The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-05
Recent First General Assembly Of
Workers With Boys, Held
at Culver,
Indiana.
CLOSING OF THE WORK
Brief synopsis Of Statements and Rec.
concentrations From Commits
sions as Reported to
the Assembly.

Inc nrSJ general assembly or the
Young Mems Christian Association
workers with boys. held at Culver,
Ind, was remarkably interesting and
a successful gathering
Ben D. Chapman, general secretary
of the boys department OF the Keo.
kuk local association, whose return
was noted this week, was much inter-
ested in the work done and astonish-
ed at the amount of valuable labor
performed in the short time occupied
by the session.
At the close OF the assembly 1t was
found that much valuable working ma
terial had been accumulated and
many important conclusions had been
reached. To conserve these, steps
were taken for more educational
work. A committee was authorized to
publish the material presented to the
assembly by September 1918. A com
mittee was authorized to draft uni.
form policy for association work with
boys and for thorough discussion be-
fore final adoption, such course
probably taking year Some concise
statements were drawn up as express
ing the spirit OF the several commits
sions' reports so far as adopted by
the assembly
These statements have local sig
nificance and an interest which will
be appreciated by the entire membr-
ship of Keokuk and vi unity and their
friends and with this view a brief
synopsis OF each commission state
ment is given below:
Commission No. 1.-Work with
boys in the membership-The maxi
mum force Of the leadership and
equipment should be focused upon
each member, meeting first his Pc
GUITAR needs, and aiming at his four
fold development. The power OF per-
sonality and direct spiritual effort
must energise this process.
The boys work secretary should be
I held responsible as the general ad-
ministrator OF all work with boys CO.
originating the activities Of this divi-
sion with all departments OF the
association This demands a high
grade of ability, growing in consecra-
| ton and technique to the end that all
effort may be correlated into an eff
cient system of religious education for
the boy
Our first duty is to the membership
which should be working nucleus Of
adolescent boys, from IL to 81, inspir.
I ed for service in the community. An
effort should be made to make mem
bership available to every boy in the
community.
Commission No. Community
4 Boys Work-The assembly is con-
WINGED that the community boys work
1 has demonstrated It's value and Is des-
tined to play an important part in the
/ future policy of the association work.
That, under ordinary circumstances
should not be attempted In towns of
less than 5000 population, and then
visory agencies o. the association
That each local community associa-
ton be definitely organized on the
basis of an active membership with
! full local autonomy and entitled to
representation in convention. To in
clude in the program of activities
such practical steps toward the
! elimination of the cause OF evil con-
ditions as may be in harmony with
other objects, and not to be content
with merely ailevating results.
| Commission No. 3-Equslizing the
economic opportunities of boys-This
commission conceding the good ef-
i feet of the work, advice that the en-
yironment and characteristic of each
boy in the membership be studied SO
that all these boys may be satisfactor-
| lily adjusted to their environment and
/ urge that several associations demon.
| strate e1perimentally our part IN vo-
cational guidance, especially in coop
Grafton with the public schools. An
enlargement OF the work Is recon-
mended among the less fortunate
group Of boys. In conclusion, I'VE
/ recognize that complete success can
only be obtained by relating boys in
dividually to Jesus Christ as their
Lord and Savior"
! Commission No. Religious edu-
Regard religious education IN
/, the aim of all association activities
and in seeking the religious education
OF the boy that increasing emphasis
should be laid on the religious phase
] of the work. Regard as vital to the
accomplishment of this end the fol-
lowing: Enlistment of trained boys in
service; development of the prayer
life of boys; relating of BOYS to the
church in active membership: mis-
sicnary education of boys; bible study
| for boys.
Commission No 5--Leadership--
Recognizing the imperative demand
for the highest standard of efficiency