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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

Search for the Christ Child" Sunday
school at $50.
Fifth Avenue-Corner Fifth avenue
and Eighteenth street. The Rev. J. NJ.
Broadly, pastor, will occupy the pulpit
this morning and at II o'clock and
again in the evening at 1890 His
morning topic Will be. God Became
Flesh and that of the evening is TO
lie The Universal Christ" The mu-
sic Is to be featured at both serv-
ices and 1t Is said 1t will be well worth
hearing. Sunday school meets at $3.50
and there Will be special Christmas
programme in the main auditorium of
the church. The regular weekly prayer
meeting service is omitted this week,
but will be resumed next week.
Westminster-Corner Twenty fifth
street and Thirteenth avenue, north.
The Rev. j. Frank Turner, pastor will
preach at II o'clock this morning an J
again at 1880 this evening. In the morn
ing he will preach on "a Secure Dwell
ing Place and in the evening his
subject will be christmas With Christ
left Out" There will be a special
Christmas service Wednesday evening.
Sunday school begins at $50.
Vine Street-Corner Vine street and
Cotton avnue. West End. The pastor,
the Rev. William b. Holmes, will con-
duct both services today, speaking at
the IL o'clock service on 1.-THE Prince
of Peace" The service in the evening
Is to be devoted to song and praise
and promises to be very interesting.
Sunday school begins at $50.
South Highlands-Corner Highland
avenue and Twenty first street DR.
Henry M Edmonds, pastor will preach
at II o'clock this morning ON the sub
1ect, "Reincaration." The evening serv-
ices will be dispensed with there be-
ing a vesper service at 4:30 o'clock in
the afternoon instead There will be no
prayer meeting on Wednesday night
owing to the fact that it is the eve of
Christmas, Sunday school begins at
$50
First-Corner Fourth avenue and
Twenty-first street. The pastor, DR.
John s. Foster will preach at II o'clock
this morning, his topic being What 1t
All Means" In the evening at 7:30
o'clock the entire church will unite in
a white Christmas celebration There
will be service of song and praise We'd
nesday evening at 1880. Sunday school
begins at $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Beat Him to 1t

From Pearsons Weekly.
"A man tried to pick my pockets in
the street last week. but my wife pre-
vented him."
did she grapple with him or just
scream?"
Neither, she WASH. there
Then how could size prevent him?'
She had been tlsough my pockets
firsti'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Church of Cod

The regular Services will be conducted
at the hall, 22O9 Third avenue, at Il
O'Clock this morning and again at 1880
O'Clock this evening. Sunday school be-
gins at 10 O'Clock. Elder j. L. Mitchell
pastor, will be in Sylacauga. but his
place will be filled by Lewis Hall, Mrs
Lizzie Mitchell and Miss Estella Tucker
Of Bunker Hill, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Lutheran Churches

Christ English-Corner Seventh avenue
ana TWenty-third street. The Rev. e. II.
CopenhaVer, pastor, will occupy the pull
pit at II o'clock this morning and again
at o'clock this eveninf. He takes as
the topic in the morning, 1.-The Incarna-
ton" The Luther league meets at
o clock in the evening and will be led by
). G. Willis. Sunday school begins at
$780,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

First-Corner Sixth avenue ana
Nineteenth street The pastor, the Rev.
]. W. Johnson, will occupy the pull
pit this morning at IL o'clock and
gain this evening at 7:45. In the morn
ing he will take as a subject, THE
Advantage of the Simple Hearted" and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Eniscnnal Churches

St. Andrews-Corner Eleventh avenue
and Twelfth street, south. The services
at this church for today are as follows:
Holy communion, 7:3o a. M; morning
prayer and sermon. II o'clock; evening
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Methodist Churches


orwood-Thirteenth avenue and
4hirty y-Hfth street. The pastor, the Rev.
S. T. slaton, will occupy the pulpit
this morning at IL o'clock and again
this evening at 1880. The subject of
his morning sermon will be, Seeing
Face to Face in the Glow of the
Heavenly Light" and that of the even
ing will be- Gods Curtains of Mys-
terry: A Christmas Sermon" Sunday
school begins at 9:30
Eleventh A*enue--Corner Eleventh
avenue and Twelfth street The pas
tor, the Rev. Henry M. Stevenson, will
occupy the pulpit at IL o'clock this
morning, preaching on the subject,
The Christmas Message" In the even
ing at o'clock will be held the reg
rlnr Christmas gift service, similar to
that of last year Sunday school begins
at $780,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

