The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-08
ENSLEy HIGHLANDS.
 IS SOON ID BUILD. FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Wide-awake and progressive. the members of Ensley Highlands Presby- teran church are planning within the next few months the erection of new building on the lot adjoining the manse for accommodation of the overflow of the growing Sunday school.
 This information was given by the pastor Rev. l.. E. BFubaker who stated that the present plan called for a tenn porary structure to meet the demands of a growing brotherhood class.
 This is the first step toward the ac- complishment of the dream We have that may come true earlier than We anticipate in the erection of a brown stone building in Keeping with our present church, we'll equipped as an annex for the Sunday school and for all the activities of our church as a community center The work on the temporary structure will begin at once, or as soon as the deeds are cleared for purchase of the lot adJon- ing the manse.
 STEADY GROWTH
 Our Sunday school under the lead- ership of the superintendent. Mr J. A.. Simpson. has increased in membership wonderfully during the past year" in formed Dr. Brubaker enrolling 800 pupils, as many as we have on our church register. The brotherhood class has just started with a boom, a charter membership of B. with k. If. Golf and J B. Goodwin as teacher and president Of the organization.
 ''Highlands church fs also open every day during the week for community service" continued pr Brubaker. be ing Frequently used by the minor schools of llnsley for public purposes In the auditorium the ladies' clubs are called together in addition to meet ings of church organizations. There are also rooms given to the Boy Scouts to the Christian l1ndeavor and to ev- cry department of the well organized Sunday school" s.
 NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT
 All these plans it may be said. are in line with the progressive spirit Dr.. Brubaker has always manifested dur ing his pastorate at E,nsley Highlands. Though but two months have passed i since the celebra ton of his completion ; of eight years ministry there. the ac- complshments of the membership un- der his wholesome Christian influence and enthusiastic Christian leadership have indeed been noteworthy.
 When Dr. Brubaker came eight years ago to the little Presbyterian church located in the heart of Ensley, he found 70 members and property valued at $5,000. Today the church register shows an enrolment of over 250. with present property valued at $60.000.
 During the past two years since the Forward Movement" started Dr. Bru- baker hes travelled more than lf,000 miles in behalf of raising the money. as well as in behalf of the foreign mission work of which he is also synodical chairman.
 Though all returns have not been listed. I am sure our synod has paid our budget for the past year in full assured Dr. Brubaker. +The failure in some of the country districts because of cotton are overcome by the liberal- ity of the larger churches In Miami and St Augustine. Fla; in Sheffield and Ensley, and by the Fifth Avenue and Independent Presbyterian churches of Birmingham.
 For the incoming year our budget will be raised in all probability to s4o'- O00' concluded Dr. Brubaker. "hut from the record of the past this will be fully met by tue people who belong to our synod. who have never failed yet to respond liberally to every call of tha cht1rchn