Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-21

held at City hall and the delegates
completely filled the main floor, While
the galleries contained Il large number
of interested spectators of both sexes.
II. w. Gibson of Boston led the devo-
tional period and song service. while
special music for the occasion was
rendered by a quartet from the Green
Street Methodist church led by Ralph
NJ. Brarn.
The speaker of the evening was L.
L. Doggett, PHI. D., president of the
Y. M. C. A. Training School of Spring.
field, Mass. His subject was "Oppor-
tunities in Christian Service Or.
Doggett said by way of opening:
"As look at you boys l see the Goth
century. You are the architects of
your own fortune. The years between
u and &c are the years when the chan
mel of life is laid. Two great questions
must be answered by the boy in his
teens. The first question is, What are
you going to be?' The kind of man
you are going to be depends largely
upon the kind of boys you are between
T. and 90
1.-The second question, and the one
which l am going to consider tonight, is:
What are you going to do?' There are
lot of boys living because they can't help
it. Like the boy in the cricket match,
play up and play the game. What You
will be able to accomplish in the future
depends largely upon your present atti-
tude towards play and work.
The speaker emphasized the call of the
altruistic line of callings, where an OPP
portunity is given to help the other fell
low and said that he hoped many of the
boys present would decide to choose work
Of this kind. He named as the first of the
present day opportunities for Christian
work that of the ministry. THE minis
try today is hard calling" said Mr..
Doggett. Conditions are harder than
ever in this line of work. Fewer men
are taking courses of study leading to
this work and there is greater demand
than ever before for manly men in the
ministry" Educational work was the
second opportunity mentioned for service
to others and third group of callnSs
was spoken of as social service callings.
A series of stereopticon slides We're
shown giving the boys an idea of the
work done at the Springfield Training
directorships in Y. NJ c. A. Associations
and in High schools and colleges Y. NJ.
c. A. buildings and pictures of directors
and groups of workers in the Canal zone,
England, France, Portugal Rome, Rus
STA, Corea, Australia and South America
were shown Pictures of number of
boys clubs were also thrown upon the
screen and social settlement work was
briefly mentioned in conclusion The
benediction was pronounced by Rev. Da-
vid L. Wilson of Belfast.
The attendance at the conference Sat
urday was somewhat increased by num-
Der of representatives from various boys
clubs and other associations who simply
came in for the day. Among them was
the Boys Club of the Yarmouth Baptist
church with l.. r.. Cook and Charles T.
Allen as leaders and Harry Porter and
Willis Mansfield as delegates
The conference delegates attended TIE
various church services in the city Sun
dav forenoon and a number of the con-
ference sneakers and adult leaders occu-
pied city pulpits in the morning Rev. G.
W Hinckley spoke at the Penney Memo-
rial church, DR.. l.. L. DogSett, president
of the Y. NJ c. Training school at Spring.
field, Mass. at the Green Street Method.
list church, S. J. Robbins of Bar Harbor
at the First Baptist church and Prof. w.
A. Young of Oak Grove Seminary, Vas
salboro, at the Friends church