The Republican journal., 1912-12-26

for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take no
other.
of travel. Time was when men felt in
duty bound to behead those of an oppos-
ing religious faith, from the same mo-
tives which have prompted the Chinese
to oppose western progress. Most church
people act from honest motives, though
there is occasionally Judas in the camp.
From east and west | hear discussion
of what will be the result of placing
children too early at the helm. Gods
wisdom in turning Adam out of his
home for disobedience has been question
ed. A man who would thus treat his chill
dren has been denounced as worse than
brute The statement has been made
that the more child disobeys the more
he should be loved. The method of re-
turn as taught by Jesus in the parable of
the prodigal son has been pronounced in
consistent with the nature OF God. The
speaker today dwelt upon the fact that
no person since the days of Jesus had
had the audacity to say in the language
of Jesus, "Come unto me and will give
you rest.''
/ Most people today are good Catho-
lies and allow their priest to DO their
reading and thinking on all subjects
connected with their highest interests.
Markham's "Man with the Hoe" has
far too many followers. Many of them
live in fine style but still are his faithful
followers intellectually. Bradford, a
leading Congregational preacher, taught
that it is more important that we learn
lesson from each scriptural anectode
than that we believe in it as historical
fact Jesus prayed that his followers
might be one with Him as he was one
with the Father. He practically COM
m anded His followers to possess the
same light, knowledge and power which
he possessed.
GEORGE M. COLE,
lnOfnOlke, Me-, Lee. 10, l5lL.
BOWDOIN BOYS PLAY SANTA CLAUS
Bowdoin College students showed the
true Christmas spirit just before leaving
for their vacation by collecting money to
give some needy families in Brunswick a
happy Christmas. Dinners were provid-
ed for number of families, and service
able presents bought for the inmates of
the poor farm. In the afternoon crowd
of the boys went around town distribut-
ing the presents and bringing some
Christmas cheer; at the poor farm songs
and carols, were sung, and an impromptu
entertainment was given by some of the
Glee Club men and others interested.
Christmas cheer was also carried to a
nearby mill town, where the college men
have been conducting Sunday school
for some years. All the children in town
are reached; the Catholics are taught by
Catholic boy from the college and the
| Frotestants by another student; fifty
chill dren are enrolled: Nearly everyone
in town attended the Christmas eelebra-
ton, at which one student played Santa
and distributed the presents. This is the
only religious service in the town and the
Bowdoin men are accordingly doing a
real work of unsefishness.
Christmas cheer from Bowdoin was
also carried to a settlement in New York,
where barrel of old clothes was sent,
and in Labrador, where some of DR..
Or enfell's sailors will keep off the cold
tn rough clothes contributed by the COL
lege men; prisoners in the State prison
and lumbermen in the camps will be
diverted by the old magazines collected
by the Freshmen religious committee.
Deputations of three college men are
being sent to many towns in the State,
where the Bowdoin fellows try to show
the young men of the community what
the manly Christian life really is. At
the last place visited the largest religious
meeting for five years was held, thirty
two boys took stand for the Christian
life and Y. M. C. A. was organized in
the Academy.
The Y. M. C. A. of the college in
cludes nearly eighty per cent. of the
student body in its membership, which is
prob ably the largest percentage of ana
college in New England. The leading
men in the college, prominent in athletics,
societies, dramatics and scholarship, are
on the cabinet. One hundred men are
enrolled in the fifteen voluntary weekly
Bible classes, which are taught by stud
ents who are trained by members Of the
faculty. At the weekly meeting promi-
nent ministers and laymen' from the
State are the speakers. President Hyde
has said that within the past few years
the Christian association has so develop
ed that it is today the most important
student organization in Bowdoin.
F0IlS A FOUL PLOT.
When shameful plot exists between liver