The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Sixteen Teams Are Ready To Raise Presbyterian's
 Annual Budget, $2O,OOO
Fifth Avenue Church Will Be Home to Friends-Its Budget Calls for 25 Per Cent Increase Over Last
 Year-Will Be Used at Home and Abroad
By CAROLINE B. ELLIOTT

Inns afternoon the members of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church will be at home to friends. Dr. J. M. Broadly, the pastor, told me he expected this. And if Dr. Broadly has invited his con- eregation to stay at home there is no question but that each family will cele- brate a regular house warming, and will have hospitabe reception commit tee composed of every member ready to receive the sixteen teams that will visit the people in the interest of the $20, 900 budget of the church this year
 This is a 9 per cent increase over last year, Dr. Broadly stated, "the whole amount to cover the local financial bud get and the fund for the new era move ment.
 "Our church closed the fiscal year last Sunday" he explained further, "a good year with 120 additions to church mem bership, budget of nearly $20,oOO raised and expended at home and abroad. The church quota on the new era move ment was really overpaid s1,5oo"
 Isn't it true that a New Years Day, even the day that marks the beginning of fiscal New Year. always brings mem ories of old year days, brings the record of past accomplishments, past happiness it may be- and with these the memory of familiar faces? This is exactly what happened while the pastor was talking GHInuS1dSIiCduy dOOuL InG TCCOIQ Ol church for the past year. l recalled few of those men and women who have helped make the Fifth Avenue church what it is today who are themselves the church, because a church is so much more than brick and mortar, fashioned into house of worship. Just few faces familiar to me among the many that have helped to build the Christian character of Birmingham:
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 First of all, there are pr. and Mrs. Broadly themselves. Everybody knows Dr. Broadly. He's been here longer than any other Protestant minister in the city with the exception of Dr. Bryan, and he looks today exactly like he did the day they bade him welcome to the city. The same big whole-souled, wholesome man, with the same fearless blue eyes that look so frankly into yours when he grips your hand with his smiles; "Glad to see you sure~
 Dr. Broadly is of Scotch-Irish decent, he saws. from the mountains of Tennes- see, and Simon-pure American. The name Joseph Broadly has been connected for generations with religious activities in east Tennessee The present repre- sentative of the house of Broadly is up- holding the religious principles of his forefathers.
 His activities are not confined by any means to a local church, for he is an foTured member of the executive com mission which is the governing body or the church at large, the Presbyterian Church, U. s. A.
 In outside work, Dr. Broadly has taken most delight in his connection with the board of education of the church at large. Under the auspices of this body he has visited all the church colleges, laying be- fore the students the claims of the Christ in their lives. In one year nifty three responses were given Dr. Broadly in lives that were dedicated to the mission ary service and the ministry. His never failing helper is Mrs. Broadly, who has not only been the inspiration of his owrs life but the true friend of many move snents in this city that have made Tor civic righteousness and culture.
 OLDEST MEMBERSHIP
 Then, there's William M. Cosby, for who can think of the Fifth Avenue Church without MT. Cosby, who has been affiliated with it before it was a flfth avenue church, longer than any other member in Birmingham Mrs. Cosby. too. whose services have ever been gracious She and c, E. Lewis. of the same church, have given volunteer service in choir work for more than twenty years, prob ably longer than any other volunteers in the city. MT. Cosby has always held an important office with the local church, and is now clerk of the session. Since 1914 he has served as member of the board of missions of the church at large, and is in New York this week attending