Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
Older Boys Crusade for
This Year Now in Progress

The initial meeting Of the Older
Boys Crusade for this year was held
In the Ward parlors, Y. M. G. A.
building, last night. Nearly fifty
churches sent representatives to tn }
preliminary meeting. DR.. L. u.
Wright, director of Christ Church
House, New York city, spoke on 1.-THE
Opportunity of the Older Christian
Boy" which Is the theme of the con-
ference, to be continued this aftor-
noon for high school boys, at o'clock,
in the parish house of the Second
Presbyterian Church, and at o'clock
for representatives of all the churches.
Sunday schools boys clubs, Boy
Scouts, mission Sunday schools, col
ored boys, Sunday school superinten-
dents and ministers and workers and
adult leaders OF boys clubs and
groups, prominent athletes, Sunday
school workers and expert leaders or
workers with boys.
| The officers Of the high school clubs
of the city will tender dinner at IL
o'clock to Arthur Howe, former cap
tain and head coach of the Yale foot
ball team. He will conduct at L
o'clock, in the Second Presbyterian
Church. a conference for upper class
men In high schools, to consider the
High School Student Christian
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make the opening address at the
afternoon session of the conference,
when he will speak on 1.-THE Oppor-
tunity of the Older Christian Boy in
High School"
Other speakers at the afternoon ses-
sion will be Rev. George r. Dougher-
ty, Rev. Charles o. Wright. of Ridge
wood: John r. Boardman. director
of the psychology OF leadership in
Corpell University, and j. Henry
Harrington, jr., supervisor OF the
Prudential Insurance company.
At o'clock six simultaneous Sec
tional conferences will be held In the
different rooms of the Second Church.
w. H. Burger will have charge of the
one for working boys; Rev. l.. B. Hill
lis, of he one for mission Sunday
schools; Rev. C. o, Wright, the one
for Sunday schools; w L. Burden, of
orange, the one for colored boys;
John r. Boardman, the one for boy
leaders, and Ivan P. Flood, of the one
for the Essex Federation.
A conference supper will be held at
the Y. w. C. A. banquet hall at
o'clock, after which a series of games
will be enjoyed by the de 2gates in
the Second Presbyterian Church gym,
under the leadership Of Carl M. Bau-
mann, physical director of the public
schools Albert f. Erler will preside
at the afternoon session.
The evening session Will convene al
7 o'clock, with addresses by A. v
Hamburg, president of the Board OF
Trade; w. H. Burger, New York city
Y. NJ. c. A. Boys secretary, and B. r
Barber for thirteen years Y. M. G.
A. secretary at Calcutta, India The
= credential resolution and conference
committees will then report. The con-
ference will adjourn to meet Sunday
] afternoon at p. m. In Wallace Hal
in connection with the Father and Sor
delegation. The speakers for this
meeting, known as the Older Boys
Crusade rally, will be David l.. Fultz
president Of the Baseball Players
.. FRATERNITY, and Rev. M. JOSEPH
t Twomey, new minister at Peddie Me
D mortal Church. Richard Bennett, pro.
! Queer of Damaged Goods" will
: speak to fathers and men over TWEEN
! ty on What Father Should Tell Hill
Boy" in the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium
3 at the same time.
e, Already registration blanks have
been received from 200 delegates, rep
resenting more than half the Protes
tant Sundays schools of Newark, an6
n a number from neighboring towns.
Y The following officers were elected
President, Albert F. Erler; vice-presi
: dents. Albert Hedden and Fred C
= Rothacker; secretaries, Earle 0. tt
tus and Robert Sumner.