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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
GREAT PLANS MADE f ] R W [ ST E N ]
 TABE ERNACLE MEET
Brotherhood Classes Make Special Effort To. Assure
 Big Success

The people of West End are con- graduating themselves on having secured Dr. Arthur J. Smith of New York and his associate singer. George E.. Nhare of Syracuse, N. T., to con duct the evangelistic meetings in the West End tabernacle. commencing August 19.
 Great preparation is heing made to fill the tabernacle Sunday afternoon, August 19. at 3 C clock with men only. This will be pr. Smiths oppor- tunity to lay tefore the men of the community his special appeal to them that oSdasion will be "Why Men Sin" and. d..every man should hear him. y|Dr. E. D. McDougal, pastor of the fFirst Presbyterian church, Jackson | Tenn. says that Dr. Smith breaches with great power and clearness the old truths of the gospel.
 Dr. W. S Harden, pastor of Shan don Presbyterian church. Columbia, S. C., says: T was delighted to see how he adheres to the Old Book in his preaching. There Is nothing sen sational about him or his methods He draws men of all faiths and touched more people than have been touched by an evangelist before."
 Dr. Campbell Symonds, pastor, First Presbyterian church, Thomas vile, Ca, says "Dr. Smiths person. ality, conversation and preaching, speak of man near God. He has a pleasing delivery. splendid speaking voice and an unoffensive way of pre-. senting the truth. pr. Smiths meth ods are sane and without senesation."
 pr. Smith was intimately asso- ciated with the late Dwight L. Moody, Lea D. Sankey, Charles Alexander, J. Wilbur Chapman and George c Needham. He began his Christian work in the Harlem branch of the New York Y. M. c. A.
 The various brotherhood classes of the West End churches sent represen- tatives into each home in West End last Sunday, giving a written invita- tion to attend the meetings in the tabernacle and a special invitatioi was given to men to attend the Men only meeting for 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 19. pr. Smith has written the chairman of the publicity committee. Roger Snyder, that the success or failure of the stries of meetings will depend largely upon the meeting for men only and for that reason the men of the West End churches say this special meeting must be a success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
MILLIONS TO BE SPENT
 FOR CHURCH BUILDINGS

If the churches of America can se- cure the loans. they will go forward on building enterprises this year that will total almost a hundred million dollars. The presbYterians have on hand applications for loans agGre- gating $2,500. 900. and report pros poets of from six to nine million dol lars The Episcopalians report build ing projects of $10,000,O00 for ca thedrals and churches. The Roman Catholics will spend s14,00O, 009. Methodists north and south have contracts signed for S9.0o0,O00; Bap- lists SS,000.00O; Disciples, $3,000, 900; Ccngregationalists, S2,000. GOO: Lu- therans, S2.5O0,0O0. and smaller bod ies for S4.000, 900 to S6,000,00 The churches were compelled to forego their building projects during the war. = this is not the most promi- nent fa> tor in the situation. The so cial and educational methods of the churches have rendered obsolete much of the church architecture of the mast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
MINISTER OBJECTS TO
 BROADCASTIN SERMONS

Rev. Elmer L. Setterland, pastor of rural church in Mineral, H., finds that the radio broadcasting of ser mons from the big cities is inter- fering with the work of the rural church. People stop on the way to church, and are invited to sit in on radio party. He urges that the Sun day broadcasting be discontinued and sermons be sent out only on week days. He says: "The big city churches can use radio to good eff feet and help the weaker churches of both city and country. They can do this in two ways: For one thing, every pastor would refuse to preach over the radio on Sunday. This will kill all opportunity for eXcusing ones self from church because one can hear radio sermons. Secondly, the radio can be used with splendid effect during the week in helping to eXalt the local church in the com munity. Bear ye one another's bur dens is a good scriptural injunction for ministers to practice with each other"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
PRACTICAL REMINDER
 OF THE GOLDEN RULE

