, 1924-10-08
PRESBYTERIAN MEN ENTERTAIN
SCOUTS FINE TALK BY AHLBERC

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school when they pleased. would
they ever receive an education.
Scoutcraft teaches obedience.
The eighth law is. "a Scout is
Cheerful 1t is a pleasure to work
with somebody who smiles all the
time; who does o get angry; who
can take a whipping with a smile.
A scout does not grumble at n
hardship, but takes it as a matter
of fact. He has a hold on his tenn
per and tries to be cheerful all the
time. In France, a noted writer
noticed that the American troops
were singing or smiling. The very
cheerfulness made them popular
with the other soldiers. That, my
friends, is real cheerfulness.
Scoutcraft teaches c~heerfulness.
The ninth law of B.. S. A. is 10
be thrifty. The fault as viewed by
Europeans of the American people
is extravaganza. A European could
live a healthy life from the waste OF
an American table A scout does
not destroy property. He learns to
depend Upon himself. A scout does
not wait for opportunity to knock
on his door; he hunts it up. Thrift
mess. friends, doesn't mean sting
mess. That also is a danger We
have to watch for. A boy may be
thrifty without being stingy. Ror
instance. instead of buying candy,
going to the movies and generally
spending his money for useless OBJ
jects, he should save that =
it would be thriftiness. But. if he
should refuse to donate worthy OBJ
jects. to pay his dues or bills, to
stint himself to save money, it
would be stinginess. Scoutcraft
teaches thriftiness, but opposes
stinginess.
The tenth phase of the scouts
teachings is bravery. The act of
facing danger without willing is in
itself bravery. Bravery does not
mean hat o should not be fright
ened; quite the opposite. A brave
man will admit that he is fright
ened, but a coward will not. A Boy
Scout does not let the influence of
friends deter him from what he
thinks is just. Courage of the
greatest kind is the ability to keep
going after defeat. Defeat to a
scout is merely a little delay until
he again takes up his task. To
succeed a mar must have courage.
The boy who gives up easily will
not succeed, but the boy who keeps
going is the one who will succeed
in life.
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The eleventh law of the scout is
cleanliness. The life of a nation,
state, city or home, is possible only
with the utmost cleanliness. Scout
craft teaches clean habits and clean
thoughts. a mans physical condi-
ton is determined by his surround
ings. a mans mental condition is
determined by his thoughts. If a
mans surroundings are clean, his
body will be clean and healthy. If
a mans thoughts are clean, his
mind will be clean and healthy.
Cleanliness, gentlemen, is the most
important law of mankind. Scout
craft teaches cleanliness.
The last law of the scout is "Be
Reverent." Religion is another
thing that determines the life of a
nation. Without religion what
would the United States be today?
What caused the settlement of Am
erica? Religioni The colonists
wanted their religious rights. The
type of religion makes no difference
to a scout. He would as soon rec
ognize the heather of India as the
son of a preacher. Both are fell
low men land both believe in some
kind of religion. So. after all, re-
ligion is an important element in
the life of a nation. Scoutcraft
teaches religion.
Gentlemen, the oath of an or
ganization tells it's character. There
Is no better oath than that of the
Boy Scouts.
Folks, in that oath of three sen.
fences is expressed the whole mean
ing and purpose of the Boy Scout
organization. A few of the reasons
why scoutcraft builds men are: l..
it builds character. 2. Expands NOR
ais. 8. Develops honor. 4. Teaches
cleanliness. 5. Awakens sense of
duty and obligation. 6. Teaches
responsibility. 7. Makes larger and
better men, both mentally and phys
ically.
Gentleman, the greatest motto in
the world. it is composed of two
words. In those two words are ex-
pressed the purpose of the scout
teachings. In that motto is a lesson
Tor every school in the world. In it
Is told the use of the Boy Scout
work BE PREPARED.