The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-16
CONFERENCE VAS
GREAT SUCCESS
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the assembly on Building" The talk
was the finest Of the entire conference,
Mr.. Hinckley told the boys that build
| ing house and building character were
similar in one respect, that three
/ things were necessary, a good founda-
] ton, the proper material and the skill
with which to put together the mate
rial. In building character, he said, the
! foundation was the home, the material
represented education and the skill, re-
| ligion. He discussed each Of the three
exhaustively. In telling OF the infiu.
ence of the home on the character OF
man he opened his own early history
to his listeners, and pointed out the
great influence his younger days had
over his path in life. Discussing the
second necessity, education, he contra Z
dicted the general theory that q college
education Il absolutely essential to
success. However, he urged every boy
TO get all the education he possibly
could. He held up his own life az an
example OF his claim that a college
education, If not possible, Is not essen
| tial. He was unable to 20 to college,
he said, yet within the past ten years
he had the honor TO receive an honor
airy degree from a college. Again, IN
| pointing out the necessity Of religion
to success, he pointed to his own expe.
! riences.
| when starting out in the ministry,
| he said. he had prayed that he might
be provided with audiences Of men and
boys. Al time went on he received I'M
yitations from u NJ. G. A. secretaries
| to address meetings. Then an invita-
ton was sent him to speak before
boys conference in Canada and event
ually invitations to speak before fa-
Their and son banquets, This, he said,
was perfect fulfillment OF bis ambi-
ton men and boys, man for every
boy and boy for every man.
Then again, he said, be used to pray
earnestly that he might be privileged
4 to handle million dollars for the ben
eft of boys and he declared that late
\ last year he found, upon computation,
| that ri .0l0.3 800 had been spent BY him
| in tho welfare work in which he was
engaged. These things, proved 70 him
eonelusiyely that religion is right and
he said that all the men in Vermont
couldn't make him believe there wasn't
! a God above.
Following Rev. Mr.. Hinckley's ad-
dress, the quartet again sang and once
more was encored heartily. Byron N.
Clark, the leading spirit behind the
conference, WAS then called upon 70
conduct the closing services. Mr.. Clark
asked the various delegations 10 rise
! and tell what they had received from
the conference and what they planned
on doing when they returned to their
home towns. Every delegation arose
and ike resolutions given Indicated
that never before had the meaning and
significance OF the conference been re-
ceived with such sincerity as this year
After the declarations by the delega
tions Mr.. Clark organized the endless
chain of Christian brotherhood, every
boy Joining hands with those on either
side OF him Prayers were then offered
and after a HYMN was sung by all.
President Theodore s. Dukeshirc OF
Enosburg Falls declared the conference
at an end.
Boys Urged to Be Clean in Every Way.
The session yesterday afternoon
brought ont the elearest demonstration
of the sincerity Of the delegates yet
seen. II. w. Gibson, state secretary Tor
boys' work. Y. NJ. c. A., OF Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island. conducted the
services. After a splendid talk on "A
Call TO Live in which he asked every
bow present TO be clean in body, mind
and spirit, and told them that each had
some obstacle in his existence between
him and a perfect straight forward, up
right life. he called upon every boy
who would pledge himself 70 put this
obstacle out OF his life forever, TO step
forward and shake his hand. Even Mr.
Gibson himself was surprised when
Just 45l youngsters rose from their
seats and stepped briskly down the
aisle, gripped his hand and promised
they would do 50.
The session opened with an organ
voluntary by Miss Gladys Gale which
was followed by community singing
led BY George Mackay. Mise Gale &C
companied on the piano and Emilio
Franzi on the cornet The session de-
yotional was then conducted by the
conference officers. after which Enrico
Tamburini gave a cello solo and re-
sponded 10 a vociferous encore.
A telegram of greeting was read
from II. j. Charles, formerly Of Barre,
and now Y. NJ. c. A. secretary at
Stockton. Cal.
President Dukeshire then turned the
meeting over to Mr.. Gibson. Mr.. Glib
son was mighty popular with the boys
for AZ the session Saturday night he
made a big hit Mr. Gibson j. boys
man all over and his attitude alone
showed how well fitted he j. for the
life work he has chosen. With the ut
most ease he could take the boys from
the deepest meditation TO the pinnacle
Of mirth and there wasn't a delegate
present who will ever forget him. MI.
Gibson demonstrated with remarkable
ability, Just how interesting common
sense really is.
Mr.. Gibson also held meetings Of
the leaders of the organizations inter-
rsted in the conferences and the pas
tors Of the churches in the morning
and afternoon before the general as
semblv. TIE conference was the upper
most theme At most Of the churches al
the morning services, and each Of the
speakers attended q church and made
a few remarks AT Of the delegates
were asked to attend church services I
with their hosts and hostesses and Ia