The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
DR. H. M. EDMONDS SPEAKS ID AD CLUB COngratulates Members on Work They Are Doing IS GIVEN AN OVATION Says Man Should Take Job Just Little Too Large for Him
 and Stretch Himself
 to Fit It
IS GIVEN AN OVATION

At the regular weekly luncheon of the Ad club held at 1 o'clock yesterday at the German cafe of the Hotel Empire, Dr. Henry NJ. Edmonds. pastor of the South Highlands Presbyterian church, was the guest of honor and addressed the members of the club Dr. Edmonds congratulated the club for the work it had accomplished during the past year and predicted for it much greater things.
 He referred to the recently passed ordinance regulating the advertise ments in newspapers to a class that is above reproach, saying that it was q good piece of work on the part of the Ad club. He felicitated them upon il, but said that it was not a step for ward. You have only shown your selves what you can do--that you real ly can take a step forward" he said, and the enforcement of or the living up to, of this ordinance will be the real forward step"
 pr. Edmonds congratulated the mem- bers of the club that they lived in an age of advancement, when a man could work for his living and be doing just
 
 SO" he said "A good many years ago many people thought it was a disgrace to engage in trading pursuits. Some people even now think so. In England there is a class of lordly rich, who do no work and who look down upon those who do. am glad live in Amer ica where no such lines of social equal ity are drawn. I pride myself that if my voice should fail me, or anything else should happen that my congrega- tion should dispense with my services l could drive a laundry wagon, or en- gage in any other honorable pursuit and make an honest living, right here Tn Birmingham.
 Man Should Do His Utmost
 "In these days a man Is strtched ;o his keenest to make his business bel- ter, and it is through his business that he becomes better. l don't like a man who takes a job just his size A man should take a job that is just a little too large for him, and then stretch him self to meet the job. l must comics, though l don't tell everybody that the job l now have is just one-t third too large for me. I left a job that was Il little too large for me, and if I leave this job it will be to accept another that is too large for me.
 T congratulate you. gentlemen. on converting what was formerly called unclean (business) into a fine. slender, subtle instrument of high righteous ness. Business now is conducted along decent lines and men are decent, not in spite of their business, but by reason of their business"
 When Dr. Edmonds had completed his talk, he received great ovation, and the Ad club at the suggestion of Rob- bert w. Ewing, gave him rising vote of thanks.
 Secretary Oliver Cox of the club was called ,upon by President Sparrow to make a report for the membership com mittee. MT. Cox reported that the mem bership campaign was coming along fine, and that the needed additions to the club would be secured.
 William c. Radcliffe WAS called upon to make report on the matter of send ing a delegation from Birmingham 10 the convention of Ad clubs, which is to be held in Toronto Can, this year, At the suggestion of Jerome Sterne the matter was referred back to MT Rad cliffe's committee, with instructions to report on it two weeks hence. It was the sense of the meeting that MT. Rad cliffe's suggestion that no less than three delegates be sent to Toronto was q good one, and 1t is considered certain