MT. Thomas Finley was sitting in the garden of his home in New Zea- land one Sunday when his young son returned from Sunday school. The father had been meditating on the value of doing as you'd be done by" and he put a question to the lad, "Son, repeat the Golden Rule!" The little fellow did not know it. Shocked by the boys ignorance of what he had believed everybody ought to know, MT Finley began to devise practical plan to correct a fault which he found was common to great many people. He invent ed two-foot school ruler marked in inches and on the metric scale, and furnished with brass straight edge. On the top was printed in bold let tering: The Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you" He arranged for the production of these rulers in quan- titles at price so low that they could be carried in the five-and-ten- cent stores. He has supplied them to the public and parochial schools In New Zealand and Australia. Just at the present MT. Finlay is in the united States and arrangements are under way to introduce this practical reminder of the Golden Rule into the public schools of United States and Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
STAIR LODGE INITIATEs

Star lodge No. 2SS, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, conferred the third degree on two candidates at their regular meeting Thursday night The degree work, under direction of Capt. Roco Leo, was put on in an inn pressive manner. f..
 Indications are that Star lodge has entered upon an eyentful year and one that promises to be outstanding in many respects under the direction of the newly installed noble grand. Edgar Allen. A notable gain in mem bership has been made during the past few months. the report showed
 The lodge passed resolutions to have. a reception to the memory of Jacob Burger, to be held August 16. MT. Burger was an ardent member of the lodge. Peter E. -Gilreath, past grand. announced that splendid program had been arranged. and that the reception would be one of the best ever held. No meeting will be held Thursday in order that members can so to Cook Springs to the picnic to be given by the Pilgrim Knights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
METHoDIsTs DEDICATE GREAT CHIRCH IN LOS ANGEIES

The largest Methodist church build ing on the Pacafic coast, and one of the largest in the }entire world, was recently dedicatea in Los Angeles. More than four thousand people crowded into .the building, and literal able to fjad even standing room. The service/ was broadcasted through the station of the Los Angeles Times, cov- ering radius of 2,000 miles. Bishop A. w. Leonads preached the dedica- toTy sermon. Over a million and a half dollars had been subscribed for the new plant, and two-thirds of the amount was paid in cash before the day of dedication. The congregation gave a htank offering of s5,o00 to em- ploy a director of religious education and young peoples activities. An in- teresting feature of the service was the presentation of a gift of s25,000 to Dr. E. F. Helms, the pastor, with the expressed hope that he would Iur- chase home and stay with the church forever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
O Q O Prepare For Ceremonial.


 Prepare For Ceremonial. Aladdin temple. No 153, Dramatic Order Knights of khorassan, Fri day night at their regular meeting perfected tentative plans for holding a ceremonial some time during the fall, which according to present ldans. is expected to prove one of the biggest and best ever held by that organization.
 Meetings. are held every Friday night in the Fox building. corner Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street. Aladdin temple has made splendid pro gress recently in the matter of securing new members. and will leave nothing undone, 1t is stated. to assure banner class of candidates at the forthcoming ceremonial
 Birmingham will be well repre- sented at the imperial palace con- vention, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan to be held in Portland, Ore. August 1917, inclusive.
 D. w, c. Yarbrough, who is sched- uled for promotion to the highest position in the order, that of impe- rial prince, left for the convention Thursday, accompanied by David J. Davis. Graham Perdue and W. T. Parker, who are imperial represen- tatives.
 Aladdin temDle'S drill team, known as the Sunshine boys. consisting of IS members. together with several members of the temple will leave Mt nday night, August 6, in special Pullman car, to he present at this convention. Birmingham will not cily be we'll represented. but will be well advertised along the way, as these boys are making stops at New Orleans, Fl Paso, San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Denver, Colorado Springs, Kan sas City and St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
PRESIDENT HARDING's INTEREST
 IN WELFARE OF HIS PASTOR

