Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-12
JUST ONE or sALEMs
Sunday Sermons
By James Elyin
(Y. NJ C. A. Secretary

What Is the Protestant church Roini
Ito do about It's young people7
Every live minister and church men
Der Is acquainted with the word sur.
vey. And from the careful surveys ol
ehureh work that have been made we
are getting some valuable Information.
sdtae one Inns said that tlse church
of today IL divided into three parts
one-tkird dnes the work and pays the
bills, one third do little and pay little.
one-third do nothing and pay nothing
and get nothing II is no exaggera
ton to Eay that the majority of the
one-third that does the work ana pays
the biitn comes from these young peo-
pie whom the church has managed to
Keep IN rs service.
One flfth or the population Of the
country Is enrolled IN the mernberuhlp
Of the sunday school. However there
is sad side to The picture.
More than 20 per cent of the pro-
iestant pastors of America have no
plan nor not the slightest idea Of a
piRB or program for their young
people ! can mention certain sunday
schools In Haiem where teachers
meeting hus not been held Ia the last
five years
An angel from heaven would find IL
impossible 20 set the anperintendcuts
and the tachora and officers Of the "a.
'em Sunday schools together for a uni. |
.Nd program for Sunday school work !
ihousa nds " circular letters we're re-
Gently sent % pastors Ia the unlteo
1iHtea asking shat plan they had for
hslr sunday school and over two thou /
hhd replied that they had no plan az
a.
~ ah enthusiastic and Interested
'othcr among young people In An,,r-
ga ] was Intensely Interested IN the
YORK carried on by tho Roman Catho.
e church for It's young people IN the
enntry Of France, In that country
peeiallsts both men ana women dovpte
u thtlt time 10 the young peopla In
earls every seeldn OF France oa sun
NY afternoons II " common sight Ia
70 q yohnE priioHt out walking with
fohp of from fifty to one ono hundred
"gH On some nun with her blue dress.
20 her big white head gear with her
roup OF girls The games Of the .o,-.
INSISTING OF football and other games
~ a!l carried un under tho Auper. 4
'Hien of tho pslteai. These workers !
u ihe close friends and companions
lhp boys ana girls IN their charge,
ihe AlilY American propaganda that
lufuh services do not Interest children
~ young peupi. ii moi popular il G
rance, chidlrens day IN Paris In am, I
ms DIX eyenta ~ the year ana great
'"wdh blocked the street ana stopp.d
' traffic when the ehildrun'a process
on marched around one az the tarpes,
iurches IN the city
y y reliably atatsd that there are Ia
- united States 40.000.eoo persona sl
'a'a ai hnder, ane-half nf whom are
'h"ut auS religious Instruction wn.,
.et~~ Protest Catholic Of Jewish
0rimr waves and industrial disturb.
'e"s sweeping over the land have pot
:" ai'a never viii have the aanport
we S"hhg people ~ our churches
~ Sunday schools, Reliable infarma
ih eainea 60 us that durinlg theae t,,
y" aass when crowds of boys aud
aNA men nuEed through the a,reefs
q SQUARES u Boston bent on iaot and
anAsf tl'At most az the Disorder was
N@ea pJ Youths ffum n 10 20 wears
~" ANA not 10 professional thieves
W shaga II Was 4 sad revelation nr 90
eals'Heee pf an element unahln ta =
'AssN' "eeF uncontrolled by the sta .
institutions pf society
lha huesnn rlsl has tegn,la.l e.... Z
'a' t"et nHmeiy, that tho rbufeb :
1'eH'Ant and Catholic alike. ana ths =
'eels r1h'lo sad private. tls hem,a
= 'AA9AAh ef otherwise, have All ea,,.
y" so tdsftlilnG iheh funrtloos !
"F afset Yeas thus have slfewatI.
lnE ilfv to ran wild with sanea M
N"ifs y consolidate ahd strengthen .
as,iN
aahe jaiin Newcomer uf ina n.uot
~ nnHft nr chloaRo haa maas ~.
'''''eh' thai aarrE hs a,iu,inistr,-
, ~ the ermltal eoar he prraaasi .
''@b"t1d 1ae taSvs nf over sKygn :
''4F''a y1ens hon under twont, .o,,. :
"1 @&v Ahd shat he e,ltid aaunt !
va" fi''sefs af his two hand. fhsft
apet thai were regular aitnpbantss
-Nhaab sgh0ul cHMr ana ,,.els
lQ @f0 tho alternatives hst,,eer
'h uheFe p aa safe n,iddlo sruosb
~ tes'S aih'osi aitegeihtr vim. fat
''h {" estetmunr "a hioh tltrersi,,
'avtal rhulees 90 youth gsll taha
q" Alm @ the church should ~ ,if
every aNAllativ Noanw es,s.n ns :
NvtA'"wnin 10 ghs snnaap A.h,,iIs
'' ~" 'se memheta 50 the sunla, :
,@ Y thfls' and the ghurah ana M /,
= ~ 'he ehwrrA shaii never bs ~,
90 sRtI 4 has exhausted ever, et :
"h5h& hnlh ghese lines If statisttess
N' sAfate anything al an they So, +.
"ten W. hrtes peFson tn attend /.
n lhe sanasY nvha0i Ne tauttts1, IL
less' feNr times ths likeiibens MI
'e'''E ~en % chrasilAn sora J
'NepeTa the aaY Nhsa uyes Pm.
A' ehurvh viii have sans va.y
Rh' "a' rian ahd program for ~
= FeNlie Aot Hvg oasis thAt BIAS
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