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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

of Jesus calls us to meet him in being ourselves baptized into him. just as our own seeking baptism is call to him to have been baptized. Thus it is fit- ting that he should have been baptized to fulfill all righteousness. Probably Mr. Rockefeller is right in saying that every Christian man ought to join a church whether baptized or not: and every such Christian man ought to be baptized whether he joins any church or not, but I prefer to do both. and would advise others to do so.
 What does it mean for me that Jesus was baptized?'
 ''l That he has done for me as Saviour what He asks me to do for Him as sim ner.
 '.2. That He gives Himself to me as Lord, and l give myself to Him as dis cipe.
 "s. He gives His messianc life to me. that l may walk in newLess of life in Him as my risen Lord.
 Thus baptism ekprcsses our mutual union as disciple and Lord.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
DR. A. 5. JOHNSON ON CHURCH'S PROBLEMS
But It Faces Them With
 Heavenly Assurance
NEW THEORIES ARISE
But When Analysed They Are Hoary With Age and Readily CIassi- fled As Old Heresies of the
 Forgotten Past

Notwithstanding the bad weather yes tended the South Highlands Presbyterian church and Dr. Albert Sidney Johnson the pastor, preached a thoughtful, inspir- ing and forceful discourse, taking as his subject: Measuring Up."
 That text was Acts, first to eighth verse: But ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you" The preacher said, in part:
 People everywhere are agreed that these are critical days in which we are living. Problems of the gravest import face us and cry aloud for solution Moral problems face us like the liquor traffic. the commercialization of the Sabbath day, the great bulUark of our religious and social liberty, and we must look them straight in the face and not leave them for future generations. Economic and sociological problems face us, such ss the relation of capital and labor and labor and capital. The whole economic system is under criticism and justly so. There is a growing tendency to discount the church and teachings of Christ and seek in a way that is by no means righ, or scriptural to establish a new order of living among men.
 Theological problems are to the front. Would-be religious teachers are arising up and challenging the historic posi- tion of the church. They champion new theories, but when they are by much ef- fort lugged out into the light, behold, they are hoary with age, and are readily classified as old heresies of the forgotten na st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
Virginia Legislature
 Will Vote on Federal
 Prohibition Amendment

Richmond. Va, January 6.--The general assembly of Virginia will convene here
 Wednesday for 60-day session, at which
 prohibition leaders are planning to put
 the state on record as favoring national
 prohibition. Perfection of the present
 liquor laws and proposition to change
 the state tax system which it is claimed
 now works hardship on cities and towns also will be taken up.
 Gov Henry c. Stuart of Elk Garden,
 Russell county, will retire from office
 during the present session, being suc-
 ceeded by Westmoreland Davis of Lees
 burg, Va. The inauguration which will
 take place at the state house February 1 will be characterized by somewhat
 elaborate ceremony. The outgoing gov
 ernor is a nephew of Gen. J. E. B. Stu
 art, the noted Confederate cavalry leader, and, like Governor-elect Davis. is one of the wealthest men in the state. Gov ernor Stuart also is one of the largest land owners in America owning more
 than 60000 acres of blueglass in Russell county alone. The legislature will be asked to abolish the present liquor law. allowing each householder to import a ! quart month, and to make Virginia "bone dry" In his plan of making Vir- ginia safe for prohibition, the Rev. Sid- ney J. Peters. state prohibition commits sioner has already notified the Senate finance committee that he will ask for an appropriation of $lO0,0O0. or double that accorded him by the last general assem- bly, MT Peters asks that his salary be increa ased from s35OO to $450O a year
 Good roads and agricultural improve ment also are expected to be taken up at the preesnt session, as will so-called | war measures" Legislative leaders say, l however, speeches affirming Virginia | adherence to the nations war aims vii l,a tha faafllre of these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
Twelve Deaths Among
 Pershing's Men Reported

Washington. January 6.-General Persh- ing today reported the deaths of 12 men, They included;
 Private Philogene Bishop. labor com pany, pneumonia, Cameron, La.
 Oscar McDoodle, Stevedore, intestinal obstruction, Glendora, Miss
 Michael J. McNamara. ambulance com pany meningitis Fl Paso, Tex
 Albert Harvey, stevedore, result of ex- plosion, Helena, Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
Florida Politician Dies

