The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-28
SOLDIERS At Church.
William H. Beach breaches to
the First New Jersey Bat
TALON Boys Brigade.

The First New Jersey Battalion, Boys
Brigade, attended in a body last evening
the services at the Linden Avenue M.
E. Church; Greenville. where Mr.. VIM.
Fl. Beach. the Vice President of the
Brigade OF the United States, delivered
an Interesting address. The front pews
were reserved for the young soldiers, and
the Sunday school room had to be thrown
| open to accommodate the large congre-
| CATION. The colors of the Eighth Com
| plny, connected with the church, occu-
pied a prominent place on the platform.
The companies present were:-Second,
Jersey City, First Presbyterian Church,
Lieutenant Hudson; Fourth, Jersey City,
Bergen Reformed Church. Lieutenant
Brinkerhoff; Fifth, Jersey City, West
Side M. E., Captain J. F.. Murch; Sew
enth, Jersey City. Lafayette Reformed,
Captain Louis. Shannon; Eighth, Jersey
City, Linden Avenue NJ. E., Captain
Firman Hull; Ninth, Jersey City. zfo
First, Hoboken, First Presbyterian
Church, Captain Fl. B. Campbell.
Mr.. Beach selected as a text Matthew,
Kill, 8, They saw no man save Jesus
only" He laid in part
MOIlO Ot HE BfldADh.
1.-THE motto of the Boys Brigade is
The advancement of the kingdom of
Christ among boys What we aim at
is to get the Kingdom of Christ in the
boys and get the boys in the kingdom
IF Christ. The Boys Brigade is still
an experiment. 1t is by no means per-
feet. and no doubt changes will come.
Some people hold up their hands and
say, What! make soldiers of our boys?'
Yes, that is just what we propose to
do. but there ave been, are and will be
soldiers who are not warriors.
1.-The Emperor of Russia once said that
IN armed force was an assurance of
peace. We are more secure in this city,
New York, and at present in Brooklyn,
because of the presence of soldiers. In
the Boys Brigade we are not making
lighters, but if in the next ten years we
place 100000 well drilled and armed
soldiers in the field I am sure it will
be q strong argument for peace. There
fore, we put into the young man the prin-
ciples of the Prince of Peace. I am
not sure but that every soldier gets a
passport to heaven because he was a
soldier. Some of our grandest, purest
men were soldiers.
George Washington, in the great
trials at Valley Forge showed the true
spirit of heroisn; Paul Revere, as he
sped on in the night spreading the
llarmx was full of heroism; Genera,
Sheridan displayed his patriotism when
ne made his famous ride at Winchester.
This spirit ofXspatriotism ought to be
n every boy and girl and ought to grow
With them as they blossom into man
7nn6 and uynmanhnnd 2 T0Ct urnlR in
;arnegie Hall, New York, the Governors
Il every State of the Union endorsed
he plan Of establishing a military drill
n every public school in the land. Are
.hese Governors in favor of war? No,
)eace. One way to prevent war is to
3e prepared to meet it; The time may
'ome when swords will be beaten into
oloughshears, but the nation that does
hat now will make a serious mistake.
We do not mean to bring up the Boys
3rigade for war; We mean to bring out
ringing him into contact with clean
nen. The brigade is a most valuable
auxiliary to the church. Every member
who joins 1t must pledge himself 10 no
DANGERS IN THE BRIGADE.
Are there dangers in the Boys Bri-
yade? Yes! One danger is thai it will
5e a Boys Brigade only, and that ii
VII get out of the fostering care of the
pastor and degenerate into a target COM
3any. That which makes it a power in
every instance is that it is under the
are and management of the church,
and his care is necessary to it's life
and success. Another danger is that the
Boys Brigade will suffer from want OF
iiscipl ne. The most perfect discipline in
The world is military discipline. 1t teaches
obedience and | am in favor of it's being
iollowed to the letter in the Boys Bril-
gade. Make it as rigid as poss. BILE. In
your ranks there may be some with a
ipirit of INSTRUMENTATION, and you ask
what shall We do: shall we cast him
n your ranks if you will, and the seeds
If d~issension which will be scattered
bout will soon take root. and instead
If going out alone he will take a half
;oZen more with him. What we want
S quality and not Quanttty."