The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-03-14

interesting and of profit to all.
Mr.. Johnston-'Green, hasn't Miss
Carmelia sweet laugh though? Oh,
it almost drives one mad it's SO fas-
cinaung. Mr.. Green-"She can't
laugh like Miss Eta though"
Who knocked on the door at Co.
lumbar Hall?
Alltogether.-Al Harris and an
other little "Kidd."
The sad intelligence came to us,
Monday evening, March 4, 1895, Of
the death of Mr.. Archibald G.. Mason
father of Rev. Ed. Mason, '87, and Of
Miss Nellie.
Mr.. Mason died at his residence in
onesboro at the age of eighty-two
and was a most active and faithful
ruling Elder Of Jonesboro Second
Presbyterian church until the time of
his death.
The funeral service was held at his
church and Rev. B. B. Bigler preach
ed a touching sermon.
Last Thursday night a large and
appreciative audience assembled in
Columbian Hall to hear Prof. Viii.
sons lecture under the auspices of
the College Y. NJ. c. A., on "What
we shall read?"
The Professor delighted his audi
ence throughout his entire discourse
with scholarly, philosophical and
full of charming thoughts.
All those who heard said that it was
one of the best lectures ever delivered
in Maryville.
We are sorry that we can not re-
port it in full, but we hope that every
one maylsooner or later hear this grand
lecture, so we give it here only in
Part.
"What shall we read? Shall we
read? Yes" said the Professor, for we
will find pleasure and profit in read
ing.
Reading makes our thoughts: and
it makes us good and moreover, by ii
we gain in spiritual matters; in fact
those who read the most are the most
spiritual men and women.
Thus it is evident that we should:
but question arises IN our minds
What shall we read?
First, shall answer this question
negatively. We should not read every
thing we find within our reach
Reading is like eating; we must MOI
eat every thing, but we should be
careful to read that which will dlges
well. We should not read any thing
untrue or any blasphemy a d inhdel
ity. President Porter used to say
Read nothing that is intended to e.
cite the passions. Young people, reat
nothing impure and avoid impure
books and hate them as much as yo,
would hate disease.
Parents should not allow their chill
dren to read impure books.
Then what shall we read? viii
now answer this question positively
Select and elect. There are compare
lively very few good Newspapers, 81
we should read the best of them t.
learn history and we should rea&
critically. OF magazines there arr
three classes: Professional, Literary
and Popular.
But we find most of our reading il
books. Read the classic author, ant
read them in the original if you can
Read history: we must learn tn,
past and present so we may know how
to act In the present.
The biographies of great and emf
nent men are very interesting ant
profitable.
Books of travel should be read b,
all, because they are deeply interes
ing and educating, and they wi
broaden our sympathy in the brother
hood of men.
One hundred fifty years ago. Their
o was no fiction but now one half {
the books published is fiction.
We should read to study rhetori,
In regard to the reliability of I'll
o books, we find the best science alwa,
:. in newest and the best literature a
> ways in oldest.
e The professor warned the nov
readers, and said that there are CO
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