Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-12-03
nov1O,

| day evening"" and yet they are all
played out. physically. Take the man
who works in a store. He Is upon his
| feet all day, and when 1t comes night he
| Is all tagged out and feels at odds with
| the world. He would be surprised Il
| he were told that he needs exercise.
Why he would say. L have exercise
| enough. l am tired because / have
| take the proper exercise. instead of
| feeling tired out he would feel very
much better, and his work would soon
became a pleasure instead of arudg-
cry. He gets enough exercise for GER
tain of his muscles. while the others
have no chance. and he is soon tired
| out
People should take more care of the
bodies in which they live, than they
their duties to themselves, their fami-
lies and .heir posterity"
1T now looks as though there would
be 25 or 80 persons taking up the gym
nasium work, divided into three or
four classes. After the work has been
assigned by DR.. Whittier it is probable
one of his assistants will continue for
at least a few lessons. There will be a
class for boys of the parish, class for
the girls, another for the young women
and the young married women. and
still another for the young professional
and business men. The work is pri-
marily for the members of the parish,
and Mr.. Williamson does not want TO
use it to proselyte from the other
churches. If. however, any young per-
son of good moral character wants -
join the classes. he will be welcomed.
To defray the expenses a small ad-
mission fee of 80 or IS cents will be
charged each member. and the expense
of the instruction from DR.. Whittier
which will amount to % or 40 cents a
lesson, will be borne by the members
of the classes. Each class will have a
simple set of bylaws by which they
will have to abide.
The chapel will be open five after
moons and evenings of each week, un-
less there are services to be conducted.
In this case it will. of course, have to
be closed to the students in physical
culture While the meetings are in
progress.
I'VE hope sometime in the near
future to add a bowling alley to the
list of our chances for passing 4
healthful hour of recreation said Mr.. |
Williamson. This sort of sport is one
that is enjoyed, and l cannot see why. |
under proper circumstances, it is not |
as proper for the young ladies and |
gentlemen to have a bowling alley in |
the winter, as it is for them to play |
croquet in the summer. have no.
ticed that the young gentlemen when
they reach the age of is or 20, often
graduate from the church and the Sun
day school, and also very often from
the principles they represent. so why
should not the influence of the church
be made to serve them by providing a
place for recreation?
TO this end We have also in mind
the fitting up of small reading room,
the organization of a debating society,
and later on to take up the university
extension work. We mean for all this
to intensity the work of the pulpit, the
choir, the Sunday school. the young
peoples society and the weekly prayer
to supersede them.
we have over $4,000 worth of prop
erty dedicated to the service of Cod
which is used but about five hours out
of each week. We think there is no
necessity for the church to delegate to
alien institutions, its own legitimate
work. We think the most effective
way to fight the evil influences of the
saloon is to put something in it's place.
We think this is one of the practical
ways of preaching the Christ"
The members of the parish, both
young and old are much interested in
the new idea and are doing all in their
power to assist Mr.. Williamson in his
plans.