, 1860-02-17
Dr, Hollands Il. n. Il. Lecture,


DR.. J. G. Holland drew u full house at Me-
tropolitan Hall last evening, not more truly
| the benefit nigh Of the Young Mems Associa-
| tion than Of any aud all of the immense audi-
ence who focked thither 10 hear the genial md
| able lecturer and author. His subject was
"Work aud Play"
lie commenced his lecture BY saying that
there is no more noble phase Of human life than
that which appears in apron and shirtsleeres.
There is m oiice for every man and man for
every Office. Everywhere and anywhere men
and women nre at work, and the worlds great
heart throbs throuhh b all the channels Of indus
try. But this world is world not only Of work
bat Of play.
He had selected this subject because every
man or woman who was not too lazy to attend
lecture, had IN interest in it, and because the
subject. He would speak Of work aud play
first, in their signifcation and meaning; second,
in their relations to each other third, in their
relation to the health and happiness Of the
world; aud fourth, suggest :.eir ultimate re-
suits and consequences.
Tue boy in bis childhood is full of life. lie
phys because in the iamost recesses Of his na-
ture, God has written his command for him to
play. The boy bught to play, and the boy that
plays the best, E1skes the best man. 1fhc does
not play he is notEorth much, 10 matter how
many pious hymns he can repeat, OF how well
he knows his cateehism. Play is not only an
innocent thing in itself, but ii is an essential
portion Of the discipline which Cts the boy to he
man.
When he is taught to work, he must bring
all the organs which hare been developed By
play, under the command of his will, which is
itself developed b} The exercise of its functions
At the close Of the boys days work, he is ready
to play, and this exercises the functions which
have notbeen brought into Use By bis work.
Work was made for man and not man for
work. Men become the kind Of men which
their work makes them. We can tell clergy
man as fur as We Can see him, and know an old
lawyer as casily.as We do an old iox. When
work exercises one set Of faculties to the e1clu~
sion of all othez4tit destroys the perfection Of
the man. Men may be old lawyers in one line Of
business, and babes or fools in sll others.
Hence, something beside work is needed for
full development: after the period Of play is
passed. =
Play is needed for men and women as much
rs for boys aud gitis, and all that sancsimoni-
business which condemns all play as wrong, is
an unmitgated nuisance. Play has its part to
perform in the life Of man as we'll as prayer. A
great blessing woald it be could mistaken con-
scientious world look toward Heaven ard see
that tue Lord froTns Us much upon that work
which cnslaves man as upon dissipation. P1ay
should never be made Il task. The young man
or woman who takes daily "exercise'' to gain
health, may succeed, but probably not, for they
nuke task Of it. No wonder the 'stropg-
minded women rule such race Of weak.knced,
pale faeed, srinde:shankel men as now people
our cities. We want more muscle, and the
church militant will yet welcome in the times
that are coming, additions Of hard listed, mus
cular 50 n.s.
Society and play are inseperable. Solitary
play does no good. 1t takes two pair Of eyesto
weigh the glory Of a summer sunset, and two
pair Of ears to hear all the music Of the birds
and trees.
So long as man retains his faculties aud bis
control of them, be must keep himself in busi-
ness il he would be happy. A man who l'as
really retired from all business is practically
dead. To labor rightly and earnestly is 10 walk
in the golden truck that leads to God.
The lecture closed with summing up the re-
suits of mans achievements through the means
Of labor and work, ,:.:hich lift each generation
step higher up the golden lndder toward the
perfection which is tue ead aud aim Of life. We
much regret that our limited space prevents a
longer and fuller report The lecture was full
Of noble thought and sentiment, calculated to
make the hearer wiser and better.
The DE- pAss1o CoxcEH7s-Htssrs. Editors:--
It is an undisputable fact that All art caa only be
studied in the acknowledged standard models.
It is, therefore, for this that the museums Of
European capitals are visited by the sculptor
aud painter. Poetry aud music arc tue only
arts which are accessible to us here under pres
ent circumstances. As in poetry the works of
Shakespeare, so in music the works Of Beetho-
ven. Mozart, and Schuman arc au indispensable
study to those who desire 10 appreciate and en-
| joy true art.
! True the master works Of poetry, music.
sculpture, painting. and architecture, to be op-
preciatcd, pre.suppose uEready considerable :es-
thetic culture, Jet it is true, too, that only By
the study of those master works, correct taste
can be formed. It is to be hoped, therefore,
that all those who wish to cultivate musical
taste, will improve the opportunity which is
offered them in this series Of classic concerts,
which begin at the Briggs House tonight. The
| programme in another column, is one Of rar ee1-
cellencc. +.
GnASp CHAn1rAnLE BALL-For the benefit Of
the "Home for the Friendless'' will be given b.
the "Sons Of Columbia" at Metropolitan Hall
on the o2nd of February, 1860, (Washington's
birth day.) Tickets one dollar. For sale u.
the principal Hotels. Music Stores, and at the
door on the evening Of the ball.
Floor Naaa9trs-E. Y. Pratt, J. y. Mac Ad.
am, II. Lenf, J. II. Harper, S. Sylvester, "
Thrumston, and G. Sense.
Music by the Great Western Band. dh
How ron THE FRtESpLEss.-A special meet
ing Of the Board of Managers is called for this
(Fridsy) afternoon Mt 8 o'clock. Business oi
great Importance requires general attendance.
+ EFF. Dickinson, Sec'y.
Ox1ss1ox.-The name Of Peter Page was inad
ycrtentlr omitted in our yesterdays issue in
the nosice Of the Pixies Peak Express Company
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