The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-08-02
IS THE YOUNG MAN SAFE =?
B. w. ICE

!, by was little Annie The seeker aftel
God was seated in the parlor while tn,
mother of the early converted child
changed the tots dress to make hel
respectful in the presence of the angus
parsonage who had called. Mr.. Ed
wards opened the conversation with
carefulness, for his host was yer,
shy indeed. She had not been matur.
ed by her contact with the Spirit Of
Christ, neither had she been changed
into wise adult, but was the same
innocent child as before. Many ques.
tons were put to the little listener
promptness and clearness that show
ed the sturdy heart of the Splendid
minister, that the child before him had
been twice born At this point !
think many of the readers will agree
with me that he who is born but
once must die twice, while he who
is born twice shall die but once.
! l do not believe there are ten adults
in Caldwell who have been made by
gospel to change their lives during
the past ten years. There are more
! than this number, perhaps, who have
| joined the church, but who made no
change at the time, either having been
leading a very clean life prior to such
joining, or else have made no con-
siderable change since. If readers
will canvas this matter strictly in
their own minds, they will be aston
ished to find my statement approx
imtely true, Another point, be-
number who have backslidden during
the past ten years in this vicinity
have been men and women more than
forty-hve years of age. l believe
this is true the world over.
Now then, is the YOUNG safe?
We have our Juvenile courts and
they are very splendid as far as they
go, but they do not go far enough.
more attention must be paid to the
child before it comes to the point of
arrest. 1t mu stbe headed off a year
before. l was in southern Utah a
year since when six boys were ar
rested and brought before the District
Judge, who left his bench and came
down to table in front and opened
the Juvenile court A great big husky
officer told of how he had caught the
boys fishing without license. The
great heart of the District Judge was
touched as he began to talk with the
prisoners before him.
"Are you afraid of me? he asked in
tender tones.
Some of the boys thought they were,
others could not speak at all. They
looked nervously from one to another
and then to the wise lawyers who
were seated about inside of the railing
waiting for the Juvenile court to get
through its business.
/ had gotten pretty we'll acquainted
with the Judge the evening before
when we both addressed an audience
on the temperance question. He took
his time with the young prisoners.
He was fatherly. He was more than
fatherly, he was friendly. "Now" he
said to the first little fellow, did you
go fishing without permission?"
Yes sur" was the acknowledge
ment.
did you catch any?" asked the
Judge.
mo didn' catch no fish yet" replied
the lad.
did you try real hard?" was the
Judges next query. The boy was
about to say he had not tried, when
the Judge said, Gust go ahead and
tell me the whole truth about the
whole thing and I wont hurt you a
bit" The boys went on and related
how they had fished without license.
How they had thought it would make
no difference. How they were awfuly
scared when the great big officer came
down upon them through the willows
and how their hearts went in their
threats. To all this the Judge listened
with quizical and quaint subdued
smile upon his handsome face.
Said he, Boys if let you go back
home will you go fishing any more
without permission?" There were
SIX mo surs" in exact rhyme and time
The kind Judge then lectured the bows
about making good men of themselves,
He went back to the beginning and
told them now was the time to Law
the foundation for manhood with ali
its complex bearings. He touched
their hearts and moved them to tears.
Six little men went out of that court
room that day instead of the six little
outlaws who had been brought in
thirty minutes before.
1t is intended to inaugrate a child's
church movement in Canyon county
at once to travel over the line between
the two counties and to take root
IN Ada county. 1t is the purpose of
TINS movement to preach distinctly to
the children under the age of seven
teen; 1t is child's preaching. 1t will
be done in a way that children can
understand. 1t is in childhood that thu
great need of moral refuge is to be
found. The children are to be met
on their own ground. They are to be
instructed in the ways of the Spirit
and advised how to proceed along the
lines of the best Spirit life. The work
is to be done by a suitable evangelist
who VIII hold as many services as
possible throughout the county. The