The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-21
ARCHITECTURE a PRODUCER or
HUMAN GREATNESS.
CLOS CRYSTAL PALACE

scenery operates or the same princi.
pie and affects the soul as the works oil
arr, especially the works OF larger mag.
nitudc. Hence 1t is. thar the architec.
lure OF a country is the expression OF
= spirit that prcdaecd 1t. Magnificent
buildings, wherever reared, must have
existed in the feelings, and then the con .
ccptIon OF the builder. The ideal pre-
ceded the real. Great and noble ediiicas
are not chance productions. They are
me offspring OF sublime inspiration: they
came from The souls Of men that were
h'icd with sublime emotions. I, is i'm
possible to be in proximity to these sub.
expressions, and not be imbued BY
nem. 1t follows then, ex necessitate,
mat, where you find great buildings,
mere TOO are great e Show me a
country where great cditices tower above
the ordinary dwellings OF men. embody.
ing m desire alter something wor.
my OF the highest aspirations OF the
neart' n there you will find great pa
'riots. great orators, great statesmen,
great workers and great warriors,
Architecture then is the product and
'ie producer OF human greatness No
pigmy soul produced the Parthenon no
narrow capacity, the Pantheon. No man
cou'd absorb these magnificent ideas
ahd not experience a commensurate en-.
largeme;.t OF soul. Filled thus with ,oitv
conceptions the soul is stimulated 10
great deeds. Wherever the shadow OF
4 great building falls. there falls d bless
ing. The great ediice is the mother OF
great men, and great men set great ex
ampiies. and great examples do great
good, Why was the temple buiit by
divine command on Mount Moriah :
why Its grandeur and magnifcence
was It merely for shelter ? A tent
"ould have answered that urpos Its
grand benefit was that it was the ex
preston OF thought and sentiment and
cherished certain elements in the human
heait: The conclusion, ahen, is inevita.
Die, that money expended in this way is
not wasted but invcSted-investcd. not
IN the mere material. but invested in
truth, in virtue and in happiness. If the
national song has influence on national
character. how much more does this
petriiled music Undue a people with its
spirit. The song may play truan with
a stranger and be %protanely sung by
foreign lips. Music in solid MASONRY
stays at home and consccrates a spot.
AhS'S 10 oil individually ABOUT CLIOS
architecture that is charming in the
eyes Of the visitor. and dear to the rest
dent in the community. In the existence
on all sides Of flower pots, from which
lowering shrubs and the wax lealcd
magnolia distil fragrance. one is remin,
ded more strongly Of Charleston than Of
any other neighboring city. The city
home in the strict sense OF the term. is
~conspicuously absent. There are Jew, il
any, residences abutting on the streets,
All have a delightful profusion OF piazza
space, and. in the warm months, when
the thermometer is reaching to the nine.
ties; they are the popular retreat Of the
inmates. What is known as the Italian
villa is popular in Clio. and the new f.
~Sternberger Crystal Palace embodies
some OF its happiest features. There
are some houses built on the northern
style. but in every instance, have been
modified to suit the climate. The close
stuffy mansard root was never intended
Tor the carresses Of the aromatic laden
0%reezes OF our southland. The style was
intended for a region where snow would
lay Tor weeks on the roof. Here below
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