The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-10
BISHOP CANDLER ID PREACH IN BESSEMER Dates Announced for the Assessing and Collection of State and County Taxes SHORTAGE IS KNOWN Old-Fashioned Revival Will Be Held in Tent-Oldham Succeeded by
 Ledbetter as Furnace
 Superintendent

Bessemer September s.-(Special )-Much
 interest is being manifested in the com
 ing of Bishop w. A. Candler, who will
 fill the pulpit at the First Methodist
 church Sunday evening. The purpose of
 Bishop Candlers coming to Bessemer is
 to tell the people of this city about the
 great university the Methodist church is
 building in Atlanta, and seeking to in-
 terest them more in Emory college Bishop
 Gamblers prominence in the church and
 his reputation as pulpit orator, in-
 sure a large congregation at the Meth
 odist church Sunday evening"
 D. E. McLendon, tax assessor and P.
 B. Bowers, tax collector of Jefferson county, have announced the following
 dates for the purpose of allowing resi- dents of each section to assess and pay
 the taxes on their property Virginia
 mines, Saturday, October IA; Johns. Oc- tober 16; Gwins, Saturday, October r;
 Toadvine, October 19; Short Creek, Octo-
 Der 21; Dolomite, October 25; Hueytown and Woodward, October 26. The office in Bessemer will open on October 1, and will close December 31, to give residents of Precincts l. ?, 3, 4, $, T. "A, 27, 33, 40
 41, 49, 51 and 53 an opportunity to assess and pay taxes.
 Much progress is being made with the
 work of auditing the city's books and while Mir Todd, the auditor, has not made statement it is understood the exact amount of the shortage of the former city clerk and treasurer, James B. Houston is known. It Is believed by many that the amount of the shortage | will be in excess of any amount as yet stated There has been some criticism as to the manner in which MT. Hous- I,C Ia1 ,rrl. Il. courts, and not few seem to think that the state should have waited until the amount of the shortage was learned before taking final action in the case. The revival meeting which has been in
 progress at the First Baptist church for the past two weeks will close with bap-
 tzng Sunday night. Dr. James B. Lea
 veil, who conducted the services has re- turned to his home in Oxford, Miss. The employees of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, as well as the citizens of Bessemer, regret very
 much to learn of the transfer of w. H. Oldham, superintendent of the Bessemer furnaces, to the superintendency of the blast furnaces at Ensley. MT. Oldham has made many warm friends in this city
 since he came here and he will be suc- ceeded by R. H. Ledbetter, superintend- enL OI the OAIIlOOT luTldCe OI the com , pany.
 H. M. Riggle of Anderson and Akron, Ind. will hold the first service of the
 "old-f fashioned" revival on Wednesday evening, September 13 at o'clock, in the tent at the corner of Fourth ave- nue and Eighteenth street There will I be srecial song service conducted by | Commodore Riley at 7:30 o'clock. Serv- | ices will be held every afternoon at 3
 o'clock and every night at 8 o'clock. | The Young Peoples Missionary society was organized yesterday afternoon at the | Lipscomb Methodist church with mem | bership of 15. The officers were elected 1 as follows: Miss Blanche Sleeves, presi- | dent Miss Louise Perkins. vice presi-
 dent Miss Geraldine Cargile secretary; | Miss Marjorie Walters, treasurer. The society will hold its next meeting on | Wednesday afternoon at the church, with Mrs. George Whitman in charge | The regular services will be held Sunday at the First Christian church. the pastor,
 the Rev J. O. Duffey, will have as his | subject at the morning hour, "The Tri- umphant Church." while the theme at
 the evening service will be 'The Imper- ative Command"
 l
 The Rev. I. F. Swallow, pastor of the | First Presbyterian church, will fill the pulpit at that church at both the services | Sunday. He win have for his subject | at the morning hour, "Heart Condem-
 nation and in the evening. They Would
 Not Hear