The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
DR.. MOONEY CALLED
TO NEW ORLEANS
Pastor of Second Presby-
terian Has Matter Under
Consideration

DR.. L. d. Mooney, pastor OF. the sec-
yesterday that he had received a unani-
nous call to the pastorate of the Napo-
leon Avenue church of New Orleans.
one of the largest Presbyterian churches
in that city. DR.. Mooney said last even
ing that the call had come as a conf
pleto surprise to him he was not pre-
pared to make a statement, but would
take it under consideration.
The Rev. Dr. Mooney has been pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church for
about II years and is considered one of
the most popular ministers in the city.
He is graduate of the Southwestern
Presbyterian University of Clarksvile,
Tenn, and is at the present time MEM
Der of the board of administrators of the
university. He holds the title of doctor
of Divinity and is considered one of the
most eloquent pastors in the Southern
Presbyterian ministry. DR.. Mooney will
quite probably pay visit to the Napo-
leon Avenue church in the Crescent City
in recognition of the honor conferred on
him, 1t is stated
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officer for the term covered by the last
fiscal wear.
In his own behalf Dr. Sanders declares
that he has sought the advice of several
eminent lawyers in the state relative to
the legality of the increase in his salary
as authorized by the state medical asso-
citation and maintains that. he is entitled
to receive the additional salary.
Regarding the remainder of the 81, 99S 65
for which suit has been entered by the
attorney general, this accrued from unex-
pended balance from the annual appro-
priation of $4,000 to the health Depart
ment.
TN the opinion of the attorney gem
eral it was not the purpose of that act
to allow any accumulation of that sum,
but to limit the expenditures within any
one year to the sum appropriated by the
act Continuing the attorney general
said: IF at the end of the fiscal year, the
sum appropriated has not been used, it
scenes clear to me that the unused bal
ance must be returned to the state treas
ury." The unused balance at the end
of the fiscal year September 80, 1911, was
shown by Examiner Mccall to have been
$2206.93, and the unused balance at the
end of the fiscal year, September 80, 1912,
was shown by Examiner Evans to have
been $685.
The action of the attorney general in
bringing suit against the state health Of
ficer to recover money which he declares
to be due the state. while regretted by
the various members of the states ad-
ministration, was regarded as the only
method by which the legality of the va
rious Indebtedness which DIR. Sanders is
said to be due the state is entirely of
technical nature. His books We're de-
clared by the examiners to be in good
shape, and he was commended for the
manner in which he administered the af-
fairs of his department.
During the past few weeks DR. Sam
ders has had frequent conferences with
Governor O'Neal and the attorney gen.
eral for the purpose of adjusting the
matter but no agreement could be reached
The entering of suit was considered
the only method by which the various
questions under controversy could be
entirely settled.