Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-14
BOYS WORK IN THE
 CHURCHES OF NORWICH

i BOYS WORK IN THE
 1 CHURCHES OF NORWICH Discussed at Federation Meeting.-Rev.
 C. c. Kennedy of Hartford the ! Speaker.
 Interest and enthusiasm were at all 1 times. preeminent at the conference Of i the men and young men representing l the various churches of the city as well i. as other Christian work organizations. i held under the auspices of the boys i Work committee of the Church Feeder
 ation Monday evening at the Park l Congregational church. There were papers and talks by various local work i CTS and the address of the evening was i by Rev. C. c. Kennedy of Christ church ant one and much of interest and value was heard. There was an attendance l of about 75.
 1 The conference opened with an ex- cellent supper at 6.30 o'clock, the menu including escalloped oysters, cola ham. rolls, pickles, olives, coffee and dough nuts. The young ladies of the Park church acted as waitresses and Mrs; Leonard w. Bacon was in general charge of the supper.
 Three Things to Do.
 John B. Stanton. chairman of the Boys Work committee, presided and introduced as the first speaker B. P. Bishop, president of the council of the Church Federation. In the young men and boys lies the hope of the nation, said MT. Bishop, and we expect great things from you. The first thing for you young men to do is to establish and maintain Christian home. Next you should make. every effort to secure the highest pos sible education, from the public school to the university. Thirdly. make your self felt in the church.; love it and worship in it. Be loyal and true to the nation and serve 1t as you would your own life. and if necessary with your own life. The Federation of Churches is standing back of you in all these things.
 Chairman Stanton explained some thing of the organization and purposes of the Boys Work committee. The committee, he said. Is interested in making workers. of which we are sad ly in need in our churches. We have three kinds of work before us; Work for the little boys. work with the older boys. who can render a definite service in the Sunday school and church! The churches must stand for square deal for the boys, for all the boys. There is a great field outside the church where we must reach the boys; we must look to their physical.
 mental and moral welfare.
 Reports from the Churches. There were twelve churches repre- sented and reports on the conditions and work accomplished in the var ious churches by the members of the follows: First Congregational. Julian Williams; Park Congregational, David L. Bacon; First Baptist. Waiter M. Cowan; Trinity M. E., G. B. Dol beare; Christ Episcopal, Walter B. Crooks; Trinity Episcopal, Walter E. Gilbert; UniVersalist, H. E. Lawrence; Taftville Congregational, MT. Davis: Central Baptist, Fred Purvis; Second Congregational Henry D. Johnson; Broadway Congregational, William B. Osgood. Jr. Chairman Stanton report ed that both members of the com mittee of the Greenville Congrega- tional church were sick and unable to attend.
 Care for Boys of the City.
 Rev. c. A. Northrop. city missionary, was called upon and he said that he represented in a way the combined activities of the churches of the city the community. The United Workers, he said, are conducting boys clubs. Fifty boys and young men have or ganized in Young Citizens club. It is planned to divide this club into four parts with a teacher for each division. We want young men to help run these boys clubs and classes. I don't know of any better work for the church than the care of the young boys and girls of the city of from F to Is years.
 J. H. Ely, secretary of the com mittee, and assistant secretary of the Y. M. c. A. reported that the local association had at this time 225 boys between the ages of II and r under his supervision. There are three Bible classes with about 40 members and a Boys Cabinet of 12 members elected by the boys of the department
 Two Papers Read.
 Benjamin M. Bruce read an instruc- tive paper on How to Keep the Older Boys in the Sunday School, empha- sizing class organization, advocating men teachers and suggesting occasion al boys sermons in the church. Paul W. Latham read an interesting paper on Social Activities for Boys, suggest ing various methods of appealing to the youth in this way and holding his attention in the Sunday school There was short open conference with questions, exchange of ideas and sug- gestions by various persons present.
 Hartford Pastor Speaks on Builders.
 Chairman Stanton then introduced Rev. c. c. Kennedy of Hartford, who spoke on the topic Builders. As build CTS, said Rev. MT. Kennedy, we need evident in the figure of St. Martin dividing his cloak with beggar and St. George Spurring against the drag on- life to be won must first be lost. and to know how to save humanity one much dream dreams, and see visions of accomplishment. Standing on the threshold of the second year of your work here you should still look forward, though you may be torn and tattered from the encounters of the past year.
 The city of God is no longer to us merely the city eternal of Heaven, but very much city of this world as well. It is right for us as citizens to plan for the betterment of our civil organ- 1zations, but our special duty as Chris tians is with the spiritual type of city What sort of a fellow will take up the work of building this city of God, which becomes real only when the ex- isting cities become a part of 1t? The next 25 years offers more opportunity for social gospel than any period in i the history of the country and 1t de- bends upon you young men whether it will be the social gospel of Jesus Christ or something else. You will need to know you have something be- hind you on which you can depend With St. Martin. the church gives all men right to opportunity and clean sur roundings. With St. George, the church spurs against the dragon of sin and asks you to join with 1t in the battle Sin Overcome by Union of Forces. crOvUS most T.a yajdI11 <-,1,,-.