The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-06

you must work toward that end. No real work can be done without . plan or object of some kind. l do not mean that all of the little details must be carefully planned and discussed, but that the great aim must be sought and must be definite. The little plans can be made as the work progresses.
 But what is the object to be sought sy the young people. and what are of great preacher young people arc growing people. Some people are old at twenty years and have no business In . young peoples society, while oth- CTS are eighty years old and are still young people. They are still reaching out and ever progressing. Those ere the sort of people which you want in your society,""
 Criticisms were then made on the way some B. Y. P. U. meetings were conducted. and sugsestions for their correction were given.
 Some of your devotional meetings are like playing at religion" he said. At your open meetings no one Will get up and give a short talk. until finally someone in pity. of the meet ing will say something upon which he has given little or no thought. At other times the leader will announce his topic and have little prepared slips which he has previously given to q few members who will stumble through the unaccustomed words. That sort Of work does not amount to much and it ought to be stopped. and stopped. .quickly.
 "A few words of thought will pro- ducs wonders. Let the young people think of what they will say before coming to the meeting. No matter whether you are a good speaker or not, say something no matter how bad fy that has some real earnest and careful thought in 1t, and the ehect will be marvellous. You can get only that much out of meeting as you put into it." And to illustrate this. Dr. Webb told a most amusing story of . preacher being paid with his own
 "The B. Y. P. U. should be rssu- lar school where the young people of the church ceuld get the traming they years ago. but conditions are entirely different now. You young people be- fore me should not be content with the idea that you will be satisfied with being as good as your father or moth CT. More Is expected of you in the iun- proved conditions. You are standing on the shoulders of your mother and father, and should take up the work where they leave of. You must have a wider horizon than did your father and mother"
 In conclusion three suggestions were made for the improvement of the work done by the Young Peoples So- cieties. none of them were elaborated. They were as follows:
 Fret There should be . thorough training in the knowledge of the Bi- ble. This work pr. Webb declared to be Fundamental in the work of any young people Secondly. there should be . thorough training in doetrination. "We ought to know what we are and why we are. If we are not thorough Baptfsts and know the reason why. then we ought to get out of the Baptist Church. The same thing applies to any other church." Thirdly there should be q thorough training in Chris tian doctrine. Missionary work and kindred subjects should be most thor oughly taught to all young people of the church, the speaker declared.
 pr Webb concluded his magnificent address with the words. Make your society be what 1t ought to be"
 Mir Ellis then called attention to the convention to be held at Troy begin. ming on Tuesday morning. and urged all who could do 90 to be present. The convention song wHs sung by the et0hoiHA &GU6OnCUs 4AIs 6L1ll9 kQ0n called upon Dr. Frost of Nashville to say few worda
 pr. Frost said that he had not been invited to be present at the meeting. but that he was like people running to fire. T knew that there was go- | ing to be sonHthipg doing at this meet l ing and l mase 1t q point to be here and on time" pr. Frost's remarks | provoked frequent laughter, but his | amusing anecdotes were mixed with | serious sentences relative to the work | which his board is- dning in the work | of the B. Y. P U. of the South.
 For the meeting special music had | been arranged and was one of the fea. lures of the afternoon. The regular choir of the church was present and rendered several beautiful selections. At the conclusion of the addresses Mrs. rendered most pleasing solo.
 Dr. Webb and pr, Frost. accenpa. nied by all of the delegates from the Unions, will leave this af- for Troy where they will at- tend the annual convention of the B. Y. P. U. which will open on Tuesday aorning.