The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-02


talk proved interesting to those pres
snt.
Following Dr. Marsh's addsess, Mr..
Boyd, who was to have spoken on
The Problems of the City," withdrew
from the speakers list to provide
more time for Mr.. MacFarlane, the
speaker of the evening.
MIR. MacFarlane.
In opening his address, which con- I
sumed probably an hour or more, G.
p MacFarlane, who is international
secretary of the brotherhood, with
headquarters in Kansas City, said: ut
is always with great deal of pleasure
that address meeting of this kind.
The subject of brotherhood is such
great one, that in addressing an as
semblage on this topic it is always
advisable to take the broader range
of the theme. Tonight / propose to
you that you look upon the general
organization of the brotherhood The
brotherhood is a strange thing and
have an idea that it is within the last
hundred years only that We have been
wrestling with the problem of more
and greater brotherhoods and what it
means.
THE movement has spread through.
out the country and we cannoi realize
the latent power which is in our broth.
erhood when brought to bear on great
problems. All churches are working
at the brotherhood problem in oae
way or another and within the past
eight or nine years the Independent
organizations have consolidated in
many cases and have organized ma
tional brotherhood. In the Christian
church the church has sought to or
ganize the business men of the house
4 into a body for service and in many
ways the organization has been like
those of other churches. The first
movement OF the Christian brother
| hood was made in the st. Charles ho-
i tel in New Orleans, number of years
ago, when committee of seven was
appointed to work ont the brotherhood
problem of this church. The main
problem mad been solved and the or.
ganization since its founding has con-
/ tinued to flourish An organization Of
| this kind must be launched upon the
church of Jesus Christ to be sue.
cess and it has to be alive WITH the
| dominant spirit Of masculinity of man.
hood to be a success. 1t must be
able TO bring in the man who Is
/ churchless and on the street as we'll
as the old man who is in the amen
corner and must be an organization
for the true man, before it can succeed
as it should,
The church always makes way for
tht man who knows where he is going,
and brotherhood must be broad
enough to include all men who are
out OF the church, Christ is the worlds
great teacher of today, and we have
to come to the foot of his throne to
learn of him.
The brotherhood emblem is an oval
shaped button, with red field The
cross is surmounted by star, the
4 star of Bethlehem, and on each arm
of the cross letter b and ID are
depended, while C. stands for
Christ. The brotherhood motto is
A mans work in mans way.
The work of the church apostolic
was masculine and there have been
left TO us the twenty seven books OF
the apostles of Bible times that re
mind us of that great age, when mar
was the chief worker in the church
and for Christ's kingdom. 1t was {
century of men. In the work of the
church today, locally and at large, tht
women are the leaders. We intimat,
that women cannot have the right tt
vote and mingle in political and affair:
of a national character, yet we lie
them stand alone in the battle lint
of the church. The church has los
much by the inefficency of men t,
help in it's progress and it's uplift.
What are these men to do? If yol
cannot answer it the work is of n
value. The first and most importan
thing is the problem of brotherhood
To create a masculine atmosphere i
the church. Instead of building a sti1
stretched front around us when W
come to church, let us show more an
all of the real man in US and brea
down this barrier, which keeps me
from the pool halls and other places c
amusement, who could not mingl
with us in that account.
1T will take years of time to wor
out this brotherhood problem. Their
should be informal meetings an
places where men can have a goo
time in the church. This social spir
must be built through the years. Hav
meeting twice month, for soci;
good times. and to get better acquain
ed. Stand pat, and as you work yo