The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-02


 ers' meetings. the Boys battalion, the Boys Industrial society, a Dramatic so- ciety, and the Sewing school. It is not possible to go into all of these societies and their workings, suffice it to say that they are thoroughly organized in the various departments.
 'The Mems club for example Is conduct ed much like any other club would be- so far as It's members are concerned. One has to be a member of St. Georges church to be member of the club, but he is not a member of the club simply be- cause he is a member of St. Georges church. His name must be duly proposed and he must be vouched for by two mem bers. Then he must be looked after for two weeks before his name can be voted upon for membership. These club rooms are in the Memorial hall and are comfor- table and well equipped.
 Take the Girls Friendly society for in- stance their motto is bear ye one anoth- CTS burdens They are divided into various departments, such as q dress making class, cooking school gymnasium class embroidery class, literature class and drawing class. On the first Monday evening of each month they have gen. eral meeting, and some one girl is made responsible for a 20 minutes entertain ment. then the business is entered upon,
  time, and that closes the purely social side.
 No Mixed Societies.
 "You will find that there are no mixed societies in St. Georges church. There is nothing that corresponds with either our Epworth league or Christian Endeav- or but they supply the social features by having these different organizations give entertainments from time to time, inviting the others.
 .rrheTe is something for everybody to do and the church Is a great busy bee hive. undertaking to sweeten and purify all the lives that it can in any way touch.
 .'They are in no haste to increase their membership. They do not receive into their church any one who has not been thoroughly grounded in certain things that seems to them essential for church membership.
 ..rhev have today in the older division of the married women's societies. moth CTS of some of those who are members of the younger branch of the married women's society and here Is where the Girls Friendly society teaches that oi the married women. Most of these women are poor and have no one to take care or their children. They could not come II they had to bring the children. as they have no one 10 Ibhe cdit ol thch' "N H'f'iN, so the care of these children is arranged for by the Girls Friendly society, thus giving the mothers an opportunity Of at tending. and getting what profit they can from the society.
 "Rut it would take too much space to undertake to tell in detail. the story or this great church. To sum the whole mat ter up, this church recognizes the fac' that everything in life should have a christian back ground. and that the way in keep people from going to the bad is to give them the good, by example as well as precept; that the way to keep them from unclean places of amusement is to undertake so to direct them, that thev will have clean places, and that their taste will be developed in such way that everything except the clean will lose It's attractiveness for them. That they are all, after all, Gods children, ana pe- ing such are brothers and sisters, ana each one should hold out helping hand to the other.
 Not EIeemosynary.
 "St. Georges church Is not great free institution. giving things to people, hut if requires something in return from all of those to whom 1t ministers, be- lieving that one can really never get any thing, who does not give something, that is at least an approximate equivalent.
 "IIas the time not come for us In the city of Birmingham to establish at least one institutional church, not to do the tremendous work St. Georges undertook to do, reclaim a portion of the city that had sunk to depths that we know noun ing of. but to keep portion or tne city