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centre and soul of that civilization which
embraces the moral and political salvation
of the human race, its breath and hearts
blood, this name is never heartily spoken by
those whom Fashion calls her own. Ii is
not fashionable to write or to read really
Christian book. We search in vain to find
in fashionable literature the genuine Chris
tian element; We find an abundance Of car +
features Of Christian ministers and Of social /
reforms, but somehow never what the writer .
accepts as genuine. While It is not matter /
OF censure that religious pretcnsion Is ez-
posed, it is a matter Of just complaint, that
for anything that appears to the contrary,
these writer's hold all christianity and oil &c
ligion to be 4 pretence and sham.
" Charles Dickens is fashionable author
and popular with the Christian public.
Now no man en- admire more ardently than
do the genius Of Charles Dickens. No
man can sympathize more fully, according to
the sympathy Of his nature, with the lovely
characters and sweet humGnities which liter
ally throng the path Of his delightful pen
hat Sd far as I can perceive, that pen, thrill
ing and throbbing to its very nib with &c
MUS, has never written in good honest text
that name which is above every name
While we have abundance Of theology and
stories. written BIZ goodish men and women,
only here and there has genius inspired by
Christianity worked freely and honestly in
literary composition and creation. Tho high
aristocratic literary circles, which constitute
what the irreverent term mutual admiration
societies, do not give Us such writers We
must 70 outside Of these to find tie writers
who will usher in a literary millennium. We
may name few who have gained the ap-
prevail cf the most select, and to whom the
truest DO homage, whose piety has consecra-
ted their genius, while they have won the
admiration Of the world.
Il think of one whose genius was angelic.
who swept al the chords of human passion
with fingers that trembled and thrilled with
the sweetness Of their inspiration, who soar
ed and sang as never woman sung before,
whose every uttered word leaped from her
lips like bird, radiant in llumage and gl0-
riOus in music, whose heart was the dwell
ing-olace of every human virtue, and who
looked out upon humanity with love IN
utterable even TO her.
Dr. Holland continued TO speak in com
incubation of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Harriet Beecher Stowe, J. &. Whittier
James Russell Lowell and Dr. John Brown.
In conclusion the orator spoke Of the re
, lation Of his subject to the condition Of oui
! country, and urged tho Importance of de
stroying the power of the aristocratic class
, The sympathy which Europe has eHhibite,
5 for the rebellion was a matter Of course, j
-, we consider tie aristocrr;ic element whicl
, pervadea both. To make Christianity ropg
lar (not fashionable), to establish Democm
cy as the dominant power upon this c9ntin
eut, he urged should Be the aim Of every cit
s izen.
! The Church was, as usual, crowded 70 !,
utmost capacity, at the
p. JUNIOR EXHIBITION
l on Tuesday evening. Tho Glass r5- bcin
y large. more timc was allotted 70 each speak
+ CT than has usually been heretofore, an
- consequently & fuller Development Of hH
y thoughts was permitted Tie orati1as wor
uniformly g19l. Tie following was The
+ ORDER O. EzEcclszs.
;. MrsIC.
= 0 c-ture. "Zlaet,a."-.f-is-.
G /. Unconsciclzness p condition &C health.
Frank WilI,l 2 go
=. Relation the Pres to History.
y Q. The weakness ofDesplir. Frank Dezing Hoyt
y MCsIc.
e Air and Hunting Chorus, from a night &
, Grenada. '-Ereltser.
T. 4. Oligarchio4l tendencies Of Democrlcies
Lucian Harvey Bingham
). True reform constructive.
b Henry Martyr Mitchell
d g. Poland. Samuel Read Ward
! uusIc
Selections from Il Troya;ore- Ycrli
:. Mental Refinement Earl johnson Ward
g Usefulness the Aim Of the Scholar.
'Wolfrei Nelson Phelps
g. Beauty as 8 source Of Joy. Dennis Donovan
MUSIC.
: Finale from Euryanthe.- Wee.
10. Spain in the fifteenth Century.
y Erastus Franklin Bulllrl
d II. Characteristics Of the successful seeker fol
Truth Edward Spngue Peck
MUSIC
Cavatina from Don s4uale-Doaiteiti.