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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

The programme for the annual school or methods, October 20-24 includes lectures and conferences on every phase of Sun day school work.
 The first period each afternoon is a course in psychology by Dr. w. R. Bourne, president of the Centenary col lege of Shreveport, La. This period ex- covers general principles in psychology for teachers of all ages in the Sunday school.
 The second daily period is methods period, from 4:20 to D. m. The separate departments at this time go to their re- spective rooms for specialization courses with the following instructors: Instructor in beginner and cradle roll methods, MISS Elizabeth Colson, Brooklyn. N. r.; ln- structor in primary methods, Miss Minnie E. Kennedy, Nashville, Tenn; instructor in junior methods, Miss Mabel Bailey of oshkosh, Wis; instructor in girls work Miss Anna Branch Binford of Richmond Va. instructor in adult methods, Prof. Howard Colwell, of Loveland, Colo.
 From 5:l0 to each evening Dr. Rooer' simpson, pastor of the First Christian church of this city, will have charge oi the Bible hour.
 From 6:1O to 6:55 p. m. the graded ano uniform Sunday school lessons for the coming 12 months will be outlined by tns following instructors: Beginners graded lessons Miss Colson; primary graded les sons, Miss Kennedy; junior graded les sons, Miss Bailey; intermediate graded lessons, Miss Bose senior graded les sons, Dr. Robert Simpson, and uniform lessons, pr. J. E. billiard. Al 6, 6,55 supper will be served in thu basement of the church. Students bring their own lunches and receive coffee fre' of charge, or sandwiches will be sold the church for a nominal sum. lare number of those attending the school d' not care to go home at the dinner houl and come back afterward for the lee ,, tures This arrangement hos been mad to accommodate these.
 Immediately after supper the schoo again assemblies a body for worship
 period at 7:3o p. m.
 Frou 745 to s:25 the departments mee 1 for the conference period on methods. Il addition to the second period of this Kim on beginner, primary, junior, girls, wor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
WOMEN, DRY CLEAN
 THINGS AT HOME

Save five to ten dollars quickly by dry cleaning everything in the home that would be ruined by soap and water-suits. coats. waists, silks, faces, gloves. shoes, furs. dra- peries rugs-everything.
 Place a gallon more of gas II dishpan or wash boiler. put in the be dry cleaned. then wash them sn se.- yite soap Shortly, everything co ase looking like new.
 Nothing fades, shrinks or wrink' pressing needed Do not attempt ts clean without Solvite soap. This ss q4aae soap is the secret of all dry cleanin
 A package of Solvite soap containing di- rections for home dry cleaning costs litta at any drug, grocery or department store. Dry clean outdoors away from flame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
TRANSFFP pACTOR
 TO NEW MEXICO

Rev, l.. r. Parrish. pastor of the tiev- -enth avenue Me- hndist church has re-
 ceived his transfer to the New Mexico conference and has been stationed by ar Maria. Tex. He and his family are leaving tomorrow for his new appoint
 ment. having been released by the pre-
 siding elder. pr. Echols. following last Sundays services. Rev H. NJ. Stevenson of the West End Methodist church will fill Eleventh avenue pulpit todav, and the rresiding elder will suppN the pulpit un- til the annual conference, when new pastcr will he appo.nteds to succeed the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

by the chairman of the programme com mittee, Mrs. J. F. Ehrhart, will be rend- ered
 evotional-Conducted by Mrs. Ira Armstrong of the First Presbyterian church
 Report of the years work by the president.
 Report of nominating committee, Mrs Gus Lee, chairman.
 Address by Miss Anna Branch Bin ford of Richmond, Va.
 Roll call by divisions.
 Adjournment.
 The council is to be congratulated that the principal speaker of the after noon will be Miss Anna Branch Bin ford. of Richmond, Va. Miss Binford has charge of the Young Peoples work for the Southern Presbyterian church, and is beloved by girls from Tennesste to the Gulf She is listed as one of the leading speakers in the girls section of the school of methods which will open Monday, october 20 at the First Baptist church.
 O. An effort is being made to have Judge Murphy of the juvenile court to speak to this gathering of teachers and mothers next Sunday afternoon, to forward the purpose of the Woman Council in helping the girls of greater Birmingham in their Sunday schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

