El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-18
SAYS Y NEEDS
GOOD LEADERS
Secretary Urges Necessity
of Safeguarding South
VESTS Youths.


Of the interstate Y. NJ. c. A. conven-
ton, following Friday nights ban
quet. was the address given by a Z.
I Roberts, OF New York city. iuterna-
tionaI secretary Of the Young Mems
! Christian association, on the subject
How TO Possess the Land" Mr.. Rob
! erts is the rural specialist OF the
American association
He said in part:
we cannot approach the problem
OF occupying the entire field without
/ reckoning the fact that the program
/ Of the Y IL c \ must be made avail
able not only to the cities and large
towns, but TO the smaller places and
rural communities as well
Need Competent Leaders.
The country community has al
ways been the breeding ground OF
problem, OF course, is 10 be found
through the discovery. enlistment,
training and development Of leader
ship.
I'VE must plan to set before the
people of the three states, program
comprehensive enough to lay the rails
Of organization into every last com
muniry. so that every boy and young
man. regardless Of creed or nation
ality, may participate in the activi-
ties OF the association
There are four principles which
must be borne in mind tn attempting
this task:
Adequate provision must be made
for the physical needs Of boys and
young men 1t is true that the men
Of the country districts have twice
as much muscle as those OF the city
centers. but they do not know how
to use it half as we'll The great pri-
mary muscles are over developed.
while the accessory muscles are not
developed at all. The educational
and social. as well a. spiritual by
products OF boys and a recreation
must be reckoned with. There can
be found IN every community men TO
excel in the best side OF athletic life
who can be enlisted 10 lead the ply
steal ideals Of the boyhood and young
manhood Of their communities. There
must be back of this. however. 4 re-
ligiOus dynamic.
Need Educational Leaders.
The educational need Of these boys
and young men must be likewise con-
sidered- Only two per cent OF our
young men ever get 10 college and
only five per cent to the high schools
The need is not so much for build
ings and equipment as for the dis
covery and training OF men TO be ed
ucaUOnal leaders. A boy at Il needs
life the friendship OF a patient man
Thousands Of men are finding rich
opportunities for service in encour-
aging boys at this critical age TO
persist in getting an education and
tens Of thousands must be found II
as the world needs at this particular
time.
socially men and boys need leader
ship along unselfish lines Instead
Of young men finding their social di-
version IN the place OF the vile pic
ture or unclean story. every commu-
nifty should be safe guarded by men
who have social capacity for leader [
shin.
The dynamic which makes all this
work possible is a religious dynamic. I
There must be revealed TO the boys !
and young men who are at this time |
facing up to the greatest opportunity |
the world has ever seen. a religion 1
that Is vital and natural"
Discussions at Saturday Session.
The convention was called to order i
Saturday morning by president J. L. 1
Atkinson, pastor OF the First Chris
ian church Of FL Paso, for the OPEN
ng hour devotlons
This was followed by an address by
l. o. Kuhn. on The Tasks Of Vic
Dry" in which he dealt with his ex
york overseas.
The balance OF the forenoon was
AIKEN up by the boys work session
n charge OF H P. Demand, boys
york secretary OF the interstate com
nittee. This was given to discus I
ions under five heads. as follows:
American Standard Program" BY
~. A Young.
20. S. Sex Instruction Campaign"
y A. z Holm
Survey OF Local Field" BY H P.
.emand
Survey OF the Southwest Field"
, W. d. Thomas.
"A Five Year Policy" by 7. E.
Sundays Meeting.
Special music for the big mems
Ieeting Of the Interstate convention.
-hich will be held Sunday afternoon
{ 5:45 at the First Christian church.
III be conducted by Joe II Evans I
Tell known N the local music circles.
irector OF music at the First Bap-
.st church Mr.. Evans has been
:. NJ. c A leader for a great many
ears, and was associated with the
Dcal secretary, s J BRENT. Is years
go, with the work connected with I
he Beaumont association
Mr.. Evans viii be assisted BY the
hoir OF the First Baptist church. and
special duet viii be sung by Mr..
vans and Mrs. Joe Dean Mrs. Dean |
Ill also sing a solo.
The address OF the afternoon will |
; entitled Chains That Bind" By
ate secretary L A. Coulter. Of Texas.
r. Coulter has delivered this ad-
-ess in a large number OF the diff
rent states OF the union, and in
] the larger and many Of the smaller
ties OF the state OF Texas. It has
zen characterized by some OF the
-eat speakers OF the state as being
uly a great address Mr.. Coulter
mself Is one OF the foremost lead
s IN the Young Mems Christian as
relation in the United States. and
$ strongest Qualification IS that OF
public speaker.