The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-16
Large Audience Hears DR..
Green.
'.DRAMAIN THREE ACTS
Subject Of the Masterly Eff.
ar fort of Orator. N
A Large Audience Of Men Present
Sunday Afternoon at the Y. n.
c. A Enjoys Discourse.

DIR Thomas Il. Green one of the
most noted dramatic lecturers on the
american platform, addressed mag
Inificent body of men in the Y. M.
&C. A. auditorium yesterday AFTER
moon. II was the first time In many
{. years when such a distinguished
lorator has been secured to speak It
la Sunday afternoon mems meeting
and the Intelligent audience that as
sembled demonstrated that the men
of the city appreciated the opportun-
Iity of hearing Dr.. Green at his sec
ond appearance here.
"a Drama in Three Acts" was the
subject upon which the speaker based
his lecture. In his opening re-
marks, he declared that t was a
great pleasure to stand before a
large body of men especially Y. NJ.
C. A. men, to address them upon a
theme of this kind. He said that he
had arrived in Columbus yesterday
with nothing to do and that he great
lily appreciated the opportunity OF
coming to Marion to speak upon such
an occasion. Before plunging into
1.-THE depths of his lecture, DR.. Green
spoke many complimentary remarks
about the Y. NJ. G.. A. as an institu-
,,tion for general good.
In the early part of his lecture
IDr. Green pictured the life of Jesus.
He impressed upon the minds Of the
audience the beauty, the simplicity
and magnanimity of the mans life.
The lecturer described Jersualem,
pointed to the lands in which Jesus
roamed and then wove small thread
,of history in his description by point
ing to the country as 1t is today.
The speaker remarked that the
drama which he was about to
disclose was the shortest that the
world has ever known. He named
lit as the Parable OF the Human
Soul"
DR.. Green drew an imaginative
picture OF a stage. the curtains, the
foot-lights and the harsh and at times
sweet strains of the opera orchestra.
His leading character was an aged
man with flowing beard. He pictured
la harvest field where several lab
lorers were tolinig. AS the curtain
rose, there spread out before the au-
dlence magnificent picture of ma
lture in all her glory. What a Won
derful thing nature is" remarked
the lecturer. ut will give you ev-
erything that you practically need
In this world
In the second scene of the first act
the lecturer portrayed the owner OF
the field appearing upon the scene.
His slaves waved their hands at him,
the hounds that had returned from
hunting the hare through the grain,
lulled at his feet and licked his
hands. He was much loved man
Iand It seemed that everything on
learth revered him.
in the second act, Or. Green pic
|tured the sun rising over the beauti-
fulhome of his character. The old
man walked forth and surveyed his
crops. He had been prosperous, his
fields were laden In grain. AS the
character gazed upon his rich harvest
he realized for the first time In his
life that he was really a rich man.
AS the story went. the character Inn
|mediately tore down his small barns
and constructed larger ones, and the
second act of the lecturers clever
little drama closed by showing the
rich man piling up more and more
while happiness grew less and less.
MAN is the only creature living
ION earth that we know anything
about that has avarice and real greed
In his veins. Even the most hoggish
hog will eat his belly full and then
go away and allow his fellows to
eat the remainder OF the food un-
molested. But man is absolutely the
only being who will keep piling up
and piling up. When he has heap
so big that he can't reach around It
then he'll lay down ON top of It and
kick and scream to any who dare
take portion from him." said the
lecturer.
AS the curtain rose upon the third
act, DR., Green pictured a bed cham.
Der. Upon the bed was broken
down man He was alone, The room
though richly furnished was dark.
There was no-Lght of life In i'm
pressive language the lecturer por-
ts'sS ffsSs'1 asas Y iRf fhB fs'Ff & tAs
80 few men can stand prosperity"
said the speaker. In the daily walks
OF life we see many characters like
the one which has been portrayed in
the drama. "Since history began no
nation ever died OF old age; It was
always OF rotten hearts," remarked
DR.. Green. "As long as Greece was
poor. she was mighty. but her riches
caused her downfall. Americas prob