West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
PRESIDENT THoMPsoNs LECTURE


The lecture by Presden. Tnomp-
son Of the University Of West Vir-
ginia, at the Court House last Sat-
urday evening, on the subject OF the
Sovereignty Of Manhood" was an
eloquent aud mastery effort, and
was greatly enjoyed by the very in
teiligent and aPp'eciative audience
h't filed the Court room. We re-
Rret that our space will only permit
a brief outline Of the ope and
range o. he subject, and, az 1t were.
to Gull hower here and there from
the rich parterre's Of this magnificent
intellectual Conservatory Of elegar
exotics Of rhetoric and oratory.
The lecturer. after brief in
PRODUCTION by Jno. Barton Payne
Esq, entered upon his address by
showing that true manhood does
sol consist III mere physical strength
or courage, or talent or learning or
genius; IN which connection the
names Of Alexander the Great, Lord
Byron and others were referIed TO
by way OF illustration. The central
idea OF manhood, said Mr.. Thomp-
sou, ia sincerity. The manly man
has convictions, and hes the cour-
age of his convictions Manhood
needs no throne, no shoulder. etraps.
or purple robes, or golden scepter.
or srmed sentinels to denote it's SOW
ereignly. The Sovereignty o! Man
hood is universal. 1t knows no
zone, age, cline, co'or or condition
vi the most OF saints snd sagos in-
troduced by the speaker, he de-
cIared Paul the manifest man of
them all. In illustrating the reign
OF manhood over ignorance, poverty
obscurty and physical weakness
the lives of Horace Greeley and
Alexander II Stephens were graph
Ically sketched.
Manhood is composed OF loyalty,
magnanmity, freedom from envy
hearty reverence for night and laih
IN what lie good. Abraham LiLccln
defined true Manhood when he sald
with malice toward none, with
charity for all, let US do the rrght
as God shall give us to see the
right"
Abraham Lincoln vas EN- nert'y
a manly man.
Dnrlng that dark period in the
American revolution when con
spracy was formed to. supersede
Washington by Gates, when forged
letters imruting incl ncerity and
'ncdpeoity to Washington were
printed, he was silent, because to
state the reason of his inactivity
would have shown the destitute and
wretched condition of his army and
damaged If not tlerly ruined the
patriot cause. For this reason he
was 81 Ieht under detraction and re
Proach. This was manhood Of
high order.
When in the reign Of Bloody
lIneeo Mary Of England, Bishops
Latimer and Ridley were brought
to tie Stake, and just as the torch
vas about to be applied to their
funeral pyre, Latimey, turning to
Ridley, said, "Be Of good cheer
brother Ridley, aud by Coils grace
We Will light fire in England to.
day that can never be put out"
Polycrp another martyr to
truth, illustrated toe Sovereignty of
Manhood, even over death, W hen at
the stake he said, Jesus hath done
me only good
Though chut up IN PRISON for
preaching, John Bunyan rather
than reosut the truth, sud. II have
determined to suffer here GlD the
moss grows over my eyebrows."
The lofty and noble character of
Socrates was ten derby and eloquent
portrayed by The lecturer. and in
sIludng to the death scsno Of the
grand old philosopher, said it was
transoended by but one other death
scene-tbat Of the Son Of God ex
pricing upon the cross.
THIS manhood which bas coooner
ed ignorance and poverty and lone
Iin efs and sorrow, sod the prison
and the scsHo ID and The stake. shall
not be conquered by death. Tts
eternal home IL not toe grave. Man.
hood is the child Of God, and He
vail not permit it TO be lost forever
10 the dark grave. THIS manhood
seer 30 the eternity thtt is past tho
gradual uoioiding Of a mighty and
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