Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-06-16
'.sntST|NG ADDRESS
BY MIR. LUTHER TESH
Told sf the Great Work Of
the Baraca and PhiIa-
thea Movement
At FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
ouflInes Progressive Helhsds To
obtaia 4 Working Class and In.
.ilueRCe Members to Live
q Christian Life.

"A gOod-S1Zed audience heard Mr.
Luther McCray Tesh, field secretary
of the Baracas, deliver an address in
the First Baptist Church Friday night
While here Mr.. Tesh was. the guest OF
Mr.. H. B. Parker, Jr.
For nearly two hours Mr.. Tesh
succeeded in holding the attention OF
his audience, as he in very interest
ing manner, described the phenome-
nal growth of this great movemen.
The speaker quoted from number OF
prominent educators, to show that the
Sunday School is the greatest force in
America for the development of char
acter
The significant fact was brought out
church workers and missionaries
come direct from the Sunday School
as well as S5 per cent of all church
members, thus showing the great pos
sibility of the Sunday School. Mr..
Tesh declared that the Baraca move
ment had been a factor in bringing
about these results.
Founded on the three principles of
win them to the class win them to
Christ and put them to work." said
the speaker, ''the movement has grown
from one class, organized at Syracuse
N. Y, by Marshall A. Hudson, October
10, 1890, to more than 2,7OO with a
combined membership of 500 ,OOG
which included the Philathea classes
for young ladies, which is run on the
same principles as the Baraca."
After showing the significance of
the name, pin, platform and motto
used throughout the world, the prac-
tical working of the class was taken
used by the classes he had been con-
nected with, showing how to approach
the young man on the street. invite
lim to the class, leave with him a
aice invitation card, write him a let
er ON Friday, call him over the phone
N Saturday and go by and bring him
10 the class on Sunday.
The work of the class committees
was explained by giving an idea of
their reports before the class on Sun
day. The committees are the hustlers,
memberships, relief and society-the
first two to encourage good attend
ance and use every method to secure
new members as well as hold what
they have; the relief to look after the
sick, help the members to get en-
nh in uh ioh To
live and many. other good things that
would be of value. A good social
committee, the speaker declared
would help the social life of the young
people to center around the church
The statement was very forcibly
made that "our young people are go
ing to be entertained, and if the
church of God does not furnish that
entertainment the devil will"
In describing the teaching of the
lesson, the speaker stated that what
| the young people wanted most is
something practical to help them live
the religion they profess as they
come in contact with men and womeT
| in the shops, factories, on the streets
And describing the work of develop
| ing the young man mentally, physi
cally and spiritually, during the week
| Mr.. Tesh closed his address by en-
couraging his hearers to do active
Christian work by winning their fel
l low men and women to Christ, on
by one. He stated that in one class
there had been 352 conversions il
eighteen years, and in the Philathe;
class in the same church more thai
I $50, the membership of the church in
creasing from $50 in 1890 to 1,151 il
1908. Mr.. Tesh was a travelling sales
man UP to last October and since tha
time he has covered over $4,000 mile
in the interest of this movement. TIL
young men express themselves as be
ing highly pleased and are determine
that good rsults will follow