The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-09-03
SPLENDID LECTURE
Noted Singer Pleases Audience at the
Woman's Club Building

A thoroughly enjoyable recital and
lecture was given at the Woman's
club building last night by Rowdon,
the noted singer. The affair was un-
der the direction of Frances Harte-
Parks and was delightful number
in the ARTISTS course, which she is
conducting.
Mr.. Rowdon's remarks were most
attentively followed. He spoke as
follows:
1.-THE value of any material, COM
modify or product is measured by its
usefulness and lasting qualities. The
sum Of knowledge has been brought
to bear on the development Of the
material commodity, until the present
day. 1t is being, and will be utilized
by humanity SO long as the race ex-
lists, with what result? We may not
know further than our physical ma
terial senses tell us. The house mod
ern of civilization is far more COM
Portable than the habitat Of the nom
ad of years gone. The clothes we
wear are more adapted to protect,
more than this, we build our dwell
ings with due regard to appearance.
We build our clothes with view to
adjoining such attributes of face and
form as have been developed in these
thousands of years. Bearing in mind
always in our efforts, the two meas
ures of value, usefulness and last
ing quality.
Same Rules Of Value in Art.
"In the arts the same rules Of
value may be-; must be applied. The
effort along artistic lines, so far as
history informs us, had its beginning
ages ago. David played before Saul
upon the lutte, Solomon sang songs
that are today recognized as works
Of art, works of beauty. These efforts
were also efforts of nature, in so far
as all such strivings are the natural
instinct OF mankind to glorify the
supreme being, which is the chief
aim of man.
What the effect of this effort in
the development of art has had upon
our lives must be mere conjecture.
1T is safe to say, however, that
without the effort the material COM
forts of civilization had been much
less than they now are. Even the
great standard value, gold, was given
it's first worth, not because of any in
heritent power to produce, either in
or convenience. Solely for
Its adaptability to the arts. The maxi
ing of something beautiful in the
world. Later it was the standard of
the world as power for our use and
benefit, because of its usefulness and
lasting qualities. Thus, viewing the
alone, the conclusion
would be that the acquisition of gold
were the most important pursuit Of
man.
IT'S conclusion, however, is erron-
eous, as all thoughtful people will
agree that part of the man which
marks the distinction between human
and lesser animals is the true attri-
butte Of our race. This, soul, entity,
livine attribute is the lasting element.
En- Arko En- Ho Logos,' in the be-
ginning was the word, nothing less
han the divine was breathed into the
soul of man to make him higher, to
nstill into the entity the thought Of
God. and create within him the de-
sire to be like him.
The Divine in Man
From the time when the creator
looked upon man, and saw all things
hat he had created were good, the
livine in man has been.
Until all material things shall
have passed away, the soul of man
will be, even to the limitless beyond.
he soul of man goes on. 1t has al
ways been, 1t will be always. There
'an be no question as to the lasting
attributes Of this part of our ma
ure. except by pure materialists. It's
lsefulness cannot be measured.
"All efforts at material advance
must have incentive. This is found In
! desire to make our surroundings
more comfortable desire to have
'etter homes, better and more becom-
ng clothing, in short. an aspiration
or the more beautiful in life. The
triving in the highest in our nature
o find itself fitting surroundings is
me form of the expression of art.
I'm music. the effort is assisted by
he purely physical senses. We are
moved by sound. The rhythmic throb
II the drum always has power to
brill and inspire to do battle, to
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