The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

"Twain't much more'n mention fo'
 hit was done" Joel Chandler Harris
 said of the calling of a certain conven-
 ton where some "perambles" were
 drawn up, with a string of ''whar-
 fores' following.
 Had Uncle Remus been on the scene,
 he might have commented in like fash
 lon with regard to the First Methodist
 campaign for s140,000 in the interest of the new Sunday school building soon to be erected in the rear of the church. faclAx Sixth avenue. Really, this campaign want much more'n men tion' fo' hit was donel" The "whar- fores" was simply the need of room, more room to accommodate the great, growing First Methodist Sunday school crowd. and "tharfore" was the money given gladly and generously the first days of that campaign.
 But surely had Uncle Remus re- counted these quick, gratifying results | to his responsive audience of one. the eyes of Miss Sallys little boy" would not have grown wide with the usual surprise at the successful ending, had the names of the building committee been announced at the same time. Be- cause-'just look who's here!'-J. A. Vann. chairman; Donald Conner. R. l.. Ezelle, Maclin F. Smith B. F. Moore, W. H. Stockham, Russell Hunt and the superintendent of the Sunday school, Frank Dominick. A guarantee of sue cess in any undertaking! They were all there, too, every man "on the job" during the campaign, together with the loyal members ofe~ the board of stewards. and with the pastor. pr. Stuart, leading the campaigners. "The money is practically on hand. :" said MT. Vann, who waXed eloquent in his appreciation of everybody who be- longed to the. First Church. who had shown any interest in the cam
 paign. The only person he forgot was
 himself, but no one who witnessed his enthusiasm would have to be reminded that this chairman of the board of stewards and of the building commit tee always a busy man, had been buster than ever the past few months | in the interest of the enlarged church, It was a problem to decide whose | face beamed with more pleasure, his, or pr. Stuart's, when, with the delight
 of two soldier boys studying the dia-
 gram of their favorite camp. they 1 spread the plans of the new Sunday ! school on the table, and guided me
 through every nook and corner of the | spacious building to-be.
 | The Romanesque style suggestive Q | of strength and reverence, will be adopted for the new building, and will add dignity to the brown stone edifice that has stood for years on Nineteenth
 street as a monument to the refine-
 ment of aet in ecclesiastical architec- ture.
 1 'It is for that reason this type has been selected" I was reminded, since
 it not only harmonizes we'll with the present building, but in it's modified I form is readily adapted to the require
 ments of the modern Sunday school building. One of the principal flea lures of the new building will be the | large number of windows that will afford the maximum amount of light
 and ventilation; also the number of
 entrances that will provide ready ac-
 cess to the different departments"
 The babies were the first considera-
 ton of the building committee, for the
 entrance on Sixth avenue will lead di-
 rectly through a vestibule into q large
 room A feet long, designed especially l for the accommodation of the begin ners' department, while to the right | there will be a cozy room for the young men and women enlisted on the 1 cradle roll