February 8, 2010 9:23 AM
100 years of Boy Scouts!
February 8
The Boys Scouts of America was incorporated FEBRUARY 8, 1910.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell began the movement in England two years prior.
A hero of the South African Boer Wars, Sir Baden-Powell's troops were besieged 200 days by an overwhelming army, but his resourcefulness saved his men.
The Boy Scouts are now the largest voluntary youth movement in the world, with membership over 25 million.
In the pamphlet "Scouting & Christianity" 1917, Baden-Powell wrote:
"Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity."
The Scout Oath states:
"On my honor, I will do my best: To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law, To help other people at all times. To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge addressed a gathering of Boy Scouts in New York:
"The three fundamentals of scouthood are reverence for nature...reverence for law...and reverence for God.
It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Doubters do not achieve."
President Coolidge concluded:
"No man realizes his full possibilities unless he has the deep conviction that life is eternally important, and that his work, well done, is part of an unending plan."
You can kind of see why the ACLU and gay activist groups have declared war on the Boy Scouts. Since the BSA receives no government funding - and the ACLU has sued many municipalities to keep them out of public buildings - you might consider adding them to the trusted organizations you support.
See also:
Boy Scouts of America: Building character one boy at a time
Boy Scouts of America 2010 Centennial
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Comments
We are a Scouting family, too! My husband is the Scoutmaster of the Troop where my two oldest boys are members. He's been Scouting almost continuously since he was a young Cub, 35 years ago. Scouting has so much to offer! Thanks for your words of endorsement and support. So glad Jonny found a good experience there, too!
Happy Birthday, BSA!
Posted by: Brenda | February 8, 2010 1:02 PM
As the wife of an OA Eagle Scout and the mother of a scout-to-be, I say a big Happy Birthday to BSA!
Posted by: Courageous Grace | February 8, 2010 3:44 PM
