Show FOB BOY SCOUT COUNCIL logan utah march 1 1921 my illy dear editor will you kindly give place in your columns tor for the following few thoughts on local scout council and general importance of scouting in these modern times when the world is filled with almost every conceivable cei cel vable form of 0 religious worship social organization and form of government ern ment at a time when readjustment looking toward an era of 0 peace Is imminent it Is very titling fitting that the creator should inspire a movement that would reconcile andi cooperate the more righteous elements ot of all int into 0 one common order ath with principles suited to the task to be performed this order is ia boy scouts ot of america this thin movement was begun by some ot of the worlds greatest psychologists and educators edu catora sir robert S S baden powell ot of great britian in 1917 and followed by bryce seaton and th their air associates in america in 1910 incorporated under the corporate laws of 0 the united states in the national council ot of B D S A now nearly every nation has some form of scout work under way out of 0 our national council comes the program which if carried out will produce the kind of men that the home church and state must have before an era of peace on earth and good will toward men can bo be ushered in ing the chaotic condition of 0 the world unsatisfactory condition of society 1 waywardness of 0 the youth of the world this boy scout movement will answer the S 0 S call of 0 home church and community and will send sena ships to the rescue to saie our sons from the lunging ship that now shows signs of 0 sinking let not this statement be taken to mean that any scheme of 0 men however inspired will save men in the scriptural sense it will however prepare the world tor for this salvation by producing a physically strong mentally awake and morally straight generation that will be to be faithful in his religious duties and respect the convictions vict ions ot of others in matters ot of custom and religion and to do their duty to god and their country in a splendid degree in order to conduct a successful tul ful stock judging seed testing or racehorse training course experts must be employed apparatus purchased field experiments carefully run and every detail must be worked out with money time lime and intelligence for which our farm bureaus agricultural colleges college etc are maintained the local council is the corporation boys welfare is its object the worlds crop output is the assessable stock the local council is almost exactly like the national council and operated with funds of local incorporators while the national council is run with funds of national incorporators lint but funds it must haie mc in order to effect the development and who is there that will say that more moral physical and spiritual development of the race is not needed the whole world in one mad cry of 0 despair is echoing the proof of 0 the question Is not this boy scout movement a world wide effort to produce good samari tans t a n s and eliminate publicans Public ans we c cant a ri t do 10 the smallest good turn tor for one of the least of these ills his our children and our neighbors children without doing it unto him matt 2 ach ich Is not this seeking first the kingdom of god and ills his righteousness whether then all temporal things will be added unto us or not we surely have invested the prod product ilet of the earth in the right way to the thinking men ot of box elder county the financiers fathers or prospective fathers of young people we would herald the glad message and appeal join with your nearest scout master business man church man school teacher and mobilize lize your efforts to give to the boys and young people of our county the necessary financial backing in scouting from 6 to 10 dollars per boy per year to make him worth not better but one hundred million better the local council movement is now in the hands of a commission of 0 ten men of the county of which mr A M hanson hansen of brigham city Is the chairman and we are sure the movement will not pause until it is launched and sailing under full head of steam hesp submitted by A L COOK I 1 special field comm |