The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-05
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BETItAN y,
A Literary Trent-Lecture by Rev.
N. - iobingier on Happy

F JCTTesyOndvuCe oil the h"sIstei.
BEraANY, W. VA, March
/ Saturday evening, the I'd inst, Beth.
any enjoy I'd the greatest literary trea.
with which she has been favored Tor "a
wear or two. Indeed, there has been
nothing delivered in Bethany since The
R:v. David Walk, oil Memphis, delivered
nus great lecture on "Spurgesn," two
wears ago, that was anything near equal TO
H. The great ait" WAS lecture by IL.
). Lobincior, pastor of the horrlslaT IN
Disciples Church, New York city, on the
subject of "Happy Homes"
Tie lecture was about an hour and
half in length, and was characterized by
much elegance, elOquence, force, wit, hu-
nor and originality. Indeed too much can
not be said IN praise and commentator
of it. The way in which he treated tue
subject was new and unique. Inc
speaker seemed to think that the two
most deadly eremles to happy homes are
old bachelors and mo.ber.lr-laws. In
speaking OF old bachelors he said: "Ihe
most fUrlorn, most woe begoEe, most
pitable. most unsynpsthetlc, most
heavsn-forsaken specimen Of the gener'
s,itv OF mankind in general Is con-
drmed old bachelor. You couldn't even
wrench the double pisnissimo OF e salts
factory grunt from him on the su6]ect OF
Happy Homes For no doesn't believe
there Is such thing. He may believe
ANYTHING else within the bounds OF human
credu ity, but on this subject he prefers
to De skep.ic. As he sits before the
fire in his lonely 'den,' toastlng lis
knees with their shiny and somewhat
ecdy' covering, or sewing on his
BACHELORS buttons, or may be engaged IN
damning, not only bis own and
ta.Lered garments, but also the general
lty of mankind in general, he doesn't
look as though he were u firm believer
m the doctrine Of "happy homes"
Bachelors are odd fellows, but whether
.5ev belong to the "Independent Order
Of ODD Fellows" remains to be seen.
Bachelors prefer to wander alone, some
times cover the hill to the poor house.
sometimes sitting down by the wsy,!de,
Ike lonely mullen stalks in a deserted
deld, and there they chant In solemn
ores.
No one to love, none TO careSs.'
"De.ween celibate and reprobate,
there su'i enough room for debate.
Poor, detected, forlorn old bachelor!
The solitude of your lonely "den, the
much Wanted pleasure OF boarding
! house and club lite, the boosted freedom
from domestic care and responsibility,
are bu. shabby substitutes for the love,
and life, and joy of Is "happy home.
Il, said that "Home is genuine Saxon
word, and it is not at all surprising that
tn, love of home should be found chiefly
among the Saxon element. tie French
have no word for home, and this Is 10.
uprising when we consider the cha:ac-
t.r OF the French people. Language Is
! rather growth than Il construction, ana
has all the infinite variety diversity OF
soil and climate would be likely to give
It. L. is unqIcstiopsbly the servant ana
not the master OF the thought.
The speaker went on to discuss the IN
huence OF home upon the mind OF man,
and with poets fire and enthusiasm
painted the emotion that would take pos
session 0, the soul OF man upon his return
home after years OF absence. Speaking OF
John Howard Payne, the author
of "uomc, Sweet Home" he sald:
"rhis of itself shsll perpeuate the
aalne of joan Howard Payne, when the
Alcxsuders, the Caesars and the Nspo-
leeus, who only lived to desolate homes
and dsrken fresides shall nave sunk into
eternal oblivion"
He spoke OF the conflict between labor
End capital. and gave many reasons why
Il l. to the interest of the capitalist TO
aid tue laborer in procuring home OF
his own.
Speaking of marriage he said, al: Is
time that we rise TO the lofty, old
flsarCnAb.e conception, which regsrde
IN .rriaec Ms among the most sacred, most
beneficial, gaost hallowed institutions OF
the earth. Eternal shame to the long
haired, shallow Drained, ialse.hosrted
"irce lyvers" who would drag it down
into the mire and fifth OF
their own polluted fsncies. Eternal
shame upon the courts and the lawyers
who connivc by AL base means TO Put
asuuder what the Eternal God hath
Joined togetEerl Eternal shame upon
the Mormon corruption that bights and
blackens our land, and equal shame to T.
government that will permit itl'
He spoke of the duties OF father and
mother, OF man and wife, gave "rich,
rare ana racy' descripton OF courtShlp
and a mans trials with "A mother-ln-law,
and concluded Us follows:
1T is there that v,e gather at the happy
NTH loupbtpr and Gpuu
through the festive hours, and fling our
exultant voices to the breeze, rs II ban
ne7s OF song IN unison with the bells tina.
ring out through the night the glad
ccnoIng peal that Christ is born! FIIl
the land with happy homes, and the
street corners will be deserted.
Fill the land with happy homes and
the islls and penitentiaries will crum6!e
TO dust. Fill the land with "hsppy
homes" and criminal courts will be
bushed AS the grave. Fill the land with
happy homes" and the re2ulsIvo word
divorce" will become obsolete. Fill the
land with "happy homes" and the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty To
Children will be disbsnded. FIJI the
land with "happy homes, and the crim.
nal lawyer will become modern OtheIio
his occupatian gose. Fill the land
with "hsppy homes" and the Society
for the Prevention Of Crime will pass
into history. Fill the land with "happy
homes" and wsr will be numbered with
the barbara horrors OF the darkest age.
Fill the land with "hsppy homes" and
radiant peace with smiling plenty Will
walk the earth once more. Fill the land
with "happy homes, and earth will burst
into manifold forms of wonGroUs beauty,
which shall rise 10 greet the coming
glory from tie opening heavens. Oh,
eternal children of mem would you
wakeu the slumberIng melodies of the
heart and fill all earth with the dlvinest
harmonits OF love, buiId Tor yourselves
homes strong, permanent and abiding;