New Britain herald., 1923-10-02
MINISTER TALKS ON
 DUTIES Of FATHERS
ReT. Frank B. Hassard Speaks at
 Stanley Church Banquet

upon the fstheF of isdas. With the
 father lies the making aF The nnmak, Ing ef mankind, So said Rev, Frank b, HaggaFd. pastor of the Asylum
 Avenue Baptist church. Harlford, al
 the Father and Son banquet at the
 Stanley Memorial church last night,
 Rev, MF. Haggsrd chose as his
 subject Making American Man
 hood" He said that American people
 have always been proud Of their men,
 whether in peace as they go about
 the daily duties of business, or at war,
 when they are struggling for the
 right, American men have always
 shown that character and courage
 which has moved others to admiration
 and has inspired hope. 'our men
 ought t0 be great and if they were
 not great we'd he ashamed Of them,"
 said the speaker. adding that Ameri-
 can manhood is being made now and
 expressing the hope that such state
 may always continue,
 The schools. the church and the
 home. the great factors that aid in
 the building of American manhood
 must be taken care of. he stated. He
 described the schools. those institu-
 tions into which the sons of every
 nation and tradition pour 10 issue as Americans all. He cautioned those
 present not 10 forget that the first men to set foot on New England soil
 were sturdy men who could face any situation and in whom was the "fear Of Almighty God"
 But have we gone hack on tradi- tion7 Have we forgotten how great a place the Christian church had in building the nation?" the speaker asked. If you are not furnishing tho church with time. work and presence. you should be ashamed" he declared.
 The speaker talked in glowing terms of the Boy Scout organization and its work in building up strong, Christian men, how 1t undertakes to take hold of the boy In his idle mo- ments and give him Something worth while to do. It gives him his gang. but not the gang that Is running 1, around getting into mischief or hang 1 ing around in back alleys doing | things that you would be ashamed of. It enables the boy to develop the | spirit that plays the game. It is movement for the building of sturdy American manhood"
 Father for Fathers Job.
 In speaking of the home as factor in developing the manhood of America, Rev. MT. Haggard said that besides having charge of the making or unmaking of that manhood, credit or the guilt for what he has done will come to the father No one but the father can do the fathers job. he stated.
 "The relation between father and son is one of the most sacred" he said. 'It even outshines the rela- tion between mother and son. When Jesus Christ wanted the people to un- derstand how God felt about the human race, he said, God is father. Jesus used the relation between father and son to make us understand what Sod wants to do with us and how he 'eels toward us.'
 The boys did not have the choice ,f their fathers and then have my went on the speaker. ' Fathers kid themselves into thinking hat if all the men were lined up In | long row and his boy was looking hem over, he'd put his finger on me We'll, maybe he would. However, the ,oy has no other father and never |. hall have. If you are not real1 , ather to him, he hasn't any and lever shall. When the boy thinks if his father he thinks of one man md if that one man Is not what he would like he can't choose another"
 He impressed upon his hearers the act that men are just boys grown up. Ie said that some men use that as n excuse for letting the boy do what 5 not good for him, sa.1ng Well, oys will be boys" That is not the dea, he said. The idea, is to re- member that i've were boys so that ye can keep him from doing the hings that are wrong, sympathizlng rth him as boy, and leading him 3 do the right thing
 Get the Boys Viewpoint
 He also impressed the fact upon the len present, that they should look pon the boys problems and ideas ,ith the view of boy, mot with the yGS or bIOWh hoh "A~s N--NSs I ,em senseless and foolish to the man, ay mean great deal to the boy Imself. If he wants to do some- ing and there is no harm in 1t, let m do it, urged the speaker. Don't event him from doing 1t merely be- use of the fact that to your mind seems of no use
 The fact that the boys are changing cry minute was another point dwelt ,on by the speaker. He stated that L is the business of the father to low what the boy is thinking about i'd it is some job. He urged men to t out with their boys, to play with em and to be comrades with them. The development of the boys mind, ul and body was also spoken of, and c speaker put 1t up to the fathers see that the boy developed in the Int way.
 Pastor Wants Mems Help. Rev. Raymond Gilman, pastor of g church, also spoke. He delivered
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