The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-01-19
OPENING LECTURE
OF JOY WEEK
Lecture Sunday Evening at Methodist
Church One Of Great inspiration
to Parents Of Boys and GtrIs
"HumAN PLANT IN THE HOME
Confidence In Mother and chumship
0etween Father and Son Theme
Of Monday Night Lecture.

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/ The opening lecture of Joy week
commencing on Sunday evening last
at the Methodist church, was indeed
an inspirational one, full of enthusiasm
and fire, and one which brought home
/ to the parents of boys and girls at the
! very outset the grave responsibility
resting upon them for the proper rear
ing Of their children. DR.. Ellingwood
Joy, trained and prepared for the work
of his campaign for the youth OF this
country by travel and study Of the
best kind, has already captured the
hearts of the young people and won
the admiration and confidence of the
adult members of his audiences.
On Sunday evening the opening
service Of music was rendered by a
large choir of young people. and in
addition to the splendid chorus, Mr..
Harry Clark delighted the audience
with the singing of "The Rosary" Spe-
cial music has been arranged for each
evening of the week which will add
pleasure to the meetings, this part OF
the service commencing at 1880. DR..
Joy, requested, following his address
on Sunday evening, that the ushers
admit no one to the building after the
opening Of the. lecture at o'clock on
each evening. and unless absolutely
necessary, it is requested that mo per-
cons leave tho building during the
lecture. The request has been made
for the benefit of the audience who de-
sire to hear every word of the address
and thus not lose the train of thought
Of the speaker by disturbances of this
kind.
Dr.. Joy stated that it was not his
purpose to include among his listen.
ers any one but the thinking parents
and young boys and girls who care. If
this were to be a week merely OF lee
lures by himself and no thought and
attendant results on the part of the
parents and children, DR.. Joy, stated
that he would not count the campaign
success. II is his purpose to study
the life Of the child in its relation to
home, school and church, and Inn
press upon the parents the Importance
of home training and upon the youth
the worth of high ambitions and noble
ideals of manhood and womanhOod.
The series of lectures each evening
during the week are along connect
ed line of thought and every one
should avail himself of the opportun-
ity to hear as many of these excellent
addresses as possible. In the after
noon of each day DR.. Joy is lecturing
to the students of the junior and SEN
ior high schools at the high school
building and great interest is taken in
these meetings.
On Monday evening during the half
hour of song service a duet Hold,
Thou My Hand. Dear Lord" was
beautifully sung by Misses Adelia
Brandt and Ethel Chamberlin, and
was much appreciated by the audi
ence. At 8 O'Clock the lecture of the
evening, with the subject, "The HUI
man Plant in the Home" was present
ed by DR.. Joy. Confidence in the
mother and chumship between father
and. son were two main ideas upon
which DR.. Joy laid great emphasis in
the rearing of child. Early care and
proper training through the years OF
infancy, boyhood and young manhood
should, said the speaker, be such that
when the young man comes face, TO
face with vice and temptation. as he
will, he will be able to stand strong
against them, retaining his high ideals
Of manhood. The interest and atten-
ton with which the audience listened
to the. address was noticeable. At the
close OF the lecture DR.. Joy, to his own
accompaniment on the piano. whistled
.The Rosary" with trills and varia-
lions which indeed pleased his listen
ers.
DIR. Joy is possessed of charming
personality as we'll as the gift OF
speech and to those who have entered
into the seizures with thoughtful inter
est of the series is proving of
the highest benefit and enjoyment.
We wish to but urge upon those who
have not already attended the lectures
that they do so.
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