The Sacred Harp Singing class of
tho Fourth street Methodist church In
Pratt city will hold special song serv-
ices this afternoon, beginning at 1870
clock, The service Is to be held a.
tsie church and very interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged. Prof. \.
A Jackson will direct the class.
The Epworth league of the East
Lake Methodist church is to nave
charge of the evening service at that
church today and the following pro-
sramme has been arranged;
Leader, Miss Fora MILESTONE
Song, Joy to the World"
Meredith chorus, silent Night" CRU
Der.
Topic. Miss milestone.
Vocal duet. selected.
Address, "How Can I Make CLAD
Many Glad Christmas for Me??'
Frank Domineck.
Solo, selected. Mrs. wayland Jones.
Christmas story, Miss Kathleen
Meadow
Piano solo. Miss Ruth Ratliff.
Reading, "Bessies Dream" Miss Lula
Mae Turner
Address, "Iow Can Make Happy
Christmas for others?' Mr. Lacky.
The Rose Garden quartet
Reading. Miss Leta Jones.
Meredith chorus, Lift Your Hearts
and Voices" Mote.
Christmas story BIRDS Christmas
Carol" Mrs. Newman.
Iecitatiob, Preparation of the Rug.
gler's Family for the Birds Christ
mas Dinner" Mrs. Mcpherson.
Male quartet.
Benediction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

First-Corner Fifth avenue and Twenty
first street. The Rev. Henry Pearce At
kins, pastor will occupy the pulpit this
morning at Il o'clock, taking as his sub
ject Happy Christmas or Holy Christ
mas-WhichT In the afternoon at 5
o'clock Judge Samuel d. Weakley will
deliver an address on the subject, The
Attitude of the Bible to Wine and Strong
Drink
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Baptist Churches

Ruhama-Seventy-s street and
Underwood avenue. Feast Lake The
pastor, DR.. James r. Edwards, will
preach at II O'Clock this morning on the
subject, "The Prince Of Peace" In the
evening, beginning at 7;3O o'clock, the
Sunday school and church will unite in
a Christmas celebration. Sunday school
at $3.50.
West Woodlawn-Forty-s y-seventh street
and Fifth avenue, north. The pastor
will occupy the pulpit at II O'Clock this
morning and will preach on the subject,
"A Plea for the Better Observance of
Christmas" At 7:30 in the evening there
will be a service appropriate to the sea-
son by the Sunbeams under the direc-
tion of Mrs. B. e. Iinkle. They win
take an offering for the kindergarten
during the service. Sunday school begins
at $3.50.
Southside-Corner Eleventh avenue and
Nineteenth street, south. The Rev. Pres
ton Blake, pastor, will occupy the pulpit
at II o'clock this morning and again
at 7:30 this evening. He takes as his
subject in the morning, Three Estimates
of One Character and that for the
evening is to be "a Palm in the Des-
ert" Sunday school begins at $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
TODAY,S SERVICES AT THE
CHURCHES OF BIRMINGHAM
BY ELLIS C. HoLLUMs

In the evening he will preach on Tho
Worlds Christmas Tree" A double
quartet viii render delightful Christ
mas music at both services and the
public is cordially invited to be pres
cnt. Sunday school begins at $3.50.
East Lake-Corner Seventy eighth
street and IIilman avenue. DIR. L. =.
Branscomb, presiding elder of the North
Alabama district, will preach at the
II o'clock service this morning. Sun
day school begins at 9:3O.
Highlands-Five Points. DIR. e. c.
McVoy the pastor, will preach at II
o'clock this morning, taking as his
subject, "A Christmas Message" al
this service the quartet will sing
Calm on the Listening Ear of Night"
The entire service in the morning will
be in keeping with the Christmas spirit
and there will be no preaching serv-
ice in the evening. Sunday school be-
gins at $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

Glass No. is of the Advent Sunday
school is one of the recently organ
ized classes of that school and is AL
ready making itself known in the Sun.
Gay school life. It's officers are: Ed
mund McDavid, president; William r.
Blair, vice president; Osce Roberts
secretary, and Willie Mcqueen, treas
urer. Robert w. Ewing was unanimous
ly elected teacher for the students felt
that they could not make better Sc
lection.
Inc class adopted the name. Com
panions," and will be known as such
in future. It's motto is, u. O. C.55
which means, "Jesus Our Companion -
The membership committee at this
mornings meeting expects to appoint
various committees to have charge OF
certain activities the class intends 70
undertake. The mem bership of the class
is very enthusiastic and they expect to
double their membership before the
completion of the planned for parish
house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Christian Churches

prayer and sermon. 1880; Sunday school
Christmas celebration, 9:S0 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
First Church of Christ Scientist