<, Jacksonville, Fla, January 6.-Harry Schubb national committeeman of the repul an party from Florida and chair man of the republican state central com mittee. died at his home at Princeton, Fla today. aged 60 years Pneumonia was given as the cause of MT. Chuob's death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

The thirty third verse of the seven teenth chapter of St Lukes Gospel was the text used by pr. George R. Stuart last night at the First Methodist church, when he preached, to capacity house. The text was: He that seeks to save his life shall lose 1t: he that seeks to lose his life shall save it."
 "How. all there is to that text is this: You can't get anything without commercial proposition.' said Dr. Stuart
 "Ths pharastss were regular old in terrogators-they neverj, ,sd a aues- ton for information. to lsS%. anything. What they wanted was just to be ask ing questions. Now, when Jesus Christ comes to this earth again it will be a great surprise to us. You won't be expecting Him, but at the same time you all think that you are going to get through this year all right. I wish that you all would, but I know that you won't. I may not make 1t, either; that's why l have my life insured. When I to bed tonight I will have my soul under the blood of Jesus Christ.
 "You can not get anything out of life unless you invest something. Je- sus Christ said that Himself You want to know when the Kingdom of God is come? Turn your back on sin and look up and say, Oh, Lord, I put my faith in You and it will be here then.
 CRAZY ABOUT SOCIETY
 Mrs. Lott was a woman, very much of woman. You know women are crazy about society. Men don't care much about 1t, but women do. The man goes because the woman does The woman wants to get her daughter in society. Lotts wife was the same way. One day one of those little dudes from Sodom came out to see Lott's daughter and Mrs. Lott imme editely y said, Let's move into town where our daughter can get into society," And as you fellows all know, the woman runs things q see that am not in new ter ritory) and they moved to town.
 Sister Lott was playing the home as a high trump in society. She played it until Lott began to wake up. Then he suggested that they move back from whence they came, and she walled. Lot is taking me back to the wilderness again And as they went out of the city of Sodom she looked back against Gods will, and there she stood, pillar of salt.
 Those 12 men who followed Chris as His disciples went forth and in vested their lives and lost them everyone of them being put down by their enemies-but they still live, ant here I stand and preach to you abou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
NEVER GET ANYWHERE

"Now. the thing for you people to do is to take stock Just say, Well. old brother. last year you did nothing just like a switch engine. just had up enough steam to run up and down the track on the siding, never got any where or did anything-never even pulled box car-and then plan ahead, do something. make an investment and reap your dividends
 'Did you ever stop to think of what you could do for God or the church? If you can't do anything else, pat the preacher on the back and make him work his fool self to death. I have had more good things done to me this Christmas than I have ever had any where I have been since I started to preaching at the age of 19 years. l have done nothing but wipe tears of gratitude out of my eyes all through the holidays.
 eff you can't do something alone, hook up with someone who can help you-like the crippled man and the blind man-the cripple who could see got on the blind mans back, for he could not walk, and they got home.
 And after having taken an lnven- tory, if there is nothing that you can do-they give something. If every member of this church would contrib ute 10 cents each service this year. we would have $1S,700 to spend for God, but they won't do it.
 Dwight L. Moody invested himself in Gods work and was made a million aire fro mthe dividends that he drew from humanity See what Is in you. and invest it this year If you treat your wife right you will love her. ou are making an investment.
 "If you have invested your life in sin, invest it tonight in God"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
THE: WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. January 6-Ala bama Fair and colder Monday; freezing tenn perature in north and at night in south; Tuesday fair
 Georgia: Fair and colder Monday: freez- ing temperature at night; Tuesday fair; colder in east.
 Florida: Fair Monday; colder in north and central portions colder at night with temperature close to freezing in north and frost in central portion; Tues day fair; colder in east and south
 Mississippi: Fair and colder Monday; Tuesday fair; slightly warmer.
 Tennessee: Fair and colder Monday; Tuesday fair; slightly warmer in west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
.Ludendorff Has Not Quit

