The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

ing at 80 o'clock at the dedication of l the new Ensley Christian church by the 1 Rev George l.. Snively of Illinois. A | special musical programme has been ar | ranged and a large crowd is expected to be present. In the afternoon at 3
 o'clock special union memorial and
 communion service will be held and at 7:SO o'clock in the evening the regular
 services will be conducted
 1 The new church, which Is located on
 Avenue and Twenty-second street, was completed during the past week, due in 1 part to the untiring efforts of members | of the congregation, many of whom have worked for a number of days in the | actual erection of the church. The church | Is 49 feet wide and 100 feet long, with | an 1S-inch brick wall 22 feet high. It has a steel roof and steel ceiling, and has room for a balcony in the main audi torium, which will be built later. The
 Sunday school room is AS by 30 feet and
 the windows of the church are of stained
 glass. The auditorium has a seating ca pacity of $50. and after the balcony
 is completed will seat nearly 1000 per-
 sons. The building is estimated to have cost s15,000 and is one of the most mod
 ern and attractive churches in this dis | trict.
 | The following programme will be rem dered today: Dedication service, 1030 a.
 m. prelude, Mrs. J. P. Wood; doxology; | invocation by the Rev Thomas N. Len
 nox: hymn, Holy, Holy. Holy Scrip | ture lesson by the Rev. George l.. Snive- i, ly; prayer. the Rev. H. P. Atkins; solo. Miss Olive Cheek; sermon by the Rev.
 George l.. Snively; hymn; benediction. Memorial and communion service, p.
 m.-Prelude, Miss Grace Hillhouse; hymn;
 Scripture lesson; "The Lord Is My Shep- herd" West End male quartet prayer. w. A. Wise; solo, Mrs. A. c. Mont- gomery meditation. the Rev. Thomas N. Lennox: communion hymn; Lords Sup per: Nearer. My God. to Thee" by West End male quartet: memorial address,: hymn; benediction.
 Evening service, 7:3O p. m.-Prelude. Mrs. J. P. Wood hymn, "The Day Is Dying in the west;' invocation; hymn; Scripture lesson and prayer by the Rev. Thomas N. Lennox: solo, Miss Olive Cheek; sermon by the Rev. George l..
 Snively; invitation hymn; presentation of
 keys by building committed; acceptance
 of keys by trustees; dedication vows and
 
 Members of the building committee are as follows: D. H. Griffith. w. E. Davis and C., c. Albert.
 Funeral services over the remains of
 Mrs Amos Vines, aged 69 years, who
 died at the family residence at Vineville
 Friday morning, following a lengthy ill., ness, were conducted yesterday afternoon
 from the residence. Interment followed at Oakland cemetery The Rev. MT. Swindall of the East Lake Baptist church
 officiated. The funeral was one of the largest that has ever been held at vines- vile. Mir. and Mrs. Vines came to Vines vile over 70 years ago and have lived
 there since that time The deceased ia
 survived by her husband, three daugh-
 ters, Mrs L. E. Lewis. Mrs. J. o.
 Aldrich, Mrs. J. E. Conway, and one
 son, w. V. Vines. The pallbearers were as follows: A. R. Wilkinson, A. L. Pike,
 R. B. Rogers. W. J. Mops. c. L. O'Delf and F. L. Lacey.
 There will be an important meeting of
 the 14 committees appointed by the diff
 ferent fraternAl organizations. the doc
 tors, pastors and citizens of this district this afternoon at o'clock at the Ems ley Oprea House for the purpose of dis
 cussng plans for a hospital for Ems
 ley. The general committee which Is
 composed of Dr. Nat q. Clarke. Dr. s. H.
 Mann and Dr. M D. Clements. which
 was appointed at the first meeting of
 tho movement, have made all arrange
 ments for the meeting The Rev. J. w.
 Fulford, pastor of St. Johns Episcopal
 church. will preside over the meeting and
 will outline the plan under consider ation. An invitation is also issued to
 all persons interested In this movement
 to attend the meeting.
 The present plan is to remodel the old St. Johns church, which is located on Sixteenth street between Avenues E and F. and make it into a modern hospital
 for the working people of the district It is stated that hospital Is greatly
 needed in this. district for the working people, other than those who work at the steel plant and the matter will be thoroughly discussed this afternoon and some definite action will be taken. A church census will be taken thls aft ernoon by the members of the Ensley Baptist church and every house in this district will be visited by q committee and the census taken. The committees will visit people of all denominations and take the names of all people attending church and prospective members and after completing their returns will turn over to each church the names and members and prospects of that denomination. At 10:3O o'clock this morning promo ton day exercises will be held and will be in charge of Superintendent J. W. Minor Tho following programme will
 be rendered: Hymn; invocation: hymn; ttz l ss :. <. ( /, f. s.. z "a fs s s.s