The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-06-04
PREACHERS SHOULD
Be BIG BROTHERS
OF YOUNG PEOPLE
DIR. Herbert Yeuell, Evangelist At
Christian Church, Grants In
terview to Partisan.
CHURCHES MUST RID OF
CRITICISING OLD CODGERS
Evangelist Delivers His Famous Ser
mon on "The Passion Play" To-
night, Friday.

DR.. Herbert Yeuell of Chicago, who
is delivering such splendid discourses
at the revival services now in pro-
gress at the Christian church, that it
is deplorable that the size of the
church must limit the number who
desire to hear him, is particularly in
terested in young people, in the young
man.
81 don't care so much what be-
comes of the old fellow" says DR..
Yeuell, "if he's on his way to hell
you can't stop him anyway. 1t is
the young man, am most interested
in. He is living in an age when his
country is facing practically it's great
est crisis, when his country is almost
discredited throughout the earth be-
I cause its leaders have not had real
sense of Americas duties among the
nations. The young American has
grown to have no respect for legis-
ators, to laugh at them, and this will
ultimately mean that he will have no
respect for men, nor respect for au-
thority."
The evangelist, in his pleasing hu-
NOR, his versatility, his broad
knowledge of men and places makes
an especial appeal to the young peo-
pie, who are increasing among his
hearers at each successive service.
He does not think that the churches
of the town offer the young people
enough. He says that the average
church has nothing for the average
boy, and that sociable, intelligent
church with live preacher can at
tract young man any day. He
favors modern additions to the
church building-a swimming pool, a
roof garden, moving PICTURES, etc.
What the young fellow needs is
for the preacher to put his arm a.
round him and to be big brother
to him." is DR.. Yeuell's opinion.
In expressing himself as to the
first thing the churches of the town
must do to generally attract the
young people, he says that "they
must get rid of few old fossils, old
codgers, who assume prominent pla-
ces in the churches and spread their
moss all over the young folks, stand
ing off and criticising them for ev-
erything they do"
DR.. Yeuell believes that the young
people deplore existing conditions
themselves, and that they gather in
punches to discuss the situation.
"The Boy Scout Association" he
says, sis the finest thing in the
country, the greatest movement Of
| the twentieth century for bows. 1t
is not like the Y M C A in that it
does not pride itself on sapping
church power, in doing all, the
church does not do and in being all
Y M c A or nothing. Often a
preacher is leader of the Boy Scouts
in community"
He deplored the fact to this paper
that the town has no park or commu-
nifty house, and painted a pleasing
picture of public park, ornamented
with flowers and fountains, suggest
ing even few animals; and demon
strating the additional attractions of
a good band and the serving of free
ice water.
On Friday evening the evangelist
will deliver his famous lecture on
"The Passion Play" He took his
| text on Sunday evening from the
second chapter of Revelations, and
gave his audience some very inter
esting and deep thought food. In his
Monday nights sermon on, "The
Saints in Caesars Household" DIR.
Yeuell said that the Christians great
work is the making of saints, and not
the strengthening of unconditional
walls.
He will speak to men only at the
Dixie Theatre at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, using the novel subject,
"The Man with the Short Cut Hair. u
Sunday evening at the Dixie, he will
deliver his most remarkable sermon
on, Zone Night in Babylon"
j. E. Sturgis is ably assisting DR.
Yeuell as soloist and song leader
His music is inspiring and ENJOYABLE