Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-16
CalmaSe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaae, D. d.

Los Angeles Cal, IN this
sermon the preacher shows the impor-
lance Of giving hOspitable encourage
meut and spiritual direction to the
lives of the multitudes of young men
and women who are strangers in our
great cities. The text is Proverbs Ky,
%. The glory Of young men is their
strength"
It is an interesting study to watch
the different designs of our modern adj
vertisements Well. some time ago.
reading the different signboards, !
came upon one the like of which had
never seen before. 1t was a square
board, standing IN a conspicuous place
in the front yard of an Did Residence
situated near the heart OF the city in
which / live This was the way the
signboard read: Properly of the Young
Mems Christian Association. They Want
TO Erect Upon This Site Character
Factory. Won't You HelpT l stood for
mt least five minuteswatching that plain
sign Then the FUN purpose of. the man
who made that advertisement began to
dawn upon me, As l stood alone in
that street could see the walls of
that small residence building disap-
pear; then l could see the huge walls of
a great factory building rise in it's
place This huge building was ablaze
with many lights. From out of almost
every room / could hear the hum of
the workmen at their task of building
character. the noblest work on Gods
earth. Then as l stood there l could
see the doors of that great character
factory swinging open, and l could see
scores and Hundreds of young men
passing in and out What q noble,
strong looldng set of fellows they were
strong ia physique, strong in mental
and moral worth, strong in spiritual
strength. Then l said to myself as |
walked home in the darkness: May
God help the noble men who are at the
head of fhis movement to build that
character factory. May l always be
willing to help those men in every way
that / possibly csn-with pen, with
voice and with money"
The preaching of this sermon on the
mighty mission of the Young Mems
Christian associations throughout the
would is result of the prayer 1 made
that night when l stood watching the
signboard marked Character Factory.
Won't You HelpY / want to help the
great young mems association move
I3ent of San Francisco and New York
md London and Melbourne, as well as
Chat of Los Angeles l want to show
Why-we should try to support the inter-
national labors Of this useful society.
n know of no better time in which to
speak this word of help than at this
period, when this world wide associa-
ton is entering on the second period
of it's development. The first period
closed when three months ago, the
body of it's devoted founder, Sir George
. Williams, was laid to rest in st. PauPs
cathedral, London, in the presence of
the representatives of the throne and
of the Christian people of the city.
There they buried him ainbng the sol
diers and sailors and Statesmen who
had served their. countrya knight by
the favor of his sovereign, But with the
higher knighthood upon him which he
+ had won by his service to the young
men of his time. the knighthood of the
cross.
The Birth OF tire Y. NJ. c. A.
Let us go to the cradle of this move
ment. Let us stand, in the first place,
in the, now historic room where the
Young Mems Christian association was
born and heldsits first meeting. Let us
analyze its genesis. the cardinal pur-
pose. the pre- eminent reason for its
creation and its existence today. When
wanler through any of the Bernardo
orphan asymms | know why they came
into existence. DR.. Bernardo many
years ago was young student, study
ing to be foreign medical missionary
In his wanderings about London he
saw the waits of the street, the little
newsboys, the little urchins with NJ
homes, sleeping in cellars and eating
out of ash barrels. He said: These
boys, unless they are given homes anC
reared Alright. will make, the future
criminals of England. There is no neeC
of my going abroad to work for Christ
My work is right here among the Lon
don waits" The Bernardo homes were
started to rescue the little children OF
London and give them a home and
Christian education.
We know how the Salvation Army
came into existence. William Boot
was an English Methodist preacher
He felt that the church was not reacn
ing the outcasts and those, like Mary
Magdalene. reeking with sin. In 1S6.
he left his church and started the
christian mission" He afterward or
ganized his christian mission" upor
military lines. Then he said to hi:
gospel soldiers: DO not wait for sin
ners to come to you. You 60 to them
WHAT'S the result? There is not a sin
full dive in London or New York which
has not been invaded by his gospe
soldiers. The Salvation Army. was or
ranized 10 save the drunkard. the har
lot. the thief and the libertine. "Go