The Washington herald., 1911-11-11

A movement gigantic in scope, almost
unique in conception, and designed 10
throw its far-reaching effect upon the
life of the nation in after years. was
launched at Calvary Baptist Church. last
night under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association. The con-
ference was announced as plan to
show the relationship of the ''older
boy to the Sunday school, and is prop
erly named the ''Older Boy Movement
In effect, it constitutes a convention Of
delegates from interdenominational Sun
day schools in every part of the city.
The session yesterday and last night
was the first of a series of three which
will be held in succession at the Y. w.
c. A. vacation lodge at Cherry Dale, Va,
to-day, and another meeting at the Y. NJ.
c. A Building tomorrow. Special stress
was laid by the speakers on the radical
departure in Sunday school work evi-
denced by the conference. Fully $50 dele
gates. representing practically every
Protestant creed and nearly ~aI Wash
ington churches have registered.
The conference proper opened at CAL
vary Baptist Church at ) o'clock yester-
day evening with a social and registra-
tion period. A supper was served in the
Sunday school room of the church, after
which the opening session was called to
order by James Sharp. vice chairman of
the boys work department of the Y NJ.
c. A.
Sure Growth of Capital.
Rev. Samuel H. Greene, the pastor of
Calvary Church, led the devotions, and
Percy S. Foster took charge of the sing
ing.
As the first speaker. Chairman Sharp
eral secretary of the Y NJ c. A. well
known in social service work in Wash
ingtOn and elsewhere. Mr. Cooper had
chosen for his address, A greater man.
hood for a greater Washington" In the
course of his talk he showed the growth
that must inevitably take place in Wash
lngton when its size should be double
and when the young men-the Older
boys'-of the present generation would
be called upon for greater efforts in the
cause of humanitarian upIift
We fail to recognize" said Mr. Cooper
the wonderful growth of Washington
and the splendid effort and opportunity
which must eventually come to the youth
of the community. In Washington We
touch shoulders with the men who are
shaping the destinieS of $1,000 900 people
and so familiar and matter of fact be-
comes this daily contact that we fail to
give II true value.
There are plenty who predict that
Washington in ten years will have
population of 100000 people. With this
increase in population will come a cor
responding increase in the advantages
and opportunities which are now not so
numerous. With these evidences of civic
pride, greater Washington will call for
the best sort of men. l cannot conceive
Of a better training school than the Sun
day school. Our greatest responsibility
in the future will be the spreading of u
greater and broader manhood"
Fathers Example Bad.
w. w. MILAN, president of the Sunday
School Association of the District. was
the next speaker, with an address on
THE place of the older boy in the Sun
day school"
''One of the first aims of the boy when
he is young is to enter the Sunday
school, and at an early age the influence
is potent" said Mr MILAN. But there
often comes a time when the older boy
leaves the Sunday school because he
wants to emulate his big, lazy. easy
going, golf-playing, autOing father
With such an example at home, there is
little the Sunday school can accomplish