The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-28
JONES LECTURE
AT THE TEMPLE
CHICAGO PREACHER PLEASED A
LARGE AUDIENCE.
In His Lecture Last Night on The
Three RS, or a Plea for Bet
ter Education."

The Three RS. or Plea FOR Better
Education" was the subject OF an inter-
esting lecture delivered In the Eoff
street Temple Wednesday evening. by
Or. jenkins Lloyd Jones. the non-denom-
national preacher and educator OF Chi
cago. The lecture last evening was the
sixth and last number Of the lyceum
course given under the auspices OF the
tended
Or. Jones began BY saying. Il am an
alumni Of a log school house. IL was
located in the middle 81 a road. because
II was erected before the road was built.
4 was there before the surveyor. Al
that time u was believed that the three
KS formed the adequate basis Of intel
Iectuslity tnat readln'. 'ritin'. and 'rith-
Tnetic are the foundation 81 an education.
4 studied them and believed in all.
We are coming 20 realize that these
alone are an inadequate basis for our
higher education. There scientific days
are bringing nome the connection OF
something greater and higher \ few
years ago I delivered n lecture In the
when 1 entered that Institution. crowded
with men. tle warden said. Mr.. Jones.
d. not under estimate the intellectually
or your audience. Give them the best
you have. for 10 g. none too good for
those men And be was right. for in
that prison there we're sixty college
graduates. while scores we're conversant
30 two. three and even more languages.
We are. BEGINNING % realize that We
IN the primary grades and Will not end
with a college diploma.
Education Lacks Grace.
"Our education ls lacking a Rrare.-a
grace ~ reverence. "a regard Tor the aged.
and concern for the helpless SO child
s. born with reverence but with selfish
neEE. dellgnffIl HeifIalueaa Selfish
ness On dellEhfful only Dol tho cradle
The three reVereures which form tho
foundation for f.af grace and are the
fund.- rnentals Instead ~ 'rrtdln'. ruin.
and 'rlfnuefic. are frs reverence uf the
upward look. the dpurward look. ami the
outward look" The speaker dwaff az
length on fHe reverence ~ the out ward
~ the sense ~ che sau.uty ~ ufe be-
ing ln fhe humble relation of birds and
animals. lle paid q tribute fD Abraham
Lincoln. and told the story 0f Lincoln
pulling ne pig olt ~ the mud.
C1ntlnllrr. he eall boo part -.t0fh inr
VIII enforce fhe FHnrfIfv more thau more
ana better education 1r flc early sev-
entities. fNrre came a. cali from fHa wise
arf colleges f1r a better control and use
90 TIE mother tongue. and f.n Iufru.Iu..
ton ~ English uaa brought fY Tire front
lr riuratDr Zoo fhe 500. another de-
fD fIe front AMI ali tho work was In
f.af direction. Iu fle 'fHr another Do
frand was made fIfs time f1r a practical
rNH.aflDr. end f.e advancement ~ man
na' training and 70. nn.ral rdu.afion Waa
f1Is early rrrf of fre frenusf. century
Hrn. Dor demand DOL uf.rv made f.fa
fmr fnr .nI"Ey. fHe science ~ o..
Dr Jones spoke f1r como limo ~ the
need Hf HI.. Hu fIH.HfI.u. HrI gave
many argurfnfH Dol favor ~ f.e IIns
lf.a lecture uaH Illustrated Dr.. man. Co.,.
o. s'.Ir frl fpf.rfHI manner. HfIur close.
D. follow f.f W. f|a audience.