Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-03

IN + three hundred years we have
been teaching men that every man
has q right to think for himself and
nor we must take the conse-
quUlces." declared Henry f. Dun
mack, State Librarian, speaking Sun
dag morning at the annual Odd Fell
lows Memorial Day service which
was held at the Green Street Meth
odist church. I'VE are passing into
century which is going to be swept
by tremendous intellectual storms"
Everywhere the world is turning
it's thought to the study of modern
life as it reacts upon youth. Youth
has always been a problem. 1t must
always by its very nature and limi-
tations be a problem; youth is man
in the making, therefore without eX-
perience, unlearned and undisci-
plined.
1.-THE youth of today faces practi-
cal problems. He must decide what
it means to be citizen of the United
States, what issues must be decided,
what roads must be opened, what
wrongs must be righted, what old
ideals must be strengthened, what
new ideals must be built.
Students of American life have
! for generations noted that many
currents, many forces and many
conditions have been at work that
today are showing themselves to the
ordinary observer. These forces are
disturbing the economic balance,
corrupting the social life of the peo-
pie and threatening the life of the
nation.
! Among these influences is an I'M
| desirable class of immigrants, the
small number of children born 10
our native people, the loss of inter-
est in the affairs of government, the
increasing number of crimes and
| general lawleSsneSS, the danger III
some types of literature.
Here, then, we are facing abso-
| lutely new conditions and new PROB
lens out of which have come an
| increasing number of divided MONIES,
a decentralizing of home life, and
lowered standards of living, and an
| inability to make home attractive.
! The Test of the Home and Church
"All acute thinkers from the time
: of Aristotle have seen that the ram
I ily is the unit of society. 1t is the
| foundation out of which all the
streams of life proceed, The great
conflict of the coming century Is go
| ing to rage around the home.
| I'VE are passing into a century
! which is going to be swept oy tre-
mendous intellectual storms For
three hundred years we nave peen
! teaching men that every man mas
| riobt to think for himself and now
VIC must take the consequences.
| Certain ingredients are as neces-
| ssrv m a man as -four and yeast 10
hread or iron and carbon to steer.
! Won cannot make them any other
way. There is a combination OF
steadiness of purpose, breadth OF
! mind wholesome common sense
| Justice, certainly a capacity Tor the
| task in hand, that produces
| worthwhile person.
"There are certain forces at your
command. I wish to discuss thess
with you. For emphasis l shall cali
these forces keys. The first OF these
KEYS is the ability to acquire knowl-
edge and think straight. the DAY
one finds an idea he is saved or lost,
| it all depends on the idea and his
ability to see it's significance. Lie
| is organized so that the man with
vision. the man who can think comes
| to possess the wealth of nature ana
civilization. The boy or man VINO
| has the mental fiber to think
through, will have the ability to
recognize that the false things in
| literature and education, science and
| art, business and government are
| foolish and weak and improbable.
1.-The second key to the house OF
| life is the ability to recognize COM
mercial opportunities and the prac-
! tical ability to acquire property. We
| talk so much in these days about
| helping the other fellow and our
| duty to the weak, that there is dan
ger of losing the CLINT of steel from
our eyes, the grip of the lion from
our hands and determination from
| our souls.
about three-quarters of life
troubles are due to lack of thrift,
| unwillingness to learn and earn.
Thrift is not mean and miserly
spirit. Thrift is not petty and mar
row. Thrift is self-denial and self
sacrifice. Thrift is solid, wise, &C.
onomic principle founded on good
| sense. human experience and sound
| reasons.
1.-THE third key to the house Of life
is the ability to see the necessity of
| courage. Courage is the measure
of life. A hero and coward sleeps
in every one of us. It's a mans job
to find and develop the hero. The
world is simply cursed with a lot of