Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-20
sonthside BAPTIST Church.


Southside Baptist Church.
A large congregation attended the
morning service at the Southside Bapust
church yesterday to greet the return of
their beloved pastor, DR.. z. L. Hale.
The day was an ideal one for the wor-
ship of God and old and young took adj
vantage of the beautiful weather to hear
the Word eXpounded as well as to listen
to the delightful music which is rendered
every Sabbath by the skilled organist
and gifted choir.
The services were opened by the choir
singing that old and sublime hymn, No
105, Joy to the World; the Lord Is
Come"
Instead of the usual sermon, DIR. Hale
said that he thought the members would
be interested in the work done by the
Baptist convention, from which he had
just returned and to which he had been
a delegate.
DR.. Hale gave a glowing description
of the affair." and related many incidents
not sent out by the Associated Press to
the daily papers, and which proved very
interesting. especially when told in Dr.
Hale'S interesting manner. What he
wished most to impress upon his hearers
however, was the statistical part of the
work done by the Baptists of the south
THE Baptists of the SOUTH said Dr.
Hale, consist of three boards-the
Sunday school board, home mission
board and foreign. mission board. The
Sunday school board, whose headquar-
ters is in Nashville, was organized but
two years ago, bu- in that short time it
has received S53,034.s OF this sum it has
expended 1885 in aiding needy school
boards, and for stationery and other
matter, 1865 of which went to Alabama.
THE home board, whose headquarters
is in Atlanta. has given employment to
425 missionaries. They have baptized
1921 members, and have received by let
ter 6519 members, making a total of TO-
564 members; 178 new churches have been
constituted and fifty-two new churches
have been built; IFS more churches have
been built this year than last year.
Cuba, too, has added her mite, but
owing to the turbulent condition of the
island the missionary cause is not pros
pering as it will when affairs are settled.
THE foreign mission board have sent
out this year only six new missionaries,
and they have been provided for by
private subscriptions. One by brother
in this state. They have raised this
year 100000. They owed a debt of $780,
900 last year, which debt has been re-
duced to $4,000; 5S1 converts have been
baptized in heather lands, and church
in Rio, Brazil, has been erected costing
$4,000, a large part of which was paid
by two brothers living in Boston, whose
trade is in Brazil"
DIR. Hale gave vivid description of the
work of the Baptists and urged all his
hearers to extra effort ON behalf of the
good cause of home and foreign missions.
AT the close of his sermon four new
members were received by card into the
church
The following announcements were
read from the pulpit:
The Ladies circle will meet in the
basement of the church Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
A strawberry festival, under the au-
II.
school, will take place next Tuesday
from toto p. m No admission fee.
Notes.
In his prayer DR.. Hale asked a special
blessing for Mrs. Steele, who was Sc
verely burned last Friday night by the
explosion of gasoline.
Thanks were given the "Sunbeams"
for presenting the church with four
handsome contribution boxes.
South Highlands Presbyterian Church.
Rev. John Barbour preached on early
usefulness in Christian work, from Lam
entations, iii, 81: ut is good for man
to bear the yoke in his YOUTH
He said: Every man has to put on the
yoke some time. Man is made for SER
vice. He is not lions cub, he is one of
the domestic animals, with a service to
render in the world. In the religious
life as in every other department to sue
sion and service of Christ in early life
The fewest number of people become
Christians after middle age, and of these
not one in ten take up religious service
who have not been bred to it from youth
This is but following the universal
law We breed our children to what they
should love, and we get them at life's
work as soon as possible. Now, how
much more important in that realm
where mans greatest interests are at
stake, and where he most needs stimu-
lus to give the right bent to his life. Re
Gently one of our most prominent citi-
zens was asked by me to speak a word
to our young people He declined, but
said: IF l had spoken would have
told them to get into religious service as
soon as possible and stick to it to the
| end We begin with a horse when colt,
| and we handle and gradually bend him
| to our will. We must begin with men in
| youth. 1t Is natural and right to expect
| Christian service of the young. There
was one charge Paul gave to both Tim
| othy and Titus Let no man despise thy
| youth" Our young men are quick to
assume place and power everywhere
! else. 1t is not modern innovation. Some
| of the greatest work of the world has al
| ways been done by young men. Pitt
| was prime minister at %: Alexander,
Caesar, Calvin had done their great work
| in youth. Mr.. RuslSin has reminded us
| that the most beautiful productions of
Raphael Mozart, Mendelssohn were
brought forth in youth.
1t is not putting degrading yoke upon
| the young to enlist them for Christ. 1t
| gives them self-control, the absence of
which has ruined many of our finest
men of genius. What multitudes of our