Putnam patriot., 1908-08-14
4 Noble PhIIaathropie Work.

Noble Fhlantbf0ptc Work,
 The thfisiinn church E doing great deal IT ils effort To make the world bet ter. even IT the darkest regions. fp re. cent years | has heen leafAing te lfaia lhe Yaung people ef the churches and those that they can bring under church influence, IT hahits to make theH good citizens and nsefui mcmbefs of society. bS appenliHg lo their ambition and by offering them rewards of various kinds These are conmendable fai ihe good they accomplish
 In the large cities there are ofgani. zed societies to protect lhc helpless young, and rescue The depfnved and criminal young, 10 help them to be come better and asefui hy kind treat ment. Most of the States have institu. lions for the same purpose, which in Il way are doing good Rat the best way of dealing with young boys to make them good and worthy citizens, is the plan of philanthtopist of Toledo, e., ouhekel hN name, evidently I German, which might be successfully adopted In any place, large or small. II would hiso elevate the moral tone ef those ,li- rectly engaged in the work, and the en. tire community. 'fhe story K thus told in the Waterbury American.
 Toledo has the fewesl bad hoys, iu proportion to population of any city in the nion. People generally would haze said that this honor belonged tn Denver, but the 'Norld's Work shows that II belongs to foledal How has this been accomplishment Through the efforts of John F. Gunckel, a local philanthrepist, who set to work with the neasboss to start all the boys of the city He organized baseball team, Il band, company of cadets, and a drum corps, admission to which could only he 0htalned through merit, hy go- ing into ttaiulns and abandoning such habits a~ sweating, gambling, stealing, drinking aai smoking cigarettes. The organization, N hieh X general iu mem bersAip, l. known as the New boys Association. In II no one can become an ailieeg et receive hanars without pruS tftn tlai he k free from the vices glSen aboNe. Fly appealing to hays on this side. alA Ing them as anhitiaa t0 do night tHgas> aud saRet hias Interest ing la do ts t frw8fs, ot that atusitian. Mi 6unekeA has. te a lagge eNienL made oyer lhe heA population ef fele. do,
 This is lH accordance with the best theufN ot >oeial pragre>S-that of uctiv- ity interesting people in right things instead VI forever emphasiking the not doing ef wrong things. The vicious. ness ei the present situation k that Sa many Noung people might bc saved for worthy citizenship and good lives, II only the world went in the right way at the iub ot ing them.
 some years ago philantreplst in the western part ef New York State organ iscd "Boss Republic, which took with the boys, who were required to agree to lead clean lives to become mem hers, and to have goed populations to te eligible io hold office. IL accom- plishcd so much geod that II has been copied in other places old citizens give the Republic support and other. wise show their interest, which adds encourage ment to the boys.
 Another organization of boys k the "kid police oi Council Bluffs, Iowa. which Is doing admirable work in transforming the neglected youths of that city into self.fespeeting young gentlemen. The chief of police, who has natural sympathy for pcor boys conceived the scheme. One ot the nu- merous street Arabs of the city was brought into court for violating some city ordinance. The policeman who dragged in the dirty faced, terror. stick en ftlle fellow, said he caught him in The act et shooting oil giant cracker. The chief teos him in hand and said to the teaf-faced ealpri,:
 Jimmie, what do you say to help ing me make the gang behave thenl- selves tomorrow. l need a goed boy, snd believe you are the very enc l want,
 Not me, answered Jimmie, II ain | goin to tell on none Q me pals oSS, | don | want you to do that, 1 said the chief. "l'il make yoa a fega- ] tar policeman, and you can arrest any boy just ike any other policeman. I And kin have n star"
 "fes, Fl let yoe haNea eadge. sas! | the chief.
 All right, m wtd yer. And Jim
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