The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14
The Rev. Dr., MunhaII InpIOres
Them to Lead Better Lives
ENCOURAGED Y. NJ, c. A. WORK
After the Father and Mother the Min.
lister Is the Best Friend of the
Young-Many CONVEX
sions Made.

A magnificent audience of over two
thousand young men greeted the Rev. DR..
Munhall at his service yesterday after
noon held for young men only. Every
seat in the First Methodist church was
occupied and many stood up during the
services. The church was again crowd
ed at the night services which were held
for men Anywhere between the ages of
IA and 81" as Dr. Munhau expressed 1t.
DR.. Munhall began the meeting by talk
ing about the proposed building of the
Young Mems Christian Association which
was to cost $4,000 and for which from
500, 900 to $50, 900 had been raised. He said
it was something much needed by Birm-
ingham which was to become a second
Pittsburg. He spoke on his own account
and had not been asked to say anything
on this subject but did so because he be-
lleved In 1t and loved to work for 1t. The
new building, he said, would be a credit
to the city and would have a lecture hall
and rooms for evening classes for those
who had to work and could not attend
school during the day. There would also
be a gymnasium and swimming baths.
Work for Y. M. C. A.
He said that It would be much better
for the success of the work If 1000 of
those present would take $25 of stock In
the building than for twenty-five persons
to each take $1,000 of stock Mr.. Num-
ger he said, had shown his faith in the
work by his subscription of $4,000 and
If there was any one present who had In
tended to leave the association ten thous-
and dollars in their will he hoped they
would hurry up and die, 0aughter) or
better still give the ten thousand now
and live and see the good results of their
generosity.
He said It had been determined that all
the collections should be devoted to the
current expenses of the meetings and he
asked that every one present would give
dollar That many of them would give
fifty cents or a dollar to attend a lecture
and that he was going to give them their
moneys worth and If they were not sat
isfied when the services were over to look
him UP and he would refund their dollar
and give them a chrome In the bargain.
He told the young men to put their beer
checks and chips in the plate. Laughter).
We will take anything that comes our
way, he said. Not half of you fellows
are putting in anything, he exclaimed as
the collection proceeded.
He announced that he would preach
on "Hell' Monday night and on Heaven
on Tuesday night.
How many Of you went to church this
m orning?" he asked. "All that did so
hold up their hands" About nine-tenths
of those present held up a hand. Those
of you who stayed at home hold up your
hands" he said A few persons scattered
over the audience held up their hands,
whereupon DIR. Munhall announced that
this was probably not all but that the
others were ashamed to do so, and that
they ought 80 be-
Friends of the Young.
He began his address by telling the
young men that after their father and
mother the minister was their best friend.
That it was he who attended them in
sickness, he whom they sent for to marry
them. That no young man when he got
married would hunt up some cheap JUS
tice of the peace to do the work but would
go to his minister and pay him $40, land
I'm in that business myself, he said.
Gaughter). He spoke of the ministers
present as cody men and said he had
known DIR. McFerrin % years.
lie company yOullb LicAi hSNP - "a AAtA
portant thing they are known by 1t.
His grandmother used to say tell me the
company a man keeps and she would
tell the sort of a man he was. 1t was,
therefore, well for them to keep near
the church and their ministers. The
church needs all the young men, working
men and all. Anyone who said the church
did not need the working man, as he
heard a minister say once, told lie.
He told of being offered $4,000 IL he
would deliver 100 lectures entitled THE
Book of Books" the text of the address
he delivered last Sunday, but said he had
declined the offer Il am not in that
business, young men. / am after some
thing else-I am after saving you" He
had been asked by many persons to re-
peat the address, and he said ne woula
do so next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
'Rejoice, oh, young man, and let thy
heart cheer thee, but know thou that for
all that thou dost that God will hold you
in judgment" Dr. Munhall spoke during
the rest of his address on this text. He
said that young men could do as they
chose; that they were free agents. and
that God would not compel them to do
right, but that they would be judged for
what they did. What is the way of your
hearth he asked rs it to make money?
Well, If you get it honestly then 1 hope
you Will get a hundred million dollars:
but If you get it dishonesty, it will prove
curse. The craze for enormous wealth
is creating an unrest among young men
which is a source of danger. 1t is better
to be poor than to get your money dis
honestly.
Queer Ideas of Good Time.
What is the way of your heart? To
have q good time? Some fellows had
queer ideas of good times. He spoke of
FOUNDERS" and of the Irishman's love
for fight. Some might like this. They
could do as they pleas ed, but they should
that God would bring them to
judgment.
DIR. Munhall then spoke of drinking. He
said that pure glass of distilled whisky
could not be bought in Alabama or the
United States. He said that when he was
a boy the whisky was pure and store
keepers often kept it where their Gus
toners could help themselves. They
called it "Oh be joyful If a man be-
came intoxicated on this he was simply
amiable. But that distillers found they
could get rich quicker by putting poison
in the whisky, and that this was the
cause of all the crimes caused by drink.
If a man got drunk on bad whisky his
heart became filled with murder and he
might go home and try to kill his mother
in-law or the rest of the family. He also
said it was impossible to buy a glass
of PURE hop beer in the United States, as
they did not raise enough hops and most
of what they did raise was exported He
spoke Of the quantities of poisonous beer
drunk in this country and said that peo-
pie still wondered at the increase In dia-
betes or Brights disease. That the beer