The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-17
MOBILIZE men
TO REFORM U. S.
PLEADS PEARCE
Sunday School Worker Out
lines Growth of the Adult
Classes in United States in
Last De:su-.

The appeal o. y E. Pearce, dean of
the International Training school,
brought tears to the eyes of many Of
the two hundred men who attended
the noon luncheon at the Y. NJ. C. A..
today. He told OF the waywardness
and sin that comes to men who have
never had the teaching of Jesus Christ
in their childhood.
I'VE are mobilizing the men of
America today, under the Adult Bible
class movement" he said, "and are
getting them ready to do something
Twenty-Five years ago, meeting like
tLis would have been impossible, for
we used to have the idea that the
Sunday school was only for women
and children.
Since this work was started. there
has been net gain of four and one
half million members in our Sunday
schools. and we consider that the work
has just begun. When we get adult
classes In all the Sunday schools of
America we will have an estimated
net again of 10000 men.
"The characteristics of this move
ment are fraternity, comradeship. its
relationship to the Bible, it's reform
character. and its evangelism. Its
fraternity Is the watchword of the
hour. yearn for the day when every
man who Is out of job will turn, to
the house of God, and the mems COM
mittee on employment will be ready
to help him"
A storm Of applause from the men
greeted Mr. Pearce when he said, "The
two great political parties of the
country must declare themselves on
the liquor question at the next nation
al election, and the one that declares
against prohibition will go down to
everlasting defeat. The men of these
Bible classes will see to it that the
streets of our cities are clean, and
they will kill the business of the red
light districts forever. and will make
our streets safe for our young girls
and our children.
II wasted a great deal Of time, years
ago trying to work reforms against
the use of cigars, and the theatres and
but l am now convinced that
all these are superficial, and that we
must go deeper, to accomplish a real
work.
ITO declare yourselves for reform Is
not sufficient. You clapped your hands
a moment ago, when l spoke of ma
tional prohibition. but II you want to
ANYTHING assoss Mill have to.
stop clapping In time to 60 into the
booths and vote against 1t at election
time. Some men are too mean to
drink whiskey, but stay sober in order
that their heads will stay clear that
they may commit more meannesses."
Marion Lawrence, secretary of the
Information Sunday School Associa-
ton took occasion to introduce the
other members of the party, who
would not appear as speakers. They
were G. w. Bond, official photograph
er, DR.. Lau, musical director. and Bert
eastman, private secretary to Mr.
Lawrence. Mr.. eastman said that so
far Richmond had outdone all other
Indiana cities in her reception to the
party, and the gathering of 200 men
at the noon luncheon was the largest
of its kind that they had addressed
in the state.
Speaking to the business men, Mr..
Lawrence made organization his
theme. 1--WE cannot stand without or
he said, land we must
have 1t in the home and in our relig-
ion and in our, business. Every state
In the union is organized in this work,
and when the church of Jesus Christ
gets organized like politics are or
ganized, they will get men. Go after
the men and you will get them"
President e. X. Warren told of what
his life as Sunday school worker
had done for him. I'VE want a mans
job for the men of the church." he
said. Every one of US can get under
the pastor, SO as to boost him up and
make his work better and more effic-
lent"