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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07

Birmingham is known as something else besides an agitator of industry. a producer of iron and steel and nature coal bin for part of the population of America. Birmingham is also known as a city of beautiful churches and her fame in this line reaches from Maine to Miami; from Savannah to Seattle.
 The Magic City was so known before construction of Walker Memorial church was voted to be finished. And, now that the completing touches on this building are being added this week, another unit boosts Birmingham still further near the top of America's cities in church con struction.
 Informal inspection week has been an nounced for Walker Memorial church starting yesterday. and throughout the coming seven days the church will be open at all hours so that individuals may look the modern church plant over
 The building committee announces that the idea of this inspection is to show the people O. Birmingham what a small com munity may accomplish if it plunges in fearlessly, rolls up it's mental sleeves and gets to work
 Something in connection with the build ing of this church is not generally known in Birmingham. The monster stone col umns at it's front are the second largest any building in the world. They are 2 feet in length, in one solid piece of stone. William Ingalls,, secretary of the Ingalls, Stone company of Bedford, Ind, is authority for the statement that in only one other building in the world arc the limestone monolith pillars, in solid piece larger This is the front of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
l52 APPLICATIONS TO DEVELOP WATER
 POWER OF NATION

According to Water Power ot1lciai organ of the hydroelectric interests, lo- applications for licenses to develop the water powers of the nation have been placed on file with the federal power commission All applications, including the several from Alabama, will be car ried over to the next administration for action.
 The applications that have been filed thus far call for development Of more than 100000 of hydroelectric horse power. The commission is handicapped by not having appropriations made TOT carrying on it's functions. Water Power says:
 'sq-here is a. vast amount of detal work to be done on each application surveys are to be made. much engln' eering data to be collected and each ap' plication must be measured out to de termine if it is the best project for the development of the maximum of power
 The project of the Alabama PoWe1 company at Duncan's Rifle on the Coosa river where it has already done preilm mary work looking to the building or < dam generating 10000 horsepower, na been temporarily suspended along witf all other projects waiting on the mex administra tion. It is expected that raps progress will be made in passing on ane granting permits after March A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
DUTY RESTS WITH
 PARENTS-DR. COKE

Amusements in their relation to re- 1igion was the theme of Rev. $. 0. Coxe, pastor of the Handley Memorial Presbyter church, at the Sunday morning service. In the course of his sermon MT. Coxe referred to the re- cent agitation in favor of censorship for theatres, and in this connection he said that the only effective censorship that is possible is that which may be exercised by parents and guardians.
 Tn Gods name" he said, let us not delegate to our public officials the duty of seeing that our children arc protected from these evil influences. This is duty that rests upon us, and If we fall short in our duty to our own, then the fault rests upon us.
 The minister made it clear in the beginning of his discourse that he had no fault to find with pleasurable rec reation. Children, he said, must have recreation; it Is their right to have it, but Christian people made great and serious blunder when they failed to take reasonable precautions to see that this love of pleasure is directed in proper channels.
 Figures were quoted by MT. Coxc showing how much greater is the at tendance upon theatres and other places of amusement than is the at- tendance upon church services and he said that this situation demanded seri- ous consideration upon the part of Christian people. The problem as he presented it, is to so direct the desires of the young for amusement that they will not become neglectful of things religious and thus be lost to the church through their love of pleasure love that might If properly con served and directed. become a great power in shaping their lives for usc- fulness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
Interesting Features Of
 Walker Memorial Church

Detroit State bank at Detroit, Mich Solid pillars of larger dimensions are used on a certain cathedral in Petrograd, Russia, according to MT. Ingalls,, but in the latter case the pillars were hewn from pink granite, instead of limestone
 Columns on the front of the Jeffer- son County bank are larger than those of the West End church, but they too. are of granite, used in pieces of from five to eight feet in length, while the pillars of the Arlington church are in one solid piece of stone, measuring B feet in length.
 Hoistng these massive pillars looked to be such gigantic undertaking that several Contractors throughout America were asked to bid on the job. It looked so difficult that the bids proved too high, and the building committee prayed over the matter awhile. It fell to the lot of R. F. McGee, a Birmingham contrac- tor, to gamey and materially underbid other contractors. Civic pride caused him to make low price. and then he put his genius to work He could get no aid from any contractor for the hoisting of such mammoth stones had been accom- plished but once before in the history Of American construction
 He applied common sense to the deal placing an "A' frame On the lot, and using g. gigantic differential pulley. It did the work Two weeks of labor by MT McGee and a crew of 10 men placed the pillars in their concrete sockets, ana today they are up.
 Painters are busy on the building now, and when they get through and the car penters finish hanging the doors, the church building. which was started in 1910 will have heen completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
The Allies Must Pay Up

