LITERARY LECTURE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13714, 2 October 1908, Page 6

LITERARY LECTURE.

T. E. TAYLOR ON O. HOLMES.

Trinity Hall vat quite nllcJ Ihm. even ing. on live occasion of tbi' hct of tli>series of winter evcinug "iectutts. All 1. K. Taylor, of CbiTO hurch, was the eiiuicr, his fciibject, a literary oik, Oliver \VYnd*.li Holuus s wolk. " lhe» Autocrat ot tin; Breakfast Table." .

The Alayor oct-iipied the thair. ami made- a le»v t. i^iti.n«.«. He welcomed Air Cay lor; afc.**:'-.-. *> . ..i. / ,<a napjnarcd in i iihi'ilmi u.i. mi<J a pue-.cd liis ratinfaoiuiiilr.u ill.- limaru }>nbiic bad liteiaiy Utsiv to (urn out fO well to * 111.1.*1 V ~c.Ulc. All'

Ciaigie pioceedtd to staoe Ins own mi piesMouo of Holinttj ;is a writer of remarkable vcioatility. a piofih.«or oi

anatomy, a uiorali»'., an e>.-.ayi.>t, a wiiteiof patiiotic songs; always genial, witty, and wax;; a member of a company of ionLinpoi.uy uTiUih Wliiitj.i, Lowell. Longlcllow, Huwilioin, 'liioivau. Kiuei-aiu —.lie abstraction ol whic*.* woik would leave American litcralnit.- a very ]>our tiling indeed. IK' anticipated for ail pi-.-.en;, liom Mr layloin well known iikill cir, a npeakei, and the excellence ol III" subject, a vuy pkasallt, "injti tictiv'.. and profitable evening. Befoiv the let-tun r began, a Ming ivj-. *uug by Air Neil Black, and th<» Itev. A. K. limit recited an aruuning dialogue by Charlie* Aluckay, a m.intu.l Mtuaoj.t over the coffee, bu; not orlcicd a> an iliuMtation of Air Taylor n leu tire. Th ■ lulUtiuii «ai cif.lkmiy given, and lb audience demanded auolliei. I)in, All lluiu declined, raying be would not take up th.mm« valuable time of Air 'laylor. Air Taylor cxpro-ed his pleasure at lind ing ilm; tlie Alayor admired Oliver Wendell Holmes, lor lie was liim-clf giially enamotlied of one of the g< nili-M and *w. ele»l nihil*.! m*-n who <ver put pen t<« paper. Due of the ni>.nl dignified m. n. I'M". Holm » Wi'r. not a lKlllot-l.il, hi' whole education li.nl tended 'o make bim a I'oifevi viilire. He war. born in 18-.'.'. a uondiifut year, im in it ><> many gieai nun wci<- boin--t;ladMoiK-, Icnnyon. Dai win. Ahiahaut Lincoln. H01m..-. Hi. f.itb'l w.ti, a Cougicg.it lonal mii.i-tei. i w.'inbie kind of man; ln<. niotlici a woman of l|llltc Opplrlt- 111.i1.111.1, \IV„,l„lli.. y . wi>e. ;uid highly mimic.l, and th. <|ii.ni tic of both llllglll tl- illx-.lllcd in tin "I giltcd son. lli.|in:» bad no n* ed *.-. woik for ,i liiing, .iii-l ihci-foi- i-oul l choir.* 110 o« II 111 l of life. He b gall !•> ntudy law. bill MHjii iiinied lo 111-'11.i1".. and made hi-, in.uk in th*. pn.Ut .-ion. -- u-.-ll .i.' in il.eraluie. IU di-<tovtit-*l 1h... puetpcial f'.v.r i» contagion.-, a di.-i o\.. i_. Hut «,.' gleiuly laugh*, d at by I lie pn ■ f.ndon at tb- tmiv. iniiodiicii"ti I • I'leialUie «a.« al>o bl> inl loiim I inn [ . fame. Ail old-1 Itad !