with our own people and the strangers within our gates. Once week we have home meetings with the various units and on Wednesday evening a prayer service at the church to which all the congrega- ton are invited.
 WORK OF THE WOMEN
 we have good men in our church, the pastor praised, but ] must admit that our women are remarkable. Perhaps you know Mrs. John Yeatman, the president of our Woman's Auxiliary; Mrs. McLester and Mrs. J. H. Phillips, the vice presi- dents, and Mrs. Bruce. who is president of the woman's advisory committee Of the Southern Presbyterian church?'
 Every one of them was the reply. and if they are samples, l do not blame you for admitting that the First Prespy- terian women are remarkable. The pres- byterians were pioneers and are always among the first in their work on the foreign mission fields. too, aren't the%f
 "Yes. and our people are now support ing the missions of the Southern Presoy- terian church, but another Of our hopes is that soon we shall add to this the sup port of two missionaries of our own III the field
 Another phase of our work that is or great interest to us, Dr. MacSporran continued, is our Sunday school. We are
 
 supervision of religious director Edu- cation of young people will be our rar- ticular interest and we shall also make speciality of recreational department for boys.
 q believe you appreciate, Miss Hatha- way, that the distinct function or our down town church Is that Of teachihs' and it's message is to the thoughtful; not high-brows, but really thipkine people
 Long after bidding the minister sooo- day there were thoughts that were busy reviewing the wide meaning of his mn istry. until his hopes for the future oi the First Presbyterian church, puil' themselves into the future structures o' all churches. the church universal, that ir it's mission to the whole man, with wide open doors will stand
 "As house by the side of the road, | And be a friend to man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
WORKERS IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS ID HEAR. MISS BINFO FORD SPEAK
Get-Together Meeting, Next Sunday to Be Addressed by Leader Presbyterian
 Young Peoples Work

All mothers of girls, Sunday school teachers, and the girls who belong to their classes will be interested ins the get together meeting next Sunday afternoon, October 19 at 3 o'clock in the Sunday school room of the First Methodist church.
 This meeting will be held under the auspices of the Womans Council of the, Birmingham Sunday School association, for the purpose of creating an interest in the girl life of the city. Officers of the council for the ensuing year will also be elected
 Mrs. Edward H. West. president of the Woman's Council, will preside and the following programme given out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
"T believe all .children's good, Eff they're only understood.

poet, James Whitcomb Riley,
 "I believe all children's good,
 Elf they're only understood
 That is just what their blue-eyed teacher, Mrs. R. R. Stotler, is doing every day nows from g to 12 o'clock, in the free kindergarten at the Church of the Advent parish house.
 "The room isn't as attractive as it is to be-" she told me while I was busy admiTng the bluebirds and butter flies the kittens and puppies and moo-cow that seemed so happy together running round the wide border of the kindergar- ten walls.
 The children think it veryN beautiful now.'' was the thought. as watched a plump little boy carrying on his part of an animated conversation with plump little turkey whose feathers were spread as though Thanksgiving and cranberry sauce" were not due next month
 No wonder the Boy Blues and Miss Muffets love her. the teacher. I mean, Mrs. Stotler Had she lived flo de war; (the one of ancient history, that in a bigger business has long since been for gotten ''between the states'O, Thonfas Nelson Page would have chosen her for '.Meh Lady" becauA as his hero says:
 When she come in de house, 'twuz laike you'd shove back de winder an let little piece O de sun in on de flo.' ' She and the other Sunshine Lady, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, who assists her. sing merry songs and play merry games with 40 or 50 children each morning It was like Dr. Barnwell. wasn't it. to think of sendins sunshine t., the lives of any lit tie child among them who might be longing for it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
SPECIALISTS ID BE .ON PROGRAMME AT
 SCHOOL OF METHODS
Leaders of National RepUts- tion Among Speakers cn
 Young Peoples Work.

