The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-10
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The first Of winter course Of lectures to
be given In the Fourth Street NJ. E
Church, was delivered by the Rev. DR.. Q.
q. Payne, President Of the Wesleyan Uni.
yersity Of Delaware, O., last evening. His
lecture was entitled "shams." There was
large and appreciatiye audience present,
and the closest attention was given the
speaker from the beginning 10 the end Of
the discourse. Among those In attend.
ance were many clergymen OF other de.
nominations; and quite Q number Of
young folks who could not fail OF reaping
special benefits from the entertainment
Miss Taylor, OF the Wheeling Female
College, came In leading az many Of her
iair protegs as almost filed three pews,
and she seated them with tutelary care
and grace.
Rev. Masden. pastor OF the church, an
nounced that Prof. Scott would deliver
the next lecture OF the course, on FddAy
evening, December II, after which he In
troduced Dr.. Payne who began by saying
that the old iconoclast, Carlyle, bad OBJ
served in one OF his admirable ESSAYS that
England had population oil II 600 people
mostly fools. This, he continued, gives
Us an opportunity for remaiking that
here Is q large business In humbupRery
lone IN the world. Our human nature
has q great capacity for great cheats and
great decisions. How easy 1t Is by an set
OF yolition 10 put on the deceptive smile.
rhe true benevolent smile OF the soul
comes only from the depths oil true ma
lure. Jean Paul Richter saws that thous'
ands OF sheep will follow the bell wether
all in exactly the same movement: and 90
| hams are bell.wethers which humanity
'olIowe. There are two clesses OF people
The first class :go through the world
Al. bout seeing things as they are, AND
seem contented with the world. Such
contentment with the world is q sham
me second class have eyes that are too
,barp and are constantly seeing things IN
Az exaggerated light, -,
There is social sham personitied and
.ubstsntiyed in the masculine gender
dressed in dne clothes, and labelled gen
rleman." He draws much admiration
rom soft hearts and softer heads; Is limo
cent OF knowledge and moral worth; IL
oatent.leather puppet who cuts swelling
iynre In society, because his father hut
money. We might justly draw sinilaI
picture Of q young lady. A large proper
lion OF our social customs are shams, anc
thew seem most buI densome to our sister
OF the pen,ler SEX. An average young NO
man expends enough labor, foresight anG
Ishrewdness in the matter OF dress, for !
n.nk cashier or theological neophyte
lLotk at our fashionable youtg women
Tbey are all furbelowed, frilled, ribbonec
md cnrled. But 1t 10 not in dress alone
That there are shams, and feel sure there
Ne no specimens here, for they wouldn'
come out on such night as this.
Society will hardly thank US for unmssk
ing its shams. 1t has been my privilege
10 explore the scenes Of many shades o
life, have gone through New York b,
NIGHT. from the Five Points TO Fifth
Avenue. In London I have visited TIT
Inv dens and the brilliant palaces, thu
Seven Dials and St. Giles. l have seer
Paris by moonlight and gaslight and gun
| light; and have been in imperial Rome
ancient Cairo and Jerusalem. In all o
these have seen myriads OF illustration
Of the decisions TO which mankind arr
given: but propose to speak OF the sham
that stalk abroad In our own society. W,
find them everywhere, sometimes ever
among the congregation OF the saints.
How many oil ourselves do We find soini
to parties at an hour when honest peopl,
lonphtto be 10 bed and then It was nothini
but dress parade. Simplicity is the trn'
nobility. Even at home man tnds do
mestic shams, but iorbears saying any
I,hipe for the sake Of peace. Addison, II
ltbe Suec'dtor, said OF man who was won
10 dress and eat with simplicity apd com
mon sepse, that his friends shut him VI
in an insane asylum.
OF business shams will not say mucl
in this honest town, for believe tina
here everybody pays his honest debts
But In New York. Cincinnati. and chi
cago, I know Of financial bubbles whicl
frequently burst
la educational matters there are man!
Ishams. The fault, think, with US is no
that we do so little as to education, bu
that we do 60 much. We seem TO havl
adopted patent processes which take u
with lightning speed through tue ednca
tiopal world. Young mem hssten through
some course and get diploma which /
nothing more than sham. Our deMant
for cheap diplomas has grown s
great that mills for grinding then
out have become very numerous, and ih'
whole process 10 o magnificent sham. w
can't force the operations Of the mind. w,
should aim 10 secure good foundation
and then build the superstructute, slowly
solidIy and surely. Let us call things b!
their right nsmes. Paste is not pearl
plaster is not metbIe. Do not study eel
ence before Photography, or matetia med
lea before mathematics. i Is Ike DONKEY
studyipg tine arts. In Ohio We have tot
many commercial colleges; they lur'
the young who are seeking collegiate
courses by promising quick returns: Il
honorable to graduate from cornfeld o
a cobbler's bench, 80 It be real. We DE-
moi want pretended culture ! shrIn.
fIom looking young people In the face
and telling them what the world is. j
sc. ms hard for young people to wait six OIL
eight or ten years when they think so
ciety Is In need OF them. But, remember
society does not need you at once. And
society will never make q place Tor you
nav, il will jostle you aside unless you are
prepared to cut niche for yourself. &c
good, broad, symmetrical development
and there will be place for you. The
world will be compelled to honor and re
ceive you. Underlying all right educa
tion Is true manhood and true woman
hood. ! am glad to see the best and most
thorough institutions in the land have
now more students than ever.
The speaker referred at some length Ia
shams anong the learned professions, po'
li,ical shams, and sham reforms, addncir
strong and sensible observations and bril-
liant Illustrations under each Of those
heads. In political affairs he thought IL 9
question OF great importance whether o,
not universal, unqualified suffrage should
continue In this country. The attention
OF the young who were seeking truth was
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