The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-15
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derly conduct from the boys where all other
means have failed TO produce them.
Thicd-it provides a poTerIna eppos. amonS
boys.
Fourth-It furnishes splendid prizes to incite
boys to do their best TO improve themselves.
mental and the real genuine brigade idea:
We have now in New York and
iments consisting of twelve companies each.
Thus there are the prizes OF twelve maJorships,
four lieutenant colonelcies, four colonelcies and
one brigadier generalship. The boys must pass
competitive examinations To reach these posi-
tons. In these examinations religious character
ana gifts will constitute as many points as mill
tary skill in the examination.
FIfth-It gives boys OF our Heading families
fascinating work to do in the sphere OF their own
own denomination for life. AS a religious
organization the Boys Brigade has already
proved 10 be Of great value to our churches. In
a number OF the Sunday schools IL has caused a
regular attendance or boys and young men 10
reach a point above that of girls and women. 1t
has brought hundreds OF Young men into
means nssn 'ns or the. ls,0r Conversion mas Of D @sny OFF of
s Tnis 0G Gas Seen e espec,a .nsH the SA'' case
among the officers. The brigade idea honors the
position Of the sunday school superintendent.
He lis one OF the council, and. together with the
pastor aud president OF the company, selects the
officers. 1t honOrs the Office o: pastor. he signs
the commissions and warrants or all the officers.
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the boys. Many OF our pastors are camping out
with their boys this summer for the first time.
IL makes the boys Thoroughly acdaainhte tie with
They are jealous OF the honor and success OF their
company.
Lastly, under this point. it is causing the boys
TO commit more Scripture to memory, and 10
learn more important facts concerning the Bible
and concerning their own denomination than
any organization now in existence. Numerical
ly, the Baptist Boys Brigade has only four thou
sand enrolled in our official gazette. hut We are
now assisting over two hundred pastors in near
~ every State in the Union to form companies
in their churches. When this is done,
1t will bring our membership we'll mp
to ten thousand. AZ a national organization
we have a uniform which has been adopted 10y
companies in eight different States. We have
six egimen In New York State. one in Massa-
chusetts. one in Illinois. beginnings OF three reg
iments In Pennsylvania, four more in Massa-
chusetts, and in other States which we will not
take the time to mention. We are now prepar-
ing drills in our denominatiOnal doctrines and
concerning the work OF our three great mission
societies.
! depend largely upon the enduement OF the
Spirit of God possessed by the leaders in the
movement. II there is a burden on our souls
for the conversion OF thousands OF boys that are
perishlng, We shall see thousands converted. IL
We have an unconquerable determination to de-
velop a nigh standard OF Christian character in
these thousands OF converted boys; God
We say this movement may do
seven things. First. it may modify church archi-
LOCUS. fOuF % Il N paSIOTS III new L arc "a u
work. raising money to dig out their church
cellars, 80 as 10 make q room for the Boys
Brigade Company, Connected with their church.
1t may bring 10000 new boys into our Sunday
school the present year and keep
them there. One thousand churches. each
organizing a company and wisely managing
1t, Will easily produce this grand result.
1t may give US summer camps for boys. which
will be training schools of the wlsest kind. 1t
may give us industrial homes for orphan boys,
supported by money collected and earned by the
brigade. 1t may help TO redeem city govern
ments by raising up an army OF Christian men.
trained to night for righteousness with their bal
lots. 1t may furnish an army glad TO decorate
the graves of our patriot dead. when the last
Grand Army veteran has been laid to rest beside
his comrades. 1t may furnish a trained army
which the God of our fathers is inspiring and
preparing for the work OF saving our beloved
land in some future appalling conflict, which.
though now all unforeseen by us, is foreseen by
Him.
Following this address the Rev. David
Spencer, OF Racine, spoke. for a few mo-
ments, on The Monthly Symposium. He
was to have spoken in tho afternoon. but
was prevented from doing so by the lack of
time. and found himself curtaIled again.
His remarks we're very brief. and he Just
called the attention of his hearers to the
work that had been accomplished by the
paper. and suggesting that all become more
careful readers of il.
The meeting then adjourned.