BOYS' INSTITUTE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1570, 14 October 1912, Page 2

BOYS' INSTITUTE.

ADDRESS BY MB. G. LAVRENSON, M.P. The speaker at tho service at the Boys' Institute last evening was Mr. G. Laurenson, M.P. He spoke of a boy's need of the Christian religion. There were some people who said that Christianity was not of much use to men or boys, but the facts were all to the opposite effect. Tho four greatest Englishmen of the last twentyfive years ha'd been at one time boys such as tnoso he was addressing—Gordon tho soldier, Stead tho journalist, Booth the preacher, and Lister tho physician—and each of" them had been inspired with the truth and ttrengthencd by the power of Christianity. Tlio speaker then \vont on to show how tho influence of Christianity had worked for the welfare of the world in tho past centuries. He told of tho cruelties which accompanied the greatness of Rome, such as the exposure of children, tlio gladiatorial bouts and the terrible treatment of slaves, and said that though Christian men might have been slow in accomplishing the overthrow of such blots on civilisation, yet they had overthrown them. In England itself, before tho factory laws, it was possible for John Bright to say that tho commercial supremacy of the country was built on the lives of little children. It was the Earl of Shaftesbury, a great Christian man, who had roused tho conscience of tho country and thus secured tlio ensuing factory legislation which protected those who were not able to help themselves. There were widespread evils of the present day requiring to bo fought, onu the speaker had hope only, for those boys and wen who fought ihoni in tlie Chnstuiii spirit. Again, Christianity gave men tao power over death and tho ability to l>o strong in tho midst of personal danger. Tlio same religion also gave the sense of humility and of personal' uuworthiness without" which it seemed from experience tliat no man ever accomplished much 111 this world for the benefit of his fellowmen. All these things smnmod up meant that a truly great man would be a Christian man. The address was listened to with great interest, and the hearty thanks of meeting were extended to.Mr. T.nureus.lll. The speaker next Sunday evening will bo Mr. It. G. Ell, M.P.

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