Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-06-01
WOMEN HOLD BIG MEETING
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that carry into eternity the activities
of the present. So there are other
branches besides the commercial
This work has benefits for those
who contribute One Of the first sug
sstions that will come to US all Is
that the Y. NJ c. A. furnishes ground
upon which all can meet and do work
for God. Ii brings us together and
shows that despite differences there
exists the truth that Jesus Christ Is
the Supreme One. When you and
come together on common ground we
learn that heart Of love that beats in
each breast. We all agree that the
life of Christ is the foundation Of all
again. It means that holding different
beliefs we learn to regard one an
other. We shall find that we were
nearer than we thought We shall
learn what 1t means TO worship God.
I'm this common ground of the Y.
NJ. G. A. some of the greatest evan
gelists of modern times have had
their greatest start. You know that
many men can be won for the church
here that cannot be won in mixed
meeting 1t seems to me you can see
that the association does present com
mon ground on which we can work for
righteousness. N6t only does it pre-
sent common ground but there is an.
other vital question. IT furnishes an
opportunity for every church 10 be an
Institutional church.
Churches Can Get Together Here.
This is the day when we hear of
the necessity Of keeping the church
omen every day 1t is well taken. A
man can drop in for few moments
and commune with God. Besides that
there is the reading room, writing
room, bowling alleys. all these things
are supplied. There is the department
for boys. And all these things are
the things that all the institutional
churches take up today. AS the church
has come to realize this as it is more
and more an effort to express this in
their equipment, so in large cities we
have churches putting up gymnasiums
They find themselves driven to it il
they would hold the young.
Now In a town like this what
church could 60 it? If they cannot do
it why not altogether do it? This
seems to be very practical. 1t seems to
me it will impress our hearts. If your
church is not reaching ont to touch
the many siles of the young men it is
going to fail. If your church cannot
satisfy the best demands you are go
ing to struggle along.
Let me mention one other thing
That is the place Of private prayer.
There should always be a private
room where clerks or business men
may go who come to pray. We must
furnish some. quiet corner that every
one comes to know You won't need
a very large space. Not because men
pray much Besides thismatter If be-
ing common ground and of being d
place where men can Pray, it is d
place where the deepest spiritual
teaching is brought to our men, where
often the church denies it.
You know we preachers have to
live and if We hammered there
ouldn't be places enough for us. Jesus
Christ is the truth The lea 1ers of
the Y. NJ. c. A. are men who have
been identified with the deepest
truths rhe Y. NJ. c. A. is a place
where the deepest and richest truths
are urged The forms Of our various
churches oft turns thoughts off that
vision We want to see. We see things
more deeply than ever before.
In regard to Bible study: There
are many young men you can't get
into the churches who will come to
the association. They will sooner or
later get desire to know how to UNI
derstand. There is the opportunity
that no pastor can afford to let go.
He comes into touch with those he
will never reach in his work
AT the close of Rev Mr.. Tinker's ad-
dress, Senator Faulkner made an elo-
quent appeal for the success of the
He said that every man
should give something; that if man
had given $500 and a few thousands
were necessary for the success of the
enterprise, the man should give $500
more; that the enterprise must not
fail and could not fail.
What Success of Y. M. C. A. Means.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
tion campaign has now gone far
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