The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
DEEP INTEREST IN
 Y. M. C. A. CIRCLES
SACRED CONCERT FOLLOWED BY RELIGIOUS MEETING - EARN EST ADDRESSES DELIVERED AT YESTERDAYS SERVICES.

The religious meeting at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon was one of great in- terest. An excellent programme was pro- vided. An audience of about 1oO men comfortably filled the locker room of the gymnasium. in which the meeting was held. Preceding the regular meeting there was a sacred concert by some of Bir- mingham's best musical talent under the direction of William Gussen:
 Violin solo, Largo" (IandeD, MT. Will liam Gussen.
 Contralto solo, But the Lord Is Mind ful of His Own (Mendelssohn), Mrs. John C. Lumsden.
 Baritone solo, "The Palms (Faure) MT. T. V. Boardman.
 Soprano solo, Lead, Kindly Light (Sheperd), Miss Bessie Cunningham
 Violin solo, Air for the G string (Bach), MT. William Gussen.
 Contralto solo, Father Hear Us" QHo- ratio Parker). Mrs. John c. Lumsden
 Pianist, Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen.
 This excellent programme was listened to with the closest attention and by ali present, and at the conclusion, upon the suggestion of J. S. Bridges, assistant sec retary of the Y. M. c. A., the entire audience arose and manifested it's ap- pIecldllOu ny 6iNiHB tht "e- lute of waving handkerchiefs.
 At the religious service Mir. Price pre- sided at the piano, the singing being lead by Mir Maxim. This part of the service was under the direction of MT. Jack son. the secretary. and was made inter estlng by song, prayer and scripture reading. The principal address of the af- ternoon was made by Jesse B. Wads- worth, this being his second address in a series of three on the Life of Jesus" This address, delivered in MT. Wads- worths pleasant and convincing style, was made all the more interesting by blackboard illustrations. Mir. Wadsworths theme was Jesus. the Way, the Truth and the Life,' dealing more particularly with Jesus. the Way" At the close of his remarks he called upon those in the audience who had already "chosen the way which he had so clearly pointed out as being the only good and safe way, to stand and three-fourths of those pres- ent rose to their feet.
 Mir. Jackson later addressed the meet ing in an earnest, fervent style, clos ing with an appeal to those Christians who have been fighting losing battle, and then to those men who had not vet started in 'the straight and narrow way" to rise as evidence of their desire for the prayers of those present. Under the invitation about a dozen responded, eight of whom afterward accepted the invitation to step into one of the private rooms where they were met by Y. M. c. A. workers who discussed with them their difficulties, prayed with them, and finally won from all eight the determina- tion to enter and press forward in the way that leads to everlasting llfe.'
 One incident of the meeting will not be overlooked as it was regarded as of interest to all the people of Birming- ham as evidence of the earnestness of the Young Mems Christian Association workers At the meeting a week before MT. Jackson had spoke of the wonder ful revival which is sweeping over Wales ana England. and said that he was pray ing for just such manifestation of the spirit here in Birmingham He called for volunteers to join him in praying once each day during the following week for that specific object. and nearly hun dred responded. Yesterday MT. Jackson called for those then present who had fulfilled their promise made the Sunday before to rise and many stood upon their feet. Special prayer was then made for this object, which Is one that is kept constantly before these meetings, and one of which the Birmingham people will hear more and more if the earnestness and enthusiasm prevailing among the workers at the Young Mems Christian Association can bring it about.