Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-13

Bruno Mehmke. travelling secretary of the
South German union. and with Mr.. w.
Elsasser, general secretary Of the Stutt-
CART association, and their assistants. These
two principal secretaries are remarkable
men and are doing a great work. Satur-
day, october s, spent at speyer, Ger
many, visiting the splendid memorial
church. which commentaries the introduce
ton OF the name protestant.
From October to u / was at Barmen
and Elberfeid. where 1 was invited by MIR.
II. Helbing, national secretary Of the Ger
man Young Mems Christian association,
to spend some time with him. and espe-
cially to attend the meeting Of the Ger
man national association committee Tues
day and Wednesday, October and 10. 1
attended most Of the sessions Of the COM
mittee. 1 was delighted to meet among
them my old friend. Count A. Bernstorfr
OF Berlin. 1 was deeply and favorably i'm
pressed with the intensity and thorough
ness that characterized the discussions OF
the members of this committee. National
Secretary Mr.. II. Helbing told me after
long discussion the Paris association basis
was unanimously and harmoniously agreed
upon, which, he assured me. was a great
thing for the work in Germany. This
will insure a very advanced spiritual work
In all Of the German Young Mems Chris
ton association effort. National Secretary
II. Helblng is strong ana popular asso-
citation man. very enthusiastic and tactful
in his work.
The German association work is divided
Into a number Of district unions with
special committees and travelling secretaries
for these districts. l met a number of
them, very capable men and all in accord
with the work Of the National con nitee
and Of course. with the national secretary.
This will soon place Germany in the front
rank OF association work in Europe, II
not Of the world. It is impossible for me
to make mention of the important thinss
agreed upon in this committee meeting.
visited the association building in Bar
men and Elberfeld and some association
meetings. The buildings and association
work ir these two places are not quite in
the same advanced line as they are In the
other German cities l visited. In a small
village near by went with Mr.. Helbing to
attend an association meeting. 1t began
with a banquet and continued with music
and addresses 1t was one OF the best as
ISOLATION meetings I attended anywhere.
The instrumental and vocal music was I'M
usually excellent.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Visited the
new association buildings, largely the gift
of one wealthy lady, one of them her own
dwelling. On Sunday, October A. 1 at
tended several meetings in the building. In
the morning meeting of the st. Michaels
Lutheran church, whose old historic church
building was destroyed by fire. In the
evening and night 1 attended two large
meetings of young men, who were enter
lanced in various ways and a gospel meet
ing later on. BY request I spoke in all OF
these meetings. On Monday, I met with
the president and secretaries Of the assocl-
alton and emphasized the exceeding i'm
portance OF the association work and OF
their part in Il. The president, Mr.. f
Koehn, noble Christian man, expressed
most feelingly the Importance Of my visit
saying that the lord had sent me there al
that time and voiced the thanks of al
present for my helpful conference with
them. The general secretary, Mr.. John
Mundt who could not talk English, seemed
to be a good and capable man. Evidently
there is a bright future for the Hamburg
association.
I have been very much impressed with
the association work have seen in Ger
many The association workers have taken
a bold advanced step on the Paris basis
The German national committee and its
general secretary, the district unions and
their travelling secretaries and the local
associations and their general secretaries
are pushing their work forward on pro-
nounced spiritual lines. They are sticking
close to the old simple gospel and the
holy spirit as the mightiest powers to save
the young men Of Germany, and leaving
to others the improbable discussion Of
false science and philosophy.
ROBERT wEIDENSALL.
Bordeaux, France, Dec 1S 1905