New Britain herald., 1922-12-26
FAY FOR OWN MEALS {. SKINNER DECLARES
Head of Bible Glass Denies Or.
 eanization Funds Are Used

Charges that members of the exec utive committee of Everyman's Bible class are using class funds to defray expenses at Iuncheons and suppers were publicly denied by the class president, Robert skinner, at meet ipx of the class Sunday morning. MT. skinner made 1t plain that the com mlttec lis living for the class, not on It.
 The executive committee meets once month, either in the evening at the Y M. c. A., or at noon at the T.. N, C. A. At most of these meetings | luncheon or supper Is served. The luncheons are paid for by the com mittee members. who take up col lection among themselves at each meeting for the purpose.
 Laborers and Their Aims.
 Life is made interesting by un- certainty" said Rev. John l.. Davis in speaking on the subject, What Makes a Life Significant?" He went on to say that dangers are needed to make life worth while. People must experience joy and sorrow, sue cess and failure.
 However. according to the speak er. the life of some day laborers though often crowded with danger, is not interesting. It is barren and dull. The men do not take an interest in their work. They are just anxious to get their money on Saturday night, so they may get "a cup of coffee, nights lodging, glass of beer or the privilege of gambling"
 Their lives are hard because they are striving for low ideal, he said. It is not the filth and dirt of life that < make it barren and dull. Bremen and engineers have plenty of filth and dirt, but their lives are interesting. The soldiers in the trenches of France were surrounded by all sorts of filth and vermin, but their lives were not barren and dull. They had a high ideal, said Rev. Dr. Davis. They were striving to free the world of autocracy.
 In the case of the laborers there is nothing in their lives but filth and dirt. All they want is their glass of beer or their nights lodging, he said. We don't build monuments to peo- pie on such a low plane" asserted the speaker.
 However. there are many profess sional men and ministers, who have high ideals. but they won't exert themselves to accomplish them. The man who has a high ideal and won't sweat if necessary in order to ac- complish it will never : be able to- carry 1t out Also the man who sHeats amid filth and dirt and has no high ideals will never accomplish anything.
 =. If those laborers work ten hours , day for a cup of coffee, what would they do if you gave them something to strive for?" asked the speaker.
 Will Civilization Lose Its Soul?"
 The animal called Modern Civili- xation." which has eyes that see across the ocean and ears that hear around the world, was also discussed. Rev. Mr. Davis asserted that there Is a danger that this animal will lose it's soul. He expressed the hope that in the future the most conspicuous part of the animal will be it's soul. He satd that here in New Britain one man, Rev. John E. Klingberg, is put ting soul into the community by the work he is doing.
 Before the talk by MT. Davis it was voted that the money taken up in Sundays collection go into the loan f fund of the class. The fund was started in order to help members of the class who may at some time or other be in need.
 of hn yr-or al tors from Seattle, Wash; Philadel- phia, Delaware, New York City and Maine; also delegation from Bris- to1. including Mayor Wade.
 There were ASA men in attendance.