Dr. Thomas II. McAfee, personal friend and former pastor of Presi- dent Harding, died recently in Mar ion, Ohio. He was for several years pastor of Trinity church, or which President Harding is member. and it was through MT. Harding's influ- ence that he was called to the pas torate. pr. McAfee was stricken with paralysis in 1920, only a few days before he was to have taken part in the ceremonies of the official notification of the nomination of MT. Harding for the presidency. When it became necessary to choose a new pastor for Trinity church, Mr. Hard
 ing arranged to pay his salary in order that Dr. McAfee might retain the title and receive the compensa- ton for his pOSition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
ENGLISH MINISTER SEES
 ADVANTAGE IN ATHLETICS

TIT l had my tlme 10 come over again I should do more in the way of athletics" said Rev L. H. Mar shall of Coventry speaking at the Y Yorkshire association in England. "I would give anything to be an ex- pert cricketer, because if l could score a century on Saturday l should be listened to open -mouthed when I preached my sermon on Sunday would be sorry to say anything dis paraging of scholarship, but the merely scholarly minister is practi- cally of no use today where young people are concerned. The persons we have to deal with have practical = ly no intellectual interests at all, and crowds of them never read any thing that is worth reading"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES SHOW
 INFLUENCE ON DELINQUENTS

Supt. o. J. Milliken in an address before the commission on public in . stitutions of the Chicago Church federation stated recently that there had been a drop of 30 per cent in the juvenile delinquency in Cook county in three years. The St. Charles School for Boys had population of 600 three years ago. It now has only half that number. On being asked the reason for the sharp de- cline in juvenile delinquency, Super intendent Millilken asserted that the churches, associations. Boy Scout movement and other uplift forces de- served the credit. as work for-boys and girls has been greatly increased in this period with most marked rn- suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
NeuOs Of Interest 70 The Church Goer
WHAT CHURCH FOLKS ARE SAYING ANDDOING|
 By DR. GEORGE STANLEY FRAZER

defeated in their project of living off of society. In Evanston, H., the same service is employed with the exception that the social service league is an interchurch affair in which the denominations participate Once Evanston was a tramp-infested town, but now the calls for aid are only a fraction what they once were. The method is commended by it's ex- ponents as being both Christian and scientific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
OFFER CHURCH COURSES
Episcopal Workers To Convene At
 Sewanee, Tenn,

Courses covering the entire field of church work will be offered by the summer training school for the Epis- copal church and Sunday school workers to be held August 9 to o2 at Sewanee, Tenn, it was announced by church authorities recently.
 Experts in the various phases Of church work are tC be in charge of the training. The faculty includes Rev. Gardiner l.. Tucker, Dr. John w. Wood, Rev. C. N. Lathrop, Rt. Rev C. s. Quinn, D. D.. bishop coadjutor Of Texas and others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
WHY MIR. HAYS VOTED FOR
 MIR BRYAN FOR MODER AT0T.E

MT. Will Fl. Hays and MT. William Jennings Bryan were conspicuous figures at the general assembly of the Presbyterian church, which mel recently in Indianapolis. It will be remembered that MT. Bryan received a large vote for the moderatorship. He was regarded as one of the out standing leaders in the fight against modernism. His lectures dealing with the dangers confronting the church in the type of modern teaching have been heard throughout the country. It became known that Mir. Will H. Hays was supporting MT, Bryan for the leadership of the assembly. Re porters asked Mir, Hays why he had voted for MT. Bryan on all three bal lots. MT. Hays replied: 'I did so be- cause my religious convictions and his are the same"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
CHURCH HANDLES BEGGARs IN PRACTICAL MANNER

T ne eNII or panhandIIng on the streets of a lage city is being dealt with effectively in some cities these days. The social service committee of the Presbytery in New York claims to aid all worthy men who apply and the Presbyterians of New York are all warned not to give to street beggars. Members of the church are given books of coupons, and when beggar asks aid he is given a coupon and directed to car " it to the office of the presbytery. Professional beggars are thus easily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
REGISTERING FOR WORLD
 SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTJc.E

