The Boys Brigade was founded in Glasgow on Thursday 4th October, 1883.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was founded by William A. Smith who was a business man, part time soldier and a Christian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
William Alexander Smith was twenty nine years of age when he founded the Boys Brigade. He was born on 27th October 1854 at Pennyland, on the north-east coast of Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
William Alexander Smith had the idea of turning his Sabbath School boys into a volunteer brigade.\u00a0 With the same military order, obedience, discipline and self-respect of the Army.\u00a0 Also, with religious instruction at the core and with games and enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On 4th October 1883 the three leaders invited the boys of North Woodside Mission Sabbath School to join The Boys\u2019 Brigade. The badge was to be an anchor and the Motto was to \u2018Sure and Steadfast\u2019 from Hebrews, chapter 6, verse 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The object was to be \u201cThe advancement of Christ\u2019s Kingdom among boys and the promotion of habits of Reverence, Discipline, Self-Respect, and all that tends towards a true Christian Manliness\u201d. And the word obedience was added some 10 years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the 26th January 1885 the Council of The Boys Brigade was formed, with a Constitution that set out the rules. By the time of the first annual meeting of the Council in October, there were twelve Companies in Glasgow and three in Edinburgh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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