The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-10-28
A CHURCH PROBLEM
A Discussion On the Young Man and
the Church.

the Church.
The problem is ever present in all
churches of how to interest young
men in their work. The Rev. Mr..
Churm, of Sheboygan, has set about
the problem with hope to find solu
ton. He has invited young men from
various walks of life in that city to
read papers before his church.
At the service last Sunday evening
William F. Jensen read an essay on
" Why do not Young Men Attend
Church More?n In substance Mr..
Jensen said: Young men do not
attend church more because they
drift into evil ways. The church IS
not attractive enough. The saloons
are attractive, fitted up with mirrors,
and programs for the entertainment of
young men. The church should pro-
mote counter attraction.
The minister is in measure to
blame. He is not interested enough in
young men. The pastor does not asso-
cate with boys as much as 1T is his
privilege. The preacher is not up to
date in his sermons. But there seems
to be a desire at the present time, on
| the. part of the pastor, to. get hold of
the young men. He is doing all he can
/ in this work, and in many instances Is
helping the Young men.
"Church members are too cold in
their treatment of the young men. If
they were more warmly welcomed at
the church the young men would
attend oftener, and be made to under
stand that the church was created for
them. The singing should be bright
and helpful"
The Rev Mr. Churm spoke on the
same subject. In part he said:
"'There are two sides to the question,
the young mems side and the churchs
side. The church should provide an
attractive room for the young men to
meet in. The church membership.
should live up to its profession, as
most young men despise sham.
Then the church should not expect
| from the. young men the ways Of the
old. Young men will be young men
and the church should feel that in the
pastor he has true friend One that
will stand by him and help him
GA young man is too sensitive on
this question, and when he grows older
| this feeling will wear away. He takes
tor Sights things that are. mot Sights.
He mixes with associates not in SYM
patty with the church, and they lead
him away. His company often ridi-
cules the church and bible. /. Very
often the church is to blame for ridicule
and blame heaped upon it by young
men for it's Indifferent treatment of
young men
! "There is not much trouble about
Young men attending church when he
| is consecrated to Christ If the young
men of the city, who are not Chris
lftians, would become Christians, that
would tend to solve the problem of
why young men do not attend church
more"
This subject is a pertinent one in
Kenosha Just now for the reason that
one of the preachers at least has set
about the problem of getting people
Into his church. He is succeeding,
because he set out with determine
ton to do it. He found that his pews
were empty Sunday evenings, so he
announced that he was going to fill
them. He said that if he could not do
so with a quartet he would secure a
| double quartet. If that did not work
he would secure brass band. If that
failed he would hire circus. So far
he has not found it necessary to fur
nish the circus and he is getting the
crowds. Such is the work being done
by Rev. II. S. Roblee.