The morning call., 1894-02-25

flashing in the sunshine, the little army Of
little people marched away to Simpson
NJ em0rial Church amid the plaudits OF
hu ndreds of citizens who for more than an
hour had been interested spectators of
their eyolutioDs. And all along the line
of march eople came ont of the stores
and houses and cheered the youthful
soldiers as they m arched along in perfect
time, stretching their little legs to their
utmost In trying TO reach the full length
of stride which the tactics call for.
The parade and review were in honor
of the Sta council of the Boys Brig AIDE.
which has been in session here for several
days, the boys feeling that they wanted to
prove to the men OF business who have
been devoting their time and energies 10
their service that neither had been wasted.
and that they were more than worthy of
all that can ba done for them. II those
who watched The drill were not convinced
that the thought which combined bible
teaching with the attractiveness of mill
tary training, to say nothing of the physi-
cal benefits that accrue 10 the young sol
der by the drill and discipline, was
happy one. they surely failed to appreci-
ate the straight shoulders. uplifted heads.
perfect order and implicit obedience Of the
boys, both on the street and In the church,
and they failed, as we'll, to note the at
teDtion given to the bible lessons and the
address. or to hear the grand volume of
song that rolled I'D from the boys throats
until the rafters fairly shook.
The Boys Brigade is q success, and
should receive the hearty support of every
parent who believes In training child in
the way 1t should go.
The morning session of the uncil at the
Howard-street Methodist Church was
opened with prayer by Edward Kerr and
Immediately aftsrward the unfinished
hnQlnaaa If Y he ri Ha,
up. The constitution was completed and
adopted. A resolution was passed thank
ing the press of San Francisco "and es-
Decially The MORNING CALL" for no.
tices given the W ork and then after a few
minor matters had been discussed an ad-
1ournment was taken.
1t was feared owing to the fact that
Friday was Cnildren's day al the Mid
winter Fair the boys would be too tired to
turn out and drill. especially as the day
was beautiful one and the bright SUM-
shine very tempting TO the lads that bad
been locked up In sctoolroom all the
week, but the fears proved groundless.
Not only were all the thirty-two rom
panies Of the brigade in this city repre-.
scented. but Oakland sent over the brigade
band, the Seventh Battalion and Second
Company. The parade was under the
command OF Lieutenant-CoIonel Frank
Hanley. Captain o. c. Baldw vim. acting as
aoJutdHts While Sdptaiu III. .. W0OunamS
acted as reviewing oficer, assisted by all
the staff officers and members of the coun-
Gil. A special detail of police cleared Van
Ness avenue from Hayes to Oak street,
and with far less delay than usually at
tends parades by older soldiers, the boys
were formed and the reviewing COM
menced. The entire brigade counter
NJ arched and they were marched out
Grove street to Buchanan. thence to the
church.
The large auditorium of the Simpson
Memorial Church was crowded. and the
audience OF older people was more than
repaid for their visit by the exercises
played "Hurrah for the Red, White aud
Blue" the services were opened with
prayer, and then Rav. F. B. Pulian, pastor
OF the Third Congregational Church of
this city. was introduced.
From the interest Rev. Mr.. Pullan has
taken in the movement and from being
one OF the Buys" he has come to be known
as The Boys Preacher" How close he
stands to the boys was evinced by the
bursts OF applause which constantly greet
ed the stories he told or the points that he
made. He took as his text the command,
Load, ready, aim, fire." and then com
pared the boy TO gun. The stock was
his body. the barrel his mind and the lock
and trigger bis soul. lie begged the boys
TO care for their bodies. not as Corbett
and jackson do, because then they could
not care for either mind or soul. but to
care for them by avoiding tobacco, liquor
and excuses and indulgences which ruin
and wreck boy. He begged them to
load their minds with all that was good
and pure In kn0wledge; to watch how
their thoughts and imaginings strayed and
TO strive to make the load In the barrel
one that would be effective. Then il the
soul were Kept pure and white, the mind
loaded. the body stanch and strong and the
soul clean when the command came the
soul would direct the aim of the boy and
the load would be fired 80 as to be effective.
and the world would be better for it.
Inc ADDRESS was coucbed in language
that the boys understood, and enlivened
ana emphasized by object lessons and an
ecdotes that kept the attention of the little
soldiers to the end, when Rev. Mr.. PuIlap
was cheered to the echo.
The permanent officers of the State
Council elected yesterday will be Installed
at O'CLOCK this afternoon at the Howard
street Methodist Church. where a grand
mass-meeting will be hetd at ubtch o,,.