Amsterdam, January 6-An official Bcr- lin dispatch says that a report pub- lished in several papers that General Von Ludendorff. first quartermaster gen. eral, had rendered his resignation is not in accordance with the facts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Inytgorating to the Pale and Sicxly
 The old Standard general strength ening tonic, GROVES TASTELEsS chili TONIC. arouses the liver. drives out Malaria, enriches the blood and builds up the system. A true tonic for adults and children. COG,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
DIVIDENDS FOLLOW INVENTORY OF SELF STATES DR. STUART Capacity Congregation at First Methodist Church Hears Stirring Sermon WEAKNESS BIBLICAL CHARACTERS SHOWN Can Hook Up" Business Men, But They Won't Stay Hitched.
 States Preacher in
 Sermon
STUART EPIGRAMS

You can't get anything without investing something. It's 8 plain business proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Mrs. Lott was woman-and she ran the house as usual-and she played that home as 8 high trump in society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
Greek Christmas

In the Graeco- Russian calendar to- day is the 25th of December, and Is oo- served in Greece and Russia as the Feast of the Nativity, otherwise Christ mas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
ALABAMIAN INCLUDED

Washington, January 6.-Another cas- ualty list Of 10 names given out tonight included
 Privates Earless ONeal. quartermas- ter's corps; pneumonia, Tulia. Tex.
 Coly Verry, stevedore, pneumonia, Camp Hill, Ala
 Early Harris, stevedore, meningitis; Lincolnton, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Roy II. Cruse--Aged 29, died Saturday at local infirmary. Funeral serv- ices over the remains will be held from the parlors of the Woodin Un- dertaking company at o'clock this afternoon. Interment will follow at Oak Hill cemetery, He is survived by his father. four brothers, John H., Jr: J. Frank. Charles n. and Thorn as e., and three sisters. Mrs. J. W. Perdue. Mrs William Meehan and Mrs. A. Fl. Gentle. The followinS have been requested to act as pall- bearers: w. P. Armstrong. T. M. Armstrong. L. B. Cast. s. F. Coggins, John Fritz and Frank Brewer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Those 12 men who followed Jesus Christ went forth and invested their lives and lost them, but they live today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
Local Data

The following message was received at the local weather bureau office at 10:26 a. m. local time:
 Fair, much colder tonight; freezing temperatures in the interior and heavy, frost in the extreme south portion. Mon- day. fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
CAMP WHEELER NOW
 FREE OF MEN WHO.
 HAVE TUBERCULOSIS
These Are Withdrawn From the Ranks-Six Deaths RepOrted-Same at
 Camp Pike

Macon, Ga., January 6.-ApproXimately 800 men afflicted with tuberculosis have been withdrawn from the ranks of the Thirty-first guard division at Camp
 Wheeler, it was learned tonight after
 report Of the findings of the army tuber-
 cusolls board, was made public at di-
 visional headquarters. Some of the men. the report said, had tuberculosis before
 they were drafted into the army" These
 men, it was said were sent to Camp
 Wheeler from other points to fill up or
 ganizations in the division. They have
 been discharged. Those who contracted
 tuberculosis while in service, the report
 continues, have been sent to other points
 for Urea tment. The board, which is com
 posed of 15 surgeons headed by Maj Or lando Davis, has been here for some
 time Investigating health conditions at Camp Wheeler, and left tonight for
 Jacksonville, where similar investiga- tion, it was said, will be made at Camp Johnston.
 Six deaths occurred at Camp Wheeler during the last 24 hours, according to
 records at base hospital, and Il new
 cases of pneumonia developed. Three of the deaths were from pneumonia. They were: Fred Capps, Waycross, Ga; Les ter J. Coleman, New Orleans; Lee F. Youngblood, Norcross. The other deaths were reported as follows: Mar
 tin Titus, Thomasville, Ga.; empyema Henry 1T. Hodges, 106th engineers. em- pyema, and William II. Harris 122d ip- | fantry, blood poisoning.
 CAMP PIKE
 Little Rock, Ark, January 6.-The deaths of SIX soldiers at Camp Pike is reported today as follows:
 William Cromer, Round Mountain, l Ala. Ralph Gray, Fannimore, Wis; | Ralph H. Beck Melvin, Ill.,; Nels NJ. Colburn, Sanburn, Minn.; James E. Mel-
 son, Dietrich, Iil. John Wilke, Eliza { beth, Minn. Colburn's death waS caused 1 by meningitis Other causes were diph- 1 theria, l; scarlet fever |; pneumonia 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
Mrs. Sue Weir Henderson-Ared 70

