New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-20
lectures last Night.
THE CRISIS AND THE STRUGGLE
A LECTURE.
By GEORGE II. MILES, ESQ. OF BALTIMORE.
Reported for The Tribune.

The Third Lecture of the course before the
Mercantile Library Association, was delivered
at the Broadway Tabernacle last evening by
GEORGE H. MILES, Esq. of Batimore-Subject
"The Crisis and the Struggle" There was large
audience, and the speaker had close attention
and generous applause.
Mr.. Mules commenced his lecture by saying,
there are very few who do not prefer an ideal
world to the actual one around them, and the
struggle between fact and fancy has an important
bearing upon the Battle OF Life. 1t might be
more polite to invite your attention to turn
ing point IL the History OF Nations but the pre-
cept Of the DelphC god must be my apology The
crisis in individuals IS the turning point OF every
nation He referred to the golden spring time OF
the Soul, the days OF Childhood and OF Fancy,
when fairies and genii the idols Of our souls.
In childhood the ambrosial fruit OF imag nations
gold is still blooming Happy the young man who
is early withdrawn from the unreal banquet to the
stern realities OF lie. AS II IN imitation OF the
first pair our life still begins III miniature Eden.
This period of transition has absorbed the atten-
ton of the master minds of the world. The strug'
Gle OF Hamlet is renewed IN most oil US. Shall
we not believe that Cervantes painted real lie in
his universal work. What else is Wilhelm Meis-
ter's struggle but the apprenticeship of Lite.
Mr. NJ. referred TO the graphic picture of Thack-
compared with the storm to be weathered now.
The Greek fixed his Elysium on Earth, and aimed
at realizing the extent OF happiness here God
and demi god nvnph and muse, were ready with
their chalices to CRAFTY the human thirst Tor APP
clause Christianity leaves the individual unsat-
isfed with aures. Humanity IS the only test for
human greatness; ambition has thus lost its con-
sistency There is such variance between doc
trifle ami practice, that most peculiar character
istic is required for the present age. Mr. NJ. spoke
Of the easy minds of the savages Of unclvLzed
regions 1t would be an endless task to enumer-
ate the thousand impulses that have formed the
are mast live; though the education Of childhood
is scarcely changed from the days OF Cicero who
can calculate the training requisite Tor each OF
us. before we renounce ourselves and accept
the world. Education is happily Tar behind
Society. so far from preparing one tor world
IL success it conducts In tie outset at least
10 positive disqualification. Instructed by
NOUS men, for of such are our leaders COM
posed the Young coLeglan peeps at HE through
glasses of green and gold, at world winch exists
only In bis own fancy. He referred 70 the pecu-
liar discipline of mothers and friends. This edu-
cstion is ST variance with the very essence and
shirt OF the age The fault is in the parent not
tbe profe ssor-to whom the student Is entrusted
inst long enough 70 become home alien Nowhere
is there such departure from the steps OF the
father Mr.. NJ. spoke OF the folly OF our system OF
education for life In other countries the barriers
OF profession are firm, but here all Is open, and
all is uncertain. The Speaker painted the
fading of the visions of youth, before the breath
of stern Reality The youth finds all his ideals
not worth a cent; he is mental bankrupt the
treasures he has gotten are worthless. In the ag
ouy of the first recou he seeks for sympathy The