The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
ENCAMpMENT AT
 PELHAM HE|GHTSIS DRAWING ID CLOSE
Meetings Have Been Ad- dressed by Prominent Churchmen and Most
 Successful Yet Held

Garland. pr. Phillips, Mir. Purser Dr.
 Hall and others-have been delivered
 on Biblical subjects morning, after
 noon and evening. Music unsurpassed and seldom equaled by Prof. 1. A. Key
 holds, Mrs. Reynolds. Miss Florence Golson, Mrs Dobbins and others daily
 and of the best quality Outdoor amuse-
 ments controlled by the Rev. ]. A.
 Chapman and Mrs. G. A. Mosely in-
 structive and healthful.
 And. then. add to these the class
 studies as given by Miss Metcalf, Miss
 Laura Lee Patrick, the Misses Rey-
 holds, Miss Spears and others, and an
 idea can be formed as to how vis-
 itors have been entertained here on
 the mountain top near Pelham for the
 past 1e days
 President of Howard Speaks
 pr. J. NJ. Shelburre, president of
 Howard colelge, Birmingham, arrived
 this morning and after receiving the
 congratulations of his many friends
 appeared in the auditorium building and delivered his promised address on
 "Church Music"
 The doctors lecture was exhaust
 i've and the speaker was complimentcd
 by all who heard the address pr. Shell
 burns insisted on better church music.
 "Mohammed and Mohemmedanism
 was Dr. Carver's subjevt Friday even ing. He outlined and interpreted the life and teachings of the great Arab
 ian prophet with sympathy and appreA citation for all the good in them. He
 showed how this religion has swept
 over a wide section of the world and brought its message to multiplied mill
 lions having a following of more than
 2o0,000,0 900 today. It's idea of God. its
 simple creed. it's standard of ethics and it's plea of brotherhood make 1t
 a great step forward for backward
 and primitive people. But when 1t has done its best Mohammedanism still
 leaves people far below the ideal stan dards of righteousness. morality and civilization It has never been the re- ligion of a highly civilized and devel- oped race and has inherent defects and Limitations that unfit it for peoples of
 large culture and progress.
 The vigorous activity of Mohammedan
 propagandists of today is giving them rapid increase in India and especially in
 Africa. But during last century political control passed out of Mohammedan pow CTS until only a small fraction of the Mohammedan people are now ruled by Moslem rulers. Great Britain has nearly half the Mohammedans of the world un- der her control, and more Mohammedans than Christians. and twice IS many Hin dus as Mohammedans.
 The great Mohammedan university at Cairo is the largest theological school of any religion lon earth, with it's 12.000 stu dents From this place agents go out to propagate the religion in many quarters of the world. striking and worthy feature of Islam is the fact that merchants and traders in all their travels regard them selves as missionaries of the prophet. Their example should be followed by Christian men and then Christianity would speedily show itself as the religion that all men need.
 Among the the many late arrivals was Jane Hartwell, a highly talented young woman, who, with her father. resided 10 years in China This young lady is con- versant with the Chinese method of wor- | ship, and in her talks is extremely en- tertaining as to the heathen's ways which are mysterious.
 Miss Metcaf, Mrs. Dobbins and Ala bamas little blind girl, Miss Florence Gol- l son, of Wetumpka, are trio of entertain CTS. without whose aid the encampment visitors would have regrets.
 Gaines Concludes Lectures Professor Gaines of Richmond com pleted his lecture course this morning, and has returned home. Dr. Gaines lec- tures-seven-on psychology have been
 well attended and added much to the pleasure of visitors
 Miss Mary Rouse of Wetumpka arrived this morning, and as Miss Rouse pos- sesses a splendid voice. she will aid Miss
 Golson and Mrs. Dobbns in furnishing the music during the remainder of the en- campment days.
 Judson Girls Present At the close of the twilight hour ser vice a meeting of all Judson girls prcs- ent at the encampment was called and 16 responded. They were Misses Pau lline Ellis. Clyde Metcalf and Annie Maude Dawson of Montgomery. Mrs Hattie Ellis Sutton and Miss Josephine Sutton of Orrville. Miss Lallage Long shore of Columbiana, Miss Edith Beggs of Gadsden, Misses Willie Cunningham
 and Nellie Dunn of Evergreen the lat ter techer in the Baptist Orphanage
 hen, Misses Alice and Florence Hue! and Willie Cowen of Bessemer, Mrs. Boyd of Lafayette, Miss Janet Chap
 man of Jackson Miss Arrie Moody of Russellville and Miss Mary Ashcraft of Florence.
 Mrs. Sutton acted as chairman of this meeting and spoke of Judson's greatest asset being her girls" Miss Alice Huey who is one of the
 missionaries to China, now home on years leave of absence, gave a short talk on the Judson girls who are doing mission work in China; there are five.
 there, counting herself. and they are
 Mrs Ella Ward Allison. Mrs Floy White Adams Mrs. Darie Napier and Mrs Annie May Cox Taylor. Judson also has A representive in Japan, in Mrs. Daisy Pettus Ray, former teacher in the institution. All of these girls feel that the great spiritual impetus to their lives was either definitely received at Ithe Judson, or else so strengthened and deepened while there as to cause them to undertake this noble work. Miss Clyde Metcalf our state leader of young people, made a few remarks lconcerning the Judson girls she meets in her work over the state. and spoke of the stand they are taking in re- ligious work, either officially or by training children in homes where the
 Judson influence is felt through the mothers.
 After \ prayer for the foreign mis-
 sion girls by Miss Alice Huey, Miss Met calf asked that all present join hands and pledge a deeper loyalty to their Alma Mater, and with few words of lbenediction the meeting adjourned. | Miss Kathleen Mallory arrived today and is to speak on Saturday and Sunday as to the move of the Womens Mission l ary society Miss Mallory Is one of the l earnest workers of the society mem l toned and her address is anxiously an- | ticipated by the ladies here.
 l From 10 to ii D. m. there was recep- | ton held on the hotel veranda and inside | the building. This reception was the means of getting together and getting personally, acquainted with one another