For the coming School of Meth Is, to be held october 20-24th the Bir- mingham Sunday school association has secured some specialists of national reputation for each department of She work. Those secured for Young leo- ples work are; Miss Anna Branch lhn- ford. of Richmond pr. W. R. Bourne. of Shreveport, Dr. C. B Williams presi- dent of Howard college. and Miss Fre1a Bose, Of Montgomery.
 Miss Bnford is specialists for young peoples work of the Southern Pres y- terian church, and Is also member ee the committed of young peoples work of the International Sunday school as~ sociation Her work will be with teachers and leaders of girls from r. D IS years of age. Miss Binford was one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
THE LIVING LINK"

THE LIVING LINK"
 Another important department of the conservation programme is the bureau of specials. The plan provides for the placing of specials in every church and Sunday school. which means simply that each church may direct it's own centenary contributions toward the support of a special object in the home or foreign field. This method creates the living link between the worker, or institution on the field. and the church and people providing the support at home For example the Woodlawn Sunday school has elected to provide the running expenses for a branch hospital in Songdo, Korea, and country clinic work~in connection with that hospital for the next five years. This is done at a cost of $1100 d year. The interest among he contributors, especially children and young people, is greatly increased by this method
 The need for additional workers in order to carry out the larger pro- gramme of the centenary is recognized by all leaders of the church. it being estimated that the Southern Methodist church will need not fewer than 735 missionaries or the home and foreign fields during the next five years The urgency of this work, and the responsi- bilty for life enlistment are being presented to the choice young people i of the church, in groups and as indi- viduals. For only those thoroughly prepared, through consecration to the work and special training, will be ac- cepted. This department of the cen
 tenary is certainly charged with a most important work
 That which is regarded by most of the leaders of the church as the climax of the entire centenary campaign is church wide revival. The time is ripe for such revival, and surely the need is great. If the church is to be equipped for it's great mission in the world, namely, the bringing of people everywhere into vital touch with Jesus l Christ, there must be a fresh baptism of spiritual power from above. So we are calling upon Methodists everywhere | to engage in earnest prayer for this church wide revival and we trust that | it may be a@ nation wide. yea, even more, a worldwide revival
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Victory Pageant at
 the SOuthside Baptist

.'The Victory Pageant will be present. ed tomorrow. State Mussion day, at the ". NJ L. meeting at the Southside Bap- tist church at 3 o'clock. This is most interesting and instructive. Everyone is cordially invited to come and enjoy this programme and the social hour that fol- lows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

sunday school tendents and ottl- cers of Birmingham will be interested to know that the instructor for the eNecu- tive period of the school of methods of the Birmingham Sunday School associa- tion will be specialist who has had wide experience in working with Sunday school executives.
 A. l.. Aderton, of the International Sun day School association, has for a number of years been the administrative super intendent of theN New York Sunday School association. His experience has been with the largest and also. the small est Sunday schools of a large city. He was for three years one of the instruct ors at the international training school held annually at Lake Geneva, Wis, He believes in putting the Sunday school on the same businesslike basis as the pubic schools and business establishments.
 Mir Aderton's topics are: Monday, The Church and the Schoo;' Tuesday, "Ad- ministrative Efficiency" Wednesday, Problems of Supervision;' Thursday, Problems of Cooperation, and Friday, Records and Reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
w. c. T. U. Convention
 at First Methodist

The w. C. T U, convention begins Tuesday evening at o'clock at the First Methodist church. Among the speakers for the evening are Drs. Dillard. Brans- comb and McNeill. Everyone is cordially invited to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
ESTABLISHED. IN 1911

