The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-31
March Through Downtown
Section of City-Re-
viewed by Ladies
PEARCE ADDRESSES
MEETING AFTERWARD
Women and Children No Longer Have
Monopoly of Sunday School Work.
Mrs. Geyer Speaks
to Ladies

| What was characterized as the great
est demonstration of Christian men In
| this city was held last night, when the
adult Bible classes of Birmingham pa
raded together through the downtown
sections of the city. 1t is estimated
that there were more than 1000 men
in line of march. The Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company band was
Immediately behind a squad of police
and to the strains of martial music
came the paraders. The march was a
brisk one. for the air was bracing.
The various Sunday schools of the
city We're all represented and banners
and Illuminated emblems were to be
seen everywhere. Here and there In
the line of march was a Baraca class
of some Sunday school and most of
them carried huge banners inviting
everyone to come and visit the class.
The Boys Industrial school band was
between the third section and the CEN
trail division. AS they passed Tween
tieth street and Fourth avenue, these
little fellows struck up lively tune
and were generously applauded by the
crowds lining the sidewalks.
Ladies Review Parade
The parade passed in review before
the ladies of the Sunday schools at
Sixth avenue and Twentieth street and
then proceeded Immediately to the First
Baptist church, where they were adj
dressed by w. C. Pearee of Chicag gu.
After reviewing the paraders the ladies
assembled in the First Methodist
|
George Geyer of Xen1a. o.. who talke
on "Women's Chance in the Kingdom. -
Mr.. Pearce took for his topic, "A
Mans job"
He said that men of today were
thinking more and more along con-
structive lines; that they are looking
for opportunities to invest their lives
in things that will count after they
have passed the great divide. Mr..
Pearce stated that the greatest ques
tion that men are called upon to de
eide today is not that of death, but
the question of life.
He told his hearers of the great work
that is being done by the Sunday
schools of the world today. In years
gone by, said he, women and children
had monopoly of all Sunday school
activities; the men thought that 1t
was woman's job, that only effemin-
ate men did work in the Sunday
schools The situation is changed now,
however, the speaker asserted. ct is
now a manly thing to do" he said This
business of Gods in the Sunday schools
and men are taking to it as they do
to their personal business. The men
are beginning to outnumber the wom-
en- engaged in Sunday school work
Mr.. Pearce said that there We're &c.
100000 people in the world who We're
Sunday school workers. He said that
bn a
take a parade in which every Sunday
school worker in the world took part,
to pass given point. Figuring them
to march four abreast, six feet apart,
going at the rate of two miles an hour,
marching eight hours a day and six
days a week, he said it would take them
20 months to get by. And every flag
in the world would have good repre-
sentation in such parade, he said.
Enrolled at IA Minutes
Finishing his talk, Mr.. Pearce paid
Il high tribute to teen age organiza
lions and told how the Sunday school
reached out into the life of everyone
at all times in their lives. He told OF
an incident in which baby was en-
rolled in the cradle roll of a certain
Sunday school when 1t was only 4
| minutes old 1t seems that the child
was born at an hour co-incident with
the hour for beginning Sunday school
The small boy of the family waited
at home and the minute the birth was
announced he rushed out of the house
and ran to the church and told his
teacher, in an "all out-of- breath" fash
ion to place the new arrival on the
cradle roll
Thus it is that the Sunday school
hovers over the life of man from
his birth to his DEATH" he said. "As
soon y the baby is large enough To
toddle about 1t is taken to the Sunday
school and placed in the primary de-
partment. then 10 the Intermediates
then to the juniors and seniors and last
ly the adult department. After man
or woman becomes decrepit and toe
old to walk to the Sunday school rooms
the home department takes them to it
self and after the last breath has
passed from their bodies the home de-
partment is near with bouquet 70.
the coffin and sweet words of consola
ton for the bereaved ones"
The speaker paid a tribute to Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson for his sterlins
character and Christian manhood. Hi;
hearers vigorously applauded at tn,
name of the President and when tbs
ispeaker told of Secretary Bryans ask.
/ ing for class to teach in the church
he attends in the nations capital, tht
applause was very hearty
Near the close of his talk, Mr. Pearct
, told his hearers something of the worn
! being done by the Older Girls council
, and by the Older Boys council in Biz.
J mingham He also told them tina
i. $4,000 was needed to defray the eX
penses for the coming year. He sait
, that the two councils mentioned wer,
going to raise the money and paid
/ tribute to the president of the Girls
council. as he concluded. He then asked
if she was in the room. There was ;
commotion near the back of the churcf
, and Miss Zoe Black. blushing and smil-
ing, came daintily down the aisle t
the rostrum and received an ovation.
Miss Black Appears
She told the men assembled in few
words why the older girls were organ
lied and what they We're doing. She
concluded a very brief talk with the
remark, "The Boys council challenged
us to a contest to matriculate students
in this Bible Training school We won't
know until tomorrow night which OF
us won" She turned to go, but stopped
and said naively. II hope we WILL
Mr.. Pearce then called upon Harvey
. Branscomb, president of the Older Boys
council. to speak and he, too, spoke
briefly and told the men of tho worl,