The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
BOYS WILL MARCH
IN Big PAR ADE
First Battalion, Virginia Brigade,
FIJI to Assist in Memorial
Day Event.
ORDER is GROWING HERE
Three Companies Alrca d y
Formed and Others Are
Soon to Join.

/ FOR the first time the First Bat.
talon. First Regiment, Boys Brigade
of Virginia, Will bio seen on parade In
fdchmond, when it Will participate In
the Memorial Day parade Tuesday
afternoon. The local battalion is
uhuer comlnand OF Colonel r. L. Fleet,
,HaJor wexford Ellyson and Rev. H.
~. =. Alaclachlan, D. D., pastor of the
seventh Street Christian Church,i as
ehaplain.
ne battalion consists of three COM
panies as follows: Seventh Street
christian Church. Company c, Cap
tian Walter Duke; Lieutenant, w.
Seipert; Company d. Captain. Vivian.
Douglas; Lieutenant. Taylor 1:apdon;
lieutenant. Marion Crump.
First Baptist Church, Company a
Captain. Richard James: Lieutenant
Robert Goodwin; Lieutenant, Ashby
Miller. 80
Fairmount Avenue Baptist Church.
Company B. Captain. Herbert Perkins;
Lieutenant. William Hummel Lieu.
tenant. f. Hall
Started In Europe.
The United Boys Brigade of Amer
lea was the outgrowth Of move
ment which started in England in
1856. II WAS inauEurated with tho
idea of meeting changed condition
OF lie, particularly as II affected boys
and the church. II was discovered
that boys. upon reaching a certain
age, were rapidly dropping from tho
church. and to conserve them for the
church and Sunday school the brigade
was organized to stimulate interest
AS an alluring feature to all boys and
young men the military plan was de-
clded upon and used as a means OF re-
tanning them and deepening their in
terest in religious work
The first brigade. modelled and drilled
on the pattern OF the British army.
SO far as company organization was
concerned. was Instituted In Glasgow
The movement was rapidly taken up
and soon companies were organized
in all parts of Great Britain. and in
less than two years 100000 boys had
been enlisted.
The first company organized In this
country was in the First Presbyterian
Church of San Francisco in 1855, and
this organization is still flourishing.
Many thousands OF hoys were soon
enlisted and companies established in
oil important centres The borough
of Brooklyn alone boasts of 1000 mem
bers. fully uniformed and equipped
According to Individual preference
companies are organized as infantry
cavalry. artillery. signal and hospital
instructions as are employed in the
| United States Army.
Many prominent men IN this coun-
| try are connected with the movement
! In this State the Governor and Adju-
| tant General and others are upon the
advisory board
Helps TO Elevate Boys.
The movement is Is no sense MILL
! tary one. but was conceived with the
sole idea as a means to the end Of
elevatinE the boy, bringing out tho
good In him and promoting habits of
obedience, reverence. discipline. self re
| spect manlIness. love for country
| and 70 establish the kingdom OF Christ
| in his heart, which is the supreme mo-
| tive.
| No meeting Is allowed without
| PRAYER and Bible reading. and no com
| pany can be formed apart from re-
| ltEious institution; no boy may he
| enlisted who Will not regularly attend
| sunday school. or who will not sub
| scribe to obligations as follows: Pledge
that he will not use intoxica ting
liquors in any form: that he will not
use profane. vulgar or indecent Ian
| guaEe. and numerous other rules of the
organization.
Locally. there are now four regularly
| installed companies in Richmond-Sev-
| cnth street Christian Church. two com
| panics: First Baptist Church and Fair
mount avenue Baptist Church. Com
/ panies are In the process of organza
ton In the Second Baptist Church.
| Church OF the Covenant, Marshall
/ street Christian Church and others
| The work of the brigade in Virginia
Is in charge Of Rev. w. r.. Burrell. pas
tor of The Fairmount Baptist Church,
who ranks S division commander.
|
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