Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-01-27
For the Bristol News.
FROM SALEM.
DIR. ilunsey Delivers two Lee
lures and SermOn-The
DemOsthenean Literary
Society, &c.

ED. OF NEWS We have no insatia-
Die desire for scrihbling, but will. at
any rate. send you few notes this
evening.
Salem, as the name implies. is a
"ciIy of ucace"; and. for some time
been remarkably so, as nothing in any
way unusual, has occurred To ruffle the
current of ordinary events But, for Il
few days we have been some livciier.
On last Friday night, DIR. MiInscy de-
l.vere, a lrctHr- oiI "Aiau ;" aiI:i i'm
IuSiicp la ilIilI %r mast say hC man
I.c.-d j. q" Mar remarkably we'll -
.Amdiyzi.., .hr a,i"I;ed 'ir ritual diNis-
a, 90 Body. soul. aHd spirit; argli-
Iug, hc pr, sCnti d The nature au.i func-
tiuu ui ,acii; synihcslsiug. h" portray
tel lie dependence and haImuhy Of
each, with the other; and, taking
Spirit frum heaven, and Body from
earth, he united them in Soul, and
thus reformed his perfect man. His
style aud imagery were cXcullent-hIs
audience large aud appreciative.
! On the 1911, the Demustheuean Lit
erary Society, of Roanoke College.
/ held their Annual Celebration AT
! p. u, The Saicm Band struck up a
/ lively air. and the Society filed into
! the already crowded Town Hall, and
occupied their reserved seats, while
{ the representatives assembled the stage,
! upon which, seats had already been
given Ia Drs. Munsey and BittlP. and
/ Col. GrahOwskie, 0f the Agricultural
and Mechanical JOWHGL"
After prayer 10y DR.. Munsey, Mr..
james Willis, of Floyd. the President
of the Society, opened the exercise by
u pointed address on the Essential OF
true Manhood" After an interlude
by the band. the President introduced
Mr. II. Z. Bailey, of Tazcwe!l, the Or
atur of the evening. His subject,
Miracles in Nature" WAS handled
we'll. The Grafton. rcpletc with
deep thoughts. also possessed beauty OF
expression, and considerable poetic
badness aud lPrvOr-a result, prOba-
hly, of slight inclination to Court
the MUSES." We don't know wheth-
or he is inclined to court any one else
or rot.
Next i'm order came the debate oi
the question; Resolved. That Civil
Liberty is more indebted to Physical
Suffering, than TO Mental Culture
Mr.. Ii. +. Bailey, of Tazewell Offered
, fur the Affirmative. while Mr.. &. a
Marks of Frederick. defended the Neg
alive. To analyze the Dictate, would
r transcend The limits of my letter.
Their discussion of an urand a half
gave ample proof to the audience o
their capacity to handle manly sub
ircts i'm manly way. After the bene
diction, The crowd dispersed
. In speaking of DR.. Munsey, shoul'
have noticed that he preached in tht
NJ. l.. Church on Sunday, fully sus
. tanning his reputation as Il pulpit ora
tor. Tonight GOTH iIe gave anoihe
lecture on "Intemperence." WithOu
speaking despairingly of his previous
efforts, we pronounce this the perfec
ton of his climax The various way
= in which young men are led into in
p Temperance, were given, aud "TOtd
a6stemuousRess from intoric0tin!
/ drinks, as q beverage, pointed out a
, the only safeguard against this vice
The responsibility of parents. tn
Shrine of Bacchus, the unsc. upulou
LIQUOR dealer, the drunkard's life ant
death, were ali painte,i-nOt too bright
", hut, in truer, more impressiv
light, than we have heard for years.
Yours Truly,
e SPECTATOR