Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-02
PASTORS GIRL AIDE |
OPPOSED TO JAZZ
But Miriam Conrad viii Boost
Real Good Times in Pres.
byterian Church
GOING TO CHINA LATER

The new pastors assistant Of the
Ninth Presbyterian Church believes thu,
all OF this talk about the younger gen
Grafton going to rack and ruin Is bosh
She pauses and leans refcctively back
in her chnir rs she makes this remark
Her eyes are deeply blue. Her hair is
blond, smartly but simply dressed. She
Is young enough to be accepting in.
vitntiOns to senior proms, pretty enough
to steal anybody's partner. Yet there
is that earnest expression.
1t Is to be suspected Miss Miriam
Conrad, Of Reading. who holds the dis.
tinction Of just having been appointed
pnstor's assistant in n large West Phil.
adelphia church. finds her work more
zestful than half dozen senior proms
strung together. She was graduated
from Oberlin College four years ago.
"I'm going to do everything but
PREACH" she admitted today rs she sat
in her new home Mt Ola South Yewdall
street, and discussed the work she has
just taken up. ''And il was ever
asked to do that. I think Id be scared
to DEATH"
Likes Young People
Miss Conrad. who. until last week.
served as Y. W. &. a. general secretary
in Norristown. held her first position as
pastors assistant in church in Green.
wich Village. New York. It was there
she became SO deeply interested in young
people that she felt working among
them always would be worth while---nnd
fun That was why the church position
in Philadelphia appealed.
Besides, work closely allied to the
church brings this youthful gospeler
one step nearer to her dcarest dream.
Foreign missions are her goal. In fact.
she has already been accepted by the
Presby terrain board to be sent to China
in NOT far-off future.
Her eyes lit up as she talked about
young people. and frequently shc used
II believe It's u great m!stakc.' she
said, "for older people to throw up
their hands in horror and call this Il
generation when boys and girls are
going to rack and rum. AL they need
is Il little interest taken in them and
they can give you far more than you
raupe r" ever ere sys wer S The n.x rous L%1s Is
people don't judge them by the zines in
which they live. but by the times Of u
half generation ago.
Take jazz. for instance. Now. per.
sonally. | think jaz Emusic Is abomin.
able. hut I don't bclicvc in trying TO
take the young people away from it.
believe in working at the cause and
removing the jazz from where it is Il
temptation to them. One way Of doing
this is to crowd it out with plenty Of
wholesome good times
Not Believer In Don't"
Youth is going to Re plank in tho
platform Of the Ninth PRESBYTERIAN
Church if the new little pastors rs.
sistant is able to carry out her plans.
and she believes she is, because she has
an enthusiastic director in the pprson
of DR.. William NJ. Currir. the pastor.
81 believe tho way to get young rco.
pie interested in coming TO church,"
she said. ''is to put Il good bit of re.
spOnsibility on their shoulders. The
older folk will come anyway. but young
people. get the idea that churches are
just for older folks. We're going to
have lots Of interesting activities here
that will show them that isn't the case
at all. Keeping them busy and keep
ing them happy wins youth. that and
not preaching at them. I don't believe
in creed of .don'ts.' Id rather have
one of does.