The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-11
DR.. G.. E. COLES
WAS SPEAKER
Pastor of East Side Church
Gave Address, Opening Y.
M. c. A. Week of Prayer

oone In the way of launching the y.
NJ. c. A. movement throughout the
world was graphically depicted by
DR.. c. e. Coles. pastor of the Mem
denhall Memorial Presbyterian church
of East Grand Forks at the Y. NJ.
G. A. yesterday afternoon. DR.. Coles
was formerly a worker at Exeter hall,
and is we'll acquainted with the work
that the percent Y. NJ. C. A, has done
for the world.
DR.. Coles subject was 'The Spir-
itual Side Of the Y. NJ. C. A. Of Lon
don. England" He told of his per-
sonal experience at Exeter hall. which
is the center Of the London Y. NJ. c.
A., and of the famous lectures he
a heard delivered there by such
world-famed% preachers as Moody, Tai
mage and Sturgeon and many of the
leading divines of England.
such lectures. he said, had a great
effect on the religious thinking Of the
Y. NJ. C. A. Of London and England
IN general and were the means of
promoting evangelical Christianity
throughout the kingdom. DR.. Coles
said that he had found in his ex-
periences in South Africa and on this
continent the influences and ~inspira.
ion that emanated from these Exeter
hall lectures.
He talked Interestingly of the mems
olole classes in Aldersgate street,
London, which We're conducted by
such famous English divines as Rev.
r b. Meyer. Young men were sent
ITO mthese classes to preach on the
streets and visit young men in their
boarding houses. The speaker said
that he was converted under the in.
huence of Dwight L. Moody. the great
evangelist. He said that Exeter hall
gave Moody his first hearing and that
opened the doors for him.
In Exeter hall. physical training
n educational work were not ne
elected. The work was thorough and
comprehensive. but the spiritual work.
the gospel meetings and the bible
study, were the main features, and
these had a tremendous influence on
the men of London.
DR.. Coles also told Of his expert
C in South Africa. where he was
a chaplain in the British army during
the Boer war. The Y. NJ. c. A. build
Ing In the city where he was located
as military headquarters. He ex-
pressed that the Y. NJ. c. A. Of Grand
Forks would be commandered by
the forces of Righteousness for the
purpose Of training young men to be
a%ll-round men physically. mentally
and above all r%eligiously. He said
that the efficiency of the London
work was due rather to the members
than to the employed officers, and
he hoped that the Grand Forks Y. NJ.
G. A., which was located in the gate
way to the entire northwest, would
prove to be such an attraction to
young men and be used by members
for their W good and that of their
fellows. and that its influence should
spread abroad as that Of the central
Y. NJ. G. A. had over the world.
Rev. II. H. Rottmann. field secre-
tary for the northwest and formerly
secretary of the north side Y. NJ. G. A.
In Milwaukee at the time when Gen.
eral Secretary Werner of the local Y.
NJ. c. A. had his first experience as a
boy in the Y. NJ. c. A. Of Milwaukee,
sang during the meeting, playing his
own accompaniments.
The religious work committee has
planned five mass meetings to be held
in the gymnasium this month and
next. Noted speakers from Fargo
will be here to talk at the meetings.
The dates of these meetings n No
vember "a. DR.. c. c. Creegan. n of
the strongest speakers to men in Far
go; December 1. J.. NJ. Anderson. pres
ident Of the Farmers Equity. winner
Of the state oratorical contest and an
alumnus of the University of North
Dakota: December s. DR.. ]. G. Dillon.
who will talk on Personal Hygiene;
December Is, DR.. r "A. Beard of the
First Congregational church. and De-
cember %. Taylor Crun,, a prominent
lawyer and a convert of the Billy
Sunday meetings last May. Mr..
Crum's subject is to be Christ a
Criminal Lawyer"
The meetings will he open to all
the men of Grand Forks.