Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-03-28
The Boys Brigade.

We copy the IolloWlue IIoh '"0
Brigader, the official journal OF the
organization. The Boys League OF
the VI. f. Church of this city, Is
an auxiliary to the National League,
was organized some time ago and has
a large membership. H. d. Pollard
J., Superintendent, Ira Sutherland,
President Herschel Ramage Vice
President Harry Steele, Secretary;
Lucien Walker. Treasurer,
The Boy, Brigade is a military
organization. started and maintained
in Christian churches in all parts Of
the world for the purpose of inter
esting the youths aud young men in
the cause of Chritian Manliness.
1t has for its motto the following
The Advancement of Christ ;
Kingdom among boys aud the pro-
motion of habits of obedience, rever-
ence. discipline, self-respect and all
that tends toward true Christian
manliness.
When a boy becomes a member Of
the Boys Brigade. he assumes GER
tain duties towards the church such
as promise to Try attend as mouy
church and Sunday-School services as
possible. He also incurs certain
obligations on the cause Of temperance
and kindred habits are restricted, if
not entirely abandoned.
Most Of the boys cheerfully sub
cribe to these conditions and the re-
cords of the organization shows that
thousands Of youths have been chang
ed from pernicious habits In early
life, to clearly, pure and hIgh-mind-
ed men. Even such as do not join
the church are given new impetus
and aside from the spiritual adyan-
tages they may gam are benefited
physically and morally, in a general
sense.
How is this accomplished with
growing youths, subject to Turing
temptations of the world, Is often
asksd.
Largely thru the military features
is the undoubted answer. And by
military features, is not meant an
appeal to the military or savage por-
ton of boys nature. There Is, of
course, the inherent facidatiou of
uniform, brass buttons and parade, 49,
all that goes to awaken pride in
boy The martial spirit of the drill
and marching, the habits of attention
Of striving to accomplish some end,
Of aspiring to a position of command
all enter the boys love Of the occupa-
ton and lead him to sense of person
al responsibility in an organization
that is akin to the great military or
ganization of the world.
The Boys Brigade, while it doe,
mot belttle the military spirit. does
not try to encourage the fighting
spirit Of the boy. it is used more a.
"a means to an end. and IN reaching
that end. teaches the boy self com
4..1d, self respect and ability to COM
mand others.
It also teaches boy that Christ
came as a messenger Of peace.
What has been the history Of this
organization that has its branches
in nearly all parts OF the world?
1t was started in Glasgow, Scot
and in 1883, by W. A Smith al
citizen Of that city, who became deep
" interested in the welfare Of the
boys of Glasgow and saw yiod in the
church methods Of the day so far as
attracting youths was concerned.
Prof. Henry Drummond, the distin-
guished English Scholar, became in
terested and loaned the great influence
OF his personality and ability to ad-
vanceing the organization
The work spread with great rapid
ity TO the south Scotland, and then
into England and to the world +
greatest metropolis LoNDoS.
The control Of the boy in the Sun
day-School had become a serious pro-
blem and was felt there must be