The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-18
LETTER FKOM WABAsH OOLLEGE.
MiIburn's LeCtdre-ChuFch Tableaux
Lecture by Theodore Hilton.
CRAwFoRDsvTLLE, IND,
February II. 1863.

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Editors Journal. toi a
Charlottesville has, for two weeks
past, been more than usually lively.
On Intervening of the 9th Of January
some of the citizens, who can appre-
ciste such thing, assembled in one of
the public halls to hear Rev. ". H.
Milturn - the celebrated Blind
Preacher-deliver his popular lecture
on Aaron Burr" The evening was
one of the most beautifulof the season
and large audience was anticipated,
but it had been so long since a pay
lecture had been delivered here, that
the receipts we're not sufficient to
meet expenses. Mr.. Milburn held
his audience spell bound for more
could learn nothing new about Burr,
but before the lecture was finished
they discovered the fact that they did
not know it all The oratory of Mr..
Milburn is rarely equalled, and never
surpassed, and with voice rich and
full he caused The blood to tingle in
every vein as he warmed into fights
of eloquence To say that the au-
dience were pleased with the lecture
would be FAR too tame-they were
charmed and delighted beyond their
ability to express.
On the next evening fine display
of tableaux was given by the Nj. +.
Church. They were greeted by full
house, and were more successful,
pecuniarily, than the Lecture Associa-
ton. Your readers viii perhaps be
surprised to learn that there is so
high a standard of Christianity in
Charlottesville that many Christians,
even those belonging to that Church,
condemn this mode of obtaining
money. even for a praiseWorthy object,
The reason of this high toned piety
may be found in the fact that last
year this place was visited by one of
the most wonderful revivais in the
history of the church, and that for
two months past the students of the
College have held daily prayer meet
ing, which Is at present more than
usually interesting. There is also a
daily prayer meeting held at the First
Presbyterian Church, In the morning,
and preaching in the evening. Such
things as these give tone and charac-
ter to the religion of Charlottesville.
Omitting to mention minstrel shows
and such unworthy exhi billions, the
next thing worth remark is Theodore
Tilton's lecture on The Art of
Using the Mind" To attempt even
a synopsis of the lecture would be to
mutilate and spoil splendid speech.
But the central thought or key was
the cultivation of the moral nature
" The intellect" he says, is the
keen edge, and the moral nature the
heavy head, of the ak, which gives it
momentum and makes it effective"
Many of his illustrations of cor
rupt moral nature were taken from ac-
tual life at Washington. Although the
evening was the most disagreeable
and inclement of the Winter, yet the
audience was very good, and the As
ISOLATION feel very much encouraged.
Mr. Tilton addressed the Sunday
School on Sunday afternoon. His
audience consisted not only of chill
dren, but also of as many men and
women as Centre Church would ac-
commodate.
You see that the society of Craw-
louisville is not only intellectual but
also religious, aud any one having
son to educate, can do no better than
send him to Wabash College. l..