The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-06
shawnee Lecture Course.

Alta public meeting held for the pur-
pose Of discussing the best means of pro-
viding 9 course Of lectures for the enter
tainmert and impro vsment of our citi.
zens, it was decided to submit the work to
an Executive Committee, which was &C.
cordinsly appointed from this meeting
Said committee consists of eight members.
The committee organized By eleeting a
President. Secretary and Treasurer. The
philosophical imagination oil the commit
tee vas now set in action to excoeiate
scheme which would insure the success OF
the enterprise. Several having been sub
miitsd 70 the oracle reason, and having
been rejected. the following resolutions
was adopted as feasible plan:
Resolved. that the course consist of six
lectures. the financial safety Of which shall
be insured by the sale of 100 or more
tickets at one dollar each; the money Of
said sale to be placed 10 the hands of our
treasurer, and from said fund is to be paid
the travelling expenses of each lecturer;
each congregation and the school coeps-
rating shall provide for a lecture and pay
the amount stipulated to the lecturer from
the funds received at the door. Should
there be anything in excess of the amount
paid to the lecturer, the same is to go to
the benefit Of the church or school giving
this lecture. Any part Of the general fund
remaining in the treasury at the end of
the course will be divided among the
churches and the schools pro rata.
The original plan has been slightly mod
i6ed to adapt it to subsequen. necessities
The tickets for the course are now on sale.
FouI Of the six lecturers have ALREADY y
been chosen; and, as several other
eminent men have expressed themselves
willing to render US their services, the
other two will not be inferior to those
] whose names We are now able to announce
The first lecture will be given January
2,st, by the renowned Gen. W. II. Gibson
on his gres, theme, "Along the Lines
J General Gibson is too well known in thi,
State to need an introduction-
Charles II. Payne, D. D., L. L. D., viii
come second in the series with his lee
lures entitled "Shams." The fact that DR.
Payne has occupied the pastorate of St
Johns, Brooklyn; of Arch street church
Philadelphis. of ST. Paul's, Cincinna ii
, and now holds the Presidency of the Obi,
Wesleyan University, at Delaware, is sufi
cient evidence of his esinent ability. H
possesses many Of the elements of tn
highest order Of popularity. His quic
. and spirited manner, his remarkable wi
and his ample language makes him yer
t attractive orator.
1 Rev. Delsno, OF Zanesville, will mex
!. give US his lecture on "Rocky Mountai
Scenery" Rev. Delano is a profession,
lecturer who is we'll known and who wi
IS leave in our mind many grand and beat
tiful conceptions.
: Prof j. e. Ridge, of Cincinnati, wi
l. next furnish Us an elocutionary entertain
10 ment. Whsn he opens his budget of W
=: and humor IN our town, let no lover of
:. hearty laugh fail to be present.
Prof. Ridge possesses a rare talent fl
: his chosen specially. and his "swestness
, discourse and manners" will be long r
sr membsred by all who hear him.
The date Of each lecture will be q
10 nouneed a. soon as determined.
Although our town is composed, for Il
greater part, Of lAboring men, it hopes
y give forth no uncertain sound in regard
their enterprise in gaining knowleds
lie Labor is noble when acco N panied by j
st telligence. Enlightenment digni6es 4
m labor. decreases his toll, and makes hi
work like a man.
al The best sign of the prosperity Of an
iu dividual, community, or nation, is t
r desire for intellectual improvement: Sha
tn nee to-day possesses every sign of pei n
e- nence; in society, culture and refneme
90 are gaining the ascendency; and it is hop
that this series Of lectures may be follow
by many similar courses.
j. d. AxLINE, President
rs; E. ID. WATKINS, Secretary.