The suggestion is still occasionally being made that the United States should do the magnanimous thing and forgive the allies the war loans it granted them, aggregating nearly $10,- O0.OO0,000. The main argument for this is that this country, the richest on earth. suffered proportonately far less than those others which bore the chief brunt of the war to save civiliza- tion for all mankind.
 No such degree of altruism was ever expected of any other nation on the globe. The proposition is flattering. but wholly impossible.
 The taxpayers of the United States may not be so grieviously burdened as those of other lands, but their burden nevertheless is harassing. It would be- grateful relief to them if the al- lied nations could pay in full their ob- legations to this country. Of course, that cannot be expected of the embar- rassed peoples for many years to come. But if they could only some day. which they sare not yet doing-spare enough to pay a moderate interest on what they owe--say. the highest Lib- erty bond rate, Az per cent-there would be an appreciable Tightening of taxation.
 The better way to aid in the rehabili- tation of Europe is to employ the meth ods of private enterprise to stimulate production and thus to restore it's ability to pay it's debts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Children of France, lnc., have been
 delivered to the beneficiaries with
 out the subtraction of any amount
 save that representing a legitimate rate
 of exchange But for purposes of trans
 mission, that intelligent corporation has
 relied on practical bankers and not the
 postoffice department of the United
 States Even so bold a man as MT. Cur
 tis would not dare deny that some
 charitable individuals in this country.
 with French orphans as wards, unlike
 the wise and wary corporation, have had resort to the postoffices in the sew eral cities when seeking mediums of
 transmission. If his reelllessness should
 drive him to such extent. he will be promptly eliminated from the discussion by the citation of specific instances At the present time, there is agita- ton in Congress having for it's object the ascertainment of what portion of department properly belongs to the or phans of France. If it be possible to se- cure such information, Senator William I. Harris of Georgia, will introduce resolution demanding that this opulent government restore to the miserahly destitute the sum of which they have been unrighteously deprived.
 have no desire to take sharp issue with Mr. Curtis. It is possible that le, like few other estimable though im- petuous gentlemen. depends on headlines rather than subject matter for the basis of his conclusions. Whether this be true or not. it might be stated as an axiom that while the limelight of publicity is irresistably appealing tc the average in dividual, no unjust or nlisiDformed critic can long survive it's impartial glare It 1 is a will '-the-wisp which lures the care less and the thoughtless to certain de- struction. HUGH w. ROBERTS. Washington. February 4, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
"CALL OF THE CHURCH," REV F R. BISHOP

rrhe great unrest of today is trace = ahle to ou4 inadequate presentation ot religion. and we will not have stann-
 ity int our industrial life until rignt- eousness sits at the conference taole'
 uncovered to cast the deciding vote.
 declared Rev. Francis B. Bishop or
 Montgomery, southern superintendent
 of UniversaHst churches, who spoke
 at the county courthouse yesteloAy afternoon. He spoke on 'AThe Call or
 the Church to the Modern Man.
 "Religion has been poorly pre- sented," said Dr. Bishop. Men nave been very suspicious of the real spirit of religion, but very tenacious or us traditions and it's ceremonies. Too often religion has not been righteous ness. It has not reached the seat of moral or social health.
 we are living in a new era. We confine religion to the tenth century while we live in the twentieth. If we could present religion in its purifying and redeemng aspects, the call or the church would be heard as the call of God and not the call of superstition cant and barbarism, with which mod- ern man has no sympathy.
 ~We all know what the call of the church has been; a call to individual- ism-save self-snatch a brand from the burning. By hook or by crook, get into heaven---a place of refined selfish
 ness, ease, indulgence. luxury and use
 lessness. No real man can have any
 respect for a religion such as this
 Unconsciously. the modern man has
 moved away from it. He cannot esti-
 mate 1t among the vital factors of life
 "The call of the church today should
 be call to service. Take up the job
 of cleaning up hell. There are many
 who are not as fortunate as you, eithe.
 physically. intellectually or financially
 Here is your opportunity to enter into Christian life. There are public duties calling. duties not only to your com munity but to the state, the nation. the world. Your highest service may come in the form of heroism. No man can be called religious who is not heroic It takes courage to stand and battle | for the right. One Is so often with ths
 minority"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
CONSTRUCTION OF
 SCHOOL PROJECTS
 10 COST S2,OOO,0OO
City Commission to Take Ac- ton on Sale of School Bonds. Many New School Build
 ings Are Planned

