The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-10

Their Church Paper
 The magazine for which the chil-
 dren plead was their very own
 church organ called Royal Service | and their pageant concerning it's work was one of the biggest features | of the convention which drew several
 hundred Baptist women workers. The event was staged at the Fifty-sixth | Street Baptist church, the pageant also meaning to impress everybody with what royal service 1t is to
 serve the great, good God, Father Of
 all the little and big folks of this | world.
 l It was meant to teach also that no one is great who puts herself upon
 a pedestal, forgetting the vibrany. every day kindliness and service God | has commanded her to give to all | humankind-which mostly goes about | each day so very sorrowful. She must do this if, at last, she is to find l unfading, radiant grandeur for her 1 soul, fullness of longings met, ar | tistic demands and hungerings satis- l fled. even like the requests of a little | child. and a house and sunset court | of rainbow glory he has promised
 in that wonderful Christmas land.
 by and by.
 | Various Departments
 | The pageant revealed the various | departments of work covered by such | Royal Service" It was directed by | Mrs. w. T. Hagood, and began with l the entrance of IS little girls, who l with pages from the magazine in
 their hands, placed them all, like shields, on their arms, turning their
 faces quickly from the audience to
 the right. in which direction they
 marched around globe of the whols
 world. They presented an alluring | picture in their dresses of white | tarleton, and tiny aprons. on which were purple letters to denote again
 the pages of the book. Purple bows | completed the costumes. Little l crowns, touched with gold and show l ing various designs, were set upon
 their reckless, curly heads. The pie | ture was made impressive when
 Miss Clemantine Allen ascended the 1 steps and advanced to center stage l with a pedestal showing the design 1 of flaming torch. Upon this pedes-
 tai she hung the pages. one by one
 to make a completed copy of the | magazine.
 little bit of girl--Mary Glen
 Reynolds--the church's Sunbeam class pianist, played for the marching, be-
 ing careful to go very slowly while
 the children gave up their pages. At | the close the white-clad class | formed a line at the back of the
 stage, thus showing the elaborately bright costumes again. One of the | well planned features of the pageant
 vas that Mrs. Hagood chose a repre-
 sentative from the Young Woman s
 auxiliary to receive the pages. Boys Were States
 I Little boys came in then, repre-
 senting the IS states for missionary
 work in the Southern Baptist church.
 Jack Walden, who played the saxo-
 phone. led the pageant, and also led
 in later yells concerning Kentucky and Texas, the two states which
 are ahead in subscriptions to Roy | al Service" The boys shouldered the placards Of the states they bore l like soldiers, and advanced to the
 choir loft. They stood ranged up l and down the steps throughout the | remainder of the pageant. Then the little girls upon the stage march
 ing round and round-very gaily
 sang their subscription song. while 12 childish ushers brought in the
 S4 subscriptions, at the close of which all joined in the song. A l great many onlookers remarked 1 that the prettiest scene of the play was when fourslittls baby girls took