Evening journal., 1915-11-20
URGE BOYS
TO HIGHER IDEALS
Tells Sunday School Work
erS Christ Needs Their
Best Efforts
CONFERENCE WILL
CONTINUE TOMORROW

State, gathered this morning in the |
first business session of the Second |
Annual Older Boys Conference under |
the auspices of the New Castle County |
Sunday School Association. Presiding |
at the meeting in place of Ralph |
Minker, president. VINO was unable to
attend. was Walter S. Watson. Of the
Y. NJ. G. A.
The session this morning was OPEN
ed by half hours devotional period
conducted by the Rev. William Craw-
ford, pastor of Greenhill Presbyterian
Church. Following these exercises
the business of the association was
considered.
The boys expressed a willingness to
get plans under way, following the
closing of this conference for next
years conference with the idea of
making it the largest and best ever
he'd A motion by y. Ross Farra, sec
retary of the conference, that all the
boys in attendance take notes on the
conference and report the facts next
Sunday or on the following Sunday to
their respective Sunday schools and
that this day be set aside by the
churches as Boys Day" was passed.
The boys all consented to agitate
group conferences to follow Boys
Day. and TO make all arrangements
for the affairs themselves without the
assistance of the more experienced
men of the churches.
The election Of officers OF the con-
ference resulted as follows: Ralph
Minker. Wilmington, president; Clar-
1 ence Weber. Middletown, first vice
! president; John Moore, Dover. sec
4 ond vice-president: Walter Squires,
I Wilmington. and Richard Knox, st.
i Georges, secretaries.
II Paul Wintrup reported on the work
that is being accomplished by Han
over Sunday school. He said a gym
nasium had been installed in the
church. With this addition. he said,
the membership of the Sunday school
is expected to rise.
Il In response to this report Mr.. Wat
son made the statement that Hanover
!. will be the best equipped Sunday
b school in the State with the COM
/ pletion of the new building.
DR.. Jesse Holmes. Of Swarthmorc
ai College, gave the boys an interesting
talk. centering his topic about the
4 habits that may be easily acquired by
boys by associating with boys of bad
characters.
"The help OF the church Is needed
TO make a successful democracy" DIR
Holmes said He declared that tn
\ boy who indulged heavily in smoking
I chewing, drinking, or any other form
' of indecency, was a criminal on
minor scale. and such a person tha
= uses vile habits is weak, no matte
n how heavy he is or what strength III
I has. He spoke Of the training tha
4 football players observe, and elaine,
= it an honor for any boy to train wheI
I the team was in need of his services
a Addressing the boys directly, DT
Holmes said: "'rhe Christ team needs
r all your nerve and strength, and Vol
n will be able TO render no service L
r this team unless you steer clear of to
!. bacco and drink"
i IN closing DR.. Holmes said the
I churches are at all moments facing
= a crisis; that everybody is facing
: crisis every minute and hour of his
: life.
a Three interesting papers we're rea'
n by members of the conference. Pau
NlnAluD oubJtNl WAS ut Andl
D lenge of My Better Self" He appeal
4 ed for the holding up of the honor o
: ones own self.
As Victor r. Bennett was unable to h
, present. his paper was read by Dan
: Pyle. The subject was: "The Challeng
of Nv Chums" George Gricr's pape
4 "The Challenge of My Sunday School
. asked a stronger force of leaders fC
I the boys. and said that it was an esser
{ tial asset for a Sunday school.
II a discussion of these papers wa
n opened by 4. J. Churchill. boys secr'
tary of the Coatesville Y. NJ. c. A. II
4 made brief address, praising the wor
that has been accomplished by c.
Robinson, who will address the confe
ence this afternoon, evening and tomo
row afternoon.
y He said that the boy whose bod
u was weakened by violating the laws
y hygiene is not SO religious as the be
le who oJefrains from using anything whi'
le will interfere with his physique.
"Such a fellow cannot increase his j
m tellect,' Mr. Churchill said "and is
ed the same time committing a sin in vi
w lating the most vital law of life. The
IN bodies will not have a chance to
yelop'
He said that the Sunday school oug
TO be called the Bible school. as 4
D. main object of the school is the Bible
lg In talking Of "The Challenge of NJ
In Chum." he said that all our lives al
d, related. and that we should link ou
es life with the other boy and develop h
rs sense of honor
In explaining how a Sunday schol
. of small membership could be bette
In ed. Mr. Churchill said that the on
Is way he knew Of was for the school
al. select few leaders to put more ei
lis thusiasm into the work and get n
ar boys in earnest-"and then You ca
q. fnd a way out" he said.
10 The program for this afternoo
h night and Sunday conferences follow
ir. Saturday afternoon. First Presb
m. terian Church, William S. Pricke
ie' residing-Service OF worship. 4
IS Rev. John l.. Johnson; address. C.
,r- Robinson; address, Henry c. Dow
,rt ward. president OF CITY Counc
of Boys Department of the Sund
nix School. William b. Christie: How
lul Keep an Organized Glass Intereste
nd John Black and William Websts
ev. The Pedagogy and Phvcholocv
Ar- Teaching in the Sunday School" La
les renee A. Davis; prayer service; bel
re diction.
OK Saturday evening. Y. NJ c. A. |
e. ture room-Social hour: illnstra
,hn lecture, G. c. Robinson: recreat
OF features for organized boys' class