The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-19
YOUNG MEMS SUNDAY.
Large Attendance at the Meeting
Held in the City Sunday

Mems Sunday was the. union meeting
i'll the M. e. Church at 500 O'Clock
last night: a large audience was
present, completely filling the audi
torium and overflowihg into the Sun
day school room. The pastors Of the
several churches were present and
took part in the services. Presiding
Elder Duncan was also present.
AS in the afternoon the music was
under the charge Of Rev. Mr.. Wright
who was assisted by number of
young men from the city and the col
! lcge. The playing and singing of
these youn" men added much to the
interest Of the service.
The first speaker was Mr.. G.. d.
Daniel. Student Secretary of the Car
"ina Young Men s Christian ASsocia-
tinns. Mr.. Daniel told of the places
of prominence occupied by college
bred men and the Importance thcr-
fore. of their being Christian men. Tie
then related how the association was
the greatest student organization in
the world and of how it was helpino
students make winning fight for
! character. He told of the great and
CROWN" Bible study and mission
study work hein" done in this depart
mcnt and how these were resulting in
"ivin~ to the church large numbers of
ministers and missionaries. It is
worthy of special note to state that
at Clemson college there are forty
Bible classoA cnrnllin" more thar
thrc hundred students.
Following Mr.. Daniel Mr. y. c.
l'rld"man, the Financial Secretary of
the Carolina Associations, spoke of the
railroad department Of association
work. He referred to the large num-
her Of railroad men and Of their spc-
rial needs ~rowin" out of the con
dirinn> Of their service and of how
the association. as IN agency Of the
church, was mcctin" these special
needs by ercctin" buildings at division
points providing lunch rooms. sleep
ing rooms. bathing facilities as we'll
as recreation rooms. reading rooms
and libraricS.- They also conducted
religious meetings and Bible classes
for the men and these were well at
tended and resulted in many CONVEX
SionS.
He spoke of the success of the
movement as evidenced by it's rapid
extension. there now being more than
230 departments: by the endorsement
given by&Aailroad officials: by the lib
eral support given by railroad com
panieS. last year $315.00O.OO having
been contributed by them for current
expenses in addition to the amount
jcontrihntcd for new buildings: bv
the $4,000 railroad men who are mem
bers OF the organization and the lib
eral use they are making Of the priv
llegcS provided: and chiefly by the
re"eneratcd lives anon" the men re-
sultin@ from the work.
Mr.. G. G. Huntington, the Inter-
State Secretary of the Carolina AS
soclatlon. was the last speaker and.
he confined himself, largely to the
work of the Y. M. G. A. as existing in
north and South Carolina and which
is under the supervision of All Inter-
State Executive Committee composed
Of forty Christian business and pro-
fessional men.
DR.. j. a. B. Scherer and Mr.. A. c..
Jones, of this city, are members of
this committee.
The three speakers of the evening
are the executive officers off this com
mittee. To this committee is entrust-
ed the fostering of the association
work IN the two states. They are to
organize, develop and unity the move
mcnt. There are now eight city, one
railroad, one cotton mill, two army
and thirty six college organizations
There are also 140 corresponding
members in as many unorganized com
munitics. Mr.. +. n. Martin is the
corresponding member for Newberry.
| Several cities are now preparing for
organization at one place a fund of
SAG, 100000 has been raised to give the
new association soon to be organized
a building of it's own. There are
five or six places where there should
be railroad departments and it is ex-
pected that one will be organized at
| Hamlet ShOrtly Then chould ho a.