The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-01
Dr. Jacobs Famous Texas Minister Tells Of His
 Work, Beliefs and Church
By CAROLYN H. ELLIOTT

| like to express my thoughts i'll & way that believe may be helpful to otherA In applying religion to every day life and the proplems that are engaging our ats LenIlon at present.
 HIS THEORY My theory oI Cnrisuan living growa out of contact with other people, and 1 judge human nature by myselt." he ex- / plalned. If l wish to know what a man will do under certain conditions with certain restraints removed. [ rms zine myself in his place, and l can usually tell Eot only what he will do, but the motives that prompt him to dn it. In this way. 1 have studied ths problems of the day, in social life, in the | business world, in church and in states and 1 can't conceive ot d problem with- out the Christian solution of 1t, to wnicn civilization will ultimately come. Bes | cause l believe this, 1 have chosen my topics while here the five great themes of Christianity for the morning services. and l propose to discuss the five bis 1 problems of society that only the Chris-- | rian religion can solve, at the evening services"
 1 Dr. Jacobs evening subjects for ths month will be: Marriage. Divorce and the Family" "Wealth and Property Rtghts." Socialism and the State" | Capital, Labor and the Public" Ills dis-
 
 and fair, and totally devoid of par tisanship He does not believe that radi- calism on the one hand. nor "stand-pat- tism' on the other will solve the ques- tions in America today, but he believes the solution is within the grasp of ev- cry man who will accept the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth,
 Do you think" I asked pr. Jacobs, i"that the spiritual attachments of this country that were gained during the seif- sacrifice of the war period are forgot ton, and that the same mercenary mos tives are prompting people today as they did before the downfall of other world pcwers?"
 THE PENDULUM
 "I think the pendulum has swung far away from the thought of the war pe- riod," he answered. But this is the way {! of the pendulum. Thought goes in waves, and I am not pessimistic about this re- action Many Of the evils of the day would be terrific if allowed to go on, but they are not perennial. They spring up and die. You remember, too. that Time makes ancient good uncouth,' and many things we have regarded as dangerous are merely going through transition to a better way of thinking"
 So ran a conversation that bordered on world powers. discussed the best flavof of tea and considered the advantages land disadvantages of being labelled with name as common as William and as Abrahamic as Jacobs, with only ths States to add characteristic significance. iOf course pr Jacobs church in Houston where the largest congregation of Pres- lbyterian members in the southern states assemble for worship, was not left out. The pastors face fairly beamed with pride as he spoke of the work of the lay- men.
 I've have twentv-five laymen-iaw- yers. doctors bankers and business men, who are actively engaged in preaching.
 he announced tours is a downtown church that has four missions to support and never a Sunday passes that some or our men are not hol1ing regular services in the Houston district Two distinct ] congregations fill the pews of our church each week At the morning service fami- lies make up the congregation, but in tha , evening it is certainly peoples church' , for there are usually newcomers and vis- ftors from every state in the union pres , ent.
 far and wide under the directorship oi TI1ision VanFToose and most of the men-
 hers of the choir belong to the church. , HIGH OFFICIAL } l Dr. Jacobs' connection with the Federal r Council of Churches of Christ in America . as member of the executive committed 2 has brought him In contact with tnoS' E who. like himself, represent the leader' ! ship of the Protestant churches of Amer l iica Though a loyal Presbyterian, hi' | interest in religious work Is bigger than c any sectarianism Tie believes that th' e unworthy and undeserving are those wht ( need the greatest announcement an' v that the ministry of the church shoul' reach out to them
 | "As a matter of fact before bade Dr Jacobs goodbye I knew that the mar
 with whom I had spoken, though he wat
 in demand to address applauding multi s' tudes. realized his greatest joy in helpinE c some broken bird to find wings. or il n bringing health of mind and spirit to thu T blind and the crippled and the halt tha e are ever in waiting by the pool of ss lthesda.