The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-07-29
Baptist Boys Brigade.
Fun, MUSIC AND SPORT FOR BAPTIs
BOYS ALONG SHARK RIVER.


BOYS ALONG SHARK RIVER.
Encamped on a high bluff overlook
ing the bay of beautiful Shark River
is the Baptist Boys Brigade in charge
of Gen A. G. Kenyon, of SOC Z. 89th
ST., New York City. Here detach-
ments of boys composing the brigade
come each week and after STAYING
their allotted time give place to other
detachments so that there are about
one hundred and fifty members al
ways in camp.
This is the fourth encampnent Of
the brigade and during that time 40
/ sickness or accident has happened of
any kind to mar the pleasures Of the
Summer outing The boys are under
strict military discipline and stand
I guard, have inspections. dress pa
rades, &C., like soldiers and seem to
take great pride in keeping up the
esprit de corps An efficient drum
corps and a good orchestra furnish
music for the Brigade. The organiza-
tiOn drill with Quaker guns
which is furnished them by head
/ quarters, the guns being good imita-
tion of the old-fashioned Springfield
rifle, with wooden barrel to the top
I iron band, beyond which is an iron
barrel, so that there is no danger to
the boys handling them and as fur
ther precaution all must be kept in
the armory tent when not in use.
The organization is composed of
Baptist pastors of the United States
whose churches have organized a
Boys BRIGADE and all local Baptist
Boys Br-gades The object is 70
bring the boys and young men under
Christian influence. to give them the
advantages of military training, to
promote patriotism and self-control.
to inculcate reverence for and obedi-
ence to constituted authority and to
upbuild them in all that tends to the
4 formation of true Christian character
The officers are Rev r. S. Mac
Arthur, ID. D., President; Hugh Por-
! ter, ESQ, First Vice President; Rev.
J. L. Campbell, d. D.. Second Vice
President; Rev. E. T. Sanford, Re
cording Secretary and Gen. Kenyon.
< On Sunday a representative of THE
4 INQUIRER attended divine service
at the camp. The boys formed on
the parade ground and marched into
the large mess tent, where the service
was held, in charge of Gen Kenyon.
DR.. Geo. w. Sergeant, of st. Pauls
chapel, New York, and Rev. S. v.
Robinson. an evangelist, of Brooklyn
Hills, l.. l., gave interesting and in
struetive addresses to the young men.
The singing was lead by the organ
and cornet feature being the alter
nate whistling and singing CT the
hymns by the boys Major O. T..
I Avery, of !, ,202 Lexington avenue, n.
I Z. Git, gave very sweet solo on
the cornet.
The boys express themselves well
pleased with the camp, their officers
and especially their cook. for the
exercise of drilling. bathing. grabbing.
claiming and fishing puts a keen
edge on their appetites and they
heartily relish this drill as BOYS only
can and they do their full duty like
( soldiers. G. K. Hall Post, g. A. R., of
4 Asbury Park, has loaned the Brigade
one of their cannon and they have
their sunrise and sunset gun and
fire salutes
The boys have an abundance of
fresh water from a driven well and
each has plenty of opportunity
to wash their faces and hands as
often as they care to. Each boy has
a locker in his tent in which to Leep
1 the few things he may need in camp,
/ but the management do not allow
any bicycles, as it would be impossi-
BILE to keep control of the boys if they
were allowed
Besides the amusement of the
! grown-up soldier, such as tossing their
comrades in a blanket, ducking their
heads in water at the pump tub, &c.
a shoot the chute shoots them into
the water from the bank.
/ Altogether the boys have a
good time of it and they are delighted
with their camping place on the
/ heights OF the riven
Among the officers in charge of the
camp besides those mentioned above
are:-Lieut. Theo. Johnson, As Rock
well Pl.. Brooklyn; Lieut. B. Tomp-
kins, Paterson; Capt. A. Tripp, Brook
lyn; Capt. Paul Haha, $40 Z. 10Th St..
n. 7. c.; Surgeon /. NJ. Pinkney, AT
n. York Ave, jersey City; Major
Chas. w. Keese, St Pauls, n. Y. c.;
Col. s. Bryant, 9th Regt., Brooklyn,
and others.