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later dale. The Kev. U. iN. Sage, tl unking Wheeler, jr., Parker Handy, E. Fitzgerald and Samuel Pease were named as the committee. At the next meeting the committee reported and a constitution consisting of twelve articles was unam-mously adopted. The preamble sets forth so clearly and forcibly the high and noble purposes of the organizationthat it is here reproduced in full:“We, the subscribers, citizens and residents of Massillon and its vicinity, with a view to foster and encourage «the genius and literature of our country, enhance the value of its liberties, and perpetuate the simplicity, purity and republicanism of its government, sustain the onward progression of general science. promote philanthropy, and elevate to pre eminence American arts and American institutions; facilitate mutual intercourse in life, extend our information on all subjects, introduce and maintain amity and good fellowship in every department of life, open wide the field of inquiry and investigation to all classes of men, and place mind in the attitude to combat mind free of prejudice and error, do associate ourselves together for the purpose of establishing a library and reading room, and for exercises in debate and otherwise, and for our government do adopt the following const!tu-tion.'*Article 1 fixes the name as The Massillon Lyceum.Article 2 states its object in the following words: Lectures and disputations on all subjects calculated to promote, the advancement and elevation of scieoee and the arts; increase veneration for our country, ftslaVsaod Institutions;tmpnn rn rnmjngm.** MltuircuLora.The Lyceum was organized and the earlier meetings were held in what was then known as Hogan and Harris’s Long Hoorn.” This was located in the present Harsh block, northwest corner of Main and Erie streets, over a storeroom then occupied by Hogan and Harris,It was used for public meetings and there the first Episcopal services in the town were held. Most of the lectures were given and many of the discussions were held in the new Presbyterian church. This was built on the site of the present second Presbyterian church on Hill street. It was afterwards removed to North street and converted into the dwelling which is now occupied by Mrs. Hoch and family.Some of the last meetings of the board of direction, in 1845-6. were held in the old Hank of Massillon.The first question chosen for public debate was the following: Does Justice require the immediate abolition of Slavery?” The Rev. G. W. Warner, Samuel Pease, Dr. J. D. Weston and Osee Welch were selected as the leading speakers with privilege to arrange auxiliaries.” In the absence of J. D. Weston, Dr. Abel Underhill was substituted. Such intense interest was manifested in the discussion, it was by unanimous request, continued through three evenings. The second week R. H. Folger, Parker Handy, the Rev. O. N. Sage and Dr. Perkins Wallace supported the affirmative, and Julius G. Morse, Alex. McCulIy, John B. Stow and B. Lemom the negative. The debate was closed on Thursday evening, Jan. 4,1836, when the Rev. G. W. Warner and Samuel Pease took the aflnfcaUve «tte aad Dr. AM Underbill
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Mon, Jan 31, 1898
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