Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-03-04
Joint DIscussi, ID at Berke-
ley Springs.
BERKE LEY SPRINGS !
NJ RCH l. 1882. !

Eds INDEPENDENT
Iuo not know if this will be &C.
ce1tab,e or not, but if ii is, you
are Welcome to j..
At the lint di-cu~si0n between
The harrisburg Lyceum and the
Berk eley Springs Lyce"m, he'd
last Friday night III the Court
House in this place, the question
was, Resolved That f,aternal love
has more Influence over society
than sci love. Ine ora orIal pow
ers were greatly displayed on both
sides
The ques ion WAS argued in the
sfirma i've by Mes-rs Shaffer,
Rohrbaugh aud WeslenhdVer,an
IN the negative by r. VS.. GniesIin
and StrickliH, and MesSrs. North
and AlWioe; with DR.. j. w Ew'
ing In the chair.
The Judges were j. Il. Smith.
DR. Hunter (of MArtinsbutg) and
Edward Peudeton.
MIR. Shaffer led off with very
fowery aud most ele antly ar
ran ed speech, which showed he
had consumed considerable time
in preparing il aud one for "hich
he may feel prouu. His manner
Of delivery, considering his very
recent debut a an orator, WAS
good, and | opiues in the future,
he VIII make some OF the n0table-
of your city, shake the dust from
their old clothes. He was follow
ed by the Rev. GniesIln In The
negative, who in the course of his
remarks related some interesting
as wen AS laughable Incidents, to
grove that self love would in all
cases get away with fraternal love
He quoted the team that brought
the visitors from the rail road to
this place, in this wise: The
nigh horse is fraiernal love, the
off horse is self love. Now the
driver sitting on the box holds
his lines taut, ana he makes the
turn at Devils Nose, and we start
down the steep hill. the lines
break on the OF horse, the nigh
horse holds back, and the off
horse runs away with the wagon,
and turns it and its contents of
speech makers down the hill into
Sir Johns Run. Now wasn't that
self love getting right away with
fraiernal love? p
Next comes Mr.. Westenhavtr
in the affirmative, who cites us to
hn f.. Al Of In
~, who iearlessy forgets self and
is willing to and does go to the.for-
eign heather lands to spread the
gospel, and be eat up by the saw
ages| in the hope that through the
fraternai love that he bears for his
fellow man, he may at some time
Eeap rich and glorious reward.
Then followed Mr.. Alwiue who
has been married bat short time
and as the word love is rather del
icaie, he had very little TO say of
ii more than TO Try in a jocular
way 10 describe the difference be-
tween the two loves. L
And now we have got to Mr..
ROrhbaugh, who undertakes to
upset all that has been said pro
and con. by his wonderful appeal
TO the judges. He tells the story
Of the rich boy eating an apple, he
gives it through fraternal love to
poor boy VINO is not able to buy
apples. Now, MessrS. Judges.
Is not that fraternaI love getting
away with self love" He quot d
WeDsler'5 definition OF the terms
Of self love, self will and selfish
ness, but to no avail, IA he had
stated when he took the floor that
the leader in the negative had al
most knocked the props from un-
der him at the start
Now we have Mr. Stricklin who
goes in for fun on the start but in
the whole, who is acknowledged
by ali 70 be second TO none. He
lakes up and overhauIs all that his
three opponents have said-rub.
bing j iDbDieach as he gots along.
linen follows Mr.. North who
quoted little, but refers great
deal to history, winding p with
IL fail 10 understand Messrs.
Judges, how you can. after the
positive proofs and elaborate ar
guments produced, render a decis.
inn other than for the negative"-
which they did.
With the visitors were Messrs.
A 3. GOul4en, John Young and
James Frazer. / believe it was
inteaded for Mr.. Frazer to take
part in the speaking. but he did
not do so. SQUATTER.