The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-12-03
SOMETHING ABOUT
BROTHERHOOD Or
ST. ANDREW
UNC=R WHc5z AUSPICES TWEN.
TY-MiNUTE SERVICES ARE BE-
ING HELD EVERYWHERE DUR
ING THIS WEEK.

A neat obiJns white flag with a red
cross in the center in the form OF a
capital X or as ii is popularly known
ST Andrews cross. has huttered
to the breeze from a window in the
Athletic club rooms since Monday, at
tracing the attention of every passer-
by Oh Newcastle street. Scores have
stopped and studied the flag, for few
have ever seen one just like IT, Many
have asked questions about the flag,
its meaning and the cause for its dis
play at the gymnasium this week.
The white flag with St. Andrews
cross in the center is that of the
Brotherhood Of St. Andrew" said a
member of that organization last
night when asked for details. The
week OF prayer service now being
conducted every day at noon al the
gymnasium is under the auspices of
St Marks chapter of the Brother
hood of ST. Andrew and our flag at
the window is a symbol that brother
hood meetings are in progress. It
also serves to call in any member OF
the organization visiting in the city
and not aware of these services.
These twenty mute MONDAY ser
vices are growing in interest. At the
opening service we had forty FIVE men
/ and boys and each day the room is
filled. Each day the laymen of some
church conduct the service. In this
program laymen from all denomina-
tions take part.
World wide? Yes, the movement
for an annual week of prayer for
men and boys which was suggested
only two years ago is sweeping across
America and all over the land this
week men and boys of all creeds are
m;neling together for a few minutes
at the same hour every day. The
suggestion came from a meeting Cf
laymen in New York Presbyterian
church and was quickly adopted by
the various organizations of Iaymen
of a. churches
This week Of PRAYER movement
means that the spread of the Gospel
IS steadily sweeping over the world
and that we are rapidly approaching
the era when laymen of all denomi
nations wsl become so thoroughly in
terested that small differences ct
creed viii hardly be considered. And
after that win come The church uni
versal--the ideal cf all Christians.
The brotherhood OF ST. Andrew is
not so well known as 1t should be.
1t is an organization of laymen Of
the Episcopal church and was form
ed in 1883 by twelve Young men mem
hers Of St James church IN Chicago.
It is composed of men and boys of
all az and conditions who recognize
that as baptised Churchmen they are
pledged to try TO help other men 10
know of Christ.
And here is point that members
If al churches will be interested in
Knowing. There are TWO rules to
which each Brotherhood member Is
n- 2ed. The first rule is 20 pray
taly s-r The spread OF Christ s King
dcm among Young men. The second
rule is to make an earnest effort each
week 10 Bring At east one young man
within the hearing CT the Gospel 0f
fs-us Christ.
But suppose the young man hat
a member seeks to influence is not
an Episco9align but Methodist. what
do you do?" was asked Then The
brotherhood man asks him to go 70
the Methodist church for service. And
50 on whether Baptist, Presbyterian
~ any Christian church The point
Is 10 induce some young man 10 hear
the GosDel-that is the pledge Of per
sonal service 10 which all the mem
bers are pledged.
And throughout America. Canada,
England. all over the world, there are
about twenty thousand Of this order
united in Thousand chapters--all
seeking under these two simple rules
to a'd in the spread OF Christs King
/ dom among men. especially young