New Britain herald., 1930-01-29
.BLAMES PARENTS . F YOUTH FALLS
Minister Says Generation I'
 Like Its Predecessor

The world is not going 10 the dogs but if the young people of to- day are indulging in practices which they should not. the sin lies at the door of their elders. who are responsible for their misdeeds. ac- cording to the Rev. J. Roy Wilker- son of Plainyille. pastor Of the PlainNille Congregational church which Governor John II. Trumbun and his family attend. He spoke at the luncheon of the kiwanis club today
 Referring to the young and criti- cism leveled at them today. the PlainNille minister told his hearers that the young people are no worse than their parents or grandparents were at the same age.
 Youth has always been tu,bu lent and it always has been a prob lem to know what to do with them. ." he said.
 He called attention 10 the fact that young folks today are accused of frequenting road houses. "Who is 10 blame?" he demanded. The road houses are being run by the older persons and most of them are licensed. They secured their licenses from older persons If it is wrong to go to these places. why isn't it wrong 10 license them? Who gives them the money to eon Most Of the young people who frequent the road houses are college or school stu dents. They get their money from older persons. Most Of it comes out Of the pockets of their fathers.
 T find the young people today to be very frank; they are not suIky or underhandoI. Many of them are giving serious thought to the prob lens Of the day"
 Elders Like Romantic Fiction
 The minister quoted newspaper article to the effect that sensational romantic books are read today mostly by older persons Of inactive minds. He said the younger people are reading books and magazines Of the better type. adding that an- other P.ainville minister one time caused a New Britain civic club to take up the question Of magazines and drop it like a hot brick
 While not condemning the movies as a whole he told his hearers that much harm is being done to chl- dren by the wrong kind of movies. He quoted statistics which have been published frequently showing that many pictures not approved by boards Of censorship and some that actually are shown on the screens have harmful effect upon the growing child.
 He added that such outstanding characters as Charlie Chaplin. Douglas Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd and others whose names he men toned never permit their pictures to sink to low levels but always maintain a high grade of humor. Some of the newer pictures arc things of marvellous beauty and many of them have educational features far superior in their pos sibiitics to what one can learn from a book, he added.
 Showing that young people do think of serious things he ilustrat- cd with a survey recently made in his church, Rev. Mir Wilkcrson quoted the following replies to group of questions on what it means to be @ Christian. Of 40 persons voting. the vote was as follows:
 Not to dance. play cards or go to theater--o
 To apply the teachings Of Jesus in our daily livcs-40.
 To believe in Jesus Christ and 10 follow Him-23.
 To do all things as the church says-2.
 To do good Works-14.
 To do unto others as We would they should do unto us-21.
 To forgive those who forgive lis IA.
 To give money to the church-5.
 To keep away from those who do wrong-ll.
 To love God above all else and our neighbors as ourselves-2S.
 To strive to make social. indus trial and political relations Christian -23.
 To tell others about Jesus-6.
 To tell the minister about our sins-0.
 To work for the church-5.
 To worship God and pray-li. "TVVN NlI IlUInTn