"Dr Barnwell established the kinder garten in 1911, and the Church of the Advent supports it.. explained Mrs Stot- Ter "H's free, unless. like some who are with us. there are those who really wish Ito pay."
 But what did the tots from to care about paving for the high cost of liv- ing? Bless them With their own child like wisdom they were there just to live and enjoy st. without any if $ about It. Some came from their own home nests and their mothers sides. some rom Northside Community house, while their mothers were working for them down town. and some didn't have any mothers to kiss them good-by and send them Tor few hours of lesson and song and story with the Sunshine Ladies'.
 Peter Rabbit" whose picture was Tn the little red book, was the incest story of all they must have thought, because Miss Sus.e' didn't have to play but one tune on the gong that called to silence when she announced the adventures or sPeter Rabbit Blue eyesf and bnown eyes were wide alike with concern, that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

Wild pigeons are believed to be the most voracious eaters of the animal king dom in proportion to their size. One con- stunned 1000 grains of wheat Tn day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
vs of the Churches ard Religious Activities
TODAY

Almighty God of Thy fullness grant to who need so much who lack much, who have so little, wisdom and strength Bring wills unto Thine. Lift understand into Thy heavenly light that thereby behodng those things which right, and bein drawn by Thy love- bring will and understanding together in Thy service until at last body and soul and spirit be all Thine, and Thou be Fatherland our Eternal Friend
 GEORGE DAWSON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

So magnetic are the mountains of Puer- 10 Rico that they attract surveyors plumb lines, and it has been found that some of the old surveys aretincorrect by a mile or more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
FREE TO SUFFERERS
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

The Chinese break a saucer in court as part of their oath of symbolism. The meaning of this is that if they do not tell the truth their souls will be cracked like saucer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

The spider. .crab decks itself with sea weed in the hope of escaping the notice of it's enemies. Whels sponges abound, 1t scrapes off it's seaweed and replaces it with pieces of sponge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
NO SET PROGRAMME

"We don't carry out a set programme" said the Sunshine Lady "We always have our morning prayer, and then we are very hnsv making something Today we made caps. Now, children, who would like to sing?'
 All of them. of course, from the num- Der of small hands that were waving in the air. And they did ing. with all their might. when they played Humpty There were rainy-day songs and play songs and work songs. A very pretty sleepy song too. when all was quiet and eyes were closed until the two Sunshine Ladies served cookies for lunch. Not cake was eaten -funtil the treble voices sounded in concert:
 God is great and God is good
 We can thank Him for our feod.' "IlI sing my morning song" proffered a little culprit who had to sit by teach CT awhile. because. like rrown peonle sometimes do, he forgot just for a min Ute to be kind toshis neightor It's "Kind Father look down from above. iAnd fill all cur hearts with love Rless us each one all our cayr And help us to be kind always" But it was time for good bvs then. and a Sunsh're Lady forgave him while he joined lustily in the chorus; Now our work is over, And we are going home. ! Good -hv. good-by. be always kind and Gooa-b good-bv. good bv to you.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

sooiologists estimate that among every thousand bachelors there are S crim- inals whereas married men produce IS per thousand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

The largest reinforced concrete arch today is the Risorgimento bridge across the Tiber at Rome. with span of S2s feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

A chimney 115 feet high will sway without danger, as much as 10 or F inches in a strong wind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Secretary Says Work OF
 Centenary Not Completed
Methodist Conference Lead CT Outlines Plans for Col
 lection of Pledges Made i'll
 Recent Drive-NO Shrink age Expected

