Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-10
PROFESSOR CURR.
The Scotch Orators Ideas OF the Master
Passion, or WOOing, Winning anu
Wedding.

The Scotch Orators Ideas OF tine -hos'
Passion, or WOOing, Winning anu
Wedding.
Armorv Hall was crowded last night
on the occasion Of Professor Curr's lee
ture on the master Passion, or Woolng,
Winning and Wedding delivered under
The suspices of the Young Mems Society
Of the First Presbyterian Church. The
audience was composed of the most IN
telligent and cultured people Of the city,
who were afforded rare entertainment.
Professor Curr has appeared before tae
best Savannah audiences during the past
few weeks, and has justly won the title of
the 'star orator." His lectures, besides
being popular and entertaining, havecon-
tanned a great amount of instruction and
reason, and his influence upon the public
has been most effective and benencIal.
The lecturer last night was introduced by
Rev. 7. VI. BOYD. and after opening with
general statements as to the nature and
sway Of love in all races, relations and
times, he first spoke of Divine love as the
centre and source of all love. This mani
tests itself in Creation, Providence and
Grace. His pictures of Gods prevalent,
PREVENT and all powerful love sweeping
through earth. sea and sky singing, sweet
ening and sanctifying wherever il touch
Ell. were Slulplf lulAlAl&AUAE- -NCAN lC AEE-
scented human love as moving in harmony
i'm four fixed and blessed orbits around
this sovereign centre. First, an outer
circle was the love of kind, or benevolencs;
second, the love of friends, or of sympa-
thy: third. the love of children or of in
stinct; fourth. love proper. Under this
head he gave full sway to his knowledge
Of human nature by keenest analysis, illu-
minated by wit. humOr, pathOs-nOw
grave, now joyous, now rebuking, now adj
vising-and throughout the whole main-
tanning his Office as a wise teacher Of
youth, the friend of the family, of the
home, and of God.
Speaking of ''wOOIng, winning and we'd
ding" Prof. Curr said ''many people fell
in love as they fell asleep, with their eyes
shut-hence fatal plumbers occurred.
Next to the choice of a religion, was the
choice of a wife in its effect on present
and future happiness. Character and re-
ligiOus principles should be considered
before personal appearance. Southern
people, with their warm, impulsiYe ways.
sometimes married in haste and repented
at leisure. In Scotland they were slower,
and they married at leisure and sometimes
repented in haste. A good wife was Gods
best gift. 4 man can do his work, what
ever it is. ten times better with a true,
loving woman by his side TO help him. If
there is unhappiness in married life it is
generally the husbands fault, although
some women are like an echo, they will
always have the last word. In counting
girl man should act open and fair.
No meaner wretch existed than the fellow
who occupies a wOman's time and
attention, gains her heart, and
then leaves her on paltry pretense
or another. A female fiirt is bad enough,
but a male fiirt is disgrace to his family.
and a married fiirt of either sex ought to
be avoided like plague or a tax collector.
In the course Of the evening Prof. Curr
Tecited many beautiful poems, and
amongst them the following. by Gerald
Massey, the English writer. 1t gives the
key note of the whole lecture:
There lives a voice within me,
guest-angel OF my heart;
And its sweet lispings win me
Till the tears all trembling start:
Up eVermOre 1t springeth.
Like some magic melody,
And evermOre 1t singeth
This sweet song of songs to me:
This world Is full of beauty,
As other worlds above.
And il we did our duty,
1t might he full of love-
At the conclusion Of the lecture Mrs.
Curr read very gracefully and effectively
several selections, among which were the
High Tide and THE Annuity, or the
ScOtchman's Last Lament" Mrs. Curr is
probably the most accomplished and effec-
tive elOcutiOnist that has ever visited
Savannah, and her readings last night
were given with unusual effect.