Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-18
SAYS FASTENERS
co ASTRAY HERE
Tells Y. M. c. A. Audience Some Plain
Truths and Talks of Rescue
Mission Work Among
Women

Melville E. Trotter, superintendent of
the largest rescue mission in the world
at Grand Rapids, Mich, presented
plain truths at the mems meeting yes
terday afternoon at Temple auditor
ium.
The meeting was under the aus
pices of the Young MEMS Christian
association, with a large attendance
of the adherents of the rescue mis-
sions of the city. Several prominent
ministers, officials and workers of the
Y NJ. G. A. and the rescue missions
and the Y. NJ. c. A. quartet We're seat
ed on the platform in front of the
Y. NJ. c. A. band. About 1900 men
were present.
D. E. Luther, general secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A., opened the meeting
with enlivening remarks, followed by
music. V. c. Schertzinger gave a
cello selection with organ accompani-
ment by Mrs. Emmett. Later Mrs.
Emmett sang a song, Touch the Hem
of His Garment" with cello and Or
gan accompaniments by V. C. Schert-
Finger and Superintendent w E. Trot-
ter, respectively. Mrs. Emmett was
the only woman present and retired
after her solo.
w. f. McVey, a great worker in the
Y. NJ. c. A., spoke words of praise
OIL SUPERINTENDENT IfOttef IN lQIrOQuc-
ing him TO the audience.
In opening his address Superinten-
dent Trotter feelingly referred to the
singing of the song by Mrs. Emmett
in the east, as the leading feature in
his change from a sinful to a religious
life. He said in part:
According to the words of that
song that Mrs. Emmett has so beauti-
fully sung, I touched the hem of his
garment and was saved. 1 knew
nothing about theology, but I was an
old-fashioned believer in hell, for
had seen it in this life. 1t was ten
years ago that I met with this change
! have been through college since that
time but 1t took me only a day to do
1t and you see I am college educated
if that accomplished the work of a
college graduate.
II find great change in people who
have come here from the east. They
seem to depart from their old religious
traits and hit the highest places here,
regardless of right principles. I say
for these people that if they cannot do
business honest in the sight of God
and man they had better get out of It,
Many people seem to think that If
they can get into church relationship
it covers a multitude of sins and that
they can do about as they please.
And there are so many knockers and
boosters with which to contend. l like
an up-to-date religion that will cause
a man, when he sees a preacher going
wrong, to pray him right.
IF you are at enmity with any one
to whom you are not disposed to speak
make 1t right by meeting him with
the Christian spirit which is the only
way to settle it for happiness in this
world and the world to come.
But with all the rest l believe in
muscular Christianity when it comes
to the test between right and wrong.
When 1t comes to a last resort rather
than to have a responsible man break
up meeting, I-wel--I would show
him the door If / had muscular
strength to do it.
Il would rather have loyalty than
ability If / could not have but one.
There is a home, confiding trust that
is everything in the lives of families.
1t is something appalling when de-
graded fiends Of men. claiming to be
above reproach. sneakng their way
into the fellowship Of families
and destroy the virtues OF the innocent
girls"
The speaker drew pathetic scenes of
the wayward girls who had been led
astray, with the statement that on the
burial of these unfortunates he had
never referred to their past lives, but
held them up in pity before the world
in their last rites on earth
The speaker came out boldly and
gave the men a drastic scoring who
held unholy relationship with the OPP
posite sex, which met with the ap-
probation Of the large and respectable
element of the audience.
W. II. Trotter superintendent of the |
Union rescue mission Of Los Angeles, |
announced that rescue mission revival |
services would begin last night at the
First Methodist church TO continue |
every night until Friday, Superinten-
dent Melville Trotter TO be the prin-
cipal speaker.