Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06
joint FATHER AND
SON BANQUET AT
THE BAPTIST vESTRY

never go In mind where in body
10 go is contamination was one of
the most striking pieces of advice
given the boys who attended the
JOINT Father and Sons BANQUET of
the Baptist, Congregational and
Methodist churches at the Baptist
vestry last evening by DR.. Henry HI.
crane, pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church of Maiden, Mass, and
/ Ine principal speaker at the meeting,
Inc AFFAIR was attended by more than
200 men and boys.
The meeting was called by Arthur
a. Heald, associate secretary of the
Z. NJ. c. A, and after the inyoca-
tlon had been asked by Rev. Leopold
n. X: Hass. pastor Of the Baptist
church, a delicious supper was serv-
ed by the ladies of the church. The
postmaster was Prof. Ernest c.
Mariner and his humor added much
to the enjoyment of the occasion.
me fathers were represented on the
speaking list by w. w. Quinton and
the Sons by Richard Page.
DR.. Crane IN opening his address
said that money millionaires were
getting to be SO plentiful that they
no longer attracted his attention or
admiration but for the moral and
spiritual millionaire he had the great
est of respect, The speaker stated
that there were four fundamentals
for a successful life and they were
right thinking, right feeling. right
acting and right believing. Each of
these was expanded in a forceful
manner and he made a very strong
plea for liberation in religion and
politics saying that it could be done
away with by clear thinking. He
said that with the price of one bat
tleship he could do work in a foreign
nation which would make future war
between that nation and the United
States impossible and continuing in
the same vein he characterized the
recent immigration legislation of
Congress the most unjust piece of
legislation he knows anything about"
During the past week DR.. Crane
has been touring the state under the
auspices of the state Y. NJ. c. a.
and he has spoken at similar gath
erings at Bar Harbor, Augusta, and
at Colby college. He is a young man
of remarkable magnetic personality
and a brilliant mind and he made a
profound impression on his audience.
Richard Page, student at the Wa
terville High school, in speaking for
the boys said in part: I'm answering
the toast What a boy expects from
his father would say 1t is COM
mon question with a multitude of an
swers and I will endeavor to answer
the question to the best of my ability.
About the first thing that son ex-
poets Of his father is an example. Ev-
cry father expects his son to make a
man of himself, and I honestly believe
that the average son will do his best
to fulfill these wishes. Yet it is some
times hard to understand just what
these wishes are. If this is the case
the best way out of the difficulty is to
follow the example set by the older
generation. This example is either
for the better or the worse. You will
find that we will be little better or lit
tie worse than the example which they
set for u.s."
Mr.. Quinton in opening his short
talk said that the boys little realized
their advantages in living in such a
city as Waterville where there are not
the pitfalls such as are found in larg-
er communities. He said that the men
of this generation wanted to give their