Unanimous action is expected at the meeting of the city commission Tuesday upon the petition of the board of edu- cation for the sale of $1000,000 of gram mar school bonds. A resolution will be adopted providing for advertising the bonds, and it is probable that the date of sale will be fixed for early in March. In view of the recent improvement in the bond market, no difficulty is expect ed in selling the securities.
 Pending the sale of the bonds by the commission the board of education will go forward with it's plans for the eree- ton of several new schools and additions to existing schools. Architects, who have beer employed for this work, are being called in, and their plans are being gone over with a view to having everything in readiness to go forward when the money becomes available.
 The first major school to be started will be at Avondale, but plans for others are being worked out, and no time VIII be lost in getting them under way. New buildings are planned for Ensley, Vivian and Thomas, and additions are to De erected at Robinson school in East Lake, at the Central Park school, at North Birmingham school and at the Baker school in Ensley. An addition to the Ullman school is also contemplated.
 With the inauguration of the work now being outlined, the board of aduca- tion will have 100000 worth of construc- ton under way" said Commissioner Hor- nady, '..This includes, of course, the two high school projects"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
shortchanging French Orphans
thA Editor of The Age-IIeraid:

To the Editor of The Age-Heraid'
 Mir. Frank E. Curtis of Birmingham, in your edition of February 2, takes ad- vantage of your courtesy to indulge m gratuitous criticisms of an article winch appeared in The Age-Herald under my signature, January 16.
 The Washington dispatch, the puphca- tion of which he regrets to such extent that we are moved almost to tears, nad bearing on that policy of the postofflce department which. for transmission of money to European countries. requires the payment of a rate of exchange high CT than the rate established by the com mercial institutions of the United States.
 The point was made that as result of this policy, orphans of France have suf- fered an actual monetary loss whenever transmission of currency directed to them has been entrusted to the postof- flee department. It was estimated that in consequence of it's policy the post office department has enriched the gov ernment in a sum approximating $5,- 0o0, 900.
 When MT. Curtis says "all the money contributed to French orphans has been used for that purpose and the expenses for handling the fund were provided from separate contributions, he resorts to indirection purposely to charge that in no instance have funds been entrusted to the postoffice department ana m ns instance have French orphans received less than was actually due them. Tha' charge would not appear so ridiculous but for the fact that there was included in the article under criticism, a state ment from the postmaster general admit ting and defending the policy or de- handing a rate of exchange higner than banks demand.
 If is true, as MT Curtis declares that funds entrusted to~'The Fatherless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 LECTURE ATTRACTS BIG CROWD AT STRAND

Happiness is the universal goal Of men and women, but is not possiple without peace of mind, which can only be attained when thought rests on a divine base, Ezra w. Palmber, c. 5. S. told his audience, which filled the Strand its capacity yesterday after noon, when he lectured on Christian Science. MT. Palmer is a member of the board of lectureship of the mother church at Boston, and was introduced here by w. G. Stevens of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist. under whose auspices MT. Palmer appeared.
 According to MT. Palmer, true happl : ness is based on spiritual understand ing. "All that the physical senses ap- prehend is fading, transitory, mutaDle, he declared. eff we rest upon that basis, the foundation of our structure will sooner or later give way, and con- fusion and loss be our portion If we are wise, we will seek to gain spiritual understanding, which is the pearl Of great price"
 Christian Science has much in com mon with other denominations which accept the Bible, and the Bible teach ing regarding God, MT. Palmer said.
 "All Christian people accept the Bible." said he. "They understand that God is omnipotent omniscient, meaning by this that God has all power, is ever present and the creator and source of all knowledge. These immortal verities of Deity have been accepted by all Christians because on no other basis can we conceive of God as infinite and supreme, a God of love who sends only good gifts to His children.
 Thus if you should ask a man who accepts the Bible if he believes that God is omnipresent, he would undoubt- edly answer you in the affirmative If you also ask him if he believes that God is omniscient and omnipotent, he would likewise answer you in the af- firmative.
 But if you press the matter further and ask him if he would rely upon the omnipotent goodness of God to heal him should he be taken suddenly i'll at the midnight hour, he would probably hesitate and perhaps tell you that such reliance was too vague and transcen- dental for him; that he preferred to pin his faith to some favorite drug or other material means.
 Because modern religions showed this wide discrepancy between reality and practice, Christian Science became necessary. Christian Science holds firmly, logically, and consistently tt the eternal fact of the omnipotence o, God, which overrules and destroys al the asserted power of sickness, disease sin and death."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
ORGAN RECITAL AT
 CHURCH OF ADVENT
 FOR RELIEF FUND