No one is in position to speak with more authority on the future ootiooh of the Methodist missionary centenary, than one who gave himself so freely to it's accomplishment of the past. As secretary of the messionary centenary and missionary secretary of the North Alabama conference, the Rev. Foster Gamble will interest a large audience in his views with regard to the prog ress ahead, which, in his own words, is given below:
 "The work of the Methodist cente- nary has not been completed, by any means" said MT. Gamble. There is still much. to be done, ana oefihi'e programme for conservation has been worked out by the leaders of the church This programme covers q wide range of subjects, and deals with mat ters fundamen to the church life,
 An erroneous idea which we have to correct in the minds of many peo- pie is that when our eight-day drlVe closed on May %, the centenary had ended. It is true that the preparations for that drive and the securing of detl- nite subscriptions from individuals, Sunday schools and Epworth leagues, constituted a very important part of the centenary campaign And we are rejoiced over the fine showing made in north Ala bama, we'll as through out Southern Methodism With goal of s35. .000.000, Southern Methodism pledged more than $53,000,00O The quota for the North Alabama conference was s1.250000, and final reports run the total to nearly sIsso0,000 We are not proud but are grateful to God for enabling us to make this good record .a COLLECTION OF PLEDGES
 Tn order to conserve the results achieved a definite plan must be fol- low ed So a carefully prepared, uni
 form system for collecting the cente-
 nary pledges is being placed in the
 hands of the leaders, in every local church we believe it to be more inn
 portant to collect 100 per cent on the
 centenary pledges than it was to se-
 cure these subscriptions. The slogan
 is, No shrinkage, but an increase on centenary pledges In the centenary conservation programme there is, also,
 the department of spiritual resources, which plans for the enlistment of Meth odists more largely in the all important work of intercession. so that we may
 have a praying host going forward on our knees Emphasis is also to be laid upon the establishment of 1oo- i 900 family altars among Methodists, so that the home may be a place of worship and center of religious in fluence and power
 'It.is also planned to enlist our peo- pie generally in the observance of the Bible teaching on stewardship and tithins. The goal for this year is 20 per cent of the church mem bership signed as tithing stewards. During the campaign last spring there were more than 50 churches in north Ala bama placed on the honor roll, with every member of the board of stewards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

oalv one native species of wild geese breeds we'll in captivity. That is the Canada goose, which, under suitanie cor ditione. can be bred as easily as the or dipary farm yard variety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

an enrolled tither. We expect many more of our churches to take their places on this honor roll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

Working expenses on the London tram ways rose from 3 cents mile in 1913 10 22 cents in 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

mother. and ate of the forbidden fruit in Mir McGregors garden. Twas a tired llttle rabbit who had such a run for his life from the giant gardener and who was quite ill and troubled for days over his plight that kept him away from ber- rles and cream. Surely he must have played contentedlv ever afterward in his own garden with Flopsy and Mopsy and Cottontail, and surely he never again in- dulged in too much lettuce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12
Church Of the Aduent
 Has Three Kindergartens
Rv HOPE HATHAWAY

Like the chidrens loved and lannented mother and poet, james WhltcOmb Riley, Mcfirf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-12

with our own people and the strangers within our gates. Once a week we have home meetings with the various units and
 on Wednesday evening a prayer service at the church to which all the congrega-
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-05-31
MONTE VISTA, COLO.
Barley sgd for sale.
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Eslaae Of John ". McCOanrll.
Notice 10 hereby given that on
Monday. the 30th day Of Juno. 1919.
will present 10 the County Court
OF Rio Orands County. Colorado my
accounts for nnal settlement Of ad-
ministration Of said estate when and
whore all pers0ns In interest may sp-
pear aud object 70 them II they 50
desire.
Further notice 10 hereby given that
at said time and place the court will
receive and hear proofs concerning
the heirs Of said deceased. pursuant
to the verified petition and af'idavits
OF James L. Mcconnell and Sarah
l.. Mcconnell alsd herein. asking for
. judicial ascsrtainmsnt and determ-
ination Of tho heirship Of said estate.
and from which Il appears that at
the time Of the death Of do
cedsnt Sarah L. Mcconnell. Nancy L.
Mcconnell. Mary r. Estlow. James
l.. Mcconnell. Fannie Z. Mcconnell.
Ida NJ. Bogart and Ruth l.. McCon-
nell were the heirs Of tho decedent:
NOW THEREFORE, any and all
persons who are or who claim to be
heirs at law Of John w. Mcconnell.
deceased arc hLreby required to DO
and appear thercat or abide the de-
termination OF the court thereon.
James l.. Mcconnell.
Administrator OF the Estate Of John
w. Mcconnell. deceased.
First Pub. May -. 1919
Last Pub. June ~, 1919