The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-05
BIG BLUNDERS. y
The Wold-RenOwned De Witt
Talmage Speaks on Them.
AFeast Of Good Things Enjoyed by Fair
Sized Audience Away From the Hub
bub of Election Returns.

SIZ6d audience <AWSy from tn9 1uO-
bub of Election Returns.
Considering the night it was, with
such intense public excitement IL the
election of the day, very fair atten-
dance indeed it was that cUngregated in
the tabernacle last night to hear the
Rev. DIR. T. Dewitt Talmdge in his
most interesting and instructive lecture
on big Blunders" The gallery was
perhaps one-third filed and nearly half
The seats below were occupied. There
was indeed a gcodly portion OF the tone,
beauty, intelligence and refinement OF
Provo there.
Upon the entrance of the doctor he
was greeted with applause. The taber-
nacle choir rendered Il very pretty open
ing piece. Prayer was offered by Bish-
0p John 4. Booth, and the choil again
sang, and the evenings entertainment.
the address by the W rld-renoWned
Rev. DR.. L. Dewitt Talmage, began.
tie said in substance:
Ladies aud Gentltmea: Ii We leave to
the evOlutionists to guess where we came
from and the religionists to prove where
we are going to, we still have the fact
before US that we are here. This Is
tie acme of the worlds history. I am
an optimist. The world began with a
garden; it will end with a garden. L
am rejoiced at the beauty l see around
me and compliment you on the evidence
of your prosperity.
/ have travelled across the harvest
fields OF great part OF the United
States, and now | am crossing the har-
vest fields of your valley and l have to
report it is the best l have seen. l
thank YOU for the good feeling iii my
soul and for all the courtesies extended.
The man who never yet committed a
blunder is not born. l will notice only
big blunders. The ordinary blunder
does not interest Inc.
l have changed my views considera-
bly, OF late as to what constitutes an in
teresting lecture. L think now it is
necessary to give lecture that every
body can understand-one that has
some good advice in it.
My subject is, as you know, Big
Blunbers." However, | am going 10
ssy all the cheering things | can.
whether it is in the line of my subject
or not.
BLUUNDER FIRST. - Multiplicity of
Occupation. A man can do only
one thing well. There are only
two things to do. First, find your
field Second, keep it. Some times
men get prepared for their work in the
university of hard knocks. By the
time, however, generally the age OF
twenty-five years, is reached, a
mans best field has been
found. The difference between the
conditions in life is not SO much the
difference OF fruitfulness of Uccupa-
ton, but to the measure of sticl-tU-it
iveness, a man possesses. Amusing
incidents of men who are known as
jacks of all trades, but who are master
of nothing, were here given.
There are some men who are grand
men in some one occupation, but
spread them out into many, and their
strength is gone. Young man concen-
trate your efforts. Make up your
mind what you ought to do. Every
man gets call from God what to do.
All our happiness and prosperity de-
pends upon doing that which God
commands. God sends no man on
fools errand. | don t care what your
education has been, elaborate or moth
ing, that man who concentrates his
powers is grand man. Look out Tor
him. Nothing can stop hiID.
GUNDER THE NEXT. Indulgence IN
GuE lEtmor. There is no excuse for bad
| hullEr in this country. This is gloS
rious country, seeking out for the vel
fare of not only herself, but all other
countries. She is now couTting fair
and lovely Canada and soon Uncle Sam
will join his hands in wedlOck with her.
She is thinking of those across the sea,
but already is about to say "Ask moth
er"
The harvest now being reaped is the
greatest the world ever saw. | hear
foreign nations cIam0ring for their
gone to Europe will come back, We
have plenty good wood and coal to
keep US warn. In our land we have
everything man wants, climates to suit
all temperaments. We have no excuse
for bad humOr Good humor will sell
most goods. Growl, Spittire & Bros,
is the most miserable firm in this
country.
The world is very much as we make
it. God made the world at first,
but every man makes it over
again. Show me the color of q man S
spectacles and III tell you what kind
of world he lives in. All we need Is
to have our heart and our liver right.
The speaker in his own way here
gave instances OF pleasant lives and
miserable lives all depending ON the
temper of the actors. Kindness, geni-
ality, love: That is the slogan.
BLUNDER THE NEXT = Discourage
meat under bad treatment fran mothers.
Some have carried the mistaken idea
that woman's world is filed with gOs-
sip. Here the speaker scored the male
gOSsipers and showed wherein more
than once gossip had not been light and
feathery, but where it had ruined men
and shock more than half city.
! Oh. how many young men are going
down under bad treatment in CONNER
cial establishments. A false system of
ethics is taught. The speaker showed
how young man went to he city,
honest, gradually learned to fabricate
us to quality of goods, ETC.; his morals
were ruined, and finally ruined himself
altogether Young men, it is always
safe to do right, and never safe to do
wrong.
Take dishonest dollar and plant it
beneath the mountains. Do you think
it will stay there? No, it will rock
until it topples the mountain and comes
to the surface.
BLUNDER THE NEXT = E.rcessfre
amusement Now the world cannot get
along without amusement. Here in Il
most interesting and amusing style the
speaker described a number of sports.
a man who can sing and won't sing,
ought to he sent to Sing Sing. The
world is full of music ana beauty
beauty is only music asleep. Out upon
a religion that is system of don is. "
There is just as much religion in a
laugh as in tear. Out upon 4 relig.
ion that is measured by the yard upon
mans face,