" THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MANLINESS."

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1216, 15 April 1880, Page 3

" THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MANLINESS."

The Rev. Henry Dewabury, last Thursday evening, delivered an eloquent lecture upon the characteristics of manliness, in Oamaru, to a large audience. Manliness, he explained, consisted of gentleness, goodness, and truth allied to strength of will and intellectual power. " How grand a thing it is to be a man," said the lecturer, as he proceeded to enlarge upon the glorious power of art to embody the highest ideas of the mind in the rough granite or oanvas. "With all the elements at his command as his servants, with science, penetrating all the mysteries of the universe, thundering over the continents of the earth in his chariot of fire, and with the lightning for his messenger, man might truly* thank God that Ho created him a man and only a little lower than the angels. The lecturer then proceeded to remark that it is to be regretted that so few are to be found in the world who represent the true character of a man. In the cities how large the proportion of those who are selfish sordid, untruthful, grovelling, brutal, and only animals, not men in the true sense of the word. He would endeavour to delineate the true character of a man, and to expose the erroneous ideas that prevailed upon the .subject. To be accounted a man was the ambition of all boys after they reached the age of 16, but in too many cases their ludicrous attempts only made true men hold their sides with derisive laughter. Many youths seem to think that to swear and drink, to talk foully and blasphemously, and to be decked out with a cigar, a oheap cane, and an outfit of man millinery was all that was necessary to constitute a man ; but ribaldry and coarse jests, lewd remarks upon passing 1 ladies, contemptuous' remarks upon his father, mother, and sisters, and blasphemy did not constitute him a man so much as. an empty-headed fool and a contemptible puppy. Roughness and brutality were equally opposed to true manliness. The strongest powers of nature were those which worked the most quietly. So with men, self-possession, calmness, and quiet collected determinatidn were the elements of strength. ' The reverend gentleman eloquently showed the error of supposing that insolence and indifference to another man's feelings were reil candor, or so manly as courtesy, and then showed that nothing is so noble as truth. Smoking, urinking, and the use of slang might be looked upon as manliness by certain clas3es of the modern young man, but the lecturer eloquently anl truly showed the aburdity of suoh an idea, and compared men of such a stamp with the true qualities of manliness — namely, sincerity, truth, fortitude, courage, and religion. — Exchange.

The new Pure Cash System now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery, millin.iry, and clothing at such prices for cash as gi\es the buyer the advantages ot a shareholder in a co-opemtiv c society, without the risk ot being called upon to bear a poition of the loss should the year's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are detirmined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain or lose the fii.st year. Countiy buyers on remitting cash with order will be supplied with goods at co-operati\c prices ; just the same as though they made a personal selection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our o\\ rt factory, will be marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time of purchase. G. &C. having realised the entire value of their stock dining their late cash sale, the present stpek is NEW AND cheaply HOt'C.HT. An inspection i:> invited. — Gari ick and Ck vxwlll, City Hall Furnishing Arcade, Qucenstrcot, Auckland.