The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15

Pelham Heights, June 14.-(SpecialD One of the special features at the Baptist encampment here has been the highly E. M. Poteat, ILL. D., president of Fur man university, Greenville, $. c. These lectures were upon '"rhe Beginning of the Christian Movement" Dr. Poteat besides being a brilliant scholar and dis tinguished educator, ranks as one Of the greatest preachers in America, having served five years as pastor. of the Cal vary Baptist church, New Haven, and five years at the Memorial Baptist church, Philadelphia. Dr. Poteat enters heartily into the spirit at Pelham. He is an enthusiastic golfer and never misses a chance to play. sa .&t1
 It is rather coincidence that pr Sampy and pr. McGlothlin both returned to Louisville within the week, the for mer to witness the graduation of son, the other of a daughter, from the high school They are now both back at work here to the delight of the students ana the visitors.
 The news of the death of Virginus Frost, the talented young son of Dr. J. M. Frost, corresponding secretary of the Baptist Sunday school board oi Nashville, brought sorrow here, and the Rev. Frank w. Barnett was requested to write a letter of condolence on then behalf to the bereaved father and mother
 On Monday the Rev. Frank w. Barnett
 went to Birmingham to invite the mem
 bers of the Baptist ministers conference
 to Pelham Heights as his guests fol dinner Tuesday.
 pr. J. M Shelburne was down to speak on Christian Education" Sunday. How ard college got d good advertisement Dr. J. R. Edwards, professor of religious education, Howard, also made talk or
 the advantages and opportunities to o' had at East Lake.
 It is becoming very popular to motor down to Pelham Heights. w. l.. Sampy a prominent lawyer of Gadsden and { brother of Dr. Sampy, came down re gently, from his home, distance or ; i miles. returning the same day. The follow l ing came up through the country iron i Clanton on Tuesday in the car of Rev | H. T. Crumpton, the aggressive and elo | QGunC pdSlOT at 1ldlllOil, ii' l Crumpton, Miss Allie Crumpton Mrs. i c. Mcdonald and niece, Miss Sibyl The
 made the 40-mile trip in two hours. The special song service, conducted b | R. B. West, singer and educator of Bir mingham, with Miss Mildred Adair o
 Judson, as accompanst, was enjoyed b
 a large audience Sunday afternoon. Il of
 other photographs have been made O
 the mountain by the Rev. R. E. Owef 1 official photographer. MT. Owen is pas | tor of the Spring Street Baptist church ] Talladega.
 The arrival of the Rev. A. l.. Barnes wife and son from Birmingham was c interest to the social side of the caml T MT. Barnes is acting as assistant to Dl Burroughs in the presentation of hl stereopticon lectures on the Holy Lant Mrs. Barnes mother, Mrs. c. F. Warne accompanied the family here, en route her home in Jacksonville, Fla. 'l Mrs A. P, Longshore and daughter ' Miss Alice and Miss Corelli of Colun biana, came over Tuesday. They will o' cupy their lovely cottage during the er
 campment
 Mrs. M M Wood and Mrs. H. Strickland of Birmingham have con | down to join their husbands.
 Among the great advantages and priv leges enjoyed at Pelham Heights by tf Baptists of Alabama and especially the preachers, is the work of the Al; bama Bible society of Montgomery. D w. J. Elliot, who is at the head of tn institution, has placed there q large al sortment of the best Bibles and goo books at the Montgomery prices, so th' the preacher, at his leisure moment may collect the books recommended him and continue his course without hil drance. The Rev. w. w. Fakner of w tumpka, has this business well in chars at the encampment. and interests of Il { society are faithfully and proftably col served by him. From external observ; l tions, it is in no small degree that Il < terest in the various editions and ve < sions of the Bible and in other books el ters into the success of this school maj ing for denominatienal resourcefulness. There is a good number of reporters ( the grounds this year. who send the rit ] ma terial they get to their papers ov' the state and the south. Among thes