The times., 1899-06-05
Munyon's Doctors Are Free.
THE NATIONAL JUNIOR
REPUBLIC MOVEMENT
Its Workings Explained by
the Rev. Dr.. Hunt.
The Meeting Held at the Church of
Our Father.
the Moral and Industrial Training
of the Young-AdditiOnat Sub
the Moral and Industrial Training
of the Young-AdditiOnat Sub
scriptions Received.

1t is reasonably certain that within two
months a National Junior Republic, ope
rated upon the same plan as the one es
tabIished by William r. George at his
country home near Freeville. n. Y, will
be established and supported by the resi-
dents of Washington and Baltimore.
The benefits to be derived from the es-
tablishment of such an institution. not only
to the citizens" of the future republic
but to the communities which support
it was brought directly to the residents
of this city a short time ago by the Rev.
E. Lawrence Hunt. formerly the chair
man of the board of trustees of the first
republic established by Mr.. George, and
a committee was chosen to solicit sub
scriptions for the support of a republic
TO be established at some point between
this city and Baltimore.
The plan met with general approval and
already over 81, 200 is pledged to the sup
port of the proposed Junior Republic
Thirty eight dollars and fifty cents of this
amount was contributed at a meeting held
last evening under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Union of the Church of
Our Father at which the Rev. DR.. Hunt
delivered an address explaining the man
ner in which the Junior Republics already
organized are governed and the good re-
suits so far obtained.
The meeting was conducted by Miss
Ollie Chaplin. the president of the Young
Peoples Union, and the music during the
evening was led by Miss Green.
Before going into the details of the
workings of the Junior Republics, the Rev.
DIR. Hunt stated that the people of Balti-
more had already contributed 1000 for
the support of an institution such as it
is proposed to establish. and that a resi-
dent of Washington had offered the board
of trustees farm located about half waJ
between this city and Baltimore as terri
tory for the new republic. The offer has.
however. not yet been accepted by the
trustees. who will examine it as to loca-
ton and healthfulness before taking ac-
ton. Whether this offer is accepted or
not, he said there was little doubt that a
republic will be founded somewhere be-
tween Washington and Baltimore before
the end of next month.
"A Junior Republic" Dr. Hunt said, lis
nothing more or less than a miniature of
the great American Republic; the citizens
make their own laws and execute them
the same as is done by our National Gov
ernment; its institutions are non-secta-
I
what a government should be. There are
a great multitude of people who do Lot
serve God. but who are bound by evil
passions to serve the devil. The great
problem demanding the attention of the
Christian church today is to reform those
who are following the wrong path. Those
who have given the subject calm considera-
/ tion are of the opinion that the solution of
this problem is to be found in the Junior
Republic, such an institution as that
founded by Mr.. William R. George
DR.. Hunt took occasion to remark that
the founder of the Junior Republic was 10
relation to the late Henry George. This.
however, he said, was no reflection on
/ either of them. AS in our own nation q
citizen is expected to work for a iyeli-
hood, so it is, DR.. Hunt said. in the Junior
/ Republic There is no bread for idlers,
and very soon after citizen" is natu-
rallied he finds this to be a stern fact.
The boys and girls who become citizens
1 of these institutions are first taught the
necessity and dignity of labor and they
soon begin to realize that in the Junior
Republic, as elsewhere, idleness only be-
| gets trouble, disgrace and often hunger
and confinement in prison.
There are many people, the speaker said
| who are imbued with the erroneous idea
that society owes them a living and that
! they consequently will not have TO work
for it. This is entirely wrong for all that
society owes its members is a fair oppor
tunity to earn living. Aside from the
moral and industrial training which the
citizens OF the Junior Republic receive
he said, it also extends to them excellent
educational facilities, for there it is COM
pulsory for the citizen TO attend. school
regularly. The Rev. DIR. Hunt then ex-
planned in detail the system OF government
adopted by the residents of the republic
The laws were in nearly all respects simi-
lar to those of the National Government
and were rigidly enforced.
To illustrate how free the institution
was Of sectarianism DR.. Hunt cited The
manner OF religious workship of Katie
Branigan. a bright little Irish girl of thir-
teen years. He said that on Sunday morn
ings she walks four miles TO attend mast
and then four miles back again in tht
afternoon to participate in the deyotona
meeting OF the Christian Endeavor Union
After the meeting. in reply to a number
Of questions, DR.. Hunt said that only
white boys will be admitted TO the Ma.
tional Junior Republic 20 be established
between this city and Baltimore and tha
for the present at least no girls Will be re-
ceived. The Citizens" he said, wer,
generally kept in the institution for abou
two years.