>• cu giv.-n th.n ai old Will ;h._ t'.'ii-tiuiliun. ilul Inl done great .-eivic in ih- Wai ol In.i pndsn.e. \\ax to b. biokcu up. In-j>i|..l l>y indignation and ugi.i. Hoimrs: .. !/•■ I a |>eiiiii and wiote some \en /. ,nnl m tilled lb. m "Old ' 11,.- v.i--n<ie ciiglii ih p.itiii.ti, t... of the Ameiican pnipl..■. .M.I ihcv «i <pie.nl over tie -i.iic- ■•- f.-.-t .'•' niii; could i any ill. m. 'lb- i..,iii| «.... ih... she otd-i '»■•.> i..,i1!..1. :,i„) ibt ~|,| (•„,, n.itution «.ii pi-'tivcd ;.- a ni-m-.ii il . f their '.'ii-ai «..i. In b-p"inl-.il I'iof.K'or of Anatomy ..i |i,,|i uioutlt. ,md in lfcMV w..' appoint* ■! !*. tji ■ t'liair of Anatoinv in bv» old d% H..r\ard. and ilni" b- 1,. 1.1 f.,i t.,,,1, tlVf yeal». Hulllici bee a II lli' l)l:*M* .- ..•!••:- in liui.i ii;. ,i., ~ ..jii:mlhUoi r*. Hi Allatiti. .Monthly." iturtll :n l£.> . lllld. r til*- Ciltol-1111l of .lll'rlb I . «ii:.i, .1. r.ii.'tll l,«'.«ell. It ••...- in ih-pMi.-luai ihat i.io-t .■! :he pajfi- •■•.lit* a «*tc .01.-i'e.l nit*. • ITv Aut.« i,i*. ' " 11. I*iol-»«<,i." and - 'n.c IV-:." "At th Itieaklaxt Tablr." ..p|*-aml lll't In f-ti'.'l fotin. -I!,.- Aut.Mi.,t" ».,- ;h- b-t •■! the 'hive |.;k. 11. ..tb-l'. :• «..-. a I '. without a pi. >ii. .. veil.' of letl'.tioi.. ii'imoroti.'. >i i»r. <l> votit. <.u all roi . of Mibj'-itf. giving :h- "tirrt- 1. ■ -t thoiigh'- -n the foim *.f o.mntion- i!i..ii..p..!,..,1 I.t -111- An!.- i..' If «..'. -aid ll.r 1,-. t,|, ;. ..... ..' :!, b*'t ir.ul'-. *.! . 1* 11-.-..:i*,i.. tiia! a H... 1. totild 'it -it home and in>M i omuiun *>u ni'.h ibe gie..t itrcllc.t' .■; tie p.i-l .Hi'!

the present, through the medium of their IhmjW- - and no one could couu- into such contact with men like '.Holme without being the better for it. Mr 'laylor then proceeiled to read parages {nun " -the \moiiat" illustrative, of tlie mauy-sided- „,;,„ „f }h>- author, -unking appropriate introductory- and explanatory v-marks on each Prose and verse elections weic road alternately, and Mr Taylor-lead as one who entered fully into the sp r.i of them-" grave or gar, - lively or severe. Anion- the verses read woe two hyu.n: that are used bv mo-»t denominator-. / <> I.OV-- Divine." and " I old of all I-cmg. th toned afar." f In inviiins someone to move * vote <>t thanks, the "Mayor said lli-y had had nil intellectual feast, and went on to speak of the uplifting value of good literature, and on the place and work of Oliver Y\ >n ilell Holme.-; :is ■' writer. If he liau anvtbing to do will, : »' hr would .-.c tint all" of his work.-' were made available tithe people of Tiuiaiu. Rev. T. Stin.-on proposed a comprchen sive vote of thanks, including the lecturer.- th- chairman. Mr ltlaek. and Mr Hunt. The vote was carried by acclamation, and Mr Hunt lcpli-.d for all. expressing hi* own great picture in the lecture they had heard.