South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-07
STRESSES
BOYS IMPORTANCE
IN MODERN TIMES
Rev. u. S. Davis Says Boys
Value Cannot be Gauged
By Material Goods.

The importance of the boy in our
| n~Osent civilization was the theme
which Rev. u. s, Davis of the First
baptist church dealt with In his SER
mon Sunday evening. How much
/ is a boy worth ?" asks Rev. Davis,
answers that he amounts TO a valu-
alton which cannot be gagged by
money or any material goods. This
for the reason that he is the man OF
the future and the citizen of another
| day He said In part:
The multitude was hungry.
Jesus Void the disciples TO feed them.
There was no food in sight. Finally
one of the disciples found a lad with
fiVe small cakes and two fishes. In
the hands of Jesus IL proved enough.
This boy was the solution of Jesus
problem OF feeding the multitude.
Nation Studies Boys.
To-day realizing the importance
OF the boy for every emergency,
scholars are earnestly studying the
secrets Of boyhood. Men are giving
their lives to the study OF the boy.
Cities are more concerned about the
boy than ever before. With our
welfare work, our playground work
we have made a good beginning.
South Bend has good reasons TO be
proud CT our boys building of the
Y. NJ c. A. Is there any better in
vestment a city can make than this
investment in the bOyhood OF the
city? Anyone who visits the Y. NJ.
c. A. and sees the employed boys
in action under a competent instruc-
tor will come away saying, that is a
good investment Now, we have
Boy Scout director supported by
men and women who realize the
BERNER
How much Is boy worth? Some
men give US the cost Of a boy IN
clothes, and food. and education.
doubt whether we can determine the
value OF a boy by these standards.
Booker T. Washington returned TO
the old plantation and found on the
books Of his former master, that he
was valued at $500.
Organizes Institution.
"But after being educated and
trained he organized an institution
at Tuskegee that now has an annual
income OF more than half a million
dollars and hundreds Of young men
and women are trained yearly for
citizenship and service. We can not
estimate the value OF the boy IT,
money. The possibilities in the lad
are the hopes Of tomorrok. When
we serve the boy we serve the fu-
ture. Any investment made IN the
boy OF today is capital for tomor-
row.
Mr.. Roosevelt said, that il you
are going 10 do anything for the
average. man you must do il before
ne becomes a man. This is true.
This is why every agency IN the
&C mn unity should heartily cooper
ate in every movement 10 make the
boy the best possible man and ciu-
zen tomorrow.
The chief factor in this boy prob-
lem is the man. Too many men are
too busy TO give attention 10 the
boy. Legislatures will appropriate
big sums OF money 20 develop the
bread OF horses, hogs and cows and
refuse 10 grant a living wage to
school teachers who train boys for
future citizenship. The solution OF
the boy problem are fathers who
know he boy. To know this boy OF
yours is a harder problem than max
a right example. The father is Ihc
boys hero. IL should appeal 10
every father 10 be the kind OF man
he wants his oby 10 become. Happy
the boy whose father is his chum
and companion. 10 il a great thing
for the father 70 be a boy with tn
boy and lead him dNy By day in a
strong manly comp-nionship until
he has inspired him with the noble