The Cairo bulletin., 1913-06-28
CHURCH MUST
APPLY REMEDY
SAYS HOLDERbY

recent date, referring to William
Holderby, former Cairoite, in his
onward march in his ministerial
field, says:
1.-TWO of Pittsburg's most prom
inent churches have Joined hands and
will shortly take new departure in
the city's social, educational and re-
ligious work. The members of the
Shadyside Presbyterian church and
the South Side Presbyterian church
have united their efforts. The Rev.
William Holderby, formerly Of Phil
adelphia, Pa, well known for his
work among wage workers, has been
called to take charge of the South
Side church, and an institutional ad-
| dition will be erected in connection
with the church's present building
| at Sarah and Twentieth streets.
which will be devoted to the uplifht
LOT the residents, and especially the
foreign element OF the South Side.
Mr. Ho'derby preached his first
sermon in the church yesterday
morning, and at children's day SER
vices yesterday afternoon announced
the plans for the proposed move
ment. Wilson A. Shaw of the Bank
of Pittsburg. ~ A., member of the
Shadyside church, has given S16,00D
for the erection of the building, and
the snadyside congregation has vot-
cd to appropriate $4,000 annually for
The institutions upkeep. The work
iiself will be looked after by mem
bots OF theSouth Side church ur der
tho general supervision ut Mr.. Hol-
derby
Site Purchased for Gymnasium.
AT the rear of the church is a
lot, about 150x50 feet in dimen-
sions, which the church has pur-
chased. Arrangements have been
made to erect on this lot brick
Iand plaster structure Of two or three
stories. to be modernly fitted up for
att kinds of mission work Tho
! building will contain d gymnasium
baths, locker room, boys play room,
equipment for domestic science.
club room for meetings of boys and
girls organizations, many facilities
for social life among the young peo-
pie and assembly rooms for gather
ings of men and women where will
be given inspirational and educa-
tional talks.
THE building will be made into
a place where the people of the
neighhorhood can come into social
contact with each other.
Mr.. IIolderby is an advocate of
the orthodox faith and declares he
believes the old-time religion is the
only solution for the problems which
confront the South Side. He is
graduate of Princeton University
and has had five years experience
in slum work. After leaving the
university he took charge of the
First Presbyterian church of the
Northern Hberators, in the heart OF
the sIum district of Philadelphia.
That church had declined to mem
bcr5hip of and when he left there
more than 1900 peuple were en-
rolled in its various departments.
Mrs. Holderby also is strong
worker and in Philadelphia Is known
for the excellent results of her eff
forts. Mr.. Holdcrby had planned to
go to Africa as missionary follow
ing his graduation but circumstances
prevented this
Church Must Anr'v Remeav.
I'm speaking yesterday OF the
work planned here, Mr.. Holderby
said: 4 feel the challenge of the
church today is. "What can she do
with the great masses that have
been agitated by every other force
than the church?2 What has she to
offer? | believe the church has the
solution to the great problem. and
the only thing necessary is that she
apply it.
As | size up the situation with
a teleseopic, rather than micro
scopie glance, ! realize that on this
South Side, with it's 100 saloons,
there Is mans job for man. Orr
church will never be satisfied until
It is working seven days week to
save men. We're going to match
with the salconkeeper and with the
bartender and we think we will win.
1t we have to work three shifts
dav. We'll do It,
Mr.. Holdcrby is a man of force
and he spoke with vieor as he de-
tailed the work laid out. "A prob
lem we will have to face is that OF
the women of the district, especially
that of the wives of drunkards. In
that case the church will not stop
with the extension OF sympathy. but
will offer something along other
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