The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-18

outrage. From all the facts we could
gather, the movement was simply
spite-work. The officers here are, Of
course, not subject to blame, as they
doubtless supposed they were doing
their duty. But the person who
caused their arrest and detention
should be severely dealt with, if there
is any law to reach him. The party
appear like gentlemen. sf3i
REV. HIRAM GILLMoRE's LECTURE
ON MATRISfoNY.-Quite a respecta Bile
number of both sexes assembled at
the Ingle Street Church last night, to
hear lecture from the Rev. Ell, Gill
more, on s. Matrimony." The texts
And they twain shall be one
flesh, " What God hath Joined let
no man put asunder," were the basis
of the discourse. He remarked that
the ordination of marriage was of Di-
vine authority, as shown by the word
of God, and cannot be annulled ex-
cept for reasons therein found. 1t is
necessary to q virtuous and moral
people, and conduces to their happi-
ness more than any other earthly
blessing. Who are the proper sub
iects Of matrimony? The qualifca-
tions of candidate for marriage are
first, he said. physically SQUAD bodyS
second, mental or intellectual sound
ness third, industrious habits in both
parties; fourth, strictly temperate ap-
petites, and warm and affectionate
dispositions. nsa4oI
On the subject of the proper time
to enter the marriages state, the Rev
erend lecturer said there is no posi-
tive rule in all cases, but all should
have passed the first bloom Of youth,
and should be fully matured into the
adult state. He thea spoke of the
duties of married pair one to another,
and finished by recommending the
state to all young persons blessed with
the above qualifications. The lecture
was listened to by the audience with
great attention and evident interest.
It was well delivered by the reverend
gentleman, and contained much that
was amusing, interesting and valuable.
CHINA AND THE CHINEsE-The
second lecture by Rev. DR.. Martin, on
China and the Chinese, was delivered
las night to very fair audience, but
by no means such an one as to reflect
credit GA the literary taste of our
citizens. The theme and the speaker
should have crowded Crescent. City
Hall to its utmost capacity. The
lecture was, in the highest sence of
the word, excellent as well as instruc-
tive, as perhaps no Christian man has
had such facilities for aequainting
himself with the characteristics, the
history, the manners and customs of
the Chinese, as DR.. Martin has pos
sessed.
The theme last night was What
we may learn from the Chinese, and
what they have to learn of us"
The first part of the lecture, which
occupied an hour and half, though
it did not appear half so long, was
devoted to rehearsing the contradict
tions that exist in the manners and
customs Of the Chinese and Western
nations. which are numerous. AS
for instance, with us black is the en-
blem of mourning-with them, white.
We read our books from the left to
the right - they read from right to
left, after the manner of the Israelites.
Our annotations are at the bottom of
the page - theirs at the top. In
almost everything they are our anti
podes, as they are in a geographical
sense. tF ,f ~ aase
They wonder at our manners and
customs, as much as we wonder at
theirs. Their criticisms on us would
run in this wise: THE men cover
their faces with bristling hair; the wo-
men drag long dresses over the pave
ments and the filthy = ,eets, wear low
necked dresses, and are even seen
walking arm in arm with the men
upon the streets. easqsf
We censure our puhlicn me and rul-
ers; they revere theirs. We teach that
the magnetic needle points to the
north they say to the south. We OBJ
tain from China pigs, fowls. yams, and
sugar-eorn, morus multicaulIs. silks.
tea, china-ware, gun powder. With
them originated, so far as we can learn,
the idea of the Philosophers Stone,
and the Elixer of Life, in search
of which they developed the sciences
of geology. botany and chemistry.
Through their instrumentality this
continent was discovered, They gave
Us the mariners compass or magnetic
needle. For three thousand years be-
fore the Christian era they had used
the needle Upon their horses and
vehicles in crossing the vast plains Of
that country. They made paper OF
bamboo, and had printed books, whole
Libraries, six hundred years before
Faust's great discovery.
They furnished US the bamboo, use
full in many ways. They used coal
away back in the middle centuries,
and have doubtless exerted many 9TH
err occult influences over us which we
are now unable to appreciate or de-
scribe. "a
til no humiliation to acknowledge