The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-03
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS LISTEN
TOPREACH|NC Of SOUND MORALITY
The Pressing Need Of a Young
Mems Christian Association
Building For Birmingham.

The movement to build new home for
the Young Mems Christian Association was
given new impetus last night when A.
c. Harte of Mobile addressed an audience
of over two thousand persons at the First
Methodist church in its interest.
1t had been stated in The Age-Herald
that meeting in the interest of the local
Young Mems Christian Association would
be held in the First Methodist church at
o'clock last night, and at that time every
seat in that spacious temple was filled. In
the audience were not only Methodists,
but Baptists, Presbyterians and adherents
of other denominations
The principal speaker of the evening was
A. c. Harte, secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Mobile. His was
ar able talk, in which he dwelt upon the
benefits resultant from an association in
any city; of its tendency to prevent crime
and to make better and more useful citi-
zens.
DR.. b. D. Gray, pastor of the First Dap
fist church, opened the evenings services
with prayer, and was followed with a Sc
lection by the choir. He then read the
oath Psalm. Miss Brewer sang a solo,
and then DR.. Gray stated that Mr.. Harte
of Mobile would address the meeting in the
interest of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION.
Speak to This Young Mimi
Mr. Harte said in part:
Run, speak to this young man. A
generation of young men is coming into
power and I believe the greater destiny
n Ia ha lioc in, ha
working together for the development of
the State Down our way we are willing
to help you in Birmingham all we can to-
wards getting what legislation you want
and to bring about the building of canal
that will give you water communication
with Mobile. But as willing as we are to
help Birmingham in a material way, we r
still more anxious to help in a spiritual
way and to help you provide home for the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Young Men Lead
1.-THE most important question before you
is: What will you do to help the young
men and women of the future? The young
men mine your ores, your coal, make and
print your papers, sell your goods, fill your
| public buildings and handle the questions
u StoeS' w nat Will yOu w " HSIp
work out the destiny of your city and
State? 1t is important that you do some
thing for them at once. If you have word
of counsel to give them to inspire them to
better and greater things, give it at once.
Run with the message of help and sympa-
thy Man was created the highest of all
| material things, but higher than man Is the
| working out of his destiny. The highest
| help each other; modern civilization was
| made possible because of society. We
| watch with interest the struggle in South
| Africa and in China, because we believe it
| will work out the coming day of universal
| brotherhood. Different societies are formed
| for the improvement of man, societies of
! laboring men, of business men, of profess
| sonal men, of scientists and so on. Each
| has its limited society, but all are working
| to the common end of that great society of
universal brotherhood. The best way to help
the young men of this age Is to recognize
the strong ties of young men for young
men. The strongest tie between men is the
spiritual tie, and when we have brought
| them together in Jesus, we have affected
| that which will leaven the earth.
Message OF God
"Fifty or sixty years ago God spoke
| message to a young man, and then was
| born the spirit of the Young Mems Chris
| tan Association. If you have been to any
great religious gatherings in Alabama or
Mississippi in the last few years you have
heard it said that if the church of Jesus
Christ had done it's duty there would be no
need for the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. You might just as we'll say If the
church of Jesus Christ had done its duty
| there would be no necessity for ministering
| to the mind of man or spiritual comrade-
ship between young men. Those who said
that may have had in mand that If the
church of Jesus Christ had done its duty
| then, each church would be doing what the
Young Mems Christian Association is do
| ing. But that would not be a good plan,
| for If each church undertook the work of
the Young Mems Christian Association s
work on its own account, expenses would
be multiplied, and we have no right to
waste the money of the Lord The Young
Mems Christian Association has taught one
great thing-that Christianity OF all de-
nominations can work together fer sne
cause of the Lord, forgetting the things
about which they disagree and remembering
the things on which they do agree. IT 10 O.