The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

Mrs. Harold Mandy
Correspondent
Phone Ensley 406-W
Residence 2<o0 Ave. II
Circulation
3osN 10Th ST., Room 4

Seventy thousand dollars was sub
scribed in pledges at the morning
services at the First Baptist church
for their new church building cam
paign which was inaugurated Sunday
and with the additional pledges
made yesterday afternoon and at
the services last night, the members
of the church are very enthusiastic
and are rejoicing over the showing
made yesterday.
With the fine start already made
the members of the canvassing COM
mittee are confident that the full
100000 can be raised in pledges be-
fore the end of the week and they
are redoubling their efforts to go
over the top and start work on the
new building just as soon as pos
sible 1t was decided upon several
weeks ago that just as soon as $4,000
in cash or negotiable paper was
secured actual work would be begun
on the new structure; but it viii
probably be several days before the
canvassing committee will know how
much of the money already pledged
will be in cash
The hedges signed Sunday were to
run frolh one to five years and there
was also quite a number of cash pay
ments promised. The canvassing
committee. which is composed of the
twenty-five deacons and the follow
ing: r. F. Ham, w. 2. Tuggle. b.
H. Dodd, r. L. Daniel. A. T. Ezeli.
j, e. Lindsey, w. r. Mcclure, e. K.
Maynord, JoesSteed, Irby zeigler, j. L.
Aldrich, D. j. Duffee, Y. B. LEROY,
A c. Long, A. j. Watson, A. B. Out
law, R. G.. Mcmahon, A. T. Adams, F..
c. Kelley, A. r. Clark, Lindsey Lee
Croy, E. E. Brakeman and j. NJ. Dill
will hold an important meeting to-
night at 1870 o'clock at the church,
when they will check up the pledges
and make plans to complete the can
wasting.
While no definite plans have been
adopted for the new building. the
building plan committee, composed of
Rev. David NJ. GARNER, ]. w. Minor
DR.. C. d. Gaines, B. f. Mcpherson,
D. F. Faircloth, l.. r. Vines, and the
various superintendent of the sun
day school are busy going into every
detail of the proposed structure and
they will make an announcement
upon their decision in the near
future.
Over $4,000 of the pledges Sunday
were from the different circles of the
Womans Missionary society, together
with the general society. A touching
scene during the announcement OF
the pledges yesterday morning was
when Mrs. C. G.. Goodwin announced
that she wished to give the savings
of her little boy, Mitchell, beyond
last June, which amounted to $780,
to be used in the beginners depart
ment, as he was a member of that de-
partment when he died. A number
of donations were received from
little children who have been saving
their pennies for the new church'
The new church, which will be built on
Twenty third street, when completed
will be one of the most. beautiful
edifices in this district and the mem
bers of the congregation are looking
forward with pleasure to the DAY
when it is completed.
Initial Sermon
A large congregation was present
at the First Presbyterian churcn
Sunday morning at the IL O'CLOCK
service when the Rev. E. C. Scott, the
new pastor, preached his initial SER
mon.
DR.. Scott had for his subject.
"Christ's Prayer for U.s. ana
preached a forceful sermon. Com
munion service followed and at the
close a reception was held at which
the pastor met the members OF the
church.
DIR. Scott preached to another large
congregation at the night service,
feature Of which was the taxing
into the church of eight new mem
bers.
Ben BIRmken ship
Funeral services over the remains
90 Do, Planl enship age 40 wears,