For sometime the headquartefs of the World Sunday School -c3nven- tion, which is to meet i'm Glasgow, has been receiving registrations and the first hundred from the United States have been secured The last convept1on held in Tokio result ed in the erection of a s175,O00 Japa- nese. National Sunday School asso- clat1on headquarters building. It is Known as the Frank l.. Brown me- morial in honor of the late general secretary of the worlds Sunday school association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
SUNDAY CHURCH ybusyifo ..6 SACRED SING SUNDAY

Birmingham Sacred Harp Singing class will hold an all-day service Sunday in Judge Greens court room of the Jefferson county court house. A splendid program to be presided owed by A. A. Jackson, has been ar ranged by the members of the class, dinner will be served on the ground at noon.
 The program will begin at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning. Singers from all over the district, are ex- pected to attend, and the public has been cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
ID SERMDN IOl1IN
 EcFRST pREISBYTERIAN

First PresbYterian, CUIner FuuItH avenue and Twenty first street At the morning service, Il a. m, Rev. N. NJ Fleming of Wilmington, N. c. will preach.
 9:30 a. m. Sunday school; D, m., ,ervice for Italians in Sunday school building; D. m, Christian Endeavor meetinE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
AID SERMON TOPICS
 CHRISTIAN

First--"The Light That FaiIed," II a. m; Are You Increasing in Val- ue?t D. m. Dr. Robert N. Simpson.
 Woodlawn (Fifty-seventh Street)-- "Baptism," II a. m.; Believing Lie" s D. m. Rev R. l.. Harrell.
 North Brming ngham-Sunday school s:30 a. m. Services at Il a. m. Brother j. A. kergfoote.
 Enslcy-S Services at 1 a. m. and D. m. Rev D. IT, Griffin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
FAIRvIEw PRESBYTERIAN

Morning service, "In Jesus People Are Not Forgotten" Service at Il o'clock.
 Evening service. will be held on the at o'clock.
 Sunday school at o'clock Sunday Junior c. E. at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 Senior c. F. at ' o'clock Sunday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
AID SERMON TOPICS
 WEST END METHODIST

Sunday school at Y:3O a. m, N. H' Price, superintendent. At II o'clock will be reception of members p%p- tism of children and brief session Of church conference, followed by sac rament of Lords Supper, Union serV- Ice at tabernacle at 5 ?. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
DR. HENDRIX TO PREACH

pr. w. R. Hendrix, pastor of the Highlands Methodist church will leave on his vacation this week
 He will preach this morning at II o'clock, his subject being Religion As An Experience" Being the first Sunday of the month the holy com munion will be observed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
AID SERMON TOPICS .. .. .MTUI;
 SINTY-SENENTH ST. METHODIST

ley, will be absent from the city Sunday Key. J. T. Morris will preach at II d. m. and Rev. Hugh F. Wright of Birmingham-S Southern college will fill the pulpit at the evening hour.
 The morning communion service will be in charge of Rev. J. T. Nor ris, assisted by Rev D. b. Reaves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
AUXILIARY MEETS

Ladies Auxiliary of the Spanish War veterans will meet at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the old post office. at which time permanent of ficers will be elected and other busi- ness transacted.
 All members are urged to be present and are invited to bring new members to the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Automobile production in the United States made a new record in May by turning out 350,1S0 passenger cars and 42,9S3 trucks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

f One of the few women living in Pennsylvania who mined coal in Bel gium and France is Mrs. Joseph Null vasic of Mahonoy City. She is now IT years old and still bears marks of injuries received when she was toiling in one of the deepest mins in tn world, the Big Vein operation in Belghm. Mrs Mulvasic was but nine and half years old when she was first put to work in. the mines and at l6 she was full fledged miner. .-' ,+-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Germany's 3O0,oO0 metal workers threaten a walkout unless they are granted an increase of 25 cents an hour in wages. They are now re- ceiving 20 cents an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

