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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
UREyEREND sNITHo

The Christian Century (Chicago) has an interesting editorial on the use or countenance of that uncouth barbarous locution Reverend Smith" This editorial remarks that when anxious saints and sneering sinners ask What's wrong with the minis try?" that one might feel that the worst scandal against it is that it's members allow themselves to be called Reverend smith and never breathe a protest. Continues the edi- torial: The next time the exmem- Der of the legislature, who Is now editing the Crossroads Courier. prints such an item as this: Reverend Smith of the Methodist church is a booster for the chamber of commerce. Keep up the good work, reverend'-let the too-long- patient pastor parry thus: Go to, Honorable Hotchkiss. Am I not a man like unto you? Have 1 not organs, members, and Initials as other men? If you tickle me- do I not laugh? If you cut me, do I not bleed? If with a reverend title you irreverently embellish my cognomen after feloniously depriving it of it's rightful amphabetical antecedents. do I not feel as foolish as you sound2 Go to, honorable. Reverend me no reverends unless you can also initial me some initials"
 CHURCH GROWTH IN CINCINNATI
 A report of unusual interest has been made public by Rev. Henry Pearce Atkins, secretary of the church federation of Cincinnati, who has made statistical report of the churches of his city. The report says:
 1922. the membership of Evangelical Protestant churches increased from 43,960 to 64,077, an increase of 20117 in IS years. This Is an average of less than 1.400 per year, Of the IA denominations. represented in the fed eration of churches. six have shown the 15-year period. The Methodist Protestants Gone church) have grown at the rate of IT per cent per year. The United Brethren C2 churches) have grown at the rate of per cent per year; Lutheran churches. 6.6 per cent per year; Presbyterian churches 2.2 per cent per year Methodist churches. 1.S per cent per year; Dis ciples of Christ. 1.3 per cent per year: Protestant Episcopal churches 1 per cent per year. The colored Baptist churches have increased at the rate of 6.6 per cent per year and the colored Methodist churches at the rate of Il per cent per year"
 Business Mems Bible class of Eleventh Street Baptist church will present Henry Naylor's orchestra in a special program at the church au- dttorium Wednesday evening. The following program will be rendered: March, Noble Men" (Fillmore); in- termezzo, Iris" (Renard); reading, Cupid at the Wheel" (Anon), Miss Lucy Walker; overture. "Lizzelle" (Ribble); violin solo. Ava Maria"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
ARRANGE ANNUAL PICNIC

TOUT thOusahu gUests dIe eAPeCleu at the annual picnic and barbecue being arranged by the Charles Wheelock Chapter, No. 158, Royal Arch Masons, at Edgewood park. July 10. from o'clock in the morn ing to 6 o'clock in the afternoon. Ex tensive preparations are being made to make the occasion complete in every way. Invitations are being is- sued to the Blue lodges of Birmine' ham for the membership and their families. The program will include various field day contests and swim ming and dancing. Watermelons, lem onade, ice cream and other refresh ments, with good band music, will feature the festivities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
WALKER MEMoRIAL mErnonrsr

Thou. Art, But What VIII You Be 10 Or 100 Years From Now Is the theme of Rev. Ira F. Hawkins, pas- tor, at the Il o'clock Sunday morn ing service of the Walker Memorial church. His subject for tho evening at o'clock Is Grand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
o o o Caravan Arrives.

On May 31, 1916, the Caravan ar~ rived-the parade took plaee-the band gave eoncert-the patrol put on drill that would have made No ble Jack Pershing green with envy. The Bessemer Shrine club presented all the visiting Nobles with souvenirs and the caravan gathered up four or five of the unregenerated sons of the desert Gin this number were Nobles George Ross and J. I. Reeder, who afterward became known as the champion grape vine climbers If the districb, and proceeded on their long and totlsome journey to the Druid City From that visit to Bessemer until the present time we have had to shoot 'em to keep them from going into the Shrine. We have had as high as 50 candidates from Bes- semer in the class. and there are around 600 Nobles tf the Mystic Shrine in the Bessemer district at the present time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
Methodist Pastor Begins Your Sners Are No Ready 70 Play Boil
SHRINERS
 BOAST LIVE OUTFIT
District Now Has 600 Nobles Of
 Ire Mystic Shrine

