The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-21

umpire, the only nation strong
enough to be respected, and
disinterested enough to be impartial.
1t is a positive sin for America % sit
quietly by, and not fulfil the office
of friend without invitation when
called to this service, but to refuse
the nations when they have gone
down on their knees to us. figura-
lively speaking, to intervene, is alb
solutely sinful"
Young Men in the Ministry
Asked If since the war the church
has found more or fewer young men
going into the ministry, Bishop Brat
ton said:
There have been far more young
men who have chosen ministerial
work since the war than betore'
urged hither by the religious s.wak-
ening that came with the war feo-
pie awakened during the war ana
since to the fact that the kingdom OF
God is the big thing in the world
bigger than anything, than every
thing else More people, as l sald'
realize this than ever before IN fhoo-
ern times.
"In the spiritual work OF the
church we have had moro volunteers,
to do work of certain types, than
ever before in our history. the
money question hasn't been SO great
as the work in life offering. There
have been more volunteers than we
have had places to offer.
The bishops Hobby
waiting until the very last to ap-
proach Bishop Bratton coneernlns
what I knew was his great hobby
in his ecclesiastical work, l asked
him 70 tell me of his part In the edu-
cation of young women. knowing OF
the splendid work he has done poen
as an educator and as builder ana
organizer of women's colleges.
AT last YOU come to an inexhaust-
;hle subject with me. for ! oeaeVe
that the womanhood of country is
the foundation stone of civiiizaeloii,
not among barbarians, VINO uea.
their women as mere chattels, out IN
civilized countries.
at began teaching as a professor OF
history in Converse college, spartan
burg. S. c. (Which is my native state,
nv the way, when I had parish In
that CITY. I had the pleasure or en-
tering the first faculty OF that col
lege.
Ing in old st. Marys school In Rai-
eigh, N. c., the Oldest school for girls,
with the exception OF the MoraViah
School and the Columbia institute
Columbia, Tenn. And what is more
1t is the largest church school ior
girls in this country"
Promoter of All Saints Junior Colieke
One OF the most important pieces
of church work that Bishop Bratton
has ever done was the organization
and promotion OF All Saints Junior
College for Girls at Vieksburg, MISS.
This Bishop Bratton accomplished
about IL years ago and today II
stands as a living, breathing monu-
ment to his wonderful work. his love
for his fellow man, and his deep in
terest in the education of the young
womanhood of America.
'If I had to choose between the ed
ucation of men and women, which,
thank God, is not necessary, I would
always choose to see that the wom-
anhood of a nation was educated; for
IL is the woman who makes the home,
laws the foundation and promotes the
spiritual education at the fireside,
where children and husband abide"
Not Pcssimistic About "F'lappers"
The bishop has no fear about the
ultimate fate of the "flapper ana
when l asked him If he thought they
were as bad as they are painted"
he smilingly said:
"certainly not; it is merely a bit of
eamouflage. The flapper is by-pro-
duct of the war; at least, l suppose
so. as I never heard of one before
the war.
aThe soldier hero got to be sort OF
an imitation barbarian in sense and
the flapper developed to present in
her way what the soldier hero was
presenting in his way.
ut Is merely a passing lad. an
epoch: il will amount to nothing.
Indeed I do not hold malice against
the flapper so much as l do against
| the older women whose dress, their
clothes, well--at least they did not
pay as much attention to them as
they should; they began to shorten
their skirts and reverse the order of
dignified dressing at a time when it
was really very bad thing to do.
The flapper and her vagaries will
pass, but not without the loving.
prayerful women and men OF our ma
tion with patience and kindness as
sisting. Nothing ever adjusts inseif
alone; everything needs prayer and
patience.
Remedies
zone of the remedies for the flap
per and the environment that creates
her is good wholesome amusement
and entertainment. This must not be
left in the hands of the ultra puritan.
who would take away practically all
pleasures in community: neither
should II be left to those folk who
believe that diversion constitutes the
whole of life. This would be far
worse than the other. A happy me-
dunn may be found which will be
helpful and wholesome and play a
large part in the reconstruction of
Christian womanhood and manhood
in our civilization"
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