The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-15
Minister Makes Sharp
Attack on Institution
in Sermon.
SCORES POLICY IN
REGARD TO JEWS
Should Serve Small-Salaried Man
Without Regard to Creed.
Says Community Will Not
Permit Discrimination
Against Signers of
Round Robin.
q seek not YOURS. but YOU"

u seek not yours. but you"
! With this quotation from Corinthians
as his text. DIR. George w. MCDANIEL
of tho First Baptist Church. took the
directorate of the Young Mems Chris
/ tan Association severely to task last
night for setting the spirit Of CONNER
cial return ahead Of the spirit OF SER
vice in the conduct of an institution
founded primarily to serve.
To the criticism OF tho commercial
spirit. DR.. Mcdaniel added a sharp ar
raignmcnt Of the unchristian attitude
of the present directorate of the
Young Mems Christian Association to-
ward the admission of Jews to full
privileges of membership. It was a
remarlla bic principle. he said. that per-
Initted the institution to solicit and re-
ceive financial help from members of
tho Jewish faith and which justified it.
once the money was in its Golfers, in
denying TO them in largo part the SER
vice to perform which IL sought their
help.
The board of directors Of the Young
Mems Christian Association, said the
preacher. is now charged with task
which it must perform without bias
and without partiality. TO discriminate
In the investigation now In progress
against signers of the round robin. he
said, would cause the institution to
lose the confidence and forfeit the sup
port of this community.
The minister's ire was particularly
strong against the materialism brought
out during last Tuesday nights inves-
tigation c. y. Robinson as printed
in the newspapers, told fine board that
AIr. Mckee, in his eighteen years OF
service in the local Young Mems Chris
tian Association. has never learned to
mix with Southern people, and that
spirit of antagonism against him was
rife
I'VE ought to have man OF person
! ality and attractiveness like Dr. Nc
/ Daniel. who fills his galleries every
Sunday night with some of tho widest
young men in town." Mr.. Robinson told
the board that night
How much does he get in the col
lection plate from the galleries." ask
ed O. J. Sands. a member of the board
of directors.
Without referring once by name TO
either AIr. Sands or Mr. Robinson, DR..
Mcdaniel last night enlarged upon the
episode. and Mr.. Sands's question. ar
raignine its unchristian utilitarianism
and it's distortion OF the idea for which
the Young Mems Christian Association
should stand.
TO Serve or he Served.
"I shall not discuss tonight the re-
ference to this congregation" said DIR.
Mcdaniel. Neither do l intend to
talk of persons-at least not here. But
ton in which wo all feel an interest
some OF us most substantial interest
arc. think. proper things to dis
cuss.
"IIow much does he get In the col
lection plate from the galleries? 1t
raises the question as to why institu-
tions bearing Christian names exist
as to whether a church or Young
Mems Christian Association is founded
in Il community to serve or be served.
1t raises the question as 70 whether
Christ came to minister or he minis
tered to-
Not to Mnkc Money.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, said DR.. Mcdaniel. should live,
but not cXtravRgantiy. It's operation
should not be on Il plane SO high as to
remove 1t beyond the patronage of
those for whom 1t was intended 1t
was certainly not an institution or
ganized to provide comforts to men
whose incomes are large enough to en-
able them to buy accommodations at
hotels and apartment houses.
DR.. Mcdaniel told of young man
who had come to him yesterday with
the complaint that the price of n room
at the Young Mems Christian Associa
tion was beyond his reach
II nm told that there are IS rooms
at the Y. NJ. C. A. said the preacher,
"and understand that these rooms are
usually taken. The other rooms run
up to SIS and $50. Men who can afford
to pay such prices for rooms should
obtain them outside of the association.
(COntinued on Sixth Pare)