The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-04

dove to lure the reader on. There is George
Mcdonald whose theme is generally religion.
In his novels he restated Christianity for u.s. The
clergy could never do It, But along came nov
elist, pushing u beautiful woman in front OF
all followed her. [Laughter.l George Nc
Donald made hell a little smaller than
it used to be- Fifty years ago 1t was de-
eidedly the largest section OF the universe,
Nearly everybody went there except our own
set; now very few people are going need say
nothing of George Eliot, Bulwer and the others.
The ideal novelist gathers up the truths OF this
world and fastens them together in 0eautlful
package. Love is the string that binds them.
The novelist ornaments those gates through
which the truths OF life must march, ke the sol
diers who came home from the war, begrimed
with dust and powder, aud marched un1er
under arches of flowers, put up by loving hands.
Education is never the accumulation of ideas,
1t is the awakening of the heart, the develop
ment of the feeling. These five fine arts call
Educatian is life, not learning; vivacity, not In
formato2 The savage sleeps eighteen hours
day with = tendency toward twenty-four, be-
cause his mind is not awakened. Education is
the awakening of the spirit, the development or
life. Look back and see what men have marked
the ages. They have not been those who knew
much, but men who felt deeply-men who
lived Education is the power TO
appreciate Gods grand world here and hope for
grander one to come. L speak of this because
OF the common tendency to narrow down life.
IL is mistake-a dreadful mistake. The mer-
chant at the age OF forty becomes yard-stlek,
the doctor at the age of forty-hve has quit inc
church; he doesn't read; he has narrowed the
world all down TO where he can cover it all with
his saddle bags The clergyman is even worse.
He starts out with the intention of never
being broad, aud at the age OF nifty he
is narrower than he ever hoped to be.
He breaches the same old sermons, in the same
old way, and loses what little liberality of
thought he ever mad. OF course make an ex-
eeption of present company. don't mean any
OF you gentlemen. (Great laughter.I Why L
knew young preacher once VINO moved to
new town and the ladies' presented him with
writing-desk, filed with pigeon-holes Tor differ
anf mn np Off has hn lah al stSppmnna
recently preached" and another "Sermons not
recently preached" Well, one hot Sunday he
came home from his morning service
and by mis- take put in his sermon with those mot
recently preached" When he came to select "a
sermon for the evening service, he accidentally
got hold of the one he had In the morning, and
would you believe 1.-THE preached that same SER
mon again to the same congregation, anu he ala
not know 1t. Laughter.l And only two of the
flock recognized it either, although all had heard
it in the morning. CONTINUED merrimentJ. There
too many preachers like that am afraid:
The lawyer is no better. At the age of forty -hye
he has forgotten the English language: ne don't
speak of men and women, lie GALES them par
ties"
1 heard of a Chicago lawyer once whose wife
read two novels To him when he was sick, and
he said to her. 81 have been entirely too much
wrapped up in law, and have forgotten almost
everything else. When L get well shall lay
aside my statutes and write novel" and 80 he
did. The first chapter told about nice young
man and pretty young woman. The second
told how they met and fell in love. The thlfd,
very pretty chapter, told how they took walk
togetherin the evening aud how they got outside
the town because the sun went down and
they couldn't see the corporation line 1t was
very romantic story, but he spoiled 1t in the next
chapter. After the lovers appropriately
seated in the shade OF a spreading oak, although
1t was night. the young man said: "Adelaide,
can no longer conceal my feelings love you
Iuadly, distractedly, wildly. cannot live with
out you. Your image Is in my heart by night
and by day, and without you my life is incom
plets." Now, that was all very pretty, but-would
you believe it2-the lawyer commenced that
mai ana Fn hot nIFaar naRl
with: '.rhe other party responded substantially
AS follows" and that took away all the romance.
That is the great danger to young people; by
cOnfnng themselves TO one thing they Will soon
begin to narrow in this glorious life. want to
say to my young friends here that they should
read few good nOves-not 100 many-as well
as heavier works that Will tend to widen their
intellectual scope. No person should read novels
too much-all somewhat. Those who don't want
slOnal men, who intellectually are like pool IN
AugusJ-dead; mechanics, merchants and
scholars alike, you want to have broad view
against one thing all the time is fanaticism.
There are men who look through long punched
elders and see little bright spot aud call that
heaven. You want to avoid all that and you
want TO take advantage OF everything that will
make you more liberia! and more intellectual.
THE EVENING LECTURE
In the evening Mr.. E. w, Halford, of Indian
apois, delivered an address on "Some Features
of journalism"
NOTES.
The grounds are in excellent order, and the
new water-works provide an immense supply of
pure drinking water
To-day and tomorrow j. B. Cameron, with his
cOrnet, will accompany the singing In addition
to the choir, which is from the Central-avenue
M. e. Church.
The tabernacle is a magnificent building for
the purposes for which it is intended. 1t will
comfortably seat 900 people, and Is excelently
ventilated and arranged.
This morning at 1870 O'Clock Rev. D. Fl. Snow
den, of Camden, will lecture on "Work and
Workers." At 2 o'clock Rev. II, Dewitt Tai
mage Will lecture on big Buuders," and this
evening Capt. John 3. Conner on "SOme Phases
of Religious Thought" Tomorrow morning
DIR. Tamage will preach, and in the afternoon
DIR. Mann. The admission TO the grounds is %
cents, and the fare for the round trip from the
city is 60 cents. which includes admission.
AN OUTRAGEOUS REPORT.
The following card explains itself
"The statement In the News of last night with
respect to the price of admission to the lecture
of Rev. DR.. Talmage is outrage upon the AS
semby and upon the public. There will be no
charge of 81 for admission ut the gate, nut only
% cents, the same as upon all other days. The
fare for the r0und trip from Indianapolis will he
only IS cents, including the price Of admission
TO the grounds and lecture, There was no shad-
ow of authority for such publication.
"WILL CUMBACK,
"JoHN b. CONNER,
"E. W. HALFoRD,
"BOard of Managers.