The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-29
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

l have had some pleasant experiences
 Tn going up and down the state, and then
 nave had some which were anything
 gut Joyous; but taking it in tn. whole.
 get much pleasure in my trips.
 One disadvantage in living in the Moun-
 tain Terrace district is the trouble one has in catching early morning trains, for
 It means taxi, or the spending of a night downtown. l usually do the latter
 as hgure l get a bit more sleep saturday night l registered at a hotel
 ana left 4:So call. walked up before day
 and being restless looked at my watch
 and found that it was 5.3o o'clock and
 that my train was due to leave the termi-
 nal at 5:05 I dressed and went down in
 rather bad frame of mind
 | At first the clerk vas inclined to bluff
 1t out by saying I had not left a call,
 but l refreshed his mind by reminding
 him that he had looked up the schedule Tor me and had made notation on his
 call sheet. lie then came clean. and I
 teit little more modified.
 1 l told him that 1 would 20 on to the | station and see if my catching the fast ! train leaving for Cincinnati at 6 o'clock and going to Attalla would be possible to double back to Springvi1e on the local and arrive by church time; but on inves- tigation learned that it was scheduled to be there a 11:2S.
 l went across the street to get a cup Of coffee, having made up my mind tha. would have to take tax; in order to keep my appointment; but I well knew that it would be an expensive trip, but I mad decided to do it, as 1 make it a rule to fill my engagement when it is possible to do so. I was wishing that 1 owned airship and could fly to my flock
 But after drinking cup of hot coffee got up my nerve, and retracing my steps back to the terminal I met the caller and asked him to give mo the name of the person who might be able to stop the fast train for me. He cited mt to the station master, who was out on the track. 1 got by the gatemah as Il newspaper man and found my man.
 
 He was busy but polite and interested and carried me over to the telegraph of flee, saying that I would have to get permit from the chief dispatcher. And who is he?" l asked, and when he gave the name of good friend who had been my neighbor for several years I felt hopeful, but in a few moments was in despair for his telephone was dead.
 In my desperation, with only five min utes in which to work l asked the dis patcher who was on the "trich' to help me out. l stated that l had been left on account of a mistake of a hotel clerk who had assigned me to room 2lS, bui who had marked up a l:30 call for As, and that would not ask him to stop the fast train but for the fact that was due to preach at Springville at the morn ing service.
 He very kindly said "Mr. Barnett, un Ger the circumstances 1 would be glad to do it, but it's in two minutes of leaving time and I can't possibly arrange it." "Oh, yes you can," l replied, for 1 am in the office here at the terminal and the operator to write out the order for the conductor who is at my side This he did, and you can bet 1 was feeling that railroad men are the best fellows in the world, for l had gotten assistance from the caller, the gateman, the station dispatcher and even the brakeman waa pleasant about letting me off. I was feeling so good that was in a moou to even throw my arms about the neck of the hotel clerk who had caused me all the trouble.
 One of the deacons had met the early train and not seeing me get off, had con cluded that for once l was going to dis appoint the o.ongresa ton; but when the fast train slowed up, and he said to him. 1 self, 'I just know Brother Barnett got off, and so when I passed his home he was out at the front gate to welcome me. l
 Nuo AoCaihS Pictty SoCu ONcIs nay | ing made the trip in spite of difficulties, and was flatterng myself that my people would give me credit for being both per sstent and reSourceful, when he in- 1 formed me that there would be no ser l vices at the Ba ptst church as the Meth- odists were holding protracted services. | and it was the custom to unite with them
 But after all I was glad for I got ! 10 worship with my Methodist brethren. l and heard Pastor H. P. Waits of Attalla, 1 Aho ssasssting the local pastor, the Rev C. C. Godby in a meeting preach aa informing and inspirationai | sermon. I was glad of chance to meet brother Godby for it was the first time had had the pleasure since my visits 1 to Springvlle, as he is always away at rrussville on the fourth Sunday of each ] month. the day on which the 1aptists nave their monthly services
 I preached in the afternoon at clock ! and had no services at night 1 have set out this to show that in many town> in Alabama there is q feeling of coop aration between the churches which 1 shows that the old denominatL)na antae- or;sms and controversies are a thing cf -..e raSt, an'l that men of lifferins, cr"eds Ire happy |, join one another in ms gr'- t,ins .ha spirit of the Maste'
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