The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-10

INTO roars OF laughter, and, through
out his talk, he illustrated with stories.
always pat and TO the point. Humor.
CarncStness, and deep conviction,
lntermingled, held his large audience
GREATNESS with interest until the last
word had been uttered. He said in
part:
we may lose interest in things,
Out never IN men. This is an age Of
men. Sometimes we men become so
convinced of this that we are in dam
ger of forgetting the women. England
is now being forcibly reminded of this.
But the fact remains that men and
the institutions they build, and when I
say men, l mean women too,-are the
only lasting good.
1t is the mark Of a real city when
It's people want to return to It. 10
attain this it must be clean. That is
an important element, civic cleanli-
ness. It's newspapers are Of great inn
portancc. They can make or unnlke
a city, depending III whether they are
working in its interests, or for 3er-
sonal gain. Strangers observe u. cfty's
buildings, and in this respect Fargo is
a metropolis.
business men consider the banks,
and the men who manage them, espe-
cfally the latter. The banks, and the
character Of the bankers Of a city,
have much to do with the morals of
that city, n they are deserving Ct
honor n respect.
Good schools are a mark of a real
city, and the criterion of their good
ness is the character n capabil1ty Of
their graduates. And, following the
schools, the newest mark of a city Is
the Young Mems Christian .Associa-
ton. Regard for the future of the city
demands that we have a regard TOR
the other fellows boys and girls, and
this is what the association is doing.
This is an age of doors. In every
walk OF life action and results are the
WatchWords. We Americans are ac-
cuscd OF going too fast. But it is in
terestlng, going fast, anyway. A boy
stood Watching an a%eroptane as it flew,
and wheeled, and circled. He drew a
long breath as he watched it, vide
eyed. 'Gee!' he said earnestly, I'm
glad I'm alive And SO are we all.
The business world and the profess
sional world are calling for. men, big
men, at any price, and the demand is
far greater than the supply. But
these men must be raised from the ma
They will not just grow. They must
be taught to be efficient, and courag-
Gus and, above all, honest. And it is
the great mission Of the Y. M. c., A.
to give them this training. Surely the
association was born in the fuIlness OF
time.
Where can money be put to pay
richer dividends than in our boys and
girls? And it takes more than a faith
er and mother to raise boys and girls.
The father and mother do not always
understand all the problems that the
children must face. But the home is
the most important factor, neverthe-
less, and let 1t be a real home for your
boy and girl. II they muss up the fur
niture, and almost drive you crazy
with their racket, never mind. There'Il
come d time when you would give
anything to have them with you again.
"Whatever they are doing, and they
are always doing something, boys are
interesting, and work with boys is the
most fascinating work in the world.
Asked for a definition of a friend, a
boy replied: "A friend is one who
knows all about me, and still likes
me- And that definition exactly fits
the big-hearted, broad minded men
who are doing the work Of the Y. M.
c. A.. The boys can turn to these men
in time of need, they a learn Of them
the vital truths of life, they can see in
them an exempliication of that prac-
tical christianity which teaches a man,
to be clean, to be honest and courag-
eOuS, TO love the square deal, to be
ready to lay down his life for his faith,
and his country, and his fellow man
Men are the true mark of a city, and
certainly the Young Mems Christian
Association is reaI christianity in .ac-
ton. For They live in a house by the
side Of the road, to be a friend to
man.
With the conclusion of Mr.. Moore's
address, 3Toastmaster. Day spoke short
ly on the associations need of funds
to amplify the work, and expressed his
confidence that the response would be
liberal. He then called on DR.. Creegan
the president of Fargo college, who Of
fered the closing prayer.