Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-29

how unkind to force him to speak and then
condemn him for asserting. not lie. but
his honest convictions. "Not for that right
arm" said he. .not though it would pro
mote him to the highest pinnacle OF fame
would he give utterance TO one sentiment
or vary one hairs breadth from the position
which in his conviction, was right and
proper"
Nothing coald write of descriptive
nature gives better idea of DR.. Guards
character ss q man than the two incidents
given above.
As anforator be is as peculiar as he Is in
other respects. His one great drawback Is
his indistinctness of utteranee. He chops
his words. His lips come together with
snap as each word is uttered, and he speaks
with such rapidity that it requires close at
tention to fellow him even when he can De
understood.
have noticed that the prime difference
in all great orators is not so much in what
they say as in the way they say 1t. Ihere
is nothing new under the sun, and 1t IS
not that one man says things that are new
and original that makes him superior to
another man, but il is the manner and
method of making his points, in travelling
to his conclusions. They either carry or
fail to carry the audience in proportion as
they are clear or muggy-in proportion as
their methods are novel and striking.
And this is one of DR.. Guards forteS.
His style is eminently original. There Is
nothing commonplace about II, and there
is no auditor, however dull, who can be en-
tirely obliyious to the force OF the points
he makes. ] intended to give some Mus
trations of this style from his lecture OF TO-.
day. but find that have, instead Of incor-
porating sketches of a number in one let.
ter, have exhausted my space with two, and
have not done them justice, either. But
hereafter shall endeayor to be more pru-
dent.
The programme increases in attractive
ness. The three lectures of DR.. Guard, DR..
Abbott and DR.. Young, were all superb,
but have no space for synopsis, and would
spoil them il attempted it. If your read
ers would thoroughly enjoy a rare literary
treat. they must come on the ground and
hear for themselves.
Night Entertainments.
The illustrated lectures of Mr.. Young at
tracted large audiences to the auditorium
at night.
Around the World in Ninety Minutes"
occupied Thursday evenings audience. 1t
was an illustrated lecture by the Rev. Jesse
Bowman Young. The tourist-lecturer took
his audience, according to contract.
around the GLOBE. giving splendid
glimpses by means Of charming stereop-
ticon views of some of the most
magnificent sights TO be found in
such journey. Starting from the noun.
tain city of Altoona the audience visited
the great railroad shops at that point; then
hurried to Washington and glimpsed the
White House, Capitol and other pub
lie buildings; after which scenes were
shown in Philadelphia, New York
and on ship-board. The graceful and
superb architectural beauty OF Paris
was brought to view by score or so
OF photographs; the Queen, odd. quaint
costumes, people and cities of Holland, the
wonderful scenery OF the Rhine and Alps
and the prominent places in Rome were
trayersed. Naples was visited and Nesuyi,,
US was climbed; Athens was done
and Constantinople also. Hence
the tourists were taken ION
through the Holy Land, down into Egypt
into India and home by way of Japan and
San Francisco. The school OF Miss Jennie
Cheer, missionary in Nagasaki, Japan
was visited en- route. Some Of the most de-
lightful views were those of scenes in the
Alleghenies IN the neighborhood OF Ores
son, and the notable horseshoe bend on the
Pennsylvania railroad.