Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-01
"ScME BOYS I KNOW"
Pew. G. W. Hinekley Lectures to
LARGE and Interested Audience.

Almost cv.lv seat in thu South Parish
CONGREGATIONAL church was taken. sun
Gtv .vriiIg, by the audience WhlIh
gath, reed to listen to III" lecture of Rev.
Geo w IIinckley. superintendent ana
founder If Good viii Farm. On the SUB
i..ct % some Eoys | Know. AS pre-
yr.lglv announced. services at other
,hurrh,s were omitted in order to give
an a,I unpOrtunity to hear this lecture.
Mr. Hincklcy'S intense interest in his
subject to which he bee anne attracted
when himself a boy. and his long eN-
r,ii,rcc as n public speaker. make him
= highly entertaining mar to listen to.
ana always s"rureS him the closest at
t.ntio:I of his audience.
After words Of welcome by Rev.
Nnr:Gnn Mrkinnon. lin" Congregational
p1etor PRAYER was offered by Rev. Il.
T. ITop,. of the First BAPTIST church.
;,r:I Ray. f. g. spencer Of the Unitarian
,hur, h introduced the lecturer. Rev.
CSC. W. Hin"kley.
In tn. first part Of his lecture. Mr..
EJinrl,Ir.- cndaavorcd to show the signi-
tic:.Irc" Of the purpos" pursued at Good
win. ana in the second part. which was
exc. lIntly illustrated with ster"opticon
lie ur !.oNdlin college. h" gave tanSI-
M "vi,icnrn at the nrarticll work which
is being accomplished in training b"y.'
to in u<. ful aud HONORABLE positions in
the world.
Mr.. Hincklcv said Good Will stands
for four things. the first of which is
''h"n.r." The original conception of the
in"tftutinn WAS of Il MAC" where boys
;,I,, ,1p pI1 al 4 4
n.i:i,t receive these benefits. Industry
ava dig, irlrc constitute" vital elements
in tie Farms creed. for without those
~ system of training can II" complete.
~" gts:!i,r told several pleasing Incl
l..rtt. r,intr,ty illustrating the whole
s"n"' rui,iancr which Is given the boys
w tbs nome. Last. hi; by no means
ra:t. r"lieicus training Is made an cs-
;'rrtirl IN the influences brought to bear
q" IL" yn,lng lives.
tn the. illustrated part Of the lecture.
Mr. !inrklcy save u clear idca of the
rr,wth If the institution. from its origil
to ~" wei equipped series Of buildings
ard apparatus now in service. Views
of tn. several cottasc. were thrown oo
the screen. as we'll US the pictures Of
,nany of the leading b"nrfactors Of tn"
:;trny.d Ey Ere last NEG, mhnr wni
shown. md an account &c the Scrinu
lr,;" sustained VAS WILDLY given. Tn
.rlrr""m"ut Of tn" scope of the under
IT, iUt, Ia include III" reception and
trajrin'- nf Girls rs w"ll is boys. was
G""crih,d by tn" speaker. beginning. rs
il did With 4 contribution Of two
Il, E"lr by boys NJ the farm. until n
tn" present time there arc 135 girls
ca'rd for n tn" institution. \ fine il
lI.trati"n and description was AIS
riHrn Of the "Ruckmir.;ter" building
Wh"r" tn" boys who have reached the
""'f-SunpnrtinS age reside.
IN closing his lecture, Mr.. Hinckley
save the portraits AMI brief biographies
Of some of the bows who have beer
r''S"rcd from degrading surroundings
""'i. hv the uplifting influences VI Good
WI, hav" hccn inspired with the ambi-
tl"r to AMI to do somo thing in thJ
world At the close .hrrn was no doubt
IN III" minds of the audience that h
had answered in the affirmative, and
Very "mphatically. his own query
Does il pay"