The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-05
PRAYERS PLEADFOR
 EUROPEAN PEACE
President Wilson's Procla-
 nation Observed
UNION MEETING HELD
Special Prayer Ordered by Bishop Allen Read in Catholic Churches. Large Crowds Attended All
 the Services Yesterday

Churches throughout Birmingham yes. day observed the proclamation of Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson calling for prayers Tor European peace.
 Peace services were held through ina uay' some of the churches observing the proclamation in the morning and others at the evening service. In connection with the special prayers for peace. pa- triotic and religious songs appropriate to the occasion were sung
 Due to the clearing skies. after a week of continuous rain, large crowds attended practically all of the churches at both the morning and evening services yes- terday, and prayers ascended from thou. sands of hearts, pleading with the Al- mighty for cessation of the human butch- cry now in progress in the war theatres of Europe
 Union Meeting
 At the First Baptist church on thc Northside at o'clock last night a special union peace service of all the North- side churches was held. Dr. John S. Foster, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, presided and talks were mads by the Rev. H. P. Atkins, pastor of the First Christian; the Rev. R. s. Bell, pas- tor of the Hanley Memorial and others. At St. Mary's-on-the-H Highlands a special peace litany was observed at the s o'clock service last night by large congrega- ton.
 In all the Catholic churches yesterday Q special prayer for peace, ordered by Bishop Allen to be said in conformity with President Wilson's proclamation, was a feature of the services. Also the rosary was reeited for the intention of peace. The first Sunday in October being the feast of the Holy Rosary, the altars were appropriately decorated with flowers and many candles were ablaze.
 At St. Paups
 At St. Pauls there was solemn high mass at 10:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Father Sands as celebrant, the Rev. Father Mccormick as deacon. and the Rev. Father Lenehan as subdeacon. MT. Charles Harris acted as master acolyte.
 The choir rendered joyous mass and for the offertory Mrs. c. J. Severin sang beautiful Ave Maria"
 Father Downs Detained
 The Rev. Father Downs was to hays preached sermon on peace but in serv- ing one of the mission churches, he was detained and set discourse was dis pensed with. Father Lenehan, however, after reading the announcements for the week and the epistle and gospel in Eng fish. made a few remarks in which he referred to the war and pointed out tho duty of the faithful to pray for a cessa- ton of hostilities
 All the masses at St. PauIs were att tended by vast congregations. At the night services the congregation was larger than usual. Father Lenehan preached in tho place of Father Downs, who was called to Montgomery to take part In the cele- bration of tho Rev. Dr. Savage's anni- versary The discourse was on peace and members of the congregation spoke of is as singulariy earnest and edifying. 
 largely from the laboring classes. they would lend every support possible. M. M. Ullman pledged tho aid and full sympathy of the Jewish people in tho work the association was doing. J. c. Henley, Jr., in a characteristic talk said in a nutshell that the institution could not exsist without help from the public funds, for no fnancier ever lived who could maintain a s14o0 institution dts present monthly cost on an income of $700. the present funds.
 Funds Needed
 Culpepper Exum stated that 1t was m- perative that the city, county and state take immediate action to provide suf- ficient funds for the institution. Iie called attention, however. that it would necessarily take sometime to get these measures enacted and urged the peopso who were able to coptinue their suh- scriptions pending the passage of these measures The Rev. Willis G. Clarke pronounced the prayer of dedication which concluded the exercises. The visi- tors were shown over the camp by the nurses. An exhibit of interest was that of garden products grown on the grounds and that of the work generally of the camp. These exhibits will be shown at the booth at the fairgrounds. where Mrs. Eugene Brown and her associates ara selling a Page-Detroit automobile for the benefit of the camp. Mrs. Brown stated yesterday an error had been made in reporting the sale of the automobile and that at present the ladies have sold l0OA tickets which has netted them $500.