M -, u ~A'AiSI, nSAOieAoe
Eleventh avenue and Twenty-first
street, south. Services this morning at
II o'clock and again this evening at 8
o'clock. The subject of today's lesson
sermon Is rs the Universe, Including
Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?" Testi-
monial meeting Wednesday evening at 3
o. clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Catholic Churches

st. Paurs Third avenue and Twenty
second street. High mass at 1890 o'clock
today will be a memorial service for the
fepose or the souls of departed members
OF the local council of Knights of Column
bus Father Coyle will preach the sermon.
The knights will attend in a body and
will occupy seats reserved for them in the
middle aisle. The other masses will be
as usual-6:S0, 1880 and $50 o'clock. Even
ing devotions begin at 80
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Ave-
nue. F and Fourteent Street-Low mass
this morning at O'Clock and high mass
at 10 o'clock. Evening devotions at 8
O'Clock.
Blessed Sacrament West End-Low
mass this morning at o'clock and high
mass at 10 o'clock. Evening devotions
at 4:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
Needs 1t

The stranger yonder looks like a
man of decision
He has to be. That is a baseball UNI
pire."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21
GOSSIP

On Sunday, February IA, st. Andrew s
Episcopal church will be visited by the
bishop of the diocese. The rector, the
Rev. Willis G. Clark, requests that all
who desire confirmation notify him as
early as possible' His telephone number
is Main 2775.
The Rt. Rev. C. NJ. Beckwith, DID
will visit st. Marks church, Eighteenth
street and Avenue C, south, this morn
ing at the IL o clock service. The bishop
will administer the rite of holy confirma-
ton and will also preach at the same
service. There will be special musical
programme rendered at the service and
the offertory will be sung by Prof w.
e. Low.
lumbus, o., will render a violin solo
ham Cumberland Presbyterian church
she is a very fine musician and 1t is
believed that she will delight the congre-
cation at the Cumberland church.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon there will
10 a lecture at Fraternal hall, 220g
Third avenue. under the auspices of
the International Bible Students asso-
citation. At 8 o'clock the Bureau Bible
class will meet at 1928 Thirteenth ave-
nue., north. This class is a part of the
international organization Next
Wednesday evening at o'clock there
Will be a meeting of prayer and tes-
timony at 1000 Thirteenth street, north,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

end the Tabernacle Shadow class will
meet Friday evening at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

At the Ruhama Baptist church in East
Lake, the Christmas service will be
held at o'clock this afternoon. The
church and the Sunday school will be
Jointly In charge of the celebration and
1t promises to be of unusual interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

The West Woodlawn Baptist church
Will have service appropriate to the
season this evening at $780, The Sun
beams will be in charge and will be
directed by Mrs. E. e. Hinkle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

At the Eleventh Avenue Methodist
church the Christmas service will be held
at o'clock this evening. 1t will be a
gift service, similar to that ofb last year
at the same church. The music prom
ises to be a most interesting feature of
the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-21

The Christmas services at ST, Andrews
Episcopal church will be held as follows
Holy communion. 7:30 a. M; holy COM
munion and address, 20 a. m. There
will be special Christmas music at these
services.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Tho caarchIiqht and Eoc

i,i It will be .Uticed on q foyrv n;gb+ that the beam of a searchlirht sae,ps a9bruptly to come to an end if tbe l;gbt he pointed upward On the other hand afithe beam be directed horizontally if VIII gradually fade away into nothing Why should the vertical beam behave tti 'tAis curious way? The reason is nQrifar to seek. Where the end of the
 peam seems to be at just that point 49ses the fog end, for the beam cannot be le'yisible to us unless there are small particles. ill its path. This circum- stance is of great assistance to sailors
 1T Judging the state of the weather. since they can determine the thickness or depth of the fog. They can also yell Dy throwing the beam horizontally
 whether the fog is of great extent or whether 1t exists only in patches. If the leg extends great distance then Sne beam will become gradually more ana more dim. If the fog exists only m patches, then the beam is lighter III patches, and if it proceeds through place where there is no fog at ai1 that part of the beam will be black or tnvisible.-Harper's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Where Do the Watches Go?

