The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-14
Mr.. Car.we1l,s Lectures.

According to appointment, Hon. Edward
Carswell, of Canada, the distinguished and
eloquent temperance lecturer, lectured in
the Court House at this place on Monday
and Tuesday nights last, end in Gen. Ayers
school-room on Tuesday afternoon at 5
o'clock. His lecture on Monday night was
on the subject of temperance, and was lis,
tened to by large, intelligent and refined
audience, who evinced their interest in the
subject by close and respectful attention to
all the speaker had to say in reference to it.
He was introduced to the audience by Mr..
W. 81. Frierson, the Worthy Patriarch of
the Division of Sons of Temperance at this
place, in few appropriate remarks, and
spoke for about one hour, considering the
subject under three heads-fashion, ava
rice and appetite. His arguments were for
chile and convincing, and his illustrations
in which he deals quite liberally-to the
point and humorous and pathetic. His
lecture was one of the finest we ever listen
ed to, and will doubtless accomplish mnch
good for the cause in this community.
His lecture Tuesday afternoon to the boys
was tolerably we'll attended, and was heard
with interest by those present. He told the
boys never to lie, swear nor drink ardent
spirits, as all three were habits that would
grow on them, and would eventually bring
them to shame and disgrace if persisted in.
His advice was good, indeed and we sin
cerely hope the boys will remember it
through all future life, and abstain from
the low, vulgar and degrading practices re-
ferred to by the lecturer.
On Tuesday night another large and ap-
preciative audience greeted him in the Court
House, and was entertained for an hour and
half with most eloquent and humorous
discourse on the subject of Laughing. This
lecture, like his others, was full of common
sense advice-adyice to husbands and wives,
TO parents and children, to young men and
young women, to boys and girls. He drew
striking contrasts between the morose and
grum and the cheerful and happy people
between those who look only on the dark
side of everything in life and those who
look only on the bright side. The audience
gave close attention to every word that'was
said, and seemed to regret when he closed:
His visit to our town was source of great
pleasure to our citizens, and will doubtless
prove beneficial to the causes of temperance
and morality, for the promotion of which
he is laboring SO earnestly and assiduously.
He left here on Wednesday for Bolton,
where he had an appointment to lecture
that evening.
His lectures at other points in the State
have also been largely attended, and have
everywhere resulted in good for the tenn
perance cause. At Greenwood on Saturday
he organized a Division of Sons of Tenn
perance with about seventy-fve members,
and another at Abbeville Saturday night
with about twenty-five, while at other
places where Divisions already existed large
accessions to their numbers were gained.
His labors in the State have, therefore. ac-
complished good for society generally, and
doubtless all will join in the wish that it
may be lasting. We hope the good man
may live many years yet, and as he grows
older his usefulness may increase.