The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-21

SpeCtdCleS. he t0lQ all ABOUT now
the boys appreciated little spending
money. occasionally the use of dads
car to give the girls spin around
town and while dad doesn't always
consent, he thinks the boys always
figure dad pretty good sport,
especially at certain times when re.
minded of his boyhood days.
Mr.. Kirchner then called upon c.
O. Schmidt TO respond for the fathers
on Seeing Our Boys Through Dads
Spectacles." Mr.. Schmidt thought he
had his share OF the boy problem,
having four of them ranging from
two feet to seven or eight, or maybe
nine. He couldn't understand why
the POSTMASTER always picked on
little men and especially a dad that
wears spectacles. He brought home
to the boys just what dads too often
hear on the streets from the mouths
of boys with reference TO their dads
and older men and closed by com.
plimenting the boys Of st. Paul's on
their manliness, their devotion TO the
church and Sunday school, and their
apparent rapid progress in the bust
ness world.
The Rev. A. H. Bisping was then
tionshfp of the Father and Son." His
points were so well taken that a brief
outline is given.
He spoke of the boy problem as
one of the greatest that confronts
us and that in the wild rush of mod
Iern living the father has surrendered
Ito the church and Sunday school the
full care of the moral, religious, in.
Itellectual and social welfare of the
boy. Not long ago boys were taken
care of by home experts, but today
they are taken care of by outside ex-
perts to the joy and relief of lazy
parents.
He referred to the utterance of
Jesus, Il and my father are one"
and showed the necessity of the sons
and fathers being as one He spoke
of the home life of fathers and sons,
the necessity of the fathers making
an effort TO bridge the gap that may
have appeared between them. He
then made reference to the moral life
Iof the boy and spoke frankly to the
men and boys on the subject of NOR
Iality and the necessity for the father
ito talk matters of this kind over with
the boy that he may get his informa-
ton IN decent, clean-cut manner
and not in the language Of the street.
He spoke of the hero worship Of the
boy and suggested to fathers the use
OF heroic methods. He then followed
with the oneness of the father and
son in industrial life, the choosing of
la vocation with the boy that he may
be led to position of usefulness to
the world
Then the religious life was touch
Jed upon and he brought out clearly
the benefits to be derived from the
fathers and sons studying their Sun
day school lessons together and at
tending church with one another. He
CLOSED with the words, Remember,
you and your father, you and your
son belong together; you should be
one, and God in heaven is pleased
with you only, if you are united to-
gether in His house and His service.
God bless our fathers and sons"
Wilbert PRAISE then responded
with toast to Our Dads" He ex-
pressed the sentiments of every boy
present when he gave dad the right
of-way TO the greater amount Of
knowledge and first place in the realm
OF goodness and kindness to his
boys.
Karl Klann,. who has charge of the
athletic activities of the church, then
responded with just short talk on
the value of athletics for the boys
and told the fathers what fine show
ing their boys made.
l'he POSTMASTER regretted very
much his inability to call upon more
of the fathers present because of the
time, but he would not deprive the
boys, big and little, of the fun Messrs.
klann and Russell had provided for
them.
At Pilgrims Rest Church.
Despite the inclemency of the !
weather, a full house at Pilgrims
Rest Baptist church greeted nearly |
100 fathers and their sons last even
ing in splendid program in the !
main auditorium of the church and
with a bountitul spread in the din