what becomes of the watches? The average man does not buy more than about two or three watches in the course of his whole life, and yet the manufacturers keep on making new watches by the hundred thousands Who buys them all? No statistics can answer the question: What becomes of the old watches? What did you do with the one you discarded when you got your present watch? Where ss(it now? It was a silver watch and 1t, kept good time for years-that old watch, that predecessor of the gold one Hnat you now possess. You had q EtrOng affection for it. You called it she" and sometimes in the solitude of your room you may have caught yourseif saying a word or two to it aloud. The watch certainly talked to you in the middle of the night. Heine's watch conjugated Hebrew by the hour The old watch had a kind of ring ing tick like a riveting machine, and you could hear it clear through the MllqW. It has sung you to sleep moro fHHan once. But let's see--what in heavens name became of it?-New York Mail. .f...=~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Work of the Beaver-

The beavers conservation work is accomplished principally by means of the dams he constructs. These dams, we are told by Enos A. Mills, author of "ln Beaver World" save soil, check erosion, reduce flood damage, store wa ter and help to sustain stream flow. provide waterholes for fish and are helpful in maintaining deep water ways by reducing the extremes of both high and low water and also reduce the quantity of sediment carried down into the river channels. When we take into consideration the fact that at one time in the country's history the beaver population was "upward of a hundred million." it Is possible to real lze what may have been accomplished sy him along conservation lines. Like other wild creatures of mountain and Giain he suffered from the advance of civilization. though he was prime fac e" in bringing this about.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Tho Case Altered.

sAnll'at ttt5ache of the American embas- at','at Paris: tells the following as il- iffstratiNe asHof,. the sort of sentiment Which the French system of marriage de convenaliee produces:
 Glarrii1n[, i1[, oha6tle lha6t e "a young lady, announces fG,,sa1et' paTeilts. that she has accepted thei liaaad. of M! Blanc.
 91NhildyI ] liyohi;,5 are .madw exclaims ciarimonde's mother.
 !. 1Blit why matntaa?' = .,'n i,.i'KopHgy' Rlahe will have no money MH,AAn any yearsssj because it'all belongs to his grandfather, and after that comes his father, and you will be old before you get at the property"
 "But, mamma"--
 'No buts about it. You are a bad and undutiful child"'
 "But, mamma, it is the grandfather whom I have accepted!"
 ''Tha grandfather! Oh, you little an- gsl!'-Lppincott's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
MT. l,avery's "Scottishness."

Jehn Layery, the eminent artist, Is often taken for Scotsman owing to the @ac ct that he was brought up in Glaggow and first made his mark there. He is, however, an Irishman, born at Belfast. Soon after coming to London .55he young painter held an exhibition of his works. This was attended by a well known art collector, Scotsman, who bought several pictures. In send ing Mir. Layery check this gentleman Said he was glad to be the means of helping brother Scot.
 Mr. Lavery wrote, thanking him, but pointing out that he was no Scot, but an Irishman.
 "However," he added, "I am sufi- cIently Scottish to have delayed telling you this until I had cashed your check" :"
 He was afraid his patron might have stepped" the check on learning his 1rG1e nationality.-London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
i Aelpind a Brother

Suddenly, the man with the chin beard; who was eating his luncheon in g restaurant, reached across the table, touched the button in the lapel of the coat worn by the man directly opposite Him and gave him the grip of the se- cret, orsler. to which they both be- lpnged. ''i'.s
 l"Brotliery" he said, 'T see you're in need and to live up to my sworn duty Tam compelled to-
 l"ln need"' interrupted the other in vide eyed astonishment. 'In need of Whata" -i, l..
 ,haOf sortiebody to tell you that a k,nnttfe ,nnttff,e ,e''isI not, the proper implement to use when you are eating corned beef ,rRY pFompt action half a dozen wait er$' qaelIed the disturbance that began ihl1alftnl1eadiatelyy D n a but they were too late to pfeyant the destruction of about $1O Vpfttlha, bbftableware. re.-Cleveland News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
A Queer Raraain,

Some young men from Boston ap- piled to an old fisherman up in the country to see if he could get some bait. He thought he could and started of. Three hours afterward he appear ed with q ten quart pail full of angle worms. The boys were alarmed lest there should not be money enough in the party for such a wealth of bait. but they put on bold front and some o1le asked, "How much do we owe you" "Well, I don't rightly know answered the old man; .the ground is kinder solid and the worms is far down, and it's been hard on my back te dig 'em, but I've half mind to go fishin' myself tomorrow, an if you'll give me half the bait we'll call 1t suuare."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Eairly Won.

