Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-01-29

the conference which. from its subject,
promised the most interest to the
members.
The Departmental Conference.
/ LEADERS CONFERENCE. (Audi-
torium congregational chureh). DR.
Geo. ]. Fisher. leader-pr Fisher told
how, in the suburbs of some of the
large cities near Kew York, the
churches had AFFILIATED To hold resa
boys conferences, ef the same char
acter. only on a much smaller scale
than those held in Maine. These
church conferences, he said We're fruit
on the Maine boys conferences. The
hour ana u half was made open in or
der that the leaders might discuss,
with Dr. Fisher and among them
selves, the live problem which con-
fronted them in the various depart
ments Of Sunday schools and boys
clubs. Some OF the questions asked
were: What tasks can be given the
older boys 10 do 90 rs it advisable to
conduct any boys club without Bible
study. How To deal with a High
school club with only social fune-
tions - How to overcome prejudice
Of boys against The Sunday sehoo12"
How TO keep together in the same
class, boys ranging from the ages of
II 70 Is, ana boys Of different yoea-
tions?h How can boys be encouraged
to testify and to make a decided
stand2' What qualifications must Il
young man leader have" DIR. Fisher
had a suggestion 70 offer to each of
& IL !.
cited similar work which had been
successful in ether churches. He said
Let the energetic social leaders work
among the 1NeajSer groups and in that
manner bring about an assimilation Of
the different ,lasses IF individuals
that constitute a church community
COUNTY CONFERENCE. (eoburn
Hal) a. T. Roberts, Ieader-The
problems Of the group of boys in the
country and isolated places was dis
cussed before 30 delegates and leaders.
Nj. Roberts conducting the meeting
that the ideas discussed might be Civ
en- out by the boFs and the principal
points of the ideas then taken up and
elaborated upon by the bows. Mr..
Roberts helped then along with the
plan ef bringing ont the work and the
problems Of the home places. The
Four principal ideas or problems with
which the country group has to con-
tend were given as leaders, organiza-
ton and finances, activities and unity
and support. The principal lessons
given the boys by Mr. Roberts were
that they should organize with small
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ana that they should not go into the
affairs with the idea of getting all they
could out Of it-must work all the time
to 90 something to make the town. or
something OF The town. better
CITY ASSOCIATIONS vestry Bapttst
church, s. ! Robbins. leader taking
place Of +. NJ RobinsonJ--AIr. Robbins
outlined briehy the history and work of
the association. then eleverly led the
boys into discussion as to how the worJ,
might be made more effective, bringing
cut the assertion that the trouble de-
nandiug the most constant watch in the
gymHastlc departments was the tendency
of the hogs to take up the exercise which
most attracted them TO the ultimate ex-
clusion of all other forms of development
Means to combat this were discussed and
compulsory atie~ealisthenics advo-
Gated. The benefit Of and demand for
social and educational work as side Is
sues. also found ready speakers. The
Rockport delegation in a body attended
this conference and bore the greater part
of the discussions.
CHURCH CLUBS auditorium Baptist
church,, JEFF G. Smith, leader-Mr. Smith
offered comprehensive discussion of the
religious social physical and educational
work of the typical chnrch club, deyoting
most of the time 10 the educational side.
with appropriate stories, Illustrations
and examples. lie took up the prelmi-