The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-24
Y. NJ, {, A, WORK
NOW PROSPER|NG
Active Workers In Southern
Field Hold Meeting Here
REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING
Prominent Association Men, Including
T-l-state Secretary Mooreman, Dis.
euss the Progress and Needs
Of the Organization.
REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING

An important meeting was held at the
Hotel HIman last night In the interest
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in the states of Alabama, Louisiana
and Mississippi. Three members of the
international committee, DR.. Lucian C.
Warner, chairman of the international
committee, and c. ]. fiix, general inter-
national secretary, both of New York, and
II. o. Williams of Richmond, who is rail-
road secretary of the international COM
mittee, were present at the meeting. c.
L. Gates, field secretary for the south,
and Tri-State Secretary c. II. Mooreman
and the secretaries and directors of the
Birmingham association were also pres
ent.
The meeting was called to order by
Tri-State Secretary Mooreman and w.
NJ. Cosby was called to the chair. Mr..
Cosby after a few we'll directed remarks
as to the object of the meeting asked A.
c. Hart. secretary of the Mobile associa-
ton, to lead in devotional exercises.
Mr.. Bowron Makes a Talk.
James Bowron was the first to address
the meeting. In his forecful way he made
plain to those present that Birmingham
was the most important place south of
the Mason and Dixon line and the fact
that its staple pig iron could be produced
at less cost than any where else would
cause the population of this district to
increase until 1t would be as one large
city. He drove the thought home that
the Young Mems Christian Association
must keep pace with the comm Birming
ham.
He reviewed the beginning of the work
on the building and said that the same
was started with a $4,000 subscription
by r. s. Munger. Others added to this
fund until now the association had a
$4,000 investment; but that more room
was needed and the work was now to
build a brick structure on the front of
the lot. He referred to the many millions
of dollars invested by the capital of Rich
mond, Boston and New York in the iron
industries of the district, and said it
would continue to come.
At the close of Mr.. Browns remarks
Mr.. Hart of Mobile told the committee
what the Mobile association was accom-
plishing. 1t was considered a good re-
port.
Assistant Secretary j. S. Bridges re-
ported by means of charts what the
| Birmingham association had. done the
past year. and of the increase In MEM
bership, which now stands at 512. He
| also showed that the attendance at the
meetings during the past year had been
! 1894 There had been 143 conversions. 1t
was very interesting to see how the
efforts of the secretaries are counting.
Mr.. Mooreman told of the work in the
state especially commencing the associa-
tons at Selma Montgomery, Mobile and
Brookhaven, Miss.
Dinner for Party.
The meeting adjourned to the dining
room, where forty plates were laid Those
present were: DIR. Lucian C. Warner,
New York; C. ]. Xix, New York; II. o..
Williams, Richmond; C. L. Gates, At
lanta A. C. Hart, Mobile; Prof. T. w.
Palmer, r. M. Goodall w. p. Fowlkes,
M. A Myatt Kinds Peevy James Bow
ron, w. NJ. Crosby, w. L. Woodruff,
James r Bailey, DR.. A. N. Ballard, c. IL.
Mooreman, r. w Ewing, j. e. Hixson,
f. B. Clarke, c. e. Massey. C. e. Ray
nal G. N Henning. C. W. Collins, Jr.,
Maurice Willows. ]. S. Bridges, ]. p.
Jackson, r. s. Barrel, Bolton Gilreath
and w. F. Tyler of Birmingham
After dinner the international part of
the work was taken up. DIR. Warner
| chairman of the international committee,
presided. The first speaker was Mr..
Mooreman, who explained the work that
was being done in Alabama Mississippi
and louisiana showing a great Increase.
OF the new associations he mentioned a
| prospective list of Gadsden, East Flor
ence. Corona, Prattville. Wetumpka and
Ensley, where people were very DESTROYS
of having associations and the state COM
mittee was doing everything possible to
help them.
College Work.
Mr.. Mooreman was followed by Mr..
Higgins, assistant state secretary who
spoke of the work in the colleges. He
said there were now twenty-one colleges
that had associations, three lately being
added to the list He left the thought
that the students would be Christian men
when they left college and would be a
power for good in the business world.
Maurice Willows, assistant state secre-
tary, told of his work in Louisiana and
the encouragement he found In that field.
which has hitherto been unworked.
The international chairman, Mr.. War
rem, by means of charts, showed the great