On May l. 1916, a dozen or so No- bles of the Mystic Shrine, residing a the vicinity of Bessemer, whi's peacefully pursuing their daily task 3. were awe-stricken when the news reached them of contemplated pii- grimage of Hamora temple tC Tus- caloosa and the probability of 3O- minute stopover in Besseher-aud a p-e-e-rade. Noble Andrew C. Mitch ell tnow living in Mobne). who made parasol and Bessemer synonymous terms, immediately issued a sum- mons for all the Shriners in Besse- mer to meet at his office in the Realty building to arrange for ths reception of the Nobles and for pa rade. All of the Nobles compiled with his request, and then and there the Bessemer Shrine club was organ ized, with Noble Mitchell as pres- ident, and Noble W. C. C'SNck'1 Baty as secretary and assistant chief ramrC d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
WHAT CHURCH FOLKS ARE SAYING ANDDOING
 By DR. CHOICE STANLEY FRAZER

l5 necessary to make union legal and effective. Final action by the gen eral assembly has been delayed for the most part by a small, but aggres- sive minority opposed to union. The vote in the assembly was 426 for union and 129 against union. One of the most encouraging elements in the whole matter has been the absence of ul-feeling and rancor throughout the debate. Dr. Pidgeon, chairman of the committee on union, said: We have been oontending for great principles and we have done 1t with Christian men," Dr. Charles W. Gordon, who writes under the pen name of Ralph Connor In moving resolution or thanks to the church union commit tee, said: We have passed through one of the greatest crises in our his tory, and 1t Is matter of deep grati- tude to God that nothing has oc- cured in this debate to mar the fel- lowship we have had one with an other" The action of the religious bodies means that the Methodist churches of Canada and the Presby- terian church in Canada will cease to exist as such in name or organiza- ton, and will be merged organically In the United church of Canada. The union can hardly be said to solve fully the problem of unity in Canada though the united bodies rep resent a total of 2,49S,120 persons, or nearly 30 per cent of the people of Canada. The leading denominations still outside of the union are: The Anglicans, the Baptists, the Luther ans and the Roman Catholics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

A few days after the British forces entered Jerusalem in 1917, a number of Frsemasons belonging to the New Zealand Mounted Rifles sought and received permission of the grand shiekh of the Mosque Omar to hold a Masonic lodge meeting in the mos que which stands on the reputed site of King Solomon's temple. Students of history aver that this was the first Masonic meeting to be held on the spot since the destruction of the temple, B. C., 600.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

The grand master of Masons of New Zealand is Viscount Admiral Jellico, the hero of Jutland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
MASONIC NOTES OF
 NATIONAL INTEREST

WASHINGTON. July Tone hun dred members of Doric lodge, A. r. 65 A. NJ, of Toronto, Canada, will visit AleXandria-Washington lodge. at Alexandria, Va, over which George Washington presided as master, and pay homage to the memory of the great emancipator, this week. The visiting Masons will confer the third degree in the Virginia lodge.
 At the eightieth annual connruni- cation of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Iowa the secretary reported d net gain of 2,805 members during the year. The total Masonic membership in the state exceeds S1,oo0.
 Almas temple of the Shrine and Kallipolis Grotto at Washington, D. C., on June 23 netted nearly s20,00o for the benefit of the Masonic and Eastern Star homes for the aged and orphans in the capital city. The final score showed IS to in favor of the Grotto.
 At the annual convention of the National league of Masonic clubs held at Boston, action was taken to create fund to provide scholarships in the George Washington university. William c. Noll, the newly elected president of the league, will appoint a committee of five to make plans for financing.
 Franklin Lodge No. 12. of George hundredth anniversary of the found- ing of the lodge on June 26.
 More than one thousand members of 31 chapters of the Order of De- Molay in the southwest attended the annual conclave Of the organization at Los Angeles last week. pr. R. B. von KleinSmid, president of the Uni- versity of Southern California, mac the principal address at the opening session.
 Frank S. Land. grand scribe. and founder of the order, was present as guest of honor. A feature of the first days program was an old fash toned torch light parade through the principal streets.
 There are 30 lodges in Mexico un- der the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, Valle de Mexico, half working in English and half in Spanish. These lodges have a membership of 1,500.
 Judge Alexander G. Cochran. grand master councillor. Order of DeMolay. is now in Europe in the interest of the order. Chapters have been estab- lished at Rome and Milan, Italy, and at Paris, France. English Masons are favorably impressed with the possibilities of this organization for boys and chapters are being formed in the British Isles.
 IT. L. Burgess of San Diego. Cali fornia, offers the following laudabl suggestion that upon the corner stone of every public school build ing in the United States the following be cut thereon
 This American public school is the nursery of American freedom; de- voted to American ideals and repre- sents the force that guarantees safety and religious liberty in the United States of America which Is the basic safeguard of the freedom of the people, the heritage of the Great Architect of the universe"
 The board of education of Daven- port, Iowa. asked the citizens to ap- prove a bond issue of $350,000 for school purposes. The Masonic fra ternity got behind the movement and the bond issue was carried by a handsome majority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
UNION OF THREE CANADIAN RELIGIOUS BODIES

