Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-03

must do at least one good turn to
somebody every day.
4th, A Scout is friendly. He is
a friend to all, and brother to ev-
cry other Scout.
5th, A Scout is courteous. He
is polite to all, especially to women,
children, old people and the weak
and helpless. he must not
take pay for being helpful or
courteous.
9Th, A Scout is kind. He is
friend to animals. He will not
kill or hurt any living creature,
needlessly, but will strive to save
and protect any harmless life.
7th. A Scout is obedient. He
obeys his parents, scout master,
patrol leader and all other duly con-
stituted authorities.
9Th, A Scout is cheerful. He
smiles whenever he can. His obe-
dience to orders is prompt and
CHEEKY. He never shirks nor grum-
bles at hardships.
9th, A Scout is thrifty. He does
not wantonly destroy property. He
works faithfully, wastes nothing,
and makes the best of his opportu-
mites. He saves his money SO that
he may pay his own way, be gen
erous to those in need and helpful
to worthy objects. He may work
for pay but must not receive tips
for courtesies or good turns.
10th, A Scout is brave. He has
the courage to face danger in spite
Of fear and has to stand up for
the right against the coaxing OF
friends or the jeers or threats of
enemies, and defeat does not down
him.
18th, A Scout is clean. He keeps
clean in body and thought, stands
for clean speech, clean sport, clean
habits, and tracks with a clean
crowd.
18th, A Scout is reverent. He is
reverent towards God. He is faith
full in his religious duties aud res
poets the convictions of others in
matters of custom and religion.
The Scouts religion is non-Secta-
rian. Itis open to all. The boys
are not taught religion or creed or
dogma. These teachings are left
to the church to which they belong,
or to which they may be attached.
IF he be Catholic Scout, the
catholic church of which he is a
member, is the best channel for
his training. If he is a Hebrew
boy, then the synagogue will train
him in the faith of his fathers. Ii,
he he Protestant, no matter in
what denomination of Protestant
ism he may belong, the church of
which he is an adherent or member,
should be the proper organization
to give him an education in the
things that pertain to his allegiance
to Goa. OF course it is a funaa-
mental principle of the Boy Scouts
of America to insist on clean, Ca
pable leadership in its Scout Mas
ters, and the influence of the leader
on the boy Scout should be of a dis
tinctly helpful character.
In the organization there is a
Court of Honor, a patrol and a
troop. The patrol consists of eight
boys, one of whom is patrol lead
er. There may be as many of these
patrols as there are the boys in the
community to form them. All of
these patrols are under a Scout
Master who is selected by the Local
Council of five or seven or ten in
duential men as the case may be.
If necessary the Scout master may
have one or more assistants of eigh-
teen or twenty years.
1 have tried to give as compre-
henSive study of this question as
/ could with my limited amount Of
information. The quotations made,
are from pamphlet sent out from
the National Headquarters, 200
Fifth Avenue N. Y, called, The
Boy Scout Scheme, What it is!
What it is not!
There is much that we will have
to study III regard to this move
ment before we can work intelli-
! gently. We will need Men and
Money, Ability and a Willingness
| for Service. No great good can
be accomplished unless we tincture
our service with prayer, and be
willing to empty our lives of self
that