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vor Henry Drummond's statement that education, civilization, public, schemes, and public charities have their part to play. But Steiner's conclusion is that "Man needs to learn over and over, the old, old story that Christ came to save sinful men, that He `has come to seek and to save,' that `there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved,' and that He can

save `to the uttermost.' "10

Young People's Meetings

Any spiritual awakening as general as that which swept Ohio churches in the 1880's and 1890's is certain to capture youth and lead to a program for youth. The rise of young people's meetings was one of the expressions of new life among the oncoming generation. Apparently the first of these meetings, known as a Young People's Bible Meeting, began in 1889 under the leadership of Christian Z. Yoder in the Paradise Church, a Dunker or Union meetinghouse at Smithville, Ohio. Its origin was in the nature of a singing with an address by a brother on some moral or religious topic. As time went on, the forthcoming Sunday school lesson was discussed. By May of 1889 the meeting moved to the church building near Smithville."

However, the first regularly organized Ohio Mennonite young people's meeting was probably the one in Logan County, reported in the Herald of Truth of February 15, 1892. A correspondent states, "The young people of the church here have organized a young people's meeting which promises to be a great help to the church and a blessing to its younger members." Meetings were held alternately at South Union and Walnut Grove churches. Study of the Sunday school lesson, the singing of hymns, recitation of memorized Scripture verses, a few addresses comprised a typical program. "May God bless the work of the dear young people here and may both old and young labor together for the glory of God and the promotion of practical piety and Christian love among all."

Another organized meeting for youth was the one established at Zion Mennonite Church near Bluffton, Ohio, in 1892." This meeting was the outgrowth of a series of evangelistic meetings held in 1892 by D. H. Bender who lent encouragement to the idea of a weekly young people's meeting. R. Thut was chosen as the first leader and J. S. Steiner led the singing. A. B. and A.