New Britain herald., 1924-10-25
GIRLS, HOW MUCH IS A MAN WORTH?
Speaker Says Scientist Esti-
 mates Value at 98 Gents

How much is a man worth ."
 was the question put to the Older
 Girls conference in the South Con
 gregational church this morning by
 Rev, Allan A. Stockdale, pastor Of
 inc First Congregational church of
 Toledo O., in his talk on Unseen
 Forces" 'Is he worth as much as
 he costs?" Mir, Stotkdale pointed to
 the kaiser as an example of man
 who cost more than he was worth.
 'ls he worth as much as he earns?"
 Jack Dempsey and Abraham Lincoln
 were cited as examples which would
 disprove this. Mr. Stockdale said
 that nobody could estimate the value
 of the great contributors to the we'll
 being of mankind.
 Yet q Kentucky scientist has just HnalyAod man chemically and found
 him to be worth 9S cents. MT. StOckdalo said his church was pay ing him a big salary, and if he were worth only 9S cents, somebody was getting stung. He then declared that most of the value in this world came from unseen*things.
 Life is made beautiful by unseen things, he said. We do not have a God which we can see, but we have tangible things which help us ap- proach Him. The lines of Gothic l architecture all point upward to- | wards heaven to lead thoughts that way. Speaking of literature, he said that the dictionary has all the words, but 1t takes imagination to make them beautiful. He defined a good book as one which, for every | page one reads makes one think two or three other pages. Music is produced by a visible organ, but there is more to music than a set Of pipes and keys. Planting is seen as fiat surfaces, but those are merely the expression of thought and imag- ination. ~
 Comets are now prophesied so ac- curately. he said, that astronomers get out their telescopes and scan the skies at just the time the comet ap- pears on schedule. keeping 0 better schedule than the best express train. whatever power" he declared, "can hold this immense body on its so year course and move with ab- solute regularity, is certainly able to take care of our little problems
 Message To Boys Conference
 Mir, Stockdale had just come from the Older Boys conference in Meri- den. bringing news that Hartford boy had been elected president of he gathering. After his address , here he returned bearing with him the following message from the girls; To the Boys Conferences {
 "GreetinCs. Wild times going on ,ere. Wish you were with us to en- jov them. Thank you for sharing Mir. Stockdale with us. Don't be sel- 1sh and keep him. We're trying to ,e worth more than 9S cents, How bout you. Girls of First church Of , Neriden hope you are enjoying the .hurch. Hartford sends greetings to your president.
 Girls Conference, New Britain ;
 Miss Rogers Opens Conference
 Miss Elizabeth Rogers of the local r. w. C. A. opened the conference with service Of worship. Miss Edna Morehouse, president of the 1928 conference, delivered the xeynote address, and the session ad- burned Supper was served at the South Congregational and Trinity 1f. F. churches, Rev. Dr. George w. '. Hill and Miss Madeline Graulich delivering the addresses of welcome. There were songs and cheers. each city taking its turn in cheering. New Britain and Hartford engaged In real battle when they cheered, alternating in their attempts to out do each other, but finally subsiding Dreathlessly with honors even.
 Miss Dorothy Fowler of Weaver High school, Hartford was elected president at the evening se><on. Miss Dorothy Hale of New Britain was chosen vice-president and Miss Emily Chatield of Washington De- pot, secretary. Rev. Staley F. Davis, director of the eastern division of the board of Sunday schools of the Methodist Episcopal church, ad- dressed the delegates.
 At the close of this mornings scs- sion, the delegates adjourned to