The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Receive Man and Money to
 Spread Gospel
IN ANSWER TO PRAYER

held, Is Furnishing Funds to
 Spread Men and Religion
 Movement
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 The prayers of Chairman Hugh Latimer of the auxiliary town committee, and Secretary R. c. Barton, for some one to take the story of Men and Religion to the auxiliary towns of Alabama, were sud- denly and positively answered yesterday. Appearing at the headquarters of the movement at the Young Mems Christian association, a wealthy business man of North Alabama town presented to Secre- tary Barton one of the most eonseerated Christians in the state, and said: This man with his expenses paid is at your disposal I want him to take your won derful message all over Alabama
 The capitalist is a man known all over the state for his generosity and honesty, a man who seeks an opportunity to do good, but does not want any of the credit himself. He insists that his name be withheld.
 The worker is J. A. Huggins, now of Oakman, Ala, formerly general ssuperin- tendent of the Corona Coal and Iron com pany. but for the past two years one of the most ardent evangelistic workers in Alabama.
 Chairman W. M Cosby with Mr. Lati- mer of the auxiliary towns committee and Secretary Barton lost no time in accept ing the offer, 'the most generous we have yet had,' said Mir Latimer. Tt comes as direct answer to our prayers. We have felt the weight of this duty of carrying the message which Birmingham is to re- ceive into the far corners of the state, and we knew that some solution would be given us. In fact, we can see Godis hand in the whole thing.''
 Last Monday this capitalist read the ad- dress of Executive Secretary R. c. Bar ton, delivered at the mass meeting of Christian men at the First Methodist church, as it appeared in Mondays Age Herald. I had never before realized the basic power of this movement. and I saw in it the most practical method I have ever known of reaching and saving men and boys. I was overcome with a desire to bring 1t into my own section, and felt as if the whole message of that paper was directed toward me-
 He did not feel capable of going him- self, but he soon inspired MT. Higgins with his own enthusiasm, and they both hurried to Birmingham to get into har- ness. The leaders of the movement held veritaole jubilee, and immediately set about planning the work for the new aux Hilary towns secretary.
 Fourteen centers were located through out the state, Florence. Decatur. Hunts vile, Gadsden Annisten, Talladega, Jas per, Tuscaloosa, Selma. Montgomery Opelika, Mobile. and Birmingham.
 Birmingham will supply experts who will have learned the message from the six experts coming in February. They will speak at conventions in e.&h of these state centers. which wiz in turn spread the message to the towns around them.
 MT. Huggins will iLsfnediately start on his itinerary, arosising the enthusi- asm of the chris.ian men in these cen ters, pledging affem to attend the con- vention in. Birmingham February and s. and, promising them conventions with txe best talent that Birmingham can furnish.
 This is the plan of the originators of the movement, but until yesterday it had seemed impossible for the local committee to carry out their full plans. With MT. Huggins the message of busi- ness and evangelism will be spread over the whole state.
 J. A. Huggins is a man whose two years ministry has been turned almost entirely to the salvation of men. His has an interesting life story. Four years ago he was drawing a large sal ary as general superintendent of the | Corona coal mines.
 1 His whole ambition was wrapt up in his son, Ben S. Huggins. This boy had early begun Christian work as col | lege Y. M. c. A. secretary for three states, Alabama. Georgia and Missis- sippi. He afterward engaged in asso- citation work in Louisiana, and then went to Worchester Mass, where, as religious work secretary, in less than a year he had won the heart of the whole | town. And then he died.
 1 The boys life message was to men, and his father felt called to take it up where the boy had left ii. Two years ago he started an evangelistic work in north Alabama, and today he is begin 1 ming a state wide work for men,
 That the inspiration and blessing which Birmingham is to gather from an uprising of her men in the churches, in boys work, in missions and in social reform, is not to be selfishly hoarded, l but generously carried to the cities l rnund ahaut if is naxv an acs,raa fao+