New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-05
Lecture. on ts. As.rei,. Of Social Culture
LEcrrRE 1y.-rgE Lovk OF TIE BEAUTIFUL

LECTURE Iy.-TRE LOVE- OF The btAOif'b
Tos Hal Of the Mercantile Library Associstion
Va, crowded las, evening with stll more numerous
suSl.ne5 than has been present ct any Of Mr. OiLkS
former lsc,ures Not cni7 every seat WA oecupsa
long before The hour appointed for the Lecture ou' 'ne
,i,es were filed 9Th chairs and benches ofousn' 10
for the occasion When The Lecturer made bis appear
amer be wa welcomed ,! the overlooking Rouse WIN
al entbusiesrn which oDs falls TO experience VINO
s.s ever us,e-ed % bic rich and genial eioqcence
NJ, GtIys ,sid thst the front Of public building Ia
Liverpool bas granite projection resiirg On IRE sno1
der, n several .eulp.ured oxen could never look
"a this ms,.!vo granite said Mr. O. without sense oi
psin The position Of the oxen almost called forth
ie.iog Of human sympsthy Bu, Why should Be
panied for these creatures Of stone ! knew tseJ
savero sursring but feel u TIE burden vss borne
by living animals. II gtvAs M sense q hs-1fsp,
ana Of unnecessary hardship
This led me H. reject N the condition ot The miro
essential 10 the perception n beauty iou ~l INC
hat II Involves the elements Of pleasure, c0Dguiy
and ease aud freedom. star 10 beautiful simply BY
ooe vhsiitis II -f0rds pleasure without regard 10
anv other uses II "a fitted 10 lie ne estc pitce IN tbs
hssvars through which :, shines II is corgrOous "a
ne sister orbs With which IL cSes star 10 oosuuui
n i,s reposA II hiss no restraint 1t suffers 10 VIC
sDca Il r~joioes 10 its freedom there 10 no obttrpc
don between il and inhDy. Here We have The essen-
'isl eiemeDts ~ beauty
Tho Beautiful 10 Nature IA tho first ~ the order
Of experience sense II natural beauty 10 common
n ell rneu Bot the pleasure arising from Intellectual
emotions IN connection with this 10 sr from universal
u does mol hesng 10 early years except Ia the love 4
birds and hOwer and unless cultivated dies out amidst
the prc,yure Of nusy NE Farmers In regions which
bloom In Eden like ovene,s pass through the seasons
q hsf a century With vi0E sense % ihe pie sssni
plscas In which their line. have fallen There 10 D"
stream earth along when beauty .users WIN more
silina a!srs lhsn the gentle SOD magnificent Onn
Bat how msDy pas be=een ~ glorious forests win
on. tho.shi beyond t5e stream tina, bears them on
How little IA country, 90 dcYoted to scrse puf
suit. do we really enjoy the summer recrestioa' 30
Which Often prompted only by fashion or DUTY
sCeen NiagArs-Aisgsrs which We may well call the
only oue-tas % Strsct with al its witcbery OF
woods sad waters. and We prefer the charms OF the
t.ye rn whose root rises upon Us banks. &c moon
upon the foa m which 10 tinses with all the coiofs o.
Hbesyen, cannot enrce Vs svsy from The dim ight oi
dizzy oil The rush Of u@ rEpide 10 less enchanting
han the bum Of gossip Inc bounding ent IA lett
Tor the sweiang dance aud ears nst are deaf to the
D srmonies Of the booming cataract sre alive 10 tao
creskiug Of drcsyed ndcos aud ihe tToAns OF ssth"
tic trombones
A. wss once passing on the railroad from Albany
70 sptins fed ssid Mir q. the latter place, was
charm ed with the scenery IN which !, lies enbosOmei
IA s, one of Tn lsa perctdsys which bless the eli mate
Of Now.EussBd IN Tho month OF experimentation,
bslmy, elastc--ths whole world seemed betutiul-
II Was a luxury TO I've. The quiet V.iey 81 inc Con
necueut Wa. on side. on the other the shslviug
hiis IL a scene Of vOndrOus and exec dng
beauty My companion opposite VI" brghteyeo'
clear brow,d. stSlEsfi son OF The West .szed On
have nv dwelling on Of bose fair sites dreamed
If rural felicity ia such Paradise until sisht stop
p.ge OF the train disturbed my dream. but az not 60
troy my sish. looked al my oompsnien wshcd
q. -l-sA ICuAuu Sgsn rit eye frightened mere,
though, IA enihUslasm Tor the hesuuiu though In
humble gstb, and thought Of PAsi ana Virginia. My
companion could hold out no longer. and my heart
lesped 80 his ips parted We'll, be exclaimed. III
oe smashed IL know how any critter live about
here and using inter jec0ns ioTeibe than
Chesterfield would have sanctioned II they offered
towns here, would at have them for
nothing"
Toe Besutiful IN Art 10 thu Beautiful 10 Nsture
noted BY Humanity. Al artificial dsliI tons pAIs
away IN its p'esepc-. The bare looted youth the
nountsn is one Of the princes Of tie earth Tne gil
ct the spring encircled with the light Of her own love
liness Il queen In her celestial light Pure and
perfect beauty 10 thing Of pure and p@rlect pesoe
n It's divine completeness IL has divine holiness
and while IL enchants, rePeliDs fsmi Ery while
Il nvi.as affection. Besuty complete In humanity Il
rare snd owe large debt OF grstitu 81 to those
arti,s OF inspired genius Who have iumiosied the
v - with the ideals OF their souls such men ~ la
phsel are spostles OF celestial purity.
No GuEs then Proceeded 10 unfold seyera. original
and admirable views the subject Of Architecture
the form OF Art which Ia associated with what 10 d.
wheat 10 bic fesinss OF hone snd HE feelings Of
worship. His remarks on the peculiar cbarsctsfisuos
Of Catholic md Protestant architecture were exceed
y protouod, and expressed with gres, richness and
variety OF illustration
The lecture concluded with az expo,ion Of the Beau
ul Ia Character the most loving aud thu moot LOFTY
orm of beauty under this head Mr. @ spoke OF the
beauty OF the religious character, the highest style oi
ihis In Its traei idea IL character OF hfe o! light
Of divine and tender charity Of celestial mercy. IL IL
the moot iatsuor essence OF genuine humanity resting
the strong center OF truth Joined together by the
which, with al tu adsmsntne nrmness 10 loving ana
ovesse, and more than susht ese 10 the Universe
u God = thios of beauty, and more than any other
thing Of beauty sioy forever.
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