The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-08

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F, A>W ,auiggle said that it was
up to men to set good example
! for the boys, but another speaker
| thought that the boys were entitled
! to some Liberty on Sunday after
Moons. Mr.. Quiggle explained that
he meant c. e. and church boys, who
do not take as much interest as they
should
Mr.. Willard said that the boys
should be gotten together at suppers,
ETC., and given solidarity. The getting
together is valuable part of the
church life.
Mr.. Locker said that he had been
surprised at the wisdom coming from
the boys in conferences. They will do
lot of work if the teachers are
tactful in directing them and get their
confidence. 1t is thousand times
cheaper to give the boys time for
recreation on the farm-say Satur-
day afternoons and buy them outfits
than lots of other things. Until then,
and until clerks in stores and others
in cities get time off on weekdays, it
| is hard to talk against Sunday base
ball and other amusements.
Humphrey Roberts suggested the
old Welsh plan of observing Sun
! days, by having the Sunday school
| in the afternoon with the church
service in the forenoon. Then the
| boys get attached to Gods word and
do not care to go riding about in
automobiles and standing around
street corners Sunday afternoons.
| Another Welsh delegate said that
he had difficulty in getting his boys
to attend three services, and did not
entirely agree with the previous
speaker.
| Theodore Williams thought that
there were too many church services.
| He could not see why there are
Junior Endeavors and Junior Leagues
to drag the children away from home
to attend on Sunday afternoons.
! Mr.. Locker agreed with this and
proposed fewer organizations and
closer and more intension work. The
greater number of the Junior Leagues
and Junior Endeavor societies are
now dead. He thought that the same
i work could be done in the Sunday
schools. He favored one preaching
service and one teaching service on
Sunday.
Peter Lloyd said that his greatest
trouble was to keep his boys from
| the Y M. C. A. He thought that the
conservation of the Sabbath day is
| lost in this country to great ex-
! tent. England is far ahead of us,
j with, no papers or trains on Sundays
! The parent. should so live and put
so much stress on the sacredness
| of the Sabbath that the children
would stay home and go to church.
He would no more think of going
on jaunt as Mr.. Willard did than
he would of going to the moon.
Mr.. Willard Stood His Ground.
Mr. Willard stood by his ground
and with Rev. Mr.. Quiggle questioned
the result of the old Welsh plan on the
second generation. He considered that
he was right in going off on Sunday
afternoons with his boys. Mr. Lloyd
said that his children were of the
third generation.
| Theodore Williams said that it
was question of what the parents
can do with their children, not what
| they would like to do. The problem
was what to do for the children
whose parents do not take such an
interest in them.
| The Social Service conference was
| brought up by Rev. e. l.. Heermance,
and was discussed.
| Mr. Locker suggested that the boys
have athletics and other things, and
! boys on the outside will want to
come in. The boys can be grouped
| by classes and taught other kinds of
activities outside of athletics. Each
Sunday school should begin to lay
plans at once, jobs can be gotten for
men out of work, clothes gotten for
those needing them, home cleaned up
ETC., before the Sunday school is
mentioned. The speaker was fearful
! that the delegates would go home
and not do anything. Persistence in
I overcoming difficulties and failure
| to become discouraged are neces-
sary to success, he urged.
Final Session Held.
| The meeting last evening, the final
session of the convention, was intro
duced with "a song service led by
Secretary Deerhake. Harry o. Iver-
son gave a delightful and artistic
cello solo. Rev. o. T. Langftt, Pres
byterian pastor of Amboy, offered
prayer.
REV. 4. b. OSSOOu, SeHSTdi ScCIc-
tary, spoke of what is to follow the
convention and offered to send work
ers to other towns and cities to as
sist in carrying and presenting the
message, in case it is desired. 1t
was hoped that the delegates would
arrange meetings in their own towns,
so that the movement might go
forward. He thanked the delegates
for coming.
State Secretary Locker spoke in
similar strain and urged that all
go to their fields of labor and ar
range to carry on the Movement and
promising assistance from the state
office.
Rev. P X. Edwards stated that
Rev. James E. Freeman of Mime
apolis could not be present because
of another engagement but intro
duced Rev. J. A. Schaad, rector of
st. Johns Episcopal church, st. Paul,
who had come to take his place, and
who gave splendid address.
Rev. Mr. Schaad spoke of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement and
of the necessity of keeping up the
work. We are inclined to move by
starts and fits, and not to move in
the right direction or channel he