The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
Baltimore s Actiue Minister
 Tells Of How His Fellow
 Workers SerUe for Success
Congregational Singing Full Brass Band and Drum Corps and General Interest in Their Fellow Mems Welfare Has Built One of Greatest of
 Religious Organizations

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 Dr. Stone is in Birmingham 70 direct the gerat choir at the West End taber nacle during the Torrey meetings this week The popular pastor himself sings with his heart as well as his voice, and he wants everybody else tc sing. In his church at Baltimore there Is great choir of 800 voices.
 But We don't emphasize our choir. he said to mo yesterday. We have the big choir, it is true. and the members are al- ways in their places, but songs of praise to God are for our entire congregation A book is ;n the han1 of every man, wom- an and child. and everybody sings 1t is our congregational singing that is our inspiration.
 EMPHASIZES MUSIC
 Music" he emphasized, lis the great est inspiration in the world. Men have asked what it is and have given pages of literature to define it. but the clearest answer l know of IS:
 l" The Lord said. T am their music. The music of the world is just bit Of Gods happiness flooding our hearts, and the only way we can express it is in song. Singing should be made feature in all church services, but the choir IS only the beginning or the background. The congregational singing, where every one takes part, is the glory of church serV- ices"
 Dr, Stone is so thoroughly enthusiastic in .Praising God From Whom All Bless ings Flow" with the voice of song, that if is hard to believe he doesn't devote all his time to thus service. Instead, he is the busy pastor of a great church, ana the work that he likes best IS that TOT ana with. men. He has charge Of En- n,anuel' one of the largest mens Bible classes in the United States, that has grown in a few years from a member shin of S to 1900. This remarkable class carries on a labor bureau to supply US cwn members who may be out Of work ministers to the sick buries the deau' gives bount1fuly to the distressed and pro ,-otes dozens of enterprises prompted by inc spirit of brot erhood that binds the members together in great bond or love.
 GREAT SUCCESS
 On account of f5r, Stones exceptional success in this lne of work. the mass meeting for men this morning at s" oclock will be of interest to the croWuS who will remain for the services to Dc conducted by Dr. Torrey at O cloch
 Everybody is attracted by happiness ontinaisrn. faith and success. Dr. stone nossesses all these qualities, and his smile is so contagious that [ imagihe a man "jn the dumps won't gain hisr consent 10 stay there long when he neet~ snis mas terful teacher I don't blame F.lly sun dav for joining the EmmaSuel b'ple class and attending upon it's ordinances as regularly as his strenuous life worK will allow.
 THE BAND
 Wont YOU tell Us about that won~er- ful band brass band and all? l. insnsteo' eve have brass band. sure enough. with thirty-two rieees, and ffe anu 6rurn corp" was pr. Stones smihnS re- ply. .'It is wonderful to see hundreds or men singing, and to see hundreds oi r,en engaeed in Christian work. Elm ,nanuer means God with us, and I'm s..-e this is the secret of the success or the class that was organized in Octoper' 1913
 Its growth has been marvellous, ne continued From the beginning II was a great movement. Around thls class and the women's class of TOO clings the reason for the unprecedented success or the church And this is the reason We have been bombarCed with letters ana m ouiries from every quarter to learn now a class begun with eight could reacn the 800 mark If there is one thfng aooVe ahother which is responsible Tor our sue cess we should say. It is the power or the living touch. We never suosutu'e' we never send we don't mail literature tonly on rare occasionsl, we don't phone fonlv as the last resort). We go and go, snd then go, and go some more, until the man stops our going by coming. We keep our men by keeping In toucn with every one of them.
 THEIR NEEDS
 eva try to look after the needs Of our reonle ' pr. Strong said, mot only the sn;ritual and religious needs, but the men "a, and chysical. One of the first ques- lions we ask every Sunday morning IS, Is any man in this class out or worh If SO. every man n the class who knows Of an opening is eager to tell the com bureau we see that every man IS pussy every day in the week.
 "Men O.. all walks of life are among our members" continued Dr. S'one' ..Arong the interesting things they are doing is that of educating three vouhs men of their own number for the ii inihls fry. They are also supporting mssioh, .rx in China: are maintaining a chapei ir Janan and paying the salary or the lIananese pastor. and are Joking after the cor,rnunitv interests of our own city' our men do a great deal Of vlslt'ng' anu o organizine classes in other places 'use before left thirty seven sutomooies ea .;aa son,e of our members on an organ ization trip.
 .r hei,eve." said Dr. Stone. the spirs of inc class is expressed in the iines'
 DO IT NOW.
 If with pleasure you are Vie"'ns any
 work a man is doing. , If you Ike him or you love hi"i'
 him TOW; .,, Don't withhold your appropation 'ii '"e
 pArson makes oration,
 A.d he lies with snowy lilies OCT his
 brow; For no matter how you shout 1t he won
 really care about it.
 He won't know how many tearorops
 you have she'd
 V you think some praise IS uue "''''' vor hs cannot read his tombstone when
 he's dead eve have banquets on our las ", saries. and plenty of picnics resuineu h. Stons .'When the Emmanuel ciass and the Queen Esther class bring ,ne,a f. n;l;es we look like small ai ihs ,aarchinp out of the church to attend circus parade. a, Our men attend cur eNangehseio s ;,os witn even greater enthusiasm than +hev do the banqrets, reJolced the psas for "The evangelistic note is greater tnan anyth;ns know of in oVr~church' anu our reople attend religious services res ularly."
 rvery man who ;oins Emmanuel class receives a button with numper erayed on 1t. together with tne eiass motto. .T1se Other Fellow
 sIf we want to put anNthing over m our church we just mention It to tne Fmranuel and queen Esther classes. said Dr. Stone. We do things then five wears ago the two classes built beau