After more than two decades of negotiation, the Presbyterian General Assembly of Canada. as we reported last week. has at last definitely Voteo to proceed with union with the Wethodists and ,Congregationalists, and has taken action to secure from the Dominion and Provincial Parlia- ments of Canada such legislation as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
MASONRY OYERSEAS

The supreme council of the Scot tish Rite of Greece conferred the thrty-third degree recently upon four American Masous: eX-Governor Allen of Kansas; William W, Arch bold of the Near East Relief: John Dawson of the American Red Cross. and U. l.. Amos of the Y. NJ. C. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
JTHsIDE BAPTIST


Rev. W. c. James will preach at 10th morning and evening hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

The proposal to hold a world Ma sonic conference in England at the time of the Empire Exhibition ar London in 1921 is being seriously considered by the Grand Lodge Of England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

Mile. Jeanne Balzac, a direct de- scendant of Honore Balzac. the ia nous French novelist, who came to the United States to take part in the in ternational Masonic Fashion and Home show, New York, placed Ma sonic wreath on the I.aFayette statue in Union Square, New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
CHRISTIAN

First-'~The Law of Attraction" II a. m. New Weapons and Old Faults" 8 p. m. pr. Robert N Simpson.
 woodlawn-B1fty-se Street: Recognition In Heaven" Il a. m. "The Ark and the Church." p. m. Rev. R. l.. Harrell
 North mingham-Communion il 8, m.
 Ensley-Servioes II a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. D. H. Griffin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

There are 30 lodges in Mexico un- der the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge, Valle de Mexico, half working in English and half in Spanish. These lodges have a membership of 300
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08


 North Bfrmingham-Comm il 8, m.
 Ensley-Servioes II a. m. and 8 ?. m. Rev. D. H. Griffin. ~ BAPTIST z Fifty-Sixth Street-"The Seven Letters to the Churches (No. 8: Per "The Best Dish" 7:46 D. m. Rev. Frank Mcdonald. pastor.
 Avondale-"Growth in Grace" II a. m. "Conversion of Souls" 7:45 p. m. Rev. W. M. Sentell, pastor.
 Powderly-"Plenty of Cloud, But No Rain" II a. m. ''The Value of a Paste" p. m. Rev. E. L. Davis, pastor.
 rwenty-first Avenue-"The 100 Per Cent Church." Il 8. m. Rev. Walter Dudley, pastor, at both hours.
 Twenty-Seventh Street-Rev. J. O. Colley superintendent of Baptist Or phans' Home. Il a. m. Shall We Lease Our ConvictsT. p. m. Rev. J. D. Thompson. pastor.
 East Thomas-"Life." il a. m. Playing the Man." 7:45 p. m. Rev. T. o. Hearn, pastor.
 Calvary-'These 147 Years" Il q. m. Remedies" p. m. Rev. Elm melt Williams. pastor.
 Hunter oIreeu- mere Should we Put Our Bible" Il a. m. Marriage in the Church, Rev. L. M. Bradley. pastor. N-H
 wylam-'Hospitalit Il a.. m. "Our Title Deed.'' p. m. Roy. L. L.. Hearn, pastor.
 Giles Memorial-"All things nov ing Together Fer Good" Il a. m. "A Seat At the Feast For Everybody" 7:3o p. m. Rev. B. F. Giles, pastor.
 First. City-Dr. John L. Hill. Nash vile, at koth hours. Solo by Mrs. J. Fred Scolfield at each service.
 Eleventh Street-"A Critical Mo ment In a Nations History" II a. m. 1.-TWO Sinners and the Saviour" S:45 p. m. M. M. Wood. pastor.
 Sixty-sixth Street-"The Elect" V11 a. m What Happens At Conver- sttn." 8 p. m. Rev. S. E. Boroughs. pastor.
 Ensley, First-"The Angel Going Before" Il a. m. What a Young Man Wants to Know" p. m. Rev. D. M. Gardner, pastor.
 Ruhama, East Lake-Pastor at III a. m., Baseball and Life (No. D: The Sacrifice Hit" 7:45 p. m. J. c. Stivender. pastor. ! SUNDAY CHURCH ADD SERMON SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Nineteenth street. north, No. 725. Subject, Sunday night. The Time of Pastor, W. P. McLennan. PRESBYTERIAN / Thirty fifth avenue, North Birming ham, Rev. r. F. Griffith. Charlotte, , N. C., will preach at II a. m. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

