The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-01
IBAPT|STS OBSERVE ! FAMILY ! CHURCH SERVICES
Families Asked to Use Same Pew-SpeciaI Sermon to Be Delivered at Morning Hour.
 Evangelistic Campaign

Family Day" that will be observed
 this afternoon at o'clock at the First
 Baptist church promises to draw a
 large congregation representing the
 Baptist churches of Greater Birming-
 ham, who will come together in
 union service of the evangelistic
 campaign.
 Families are requested to get together ] in the same pews this afternoon to re- ] ceive together the message that will be < delivered by Rev. A. J. Scott. one of ! the prominent members of the home s board of evangelists. Dr. Scotts topic. g dealing with family religion. has been #received in many cities of the south rwith universal favor, and Birmingham will not prove the exception.
 As part of the evangelistic campaign,
 T'siting ministers will preach in the 54 ! Sptist churches of the district at Il ' flock this morning at 7:SO o'clock this
 asning.
 kiIl1he size of the evangeIiStic campaign ff4notable, covering as it does 34 churches Tw Jefferson county affiliated with the alrrrningham Baptist association. The sSnNivssk takes in all the city and suh- M ban ohurches of the association. It is RYtted that churches not included in 1 IEs campaign will be listed in the pro- q famme of the statewide campaign rec
 commended by J, F. Green, to De pro- noted next July
 MASS MOVEMENT
 The evangelistic campaign that IS now being carried on in Greater Birming- saan is considered by many of the lead
 Ica of the Baptist denomination, a mass lVvement" which will succeed as dld NJ As s7500OO00 campaign, because every l3& may have a cooperative share in it. \ Comprehensive in it's sweep, the pro- E fHmme is being carried out according E A the plans of each congregation rom
 Eve Branch church, beyond East Lake.
 Nfoughout the city, to the Baptist Es1rches of Bessemer
 E lShe unusual interest of the puupilc Is Fg&denced by the large numbers attend \ " inc services. the record it is claimed, | kHne the highest that has ever been I l1ained at such an early period Tn the DVnpaign and far exceeding the inter l manifested here last year lq PERSONNEL
 sfhirty-three ministers from lS ETlthern states comprised the 9oue,
 iA Baptist convention, who are iMone, the foremost leaders, are the Witors who will fill the Baptist pull < fGs of the district throughout the Mslx. Also IA visiting singers, De- Ses a large group of local musiclais' \ Gdering valuable assistance to the &paign. One hundred leaders, num- a @ing the local pastors, with members | Mtheir various congregations are eh- | #ed in the great soul-wlnnihg caih-
 Hgn that is estimated will reach a II
 Prominent among the ministers or !ky4ngelism, Dr. w. w. Hamilton of Eirginia. whose unusually pleasing personality added to his sittainments Of mind and heart wins many friends < vhereyer he visits throughout the south Dr. Hamilton will conduct services this week at the Fifty-sixth Street Baptist church in Woodlawn. At the First Baptist church, pr. B. EB. Bailey. one of the most eioquene Apreachers of the Southern Baptist will fill the pulpit, Rev. W. C. McPherson of Nashville, onp of the "old school preachers whose universal knowledge of Scrip ture is notable, will be heard at the Pratt City Baptist church at stated hours.
 Of Rev. N. J. Ray, who is holding bservices at Olive Branch, the pastor of hat church commented: T asked pr. Harrington to send us preacher, put i$stead he has sent us clown. We live never laughed so much before, EXtt we are always ready when pr. Ray
 around to lauSh again.
 Another minister of unique person. Kitty who is conducting services at
 Nate City, is Dr. J. A. Naples of Texas k.ell known throughout the south for
 IS leadership during the prohibition
 hovement.
 These are only a few of the many
 Interesting and consecrated men who, Enough they are but sojourners, will 41eave messages that will last in the2 building of the religious life of the { Birmingham district.