The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-09
THE COMING MAN. +"
The Subject of an Interesting
Lecture Last Night by
THE HONORABLE HENRY HALL
1T the Young NIcn's Christian Asso-
citation Hall.-An Ideal Rcprcscnta-
tlon of That Fitting Individual
"rhc Coming Mana Large Au-
diencc Enjoys tho Lecture.

Hon. Henry Hall last night delivered
his lecture on "The Coming Man" at
tho Y. NJ. C. A. hall, this being the sec
oud of the associations course for this
winter.
Tho lecture was ono OF the best over
heard in Wheeling and was thoroughly
enjoyed by the large and refined au-
dience present. Mr. Hall drew 4 real
istic and interesting picture OF what he
thought the coming man OF century
hence would be. He in fact proph-
esied about such an era OF prosperity,
equality and goodness as Edward Bel
lamy in Looking Backward so pleas
ingly told.
lie does not expect to see realiza-
ton OF his dream when successor oil
Mr. Cleveland is chosen, or even four or
eight years after.
Mr.. Hall does not anticipate thc per-
feet coming man will be man OF BUSH
ness, who in our day rises from poverty
TO enormous wealth in tho space OF 4
score OF years, neither will he be found
in the ranks OF theology, or poetry or
oil the law.
As to race and nationality the coming
man will be an American. liany nation
is capable OF producing tho perfect man
this great, glorious and unrivaled coun-
try is tho one. Our institutions are
favorabIe to the formation OF better
man. We are without king, pope or
car. Our progress for the past century
is wonderful, almost miraculous. a
hundred years ago man could not con-
uuer the forces OF nature. To-day all
is changed. Man has grappled with
and mastered electricity. what was
feared is now our servant, performing
many duties that even n score OF wears
ago would be thought incredible. When
Waterloo was fought and the Man OF
Destiny overcome, the London Tins
described it in third Of column.
How much space would be given il in q
journal OF to-day?
From such Il condition tho coming
man is to be developed. The races he
will be derived IRON are English over
two-thirds, and Scotch-Irish, German,
scandinavian, lrish Italian, Dutch and
Welsh. These are principal elements
OF production. This country is Gods
great melting pot, where the character
istc4 OF many nations arc fused. The
product will be the coming man.
Having the coming man here, what
will he look like? Ladies, he will be
handsome. lie will be tall, because OF
the predominance OF English stock. In
complexion he will be dark. The pro-
nouncod blonde is even now rarity.
and ia fast disappearing, The influx OF
people IRON the southern countries OF
Europe will tend to make him dark
Physically he will be as sound as he is
in mind.
Tho education OF the coming man
will BIO different from that given the
youth OF to-day. The hand will be cd
heated no less than the mind. What
do the schools OF the present do? They
fit two per cent OF the pupils to teach,
and send the others out without any
practical knowledge OF the world. In
the school OF the future manual dex-
terity will be taught equally with the
cultivation OF the mind.
The coming man will be willing to
work, but will not be drudge and will
not hasten his funeral. lie will be
faithful, but he will be a man, not n
slave.
At what will the coming man work?
He will turn his hands and brain to
many trades. What will bring out the
perfect type OF the man? The produc-
ton of food is the most important occu-
patton OF man. In lifetime OF three
score years and ten an average man con-
sumes 30 oxen, 200 sheep, 100 calves, GO
pigs, 200 sheep 100 calves, 90 pigs, 1000
chickens, $4,000 eggs, tons OF bread,
175 hogsheads OF tea, coffee, beer, etc.
Think OF all this going down the gullet
OF one man. The average man no doubt
is glad he doesn't have to pay life's
board in advance. In the face OF this,
the highest type OF the coming man
will be tho agriCulturist, the farmer.
He then gave some interesting statls-
tics rs to what tho increase OF popula-
ton would bring us to. In 1850 we
will have 3S7,0OO,00O, and in the year
1000 there will be 100000 900 souls in
America, or nearly as many as there are
on tho earth to-day. The problem OF
the future will be to feed this immense
population. Instead Of the spectacle
seen at tho present, OF people leaving
the vocation Of tillors Of the soil, there
will be immense aCcessons to the aGri-
cultural classes, thus Kidding the coun'
try OF one OF the problems OF the pres
ent-the alarming tendency OF people
to gather in cities.
The coming man will not Discriminate
between man and woman. Both will
be paid equal wages and the latter will
enjoy tho full responsibility OF citizen