6.  Sunday Meeting Committee:  This committee should give careful attention to the following details: 

(a) That any boy over fifteen years and under twenty-one years be admitted to the meeting.  One leader to each group of boys may attend, but these must sit by themselves in the rear of the room.

To secure these arrangements it will be necessary to put a force of determined adult watchers at every door.

(b) Be sure to have a live organist, pianist or orchestra to lead the music.  A director to lead the singing, with ginger, will help.

(c) Have four ushers to each double or central aisle, and have two to each single or side aisle.

(d) Everyone present at the meeting should have a song book or sheet.

(e) Be sure to have a plain white card, 3x5, and a small sharpened pencil for each one present.  This is absolutely necessary for the Forward Step part of the meeting.

IV.  Letters to be sent out (Publicity Committee): 

1. To Pastor, Superintendent or Teacher: 

(a) Announcing the conference, its nature, purpose, etc.

(b) That it is confined to older boys—­15 to 20 years—­and one adult leader from each school.

(c) From three to five delegates (Christian boys).

(d) Ask for name of adult leader.

(e) Enclose Postal Card.

2. To Sunday School Adult Leader: 

(a) Send plan of conference and details.

(b) Enclose Tentative Program.

(c) Ask for names of boy (Christian) delegates, setting time limit and enclosing credentials.

(d) Suggest that leader have a meeting of the delegates before the conference to consider what the conference may mean to their own local Sunday school.

3. To Each Delegate: 

(a) Send a brief letter with program.

(b) Emphasize the Christian nature of the conference; that it is for training and leadership, and that he has been chosen from his school for this purpose.

(c) Suggest daily prayer as preparation.

V. Leaders’ Meeting: 

If possible, arrange for a luncheon or dinner conference for the Sunday school adult leaders who are at the conference.  Talk over the plans, programs and hopes of the conference.

VI.  Follow-Up After Conference: 

1.  A Second Leaders’ Meeting. (Details at Conference)

2.  Local Delegates’ Meeting. (Details at Conference)

BIBLIOGRAPHY ON OLDER BOYS’ CONFERENCE

Dunn.—­What the State Boys’ Conference Means to the Churches (American Youth, April, 1911) (.20).

Hinckley.—­The Unique Value of Conferences of Older Boys (American Youth, April, 1912) (.20).