The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-12-09

where else in Gods universe. Mr..
Barnett then reviewed the service of
Tennesseans in the battles of Kings
Mountain, New Orleans, Alamo. One
hundred thousand men, the flower
and the pride of Tennessee, followed
the Stars and Bars in the War of the
Secession. Gen. Sherman said of Ma
than Bedford Forrest that he was
the most remarkable of American
soldiers. Without military training
and experience he was one of the
most intrepid, resourceful and sue
cessful of all the commanders Of
Southern or Northern arms. The
heart thrills with the story of the
volunteer armor bearers, the sons OF
Tennessee. 1t was the same spirit
that filled the Thirtieth Division of
Tennessee and North Carolina boys
in the great European struggle when
they crashed thru the Hindenburg
line and conquered Prussianism.
America is now facing political
crisis, and the thing that will save
America is not her wealth, her re-
nown, but the type of manhood she
produces. What is needed is a spe-
cies of service that will inspire men
to nobler aims and purposes.
There are varying types of service,
and the true service is not wholly of
the educs ted types, of the divine
right of kings, Of the principle that
might makes right There is only
one order of the nobility of service,
and that is of Gods aristocracy ded-
icated to man. Jesus gave us an ex-
ample of the aristocracy of service,
and that was in the life that he gave
for a lost world
Only those men who have the Wis
ion of Jesus Christ can appreciate
the nobility of service. They become
the true aristocrats. Everything for
others and nothing for self was the
spirit that moved the Earl of Shafts
bury as friend of England's poor.
!. General Lees answer after the
war to those tempting him to higher
callings was service in founding an
institution for the training of the
young men of his country.
A life of service instead of life
of selfishness is what the world needs
to counteract national and racial ha-
tired; it is the privilege of responding
to the call of humanity. No organi-
zation has right to existence ex-
cept as it serves God and the church.
The capital and labor question can
not be solved until we realize that
we are here to serve one another.
When Daniel Webster was asked
by one of his compatriots what his
fellowman grew in Massachusetts,, he
replied that we grow men.
Mr.. Barnett spoke at length in an
address of which this is only ref
erence and one that enchained the
attention of the Hi-Y audience.
SATURDAYS SESSION.
The second days session met in
the auditorium of the Cumberland
Church, opening with business ses-
sion.
The devotional period was led by
DR.. e. e. George, general secretary
of the Memphis Y.M.C.A. A feature
of the morning meeting was the ad-
dress Making Life Count in School, ;"
by Fred Barnett, Y. M. G. A. secre-
terry Vanderbilt Medical School,
Nashville. The afternoon period was
featured by the talk of DR.. j. L. Kes-
Ter of the Southern Y. M. G. A. Col
lege, Nashville, who spoke on MAX
ing Life Count in the Community"
An early adjournment was had in
order that the delegates might at
tend the basketball game between
Jackson and Troy, Jackson being
victorious in this. A supper meeting
was held by the delegate leaders at
6 o'clock
On Saturday night, DR.. Kesler
spoke on Making Life Count in Our
State,'' a fine discussion.
On Sunday the pulpits of the diff
ferent churches were filled as fol-
lows: berland Presbyterian
Church, DR.. J. L. Kesler; Methodist
Church, J. d. Jenkins; Baptist
Church, c. A. Kerr; First Christian
Church, E. e. George.
On Sunday afternoon DR.. Kesler
spoke again on the general line of
making life count, and this was in
the service rendered to mankind in
the brotherhood of man and the
fatherhood of God. At O'Clock an
interesting picture was exhibited at
Jimmie's Playhouse on a subject of
vital importance.
On Sunday night the Older Boys
Conference closed with mass meet
ing at the M. e. Church. DR.. George
was the speaker leading in the work.
1t was happy finale to a glorious