The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
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Dr. Truett Speaks

Dr. Truett Speaks
 Stating that If pr. Truett was a Methodist, we would make him bish- op," Dr. Simpson next announced the last sermon here Of the Baptist min ister, who has won the friendship and love of all the training school students, on the topic, "The Men and Religion Forward Movement" pr. Truett said:
 If you have watched this movement at all, you will know that 1t Is singu- larly providential.
 This is movement, not a new or ganization. It comes to give all em- phasis to the value of men and boys in the kingdom of God. It comes to rural and city churches to utilize the power in the church. There has been a species of evangelism throughout the country that has won men to Christ, but not to the church. If aught goes i'll with Gods churches everything will go i'll all over the world. ........... .... zs
 Tt is not a lop-sided movement Many of our religious movements look only after one side of the multitudinous Chris tian work. Now this movement comes to put an impetus in every task. every department and work of kingdom.
 Tt is proposed that 90 cities through out the United States and Canada shall have next year an eighth session of lec- lures and instruction from experts 10 gather in the men and boys to religion.
 These 90 cities are to be centers that will radiate influences to smaller towns and rural districts until every man has heard the cry of the highest business in the universe. Every man must realize that big brained, red blooded business men are to be soldiers of Christ as well as gentle, capable women Here is that nation wide campaign coming and there Is to be sounded out the note that Christ needs the deepest and best of the worlds manhood. If this question of winning the United States or Alabama be left to the pulpits alone the wheels of the world will turn over myriads of unsaved souls.
 Another emphasis of the movement is to save the boys, for when you save a man at the time of sunset you save soul but to save a boy is to preserve incomparable lives. In the dawn of life we are to put our hands on the hearts world.
 Problem of Missions
 Still another objective is the problem of home and foreign missions. Our vi- tality depends upon the way this ques- ton of missions is brought before men and women. The church must be broad in it's sympathy and endeavor, to live and grow as an institution.
 "There are many motives back of the campaign of making Christ known in every land of the earth, but the noblest of all is the motive of carrying out the command of God.
 Another object of the movement is the vital study of the Word of God, 10 lead men to read the Bible, for 1t cuts its way through all history. nations and men, God S second best gift to a weary. shining humanity Is the Bible Let the world read the Bible and 1t will trans form it. While we have the social. his torical and literary clubs, the best of all Is the Bible club.
 Gods word not only saves us to cer- tain things but saves us from certain other things. This movement is to give an emphasis to social service. You can be indifferent to mans condition if you are wise. We can't ignore the truth that you are your brothers keeper and you must have a social conscience for your neighbor. Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are His. Christian manhood must assert that nothing can be politi- cally right that is morally wrong.
 christianity is silently but surely mak- ing it's conquests and the pots and pan, in the kitchen shall shine with love of God as well as the vessels of the taber- nacle. The world Is bombarding Chris tianity with questions and our first task Is to make our own country a portion of Gods kingdom. Through the Gospel of Jesus Christ the world will yet reach the fellowship of man and universal love. Something is above money above vail roads and this is the religion of Christ. God co-operates with men and oftentimes God is dependent upon big, strong men to take care of His work.
 My brother men, Jesus Christ wants you. your heart. your manhood and ener- gy to go out and work for Him."
 The benediction pronounced by the speaker, formally closed the second year of the Birmingham Bible training school and he hastened away to catch an put going train to his own field of ministry, Dallas, Tex.
 pr. Hamill left earlier in the evening for Toronto, Can. to attend the ecumcn- teal conference which convenes for its 27th session this week and Mrs. Lamor- eaux will leave this morning for her home in Chic&so whence she will go in short while to fill several engagements in New England.
 The returns from the religious census have not been made as the indictment weather has interferred with the pra.- ence O f the helpers required at the tables but it is expected that by Friday at the latest, every church in the city will know who is and who isn't out of the Sunday school.