The Delta independent., 1889-02-26
THE DELTA INDEPENDEN'r.
II. WILSON, Proprietor.
Lecture.

The high School Literary exercises of
Thursday evening Feb. l4th. 1889.
Owing TO the storm and court proceedings
the hall was not filled, though goodly num-
Der were present.
The house was called to order by Rey. Tut
tie who announced the order of exercises.
At:er instrumental music by Messrs. Jack
son and Swart and Miss Abbie Purdy, song
by Misses McMgrray and J. Walsh led at the
prgaa by Miss Purdy the speaker ofthe even.
lug Prof, Condit was announced. He began
by saying "Intercourse of thought and power
full action of mind upon mind is far more ex-
tensive" "That which is to come gives the
world its yigor not that has gone by" After
enlargng upon this. he took up the body of
his lecture saying among other things. All
knowledge implies relation and comparison"
Mind is capable OF comparing only concepts
ofthat individual mind" awe can not think
of the will without feeling, ofthe understand
ing without thought, or the Imagination with
out emotion. "The mind is visable when tits
active etc." "There is a philosophy of the
mind that ends not with mans life here that
knows no time or place but is immortal"
"Mind is its own revelation. The various
faculties of the mind were then treated of in
extent and relation. Likewise their bearing
upon the social problems of the day." Truth,
all truth is practical" 'Its nature and origin
make it impossible to be otherwise" "Wheth.
or its effect he directly to change the cono&ct,
or it simply leave an impression on the heart,
it is in the strictest sense practical" fThe
science OF the mind is the effect of all other
sciences" "The laws that govern sociology
govern all forms ofditierentiation. Its laws
are the government of eliminating move
ment." After many thoughts on this line the
lecturer referred to evolution. First showing
its relation t. the subject, He defined it; &C.
is continuous progressive change according to
certain fixed laws through resident forces"
i'The belief that something can not come
from gothing." '"The law of L. is ever on.
wssd and upward" etc etc. The gradation at
development ofbody and mind was closely con-
sidered. One sentence might be given. "Thers
js nothing distasteful to me in the thought that
as each group of faculties eliminates and de-
clines it does not perish, but only becomes
subordinate to the next higher group, that
the whole phychial organisue becomes not on.
~ higher and higher in its parts, but also
more and more COMPILE in its structure. That
the ultimatum is the adorable God man."
The applicative ofthe proceeding to habit and
character was there noticed. After which the
speaker took up the Labor and Capital phase
of the subject. First dropping few words
against the nothinsness" ofanarchy. The l..
onl ~ prohla,,, inyoIvaJ moro tha the hrpc1
and butter side it stood as the corner stone of
social civil, and religious advancement, ''It
is u question of how to use our strength, EN-.
ploy our time; exercise our minds, shape and
direct our affections; and bring to us the means
of comfort happiness, and development of the
noblest faculties of humanity" The common
definition of labor was objected to. Labor is
voluntary effort of man for specific result
whatever be its direction-either mental or
manual" etc, etc. at can not be said too
emphatically that "The destiny of coming
ages depends upon the young people of the
present." s'I4ow important that they be
taught the duties of right citizenship" "La-
bor is not curse or an evil in any sense."-
s'It is in its worst form a blessing where com.
pared with Idleness" etc. "Action is the law
of life the essential instrument of making life
move perfect" etc. "Every organic body has
something to do" "Aclti0n in some form is
the condition of e4is' ~ b" Forms ofnature
from the plant to man were considered in
proof. CAN things are created by u.s." We
have thus reviewed losely the first part of lec-
ture. Each step was treated in same terse,
clear way. Lecturer occupied just 55 minutes
Of time. He concluded with aquotation from
Emerson. "God offers to every mind its choice
between truth and repose, take that which
you please ysu can not have BOTH" Give me
Truth"