El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-16
SAVING BOYS AND
GIRLS OF CITIES
Work of Y. M. G. A. and Y
w. G. A. Explained at
Providence Religious
Conference
conference.


Providence. r. L, Feb. I6.-At today's
Joint session of the department OF
Christian associations and the depart
ment of Sunday schools, in connection
with the Religious Education assoeia-
ton convention here, David r. Porter
of New York city spoke on 'sThe Sun
day School and the Young Mems Chris
tian Association in Relation to the
Moral and Religious Education or the
Schoolboy." Mr.. Porter said in part:
Most of the natural interests of the
growing school boy are community in
terests. With the development of his
physical powers and the bursting into
flame Of his social powers, his life goes
out beyond his home and immediate
neighborhood to the last limits Of his
city or town. All the boys of the COM
munity use the same baseball field and
the same swimming hole. regardless OF
creed, or race or social status. The
high school is a community wide instl-
tuition and the dominating interest OF
the boys life centers here.
TT is only in moral and religious
education that a boy is driven away
from this natural community life. Here
he is told that he is a Methodist or a
Congregationalist and he lives in the
North EnG-
Now, it is in this way that the
Young Mems Christian association can
help the Sunday schools. The associa-
ton is a communicative institution.
It deals with boys along .he Ines II
their natural community interests. IL
can help enlist high school bows in
moral and religious education just as 4
school baseball team is made up, that
is, regardless of the church his parents
happen to attend
Helping fb- Girls.
Discussing "The Home an1 Its Rela-
tionshipsS<at d meeting in connection
with sel1o Religious Educat;on associa-
tior.fconvention here today, Miss Alice
l. BatcheIder, general secretary of the
Young Women's Christian association,
Lowell. Mass, spoke particularly on
1.-The Young Women's christian asso-
citation and the Home in Relation to the
Moral and Religious EDUCATION OF the
School Girl" She said:
There is no question of the need to-
day of a strong moral and religious in
fluence to work among our school girls
Leaders Of the next generation, but
now at the age of dawning personality
an influence which will enable them
to set up and maintain high principles
for themselves.
Here is where the Young Women 8
Christian association proves itself
friend to the school girl To the girl
in the public school. the city associa-
ton offers through it's gymnasium help
full physical recreation; through its re-
ligious services the direct spiritual
teaching the girl needs; and in the per-
son Of its secretaries, skilled in girl
study, sympathetic, personal guidance
and counsel To the girl IN a boarding
school away from home surroundings
and influences. the student association,
as it exists in 500 of our schools and
colleges today, means fellowship, high
standards, practical help, inspiration,
and opportunity for service
Encouraging Bible Study.t
In speaking today before the Relig-
ious Education association convention
here on "The Sunday School ard the
Young Women's Christian Association
in Relation to the Moral and Religious
Education Of the Girl" Mary E. Mox-
ccy general secretary of the founs
Women's Christian association, New
Britain Conn. said:
'sThe mutual concern of the Sunday