Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-16
rnE WASTES OF SOCIETY.

To those Of our community who have
listened to Mr.. Bsecher before. either IN
his own pulpit in Plymouth Church. or
on the lecture stand. last evening was
an occasion for the renewal OF the ae-
quaintance Of an old and esteemed
friend. To such as had never before
looked upon tho face OF the great man
or listened to his peculiarly magnetic
voice. the occasion furnished an intro
ductiou to one OF the most penetrating
and original thinkers Of this or any pre-
ceding age. The lecture. on "The
Wastes and Burdens OF Society" Is
flled with thoughts and reflections which
are calculated to arouse attention aud
set people to thinking. The evils
pointed out by Mr.. Beechsr. aud the
burdens which society has to shoulder
in consequence OF them, are shown
forth in all their startling magnitude in
the lecture. and they suggest a train OF
thought to the philanthropist and the
student OF political economy which can
not but b profitable, II pursued to its
legitimate deductions.
One OF the greatest economic wastes
OF society pointed out by Mr.. Beechsr.
Is the loss which ensues to the produ-
cling power Of the world by the tendency
TO educate and force men into a sphere
Of life to which they are not adapted by
nature. As the Reverend lecturer APPLY
illustrated his point. "thers are too
many grsyhounds put to the plow. and
too many oxen trained to race with
Dexter" Much OF this waste, which
Is enormous in the aggregate. is directly
caused by the mistaken solicitude OF
parents, who assume to choose q trade.
or profession. for their children, instead
Of allowing them to pursue the course
which their abilities would indicate. OF
the ministers ordained in this country,
fully one.third are at present idle. and
the majority Of them are 10 because
they are not fitted for the business at
all. They are conspicuous failures.
And 1t is 10 in every other trade aud
profession in the world. The business
OF Mr. Beecher's estimate Of the waste
Of productive power arising FROM this
cause. will be recognized by every a n
did reader. and parents who wish their
sons to begin life where they left of.
who try TO shoot them to the top Of the
ladder. instead Of allowing them to
iaboriously climb the rounds, as they
have done themselves. will do we'll to
look back upon the wrecks created by
this forcing process, and ponder long
before they doom their offspring to the
same sad fate.
This is but one Of the thoughts
enunciated and elaborated by the
Brooklyn preacher last night. The
entire lecture was one string Of crystal.
lied truths. so arranged as to please
the most superficial. while they in
structed the more thoughtful. The
power OF Mr.. Bsecher over his audience
is wonderful in the extreme. Even the
ladies' cease to rustic their silks, and
throughout the hall not \ sound Is audi
BILE but the clear. ssft, mslodious tones
OF the speaker. Tonight Mr.. Bsschsr
will deliver his final lecture on the
Ministry Of Wealth" 1t Is safe TO
say that all who were present last even
ing will attend tonight, and the News
advises n many more as can crowd into
the hall to 60 also. This il the oppor-
tunity Of a lifetime. and should not be
thrown away.