Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-11-24

Some people to spend much OF their tlFna IN
Lnockins E],2,qres t, to Pc e In x tn
ordered By Parliament that all pictures
~ Christ lie burnt. Painters were 90
badly treated and humilia'ed in the begin
ninr If the eighteenth century THAT tn.F
were lowered clear down ont of tie -ub.inifv
OF Their art, and obliged u give minute
accounts Of xhat they did with their colors,
n, a "a inters bIIl which cana 70 publicat on
in scotland. in 1101. Iniicat.@i. The painter
ual been touching up some OF pictures
IN the church, and be sends IN this IteInlzel
igN 10 thu vestrv: TO flny no 4
| cbink in the Ped S~a and r4fair.n2 tn dam
a-S To Fnaroah's host. to a new palr Of
| hand. for ian 81 in the lions l-n, and a new
-f If t..th for the Homes TO repairing
%rttricEadn-z7ar beard. to irving a blu h
| T. tne heck Of Eve on presenting the appl"
t. Adam to making a brlll. for the tool
~aiuarItan*s horse, ant m-ni1n- one u ilS
lnr' ito putting on u mex hinlie IN
Noes basket anl fitting tnilru>hrs, AMI
add NJ more fapl to the tire IN Nehuchai-
| na/,ar's furnace" SO Tainters were humf-
/ latri clear down below the ma Jesty Of their
art. Tie oldest picture in Fnganl a por-
| trait II Chaucer. though nov 81 great Eaiao,
was Pt"keiout Of a ininf,.r -arfef: ere,
were the trials of Quentin NafSSs. VINO t9lIef
IN from bIarksnhths anvil til as a pilnt@r
he won wida ~ra.ogn ton. The first mission
aries - Mexico made tn fatal ml~faEe
Of DESTROYING pictures, for the loss OF WA el
art and religion must ever lament but why
- 50 far back when IN this vearos our Lord,
-, aud within twelve ypsr>of the twentieth
century, to be a paJHt r cy"epf n rare ex-
c~eptIons means poy- rtv and neglect, Poorly
fed poorly clali. poorly housed, because
/ poorly appreciated, Wien hear a man Is
II painter have two f--nn2S. one 81 a[ffnirt-
non for thu greatn"~s Of his soul, AMI the
/ other IF conmiseratIon for the needs of his
body.
But - It has been in All DEPARTMENTS Of
noble work. Some Of the nlghtle>t have
been hardly heSt"l 0liyrr Goldsmith had
sllch a hig patch on the coat of hl-lett breast
that wl.n he went anywhere r kept bis hat
IN ms baud closely pressed over I'll" Iatcn.
The world renowned Bishop A~bury had a
salary IF >Gi a wear. Painters are not
til" only ones who hav,. endured the lack
o. appreciation. Let men - wealth take
under their patronage thu suffering men of
art. Iu-v lift no complaint. they make no
strike for higher wa1es tut With a ~keanne>S
# nervous organization which almost ALWAYS
rhur3cterIXcs genius. these artists suffer
NOR, tlan anyone bnt Iol can realize.
Their" needs to b. a concerted effort for
the suffering artists of America, not
sentimental discourse about what We owe to
artists. but contracts that Will give them Il
livelihood; for ] am IN full sympathy with
til" Christian farmer, who was very busy
Gathering his fall apples. and some one
iNNf'i ilHi ~ IIiN ioi u ftWf ldlilIiN,
the father II which had broken his
le-: and the busy farmer said "lcannot stop
now u pray, but YOU can 90 down into the
cellar and get some cornei beef, and butter.
and eg=s and potatoes; that Is all ! can
- now Artists NAV wish for our PRAYERS
but they also want practical help from men
who can give them work. Iau have heard
scores of sermons for all other kinds of suffer
il- men and women, but think this is the
first sermon ever preached that made
| ~ .i.s foo. tho 60 lin r ,tIa,A - ,} rI,.1, ~
American art. Their work is more true to
nature ana life than any of the master
pieces that have become Imrnorta! on the
other side Of the sea, but it IS the fashion
Of Americans to mention foreign artists,
and to know little or nothing about our
own CoYIey, and Allston and .Inman, and
Gr"euough and kerSett. Let the aft'uent
tim. out Of their windows and INTO the back
yur,i valuele>S daubs on canvas, and call in
these splendid but unrewarded men, and tell
them to adorn your walls, not only with
that which shall please the taste, but enlarge
the mind, and improve the morals, and save
the souls OF those who gaze upon them.
