Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-01-29


and visitors who had the gallery all for
themselves. were Impressed visibly.
The First Psalm was read by Gleason
Perry Of Camden Robert Tucker of Good
win farm. Hinckley, and Theodore Stin-
son of Rockland offered prayer,
Pres, Richard Fuller of Roekland intro
duced the speaker. Mr. Roberts, who told
the boys of the part they should play in
the conduct of such religious service,
he said that more depended upon the
audience than the speaker.
"a boy of this dag and generation must
have certain qualifications. In the psalm
cad here this afternoon. it is related
the man who planted in season. and
the tree that he planted grew and with
stood the elements vigorously. This may
he applied to boys and God means that
we should grow up happy and happy
with His appreciation. The kind of fine
time that leaves sting should be shun-
ned he who enjoys such pleasure is hap
py for a time but not permanently.
God has one set of values and man
another. \ good man may not prosper
in a material way: virtue does not insure
that kind of successes. He may not sue
ceed according to the worldly idea, but
if a man lives an upright. honest life, ne
has succeeded in the eye of God The
end crowns all, and he who leaves this
earth with a soul unsullied has attained
the real goal,
outward appearances are not the true
index of character. There are boys
whose clothes are of the latest cut,
whose linen is spotless, but whose soul
is not. There are whitewashed boys and
boys washed white. and the difference IS
vast. The great difficulty met by busi-
ness men. today, is to get fellows who
are clean physically. The first qualifl-
cation a boy must have is To be abso-
lutely clean
Second. a boy must be conscientious,
for conscientious men are needed in the
world The boy who tries to foool the
teacher and thinks lie succeeds. fools
himself only.
The questions asked me by merchants
who are hiring boys are not, can the
boy add quickly, or has he strong per-
sonality; but. who are his companions
does he attend Sunday school? where
does he spend his evenings,
The third qualification is chiyalry. \
boy must not only be clean and consc-
entious but he must also be ehivalrous.
The boy who speaks in an underhanl
manner of women, whose speech ahoue
them is not lit To hear. is i'll a sad way.
The memory of an obscene picture al
ways remains with one, and stories Of
that kind are not easily forgotten. al
ways think of such things as an open
insult to Your mother, \ story that
cannot be told when ladies are present
should not be related before gentlemen.
There are boys who speak deprecatinglH
Of being tied to mothers apron strings. "
They refer 10 her sometimes as the old
woman. But u boy cannot have more
manly quality than respect and love FOR
his mother. this is Il basic virtue.
No man has ever lived good life has
ever left the world better than he found
it. who has not modelled his life after
that of our Lord Jesus Christ If your
lire is patterned after His. You have an
tressing temptation.
The man who is clean who is consci-
entious. who is chivalrous. is the maa
who lives christlike life.
Earnest, aggressive Christianity is the
kind that counts in character.
Mr. Roberts asked the boys to bow
their heads in PRAYER. asking God to show
them what they ought 10 do. aud 10 ask
for inspiration to lead Christian life.
to accept Christ, those who had not done
81 before. After moment of silent
prayer. Dr. Fisher offered vocal prayer
summing up in petition the desired graccs
and Inspirations of the conference.
BOYS who wanted to profess Christian
ity for the first time were requested te
come to the front and sign cards giving
their name, age. town and church. Nine
ty-one boys responded.
Those who had previously taken this
stand were asked to make another for
ward step. such as joining the church.
er to make some active move in that di-
rection. Several did this.
The session concluded at about $50
o'clock.