The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-12-18
The Lecture Course.


aware that Wellington is to have a
course of lectures this winter. The la
dies lecture course TO be given at the
N. Z. Church, is so far arranged that
season tickets are already on sale.
The course Ia to consist OF five lec-
lures and a concert. The committee
have corresponded only with lecturers
of the frat rank in ability and reputa-
ton, making it the chief Object to Sc
cure speakers of the highest order, and
putting the rate of admission at the
lowest practicable figure. There is no
difficulty whatever in securing cheap
lectures. Almost every village has its
lecturer" to be secured at Any time,
aud at any nominal rate; and admis-
sion to such lectures can be made very
low with perfect safety and propriety.
Those, however, who have attempted
the problem whose terms are, the high
est talent and low admission, know the
difficulty of the solution. They know
the solution must be left largely to the
liberality of an appreciative public; on
this liberality committees in Yelling
ton can safely rely, for Wellington re-
spends r-adily when opportunity is Civ
en- 10 hear the best speakers.
Lecturers do not charge such prices
as were given them in flush times but
their prices have not declined as great
ly as have the prices of admission. To
make a course Of first-ciass lectures pay
out In these times, extraordinary efforts
must he made to secure a large attend
ance; and many towns which, a few
years since, sustained fine lecture
courses have abandoned the attempt, or
descended to patronize less instructive
and inspiring entertainments Wsllin-
ton cannot afford to recede.
The public spiritedness OF the village is
our pride, and justiiably SO. We boast
our schools, and our churches; We have
boasted our readiness to patronize enter
tainments Of tie highest class; we
shall not be lacking now. or the men
who are to appear among US this win
ter, 1t is not necessary to say much.
DIR. Vincent is known wherever Sun.
day Schools and ''Chautauqus" are
known. Standing at the head of 4 vast
lecture course which paid its speaker,
last Asxust, $40, 600, and himself sck-
nowledged chief among them all, he 10
welcomed everywhere as lecturer of
the YeIy best class.
Hon. Vending of St. Louis, entered
the lecture field year ago. Beginning
in his own city with an audience of
1000, he passed Immediately to the very
front Of the great speakers IF the coun-
try. He was constantly engaged in the
great cities and at "Chautauqua" until
he was compelled to rest in mid-sum-
mer. He Ia 80 much in demand that
we are fortunate In securing visit
from him.
Rev. VIM. Il. Milburn, who opens
the course Dec, 23d, is blind man. who
illustrates in himself the results OF in
domitable perseverance in the face Of
incredible difficulties. He said of him
self, when thirty-two years of age,
'sTime was, when, after . fashion, 1
could read, but never with that flashing
glance that instantly transfers word,
q sentence from the page to the mind.
1t was q perpetuation Of the child's
process, . letter at q time, always
spelling, reading truly. Thus for
more than twenty years, with the
shade upon the brow, the hand upon
the check, the finger beneath the eye
to make an artificial pupil, the beaded
sweat joining with the hot tears trick
ling from the weak and painful organs,
was my studying DONE" In spite of
all of these difficulties, in triumph
over them all, he prepared for college
at leisure moments, entering the min
istry at the age Of twenty. At the age
Of twenty-five he was made Chaplain
to the United States Congress, and
again for three years, from the age Of
thirty to thirty.two. He has twice
made lecturing tours in England, elici-
ting the highest praise from the most
critical journals of the United King
dom. The London Athenaenm says,
ssIn the list of blind men eloquent, at
the head Of which stands John Milton,
high place, probably the second,
must now be conceded to this wonder
ful blind writer and speaker from the
United States"
The tickets to this lecture are put at |
the low price of 35 cents; to pupils Of
the public schools, 20 cents.