The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
By CAROLYN B. ELLIOTT

By CAROLYN F. ELLIOTT By way of introduction, he might be presented as Bishop James Cannon of
 the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
 a world citizen of Birmingham, Ala
 bama.
 But Bishop Cannon needs no intro- duction to the people of Birming ham. With his family he has been welcomed here, not only as resident upon whom has been bestowed the honors of
 church and state, but as a friend whose
 lot is cast with the people and whose Tines have fallen in pleasant pla ces" with them in their homes and arohnd his own fireside.
 From his house by the side of the road" the benevolent influence of tlis friend to man" has reached out to
 touch every need of life to which u church ministers through a pastor, an educator, an editor and a bishop.
 FOR PROHIBITION In the state, Bishop Cannon's influ- ence was felt in the late fight for p,o- IhlDltlon, when he was the leading owns CT of the Richmond Virginian, paper established at cost of s35O, 900 for the purpose 1t accomplished of carrying Virginia dry. AS chairman of the na- tional legislative committed of the Anti-Saloon League he spent much of lhis time for four years in Washington, until the constitutional amend nent
 was effected. Today he is chairman of the commission of temperance and social service of the Methodist Episco- lpal church, south, and chairman of tho executive committee of the World League Against Alcoholism. He was also member of a special iGOmmiSSlOn sent btvt 1s1s-20 to investigate moral conditions of Great Britain and France In speaking of coming here, Bishop Cannon said:
 We appreciate the desire of Bir- mingham people to have US live here that was manifested in the arrange
 ments made for a home for my family when houses were hard to find It IS Ia new experience for me to enter a parsonage. Or rather it is renewing the experience, as it has been 26 years since l lived in one.i A long time l have been a member of the Virgi aia Iconference, having answered 3S times to the roll call at the opening sessions "a record I hope to continue. During 20 years of this time I lived in one place"
 The 20 years in one place, so exceo- tional in the life of a Methodist minis> ter, Bishop Cannon spent at Blackstone, Virginia, where he was president of the leading college for girls in souIh- ern Methodism- At the time of his col ilege administration, which was marked with signal success, he was also edisor of the Richmond Christian Advocate Afterwards the church conferred upon 1 him it's highest honor when he was chosen to the bishopric in 1918 at the general conference in Atlanta. EDUCATION ''I believe Birmingham is one of the great centers of the country, especially of the south Bishop Cannon observed, as he commented further upon his choice of a home. Tt should become as strong as any Methodist center in the United States
 And am delighted to find that Meth odists here have recognized that if Bir- mingham is to become an influential re- ligious center. it must also become an If -a1s'i' AlaSams ithodism wishes to be strong and effWifht," he emphasized, .'tt must put men and money, without quio-
 bling as to cost, in making great col- lege and preparatory school in this cty.'
 As chairman of the campaign commits sion on education of the Methodist
 Church, South. Bishop Cannon is ill charge to direct the campaign that will begin early in the spring for the pur- pose of raising sSS, Oo,0Co in the interest of Christian education. Because Ala bama will have a large part in this cam paign. education is the outstanding fea. ture in the programme of the north Ala 1 bama conference. now in session at Gadsden, over which Bishop Cannon IS presiding
 FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN "The financial campaign throughout the south will call for the raising of s750, 900 for Eirmingham-S Southern college. about one-half million for the Woman,s $ College of Alabama at Montgomery, and