The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-11-15
GREAT UNION SERVICE AT
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
DR.. ]. L. Weber Delivers An Eloquent
Lecture on Army 7. NJ. G. Work
Patriotic Citizens Make Liberal
Donations.

Df. y. L. weber Delivers An Eloquent
Lecture on Army 7. Nj. G. Work
Patriotic Citizens Make Liberal
Donations.
Despite the heavy downpour of
rain on Sunday afternoon and night,
several hundred people yentured out
to hear DIR. j. L. Weber deliver a
lectare on the Army Y. M. G. "A. at
the First Baptist Church On Sunday
evening. DR.. Weber 10 well known to
large number Of our citizens as
one who has been pastor Of several
Of the most prominent Methodist
churches in the State. To vet larger
number Of soldiers he is known as the
general secretary in charge of the
splendid Young Mems Christian
association organization at Camp /
jackson, Greeneville, N. C.
His address Of an hour and half |
was at the same time enlightening, /
convincing and humorous. First he |
discussed war in the abstract and |
then this particular war in the con-
crete, detailing the German atrocities
which have shocked the civilized |
world. "When the allies sent their
ENJOYS over here in the spring, they
laid their cards face up on the table
before President Wilson, and acknowl-
edged that Germany would defeat |
them unless they had help. "Sup-
pose Germany had defeated them j,
continued the speaker, with Eng
lands fleet no longer our protection
and Canada German province. Won
Hindenberg with 100,e0e men could |
have landed in Canada, seized Chicago
and Detroit the next week, Cleveland |
and Pittsburg within a short time
and Washington itself might have
been captured within ninety days. |
The small national army we had at
that time, less than one hundred thou
sand men, would have been brushed |
aside by Won Hindenburg's seasoned
veterans like leaves of the forest !
Practically all Of our munition plants,
steel and armor foundries are locat- |
ed in the East, and with that section /
under control Of Germany, we would |
soon have been brought to submission /
and an indemnity sufficient To reim- |
burse Germany for her war gexpen-
ditures would have been exFoTted /
FROM u.s. s..
He W4fned us against oYer-cOnfi- |
dence. Germany has insidueuslv on 4
eouraged as to believe that the allies |
with the. Help of The GATED States
could easily defeat Germany fsr the /
very purpose Of discouraging any
H sgge sstiea en- Ss,i. par u These
who expect peace next year are con-
founding what they hope with what
better reason tells them is hopeless.
THE war will last at least four years
more ventured DR.. Weber. "Nine-
teen eighteen will be year Of great
planning and preparation on this side
Of the water; 1919 will be year Of
crossing and acclimating the men to
the conditions on the other side; in
1929 the big push will begin, but we
cannot expect a victory before 1927. I
The Army x. M. G. A. was then ex-
planned. Dr.. Weber was full Of anec-
dotes and soldier stories. "A soldier
told him that he had new name for
the X. M. G. A.. Upon being asked
what he considered the letters stood
for, the soldier replied: "You Make
Christianity Attractive" And the
Army \. M. CA. has resulted in q
marked Improvement iR the morals
Of the soldiers. Through the agita-d
tion Of the Army Y. M. C. A. moral
zones have been thrown around each
camp, and the painted woman can no
longer ply her Ubiquitous trade. Pro-
family, and gambling are two other
evils Of camp life, but these are be-
ing discouraged and held in check by
the activities Of the Y. M. C. "A or.
ganization. "The psychology Of the
soldier is peculiar; we do not induce
him to quit his bad habits by moral
lzlng with him. The soldier has 4
Neutrality-suspicious. sissy preacher.
We discourage immoral habits BY
making moral habits more attractive.
Instead of gambling in his tent after
drill, the soldier will go to the Y. M.
q. A. building and engage in sports
on recreation there because he will
Ind the latter more attractive.
The Z M. G. A. organization at
Camp jackson, to which large num-
Der OF Tennessee men will be sent.
mas ten large one-story buildings
scattered over the large camp and
these, buildings are always teemine|
with soldiers, some playing games.
others listening to music and great
number at the writing desks sending
letters to loved ones. In the seven
Southeastern States alone the Y. M
e. A. spends $4,000 per month sun
plying soldiers with paper upon
which to write home.
The X M. G. A. reaches men At a
very critical stage Of their life--iust
as they are breaking their home ties.
and when the harshness Of the new
environment tends to break down
What Is best and purest in their ma
ture. It is the nearest thing to /
nome that the soldier has, and the
soldiers use it for a home. The sec
retaries become their confidential adj
vlsers, and through personal contact
and interviews lead many Of these
men to accept the Lord Jesus Christ
as their SAVIOR. DR.. Weber stated /
that although be had preached seve- |
ial hundred times in the camp lie had |
never preached but what one or more
soldiers had accepted Christ, and
that he had seen as many as one
hundred request prayer at one time. |
These men realize how suddenly their |
lives may be cut short, and they are |
all anxious to hear the Gospel. ana |
many are reached now that have
herntnfnra turned 4 dnaf car ~ a.