New Britain herald., 1927-02-19
Sunday Schools Benefit by New
Plan Of Cooperation with Y. M.
Boys Will Join Church
Schools and Pay Fees
There - New System
Provides Recreati0nal
Facilities for Churches.
A new plan Of membership in

A new plan Of membership IN
Y. NJ. G. A. boys department \
into effect this week. Instead
boys between the ages of 10 and i
joining the ayr directly, they now
make application for its privileges
through their church and pay the
fees to the Sunday school officials.
This is an original plan OF Clarence
II. Barnes, general secretary of the
Y. NJ. C. A, who has been expert
menting for the past two years, seek
ing a way TO extend the physical and
social advantages to church groups.
The need for a recreational pro-
gram in connection with religious IN
struction has been a long felt want
among the churches, but it is i'm
possible for each church to provide
q gymnasium, shower baths and
swimming pool. Under the new ar
engagements these privileges will be
added to the Sunday school and
week day religious school at a NOM
inal cost.
The real purpose behind this
change is not to boost the member
ship in the boys department, but, as
an official letter from the First Con-
gregational church to its boys says.
rather to link the Y. NJ. c. A. more
closely with the churches both in
fact and also in the minds of the
boys"
Probably never before has the "Y'
so well served the churches as to-
day. Part of the week day religious
school meets at the Y. NJ. c. A.
whose secretaries teach classes. The
new arrangement will enable the
Sunday schools to furnish gym
nasium classes and swimming, and
thus extend their program through
out the week.
1t will also bring together the ex-
tensive religious education of the Y.
NJ c. A. and that of the churches
The boys will be in daily contact
with the church and Y. NJ. G. A.
character building programs.
In addition to the physical de-
partment activities, the members will
have the advantage Of organized So
cial and educational clubs and
meetings so that they will have an
opportunity for all around develop
ment.
The pastors of the churches have
given their hearty approval of Mr..
Barnes plan and have taken steps to
cooperate with the Y. NJ. C. A. in
making the scheme work.
In discussing the matter Mr..
Barnes said, what experience the
Y. NJ. C. A. has gained during a gen.
will be placed at the service of the
churches. The "Y" is part of. the
church. but unfortunately the boys
don't always recognize this fact. We
loyalty to the association which will
rival loyalty to the church II this
new plan engenders new spirit of
appreciation for the church, and
feel sure that it will. then the eff
fort will be worth while.
of we can reach any group Of
boys which the church finds it diff
cult to touch, this plan of coopera-
ton will bring those boys into con-
tact with the church.
Certainly there is a splendid
chance now to combine all the at
tractive features of two great or
CARNATIONS and provide masculine
leadership for boys who are on their
way to manhood.
1.-THE only drawback to this pro-
gram is the limited capacity of the
Y. NJ. c. A., especially in the ply
steal department. This lack of adc-
quate facilities will be the one fac
tor that will hold back a full ey-
pansion of the plan