27/02/2019
Boy's Brigade of Nigeria
BRIEF HISTORY OF BOYS BRIGADE
1883-2015 =132yrs
The boy’s brigade was found by Sir Alexander
Williams Smith. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland
in October 27th, 1854. William A. Smith was an
Army Officer before the lord called him for his
work; he abandoned his military service and
became a Sunday school Teacher at Free Church
mission, Northwood side hall in Glasgow
Scotland. It was found during the time parents
left their children uncared for.
Therefore children became wild, undisciplined and
were not properly thought with the Bible, hence
as an enthusiastic Sunday school Teacher, he
discovered what was going on and applied his
military knowledge forming what is called BOYS
BRIGADE in order to see that children hears the
word of God.
Though this Boys Brigade organization started
with many boys but due to some of the
disobedience which many of our companies are
facing today made some of the boys ran away
due to the hard (harsh) training in Brigade.
So they remained only 31 boys including Sir
William A. Smith and these were the people that
formed Brigade.
Brigade started
with 28 boys and 3 officers on 4 th October 1883
at Northwood side hall Free Church mission
Glasgow, Scotland. It was known as the 1 st
Glasgow Company in Scotland.
The name of the 3 officers are:
John B. Hill,
James R. Hill and
Sir William A. Smith.
The remaining 28 boys were shared into 3 group;
Company boys, Senior boys and Junior boys. The
Boys Brigade is the first Christian uniformed
organization formed in the world.
Sir William A. Smith became a knight in the year
1909.
He died on 10 th May 1914 at the age of 60 years
after the work that God gave him to do.
In 1908 Boys Brigade came into Nigeria through
Dr.
Mac Milliam at Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Ebutero, Lagos.
In 1936 Boys Brigade was
established in Eastern Nigeria at Christ Anglican
Church Onitsha.
During the celebration of Boys Brigade in Eastern
region, one of Sir William A. Smith came to
Nigeria named Major General Stanley B. Smith.
The eastern central state council of B.B was
reorganized in 1971 with Mr Sunday Ibeneme as
the organizing secretary.
In 1936, B.B came into Northern region at Kagoro
and was accepted by the chief of Kagoro land.
In 1921 Boys’ Brigade week started.
In 1886 first B.B camp was held.
In 1915 was the founder’s day inauguration.
In 1934 was the first training course for officers.
In 1908 Boys Scout started.
In 1953 steadfast magazine started.
In 1963 international camp, Scotland B.B world
conference was held.
In 1966 Brigade headquarter was named to
BRIGADE HOUSE Lonswo.
In 1971, 50 years Anniversary of BB week was
held.
Today Boys Brigade has been
establish in many countries and states with many
companies of B.B.
it is an international organization which has its
headquarter in
United Kingdom with Mr R.L. Rawson as the
secretary.
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