The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-06
PHILIPS MADE POINTS
In HIS Lecture Delivered at the
Ohio Street Methodist Church,
Last Night.

Col. Philips lecture, which has been
Looked forward TO with much interest since
Ifs announcement, Was delivered last night
nt the Ohio street Methodist church. Inc
sneaker was introduced BY Rev. Allan >.
Van Wagner, As follows: =,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-l have the
% easure of introducing to you, to-nighI
one who needs no introduction TO the pro-
ME of Seda:ia-the profound scholar, the
wi.e statesman, Gel. Philips. We welcome
him here tonight, and always shall IN the
future" -,
Col. Philips stepped forward and said
III no was Somewhat amused al the an
nouncement of his subject by the papers.
He did not know what he could tell about
the weather, more than the Peo-
ple of sedaliz had experienced during the
winter, and he expected to get his iood
from his host and hostess while here.
"Man is fearfully and wonderfully made.
We are all Just So much the creatures oil
chance. There are ALWAYS physical forces
playing upon us. Oar character Is form, d
by the sunlight and shade, by the company
we keep and the books we read.
Col. Philips thought the location had
much To do With the temperament rs we'll
as the complexion" place the American
in Borneo and he would become yellow"
Darwin would make men appar de
scended from a monkey and inhabiring a
cocoanut tree. The speaker spoke nj the
absurditi.s to which men descend when
they cut Loose from the Bible. "Snme
philosopher traces mans existence to m
oyster. Therefore man Is salt, but the SAT-
cannot lose its SAVIOR, for man Il of The
brinv deep"
The colonel exploded such theories i'm
full. and hurled his scathiDg sarcasm at
their authors. Ii is impossible TO do JUS
tice to the lecturers delivery. Those pr =
EFT alone can fully know and appreciate il
He spoke Of the influences oil food and
of the State of the liver, and said that a
wrong staie of the latter had more to d.
with the issues of human life than the tide
of tate, etc.
"How many domestic cyclones have been
reused by a wrong state of that particular
organw 1t has made the speeches al law
yers and sermons in the pi, take the hue
of its condition; and right here the colonel
m sde ocular point, which the dull prnc
tration of the scribe prevented him iron
catching.
Byron knew of the influence Of the liv
er. etc, and | have sometimes though
that is what makes uS SO wonderful,
made" The liver. probably
"The low condition of the Lap" an,
New Zaiander IL because of their eatin,
fish aud rancid oil.' "Cleopai-a nearl.
! finished Anthony with certain dish. an
it il stated that leg Of mutton bad mucl
TO do with The leslie of Waterloo" III
speaker remarked the effect CT gastronom
upon our own congressman and iegis 'ators
IL would be a shame To mention them u
q church. throw ont this hint Tor thu
ben. fit of your next. committee OH capita
removal.
Speaking of changes in men, he sai'
the old lakes and hills Of Scotland wer
still the same, but Burns and Scott and a.
the old b,rds and heroes have gone. Auk
Scotia bred these men, but Scotland no,
mourns them.
Rome had its pantheon, its old temple
and paIaces. some of which still exist, bu
the old heroes have passed away.
He spoke of France, its old eagle now de
graded, nosionger the noble bird of histor..
and romance. He passed some beautiful
eulogies on Patrick Henry, Henry Clay
and other of our famous orators and pat
riots. He spoke Of the reporters following
the speakers with their note books, and o
the fact that speeches and sermons now
adays were tempered to please the reader
of the morning newspaper. One OF nj
most sarcastic hits was upon Oscar Wilde
"a Ioug.haired, @sthetical fellow iron
England" lie spoke at some length nPol
Ingersoll, and oil his prostituting bis nobl
intellect in attacking a God.
Ii is absolutely impossible to do any
thing like justice to Col. Philips lectur
with the present time and space. Ihos
who were fortunate enough 10 be pressn
received a rare treat, and those who wer
an, ,,r..sen, misSsd he same