BOY SCOUTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14375, 21 May 1910, Page 7

BOY SCOUTS.

BADEN-POWELL'S INTENTIONS Qfe' By Telegraph.—Press Association.— '. - (Received May 19, 11.40 p.m.) fe London, May 19. Lieutenant - General .Sir P.. S. §| Baden-Powell, who has retired from the active list of the army, in order f to devote his whole time to the ;; organisation of the boy scouts, -f. states that he intends to decentra- ,: lise the organisation as much as ;. possible. Half-a-dozen counties remain to be thoroughly organised, and when that K work is done Lieutenant-General J ; Baden-Powell goes to . Canada in July, and later to South Africa. He i-S also intends to establish employ- \\ ment exchanges in London and the •S other centres. EFFECT ON SUNDAY-SCHOOLS. A PRESBYTERIAN PROTEST. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Ooprrieht. ; ; :- (Received May 20, 9 a.m.) MjELBOUHNEj.May 20. The Presbyterian Assembly Inst evening discussed the effect of the boy ecout move-. % ment op Sunday-school attendance, several speakers considering * that it formed a danger. Professor Rentoul, while heartily in symi pathy with the scout movement, said they »must resist the withdrawing of children v? from religious influences. He was glad the Labour party had come ipto power, as 5 it was distinctly a peace party and was determined to keep the defence force purely V- for defence and not let it become a portion ii:-] of the great military system ruled from ; London. Militarism in history had always beep identified with strongly immoral "'' forces, and in view of the dangers in the ''-}':■ great matter of purity it must open their f. eyes* to their responsibilities in connection with this new movemenit of militarism.