The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
LEHMAN TELLS OF
WEATHER BUREAU
Interesting Lecture and Musical
Programme at Turn-Vereln
WEATHER SIGNS OF NATURE
Lecturer Explains Many of the
Phenomena Which Accompany
Weather Changes and How They
Effect Men and Animals.
WEATHER SIGNS OF NATURE

The Birmingham Turn-Nerein gave its
first Literary Evenings entertainment
last night in the Turn-Verein hall on First
avenue. A large and appreciative audi
ence was present. and warmly applauded
the different numbers on the programme.
Attorney Frank Deedmeyer acted as
chairman of the meeting, and in few
well-chosen words expressed his pleasure
at presiding on such an occasion. In his
Introduction of Mr.. w f. Lehman, who
was appointed to deliver a lecture upon
the Development and the Work of the
Wealth Service" Mr. Deedmeyer briefly
sketched the plan and purpose of the
entertainments which would be given dur
ing the winter months. He said that the
subjects dealt with last year were largely
political in their nature, but that this
year subjects of more general interest
would be discussed. lie asked the mem
bers to attend these lectures, and to bring
their wives and sisters and children, es-
peeally the children, so as to arouse
their minds to a desire to know and
understand the topics which were being
spoken about every day.
Mr., Deedmeyer referred to the lectur-
er In very complimentary terms and as
sured the company present that they
would be treated TO lecture which would
prove both interesting and instructive.
The musical part of the programme was
very we'll received, and all present eN-
pressed themselves as greatly pleased by
the evenings entertainment
At the conclusion Of the exercises, the
visitors were invited to partake of the
hospitality of members.
Mr. Lehman Speaks.
Mr.. Lehman said in part as follows; n
following backward the path man has
Travelled in exploring the realm of ma
ture we will soon find that the programme
by which man gained his present universal
knowledge was not attended by his ad-
vance from lower to a higher state Of
intellectual endowment as we imagined,
on the contrary the history of the human
race teaches us that 1t was not the animal
kingdom or the ydant life that first at
tracted mans intention and led him to
think, though they were nearest to him
and furnished him food and clothing. Nor
was it the mineral wealth nature had
spread around and beneath him that first
excited his curiosity.
There were other manifestations Of ma
ture the actions of the atmosphere, the
thunder and lightning, and the destruo-
tive earthquake. They filled him with
ave. but never caused him to enquire into
the character of these phenomna. No
before all others, the far distant firma-
ment aroused his enthusiasm, and the ST.
lent motion and mysterious light of the
stars held his attention, and led him tc
III eI, hat hot da hs
highest application of the mental powers
long before nature revealed to him hei
earthly secrets.
The whole range of natural science has
been fittingly compared with an edifce, as
1t were; in the rock of ages, astronomy
forming the roof which the builders de-
signed and executed first, and under the
shelter Of this roof, story after story was
constructed in reverse order down te
the ground, and while the building was
going on many improvements were made
and many possibilities for additional inn
provements presented themselves
| And so we see before us at the beginning
| of the twentieth century a structure i'm.
| proving in aspect, but still far from be
| ing complete. In order to advance the
science of the stars the ancient astrono
mers needed other means than mere OBJ
servation A method for measuring time
and space was indispensable, and the in
vention of the elements of mathematic;
was the natural outcome. These laugh
| symmetry and suggested their application
| to the art of designing buildings.
! Architecture led to embellishments witt
| sculpture and other designs, which, II
| turn caused man to pry into the secret:
| of the mineral treasure and plant life. ano
last of ALL the animal kingdom attracted
! his attention. Astronomy was highly de
veloped by the ancients, but little advance
was made in the other branches of natu
| raj science. This was chiefly due to tho
fact that the wisdom of the ancients
was wisdom of the temple, and
not before the seventh century o.
| the Christian era do we see the full-borr
Greek citizen compile with the Egyptian
| in the search for knowledge.