The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
Louisville, (Ky.) Lines.

Mr.. EDITOR: AS you are adding new
names of correspondents to your list
from week to week will you be so indul-
gent as 10 put mine down for one week 2
I. g., if this paper should find favor in
your eyes.
Inmy private letters sometimes make
q yery "poor mouth" but after all this is
good city to live in and Kentucky is a
splendid country. True, there are dis
advantages here as elsewhere, but the
advantages ere many. 1t would be
pleasant indeed to say something of this
beautiful, fertile country, but desire to
say something on another line.
Among the many advantages to be had
here not the least of these are its educa-
tional facilities. In two respects 1t is the
foremost city in the South, namely, its
Medical and Theological advantages. Tie
about 14OO students, while there are now
two Theological schools with about 300
students. The Presbyterians only this
year began Theological Seminary, but
It has more than thirty students, while
the Baptists have here the largest Theo-
logical Seminary in the United States.
But besides the schools a specially i'm
portant feature TO one engaged In intel
fectual pursuits is the annual visitation
of distinguished speakers. During this
winter we have been particularly favored
in this way. May I say word about
few of these?
The first who paid US visit was the
famous humorist Rob. Y. Burdette.
How we did laugh as he depicted to us
"the rise and fall of mustacheP Who
has ever read "The Brakeman at Church"
without feeling desire to see and hear
its author? He is rather small man, his
voice keyed pretty high, has lnischiev-
GUS eye and mouth and Is altogether
brimfnl of humor. No one after hearing
him will ever forget some Of his express
sions.
Then Sam Jones visited US. I did not
hear him but from reports it was not
paying expedition.
I havn't time to speak of Gen. Cor
don's enthusiastic reception and eloquent
address on 1.-THE Last Days of the Con-
federacy," but must say something OF
DIR. Talmage, the world-renowned plat
form speaker. It has been my desire for
years to hear him, and now it has been
realized. OF course the lecture was fine,
but it lacked great deal of meeting my
expectations. Rarely have been more
disappointed. He has an abundant sup
ply of good anecdotes, which produce
laughter, and he storms and stamps his
feet which renews the waning interest,
but after all there is painful lack of
food for the mind of the man who really
wants to think. would advise those
who enjoy his sermons not to be over
anxious to hear him lecture, for his SER
mons read are better than his lectures
heard.
Tom Dixon What shall say about
him d? To give anything like an adequate
description of him is above and beyond
me. Some say since Henry Ward Bee
cher's death he is the foremost lecturer in
the United States. He was born in North
Carolina less than thirty years ago and
SO is mere boy yet. Last night be held
the closest attention of an audience for
two hours and then they were sorry
when be quit. Those who heard both
lectures say he far surpasses DR.. Talmage.
"Back bone' was his subject, and one was
soon convinced that he was master Of
It, wish much that every boy in our
land could hear it. But this ia already
too long. X. d. bURRIss.