Il est marié avec Olive Reeve.
Ils se sont mariés le 16 octobre 1901 à Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, il avait 27 ans.
Enfant(s):
Richard Alfred Waite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olive Reeve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
: Betsy Stuerke. The following is taken from "Before He Forgets", a biography of R. A. Waite, written by "Kodaya" , or Osbert W. Warmingham , one of my grandfather's associates, member of the faculty, and poet laureate of the American Youth Foundation:
Four Founders and a Dream--A History of The American Youth Foundation
"The dream was formulated in the minds of four men, each dedicated to a like cause--the Christian leadership training of youth. Working together in the International Sunday School Association, an interdenominational Protestant organization, the quartet pooled ideas that would soon lead to reality.
"John L. Alexander, known as 'Kinji', Indian for 'Smiling Face', was a professional YMCA youth worker before he became the first national secretary of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. His work at the Philadelphia Central YMCA was the first to feature Balanced Fourfold Development as it is known today. This is the experience that John L. Alexander used as the head of the young people's division of the International Sunday School Association to help launch the American Youth Foundation.
"Preston G. Orwig, whose Indian name Wadjepi meant 'The Nimble One', worked at several YMCAs as a boy's work leader and was on the staff of the International Sunday School Association. He, too, did much Scout work. He became the Associate Director of the newly formed American Youth Foundation in 1924 and was Director from 1932-1958.
R. A. (Dad) Waite was the first international YMCA Boy's Work Secretary and was also on the staff of the International Sunday School Association. Known widely as a teacher and counselor, his persuasive talks were of great inspiration to youth.
"These three professionals, whose paths crossed in so many places, were joined by the St. Louis businessman, William H. Danforth, Minisino--'The Tried Warrior', founder of the Ralston Purina Company and author of the inspiring book I DARE YOU. His contact with the three was through his chairmanship of the lay committee of the International Sunday School Association.
"What the four wanted to do was to create the total environment in which Christian leadership training of youth could take place--a camp. The first camp, on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was started in 1914; the Director--John L. Alexander.
"Ten years later the camp was set up on its present site at Stony Lake, Michigan. Facing the rushing waves of Lake Michigan, the new camp was christened Miniwanca, Indian for 'Many Waters".
".........The non-profit Christian leadership training organization has a sound, basic philosophy for living a fuller life in what is called the Four-fold Way. This Mental-Physical-Social-Religious ideal is derived from Luke 2:52, quoted above. This is the foundation upon which the AYF rests."
"He is an artist, a master-workman in the secret
workshops of youth. He is 'Dad' in the thinking
of thousands. And we say it reverently but convincingly,
in him multitudes of individual boys and girls have
found a growing conception of God and His Fatherhood.
Just, indignant at wrong, forgiving, loving, tender, stern,
pleading, urging, yearning, always impelling to the best--such
is 'Dad' to youth. To his fellows he is a great friend--
appreciative, comradely, challenging, given and taking,
a partner beloved."
"Dad Waite is with us no more. He left us Saturday morning, March 11. Three days prior to his death, Dad suffered a severe stroke from which he did not regain consciousness. He passed away with no apparent pain, after eighty-seven years of victorious living, most of which were spent in the service of youth, making straight for them The Way.
"One of Dad's familiar expressions, and one which all of us who knew him heard him make many times, was 'That's just great'. It was meant to be an expression of high approval and commendation of something that had been particularly well done, and the emphasis, as we all recall, was always on the word 'great'. After receiving Horace's (AYF associate) telephone message concerning Dad, a great flood of rich memories of our more than a half century of friendship and close comradeship engulfed me, and the word 'great' came sharply to the fore. Turly, I thought, this word 'great' now becomes a title, and the title belongs to Dad, for he was truly a great soul.
"'Come with me' all you, his friends, and let us enrich our souls in a few of the memories of his greatness. He was
A Great Teacher - Waonspeakiye (The Teacher) -- coiner of terse,
pungent, unforgettable phrases, who planted
rich truths deep in the hearts of youth.
A Great Counselor - Patient, sympathetic, understanding, experienced,
helpful; skillful in helping Out discover their own ; best selves.
A Great Narrator - Highly gifted in the art of graphic use of the story
in illustrating the truths of his message.
A Great Speaker - To youth! Of him, it was said 'He spoke to more high
school assembly audiences than any other man in ; youth work.'
A Great Friend - To him, friendship was not a mere word; it was a
deep spiritual link that bound two souls together in fruitful adventure.
A Great Student - Of the Bible; constantly seeking, through marginal ; reference and new revisions, a more understandable key to the scriptures.
A Great Leader - Of youth. He understood them; he knew how to ; talk to them; he knew their problems and deeper
yearnings. In the camps, wherever there was a group, there you would find Dad.
A Great Man of God - God was very real and very close to Dad. God and
Dad were friends; shall we ever forget his prayers, revealing the majestic intimacy of this Great M
and his God!
"Do you believe in immortality? I do. Do you believe that Dad's great and lovable soul is 'marching on', as he climbs 'the steep ascent to heaven? I do. ; Do you believe that he challenges you and me more than ever before to 'Follow in his train'? I do.
"Then, let us glory in the privilege that was ours of knowing, and loving and learning from this great comrade of The Jesus Way, and thus make our lives more fruitful as we honor his matchless memory."