The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-01

1hS dufiSOIy board or the BlrHlHsidIn Boys, club has issued an appeal to the people of Birmingham for s12OO to carry on the work of the organization The board consists of the Rev. John w. Stagg, Fred M. Jackson, Robert Jemison, Jr., Judge N. B. Feagin and Dr. B. D. sibley. The appeal sets forth the work so far accomplished by the club and outlines the plans of the future In tine following words:
 The Birmingham Boys club is located at 2O16iR Second avenue. An office, a read Ing room, well supplied with the litera- ture of the day q recreation room, fitted up so as to meet the needs of the aver age boy, a dormitory, equipped with a limited number of the most approved l double-deck sanitary steel hunks, and a room, which it is proposed to fit up with sufficient bath equipment to accommodate the members of the club may be taken, in brief, as d description of what has act ually been accomplished in the VI meeting the material needs of this insti- tuition.
 L. II. Putnam. for a long time asso- ciated with the Young Mems Christian
  the very efficient superintendent of the work He is associated with the follow ing board of control
 Mrs James Weatherly, president Mrs. M. V. Joseph. vice president Mrs. W. D. Nesbitt, treasurer Mrs w. P. Me- Adory, secretary; Mrs. pr. Robbins, Mrs. George B. Mccormack Mrs John H. | Frye, Mrs. A. c. Nolan, Mrs. w. II. Jeff fries, Mrs. A. J. Gilmore. Mrs. John c. | Reid, Mrs Dr. Dabney, Mrs. w. L. Mur doch, Mrs. E. J. Ezikel Mrs. J. D. Col lins, Mrs. E. M. Kilby, Mrs. N. B. Feagin, Mrs R. Massey.
 The aim of this club is to provide for the wants of boys who are without those helps that tend to develop strong | ambitions or high ideals of lfe-and much may be said of efforts in behalf of such. In the city of New Orleans twen- | ty-one years ago a crippled woman, So- l phia Wright, began work which in 1907 | showed an attendance in the night school | of more than 1500. These pupils had been 1 gathered from the classes known as the l 'street boys" and those whom circum stances, such as dependent mothers, or
  bread kept them from the avenues in which the more fortunate travel Some of the prominent lawyers and physicians of New Orleans found their first help in this woman's institution. The Pcayune's loving cup, for the most serviceable work in humanity's interest, was given to this | woman.
 Notable examples of the great in this | country are to be found In such charac- 
 trines If I accept the mystery of the redemption of mankind through the cross so must 1 believe in forgiveness of sin through the sacrament of pen ance because it is the one Christ who has revealed all these mysteries. l am bound to hold to all He has taught, or deny His divinity
 Christ is God. "Again, l know that since Christ is God, His promises are divine, therefore infallible-they could not possibly have failed They were infallbe promises Christ made, therefore, when in found- ing His church He said: 'Lo l am With you all days, even to the contamination | of the world. On this rock l will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And. will pray the Father and He shall give you an other comforter, that He may abide With you forever; even in the spirit of truth "And now the testimony is brought into play. The study of history shows that the Catholic church as an mstitu- ton is nineteen hundred years old. It IS l the impartial testimony of history that l the Catholic church is the only church as a distinct church that goes back to the days of the apostles, the only one that falls heir to that divine promise, I am with you
 | "History testifies to this fact that the | Catholic church alone today teaches all | the doctrines of the earliest days or | Christianity; yet whatever was taught and believed in those days could not have been wrong, and must be believed today. History shows that the Catholic church down to the present day is at one with apostolic teaching. And if Christs promise was divine and infallble, then the Catholic church must be true.
 Christ Is God. His promises are d. vine. History is impartial; its tesu- mony favors the Catholic church. There l fore I am a Catholic
 Concluding Words. | Following the lecture solemn benedetion | of the blessed sacrament was pestoWeu' Father Healy was celebrant Father Mt rick was deacon and Father Coyle was | sub-deacon. After this ceremony Father