Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-03
Ca(r11aSe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaee' ID.

tance Of giving hoSpitable encourage
ment and spiritual direction to TIE
lives of the multitudcs OF young men
and women who are strangers III our
great cities. The text is Proverbs AA'
20. "The glory Of young men is uelr
strength"
If is an interesting study TO watch
the different designs of our modern al
vertisements. Well, some time ago,
reading the different signboards,
came mon one the like Of which l had
never seen before. II was a square
board. standing in a conspicuous pace
in The front yard of an old residence
situated near the heart OF the city ID
which | live. This was the way the
signboard read: "Property OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. They W ant
10 Erect Upon This site Character
Factory. Won't You IIelpT stood LOT
at least five minutes watching that pldlh
sign. Then the full purpose OF the man
who made that advertisement began 10
dawn upon me. As | stood alone III
that street could see the walls oil
that small residence building disap-
near. then | could see the huge walls Oh
a great factory building rise III us
Mace This huge building was ablaze
with many lights From out Of almost
everv room | could hear the hum OF
the vorkmen at their task OF building
character the nOblest work on Gou 5
earth. Then as l stood there l could
see the doogs Of that great character
factory swinging open, and could sec
scores and hundreds Of young men
passing in and out. What noble
strong looking set Of fellows they were
strong in physique, strong IN men'al
and moral worth. strong in splltuai
strength. Then | said to myself as
walked home in the darkness: May
God help the noble men who are at the
head of this movement to build ual
character factory. May l always be
willing to help those men in every way
that l possibly can-with pen' WIN
voice and with money
The preaching of this sermon on the
mighty mission Of the Young Men
Christian associations throughout the
world is a result Of the prayer | made
that night when / stood watching the
signboard marked "Character Factory
Won't You Help| | want TO help th'
great young mems association move
ment of San Francisco and New AorI
and London and Melbourne, as well as
that of Los Angeles. | want TO snow
why we should try to support the inter
national labOrs Of this useful society
know of no better time in which Il
speak this word of help than at thi'
neriod when this world wide associa
tion is entering on the second perloC
of its development The first perlo'
closed when. three months ago, TN
body of its devoted founder, Sir GeorG
Williams. was laid 10 rest in st. Paul
cathedral. London, in the presence o
the representatives Of the throne an'
of the Christian people of the city
j There they buried him among the sol
t diers and sailors and statesmen Wh
s had served their country-a knight D.
the favor of his sovereign, but with ID
higher knighthood upon him which il
had won by his service to the youn
men of his time, the knighthood oil III
cross.
The Birth of the Y. VI. c. A.
LOT ne 90 10 the cradle Of this move
ment Let us stand. in the first plac.
l. in the now historic room where ID
}. Young Mems Christian association wa
|, horn and held its first meeting. Let
l, analyze its genesis, the cardinal pu
- nose. the pre-emincnt reason for ii
creation ald its existence today. Nho
wander through any of the Barnard
r orphan asylums l know why they can
info existence. DR.. BarnardO man
years ago was a young student stuo.
ING 70 he a foreign medical missionar
In his wanderings about London
saw the waits Of the street, the htt
nevsboys. the little urchins with l
homes. sleeping in cellars and eath
ont of ash barrels. He said: he
boys. unless they are given homes al
reared Alright. will make the futu
criminals of England. There is no nee
cf nv going abroad to work for Chrl'
NV work is right here among the 10
don waits" The Bernardo homes we
- started to rescue the little children
5. London and give them a home and
: Christian education.
- We know how the Salvation Arn
D came into existence. William 300
was an English Methodist preach'
He felt that the church was not reaC
ing the outcasts and those, like Ma
Magdalene, reeking with sin. In Is
he left his church and started |
"Cbristian mission" He afterward
ganized his christian mission up
military lines. Then he said to
posDel soldiers: do not wait for s
pers to come to you. You go 10 then
What is the result? There is not
4. full dive in London or New York Wh
has not been invaded by bis gosl
soldiers. The Salvation Army was
ganized to save the drunkard, the h
lot. the thief and the libertine. "G
bless its work." is the prayer of eve
true. loving Christian heart.
why was the Young Mems Christ
association started? What was
first purpose, and what is its pres
purpose? To bring young men to
sus Christ. It's object was first
foremost religious. 1t was not star
70 teach men and women how to 5
and how to cook and how to keep cl'
and then indirectly shove in a little
ligion, as q dose Of medicine dlsgui