The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-10-21
DR., GREEN'S KEY
The ereat Lecturer Had a Great
lheme That He Discussed i'll
a Brilliant WAY.


a Brilliant Way.
Ihe popular lecture and concert
coulSe was ~inaugurated Tuesday even
ing under the most suspicious cir
cumstances. a magnificent crowd
was present and the prince of lectur-
ers occupied the platform, Sc that
nothing could have been mor desir-
able to the managers of the enter
prise. Prof T. f. Graham in intro
ducilig the lecturer, DR.. Thomas Il.
Green, said that the committee felt
particularly proud of the course for
the ensuing year and that they We're
greatly pleased at the splendid pat
lonage which had been accorded it,.
III. Greene stated that it was a
great pleasure to him 10 open such a
fine course as had been prepared, and
that his return to Mitchell was par
tlcularly pleasant to him, as two
years ago he had formed most pleas
ant associations when he delivered
the annual lecture before the State
Teachers association. He hoped that
he would be invited back in two
years to lecture in the capital city.
His subject, THE Key to the Twen-
iteth Century, was wonderful in
its scope and design, and the bare
facts and figures, supported by illus
trations found all over our wonder
GUS country, were an arraignment of
history that were beWildering as
they were laid before the people.
Speaking OF history, he sand it vas
wonderfully made, but that in its
construction no thought was given
at the time to form or rotation of
events. History vas made up of
myriads Of events happening in all
parts Of the country, which in them.
selves appeared too small to be
counted as any more than ordinary.
However. as the curtain:was rolled
back these events came into view
perfectly formed. the picture is made
whole and it is a perfect network Of
the events that have transpired.
Speaking Of prophestes that have
been made from time .immemorial
The speaker held that they always
came from a source not expected and
in a way little thought Of. He refer
red to the prophesy Of Che birth Of a
savior Of the world and in what a
crude manner the Christ appeared.
Yet the world was not ready for
Him. 1t was much the same when
Martin Luther, in the sixteenth cen
tury, made his proclamation Of the
great religious truths the people
were far from being in a frame of
mind for what he sent forth, and
likewise the French revolution in
the eighteenth century, when the
world was not ready to depart from
the fearful reign Of the licentious
throne OF France. Yet when each
came in its period they proved to be
turning points in history. He
touched upon the inhumanity of man
and the greed for gain as exempliied
throughout the world and held that
what the people needed was less
creed and more character-less theory
and II ore life-it wants the transla-
ton Of the teachings of Christ,
through which men will be able to
face each other with an honest
countenance. and ear look a woman
squarely IN the face without a droop-
ing of the eyes.
DIR. Green is a most profound lee
tuner. and what seemed a heavy sub
ject for discussion turned out to be
an eXhi bition OF candid talk-the
painting of facts and arguments and
not filled i'm with rhetorical plati-
tudes. He has an abundance OF
warmth that goes from the heart OF
the speaker to the heart OF the lis
tener.
The next attraction Of the lecture
and concert course viii lbe on Thanks
giving night, when the Rostonia
Ladies Orchestra will appear.