New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-05-21
A LECTURE, BY KA',.n WALDO EMERSON

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YIsu To offer TO your consideration thoughts
ss particular and genera relations of Alan nicrmcr
shall assume thai OF each Young IN TINS
ciaon Is the very highest that belongs rational mind
Let ii be granted lie lead H. is common aud
mean that of h-e ohcos and functions for which
were manly created grown IN society, that the
memory them aaly kept alive III old books and IL d
traditions thar pro- hc aad poets that beautiful and per
feet men, now nor have even seen Suth that
somr sourccs almost unnamed and
unknown among HAT the community N winch We 1--we
will hardly bear he told that every should b.
open to ecstasy divine illumination and his daily walk
elevated by ntcrcouse with the spiritual ~ord. Grant all
ths as must, yet | suppose oi my nuditors-ao
honest and intelligent soul will deny that ought seek
establish ourselves dsciplincs aud vii Dc
serve that guidance I'd clearer communication with the I
i,ual And further, viii dissenbc Ey hope,
That each person whom address has clt his cali
ASIDE nit cvi customs tmdres, aud limitations and % be
N his place free AID helpful man, rciorJncr, beueacor,
clip aaug throus IN the world like ico:inan
sspy. escaping b. bs amb!cncss and APOLOGIES naay
Guocks he can, hrsvc and upsh mar mus,
ind strs road every thing cxceen, IL the o1h.
and only 90 honolb himself but make 1t easier FOR ali
who follow him. go honor, and with benefit.
In the history nj the world the doctrine Reform had
such .pe the present hour. l-hcaI,s llcru
hucrs, Jcsut>, Monks, G ker, Knox, Wesley SweIcnbor.
Bcnhan, their OF society, all pcctcd
<hingctuich STATE history dorSestc U.s.
the market Town. the d cr table, coined But
all these and all ;h'ug e hear the trumpet and sh
to gcmcnt-Chustiany, the laws, commerce. sChno5,
the farm, the laoora,ery; aud kingdom s;atuic
rite. calling, MAJ, WOMAN bu, threatened 10y the
spirit.
What ii II the objections aud obectors whereby
assaulted d speculative.
the roformcrs tend to ldeaiSm that only shows the
enIccs OF the abuses Inch driven the mind
opposite |; whca your facts and persons rovs
unreal aud iantac by much i,cpod. tina, tho snoay
flies for rciu5c the wocd of ideas, and AIMS :
rupenish Lst idus establish io;r
leg innate sway again in society let lie he fair AID pccc
and the scholars viii gladly be lovers citizea, al iiii
thropists.
1t will aior. security from the id-as that the Old
nations, the Centuries, the property ad institutions
OF hundred cities, all built other ioundGtons. Tn.
dcmoa ii reform ia. door inie the heart OF every
lawnaker of every Dhab;aut every city The fact,
thong and hope have dSwned your breast; should
apprse You tina N an, same hour new s; broke IA Pon
Thousand private hearts. Tina, winch YOU would
fain keeps You abroad, 10! IA saad
Ts the doorstep, tell yuu the There the
bron1cd aad sharpened neycahcr who does not
ou conSterRaton almost quail aud shake the n
Bears question prompted by the ideas. Nc thought
ae had some senbause Of gcouad TO stand up2n ina: such
a. at least w"ul d.c ha,d tu he cmbeS M fees. IGca
me scholar sy|, Cues AID coaches shall impose
me asa!i' Tor, eeaoi every solitary dream u
iH 70 iahInent That t,cy hs aa! hasi,a.e % aver
bsauc y1u soud laugh the broker the attorney the mar
Sct''an are say, me same thing. HAD waited adav
longer speak had bean lae Behold S-s,a..-c.,
thinks. and WalI>reet bsln. prophesyt
|, caunet he wondered at tina. this general ,,,a ~,
abuses .hou! the bosom OF soccty when on, c,
Sders tsc practical uFedmons> tha: stand "a ,e yg Q,
.irtuons yea : The Young e.yerng liz, md
the IL Poymcas Stocked gp by ubuse=
The w%ys oi trte grown >cfsh the borders a,
aad supple TIC borders at not beyond the boTer,)
fraud. The GSpioy neats OF NJ; u;Tia,iy
anht Tor nan, sSS scuia his faculties, ba he~e
IN their seE,ral Initiated by q rchc;oos
abuses Al wh AZ caanvc. Ina, requires vor .sd
r>ourrcs thin an Ne expected every yoang man. sA
himself in ;hen; he IS lost them he c.naoI aoyc lll
eEen bcp la, De cais aud Virtue? he les d+s b.
h4d thcu: ut ar h,m 10 grow and ne would thrye
them. he sacrihce all The bra< dreams %. b>yhood
and youth drms he must crsS INC prayers q rs cii