On9 of the cherished heirooms of Dr. John Brown of Edinburgh was q Greek Testament that his great-grand- father, the Rev. John Brown, obtain ad under interesting circumstances
 The Rev. John began life as a herd aaddie on the braes of Abernethy, and while he was still teaching himself Greek he tramped one night to St, Andrews, twenty-four miles away, to buy a Greek Testament The book seller to whom he confided his ambi ton was inclined to laugh at him, but $ professor who chanced to be ill the shop took the coveted volume in his hand, opened it, and turned to the young herdsman.
 Boy" said he, Tread this, and you shall have the book for nothing"
 The boy acquitted himself to the satisfaction of his new friend and car r1ed off the prize.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
,geramiah Mason on War.

On one occasion MT. Mason came into MT. Summers office and found him engaged in writing an address to be de- Iivered before peace society. After q little good natured banter on the part oa MT. Mason and an equally good na- tired defense of his views by Mir. Sum- ner, the former, rising to take his leave, said: s'Well, Sumner, you may be right. but should just as soon think of join ing a society for the suppression of thunder and lightning as society for the suppression of war."-From Mem- oir oe Jeremiah Mason, by G. S. Hil- l1rG.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
An Old, Old Question,

The servant question is not a new one, and were the wise Akiba still alive he might with right use his tru- ism, "It has all been here before," in connection with the problem. This may be demonstrated by no less an au- thority than Goethe. In his "Wilhelm Meister," written in the latter days of the eighteenth century, there is a scene where the hero comes to the home of Therese, sent there by Lothario and Jar no. Receiving Wilhelm, Therese asks to be excused because of her scant board: My cook" she says, ''just ran away at q most inopportune time, and our man mangled his hand. I had to prepare all myself. Nothing bothers one more nowadays than servants; no one will serve, not even themselves"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Oh. Poor Willie!

Willie had been absent from school a whole day, so teacher sent his mother the usual excuse blank to be filled out. When it was returned to her. it held the following excuse: Dear teecher Willie got wet in the a. m. and sick in fho '. na."-Wcman's Home Companion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
The Best Testimony.

would rather hear the experience of a lifelong sufferer on the problem of pain or of faithful lover on the mystery of love or of poet on the in- fiuence of natural beauty or of an un- selfish and humble soul on the ques- tion of faith in the unseen than the evidence of the most subtle theologian or metaphysician in the world.-Ar- thur c. Benson in At Large"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
startI;no News.

New Yorker Cat box office window)- Have you two orchestra seats in the fourth row, center, for tonight? Tick ct Seller-Yes, sir. New Yorker (after recovering from the shock)-I guess I don't want them. The show can't be any good!-Lippincott's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
A Theatrical "snowstorrn."

4 taaatrical "snowstorm" is the busi- ges5 managers way of describing the quantities of passes issued to paper I house when business is bad and there tla 10 other way of filling the seats.- American Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Preferred the Operation.

Doctor (after thoroughly examining pa.ient>-I'm sorry, MT. Gaybird, but I'm afraid I'll have to operate on you. C.aybir5-Good heavens, doctor! Is it absolutely necessary Doctor = Yes, unless you care to go to warmer climate. Gaybird Misunderstanding Eaml--ol, no! l think prefer the op- ayation.-Judge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Warned Both Ways.

Euo-I must go out tonight, my love. Engagement with a customer Wife Very well, but don't be gone long and ia3LUb-And what? Wife Don't come horaa shcrt-- --Bostcn Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Alike One Way.

Bacon Huxley said that an oyster Is as complicated as watch. Egbert- Wesl, know both of them run down easily.-Yonkers Statesman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Where Fo1Iaoe Comes From.

WneFe FoI1a9e Comes rom.
 A teacher was explaining to a lit- tie girl how ths trees developed their foliage in the springtime. "Ah, yes," said the little miss. T understand; they keep their summer clothes in their trunks.''-Christian Register.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
\ sta. ld..

Iugar happened to see the "von- Mamma" he queried Sod make that moon2"
 x oear." was the reply.
 a' u'd be do with the old oneY .ne youthful inquisitOr. "Did
 " up into stars?" = Chicago
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
The Secret.

Mir. Gazip-That romantic Miss Passe says there is secret connected with her birth. Miss Pickles-So I've heard. It's the date.-New York Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-07-13
Why hs Wa. c,un,.

y s0 glmmy" to her mother.- ! ,. a,a.,l p.obably she won't %
 uun Houston Post