Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-29
WIT AND REASON.

WIT AND REASON.
! An Admirable Address Last Night by
| General Secretary Schell.
| 1t was late when the delegates re-
| turned from Moundsville, but the big
| tent filled up rapidly and when the eX-
ercises of the evening were opened the
crowd was larger than at any previous
session Of the convention. For half
| hour there was a splendid song SER
vice, conducted by Prof. Black, Of
| Williamsburg, Pa.
! Dr. Schell, secretary of the Interna
tional Epworth League, was introduced
| by President Schoyer, and was given
| the Chautauqua salute. His subject
was "The Aristocracy of Youth"
| Dr. Schell said there were many arts
| tocracies, including the aristocracy of
birth. He referred to the nobility in
| the different countries and stated that
he would not take off his hat to any of
! them unless they possessed the quail
| ties which merited such recognition.
| Democracy was inspired by the Nazar-
enc The blood of all races is in the
modern democracy.
Then there is the aristacracy of char
acter, and the aristocracy of brains,
and the aristocracy of wealth into which
many are trying to break. The speak
| er said he would rather be a Methodist
minister than belong to the aristocracy
| Of wealth, but he advised ministers to
| preach where they were offered the
| largest salaries, all other things being
equal. He said it was but three gen
eratiCns from shirt sleeves to shirt
! sleeves, and he explained that fortunes
seldom last longer than that period.
He advocated earning all you can, saw
| ing all you can, and spending all you
/ can"
The speaker painted a beautiful word
picture of youth, the halcyon period of
| existence. He liked the aristocrat of
youth in the first place for his courage
courage of opinion and of action,
which is the especial characteristic Of
youth. Courage is the distinguishing
element Of religion, and some will
never get religion except in allopathic
doses, because they lack the spinal col
umn. Courage and religion go hand
in hand. If you have religion give 1t
| to others. If they won't have it, give
it to them anyhow, and by and by the
matter will resolve itself into the old
mechanical question Of the Irresistible
| moving the immovable There are
some people to whom he would like
to give religion in that way. One of
| them is the Sultan Of Turkey and others
are the Spaniards who are now upon
this continent.
Not all young people are members of
| the
ARISTOCRACY OF YOUTH.
| Some of them are old in sin, and are
expelled from the aristocracy. The
speaker proved that Moses and his peo-
| pie were Methodists, by stating that
| Moses went up on the mountain, telling
| his people to wait forty days until he
| returned with the law, 'and he had
| hardly gone until they had all back
slid With the statement that God
and one make a majority" for a text
| the speaker dwelt at length upon the
assertion that it is not a question Of
( how many people are members of the
| Sunday schools, and Epworth Leagues
| and churches, but the quality of the
people who are.
Continuing, he mentioned hopeful
ness as another characteristic of youth,
which he commended in glowing Ian
| guage, Frightening his remarks with a
rth-provoking story here and there,
| and with many scintillations of wit.
He then enumerated Ame Of the
| things he wished for the aristocracy
of youth-intelligence, sociability great
souls, goodness A youth should be a
citizen of the kingdom of ideas, he
| should be intelligent. He should be
social On this subject the speaker
had his audience fairly convulsed with
laughter by his apt illustrations and
droll stories He commended the Meth
odist pump-handle hand shake, the
wigge-waggle shake of another denom-
nation, and the crOss-cut saw shake of
the Presbyterian He characterized
the social department as one of the
| greatest departments of Epworth
| League work. and deprecated the dis
position to discontinue it in many Of
the leagues.
Dr.. Schell wanted Epworthians to
conform to the conception of manhood
which ST. Paul had. He wanted men to
| be not puny things, but big enough to
be presiding elders and big enough to
| sit in the city Council-men of girth,
and men Of stature. They should have
great loves and great hates, great emo
| tions and great passions. Some persons
| think they are Christians simply be-
| cause they do not hate. This is a mis-
! take. They say Hell hath no fury like
woman scorned," and it is to her
credit that she can hate with as much
| intensity as she loves. Sin should be
hated-political rascality. uncleanliness,
the saloon-all these should be hated
| In his concluding remarks the
| speaker emphasized the value of purs
| hearts. A single sin will mar any life
| Persons can never be what they might
! have been. if they had kept their
records clean There is place in the
worlds tomorrow reserved for the
man with the white soul.
| DR.. Schell made a
SPLENDID ADDRESS,
| and no synopsis would do it justice. 1t
| is regretted that lack of space prevents
| its publication in full. His dictlon was
| chaste and beautiful, and his tribute to
| youth in his opening remarks, was a
| masterpiece of thought. His wit was
pointed. and his stories appealed to the
| disabilities in manner which was
simply irresistible. His delivery was
| splendid. At times he was eloquent.
| The audience was alternately annlaud-