The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
STELzLE |NDORSES SUNDAY MUS|CALES
Pastors Union Adopts Reso- lutions Conforming
 Practice

The Pastors union unanimously adopt ed the resolution, framed by the Chris tian Endeavor union of this district, em- bodying protest against Sunday after noon musical concerts at it's regular monthly meeting yesterday morning. X committee consisting of Dr. c. T. Harris, chairman, Dr. John s. Foster pr. w. NJ. Blackwelder and Dr. R. A. Moore was named to further consider Sabbath ob- servanee and report their deliberations on the matter to the union next month.
 The session which was the largest at tended gathering of the union for this year and a very enthusiastic occasion, was held in the basement of the First Methodist church and was featured by m address by Dr. Charles Stelzle, of the board of experts of the Men and Religion Forward Movement. The resolution sn- trodueed concerning the abolition of Sun day afternoon concerts was framed by the Christian Endeavor union of the Bir- mingham district some weeks ago and 1t is the plan of the sponsors of the docu- ment to have the various religious or ganizatlons of the city indorse it before it's presentation to the city commission for action.
 Announcing that he would have voted exactly in harmony with the members of the Pastors union in giving the Chris tian Endeayor resolution its indorse- ment, Dr. Stelzle discoursed upon the re- lationship of recreative pleasures to re- ligion He sounded the Keynote of hls attitude towards Sunday music. motion films and other forms of diversion of- fered to the masses by the organized church or brotherhood by this remark Local adaptation of the Gospel of Je- sus Christ is the solution to the ques. tion of reaching the people with this re- ligion"
 wherein lies the difference" he said, fin listening 10 inspirational music on Sunday afternoon than attending song service sung from the hymn book on Sunday afternoon? In reality there is no such thing as sacred music, the words make the distinctions in such classes. We hear the same tunes for different words and l cannot see what objections there could be to church goers hearing music that Is made by large choir or beautiful instrument as on the Sabbath day
 "Why condemn your working people and deprive them of their Sunday con certs and music and allow your club
 
 sweet sounds that we all love so well, just because they can pay a years dues in advance? You ask me what I think of music in public places on Sundays; l would have the great opera on Sunday, most assuredly. There is a chorus of one hundred with motion pictures. in our la bor temple in New York. approve Of music on Sunday for all classes, but do not approve of it's commercializatlon on the Sabbath"
 The leader of the Men and Religion For ward Movement forcibly told the union that the churches were not holding their own, according to statistics.
 The cooperation of the ministers was urged in the great campaign being wag- ed. "The success of the campaign is up to the ministers and churches. The ex- perts have the information and are anx- ious to impart it, but the laymen must attend the meetings to get the inspra- tion- We must have you men to come before the institute meetings, for the most important work will be the school of methods"
 The benediction was pronounced by pr. A. J. Dickinson and the Pastors union for the noon meeting held at the Majestic theatre by pr. Stelzle.