The earliest records on rineralogy are lists tf minerals with descriptions that were compiled by Theophrastue four centuries B. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Work stopped suddenly in a Green castle, Ind. sawmill when a mother skunk and five little ones crawled from a log ready for cutting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Ephraim Riddle of Newbold, Heath, England, who has been working in the coal pits since he was Il, has retired at the age of II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Flat sheets of steel fabric are inn bedded in the more improved types of concrete roads to insure their life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Rudolph Zimmerman and Louis Moses, for 50 years employees of q New York drug firm, have received checks for 5000 each in appreciation of their long service. Both men started with the firm as errand boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
FARM-L LABOR UNION
 HOLDS B|G PICNIC AT NE w BETHEL
Five Transportation Brother hoods Indorse Railroad
 Valuation Plan

Hon. George Huddleston was the principal speak sr at the Farm-Labor union given Wednesday at New Bethel, one mile from Beltona mines, when he addressed the gathering in an interesting. and instructive man ner.
 w. C. Irby, organizer of the Farm Labor uniLn. discussed What Be- comes of the Peoples Taxes" a sub ject of special interest to both farm CT and the labo1er. The picnic was one of the series given by the Farm Labor union in all effort to give the farmers an opportunity of hearing addresses upon subjects vitally af- fecting their welfare, and their liv- ing conditions All farmers, wheth- CT a member Of the union or not are invited to these plcnics.
 Besides the general program of speaking luncnes were served and variety of sports and contests en- loved as feature of the program. ENDORSE RAILROAD VALUATION
 PLAN
 Members of the Five Transporta- tion Brotherhoods assembled in reg ular meeting in Birmingham have given their unanimous approval Of the national conference on ra1Irohu valuation as a plan worthy of the support Of all the members. ana as especially appealing in it's feature of reasonable and just valuation as it affects the public.
 The national conference on rail road valuation WIS organized in Chi caro on May A, 1923. A copy of the resolutions endorsing the move was given to the Birmingham newspapers and a CODY sent to La Dor at Wash- ington.
 address by Coreressman George IIuddleston in which he spoke to members in an impressive and inter esting manner on subjects especial lv to railroad workers. An overflow crowd was present at Fraternal hall neeessitating the removal of num- hers of extra chairs to care for the unusually large attendance.
 AUXILIARY MEETS
 Alabama division No. 117 Ladies Auxiliary to Order Railway conduH- tors met Wedne sday afternoon ;-- Fraternal nall with a good atten- dance. An interesting report of the secretary, Mrs. M. H. Lewis was read.
 p. OF l.. E. .S F MEETS
 Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Enginee"s. Pusy Bee lodge No. 6O1, met at 7:30 o'clock Wednes- day evening at Fraternal hall with a full attendance. This lodge IS one of the most active in Birmlng ham and is made up of locomotive engineers and firemen who are also Masons. It has as its president. D. E. Green; secretary, B. B. McGowan: Teague and w. A. Keith; A. H. All bright Is recording secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

A brick chimney SS feet high in Maine was recently moved eight feet without injury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

No. I'D Nlnetctnth sITttII hUItH' Subject Sunday night D. m: "The Seven Seals of the Book of ReVela- tion." Pastor w r. McLennan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Illinois coal operators charge the high cost of coal is due to the union ban on labor saving machinery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Shoeing S4,000 horses in 24 years is the record of Dan Wallace, Lodi, Cal, black ksmith He is one of the few that the automobiles has not driven out of commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

Open-handed Americans are most lavish users of pencils in the world, the United States alone using twice as many as all Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
DeMOI.AY PICNIC

District DeMolays including the Bessemer- Birmingham and Wood
 lawn chapters, Thursday staged their best affair of the season when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

More than 34,000, 900 tons of steel ingots were produced in the United States last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

The Michigan Central, sAtr r. build $4,O00,000 freight yard in To- ledo.