died last night at the family resi- dence. 50c1 North Second avenue. Funeral services over the remains will he held this afternoon from the residence aH a:30 o'clock. Interment in Elmwood cemetery. She is sur vived by three daushters, Sunie Sa- rah and Hannah, two sons, floyu and James: one sister, N~s M'rV Weir. all of Birmingham. She IS the widow of the late ]. Y. IT >nde~son "f Jacksonville. Ala Woodin in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
TO FIND ITS POWER

The greatest problem that confronts the world today is in the church of the living God finding itself with all of it's matchless endowment of power that be- longs to it right of divine promise:
 Ye shall have power.' Power to do what? To face with heavenly assur ance the problems that face it today. Power to do every single thing under heaven the Saviour intended it should do as He sent 1t out under the leadership of humble men from the mud huts of Galilee.
 "The gospel message has been mysti- fled by human meddling. Men have mixed things up. His message was ever to the human soul, and was framed on the assumption that sin was at the root of all misery, and, therefore He was solicitous; not so much about human in- ter-relations as about the relations of men to God, knowing if they were right with God they must get right with man. The order is changed today. The night was never so dark that day was not somewhere ahead. Let it not be forgot ten that history repeats itself. God never leaves Himself without a witness. The church needs a spiritual quickening that she might face with fervor to the call of her Lord. Granted that she
 has done much in benevolences and gifts to missions at home and abroad the spiritual power of the church is to be measured by her ability to turn men from darkness to light and from the power of the devil unto God
 MUST COME FROM GOD
 "The spiritual awakening must come and come only from God. It has been said if the question is asked as to when we may expect a spiritual awakening, there are two directions in which we may look for an answer We should first examine Gods word. You will find He is ready to bestow. That His hand Is rot shortened That He still lives and reigns among the armies of heaven and the inhabitants of earth. There is no reason if the conditions are met and faith triumphant that the blessing may not come now
 f"On the other hand, we must look at the condition of man. Because of what he is and what he delights in the bar Tier is up and must be removed. Listen Your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, so that He will not hear
 Let it be noted that the difficulties in the way are not those outside the church. These cannot affect the church directly. Let it also be remembered that the church faces nothing today that it has not faced continually. Sin is old There is monotonous sameness about | it. Same old forms.
 | "kt may be said that the church is rich and an increased with goods and
 has lest her vision These were the con ditions when men with hearts on fire i With divine love went out into great heather cites aiyen up to luxury and
 sin. and men gave heed.
 I Divisions and heresies have ever been ] in the church. but she has set her face
 like flint; she goes forward in His name | conluerlng and to conquer. If sin be | increasing in the world it is written in
 letters of fire that where sin abounded
 grade did much more abound It works
 everywhere It has been tried in seven
 fires and it has come out without the
 smell of smoke upon it. When the con l ditions are met the power will come"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Miss Hazel VaiI-Aged 17 died at the residence 1912 South Fifteenth ave- nue. Saturday. Funeral services over the remains will be held this after noon at o'clock with interment at Elmwood cemetery, with Johns in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Mrs. MolIie l.. Hoy-Aged 60 died at the family residence, I'll South Eff teenth street, Saturday. Funeral services over the remains will be held at 10:S0 o'clock this morning from the residence, with interment at Elmwood cemetery. Johns in charge. The following are requested to act as pallbearers. Ed Warren, C.. L. Edwards, C. O. Bowers. E. T. Boyette, H. P. Kennyworth and w. c. Crews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