Ferdinand Dunlxley gave a speciai or gan recital as his contribution to the re- lief of the starving children of Europe, at the Church of the Advent yesterday afternoon. He played request pro- gramme composed of numbers rom previous recitals which was as follows:
 Marche Funebre ct Chant Seraphique (by requesD, (Guilmant; Nobody Knows the Trouble I See' (Gillette), (by requesD Cast Thy Burden" Bernard Hamblen), Mrs. T. A. Mitchell; Melody for the Bells of Berghall Church (Sibel- ius); A Song of India (by request, (Rirn sky K KorsakofD; "Finanda" (by re- quesD, (Sibelius).s
 The Marche Funebre ct Chant Sera- pioue was brilliant in the earlier pas sages gradually modulating into the soft chanting theme redolently suggestive of celestial melody.
 Nobody Knows The Trouble I Sec and "A Song of India,' were both de- scriptive and truly characteristic of the types of music they represent, the one a negro spiritual and the other song of that far off land of mysticism and dis content. MT. Dunkley played them with his usual careful attention to registra- ton.
 The melody for the bells of the Berg hall church save those present a rare opportunity to hear the beautiful solo chimes of the Advent organ. The melody was first played unaccompaned and then repeated with soft echo accom- paniment.
 "F'inlandia," that wonderful Polish hymn of Siberia, closed this very inter esting programme. It Is the outcry oi wrath and sorrow of . suppressed peo- pie, the theme prayer to the Almighty for deliverance. It is one of those greai works for the organ that this master has so splendidly characterized in his interpretation of the composers thought Mrs. L A. Mitchell. the assisting so- loist. who has recently come to Birning. ham, soprano voice with great possi. bilities She sang with dramatic ex pressiveness that denotes good technique
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
Royal Road to Learning

Erie c. Hopwood, in Worlds Work
 Tn social relations conditions call TOT change. Our daughters roll up to the doors of their high schools--or even to the rrades-in motor cars Silk stock ings sheer waists, rouge, hair bobbeo after the best manner of .Greenwlch Village or coifed in vast puffs abou' the ears, make it difficult to distin- guish the daughter of the leading fam- fly from the veriest demi -rnondalne The high school lad without an auto mobile, especially in the select sub urbs of our cities, is as much of ar outcast as Ishnael in the desert. All the little private deviltries which were supposed to be reserved for college days are now exhausted early in the high school course and youth is blast at eighteen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
KEEPING THE FAITH"
 SERMON BY DIR. MACSPORRAN

Preaching on When the Son of Man Cometh." Dr. John A. MacSporran at the First Presbyterian church yesterday aft ernoon urged that keeping the faith was far more essential than any speculation as to when the second coming of Christ might be.
 By keeping faith, pr. MacSporran said he meant keeping loyalty the highes, standards and ideals in the home and in business, and in politics.
 It meant keping at work, not stopping to talk and to dream. It meant that employers were not keeping Christ's faith if they disliked and distrusted labor that Americans were not keeping it wher they showed aversion to foreigners mere. ly because they were foreigners.
 Nor was this keeping faith to be a mar row doctrinal thing, centering in the holding of this or that special tenet oi religion. On tpe contrary, a broader, 2 basic and foundational faith was wha Christ demanded and would seek for a His second coming.
 All the rest, declared Dr. MacSporran could only be useless guessing, and unim pcrtant beside the vital thing-to keep a work upon the Masters great business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-07
CAST IRON PIPE
 FOR PACIFIC COAST
Local Firm Making Up Cargo of Ship to Leave Mobile
 for Coast

A cargo of 2,50o to 5000 tons of cast ron pipe and some pig iron for the Pa cific coast is being made up by the Page & Jones agency in Birmingham. This is the first fruits of their locat- ing in Birmingham. George c. McLaugh- lin, in charge of the Birmingham office, said:
 "Our next ship for the Pacific coast will leave Monbile on February 20. We already have in sight from Birmingham a cargo of cast iron pipe that approXi- mates 2,500 tons, and we hope to gel more. Some pig iron is also being ar ranged for, and I believe we will have that in cargo also. We are very much pleased with the prospects of the Pa cific coast business to and from Bir- mingham.
 There is not much coming back from the Pacific coast at this time, owing to general business conditions, but We are on the ground out there and just as soon as business opens up we will be in position to handle all the consign- ments to Birmingham that are made.
 The pipe that is going on the 10th is to come from five different Birming- ham shops and possibly more. The fol- lowing pipemakers will participate in the movement: U. S., American, National, Stockham and Birmingham Pipe and Fittings. The pipe will consist of gas water and sanitary pipe.
 The Page & Jones boats make the ports of Los Angeles and San Francisco but large portion of the cargoes is TOT inland distribution In fact. 8 portion oi the next cargo is going to Seattle via San Francisco.
 The movement via vessel out of Mobile means a saving in freight charges of over the all-rail rate of more than sls per ton. In the neighborhood of 3o,V' tons will have gone that way with the sailing of the next ship and saving tc shippers in freight alone will have been sa50 GOO