Show A THOUSAND BIG BROTHERS One of the tho most helpful movements In tho the uplift of the tho bad boy bo In New York grew out of or a discussion of con between Ernest Ie IC Coulter and the Rev Dr W SV Merle Smith CoulterS of or S the Central Centra church and took toole form four Cour years ago in the organ S of tho the DIg Big Brothers somo some I twenty young men connected with tho thc church club agreeing to play pin pia that part for tor as many man little brothers brother who had been beon paroled by hy the tho childrens court Today there fire are a n thousand Big Brothers connected with a of churches In the tho city elt and a liko number of ot small boys who have boon been In trouble under their protection Tho The Idea Is not to give financial aid except In extreme cases but to make the tho little brother understand that someone has hns a real and interest in him and It Is la almost the tIle universal experience among tho the young men who are taking part In the move moe mont ment that lint no matter how hOt vicious a C boy hoy ov may mo be bo once his Iii confidence Is I obtained he la I as clay in tho the hands of o the tho potter The Tho DIg Big Brother finds out whore the other othor lives and makes the acquaintance of the tho family more often orten than not In a n slum tenement ho Intercedes for the tho boy with par eats who are arc unnecessarily harsh he ho r aRks permission l to take the boy to a aI r I ball game gama or a theater ho Ito lends lemb him tho right kind of books hooks and encourages ages ases him to study and ono one evening a week Is 18 set Bel apart for or athletic work the tho Young Meno Mens Christian association allowing the use uso of thair gymnasium for this Last summer tho the Dig Big Brothers established u a t camp In Inthe inthe the tho country where herc erich each of Qt the little brothers spent a happy fortnight S Leslie |