The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-22


 Marching orders were issued yester- day to more than 800 Christian men upon whom lies the responsibility of the Men and Religion Forward Move ment, who met at the First Methodist
 church.
 Here are some of these orders: "Every man to his own job. Co to your own institutes, learn the particular message that is meant for you and carry 1t back to your church. Do anything else and you will cheat your own church. Each committee must arrange the meetings
 to be conducted by it's specialists. If you get call for a committee meet ing. drop your business drop every thing, for this thing means the saliva ton of souls. Lay hold on the Lord | in prayer, for upon the prayers Of the Christian men of this city depends the success of God in this city" Campaign Secretary R. c. Barton pre- sided over the meeting and delivered most of the marching orders. Each or | the central committee charmen were heard from. John Taylor, chairman of | the boys work committee, asked for l two men from each church vitally in terested in boys. to get In touch Wlth | the work and hear MT. Waite. He con | demned the theory that a boy must SOW his wild oats as "one of the biggest lies 1 that the devil has ever perpetrated, and claimed tho Christian. life as the boys own privilege and heritage.
 Questions Boys Sometimes in my class" he said,
 after the lesson Is finished, l ask that any boy who feels that he would rather live a better life, stand up and say so,
 and some of the little fellows stand up and say MT. Taylor, l didn't live ex- actly right last week, I want to be better boy,' and the big boys get up and say the same thing, and they get great blessing out of It. The boy don't | get much sympathy, but he Is bubbling over with life. He needs to have a
 man walk up to him and say. You're a 1 fine fellow; I know you're going to be
 a great man some day
 MT. Taylor said he is going to leave | his business for 10 days and devote
 the time to preparing for the eight day
 campaign next month. Some day I am
 going to leave my business, the groc-
 cries and the cans, and what little
 money I may collect, but I want to gather these boys around me and take
 them on with me. This Is the greatest
 work in the world, and we need men | In it."
 Dr. Slaton, chairman of the central
 committee on social service, told of the
 survey his committee had made of con- ditions, and it's intention to help the
 development of the institutions which
 are crystallized around the needs of | this city in the future. A. l.. Smith of
 the committee on missions said that if Birmingham's civic pride has been shocked by the articles printed in
 recently issued magazine. how much more would her religious pride be | shocked If her people could read the | mission survey which his committee has forwarded to New York. Why. we are | only playing at missions" he said. Chairman J. P. Stubbs of the commit tee on evangelism called for definite prayer in the churches for the evan l gelistie meetings, and stated that most of tho time of tho expert on evan egilism will be given in telling how to do personal work.
 Barton Speaks
 MT. Barton spoke for the publicity | and Bible study committees, these chairmen being absent, and he took oc- casion to tell of the great work being done by the auxiliary towns committee | To-day II. k. Todd Is addressing a great l meeting at Selma, Hugh Latimer is in Montgomery, and these towns are pre- pairing to send great delegations to the convention. Tuscaloosa is the busiest | little city In the country and is sending | buggies into the country with 25 vol
 unteers to carry this message. Decatur. Florence. Huntsville, Talladega and Anniston, Bessemer, Jasper, Gadsden, Opelika, Mobile-in fact, all of the II
 centers which we have organized, are eager for the approach of the conven- tion, and will come to Birmingham in a vast army"
 The music was a special feature, the
 mems voices swelling beautifully in
 such old songs as When the Roll is Called up Yonder." and All Hail the Power of Jesus Name," while Miss Kathleen Herndon sang q Need Thee
 Every Hour," quite sweetly. Chairman ". M. Cosby, in closing.
 gave the meeting just the touch needed to round it off. He thanked every pas-
 tor every keyman, every committee man and every Christian man in Bir- mingham, not only for what they have already done, but for what they are going to do for the promotion of the
 movement. and urged them to keep it
 on their hearts in~ prayer.
 REVIVAL, CLOSES