The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-20
SEEN BY A SEOAllAN,
A Colored Mans Idea of a Ser.
mon illustrates the Stipend.
BUSINESS of the Fair.
Sunday Closing Problem As
Seen Through the Vision of
a Oevout Christian.
THE WORLDS FAIR.

THE WORLDS FAIR.
\ story is told of a certain darke
who once heard the elder Jaco
Creath preach to this effect:
| Upon his return home from hearin
the sermon, his master asked him no,
he liked the preacher.
He replied: Powerful well, sir
Never heard a man talk so before.
'spect he is the greatest preacher in tn,
world"
But" inquired the master, "wha
lid he talk about; what did he say 2
To which the darkey replied; "a
ion't know, sir; the sermon was that
powerful that could not understand
me word of It."
So in respect to the Worlds Fair.
The almost universal reply to the in
quiry:
What do you think of the fair - is:
at is the greatest thing of the kind
the world has ever SEEM"
When pressed further with the
question, but wha; is there to be seen :
What did you see? The perplexed
returned visitor must confess TO vague
impressions, with only here and there
something definite. For instance,
We were speaking to a friend of the
pleasure we found in our visit t. the
fine arts depa tment, when we were
abruptly stopped by the request:
Tell me OF the picture which you
liked hest"
There was much hesitation on our
part aud we finally confessed tina, We
could not select it. Again we were
asked which Of the departments gave
us greatest pleasure and profit. We
replie'l: The liberal arts and man.
u:aclures, first, and the fine arts, sec
ond." To the question: What one
thing most interested YOU" We un-
hesitatingly replied
THE CONVENT OF Ia RABIDA.
1twould require far too much space
to explain fully why We entertained
these preferences. The works are
wonderful in all departments, and as
near perfection as all the skill, learn
ing, patience and ambition of this
greatest century in the worlds history
can bring them, but we were i'm
pressed with this truth, that the liberal
arts and manufactures represented the
best product of the efforts of the great
masses of the nations. while the fine
arts only offered the works of some
genius, one here and another there,
throughout many countries
and running through many ages.
before any great work, we
ire unconsciously but strongly i'm
pressed by facts connected with its |
history. By whom it was made,
vhy il was made, where it was made, |
md all the circumstances connected
With it appeal for recognition and at.
ect conclusions. The magnificent
pottery of Berlin, Nielsen and Ores
len excite the admiration of even a
'ery stupid observer, but the reAec-
ion that those, who by patience,
and intense devotion to
rt. brought these things to such per-
ection, were poor, unhappy and in
ifferent to matters beyond their
FORK, takes from the ENJOYMENT
hat would otherwise be derived from
heir examination. This same objec-
ion, however, applies to fine arts,
ut few great artists being happy or
;ell situated in life. l.
ITS MAGNITUDE. |,
But this moralizing is not descrip-
on of the Worlds fair. We were at |
ne grounds last summer and OBJ
incl a vague idea of the extent of 5
lis undertaking, so far as buildings 5
re concerned. As we considered !
lie magnitude of the undertaking we
i'll not believe it possible that eren q
hicago could make good the pledge
nat she and the nation had given to
he people of the world, but we were +,
cry soon compelled to admit that
he great city had done more than she !,
adj proposed to do in the beginning. :
[any Of the original buildings had !
cen enlarged by annexes; new build =
gs have been constructed that were !
It in the original plan; the grounds :
I'VE been made most beautiful the ;,
cilities for reaching and for leaving i
re grounds are most ample and con- n
,nient; everything possible has been =
me to make the visitors comfortable i
e means provided for the examina- r
On Of exhibits are excellent, and :,
ere is an entire absence of any in :,
rference whatever with the move \
ents Of thepeople about the grounds. =