The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-22
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I0oW preach. and what preach about to interest a student
 body as large as that of the Birmingham Southern College, which attends my church, Owenton Methodist, I usually reply that l preach about what the boys
 want me to preach about; in other words, I feel that the only way to interest them | and hold their attention is to preach in the way they demanl'
 These words, coming from Dr. s. O. Kimbrough the beloved pastor of Owen- i ton Methodist Church, who numbers in | his congregation the student body of s25 boys and girls of Birmingham Soush- 1 ern College, are significant, since it hasn't been great while since pr. Kimbrough was himself a student of Birmingham | College before the consolidation with the i Southern University, and he hasn't for gotten that prosaic, dry sermons and l long, uninteresting data isn't what holds 1 the average boy or girl.
 Dr. Kimbrough's love of Birmingham | Southern College is very natural, since | he is a graduate of Birmingham College, | class of 1912, and to the beautiful life and | character of the late Bishop Mccoy from whom he received valued inspiration, and l whose love for this great Methodist in- | stitution was well known by all hf | friends. and that doubled the interest in | Dr. Kimbroughs heart and made him
 an unusually ardent supporter of his hon. l ored alma mater.
 1 When I ae'red Dr. Kir1brough about the
 facts that led to his following the minis
 try as his life work. he said
 ] "It wasn't accident, it is with
 many but premeditated conclusion from
 my early boyhood days. On my mothers ] side came by my predilections naturally l since her family numbered several min
 isters, two of her brothers, William Ma I bors, at one time president of Sullins Col l lege and another brother. Robert Majors, I chaplain at Vanderbilt University being well known minister's
 | "On my paternal side there had never | been a preacher in the family annals"
 said Dr. Kimbrough. "But it was my pur-
 pose and desire to become a minister,
 and since my graduation in 1912 from the | Birmingham College I have held three | pastorates I first went to West Vir-
 ginia with Bishop Mccoy and during the | time filled a pastorate in Charleston My 1 love for Birmingham-South College
 was enhanced under his beautiful life, | so humble always, so godly and so saint | ly, even after he was honored with the greatest honor in the Methodist Church
 the bishopric. which happened by the
 way. when he was president of the Bir- mingham College, and had the oppor- tunity of seeing him under many circum- stances, which substantiated this fact l And while I am speaking of bishops. l may say just here that I am delighted that Birmingham is to have the pleasure of hearing Bishop Murrah, who will preach the baccalaureate sermon for Bir- l mingham-Southern on May 30. Bishop Murrah is a native Alabaman of whom we are all proud. He graduated from the Southern University in the class of "A 1 and was made bishop in 1910 He rep-
 resented the Methodist church at the
 great ecumenical conference in London.
 and also in Washington and in Canada,
 and is one of the brilliant lights of our
 great Methodist church."
 During this, my fourth, year at Owen
 ton." Dr. Kimbrough continued 'I have
 seen Brmingham-Sout College reach
 many of it's ambitions, and today it has
 as bright an outlook and as splendid 2
 future as any college in America.''
 q am aware that many people are
 prejudced against denominations
 schools said Dr. Kimbrough. but in spite of this fact, upon the denomina-