At the annual convention of the National league of Masonic clubs held at Boston, action was taken to create fund to provide scholarships in the George Washington university. William c. Noll, the newly elected president of the league, will appoint a committee of five to make plans for financing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

"The Convict Lease System" will be the sermon topic of pr. Henry M. Edmonds. pastor or the Independ-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

In the Ukraine republic there are 5000 Masons. A grand lodge has re- gently been formed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

The annual baseball game between Almas temple of the Shrine and Kallipolis Grotto at Washington, D. C., on June 23 netted nearly s20 GOO for the benefit of the Masonic and Eastern Star homes for the aged and orphans in the capital city. The final score showed IS to 9 in favor of the Grotto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

The grand lodge Of England h- brary and museum has recently added to it's valuable collection a French Masonic apron of l796 which was worn by Emperor Napoleon l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

Franklin Lodge No. 12, of George town, Delaware, celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of the found- ing of the lodge on June 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

ments of Canada such legisiatlon as ent Presbyterian church, at the Lyric theatre at 8 o'clock Sunday night.
 Dr. Edmonds has made recent s+udv of tha various phases of the lease system on points to prove of Interest to both its advocates ana opponents. A musical program Will be rendered by the quartet or the Independent Presbyterian church. Mrs. ShaclSleford Is leader
 METHODIST
 .First--"The White Stone II a. m, Jesus and Society,"" Rev. B. B. Hodge, assistant pastor.
 West End-Sunday school, 9:So How Shall I Spend Sunday" II a. m.; "The Body of Christi" union service at West End Tabernacle. 8 p. m. Rev. Henry M. Stevenson, pastor.
 Highlands-"Christia Confidence, the Need of the Hour" II a. m. Rev. w. R. Hendrix, pastor. There will be no evening service until Septem- Der 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

dormitories-two having a capacity of six children each and third dor mitory with a capacity of three Three of the older children are as- signed to the small dormitory. This dormitory has windows opening into the two adjoining dormitories, so these three older children can, in a measure, supervise the children of the other two dormitories. A large photograph of the building and dedi- cation was taken and will be sent to Birmingham lodge for inspection.
 The three oldest" living members of No. 447 are John L. Zettner, L. A. Zackery and W, NJ. Newman, who joined, respectively, February 12, February 24 and July s, 1919.
 The 1924 international convention of tho Moose will be held in New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

The board of education of DAven- port, Iowa, asked the citizens to ap- prove bond issue of $350,000 for school purposes. The Masonic fra ternity got behind the movement and the bond issue was carried by a handsome ma jority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

Frank s. Land, grand scribe, and founder of the order, was present as guest of honor. feature of the first days program was an old fash toned torch light parade through the principal streets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
SUNDAY CHURCH ADD SERMON SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

Thirty fifth avenue, North Birming- ham. Rev., F. F. Griffith. Charlotte. N. C., will preach at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
 Independent-"The Convict Lease System" 8 D, m. Dr. Henry M. Ed morals. ..n .s-A --.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

At the eightieth annual connruni- cation of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Iowa the secretary reported a net gain of 2,805 members during the year. The total Masonic membership in the state exceeds 81,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

