Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-06-19

Il
gers. Inc Sabbath is made day of
worldly pleasure, to tempt the poor
man; to rob him of his money, morals
ana intellect, by the hellishness of
depauchery and dissipation. Rich
mems sons often grow up to be but
dudes and their daughters mere but
ter flies of fashion. The discardinr
OF ths Bible from public schools was
numbered among the dangers. On the
whole the production was grand and
possessed wonderful thoughts and
showed deep study on the part of Mr..
BoDine. He truly possesses the talent
and eloquence necessary to make him
a powerful orator, and we doubt not
but what in time he will make his
mark In the world.
"The Old Arm Chair" was the SUBJ
ject of a recitation by Miss Leora
Smith. 1t was well delivered and
highly appreciated by the audience.
Miss Smith has good and we'll train
ed voice for public speaking. and
could be plainly heard in the farthest
parts Of the Chapel.
Miss Maud Campbell then read an
essay entitled. 1.-THE Practical Ideal"
In which she showed that mans ideal
was alwsy higher than the real. And
there WAS but one ideal and that was
God. She said no matter in what man
was engaged his ideal was always
greater than that really accomplished.
Miss Campbeil's delivery was excel
lent. and no one was disappointed in
the eloqueace and earnestness with
which she handled this difficult sub
ject.
1.-THE Dressed Turkey" was the sub
ject Of defamation by Roscoe Miles.
The selection was somewhat humorous
and was SO well delivered AZ to have q
good effect upon the audience.
1.-THE Widow and Her Only Child"
was the most touching recitation on
the program, and was so we'll recited
by Miss Maude Spears, that the effect
upon the audience was wonderful.
Tears were seen trickling down. the
cheeks Of some, and none escaped the
feeling OF sympathy and pathos which
seems to have taken possession of the
listeners. and helped them to see, in
all reality, the widow and her dying
child.
A duet by Miss Anna Martin and
Delbert Drown entitled, "Forsake Me
Not" was we'll rendered.
An essay entitled 1.-The Windows Of
The Soul" was a very fine production,
and interesting to eye as well as ear.
The sentim ent Of the essay showed
how we'll Miss Hattie Tenney had
studied her subject. The expression
of the eye is an indication Of charac-
ter Miss Tenney is one of those per-
severing young ladies whose dill
gence, eSrnestness and love for good
subjects of thought has won for her
the esteem and respect Of her teachers
and classmates. And by her willing
ness and zeal she is sure to be success
full in whatever she undertakes.
The reading of "Tamar Arms ldees"
by Miss Abbie Whitney, WAS we'll re-
ceived by the audience. The selection
contained considerable humor and
good advice. It told most conclusive
ly that for one to "fib" was as bad as
to lie.
"The First Bang" was the subject
Of Miss Clara Steftler's recitation. 1t
WAS humorous selection and paid no
compliment to fashion, especially that
of banging the hair. Miss Stefler did
herself credit in her delivery.
MI. Glen Hawthorne delivered bis
Grafton on ambition" in q most
pleasing manner. and all agreed he
did splendidly. The subject he chose
10 handle was one of broad meaning
and required q great deal Of time and
talent to prepare it for delivery. He
sought out the best and strongest
noints and wove them into sentences
Of choicest language picturing. as 1t
we're. ambition as tho true stepping