Evening journal., 1892-06-29
THE EMOTION OF NATURE.0
DIR. Huntley's Address Before Conference
Academy students.


DR.. HuntIey's Address Before Conference
Academy students.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. June 29.-The Academy hall
was well-filled east evening to hear the
address before the Scott Literary Society
delivered by Rev. r. d, Huntley, d. D.,
pastor of First Church, Baltimore. The
exercises were opened with piano duet
by Misses J. G. Wilson and Louisa
Bryan After this Professor Gooding
arose and said that there were several
reasons why the people and members Of
the Scott Literary Society should hear
DR.. Huntley. First, because he was at
one time scholar in an academy like
the students addressed, and again in a
college like some Of them would be.
Also because he was at one time a
teacher in the Conference Academy, and
now pastor Of a Methodist Church in
Baltimore. AT the close of these remarks
by Professor Gooding, DR.. Huntley was
introduced TO the audience Before en-
tering upon the theme Of the evening
he said that he wished 10 compliment the
ladies on their duet Just played. AS he
is connected with the Woman's Col
lege OF Maryland he Is fully able TO
duet he had listened TO was the best he
had ever heard This expression brought
rounds OF applause from all over the
room After few other preliminary re
marks, he announced his subject as "The
Emotion of Nature" In part he said
HE who gives us the intellect gave ua
also the emotion. In this great age too
much stress is laid upon the intellect,
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| Emotion is not confined TO the ignorant.
Burns, Byron, Newton and others were
referred TO as having their souls filled
with emotion Emotion is the act of
arousing ones nature. Men will seel,
those places and those people where
their emotions can be aroused.
People must yield to their emotions.
AS the people Of the world yield their
emotions to those things of an exciting
nature, so must Christians seek those
places and those people that will have a
tendency TO arouse and awaken their
nature. He referred TO Webster, appeal
| ing to the mass of people who
thronged around Bunker Hill at the
! laying OF the corner stone of that monu
ment setting forth the effect of emotion
on the hearts and minds Of people.
appeal must be made TO the nature in
order TO lead out the emotion of the soul
Painting is also one of the best means "a
reach the sensiblities OF the soul II
often is the case that the life work of
some person or persons, has been so di.
rected by the observation of some paint.
ing from nature Enthusiasm is also
demonstrated as being a necessity in any
successful undertaking in life
This evening Rev Henry Harman,
l.. l.. D., of Dickinson College, win de.
liver an address before the alumni
Sheriff Cole yesterday sold the property
of John c. pennewill, administrator OF
Thomas Sapp situated in Little Greek
hundred. TO William II Dodd. for $50
also the property of William T. penney
situated In East Dover hundred and con.
tanning seven acres of land TO r. r
Kenney for $500 There were alsC
seven lots of land sold by order o
Orphans Court, being the property OF
Edgerton r. Grant. deceased
The will case Of James Frances oc
cupied the court yesterday and all evi
dence was heard Thurday, July z, wa
the day fixed for argument in the case.
Lewis Purnell, colored, was arraigne,
before the magistrate yesterday morning
on the charge Of stealing pair of shoe
from William Donavan, also colored Ii
default Of bail he was taken to Jail
A number Of the NJ. e. ministers of tn
town, accompanied by some of the minis
terial visitors of the Conference Academy
drove down 20 historic Barratt's ChapC
yesterday TO view the early cradle @
MethOdism in this country.