The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-11
DR. ]. E. D|LLARD ARRIVES TODAY ID
 TAKE UP WORK
New Pastor Southside Bap- tist Will Be Met at Train by Deacons This
 Afternoon

pr. Joseph E. billiard, the new pastor of the Southside Baptist church, win arrive in Birmingham this afternoon al 345 o'clock, and will be met by the deacons of Southside church and es- corted to his home on South Fourteenth avenue.
 pr. billiard will spend his time be- tween now and the time for the churches to resume services in getting familiar with his work and meeting the members of his congregation, and though the con- gregation will greatly miss the antici- pated sermon on Sunday morning, they gladly forego this pleasure until the health authorities deem it advisable.
 Just before leaving St. Joseph, Mo- where he was pastor of the First Bap- tist church prior to accepting the call to the Southside church, a resolution commenting him was adopted by the Baptists of St. Joseph, and copy has been furnished the deacons of the South side church, The resolution follows.
 COMMENDATORY RESOLUTION
 Since Dr. I. E. Dillard has been the leader in our training school work for the past four years, it seems fitting to us, as pastors and Baptists of St. Joseph, assembled in our fourth annual B. Y. r. U. Training school, that we express our appreciation of his valued labors among us.
 'Dr. billiard has served as president of our Baptist Ministerial alliance, also of the General Ministerial alliance of St. Joseph. He has been the director of our training schools, securing for us a fine corps of teachers and arranging an adequate course of instruction. He has given himself to the task of making our training schools both popular and edu- cational There have been many calls for his time over the state in commencement addresses, chautauquas, educational work and assemblies. Also, he has glad- ly given himself to the Liberty Loan work and many other calls in St. Jo- seph. Yet he has not failed to give his best to our Baptist work in St. Joseph, the St. Joseph association, and the state board work.
 sSo we take this occasion to express our appreciation of the valuable work so freely given to us by Dr. Dillard. We shall miss him more than we can ex- press. Our fellowship has been sweet our labors together have been fruitful We offer our sincere prayers and our best wishes for Dr. billiard and his fam fly as they go to Southside church, Bir- mingham, Ala, and we wish for them and the good people of Birmingham the realization of their fondest hopes in the Masters service. We speak for Dr. Dill lard as an earnest student of scholarly attainments, as a preacher of unusual ability, as an untiring pastor, and as dependable man of true Christian char acter. We heartily commend him to the Baptists of Birmingham and of Alabama.
 Adopted by unanimous vote Thursday October 3, 1918 by St. Joseph Baptists assembled at First Baptist church, and by motion, the secretary of the Baptist Ministers alliance was instructed to present copies of this resolution to the local papers, to the state paper, the Word and Way, to Southside church, Bir- mingham, Ala, and to Dr. billiard.
 'tASA Q. BURNS. "Secretary B. Y. P. U. Training School. "A. D. COOPER, Acting President.