The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-08
MERIDIAN, MISS.

.x.r,a;ar Miss. March 7.-(SpeciaD City administration officials ana Haein- bers of the board of superVisorS n" io;naa c;tizens in an urgent request lo Judpe R. w. Heidelberg, who IS now holding court at Quitman ih county. to call special term oA VI" circuit court here that the tWo hss ", Henry Lloyd and Will Eckies' ,s che with the murder of James A. IyreL, suhurban merchant. and Henry w. pa- wis night watchman at the Prime l-uii her Company's plant may be given sreedy trial Both negroes are peins held in the Kinds county jail al JAcA son. where they were taken imneoiale 1,, aftar their arrest last Monday nigh, fo,lowing the fatal wounding of Tyreii on Saturday night and the muroer or Davis early Sunday morning ol ene same night. Citizens here were Vels much aroused with the kiiiing oi tne waterman and this feeling was intensi- f;ad Tbursday with the death of Tyrell and they will insist that a special grand jury be empanelled and term of court to dispose of the cases without delay.
 The revival conducted during the week at the First Presbyterian Churcn here by pr. J. Ernest Thacker has been one of the most inspiring in the ms tory of the denomination in Merriam Each of the two services daily nave been attended by large and interesteo congregations and promoters of the meeting declare that it is resulting in much good It will be announced at mass meeting of Presbyterians sun day whether the services are to De continued for another week.
 
 w. D. Hawkins centenary secretary of the Mississippi Methodist conference, spent few days during the week in Jackson. where he went to confer with pr. W. B. Beauchamp. national director general and T. B. Hampton. conference centenary treasurer, with reference to the work of the centenary board. While in Jackson MT. Hawkins deliv- cred an address before the Woman's Missionary Society of the Mississippi conference in session. at that place.
 Crop preparations in this section of the state are being seriously delayed and farmers are facing situation bor- dering close on to crisis that may en- tail heavy damages as a result Of con tinuous rains and soggy soil. It is stated by the best informed planters that very few farms are in anything like the condition that they should be at this tune of the year. Practically no ploughing has been done they say and the time for planting early corn Is at hand.
 Sunday the congregation of the For ty-first Avenue Baptist Church here will meet and take some definite action toward building a new church. the pres ent structure being too small to &C., commodate the growing membership, 1t Is announced.
 Meridian churches will send dele gates to the meeting in the interest of the interchurch world movement. to be held at Hattiesburg March 10, II and 12,~ when religious workers from all rarts of the state will gather to com p,ete piars for making survey of the state to learn it's religious needs
 The fund being raised by public sub sc-i,tion for the purpose of rebuilding the Marion Methods. Church destroyed bv cyclc-s Tn Decer,be- of last year. when practically every building in the village was either totally destroyed or badly dsr1a ged. Is making fair progress or'y about $500 more being needed to comnlete the quota rfoposed Many citizens of th's city have contributed to the fund on behalf of the people of the stricken town who have been with out a church since the cyclone few contributions have core from distant points, and if is the hope os those in charge of the movement that a new church may be erected before the end of the present year
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