The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29

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night, and free TO all who would come
and 20.
What q preparation for the wear and
tear of the day a five minutes look in the
morning at some picuture that will open
door into some larger realm than that in
which our population daily drudgol Or
what a good thing the half hour OF artistic
| opportunity ON the way home in the even
ing from exhaustion that demand recuper-
alton Tor mind and soul rs well as bodyl
Who will do for Brooklyn or the city whore
YOU live what W. W. Corcoran did for
Washington, and what am told John
Wannamakcr, by the donation of De
Munkacsy's great picture, Christ be-
fore Plate Is going TO do for Phil
adelpha2 Men Of wealth, II you arc
too modest TO build and endow such
| place during your lifetime, why not 90 to
| your iron safe, and take out your last will
and testament,and make codicil that shall
| build for the city OF residence u throne
| for American art ? Take some
of that money that would otherwise spoil
your children, and build an art gallery
that shall associate your name forever, not
only with the great masters OF painting,
who ARE gone, but with the great masters
who are trying to live; aud also with the
admiration aud love OF tens of thousands
Of people who, unable 10 have fine pic.
lures OF their own, would be advantagcd
by your bcneiaction. Build your own
monuments, and not leave II TO the within
Of Others. Some OF the best people sleep
| ing in Greenwood have no monuments
at all, or some crumbling stones that In q
few years will let the rain wash out name
epitaph, while some men, whose death
was the abatement of a nuisance. have
q pile OF polished Aberdeen high enough
Tor king, and culogium enough To en-
barrass q seraph. Oh, man Of large wealth,
instead OF leaving TO the within OF others
your monumental commcmoration aud
epilaphology 10 be looked nj when peo-
pie are going 10 and fro at the burial OF
others, build right down In the heart Of
our great city, or the city where you live,
an immense free reading-room, or free
musical conservatory, or free art gallery.
the inches for sculpture and the walls
abloom with the rise and fall OF nations,
and lessons OF courage TOT the dishcartcned
aud rest for the weary, and life for the
dead; aud $50 years from now you will he
welding influences in this world for good
among those whose grcat-grandfathcr was
your great-grandchild. How much bet.
ter than white marble that chills
you II you put your hand on II whom you
touch Il In the cemetery would be mon.
ument In colors, in bcaming eyes, in liv-
ing possession, In splcndor which under
the chandelier would be glowing aud
warm, aud looked nt by strolling groups
with catalogue In hand on the January
night, when the metropolis where the
body sleeps IL all showed under. The
tower oi David was hung with 1000 dent.
ed shields Of battle; but You, oh man of
wealth. may have grandcr tower named
after you, one that shall be- hung not with
the symbols Of carnage, but with the vic
tories OF that art which was NO long ago
recognized IN my text ~ pleasant PIC
lures" oh, tho power OF pictures, |
cannot dcride, nc some have done, Cardi.
nal Maxnrin, WHO, when told that he must
die, took his h-. walk through the art
gallery OF his palace, saving. Must |
quit all this2 Look NJ that Iiiianl Look
at that COrrcgiol Look NJ that dulugo Of
Caraccil Farewell, dear piciurusi" As
the day Of tho Lorl Of Hosts, according to
this text, will scrutinizo the pictures, ]
| implUr all parents 10 sec that Ia their
households they have neither in book or
newspaper, Ot ON canvas, anything that
will dcprayc. Pictures are no longer the
exclusive possession 81 the RilluenL There
N not resp, ctablc homo IN thcsr cities
that has not specimens OF wOod-cut or
steel engraving, II not Of painting aud
your whole family will feel the moral up.
| lifting or deprcssio ION. Have nothing on
your wall OF In books that will iamiliarizo
the young with seemed Of cruelty or WIS
sail, have only those sketches made 10y
artists Ia elevated moods, AMI none ol
thoso scenes which seem the product of
artistic dclirium trcmcnA Pictures are
not only strong but n unl-
yorsal language. Tho human ricc
Is divided into almost M many Ian
guagcs ~ there are nations, but the
pictures may speak 10 people olall tongues
| Nolapuk many have hoped, with little
reason, would become worldwide
language; but the pictorial Ia always q
worldwide language, and printers types
have no emphasis compared With H. We
say that children are fond Of pictures. but
notice any man when he takes mp u book,
and you will see that tho iint thing that
lac looks at h the pictures. Have only
those In tho housd that appeal 10 the
better nature. One engraving has some
times decided an eternal destiny. Under
the title ~ fine arts there have come here
from France class oi pictures which
elaborate arrangement has tried tO prove
iruprUachablc. They would Disgrace n
bar-ro0m. aud they need 10 be- coniiscaie1.
Your children will carry the pictures vi
their fathers house with them clear on Ia
the grave, and, passing that marble pillar,
will take them through eternity.
Furthermore. let all rciormcrs and all
Sabbaih-schoOl teachers, and all Christian
workers realize that " thoy would he
effective Tor good, they must make
pictures, " not by chalk on blackboards,
or kindergarten designs, or by pencil on
canvas, then by words Arguments are
soon forgotten; but pictures, whether In
Language Or In color.. are what produce
strongest effects. Christ was always tell
Ing what a thing was like, and his sermon
on the Mount was n great picture gallery,
beginning with sketch Of CITY ON u
bill that cannot be hid, aud ending with
a tempest beating against two houses, one
on the rock aud the other on the sand.
Tho parable Of tho prodigal son, q
picture; parable Oi the sower Who went
forth 30 SOW, u picture, parable Of the un-
mofcilul servant, picture, parable Of the
ten virgins. picture; parable Of tho tai.
cnis, picture. The world wants pictures,
and the appetite begins with the child,
who consents " go early 20 bed II the
mother will sit beside him aud rchcafso u
story, which IL only picture when We
see how much has been accomplished la
secular directions by pictures
poarc's tragedies a picture, Victor llugo's
writings all pictures John RuHkin'a and
Tennyson's aud IOngiolow's works all
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