 business proposition.
 Mrs. Lott was a woman-and she ran the house as usual-and she played that home as 8 high trump in society.
 Those 12 men who followed Jesus Christ went forth and invested their lives and lost them, but they live today.
 If you will give lip that bold sell fishness and do something for oth- CTS. you will live, and if you don't you will die, and that won't be the end-there will be hot end" la- ter.
 If I could get every man in this church to sit down and take an in- yentory-my, my, what it would mean. and what great dividends there would be if they would all in- vest.
 If could only get the business men hooked up-but they are like Texas ponies-they won't stand still long enough to put the harness on them.
 Don't worry about your strong points-there is where you usually fall down Remedy the weak ones.
 Solomons. strong point was wis dom, but I never have known of any man acting a bigger fool than Sol omon did.
 If you have invested your life in sin, invest it tonight in God.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
SOLOMON'S RESULTS

'Don't worry about your strong point-there's where you always fall down every time. I never saw it fail. It's the weak point that you want to watch out for and see if you can't remedy it. Elijah was one of the strongest, boldest character in the whole world, and he was scared so bad by a woman that he ran out of the country. Moses got so mad at an Egyptian that he killed him and then smote the rock in his anger and God kept him out of the promised land on that account. Solomon was the wisest man in the world. but I never knew 3 man to act any bigger fool than he did David was famous for his friend l. ship for those he loved, but he put his best friend in front in battle. so that he would get killed. and he could get his pretty young wife. And yet every one of these were men of strong points. Watch your strong points only that they are not your downfall.
 "The trouble with the negro Is that he does not plan ahead; he lives right up to today. and I am thinking that there are a whole lot of white people just like the negro. They do not plan ahead, they do not think of the future, they depend on luck, and the first thing that they know they are going to fall into a streak of bad luck, and that will be the last of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Edward D. Morgnn-Aged 10, died at the family residence at Oxmoor Sunday morning. Remains will be shipped to Camp Hill Tuesday morn ing by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

them tonight. Jesus Christ went to Calvary and died-and today He lives and is recognized by millions.
 of you will just give up that old selfishness of yours and get out and do something for some one else. you will live. and if you don't, you will die and that won't be the end, either, for there will be a hot end to it for you.
 GREAT DIVIDEND
 'If I could get every man and wom an in this church to sit down and take an inventory of what they have to invest-my, my. what it all would mean-and what great dividends there would be. You know you can't get any interest on your money until you turn it loose-you have to invest it to make anything on it, to get any kind of dividends at all.
 q had an organist one time that was not much of choir leader. and I got a business man who loved music to take charge of it. for he claimed that he could not do anything else. He had a good choir in short while, and was later made president of the Y. M. c. A. in Atlanta. and is superintendent of a great Sunday school there, and one Of the greatest church workers l know. He took inventory; he invested, and he reaped marvellous dividends.
 of I could only get the business men of my church to invest. that is, get them hooked up. why, I would turn this town over. but they are just like Texas ponies they won't stand still long enough for me to get the harness on them I had one of them to do thing for me the other day, and it was done in minute-they are business with anything they go at, and they do if right now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Mrs. Mary P. kennedy-Aged 4S, died yesterday at local infirmary. En- neral services over the remains will
 be held Tuesday morning at 9:3o o'clock from the residence, and at 10 o'clock from St. Paul's Catholic church. Interment will follow at Elmwood cemetery. Johns in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Don't worry about your strong points-there is where you usually fall down. Remedy the weak ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07

Solomon's. strong point was wis dom. but I never have known of any man acting a bigger fool than Sol orn nn did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-07
DEATHS

Marion Rietta-Aged 14, died yester
 day at the family residence, 233l Ninth avenue, South. Funeral serv- ices over the remains will be held Monday afternoon al 3 o'clock from St Paul's Catholic church. Inter- ment will follow at Oak Hill ceme- tery. He is survived by his mother, four brothers Frank. Sam, Joe and Fred one sister, Miss Josephine Rietta The following are requested to act as pallbearers: Toney Scotch, John Fiorella Pasqual Fiorella, Mike Trippe, Phillip Locasci and Paul Rietta. Lige Loy in charge.I