Brooklyn and all other American cities
need great galleries Of art, not only oper
annually for q few days on exhibition, tllt
which shall stand opan all the year round
and from early morning until ten o'clock al
night, and free to all who would ONE anG
20" What q preparation for the wear
and tear of the day, a five min
49, i''A - ~ Ii'i nus at S'tIitt
picture that viii open a door into some larger
realm than that IN which our population
daily drudge! OF what a good thing the hal
hour # artistic opportunity on the way
home III the evening from exhaustion tina
demands re operation for mind and soul a
we'll rs body. Who will do for Brook
: lyn or the city whore you live what "
W. torcoran dIl for " ashington. and what
= am told John W~annamaher. hv the dona
t t}"u OF l1e Munka"sy great picture, Chris
before lllafe. j. gong to do FOR ihilaiel
pima. Mon OF wealth. if YOU are too modes
! 10 tuild and endow such Il place durin. yoll
h%'DtittIe, why not 60 to Your iron safe, an
+ take out your last viii and testament. ant
make n cottlcll that shall bald for the city O
+ your residence. a thrDn for American art
IS AXE some of the money that would otherwiN
!. spoil your children, and bald an art CALLER,
+, flllt shall associate Your name forever
) not only with the great masters o
painting who are gone, hut with tn,
great masters who are trying to live, an,
: also WIN the admiration AMI love OF tens q
! Thousands Of people, who. unable to hay,
I'm" pictures OF their own, would be al
vantt-ei 10y your benrfartlon. Build voul
own monuments. AMI not leave It 10 tin
whiin ofothrrs. Some OF the best people slpan
"a M III trteen WOOD have no monuments at all
- or some crilinblinT stones that in a few year
= VIII let tue ram wash out natue and epltaph
! Nhli" some men whose deaf he aiata
mrnt 81 a nuisance, have a pile of polishe.
- ~ . i't Ill enough lot hilG, ana tjltD
gum enough 70 embarraS, a >eraph. On
man - larg' wealth, Instead .
l-~lNtn9.to Tn" whlmo III others your nnonumen
: tal coiftineI8oration and epltapiiologv to Il
looNet II when people are gong to and Fl
al the tlriai of others. buid right down !,
u" htlft 81 our great city. or the cItv whpr
I, Non i've ~ Immense free reading room. q
\ Tree musical conservatory. or Il TT.
i art cutlery. the inches for sculpture
Z aa't the walls abloJm with the r~
tni tai 81 nations. and lessons -
courage tor the il>heartensd and rr~t forth
= weary. and HE for the lead and one hun
dEei and nifty years from now YOU Will l.
Mleltlng Influences III this word for GOO
= among those whose great grandfather wa
= Your great grandshl,l Ho" munh bette
: tt.n Whit marble that ehiiis YOU # Va
put Your hand on II when YOU foucr
i Il III the cemetery would lie a monument i
coierS IN teamlng eyes, II living possession
IL >p.tniarS which under the chanden,
:, WpaFl tc glow r- ami warm. ana lrokc
~ ~ffal5I1- -rolp> 18th catatogl. III nan
."A t4e January nlght, when tile lie. ro,so
where IL. body sleeps i all showed un.i-
tAt tower - David WAS hun. with one tho.
~ SAINT s.tnt''i >]iac.iS of ~tatt.e. tut Won. J,
n HHtt ~ es,ja. may have a gran iar tow,
:, Ht!Iri after Nau, oHo that shall I. huu- ~