent
Facts tending to illustrate and prove
the many claims of Alabama lands will
be presented in concrete form by ex-
perts, by progressive farmers, scien-
tific agriculturalists of both state and
government before the approaching
second annual meeting of the Alabama
State Land congress. which meets In
Birmingham November to 6, inclusive
These facts and figures are expected
to carry conviction to the minds of the
most skeptical. placing the lands of
Alabama where their real value will
be more appreciated by both the people
of the state themselves and the outside
world as we'll than has ever been done
since tho ri Of I, ofx I'll
Anxious to Help People
The management of the land con-
gress desires to show that the prom
ised forces and agencies which are to
settle these idle lands areNnow not only
able to do so. but are keen and willing
to aid the people of the great state of
Alabama in bringing these desired re-
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hundreds who have not found their
way into the inquiry room until they
Will some day, somewhere, surrender
to its appeal
God has put into the voice of Gipsy
Smith the music of the Herald Angel )
song and those who have heard it cam
not forget None but the Recording
Angel can tabulate the results of the
tabernacle meetings."
DIR. Branscomb Outlines Methods
DIR. L. c. Branseomb, presiding elder
or the north Alabama district of the
Methodist church, had this to say: mo
other evangelist has ever preached to
such crowds in this city as have at
tended the Gipsy Smith meetings. He
appeals to all classes of people. While
he denounced sin he does not abuse the
sinner, but shows for him compass
sion similar to that which the Lord had
for the lost of his day. He holds be-
dard of life and conduct and breaches
that nothing less is worthy of true
Christian.
He flays alive all shams and false
pretenders and breaches the old time
truth that men must be born of the
spirit If they are to be the sons of God
He is doing our city and state more
good than we can ever know. Thou
sands of men are going to be better
citizens and husbands and fathers and
have more of the Christ spirit in their
lives because of hearing him.
People have taken advantage of the
cheap rates to the fair to come from
many distant towns to bear him and
they are returning to their homes to
be worth more to their communities
than ever before. God made no mis-
take when he went to the gipsy tent
and called this man to leave the life
of his fathers and become a Fisher OF
men,.
The wanderlust of the gIpsy has