The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-12
Y. N. c. A. BUILDING
GREATLY NEEDED
DR.. SANDERS SPEAKS INTEREST.
INGLY ON DEVELOPMENT OF AS
ISOLATION WORK AND ADvAN-
TAGEs OF A STRUCTURE.

The Rev. Frank X. Sanders preached to
large audience at the First Baptist
church yesterday morning on "A Working
Outline of Jesus" He also addressed
the Sunday school workers of the North j..
side district at $3.50 on 1.-THE Rise, Dcvel-
opment and Present Outlook of the sun
day School as a Working Factor" Last
night he spoke at mass meeting on THE
Young Mems Christian Association in the
Life of the Nation" which was well re-
| ceived and will, it is thought, bear fruit
| in fastening the day when Birmingha m
will build an adequate structure for the
association.
| Ele spoke in part as follows:
Il am glad to speak in behalf of an
, Institution to which 1 owe an obligation
| that can never be repaid. My first deep
interest in Christian work was due to
the association. More than twenty-five
years ago, in 1880 when a boy at college,
| | was attracted by the work. and have
! since ithen had a varied experience with
| local, state and international organiza-
, lions. So | regard myself as one of the
older men in the movement and entitled
| to a word
THE most significant fact about the
Young Mems Christian association is that
1t has been a true movement ever grow
ing, ever conforming to new needs.
| Its motto was at the first, rescue work,
then to this it added the work of pre-
vention, and has advanced still further
until now it also includes education It's
| advancement has been from a club for
men and women up through the "men
only" stage to the time when it begins
with the boy and trains him to be an ac-
| tive worker.
THE association has changed in adopt
| ing it's methods of work to new problems
In the beginning 1t sought to assist men
| in masse, then by natural groupings ac-
cording to their industrial life. 1t has
thus always been very versatile and prac-
teal in it's methods. having started as a
prayer meeting, advanced to club house
and now to training school.
| To-day the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION has come to be accepted as a
factor of great Importance, socially, eco
nomically, intellectually, as well as relig-
| iously. BY utilizing men to reach men and
employing every available means to at
tract them, it does all that is possible
for their advancement. The foremost lead
ers of intellectual social business. pro-
fessionaI mad religious life are its friends
and supporters, for its work is directly
in behalf of the church and society.
New Haven, Mass, where | have lived
many years, is similar to Birmingham In
size and population. and the work of its
4
oped In three years since the completio
Of an adequate building. To utilize the
| physical social and educational value of
this work proper and economical build
ing was needed. Our association is now a
source of public pride. and its member
ship has increased to four times its for
mer number.
when you set to work to raise funds
for your new building. secure a few large
gifts averaging above $4,000. and make an
unabating canvass until you have suf-
| fcent to construct and adequately fur
nish a room and complete building Be
sure to have several floors for a dormi-
, tory, as this Immediately becomes valu-
able endowment feature and will always
be fully occupied.
| 1.-THE most serious dangers of our
/ national life today are Ignorance, polit-
ical apathy, moral obtuseness and mate
rialsm. 1t is wisdom as well as justice
| that we give our young men a chance.
| .lany men in your town may do mucn
toward removing these things by assist
| ing in the good work. May God bless this
splendid movement in your midst and
give it added Significance"
! DR.. Sanders will lecture this morning
at 1920 at the First Baptist church on
| 1.-THE Idea of God in the New Testament
and tonight at o'clock on THE Most
Beautiful Book in the World"