The Mount Holly news., 1918-03-19
Planning Week Finance

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increasing need for intensified worl
with the boys and young men.
Gerald w. Birks, member of on
of the greatest jewelry establishment
on the continent, with immense store
at Montreal and other Canadian cities
is supervisor of the Y. M. c. A. worl
with Canadian troops in Europe, will
his headquarters at present in Grea
Britain. In writing recently he said
while readily appreciating the mag
ni6cent opportunities OF Christian ser
vice over here, / am every day becom
ing more and more impressed with the
fact that the real constructive work o
the Kingdom is what is being done a
home by the Churches Christian AS
sociations and kindred organizations
for there seems but little chance of 9
man coming through these awful ex
perisnces straight unless his feet have
been firmly planted on the rock before
he leaves home. So i urge upon you
as this war may possibly be drawn ou'
for years, to do your part with the
young people who are now being called
to the colors."
The programo of county Y. M. c. A. ac-
tivities has been supervised by the coun.
ty committee for some IL years, and the
work, which is given careful attention
by Guy G. Hendry, the county secre-
tary, includes group work with boys,
in these communities: Beverly, Bridge
boro, Cinnaminson, Columbus, Cross
wicks, Delanco, Easton, Hartford,
Lumberton, Masonville, Marlton, Med
ford, Moorestown, Mount Holly, with
the fourfold group program; physical,
educational, religious and service activ-
tiles. Each group is under leader,
whose remuneration is satisfying re-
suits with the boys of his group. Ply
sical activities include team and group
games, indoor and outdoor athletics,
physical education, hikes and camps.
Educational activities include public
speaking, good home reading, political
talks, craftsmanship, sex education,
educational trips. Religious activities
include Bible study, study of heroes of
service, life problem study, personal
interviews. Service activities include
first aid instruction and use, learning
to teach, home duties, learning to en-
tertain, help in vocational selection.
Then, wholly in the interests of the
boy is held an annual Older Boys Con-
ference. The last was held in Moores-
town, February 22d and 23d. Thecon-
ference theme was Success; Measured
and Gained. About 100 boys were
present, 80 taking forward steps and
making decisions to unite with the
church.
Bible study is the very nerve of
group work. During the years county
Y. M. C. A. work has been part of the
history of Burlington county, hun
dreds of boys have studied the Bible,
very often using the study courses
edited by the International Commit
tee of the Y. M. G. A. In each group
meeting throughout the county Bible
study is regular part of the meeting.
Every Y. M. G. A. boy is Bible stu
dent, and he is unashamed of the fact.
Here foundation of character is made
firm.
Seyenty-five Reform School boys
from Railway were on road construc-
ton job between Wrightstown and
Georgetown nearly all the fall, and
into late December. The County Y.
Nj. C. A. provided these fellows with a
yictrola, reading material, and Sun
day afternoon religious services-and
they were grateful.
Urgent appeals came from Camp Dix
to provide entertainment in the Y. M.
C. a. huts from Burlingtons county,
as often as possible. Ten or fifteen
evenings programs have been provid-
ed, and received most heartily by the
Boys.
In the war work campaign when
over $4,000 was subscribed in the
county the work of the Burlington
county Y. Nj. c. A. committee proved
a great asset. The treasurer, Frank
w. Thacher, became the county cam
paign director, and the county Y. NJ.
c. A. secretary, Guy G. Hendry, was
the campaign secretary. -Four of the
county committeeman became dis
trict chairmen out of the ten districts:
DR.. Elmer d. Prickitt, Mount Holly
district; William H. Heisler, Jr., Penn
berton district; Henry P. Thorn, Med,
ford district; and John H. Hutchinson,
Bordentown district. Nearly every
member of the county committee OF
twenty men was actively engaged in
the $35, 10000 campaign. The nine
counties organized for county Y. M. C.
A. work in New Jersey raised over $50
of the money secured from the county
fields of the State Burlington county
headed the list in the amount secured
To date it has not been denied from
any source that Burlington county
raised more money than any
other county in the whole country!
The work today for boyhood il
more thoughtful, thorough and scien
tific than was possible before; it goel
deeper into life, in nature and needs
so that there may come stronger anc
higher type of race in all that makes
for individual character and citizen
ship. When the county Young Men,
| Christian Association uses its equip
ment and men in the interest of th,
boy, it is simply taking its place il
the whole inspirational movement 70
a better future life for every boy it cal
reach and for higher level of life il
general. But this organization has
central purpose that some bodies en-
gagged in the development of boyhoo
only slightly emphasize or not at all
Christian thought and purpose is th
thread that runs through the warp an
woof of all that is done, whether i
sports or woodcraft, in study or th
general wholesome discipline of cam
life.
Your attention is invited to th
reasons why you should contribute I
the supervisory work of the Burlingto
County Y. NJ. c. A. Committee:
/. Because the Y. M. c. A. h;
helped to make men of the boys WI
are now fighting for us.
2. Because of the Y. NJ. c. 4
. trained leadership in Burlington coul
ty now in greater service for boys ar
country.