The Denver star., 1913-09-20

Military Training In the Interest Of Ir-
regular Sunday School Lads to Re-
eeive Attention-views of the Father
Corps.
Nashville, Tenn.-Ope Of the new
features brought forward at the re-
cent session of the Sunday school con-
gress held in Muskogee, Okla, was the
starting of the IA. F. cadet corps
among boys who are not regular at
tendants of any Sunday school. The
movement is already becoming quite
popular, and the directors of the con-
gress are very much encouraged over
the future outlook for the movement.
Henry Allen Boyd, secretary of the
congress, says that the originator of
this feature got his inspiration from
the enthusiasm displayed by small
boys on the street, who often indulge
in playing soldier.
The father of the cadet corps idea is
DIR. W. II. Crawford, superintendent
of the Second Baptist church Sunday
school in Austin, Tex. of which the
Rev. DR.. L.s l. Campbell is pastor.
This school has the largest enrolment
of any in the congress. In speaking
of the work DIR. Crawford says:
For years it has been dawning
upon our minds that we were fast fac
ing a crisis in our UNCONVENTIONAL life
when we would find ourselves without
strong men upon whose shoulders
al . l,a 70 nf nr
tending the Masters kingdom in the
world We have noticed the scarcity
of men in our churches and the pre-
dicament of our churches in being
hampered because of their inability to
find proper material to man the va
rious positions of trust.
I'VE have watched the various mems
movements in this country. whose ef-
forts are bent largely on heading of
the inBendinS- crisis. Both in church
and Sunday school the ratio of at
tendance is easily five to one in favor
of the female. Evidently there is a
cause producing this effect and that
cause should be discovered and the
proper remedy applied. We are of the
opinion that we are not paying the
necessary attention to the boy. and
hence the indifference Of the man"
The cadet movement ike all other
movements for good, is bent heaven
ward 1t seeks to create a wholesome
moral and congenial atmosphere
around the boy by inculcating in him
many unique features which will
appeal to that interest universal
among boys. The boy likes the spec
tacuiar. the aesthetical and the humor-
ous-that which enlivens and gratifies
his notions and whims. He is not
given to a great extent to the. consid-
Grafton of the serious side of life:
hence In order to win him we must
cater somewhat to his peculiar traits.
but in doing this SO maneuver as TO
fix within him at the same time those
basic principles upon which may rest
elements OF true manhood. This is
one of the things that is aimed at in
the organization of the a. F." cadets.
Another idea involved is to ever keep
in mind that the boy of today is to be
the man of tomorrow. and whatever
the needs of this time or the needs of
the time to come as to disposition. hab-
its, character, etc. should be nodded
into the life of the boy of today and
not wait until he becomes the man of
tomorrow The cadet movement starts
in the Sunday school as distinct de-
partment. subject to all rules and reGu-
lations Of the school. This department
its, character. etc. should be nodded
one boys each. but all under the com
mand Of a captain. This division Is
made on the basis of size. Any boy
may become a member of the cadet de-
partment who will join and attend the
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