The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
For Good of
 the Community


 seems. It is the first time on record in the community s affairs when the young men and the older ones shall have met on an equal plane as cO-partners in the work of building up their city.
 It is the latest form of development of the activities of the young. It seems right strange that the community, which is the affair of all, should have been last to think of putting the young men into a harness of their own pulling community vehicle of their own.
 Several decades ago they organized the Young Peoples Baptist Union. This is for and by the young people of that church. Why did the church organize them into separate body? Because the church saw that these youngsters were capable of doing lot of good work if it was given to them to do in their own way; If they were allowed little leeway apart from the caution and even the severity of experience.
 deavor society and the EpWorth league for the same reason. twas realized that If the young were to be brought close to the church they should have something to do with the church besides listening to  haps go to sleep in the vain effort to catch the drift of doctrinal sermon from the pulpit
 Then came all the churches and made still further effort to save the young men to Christianity and to decent lives the Young Mems Christian association sprang into being. It grew up as in night There were tens of thousands of yoooy xxynn ,toI i11ct help to clean life; just such place for getting counsel from another young fel- low of an age to know, feel and appre- ciate what it is that leads young fellows astray.
 What was done for young men was then done for young women. The Young Women's Christian association was formed. It is another superb testimonial to the desire which young people have of making good and the avidity with which they respond when they have associations of the young with whom to make good
 Then man dreamed the Boy Scouts. The idea has spread over Christendom and is no where stronger than in this coun- try; nowhere stronger in this country than in Birmingham. Even the teen age boys wish to serve; are anxious and glad to do their part for the common veal. Given the opportunity they have done it so we'll that the world applauds.
 Napoleon said that none of his soldiers were more gallant than the last legion of the 16-year-olds Beastly as was that of fering on the altar of an insensate ambi- tion, it still remains that none did better fighting than these French boys who should have been tucked into beds at nights by their mothers rather than do that Corsican's bidding.
 Youth and age meet on an even base before they well realize it. By the time age has gotten it's experience, it has lost it's buoyancy. By the time it knows how to do things, it is slow to feel the prompting to do them. By the time it knows when things are done wrong it is too timid to make bold start at fighting them. By the time it has gotten at the top of the hill it faces the downward path.
 The Senior Chamber needs the Junior Cham Der. These young men will do lot of things in the same space of time that it would require the older to urge their old bones to start the task They may not do them all right the first time, but youths resency will enable them to face about mighty quickly and get it right.
 It is fine thing for dad" and his sons to meet