Bulletin April 12th

The Scout Oath
Since the publication of Scouting for Boys in 1908 by the
founder of Scouting Lord Robert Baden-Powell, all Scouts
and Guides around the world have taken a Scout (or Guide)
promise or oath to live up to ideals of the Scout Movement,
and subscribed to a Scout Law.
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.
The Scout Oath is a personal code of living, guide the way in
which each Scout lives his life and binds all Scouts together.
With the Scout Oath, a Scout is engaged to do his best to
obey the Scout Law and it mentions the main principles:
• Duty to God: Scouting strengthens the bond between
the Scout and God through nature study, to see what
God is, and by helping others, which is what God asks
of us.
• Duty to Others: The Good Turn is a key component of
the law and promise, because it is the duty to others,
which according Baden-Powell is the main duty God
asks of us.
• Duty to Self: Scouting gives more exciting, better
alternatives to bad habits that will absorb the Scout’s
attention and gradually lead him to forget the old habit.
The boy is not governed by DON’T, but is led on by
DO.
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