The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
AMERICA PROBLEM
UNIQUE IN HISTORY
Dr.. Aked'S Sermon on Influx of
Foreign Millions
FAMOUS ENGLISH MINISTER
Urged by Rockefeller Assumes Pas
torate Over Fifth Avenue Bap-
tist Church of New York.
Brings Message.

New York, April 21-'rhe Rev. Charles
r. Aked, for sixteen years pastor of the
second largest Protestant church in Eng
land, where he gained wide reputation
by successful campaigns against all forms
of vice, today formally transferred his
activities to America, and assumed the
pastorate of the Fifth avenue Baptist
church Of this city. Or. Akeds labors in
Liverpool, where he was pastor of Penn
broke Chapel. drew the attention not
only of all England, but even of Eu-
rope, because Of his extraordinary ability
as preacher.
DR.. Aked first preached at the Fifth
Avenue church early last winter and left
deep impression upon the members.
Subsequently call went out to him to
serve as pastor of this influential New
York church--a call which received the
earnest endorsement of John d. Rookie
feller, who is one of the pillars of the
Fifth avenue congregation.
Message TO People.
The new minister's sermon today was
in the nature of message to the Ameri-
can people. DIR. AlSed declared he was
here to preach to all men-to take his
place with the leaders of all the churches,
and to summon all his energies to battle
with the problems that trouble American
life.
Ho could not, he declared, join a mar
row church. His is to be the ministry
OF reconciliation-unfe and un-
bounded.
Prominent among those present today
was John d. Rockefeller, Jr.. director
of the church's Bible class. Mr.. Rookie
feler. Sr., was not present at the morn
ing services, but participated in the even
ing service.
In the course of his sermon DIR. A1ed
said
ut is not for me to lecture you about
American conditions. 1t is for me to learn
from you what they are. But the thought
less onlooker from the old world who
has never read a page of history knows
that in the rush to your shores of mil
lions of the European people, you are
confronted by q problem such as no ma
tion has ever yet had to solve since his
tory began. | read the figures which
set this problem Vlsbly before the eyes
of men and | am lost in amazement.
Then the facts behind the figures be-
gin to take shape and substance my
brain reels before that immensity.
Old World Races.
"You know what races of the old world
are pouring themselves into your land.
You know what colonies of people sepa-
rated from yourselves by thought, by feel
ing, by tradition. by religion, by language,
are established within your city bounda-
ries and in all the great cities of the
land. This is an ethnc question. race
question. 1t is question to what
kind of people the American people are
to become. 1t is a question whether the
primal stock is to be vitiated by the inter-
perneaton of an inferior race. 1t Is
something still nearer; 1t is a national
question, a question of political equil-
librlum of the stability of order and the
sovereignty of law.
'"rhe quickest way, the most econom-
ical and the most permanent way of
making these people good Americans and
good patriots is to make them good
Christians. TO you and me who know.
and to men and women like us is entrust-
cd this solemn responsibility and the
splendid privilege We have to change
the mob into a commonwealth. the proe
tariat into a democracy. And these un
trained. undiscplined, politically danger
Gus millions we have to win for Christ"