The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-08
ANNIVERSARY AT BETHANY.
Tho Neotrophian Literary lsoc,sty Kat OF
tanning Timo-Wortia of Wisdom from a

Alumnus. ilF
Special Correspondence oftse Iait',iotater. 3.
BETHANY, VIVA, Nov. G.-Novembe
5 was the anniversary Of tho Ncotroph
ian Literary Society. Chapel Hall wa!
crowded with one OF the finest audience.
ever seen outside OF commencement,
week. The programme was short. The
performance began by singing the
society song, after which prayer was
offered by Professor Bowling. The
Bethany College Glee Club Of twelve
members, organized and led by A. O.
Garrison, made the hall ring with the
familiar strains Of "When d Hundred
Years Have Rolled" Mr.. Henry Miller,
OF Ohio, the representative OF the society,
made a short address on tho "Law OF
Conflict" Il was a foe Grafton and
ELECTED muchpraise for depth OF thought
and beauty Of diction. "a Melody
Divine" was the name of a song given
by Mrs. Linnie X. Woolery, the iayorite
singer ot Bethany. t' 5jllir7al
The real feast OF all was the address OF
Mr.. Edwin L. Sheppard, Of Toronto,
Canada, editor Of the Toronto SATURDAY.
Nyht. Mr.. Sheppard was II student OF
Bethany fifteen years ago. His subject
was "a Student of the World" and it
was well handled. Ho said at the begin.
ming that he would give them hard
words, but they were all facts, that he
had learned by experience. IIe is
very impressivespeaker, and was listened
to with the closest attention. : Such
order was never observed before. Each
person received the impression that he
was having a confidential talk with a
friend, and receiving good ideas to carry
through life. The following are few
OF the thoughts gathered from notes
which will give a faint idea OF his matter.
of.fact words and manner:
III you are even half.trained spirit.
ually, the right will come up without
thinking" > z
"No better study for mankind than
fellow man. slfs lg5', g.s
"What we want is courage. Courage
gives confidence" =. -, {, ~
"rhere is more beauty, more benefit,
and more goodness in the thought of
what we have endured than in what we
have enjoyed"
"Of two men equal in book knowledge, |
The one who knows how to enter room
md make a good inpression, without
opening his mouth, has much the ad.
vantage Of tho other. Not enough at
;ention is paid to the study OF MANNERS"
Nothing letters a man or woman 30
11nph n fn hn IN IN,,n .,,skI,
body else, than with their studiea.n
"The saddest chapters in the history
II the States and our Dominion OF Can.
ada, are those OF man who has grown
away from his wife," n
II am glad to SEQ women in college.
There has been much talk OF blue stock
ngs, with ragged clothes and holes in
heir stockings. Better have stocking
With holes In it than a broken heart"
"Don't imagine that water sweeteuei
With kisses becomes tea." r.
f"You can't indulge your heart If you
Rant to become great. You will have to
walk on your heart to be great"
( TO be great you, must learn to be
onesome. You must learn TO be self
oppressed, to live in yourself, to ufIer
n silence, to be able to receive an insult
n silence" 5.l,9,5
There are two classes Of people born
n the world, one class saddled and
2ridled, ready to be ridden, the other,
,loved and booted, ready to ride. Which
will you be p j. l5TT
"Talk Of settling down., dregs settle
iown to the bottom. Never settle down,
out settle up.
."Never have friend who cannot
10 you some good. nor to whom you
an be of no benefit" lss5$,
S"Your ambition should be to know as
much about your business as any other
nan on earth" lf5:.s
"Ihe ambitious politician always has
mother man to whom he promises some
'fiice; don't you be that other man."
Capital is always on the lookout for
brains, and you put your brains where
:apital can see them" .fse
Politics, religion and red hair are
argely hereditary" lai