The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-23
LAUNCH MOVEMENT ID PRESERVE BOYS Men and Religion Forward
 Movement Session
 EXPAND MOVEMENT
EXPAND MOVEME
Talks Yesterday. By Earle Stapleton, Hugh Locke, Hugo Black and
 Others-What the Work ae Consists of

Featured by a straightforward talk I by an 1S-year-old boy who sounded | the crying need of the Birmingham l boy, that we give them Jesus Christi l the work for boys by the Men and
 Religion Forward Movement was
 launched yesterday afternoon at the First Methodist church.
 The principal address was that de-
 livered by Hugh Locke on t"The Men
 and Religion Movement,"' which was l followed by an inspiring talk by
 Judge Hugo Black on "Temptations of I the Boys of Birmingham" and an ex-
 planations of the plans of the executive
 committee.
 As a result Of the meeting of boy teachers and leaders yesterday after noon it was decided to carry the cam
 paign of education and inspiration into every section of Greater Birmingham
 during the next few weeks with a climax on November 26 of a great
 meeting for boys to be held at some
 point in the city.
 | The first of these section meetings will be held next Sunday afternoon at Ensley, to be followed each week with meetings in Woodlawn, North Bir-
 mingham, the Southside and the North
 side, on dates to be announced.
 The section meetings will be attend | ed by men teachers of boys, pros pective men teachers of boys and the | boys themselves. The programme will | include practical suggestions for work | with boys as wei las entertainment for the young fellows.
 l "This is the greatest work in the
 world" said Chairman John Taylor who presided over the meeting. "A boys life is worth more than a man. 5 life, because there Is more of it." I He then introduced Earle Stapleton,
 member of the Clean Life class who ! said; There are many boys and many
 kinds and classes of boys. They are naturally divided into street boys, bus
 mess boys and school boys, but an
 other division which is even more nat
 ural is the saved and those who are
 unsaved.
 I "The boy of the street is just as
 good hearted as any other fellow. He appreciates what you do for him and | he will appreciate it if you will bring | Jesus to him. That is the real need of l the boys of Birmingham.
 1 "The excuse of the working boy is | that he keeps late hours at business | and is too tired on Sunday to come out. We must make the Sunday school | attractive so that 1t will fill the boy enjoy the blessed privilege of wor- l shipping his Savior.
 l Boys want to have a good time, but l
 believe in having a clean good time That is the way to make a strong, true | Christian. The essential thing is to give
 them Jesus Christ"
 | This was followed by solo by an- other member of the Clean Life class, Fred Farrow, who sang Was That Some | body Your"
 l MT. Locke explained that the name of
 the Men and Religion Forward Movement
 clearly defines what it is-that the whole | object to the take men for Christ, the | coupling of manhood with the religion
 of Jesus Christ, the combining in move
 ment of the teachings of Christ. The
 foundation of everything must be man.
 hoodf or this government will crumbie
 and fall. Though you study it in every
 way you cannot find any way to make
 a man except through the teachings of l Jesus Christ. It makes man broader
 than any profession-really and truly a | man.
 This is the biggest thing I ever came | in contact with, the combining of all l denominations in an organization planned | by the biggest men in the world for pressing forward to the greatest end. | tell you it is worth while. it is big mans job. As the men under 21 thin, so will be the Kingdom of the future." | Judge Black spoke of the importance | of the silent years and advanced the Boy Scout motto, "Be Prepared l Lead us not into temptation is an | exhortation that should be the constant prayer of every life, but we must be pre- l pared to meet teWptation. H Is harder l for tke bss2s. of the city te hesnfktesus l than fpr TxG Gboys of the@t0untry because tThere are more attractions to urge them | into idleness which. is truly the breeder | of sin and immortality. It leads to evil l thoughts, communications and evil asso- 1 ciates inviting the boys attention away l from that which is good. He told of some of the boys gangs which come in l the purvey of his court. '"rhe boys are | full of good spirits and bubbling over with energy. Let us capitalize it for l their good and for the good of Christ 1 We must counteract the evil influences
 and give that energy and outlet in some | way. that is good. In order to- do the
 best we must remove idleness by work