The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-10

Rev. 10y Warwick delivered an in
teresting talk in connection with the
art exhibit at the grammar school last
night. He said:
Il was asked to say few words
about the value of good pictures in
the home and in the school. Good
pictures, great pictures have a com
mercial value When | went through
the Metropolitan Museum in New
York | was curious enough to ask the
price of certain paintings. They
showed me one that cost $4,000, otg'S
ers 100000, $4,000 and so on The
Great Horse Fair had been bought
by -Mr. Morgan, or some rich art en-
thusiast for 100000 | am some
thing of an art enthusiast myself, and
thought would like to buy a few Of
those pictures to bring home with me,
but l don't think they were for sale.
| also had other reasons for not buy
ing at that time
But l was to speak not of the
money value, but the moral and spir-
books, music and pictures have on life
and character especially on the life
and character of boys and girls. it
is a broad subject and an important
one. A whole sermon could be preach
ed on this subject, or a book writ
ten about it. The greatest thing in
the world is a little child. Jesus
called little child unto Him and set
him in the midsts. And in the plan
and program Of Jesus Christ the
child has occupied that place ever
since
In discussing this subject several
trite and familiar sayings come to my
mind | remember Wordsworths deep
saying, The child IS father to the
man. AS the twig is bent, the tree
is inclined" is a truth to be remem-
bered every hour by those who deal
with children. They are making
early impressions, which are most
lasting. For the childs mind is like
wax to receive and like marble TO re
tain either good or evil impressions.
There are two gates into the soul Of
the child that need to be carefully
guarded These are the eargate and
the evegate. All we see. all we hear,
all We read becomes a part of us. How
careful then, we should be in choos-
ing looks and pictures and other com
ranions for children. Where we can
choose and control we should see that
they ccmc in contact with the good
and the true and the beautiful. and
only with these
AS an illustration Of the power of
good books II & home will give this:
know man who has great liking
and 3 good Indictment for good litera-
tuce. I+c ~as brought I'D in home
where thc"e we're bat Few books, very
Nv. but among the few ta.re WAS
one he rc.d Z Great deal. l. was a
beck cla.&,l.Ec selections from many
Of t. G worlds Greatest classics Read-
ing th... booming :mbned with its
spirit. II rave him th2 ri~h; start in
he matter Of books.
az hive heard this story which goes
to show the ROVER that a good picture
may have even it be lust a cheap
print. Out of an inland home,
..ome among the hills, miles and miles
from the sounding sea there went
several boys to become sailors. Early
in life there in their mountain home,
thew heard the call Of the sea and
responded to it Talking to her pas
tor one dav the mother EXPRESSED her
surprise at this She wondered why
IT was that her boys raised among
the Mountains should choose a sea-
farine life Her pastor pointed to
a nicture IN the wall and asked if it
had not been hanging there for many
wears The woman said it had. There
is tho secret said he. of your boys
going to sea The picture was of
the ocean ar part of it. with
noble vessel sailing ON its waves. 1t
showed tho sailors ot work among
the sails and the caDtain could be
!