New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-11-22
CONTROL YOURSELVES.
Rev. Ingersoll Of St. Paul Addresses Young
Ladies on Self Control.

Dr. Edward P. Inoersoll, who lectured
in New Ulm not long since, deliyered an
address on self control and extravaganza
in speech and dress in St. Paul Sunday
evening and the following good points
are selected from his remarks
We are gifted with emotions. They
are like the sentinels Of a grand army.
Feelings give us the alarm; they wake
us to action; they spur Us Oh. But there
is no more virtue in a feeling or impulse
than in u throb OF the body's heart.
The sensibilities cry out :-"Do some
thing" ...Act!'' The mind and soul de-
eide The decision and not the impulse
Of feeling character.
AS regards self control there are two
classes of people. The one Gn many
communities the larger one) floats upon
the tide Of emotion, and like the tide,
emotions are sometimes ''in' and some
times "out.' The other lives upon prin-
ciple and accepts Of feeling only whcnit
gives push toward what is right
This is an age of emotion! This is
getting to be q nation Of emotionals.
Cur literature shows 1t. Some of our
illustrated wceklies show it. The pre-
vailiny bent Of our theatc!s is that way.
Our streets and stores and homes and
churches show it.
An elect number Of stalwarts, a grand
army are steady. but the ajority, for
the most part, and in most things well
ccmc:.thc glovs" rather than the ':graces."
When men and children have to plod for
a living and plod in RIGHT paths. they
have strauiness of temper. And why is
i, that emotions play wildly? Because the
wild mind wants its way. It is at once
the signet of our dignity and Of our de-
gradation.
1t is not in the drawing room you find
out whether a woman is controlled by
passion Or by principle. Smiles and
gentility toward society, but not always
so as she turns from the closed front
door to the inmates of her home. Why?
"Oh, get provoked at the seltishness
and stupidity of people, and speak out
just what feel. It is my way, and I
must do it," Your way! Indeed. Who
ever gave to any one the right to break
madly into the home circle and trample
down its garden? What right has any
of lis, man woman or child, to pierce
hearts with shafts of anger of speech :;
v licked extravagances. Profanity leads
the van. Profanity. Young women who
| hear me do not swear. But may coun-
sci. Never commit your heart and hand
to profane man! Never!
But your extravaganza ofspeech. Sur
prised or troubled do you cry out: "Mer-
cy on me.' "Goodness gracious!' Trou-
| Dlou WlCn Glo "cdGll0I, WHICH is ordered
for the worlds good and NIinnesota's
good, do you use complimentary words9
It rains. and do you petulantly exclaim
ooh I think it is so mean that itrains p
and then in strange contradiction say to
friend, "Good morulng. How could
YOU venture out on such an awfully mis-
era5le day?" Or looking at things of
art or apparel do you run wild in speech
and say "perfectly lovely" when just at
hand is something which far excels it.
Are these thoughtless words? Then let
us have done with them. Perhaps some
of them belong to the ''idle words of
which the Master speaks. Why do we
run into such extravaganza? Again:
There is an extravaganza, Of thought and
plan by which some are continually com
ing to grief and bringing others there.
It is we'll to have a cheerful courage, but
1t is not wise to color every prospect