Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-07
GATHER Up THE FRAGMENTS :

lectured in the F. NJ. lecture hall, this
city, on last Saturday evening. Be-
tween five hundred and six hundred
persons were present and listened
attentively 10 his highly Interesting
talk, The exercises opened with n
violin solo, by Miss Mary Shaw, The
lecturer was then introduced by Super
inteudeut \, Il. Iolley, He did not at
once announce his subject but. rs If
unwilling to diSpel the charm Of the
finely executed solo, he briefly dwelt
upon the power Of music Music, he
said, should De made II part of the
course OF study in every school.
Poetry ana music are the finest of the
liEe arts, There is 4 gteat deal of
talk about science i'll our schools,
and the Importance ot scientific
courses. The study Of the sciences
has its place in the school But there
is too little talk rf iiue arts, The
charms aad beauties Of music and
poetry are powerful agencies in up
lifting and enno0liug humanity,
The Great Teacher, more than
eighteen hundred years ago, had told
His pupils TO Gather up the frag
that remain, that nothing be lost"
The speaker would take Tor his theme,
Gathering up the Fragments,' and
woulo show how important it is for us
to gather up the fragments Of time,
and the fragments OF influence, en-
ploying our spare hours in such a
manner as to make not only our own
lives, but the lives of our fellow men,
blessing and JOY. In order to ac-
quire physical manhood il is necessary
to care for the physical being, to build
up and strengthen it by proper exer-
else of the various parts of which it
is composed; and it is even more
necessary to care for mans immortal
part-the mind and soul. Here he
commended the people of Mineral
Point for their efforts towards the
establishment of free public library
filled with the brightest and best
thought Of the present age and of the
ages that are gone. He also spoke en-
couragingly of the continued efforts
which are being put forth to build
up strong school in our city. He
pleaded for right moral training of the
boys and girls on the part of parents
and teachers. Those who laugh at
honor, and at virtue, are not true and
patriotic citizens. Upon the sterling
virtues and manly character of the
boys of today upon their intelligence
and morality depend the welfare and
the perpetuity of our government.
Fathers, mothers, and teachers, you
are patriots. You are building the
foundations of this government. See
that ye build securely and well, by
giving your sons and daughters right
moral training, surrounding them with
influences of good and pure society.
The speaker had once asked very in
telligent and honored mother, if she
would not be glad to exercise the right
Of suffrage. She replied, pointing to
her sons, "Those four boys are my
votes" That mother has gone to her
reward, but her votes are here and are
counted. She gave to her country
grand, noble successful men. whose in
hueDce blesses the world. Women,
in one sense, have votes, and these
votes are what we make them. The
influence of the home is the most
powerful of all influences, and the lit
tie things Of life, the fragments, are the
most important. Little influences are
indistructible Science teaches us that
matter lives forever, no particle Of it is
lost. It's form is only changed. And
so it is in spiritual things. The seeds
of influence which are sown will ripen
into the harvest by and by; and
the harvest will be according to the
seeds that are sown. The lecture
was interspersed with pleasing anec-
dotes, by way of illustration and
the speaker proved himself a capital
story teller. The lecture was free from
gush or bombast. Its strength and
beauty consisted in an able and very
forcible presentation Of recognized
truths in relation to home and school
life, and an earnest plea for the incul-
cation of sound principles Of morality,
the exercise of Christian charity, and