The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-14
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Marshal Atkinson,s Lecture at the Female
College Last night. fs.'l.

lecture by Mr.. u. w. Atkinson on the
subject "Don't.p The attention was Of
the most careful order from beginning to
end oil the lecture, which lasted nearly
two hours. Judging from the frequent
applause 1t was evident the discourse was
appreciated.
The lecturer used as an introduction
Pliny's thought which represented life as
. river, closing with a quotation from
Josephine Pollard's beautiful poem. "Al-
ways River TO Cross" The introduce
ton was both iorceful and beautiful.
The first negative observation was
"Don't be a crank Upon this point he
dwelt at length, showing the peculiar
crooks and quirks in the make up OF TINT
class Of eccentric citizens. Next was,
"Don't shirk." He asserted that the hu.
man family Is divided into workers and
shirkers-the latter being far the larger.
He made the point quite clearly that only
the workers leave their impress upon the
age in which they live, and quotations
were given from Beecher and Carlyle Us
illustrations OF this assertion.
"Don't Grumble" was the next thought.
It was discussed in the light that it did
not pay to grumble in any manner in
which you can view It. Many surround
themselves with darkness rather than
light-with mists and fogs and clouds, and
see no good in anything. Such persons
are entitled to sympathy, rather than cen
sure.
"Don't ape" was the next point con-
sidered. "1tis proper" said the lecturer,
ito study the characters OF the wise, the
great and the good, that we may imper-
ceptably drift into their methods OF
thought and their modes OF living; but to
ape aman or woman, however great he
or she may be in character and goodness,
Is disgusting and unbearable." Several
Illustrations were given wherein students
and young ministers ape their teachers
and the older ministers, such us talking
through their nostrls, walking stopped, &c.
The. next negative was, Don't be
oiIicious or Deceitful." The lecturer
dwelt at length upon that very large class
OF persons who devote the larger part Of
their time attending to other peoples
business. These perSons seem to go upon
the hypothesis that they ought to know
how the world wags and help 10 wag it be
sides. Many OF them have brass enough
inther faces to start foundry, with
enough to spare to braze the cheeks OF 9
company OF home guards, The world ].
filled with deceivers, mountebanks and
charlatans. Lysander taught that chill
dren were deceived with rattles and gew.
gaws, but old men were gulled with OATH
and fair promises. The lecturer gavei II a,
his opinion that there isno exaggeratior
in the Prophets language, "The heart il
deceitiul above all things and is des
perately wicked"
lie next urged his hearers not TO triilc
sneeror SCOT, asserting. that hehad Away
observed that the most insignitican
people are the most apt to sneer at otEers
Shakespeare says:
"There ars q sort Of mon, whose ylsagos
| Do cream and mantle Ike u standing pond;
And do wilful Stiffness entertain,
With purpose 10 bG dressed 10 all opinion
OfwIsdOiI, gravity, profound cOnreit;
As who should say, am sir Oracle,
And when Opc my lips let no dog bark"
"Don't be n Demagogue" was the mex
thought, and IN the most caustic manner
the modern dsinagOgue was dis5ected
with anecdotical Illustrations which pro
duced general merriment. This was fol
lowed with the negative Don't be Cow
ardly." A man who is afraid Of his OWE
shadow is weaker than O woman, and
ought to wear women's clothes. 1t is Q
lamentable TACT that some OF earth's great
est heroes have been tho basest mora
towards As the reward OF their victories
they have been adorned with the robes
OF office, their breasts have been decked
with stars and made to flash with gems Of
rare value, while beneath their glitterine
robes were base and cowardly hearts.
"Don't neglect little things" was the
strongest portion OF the lecture. Small
things constitute almost the whole OF life
and t is the gathering Of these little things
togather which make in human life an
amazing work, and dix an amazingresult
In conclusion the little word Don't
was placed before perhaps hundred
different things, all Of them practical and
especially valuable to the young. "Don't
prescribe woman merely because she ia
q woman. 1t 10 not honest TO do that,
and yet there are men who pretend Ia
believe that woman in any branch o!
business is not worth as much as man,
though she may be twice as competent
and more accomplished in every respect.
lneTc Are Iueu III LIlV NoIlui dllu perhaps
IN this audience, who work and vote
against the elevation 81 women whenever
on occasion offers. Shame on agoh 9
shrivel-minded set II a woman performs
the duties OF mau in the school room,
In the store, in the shop, in the Office, or
in any Of the lcaFnsd professions, and per-
forms them in all respects as we'll, then in
Gods name allow her the same compen:
sation, and don't snarl when you do IL.
Open up your schools and your colleges
and give the ladiesan equal chance. Moth
Ing short OF this will be satisfactory.
Nothing short Of this will be considered
honest or fair, or IqSl."
The college was highly commeFiel By
the ieSiuref in these concluding words:
"Don't fail to spBd your daughters and
your sisters and your fEieBls W the
Wheeling Female College, where they
can be, and will be carefully educated,
and played In the line Of exalted citizen
slip, This Is the seSt i:iqGt" Of the great
list ! have given you this evening, Tiers.
lore please igp't forget i, and d9Tl fail TO
send them right aIopg.P
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