The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
PADRE CLEMANS
AROUSED YOUTHS
So A. - Pastor Smith,
RAJ. -eaker
TALK ON C:TICS
Pastor Smith,
eaker
.|-r:ous Matter. ...- Given
Consideration BY Delegates
To Convention

Il YOU intend to get anywhere
"a this world" declared George r.
-,Strayer, in an address before the
conference delegates at two
O'clock this afternoon on the
subject OF Self Mastery" The
speaker told the gathering Of the
struggles they would have to
contend with themselves during
the present stages of their lives.
You are individually re-
sponsible for yourselves-you
must stand on your own feet
and fight your own battles. When
you quit struggling for some
thing then you are through"
Every young man must learn
to control his mind and drive it
along the right road" declared
Mr.. Strayer. THE mind can be
controlled to do great things or
the control can be loosened and
let it break over the precipice."
The speaker berated the boy
who used his sense of speech to
say obscene things.
What comes out OF your mouth
stamps your character more than
anything else. ANY boy who will
say things to destroy the name
of q girl isn't fit to be called q
boy" declared the speaker.
you must serve the present
generation-not that Of the past or
future" Major Z. Clemens OF Owa-
tonna, national chaplain OF the
American Legion, told delegates oil
the Older Boys conference gathered
in the Methodist chuch at noon to-
day. Major Clemens was introduced
10 the delegates by Herbert Leon
ard, newly elected president of the
conference. who presided at the
meeting.
Service to the present generation
is the challenge hurl to the youth
OF today" declared the speaker. Il
think that the persent generation Is
the greatest ever and il we want to
give service we must serve the
We can't serve the future, but we
can leave a good example for those
that follow"
Major Clemens said his reason
for calling the present generation
the best was that it had been built
up ON the foundation laid by the
large number of generations on this
Planet that have gone before. He
.LS1slcoled statements that this was
tie last generation on this earth,
L claring that in his belief many
L-sIe generations would follow. The
..aaker declared that certain per-
ems had been stating that each gen.
e.aIion was the last for several
centuries.
Gne former army chaplain declar-
ed that God was throwing down be-
fore the present generation the
challenge of the church to give
service. All the treasures OF right
eousness, he said, were laid before
the present generation in the word
of God. When youth catches the
idea of service he will spell out the
word of God, declared Major Glenn
ems.
Combine All the Churches
"The church is the greatest hu-
man and divine institution on this
planet. Some say there are too many
churches agree TO that and /
would like to see all denominations
combined into one big church. My
service in the army gave me a
broader view of the church. In
army service we dropped our de-
nominations and gave whatever
service we were able to. Churches
they all try to take the ungenerate
human nature into the Christ like
nature"
Major Clemens stated that he
who shirked the opportunity OF ser
vice to the church was Stacker the
same as the man who shirked ser
ence to Grover Bergdoll as an ex-
ample of the shirker and scathingly
denounced men of his calibre.
You can't give service to God
outside the church. When l find so
many great men that are doing the
best work in the world can't but
help challenging you to enter the
church"
Major Clemens challenged the
delegates to enter the ministry of
the church. He said that it was in
the ministry that one received the
greatest opportunity to give real
service. He said the greatest thing
in the world was the ability to be of
service to others and declared that
he was glad for the opportunity of
addressing the delegates as he liked
to keep in touch with youth. He told
of the service Of Jesus Christ at
the Last Supper when holding the
highest power on earth he perform
ed the lowest service by bathing the
feet of the guests.
Clarence Angel, songster of the
conference led the delegates in
singing several hymns at the open
ing of the meeting this morning.
Russell Bracket, vice president;
Phillip Hotaling. secretary, and
President Leonard each in turn Of
fered up a prayer while the assem-
blage bowed their heads at the close
of the meeting.
A big parade with all the dele
gates from the various cities and
towns in Southern Minnesota in the
ranks, was held along Front street
during the noon hour. A feature OF
the parade was the Minneapolis
contingent, wearing red overseas
caps and led by the Minneapolis
Hi-Y band.
Held Devotional, Ceremonies
The delegates assembled at the
Methodist church at $50 a. m. to
attend devotions which were con.
Quoted by Ben D. Chapman. At
9:45 the delegates broke up into
groups and held discussions.
The City Hi-Y Clubs were in
charge of Ben D. Chapman and the
discussions were held in the Ep-
worth League room Of the church.
The Town Hi-Y Clubs were in
charge Of r. C. Coffin In the Forum
Glass room. Lester Howard had
charge OF the discussions by The
Unorganized Group in the Pastor
Study. The Employed boys were in
charge of j. W. Stokes in the south
class room Delegates in discus