Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-27
TWO STIRRING ADDRESSES
Given BY Prominent Speakers Under
Auspices of Skowhegan Laymen.

Before good gathering of repre-.
sentative citizens two stirring adj
dresses were given by Robert A. Waite,
one OF the International Y. M. c. A.
Committee, and Charles Nesbit of
Washington, d. c., business man and
one Of the leading men in the Laymens
movement. These men came to Show
hogan under the auspices of the Show
hogan Laymen's Movement Committee
Judge F. F. Lawrence of the Commit
tee presided over the meeting. In his
opening remarks Judge Lawrence
spoke of the manifested strength and
spirit that was being shown by the
men of Skowhegan in this movement,
and he believed that the men of Show
hogan were working for the advance
ment of better things.
Mr.. Waite's main thought in his ad-
dress was Incorporation" He dealt
largely with the boys but laid great
stress on the idea that in order for the
boy to make useful and a good man
that the churches, schools and all the
organizations for good should cooper
ate to make the boys of the town bei
ter. The church cannot do 1t alone noi
can the school. but the combined force.
of all the organizations. He said that q
community needed boys with goot
moral backbone. not one with brain
alone or muscle alone but with all thee
gootl qualities combined with Chris
tianity. A boy must have self govern,
ment He must have standard oil
ethics. Mr.. Waite said that the church
lacked social and recreation life. He
believed that all of the sports and play
should be run by the churches. Play
without religion is characterless. Pa
rents should not neglect to talk with
the boy about religion. There is rt
subject that the boy likes to hear
more than religion if one will talk tc
him sanely on it.
Mr.. Nesbit is frank, honest speak
er. One canont help but feeling i'm
pressed with his sincerity. Mr.. Nesbit
said that a movement grows out OF
necessity. 1t is when people see that
1t is for their vital interest that they
begin to work on certain issue. Men
everywhere are beginning to see that
the Laymens movement is for each
mans vital interest-that it is for the
interest of the world and the commu-
nifty that the best men of the country
are beginning to work along these
lines The aim of the Laymen's move
ment Is to work in corporation with
the churches. The first Laymen' 3
movement meeting was in the year 500
when 10000 French gathered to consid-
er about the Mohamedans who had said
that they were going to force their re-
tgion nv the sword This was a tim.
when the people of France saw need
and they were ready to gather in large
numbers and consider the matter.
Other nations are loking upon the
United States as moral power said
MIR. Nesbit 1t has been world power
since l776. 1t started on principles that
make a nation world power. It's
principles were founded on moral
ideals. The Laymen's movement Dur-
poses to make the world better from
belief in God Mr.. Nesbit said that he
was in the Philippines a short time
ago and he saw six natives of India.
He went to them, being able to speak
their language, and asked them why
they were there in the Philippines. One
of them said: "Sir. heard that new
flag flcated over this country. and
where this flag was there was liberty
and a chance for everyone.
Mr.. Nesbit laid emphasis on the fact
that before he came to Maine that peo-
pie in the license states told him that
more liquor was sold in Maine than any