The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-02

Washington. January .. iS9s.-Thls
discourse OF DIR. Talmage will be help
ful 10 those who want to find places
with healthful and improving sur
roundlnga, and TO avoid places dele
, teri0us. His text Is H. Sam. 2: Il: Let
the young men now arise and play be-
fore Us.
Al this season Of the year the club
housed OF our towns and cities are IN
full play. have found out that there
u legitimate and an lllegltlmS.e use
OF the clubhouse. In the one case It
may become a healthful recreation.
like the contest Of the twenty-four men
IN the text when they began their play.
IN the other case II becomes the mas
sacre OF body. mind and soul. az in the
case OF these contestants Of the text
when they had gone too far with their
sport All intelligent ages have had
their gatherings for political. social.
artistic. literary purposes gatherings
characterized by the blunt old Anglo
saxon designation OF CLUB"
II you have read history you know
that there was a Kings Head Club, a
Ben Johnson Club. a Brothers Club.
10 which Swift and Bollngbroke be-
ionged a Literary Club. which Burke
and Goldsmith and Johnson and Bos-
well made immortal. a Jacohin Club,
a BENJAMIN Franklin Junto Club. Some
OF these to indicate justice. some TO
favor the arts. some 10 promote good
manners. some 10 dcspoll the habits.
some 10 destroy the soul II one will
write an honest history OF the clubs OF
England. Ireland. Scotland. France
and the United States for the last one
hundred years. he will write the his
tory OF the world The club was an
Institution born on English soil but u
has thriyed well In American atmos-
phere. Who shall tell how many be-
long 10 that Kind % club where men
put purses together and open house.
apportloning the expense OF caterer
and servants and room. and having a
sort OF domestic establlshment-a style
OF clubhouse which In my opinion Is
far better than the ordinary hotel or
boarding house. But my object now
"a 20 speak OF club-houses OF differ
ent sort. such a. the Cosmos. or Chevy
Chase. or Lincoln Clubs OF this Capital,
or the Union Leagues" OF many cities.
the United Service Club Of London. the
Lotos OF New York. where journalists.
dramatists. sculptors. painters and ar
tista. from all branches. gather togeth-
sr 10 diacuss newspapers. theaters and
elaborate art. like the Americas
which camps out Ia summer time
dimpling the pool with its hook and
arouslng the forest with is stag hunt.
he the Century Club. which has IL
large group Of venerable lawyers and
poets; like the Army and Navy Club.
where those who engaged In war-llke
service once on the land or the sea
nov come together 10 talk over the
days OF carnage: like the New York
Yacht Club. with its floating palaces Of
beauty upholstered with velvet and
paneled with ebony. having all the ad-
vantages OF electric bell. and OF gas
light, and Of kings pantry, one pleas
ure boat costing three thousand. an
other hftcen thousand. another thirty
thousand. another fixty-hve thousand
dollars the feet OF pleasure boats be-
longing TO the club having cost over
two million dollars: like the American
Jockey Club 10 which belong men who
have a passionate fondness for horses
fne horses. as had Job when. In the
Scriptures. he gives us a sketch OF that
hing OF beasts. the arch Of a. neck. the
nervousness Of its foot. the majesty OF
its gait. the whirlwind Of H. power
crying out. Hast thou clothed hi,
neck with thunder The glory OF BIZ
nosrlls Ia terrible. he pawcth In N,
valley and rcioiceth IN his strength
he saith among the trumpets hal ha
and be smelle,h the battle affair on N,
thunder OF the captains. aFi the shout
ing" like the Travellers Club. N,
Blossom club. the Palette Club. N,
Commercial Club. the Liberal Club. N,
Stable Gang Club. the Amateur Boa
Club. the gambling clubs. the win,
clubs. the clubs Of all sizes. the club.
OF al morals. clubs as good as can be
and clubs as bad a. bad eau be. club
innumerable. During tho day they ar
comparatively lazy places. Here an,
there an aged man reading a newspa
per. or an employo busting a sofa. Of
clerk writing up the accounts: bu
whom the curtain Of the night falls OF
the natural day. when the curtain o.
the clubhouse HOSTS for the entertain
ment. let rs hasten up. now. the mar
Bile stairs what an imperial hallway
See here are parlors on the side. viii
the upholstery OF the Kremlin and M
Tullierios: and here are dining hall
that challenge you 10 mention any lux
ury that they cannot AFFORD. and her
Are galleries with sculpture. and paint
inas. and Autographs, aud drawing
from the best OF artists. Cropsey. an
plerstadt aud Church. and Hart. AM
Clnord- pictures Tor every mood
whether you are imprisoned or plac
IA hNlpMltNhs Ut HNhAh"t WV w
eea: sherldan's Ride, or the noonda'
party Of the farmers under the trees
foaming deer pursued by the hound
In the AdIrondacks. or the sheep OF
che lawn. on this side there are read
Ing rooms whore you nnd all newspa
pora and magazines. on that side Their
isa library. whore you Ind an book
from hermeneutlcs 10 the fairy tale
Coming In and out there are gentle
men. some OF whom stay ten mlnu'oi
others stay many hours Some @
these are from luXurlant homes, an
they have excused themselves Tor
while from the domestic circle ina
they may enjoy the larger sociabilit
OF the clubhouse. These are iroi