Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-12
THRONES ATTEND
MEMS MEETING
COLLECTION TAKING BREAKS
RECORD
One Hundred and Fifty Ushers Gather
the Offering in Three Minutes.
Or. Baer Is Principal
Speaker

The sea of 1000 faces of men of all
classes and distinction in life present
ed a magnificent picture yesterday
| afternoon In the mammoth Temple
| auditorium at the mems mass meeting.
1t was the first meeting of this ma
| ture held in the main auditorium and
| the second In the building. 1t is the
| plan to continue these meetings every
Sunday afternoon under the auspices
| of the Young Mems Christian associa-
| tion. Prominent speakers and mus-
| clans will augment the great work
| started in the exclusive interests of
| men.
! The audience yesterday afternoon
| partook of a vast overflow of song and
| cheer The faces frightened and the
hands clapped the appreciation of the
| music and the speaking with a spon-
| taneity that must have been highly
| gratifying to the participants on the
| platform.
w. e. McVay, chairman of the re-
| ligious work committee of the asso-
citation, had charge of the program
and j. G. Warren introduced the
| speaker.
At $3.50 o'clock the exercises began
by the singing of when the Roll Is
Called Up Yonder," followed by prayer
by Rev. It. c. Horton. The Orpheus
| Glee club then gave a selection which
| was followed by a solo by A. Miller,
a selection by the Y. M. C. A. quartet
and solo by Harry Clifford Lott.
| ID. E. Luther, general secretary, of
the association, spoke of the gener-
! osity Of the people of Los Angeles
| which was not eQualed. anywhere in the
| United States and said that they will
| ingly responded to the various calls
made upon them. His little speech
was the forerunner of one of the
| quickest collections on record, accord
| ing to the number of the congregation.
| The hats were passed around by 150
men previously selected closing the
| offering in just three minutes.
The quartet sang, Tell Mother I'll
Be There" with much pathos, follow
ing which Mr.. McVay introduced the
speaker, DR.. John Willis Baer, pres
ident of Occidental college.
Twenty-Five years ago." said Mr..
McVay. "Dr. Baer and / were boys,
Bill and Jim, in. Cleveland, and we
have been brought together again by
the providence of God in this delight
full country of Southern California for
the good that we can do for humanity,
and If this vast company of men now
before US will turn every possible en-
ergy in the direction of sincere Chris
tian fortitude we can make Los An
geles the ideal Christian city in the
land. We have the pick of the south
ern and northern men and they meet
with united efforts to make this a.
God-governed city. We believe that
the Young Mems Christian associa.
ton has a great part in the develop
ment of Christian manhood.
''Well, Bill. we extend a hearty well
come to you on this occasion, and we
| do not believe Osler's theory that a
ip he |. Sc,
40 years old. May God bless us ali
that we may do the work that lies
| before u.s.
Dr. Baer Talks
DR.. 'Baer stepped forward on the plat
form amid hearty cheers from the au-
dience. He read passage of scrip
ture, followed by prayer, as pre-
! liminary to his address. He spoke
earnestly of the work of the associa-
ton, saying in part:
"If the Christian men could be put
together, Jim docking at Mr. McVay).
they would reach to Cleveland. If they
would save 10 cents day each every
body could attend college with the fund,
but If that much be squandered it
would be equal to the destruction of a
city Of 5000 daily. The amount would
be sufficient to build a railroad from
San Francisco to Boston in one day.
| Now, what Is there bound up in the
| young manhood of the United States
The average of six hundred millions of
cells in the brain of man calls for
| important action on his part. Men, pull
| yourselves together and think with a
will to do something for the good of
your fellow beings. We have not begun
to do our part in this world.
"There lies a great opportunity for
young men to work for God and man.
| The larger number of men profess their
faith in God before they are 25 years
of age.
'It is deplorable that so many men
kiss their wives and children with ap-
| parent fond farewells and close the
doors of their homes and go out and
live double lives. These men are de-
serving of the severest hatred to be
ascribed to mortals. The lives of many
men are led in ways that trip up the
steps of others instead of work of hon
est endeavors for guiding their steps
Alright. They are inclined not to meas
ure out thirty-six inches for yard
and watch their chances to palm off
poor silver on the unwary.
| "As for right principles l do not see
| why man should do differently in
| New York than he would in Los An
geles DO not be deceived
| "A few moments ago 1 noticed a sign
| over saloon door, CLOSED tomorrow.
| Why shouldn't it be closed every day ?
| (Cheers) The saloons can be closed
every day If the Los Angeles people
would assert themselves strongly
against them / hate the saloons as
l hate hell itself. 1 would like to see
the men conducting themselves in bet
ter business. i despise man who
rents building for saloon purposes Is
II right to have a home in one place
and a brothel in another, such as many
maintain? The answer is that many
young men are watching these in
stances and are falling to destruction
as the result.
Men, members of churches, am not
right when l say that Jesus Christ
gave his life to and for us? And while
1t is far from my method to use CO.
ercion, it would be great pleasure
TO me to know that good results have
attended this meeting in the name of
Jesus Christ"
DR.. Baer closed by making an earnest