The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-19

/ titt opening exercises yesterday Oh ihe
celebration of the fftietb anniversary
of the local Young Mems Christian As
/ ISOLATION. Besides q number of mass
meetings to commemorate the occasion.
: special services were held in many
/ churches throughout the city. making
the day a memorable one liz the his
/ tory of the organization. The services
were in charge Of prominent association
leaders from all parts OF the country,
who had been invited by the local
/ branch to assist in the celebration.
II the success Of the initial exercises
/ is a criterion, the jubilee is destined %
rival. or, perhaps, surpass anything Of
It's kind that has ever before been IN
dertaken in this CITY Al every service
held yesterday great crowds assembled
and united 10 make the event glorious
triumph of the Christian world. Churches
OF all denominations participated in the
/ celebrations fact which illustrates The
fundamental principles Of the asseeia-
ton on the question Of creed.
The exercises were begun i'm the morn
1 ing and continued throughout the after
noon aud evening. All day long thou
sands Of persons focked 10 the various
meetings. filing the churches sud halls
! 90 overfowing. IN fact. the crowds be
came so great at several places that
many were unable TO obtain admission.
+ Although informal and unpretentious in
form. the exercises were impressive.
and served to demonstrate the impoT-
lance of the Jubilee &C the Christian
workers Of Washington.
Mass Meeting for Men.
Probably the mcst important part of
yesterdays program was big mass
meeting for men at the Lafayette
Square opera House. where Fred =.
Smith. the international secretary IL
charge Of religious work. delivered an
interesting address. having as mis- theme
"A Strong Man." In addition to this. an
attractive musical program was fur
nished by the Temple Quartet Of BaIt-
more. while several brief speeches were
made By other prominent association
workers present.
Although the doors of the theater were
not opened until 2-90 o'clock, large
crowd mad gathered before that time.
The assemblage became so great before
the service was commenced that it soon
became evident that the seating capacity
Of the building would prove inadequate
10 meet the demand Fully 3, 600 persons
fled into the theater. and rapidly titled
the boxes. parquet. balconies. and gal
leries, while hundreds were compelled 20
stand in the aisles-
The opening Of the service was marked
by pretty incident which was not on
tn program. This was a greeting by the
vast audience to two of the three
founders Of the local association. the
Rev Thomas Duncan and William J.
Rhees. salute was proposed for the
two venerable men. and the audience re-
sDonded by rising and waving hundreds
of handkerch1efs as a silent greeting At
the conclusion Of the meeting. an in
formal reception was held in honor OF
the founders.
Mr. Smiths address dealt with the
proper definition Of the word strong
when mentioned in connection with
human kind He described the various
moral and the strength OF wealth. but
declared that no man has his fun
strength, or the great portion of it. until
he accepts the Scriptures and God OF all
the qualities, Mr. Smith said, the moral
strength is most to be admired
who is. what is. and where is. the
strong young mani" the speaker asked
He then proceeded to anaIyze separate
~ the various classes OF strength be-
ginning with e discussion Of the Dhysi-
cal. He said that the word is generally
used to describe an athlete OF one who
has muscles like whipCOTds. He express
cd great admiration for physical
strength but said that there we're in
Vulnerable men possessing great power
or body. who were as despicabIe as the
most contemplate people on the face of
the earth The physical test does not
prove manhood. he said. One may look
Ike a man. dress like man. have mus
cIes Ike a man. but still be a moral
coward.
Strength Of Money.
In continuing. Mr.. Smith spoke Of the
strength of money. declaring that com
merciaIIsm of the present day is Ieav-
ing its stamp on the young man. he
said that We had come to a time when
money was the ruling power. But men
cannot be judged by the amount OF
money they have. Although there is glory
in the honest ability to accumulate
wealth. il is no Indication of strength
The next phase taken up by Mr. Smith .
was the question of Intellectual strength .
He said that the giant mind was am at
tribute 10 be proud Of but added that
mental training without moral raining .
WIS depl0rabIe- The intelligent man f.
with no religion. Mr. Smith said. IS a
menace to society instead Of a benefit .
Education without religion is worse chan /.
no learning at all He depI9rrI the I.
fact that there are so many v5uu- men /
whose moral training mas been neglect {
ed and declared that a great intellect F.
without this quality did not make The /.
possessor strong.
In concluding he said The very f.
first time in an the world that you /.
viii prov your manhood ana strength .
is when you stand up and earnestly zav /
7 m going to work for Cod The ztrou-
man is the Christian man Any fool f.
can be devil. but it takes a man to .
be a Christian"
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