The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-16

Icy giving attention to the business q
saving the boy.
In a conference OF this kind twont
years ago, no one would have invite
a representative of the Young Men
Christian association 20 have plac
on its program. For. was not this tn
Young Mems and not the Boys Chris
tian association? Today there ar,
over 600 associations doing specia
work for boys, having total DO,
membership OF over 100000.
This change has been wrought by
the conviction that the young man
about whose activities the Association
was concerned. should not be limited
on the age limit by twenty OF
eighteen, but by physical time when
the boy began 10 be "a man. which time
| for the usual boy is about twelve years
OF age. The association does no spe-
cific work for boys under twelve.
Every person present is well aware
that there are in our midst, school
boys and working boys. and some who
are neither; let us be glad that they
are few; there are rich boys and poor
boys, and many who are neither; there
is room for rejoicing that they are
many; white boys and black boys. but
not here TO complicate the problem;
boys whose parents speak the tongue
and are familiar with customs of the
country which took them in, but many
m. Rth "a
follow ths customs of the land which
sent them forth and all of these, school
boy, working boy, rich boy, poor boy,
whit boy and black boy ana Finnish
boy on the north TO the Italian boy on
the south. exhibiting characteristics
alike, which range in common terms
from bad to good
Mr. Robinson, international secretary
of Boys Work, has recently shocked
the brethren. however. by declaring,
There are no bad boys today, and
then started the thought on another
track by saying AT least not as bad
as YOU and / were"
Placing the last head counted i'm a !
census of this community at number |
10000 and figuring the proportionate |
number of boys between II and rs to
be as usual. we have an assortment OF |
3 .0O0 Of boys within the scope of the
Young Mems Christian association,
md adding to these the boys who count
IS infants and the boy children under
welye We find plenty Of room for CO.
operation of all the agencies which can
pc enlisted to help.
The fact is recognized and its rec
ignition is so often referred To, that
he boy. like his prototype, has needs
lpon three sides. physical. mental ana
piritual. i'm the direction Of any one or
~ of which he is liable to attack and
reeds salvation.
The Sunday school cannot meet them
II, the public school cannot meet them
II, nor can the home as it usually is
meet them all, neither can the Young
lens Christian association meet them
n. But each can help i'm it's own way
% bring the end to pass, genuine CO.
peration.
However. the workers in the cause
D accomplish that whereunto they
ave been called must be sure they
'ork with the right principle. If the
rinciple be 10 build up their organize
on. be it Christian Endeavor society, l
unday school or any other overlooking /
ne boy, imperfect indeed will be the
If on the other hand to
ave the boy be the first thing, then
hatever is the best thing for him will
e given TO him.
In a certain city was a Sunday after
Don boys meeting. regularly attended
y three hundred and more boys. Some \
the pastors in the community re-
Vested that the meeting be stopped A
scause those boys were not going to
eir Junior EndcavOr. Those partic-
lar boys had not been in the Endeav-
meetings before the meeting began, A
cy were not in it while the meetings II
ere in operation, and after the meet
g were stopped they were not to be
ind i'm the Endeavor. III
If the CHIEF idea of a Young Mems III
tristan association is To get MEM
RS, II it is To- build up the Bible class
or meetings. it is squarely on the
rong track. If the idea is to build
the boy, and he can be built up
tier in the Church Bible class, then
at is by all means the place for him.
it Is better that certain groups of
US attend church clubs then they
ould be encouraged to go there. Let
all stand on the platform Of doing
nat is best for the boy and not what
best for the organization.
AZ pastors. superintendcnts. teach
+, association men. parents agree
Z fOr the sake OF the building up of
r Kingdom Of God, let us stand by
2 boy who we want to go where he
n get the best.
Considerable has hitherto been said
= from the subject OF this paper but
res hoping that il has been i'm line
tn the conference theme. Now "A
v words about the subject.
rhc boys activities arc prcdomln-
ngly physical. Recognizing this the
ISOLATION with it's splendldly equip
gymnasium and trained physical
cctors and leaders OF Christian life
principle, offers 10 the boy. often
only place in the community where
pcnt up energies find scientific dl-
ton. and secures through this "A