Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-23
Boston Correspondence.


spoke at Boston Theatre on Convent
Lie She Mortified and enchanted her
immense audience by n recital Ui the
crueliies practiced in Catholic Orphan
Asylums, and her own glowing dcscrip"
ton of the light OF truth as it dawned
upon her soul, and broke the letters
which have cramped so long. She clos
ed by avowing that hers was a life work,
and that TO keep grls out OF the Convent.
which was not the pious, romantic home
generally pictured, was her aim. and she
calls upon all to help her. Thursday
eve, Jan. llth, Rev. III. w. Beocber spoke
| in Music Hall. on Manhood and Money"
Standing room only war to he had in the
corridors, the Hall was packed, and
audience held captive by the Plymouth
divine for over an hour and a half Space
lorbids lull report, but add n few re.
marks. "In our day there is no other
impulse so slreng, and so widely difiused
it may be well To say, n that which leads
men TO the creation OF wealth. The
whole air is lull of gold dust-men see
all things through lis haze, it enters into
the conversation, forms the ambition, il
the dream of greater number OF per.
sons than any other thing. The love OF
money 10 widely diffused, and has taken
very deep root. This is fortunate or un-
fortunate. ~ the issue may be. We be-
lieye in the precepts and spirit OF The
New Testament There, il may seem rs
If We were cxhorted to q contcnted pov.
crty-to a self-dcnial which makes ease
and luxury sinful. 1t Is important to
know whether Christianity will civiize
| the world through commerce. whether
men may be in heart sincere Christians,
and yet possess wealth; and still more.
whether a man may possess NIL christian
virtues and make wealth; and farther
vet. whether man Hay do both things
co-ordnately. and grow in grace. and in
wealth. Whether his heart and his
pocket may Get fat together. We hold
that this world is school house, and
tina, part OF mans education consists in
building the world, and that they should
leave to their po'lerity a better one, 10
diminish the maign tendencies. until
there shall come day when it shall re-
ioicc in universal light and purity. can
think OF nothing more dcSpicable than II
man going through the world thinking OF
nothing but taking care OF himself, and
rejoicing that he has got heaven. 1t Is
possible for men To earn money and man
hood ri the same time. 10 do so is not
the easiest thing, but it is in reach of all
earnest men. We cannot afford to assign
money aud worldliness to one class and
morality 10 another. Ii is our right 10
inherit all the things that make the earth
swecter and purer. believe time will
come when christian spirit will be able
! TO clothe itself in habiliments OF beauty.
| believe the Christian will give tone Ia
pleasure, and men may be Christians and
vet move through all The wiles OF pleas
ute. Yet there are times aud periods
when they who serve the higher purpose
must disown pleasure. For want oil
divine light many persons have tho i'm
preston that religion and riches cannot
90 together How honest they are about
il.-on Sunday, opening the Word OF God
they say. we must not live for money
and vet how convenient it il on Monday
to have much. Nothing stimulates To &C
tiyity more than the desire for prosperity ;
il is moro stimulating than any con-
science is. Sluggishness j. universal
hercsy; life and energy are universal or
thodoxies. Teach man 10 grow. The
necessity of earning begets patience and
vigilance. Some think they derive all
this from going to church Sundays.
Sometimes it may help them to it--thsugh
have known going to church to help
somnoleucy Whenever a lower feel
ing rises and higher puts it down. that
is sclf.dcnial The beginnings are pain
lu but the ends ATE glorious.
think the best way 10 bring up boys
is To keep them at work from the time
they get up in the morning, ill they are
anxious to 90 to bed at night. To teach
sclf.denial by talking is very disagree
able; rather work them up TO it, By the
inspiration OF praise. of hopes OF reward.
Americans squandcr more than any other
people. When Il Yankee is told TO stop,
he is the most disconsolute creature un-
der the SUM- Mr.. b. referred TO the Fisk
and Stokes tragedy, without calling any
names--to that supreme mountcbank OF
fortune, who at one leap yaulted TO
the very summit of power-thcn rode
shameless md criminal. that he should
have fallen in an instant by the hand of n
fellow criminal. To every young man
who has looked on this glittering meteor,
| say-marll the end OF Il wicked man.
1t is right for you To be rich ii you dent
barter your manhood for it. for that alone
can make riches II permanent and abiding
influence in you. MARION.
Farmers Ciub--NOFfCay.