New-York tribune., 1884-03-02
DIR. JOHN HALL ON "DAlLIGHI DELIHS'
WHY AMERICANS DONT BECoMt SKILLED "o"h
MrN-IHE ONLY WAY TO REFORM ABUSES
In the chanel of tho First Ward Lord Pub

WHY AMERICANS DoN'T BECOMF SKILLED WORK
MrN-THr ONLY WAY TO REFORM ABUSES
In the chapel of the " First Ward Lord Pub
f., Beading Room and Free Circulating Library at
o 12i GrcpDyich-st tne Rev. Dr. John Hall recently
delivered lecture upon Daylight Dreams Ihe
pleasant little hall crowded with the pcoPo oi inc
ncighborhood who regularly avail themseiVeo OF inc
privilege. OF the institution, and they lisen" To the
ic,nrcr with close attention. frequently nerrupting HIN
with hearty applause Dr. Hall in beginning his lecture
showed that the majority philosophers thought that the
mind ucod rrcgularly In sleep 10 produce dreaming, ana
that pcouc were strongly influenced In Their dreams
through their senses by what they had seem or hcaro
feli IN the DAYTIME and hy their surroundings while
asleep. lie continued;
Ir like manner the circumstances which arc about u.s.
.r manner of living the times IN which We vo ana our
sIrrnrndinea generally VIII go II good way toward
accounting for the kind Of dreams by daylight ~ "hich
we indulge Young people are apt |" dream thl' iiiG
" he bnnny for them that the earth Viii he beautiful
and that fortune Will be- iaEorho 10 inon. Wv in' u"
irrt for "A moment to thiS dreaming Oi young Pop'' "
re. gives tncm an inhibition tna Is good To nave ana
leads them 10 wish 10 do something IN Hie. DO
not stop with morc dreaming. ict your uAy
dreams be motives and hopes to lnpel yml To action
Ken moving I'm the direction of your dreams 10y daylight
and they Will bc realized - much aS Is Bocu ior !o"
and those around you to have them realized. -, Nil,
In repairing and decorating my church and nc BIck
Church the skilled workmcn VINO earned ~ ana - dh
were all foreigners VINO could rcaIocy sl"ah worn o
English Why do not young Ameilo@ms become , SH,ilGI
woIknon and earn GOOD l'hg Ii'hcl tuiu h1IlEIic
ocng ON $40 or SO week 20 many do ~ corks III
stores II IL because they nave INC otPu otIo tnHI
mcle handiCruft Is hencaih thch hlu i ucsIHoihS
Don't let il come into your minds for an Instant Tint
rern aro somo dreams by daylight that oil Of us as
.mrrcan citizcna indulge in. People mud fault with
and call them hard names ana think thh by
us,v, them cir little faults will he corrected. But
notcilnr aro apt TO reform themselves. lon who
M Inc voting mI- look about you and got g00d men Tor
the noninncn- and put only good nm the ceA and
make the ID feel that II they would hoep Their places they
80, do rioht Politicians Will bo very much what you
,yt them o he. you want them 20 bo OF tho highest
tvne vor must OF the hige-t type youraelyrr Many
Snrd neope throughout the land Indulge IN the day
dTpnm OF prohibition OF the liquor traffic. No mailer
how strong the they viii be carried into eiect
nnIv "a far as the deep practical conviction of the
,nss. of ne people carry them into effect Ihcc II 4
Ni.I expressed In many places That the nc"Sllpels
nould he urcr and bCttc. IT people want sugar thele
j ne sugar atorrs If they want baked beans or SILK
,herc vill lr baked silk stores IL ptopo want
tn nou every real or imaginary thing about fashionable
nc1ne or about criminals. the newspaper VIII give them
sha thoy want. nothing more nor less lh'y "ll f0
low the principle OF supply mud demand We must iai'e
thn t.te of the people and get thcm To long Tor better
ard Lcher things II would improve the newspapers