More than one thousand members of 31 chapters of the Order of De- Molay in the southwest attended the annual conclave Of the organization at Los Angeles last week. Dr. K. B. von KleinSmid, president of the Uni versity of Southern California, mao the principal address a the opening
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30

at a-rlihgton. Hudson county; Mrs.
Mary aIurrtY, Equal Opportunity
League, New York; DR.. Florence l..
Williams, for the Passaic Republican
Gu, ard Mrs. Amy Wren, a woman
lawyer and counsel for the Equal
Opportunity League of New York.
do you favor such a bill for
mel. 2" insisted Amy Wren, counsel
of the Equal Opportunity League Of
New York. Arthur A. Quinn. pres
lident of the State Federation of La
Dor tried to shout an answer whel
the din of battle prevented him
from being heard.
Dignity and decorum soon gave
way to clamor and disorder. Dozens
of women talked at once. speeches
were interrupted and personal lues-
tons intended to bring about their
discimfiture were hurled at, their
Mrs. Feikert tried to bring out al
orderly presentation of the side OF
; proponents of the bill by urging liz
passage for the following reasons:
Improve the moral of women
workers.
Improve the health of wonron
workers.
Increase efficiency of women
workers a..
Increase production.
The scoring Of a single point by
those who favored the bill caused
a riot of noisy activities from op-
ponents.
1.-The would drive women
out of industry" declared Mr.. Oil
plant. 1T is discriminating legts-
lation. It's provisions are humor-
GUS, for what they do not contain.
1.-The bill would apply to women
who work in factories at night.
What about the household servants
and the wash women of the uo-
lifters, who are here this afternoon?
There is nothing in this bill that
would tend to rob them of any of
their comforts. What about the tel
ephone operators, cannery workers
and theatre ushers? Why are they
mot included?"
Mrs Ada r. Wolfe, chairman OF
the Equal Rights League commended
that a no night work for women
bill should include political activi-
ties OF women as we'll as bridge and
social parties.
II am no night worker" said
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30

Mrs. Wolfe. "Do my morals mead
protesting If I'm anaemic? Whist
will you say about those country
men who would be my health custo
dian? Look at them" she challeng-
ed as she waved her arms in their
direction,
Mrs. Florence l.. Williams, of Pas
sale, said she represented 1000
voters in opposing the bill. IL don't
say this as a threat" said Mrs. Viii
liams.
Yes" exclaimed Mrs. Feickert,. 81
know that 90 per cent of the 1000
are men, and I know the finances of
your organization"
Mrs. Maud Schwartz, of New York.
! president of the National Trade
Union League, declared the abolition
OF a similar bill in New York had
not given industry in that city. She
said New York, Massachusetts, Penn
sylvania and Connecticut had Iegis
lation regulating night work fol-
women. and urged New Jersey tc
join cher progressive neighbors."
Pay no attention to Mrs
Schwartz, she represents only mems
organizations of labor unions. Shes
makes her living at such hearings
| as this" exclaimed Mrs. Feickert.
Mrs. Robert F. Norton, of Jersey
City, vice chairman of the Democra-
tic State Committee, accused manu-
facturers of exploiting their women
employees instead of working for
their interests. Mrs. Norton charged
| women workers were intimidated by
bosses to attend the hearing and sign
! petitions against the passage of the
| measure.
L. D. Reed, of Arlington, present.
| ed his petition signed by 200 Dupont
de Nemour employees asking the
committee to take unfavorable &C
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
AT The Majestic

"A receiver of stolen goods is called
4 fence, In many countries and
cities famous fences spring up.
flourish and pass out of existence.
A fence may run a jeweIry store,
pawnshop, cafe or cigar store; but
the most common. is the pownshop
where the goods may be received
and disposed OF with less suspicion
than any of the others. "
Police in most cities, however,
keep a close watch of pawnshops
and in this manner large quantities
of stolen goods are recovered each
year.
The jeweler and especially the
manufacturing jeweler is q favortte
business OF the professional fence,
for they enable him to recut gems
and so change pieces of 1ewelry that
they are not easily recognized.
Many fences have their offices In
their hats, so to speak; that is, they
frequent cafes, restaurants and pool
rooms where prospective customers
and clients may be easily approach
ed.
1t is seldom that a thief takes il
upon himself to dispose of the ar
ticles directly. He much prefers
paying IA fence an ~exorbitant com
mission to taking the chance of get
ting arrested.
A. typical fence is depicted in "A
Rogue's Romance" which will be
shown at Majestic Theatre on Thurs
day. This type of fence is the cate
or dive keeper.