Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-17
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Kz-oFxsIss OF THE SATURDAY EIaHT LECTURES
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kz-oFksEs oF THE SATURDAY EIaHT LEcTUEEs-
AgDHEss 81 cav. FTELDER IsRAEI-
The Directors OF the Delaware Institute for
Mechanics ATls. held meeting. on Saturday
evening. and after trznsaeting the usual busi-
Bess pertaining to the institute. instructed the
Committee on lectures ard entertainments to
provide for weekly lectures, and cthsF literary
exercises during the winter. The lectures are
to be varied In their character. some pertaining
10 history and travels. znd others to science.
mechanism dc. Tie exercises for next SAtuF-
day evening, viii BE- Of = Conversational chArac-
ter. upon come Eut ject yet to be selected.
After the meeting Of the Directors, the sudi-
eucs which was very resp ctabie in numbers and
character. Has addressed ov Rev. Fielder I=rsel
upon the usse= aud beusifs Of the Institute.
Ar I-rzels lecture AS u 9 very happy and
instructive character ca sei y such - Is needed
in these dAys Of labor agitstion. He noticed the
habits Of labor amongst the lower clAss Of an
itDsls. in which be especially noticed the beaver
the bird, and the bes the latter Of which be
thought sAs imbued with stronger instinct than
other insects and indeed. he thought sometimes
from their careful calculation for the future.
they really possessed re esAeiiif powsrs He then
reviewed the question o. LABOR ia an able manner
AId directed ateut to toe constantly in
cressing demand Tor educated and
skilled labor, and said 10 s good mechanic re
Iaires educA;ion. The OH forms Of labor are
dyiug out aud mschiuer, - being substituted
requiring skilled mechanics for the making OF
msehinerv. Instead Of the hard labor formerly IL
vogue. This iz the fe-uii of education.
Alch depends upon L. Eing how to apply
machinery. The steam whistle was invented by
= ycurg man who did uOt knoE how TO apply IT,
Where il the steam engine nov that would be
Aiihout itz wli-tle! All machinery must pass
| under the hand Of the WUTEiugmsn before it eau
| he n sde productive. Tie conflict between laboi
aud capital Wa not far Of in which educated aud
| -kiil d labor would assume the places A-signed
| it. Il SoGld. hoGeyer, be 8 peaceful revolution
AID NonId be brought about by education. Anc
| No man can be educated uniess he edlcAtes him
self
We NAV not reap the benefits Of this Institute
| but ont chilfren. aud chlldren'z children may
| since the organization Of this Institute. 20 %.
have besu collected for its support, and We af'
\ not discouraged for want Of sympathy and in
/ cJursgelnsnt We should and no doubt would
| il time. have machinery. models, and lsbors
| tory for the use Of the Institute. To tue mem
! ere themselves, the institute il tue creates
| beaedt. Ii Affords opportunities for social EN-
ieTcour-e. dJe= aSsy With the spirit OF caste
| Character mskes tue man, Snd he 10 the bes
| man who mas the bsst character.
The amount spent by the labor ng men of VII
mington for drink. would keep the laborug mel
| eTn. o, ell for Elk months Much might be raid oi
the uselsse expenditure for dress. We iiv ia IA,
| tlm-z sId be regretted tosee such strong publ
oDiii ian II favor Of fsst men. Let us be among-
| tlu-s sho viii have miuh0)d 10 brave pu1lIC
opinion. aud be guided by moral Influences
| ilone-i .dort for rights aud morality will re
c1mmend YOU 10 tue people Tits Ilsututi0r
you'd i've and be more and more a blessing t'
tie people a. years Ioiltd On.
A. '8e close Of Mr Isrsels address, the Presi
ient y Brennan made few remSrkH strong
| Y eHduT-Iug the lie - adv vauced, after which o.
motion of George W Roberts = vote of thank
vas returned to Mr Israel, for his able address