The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS.
 AMONG THE NEGROES GREATER BIRMINGHAM

Rev. H. N. Newsome. D. D., pastor of St Johns A. NJ. E. church, cor ner Twenty-fifth street and Third aven1e, reports that Rev. H. c. Ter reli and his congregation have built 2 splendid A. M. E. church at Fps ley and that he preached a special sermon for the laying of the corner stone last Sunday at o'clock, there being present hundreds of people. in- cluding several hundred Knights of Pyshias. who laid the stone.
 Itcv. L. W. Newell, who was acci- dentally killed recently while at work in the mines. had just erected a splendid A. M. E. church at sa3ee- ton. Rev. Dr. C. E. Lawrence. pastor Congregational church, Seventh ave- nue and Fifteenth street, has addel S1s,000 worth of improvements to his church. Rev. A. Gladden., pastor c M. E. church. has added to his church in nprevements to the extent of S20.- 000 within the past three years. Rev. F. I. Davis. pastor St. Paul M. T.. church, Sixth avenue and Fifteenth street. has very substantial church building in course of erection.
 Rev. T. B. Carter. D. D., pastor Payne Chapel A. M. E. church, cor ner Avenue c and Eighteenth street, SOQAu, HAM d llHt GHuiCn aUd purchased fine parsonage within the past four years. Most churenas, such as Sixteenth Street Baptist church. Rev. Dr. Fisher, pastor: siuthside Baptist church, Rev. J. w. Goodgame, pastor; Rev. Garner, pas tor South Nineteenth Street Baptist clutch; Rev. F. E. Thornton, pastor Twenty third Street Baptist church, are ooing much in the way of pro- gress.
 Rev c. E. Moseley, WoodIawn; Rev. 4. c Calhoun, Bessemer; Rev. B. r.. Mallard, Pratt City, have all con- structed parsonages within the last 12 months. Many other churches are doing constructive work.
 Tlis colored Masons of the state of Alabama are constructing one Of the most substantial and attractive build ings owned by colored people any where ir America. The colored Pyth- of Birmingham, on Eighteenth street. lot and building worth s2oo.000. Thousands of colored peo- pie are settling permanently in Bir- mingham, buying homes and establfsh- ing business enterprises.
 St. John A. M. E. church, of which Dr, Newsome Is pastor, has a mem bership composed of some of the best colored people in the country. They are planning to build new church on the corner of Fifteenth street and Seventh avenue, and the pastor IS urgently calling all members to be present at church sunday, December 24. at II o'clock, to decide upon plans for building.
 In the meantime, all members are requested to make the church a Christmas gift of at least s1, Rev. Newsome and his congregation hope to break ground for the new building within a few weeks.
 St. John has organized a junior church with officers in keeping with the senior church, and the pastor will preach special sermon to them every Sunday morning, just after the close of Sunday school and before the regular II o'clock services. Rev. New some has done great work at Eu- faula. Opelika, Montgomery, Mobile and Selma, before coming to Bir- mingham as pastor and as presiding elder.
 His wife is the daughter of Bishop B. f. Lee, who presides over the A. NJ E. church in the state of Ala bama.. and she Is planning big things in the way of church work to assist in the constructing of a new St John.