The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
BARACA-PH|LATHEA HOLD CELEBRATION Yesterday Fist Birthday of Big Classes
  TO GUILD ONE HOME J. V. Schaefer Describes. Birth, Growth and Marriage of Baraca. Celebration Largely Attended .s
 By Members
TO BUILD ONE HOME

With a special programme and aad-
 dresses explanatory of the Baraca-Phi-
 lahea office building temple to be erected
 as a permanent home of the world wide
 organizations, the Birmingham Baraca
 and Philathea unions celebrated the
 twenty-first birthday of the original
 Baraca class yesterday afternon at S;0
 O clock at the Southside Baptist church.
 splendid gathering from all sections Of
 the city and representatives from many
 Baraca and Philathea classes were in at
 tendance,
 The meeting opened with a song and prayer service and was presided over by Oliver Cox, president of the Birmingham Baraca union. Miss Florence Atkins president of the Birmingham Philathea tory of the movement, paying tribute to the life work of the founder, Marshal A.
 Hudson, of Syracuse, N. Y. As a preface to the more detailed dis
 oussion of the Baraca-Philathea temple,
 which was conducted by J. V Schaefer. teacher of the Southside Baptist church
 Baraca class, Hugh L. Latimer, state
  few remarks pertinent to the need and | result of Birmingham oo-sperations MT. schaefer, who is becoming one of the popular religions speakers of the city because Of his faculty to apply a touch of pleasantly to his subjects. and use of simple language in presenting his thoughts, followed Mr. Latimer, and said in part: sh "The average man is a human being
 with five senses and usually enough brains to take care of himself and some to spare to take care of his family "
 "Twenty-one years ago today. in. Syra- cuse, N. Y, there was born a baby boy, Paraca py name. This boy kept grow ing until he fairfly outgrew his cradle before his parents could realize it and grew into Buffalo, New York city and many cities all over the world. As time
 progressed, the father, Marshal A. Hud-
 son, could do nothing else but attend to
 Baraca, as lie was growing so fast that
 he demanded his entire attention to keep
 bim clothed and fed.
 Finally Baraca did most peculiar
 thing. He got married on nothing a year
 to Philathea. They didn't have any fur
 niture, they had to live on the church.
 which could only afford to pay their
 board, and whenever this was due there
 must be a collection taken to meet the obligation. Their children, Sunday school enthusiasm, increased church member ship and broader Christianity. are get ing so large now that they must provide a permanent home for. them, So they l,a lad h n Ia vlia nf property in Syracuse, N. T., and build Q house and let out rooms for an income. Seriously speaking, this Is & sound business proposition of securing from the Baracas and Philatheas all over the world s150000 to add to the $1000DO all ready subscribed and place an office building in Syracuse, N. Y., that will afford @ central house for the classes and be self supporting from the rental of the
 offices The Baraca- Philathea quarters
 are to occupy the lower floors and the of- fees are to be let out. The rents of these offices will sustain the taxes, insurance and Baraca-P -Philathea expenses of field
 secretary and home quarters.
 "There Is also an element of perma- nency to the movement you are asked to join which has the foundation of 21 years as an integral part of the church of our
 nation that eliminates 1t from the class of mushroom campaigns f1ourishing on a brief period of enthusiasm. I sincerely hope that we will secure this fund to carry on still further this magnificent work" Af, fa' II Hymns interspersed the addresses and the musical features of the afternoon were selections by the double quartet of the eastern division of the Excell chorus,
 under the leadership of W. T. Nall, and a
 duet by Misses Gertrude Wood and Nellie Hall. "f s4 Fs$Fb-1, t9 President Cox presented the Rev. J. O. Colley as the man unanimously chosen by the Baracas to deliver an address on this occasion, and the pastor of the Fifty seventh Street Baptist church. The Rev. Colley constructed his discourse on the text from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, According to your faith be it unto you" Faith and trust, the appli- cation of hard work to visions, the wield- ing of an influence for civic righteousness and seizing of opportunities to spread the word of God to every hoRe, were the Lasic insSsplctions, expressed %y-. the nif- ister as the best 'fsiHenents for the con- tiHuanee of the Baraea-Philathea march ], iowa sa the pinnacle of success as a soul saving army.
 A letter from Marshall A. Hudson of greeting and containing general informa- ton of the present status of the move ment was read by the chairman, and was indeed as g. message from the father of the bands.
 Benediction pronounced by the Rev. Colley concluded the regular monthly
 meeting and birthday observance of the Birmingham Baraca and Philathea unions