The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-07
"GIHDED THOUGHT.'
An INTERESTING LECTURE BY REV.
DR.. PEDDlE.
RICHMOND COLLEGE CHAPEL
CROWDED TO NEAR HIM
4 TnOuCuJFCL AND INSTRUCTIVE
DISCOURSE
The Value Of 0irding Ones thoughts and
Lives -tinusinrAddre.s by rrofes-
sor arris-ilistinxni-hed
Gentlemen Present.

Gentlemen Present.
The Chapel of Richmond College was
crowded Yesterday morn ng 10 hear the
lecture OF DR. John Pcddic, Of Philadel-
phia, which took place at 1925 o'clock.
Among ihc most noted present was Or.
y. J.. ~ Curry, DR.. Cooper DR.. Hatcher,
and Dr. ii. VI. w harton. Professor IL
Harris. chairman of the faculty, intro
lgccd DIT Pcddie, who came forward
and sail Dee had been somewhat ri a loss
90 decide what subject would better suit
10 present 10 body OF students, but
had decided upon the "Nalue Of Girded
Thought lie opened his able and
instructive address by discussing the
great importance OF men girding them
selves for airy undertaking.
The great warriors cirded themselves
for bottle. and in any great accomplish.
mcnt men would always first bc girded
he referred % John the Baptist as grid
ing his loins for his great work. Life
with loose rirdles was not by any means
thc most successful OF the hest life. We
must wear upon our breast some badge
90 bind us TO some kind of good work.
in considering his subiect the spcakeI
discussed two thoughts first, the Safety
of girded life" and the Strength OF
r.ricd life"
lie first took up the safety Of
CRDED LIFE,
I'm which he proved to his audience, in
sound logic and beautiful illustrations,
tlat the only way 10 be secure from the
evils and temptations of life was to be
guarded AGAINST all appearance Of evil.
Zee illustrated this by young man who
possessed unusual intellect; who little
by little yielded 10 the temptations OF
life. and INDUCED in intemperance until
he became q wreck
The g.rdle OF life was broken and he
filed drunksrd's grave. This is not a
solitary example but as all the ministers
viii bear me witness is one of many
cases that are continually happening
There are p great many men in the world
who say they believe in religion and
agree with the ministers in all they say,
but DO not take any part IN the workings
of the church But all the religious
feelings are nothing until gathered up
and put I'm action lie thanked
Cod that be lived in q day when de-
nominations were built in the convictions
of the people He told the ministerial
students 20 90 forth in life and tear up
the line OF demarCaiiOns, if any, between
true conviction and dcnOminatiOnal
party so man can accomplish anything
great unless he possesses riried spirit
The men that attempt many things IN
the world and accomplish nothing are
generally the ones that have only one
idea. they do not grid their thoughts
about them and labor until one great
work Is accomplished. hut for the
lack of this are continually at.
tempting Others The great secret Of
success +. 20 know how TO grid up the
best thoughts and best feelings and put
them in the line OF work This idea of
girded thought will apply To the men
and women in our country who are fill-
ing the places OF craven images in The
church Man should be able 20 teach
what he has learned He had experienced
n his college lite that a student has not
fully obtained thought unless las
can tell il 10 his fellows. He
had often. as he stood by the
graves Of those old ministers who had
lain the foundation of religious prin-
cipes and wished they were back again
10 stir the world with their thought and
power lie fully believed that if the
ministers OF our day knew how to gather
up their best powers and put them to
use they would be rs great and faithful
as the apostles of old.
The speaker closed his scholarly ad-
dress by urging the students as they
stood upon The border line OF youth and
old age 10 gather up the powers which
have been given them, grid their power
Of thought sbOut them, and the world
will welcome them 10 usefulness and 10
greatness, and in the end God will
crown them with the laurels they have
won
After the speaker had finished, he was
loudly applauded by the audience and
received many congratulations by the
persons near him Upon loud calls from
the students
DR. WHARTON
came forward and said be felt as if he
was the last one TO becalled on to speak
after the close Of such an able address, for
he had not been living in accordance
with the doctrine enunclated as he
should. lie had been going all his lie
with a kind of Mother Hubbard on,
and had not been girdng himself lie
had been engaged in almost every occu-
patton. He was an editor, book publish
er. administer. and had lately been elected
president of the Female Institute He
expected 10 put ON a girdle soon if he
could lind H. de made q very amusing
speech and eld several very amusing
anecdotes.
Professor Harris then announced that
The meeting WAS adjourned