Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-23
RELIGIOUS M EETIN G.
OPENING EXERCISES AT NEW y.
M. c. A. BUILDING.
officials of Association Gratified at
Large Attendance-The
Program.

Three hundred men attended the opening
religious meeting in the assembly room of
the new Y. NJ. c. A. building yesterday af-
ternoon. This large attendance at the inau-
gural Sunday meeting in the new quarters
was gratifying to the officials of the asso-
citation, as ii taxed the capacity of the room
The principle address of the afternoon was
delivered by DR.. F. NJ. Bristol. pastor of the
Metropolitan M. E. Church of this city, and
it was listened to attentively by everyone
in the large audience. Following the meet
ing for men, those interested in Bible study
to the number of about 100 went to the new
dining room on the top floor, where lunch
con was served to the party, and was great
ly enjoyed. Later, the party met in one of
the study rooms on the third floor and FORM
ed a Bible Study Campo gners Club, to
carry on an active campaign to interest
young men in Bible study.
Secretary Wilson, who has charge of the
reilgo phase of the association work,
maze the announcements regarding the
courses TO be given by the association dur
Ing the winter, and to be open to those in
terested. Several of the old classes which
have proved attractive in the past will be
continued and the facilities provided in the
new building will enable the association to
add several courses to their curriculum. To
meet the needs of all grades and classes of
Bible students, series of graded classes
has been provided, covering four years of
work, follows First year, outline studies
of biblical facts and teachings; second year,
the life of Christ; third year, apostolic his
tory and teaching; fourth year, old Testa-
ment history and biography. All these
classes will meet every Tuesday afternoon
from 6:1o to pm. AS in the past, just be-
fore the sessions, the fellowship tea will be
served in the building, for the benefit of the
Bible students
Besides these classes, there will be also
three training classes, which will include
courses in studying Christ among men, stu
dies lot personal workers and studies in the
gospel of John concerning personal work.
The evangelistic classes are expected to be
very attractive. The course on Great De-
cisions. to be given in the Lafayette Thea
ter by DR.. Donald c. Mcleod, will take up
timely suggestions drawn from Bible his
tory and the Sunday Club lead by Mr. H.
B. F. Macfarland, will continue to meet on
Sunday afternoon at q o'clock in the asso-
citation dining room. Dr. Nathaniel West
Will continue his lectures on THE Revela-
tion,' the lectures to be given on Tuesday
evenings from 7:15 to S:15. There will also
be two mission study classes, which will
include discussions missionary topics
Dr.. Bristols Address.
Dr. Bristol took for his topic The World
and the Word" At the outset he touched
on the new building, saying:
This building is worthy of this city. We
have here the most beautiful Capitol, the
most beautiful library and the finest monu-
ment in the world. We now have the finest
u M. Z. A. building; and visitors to the
city will seek 1T out with the others things
and say that this is worthy of the city 1t
will be blessing to the city and to the
country. From this center will radiate in
9uences that will reach around the world
1t will be a center of power and influence in
the world.
Il am asked the mission of the Y. NJ c.
A sometimes. This organization is the
most characteristic product of the nine
teenth century; and the writers on that
century will soon pick 1t out as the charac-
teristlc product. Its mission is to bring the
world in touch with the Word and the Word
in touch with the world. Just as the farmer
plants the seed and gets it in touch with
the earth, SO that it will grow, so the Y
M. c. A. plants the Word of God in the
world.
This Is Gods world and Gods work. IL
was the Word of God which created this
world, thus establishing the first connection
between them. In the influence of the Word
on the worlds history is the philosophy Of
history. 1t Is not battlefelds or swords Il
Is not parliamentS statesmen it is not
the inspirations of the people back of all
these 1t Is the influence of the Word on
these that makes the philosophy of history
What caused the invention of the printing
press? There was derth of Bibles through
the world at that time and a certain man
ioathed this dearth. So he set himself to the
task OF inventtng some way OF spreading
the Bibles to all people He shut himself
up In prison and worked and the result was
movable type and the modern art of print
ing in a crude form. And the first book off
the new press was copy of the Word of
God. which had inspired It.
The Word Is the revelation of God and
the revelation of man. In no other place are
they revealed as here. / had a friend visit
ing me here and he remarked that every
where he went, he would see the Washing
ton Monument, no matter in what direction
ne walked: SO through the Bible, the sta
tue of Christ rises and predominates all"