The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-02
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

For long time this toWnf or ours was known far and wide as Bad Bir- mingham," not because it de served it. but from the fact that every theft murder or violation of the Ten Com mandments committed in the district was sent out under a Birmingham head. |
 I have lived in some of the older southern cities like Louisville, Nash vile and Atlanta, and during my resi- dence in them was in close touch with the churches and the ministers confer ences of the various denominations, and therefore am in a position to com pare them in the matter of church att tendance and church influence with Birmingham.
 |. I unhesitating1y set down Birming- going city, and from personal expe- rience in civic campaigns for right eousness I can testify that the minis- ters of Birmingham have shown on many occasions that they were power to be reckoned with when any moral | settlement at the polls.
 And then, again, I think 1t easy to prove that the dailies of Birmingham are most generous in the amount of space which they give to the churches and all religious movements. It can no longer be justly charged that mar ider gets a column and a revival meet ing paragraph, or that sports and am in a position to state that the press of Birmingham is glad to coop crate in giving publicity to church news.
 I have just gone through last Sun days Age Herald and under the head of, At the Churches Today" I find thirty-two distinct paragraphs ranging from five to twenty lines in length, setting forth the services in the Bap- ticts churches, nine about the Method ists, nine about the Presbyterians four about the Episcopalians, two about Lutherans, one about the Christians, three about the Church of Christ, two
 
 about Christian Science, one about the Altrurian, one about the Seventh Day Adventists, one about Bethlehem Taber- nacle, and number of paragraphs under Catholic Notes"
 I can hear some one say that the Baptists were featured, and straight way it will be laid to me; but I have no more to do with the church notices than you who read this. It just so l happened that the Baptists were stress ing their simultaneous campaign and the pastors at their conference were urged to get in notices about it in Sun days Herald, and for once they took the trouble osend them in in time.
 Now, just word about getting in these church notices. It is so easy and simple that many pastors do not take the time or trouble to write them out. There is absolutely no charge for them, but it is necessary to get them to the paper not later than Friday. They can be mailed, handed in downstairs or brought up to the news room. If your church was not represented, do not blame The Age Herald, but get in be- hind your pastor, church clerk or pub licity man.
 The Age Herald is anxious for it's Sunday page to be used by all denomi- nations. On it's staff are members of the various churches, and religiously speaking, in sporting terms 'It plays no favorites." The other day pr. John McNeill came into the news room and it so happened that in the few minutes of his stay he came In contact with four men on the paper. one being Baptist one being a Presbyterian, one Episcopalian and one a Catholic. This will give some idea of it's re- ligious complexion.
 1 myself do not even know to what church Mrs. Carolyn B. Elliott, who }conducts the religious page belongs. There is no way of learning it by looking through its contents. For ex- ample, on last Sunday there were on it pictures of Methodist, d Baptist and a Presbyterian, and of gifted musical director, a charming woman 4 whose church affiliations are unknown to me. Leading articles covered Bap- lists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Pres byterians, while the Catholic Notes'' were full of interesting religious data Next Sunay other churches will be fea- tured.
 For several years every Sunday pr. Henry M Edmonds always had a Christian leader on the editorial page. They created widespread attention and were widely copied throughout the country by other papers. A short while back, on account of his many duties, he felt that he could no longer give time to their preparation. Since then some of the leading pastors have been asked to contribute in his place. As I have spoken of last Sundays Age Her aids religious matter. I wish to say that the leader on that day was writ ten by pr. Morris Newfield, the schol- arly rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, on the Claims of Religion" If you over looked it, be sure and look for your paper and read 1t.
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