Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-15
IN CONVENTION.
The Religious Education
Delegates in Session.
The Boy in the City Generally
Discussed.
Professor Houston President of Boys
Brotherhood Delivers Address.

Boston. Feb. li.-While the. first -cn-
convention was not held until evening.
several Of the departments OF the con-
"cnti0n began their work today Chief
among these was the council of relgi-
Gus education. the president Of which
- Pr"f. Frank Knight Sanders. dean
of the Yale Divinity school. The pre.i-
dtAtS annual report was tr be follow
ca ny the presentation Of various pap
"r&. among them two III reference to
the cooperation i'll religious education
between Roman Catholics and Protes-
ta"ts The general alliance OF workers
18th boys planned to meet during the
Ky !or a general discussion.
The public session of tkt council of
r' ligioue education vas orCned in IRE
mont Temple with scripture reading
and prayer by Rev. Francis Il. Row
lcy. l.. D.. pastor o. the First Baptist
church OF this city.
Besides Pr. Sanders. the speakers
lncluted Prof. 'lyGe w. Notaw Of th2
University Of Chicago. who considered
The r,id II RELIGIOUS eluration il
America" and Rev. VIM C. Biting OF
AN'+N -. r. y ~ pbn'' VA liz b-''I
Gil;,tion ~ agencies within i religious
Cnmmsnirn.'
Nj. Biting held that The co-o.dina-
t!nn Of agencies within Il church with
those II, the san. community outsid" ":
il ar" needed. Among these might be
named the public school. tn" library
ana tn VariGu; Clubs for boys and
yirls.
What was regarded BY delegates as
"I,C ~ til" most important papers OF
the convention wa, thcn pi esented By
Very Rev. Prof. Thomas J. Shdhan -
til, catholic Univcrslts at Washington.
Father Shahan's subject was: what
corporation is now possible in religious
education between Roman Catholics
and Protestants:" ."
a conference on "rcachcr Trimming rs
department OF the Religious f.diiCati"h
AssctIa:ion" was hrlG At iiotc: hrl'rN q"
at the ad.nurnmcri o. tho morning So
sion Of The council. DR.. Albert 7. Win
Ar,ung the speakers w"r" ID" Ci.fcorl
v. H:irUCs OF Chicago. IN" *cCr"tar' oi
the Religious, r:d"crtlon Association, and
Patterson Dubois ~ Chicago.
81 ;hc afternoon session 81 ny General
,.t.s incluicd r.dW al \. HcHE"r. rrlnclpai
of the Wellesley Schoul lor Bnys ~
Mciirsi">. Wiliian O. i@nst"n, q IT.
Fisher at lirooHlvn. y. y. al c"nsi'lni-
hIr the general :"pio The Soy IN the
Nno,h.r speaker was Edward J. II"':..-
ton. president "l thc Boys brotherhood
of Phila Gelphia
-Fcderating church Work for HnNS in
Large cities was the subject considered
~ Prot H0',s;oa. who said IN Sui's antr:
- 'nuroh work among boys vii l." Gr''tt
~ improved by its Intelligent ie L ration
Regarding the Sunday school Of each
church aS y unit this unit property con
SiSt* of 4 number of smaller Hhiis COZ
$iStig OF the separate cla@stH. As tar
az nO-sihc the members Of 4 SUnii'.
school cla.ls; should he selected nom n"
same type o. bows - that such boys will
he apt to meet together in the w"ek lays
III their =poIts or general aNoc1 lions.
After the work of federation III tic sun
day school has been effected. the ro+; i'm
portIut question arise, of frGcratinc tn"
boys work undertaken IN each CHnrch
throughout the city. This federation can
he either Gcnominational or iutcTden"mi-
national. So far IS tn" Toys work j.
concerned. the advantages will Ii" mainly
on IN" sid" Of some kind OF intcidcnomi-
national federation.
The greatest need of III" growing hoy
is to afford him some oYpOf UNITY tor cA
pending thai wonderful CSC +S ~ energy
with which nature id~ supplied linn. ARA
which is absolutely me- eSSIly l"t his con-
tinUed successful ST"W!h. v h.ie the
church has been properly prev ihru WIN 4
parish house On othcl church building
equipped vita Il gymnasium. "tc.. the
work can. /" 4 certain extent. h. carried
on in such places.
'sut ! would not limit The federation
Of The church work said the speaker,
TO the gymndStic side.
The impression To" frequently exis :
among boys that the Sunday school eau
not IL. expected to poSSf s. attractions Tor
than. Etr, when. as result Of intclhEcH,
federated work. IN" boys find ti}Ht ;hC$
l.aNo thcir i"st timr IN connection with
the Sunda,- rchool work. they gradually
acauirc the habit OF attending III" sun
dav school. ANA i'll this way the church Is
built ur. not only in the lin" Of its sun
tlav school. hui Through the childIcn in
thu direction Of their parents. - that the
church itself receives an increase IL mem
brr;hip.
Several active workers took part in The
ensuing discussion among t!:cm President
H. T.. DoaCett ri the International Young
Mems christian Associations Training
school. Springfield; Rev. William Hrytu
IornlSh 81 New York. the founder If I'll.
Alliance. who road paper "n Then
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