The organizer., 1850-12-07
Berrhrt,s Lectures 10 Young Men.

Stroling out early one morning be-
fore breakfast, saw a little man,
about the size of our Editor, pailing a
COW. Never did l see a woman do
the thing more handsomely. lie was
an adept at the art of milking. The
next day l saw the same little man
saving tire>wood and not long after
having occasion to call at his house,
! found him nursing child, attending
to a sick wife, and reading a book.
On the following Sunday evening ]
went to the presbyterian church.
A crowd had gathered to hear the
first of series of Lectures to young
men. There appeared to be an unu'
sual interest manifested. Judges
Legislators, strangers and citizens
all appeared anxious to hear the
speaker.
Presently he arose-Reader, don't
doubt met was that same little
man whom | saw milking the cow a
few mornings before. 1t was HENRY
WARD BEECHER, son of LYMAN BEECHER,
who can preach as great a sermon
and catch as long string of fish as
any other man in the country.
The subject Of his lecture was SIN
dustry and dleneSS" S"-hackneyed top
les, but in the hands or rather in the
head and from the lips of such man
as Beecher, rendered new, deeply
interesting and highly instructive.
Twas so we'll pleased that attended
on the following Sunday, and some
six or seven in regular succession
until the eloquent man of the milk
pail finished his course. The interest
of the community increased and at
the close of his lectures he was urg.
emily solicited to publish the whole
in book form. With that solicitation
he complied; and the book before us
styled Beecher'S Lectures to Young
Men, presents to us the publication Of
the addresses we had the pleasure Of
hearing.
Some idea may be formed OF the
popularity of the book from the fact
that the present issue is the seven
teenth thousand, and that it is recon-
mended by the ablest men in all parts
of the United States.
From his lectures Of Industry and
ldleness, we present the following
specimen
Another idler as useless, but vastly
more active than the last, attends
closely to every ones business, except
his own. His wife earns the chil>
dren's bread and his; procures her
own raiment and his she procures
the wood; she procures the water,
while he with hands in pocket, is
busy watching the building ola neigh.
boris barn or advising another how
to trim and train his vines; or he has
beard of sickness in friends family,
and is there, TO suggest a hundred
cures, and 10 do every thing but TO
help; he is a spectator Of shooting
matches, stickler for a ring and fair
play at every fight. He knows all
the stories of all the families that live
in the town. Ii he can catch a stran-
ger at the tavern in rainy day, he
pOurs out strain OF Ofin(ormation, pit .
lering of words, as the rain drops out
Of doors. He has good advice TO ev>
how to save, how to make
money, how to do every thing; he
can tell the saddIer about his trade,
he gives advice to the smith about his
work, and goes over with him when
i is forged TO see the he'carriage maker
put 1t on, suggests improvements,
advises this paint or that varnisb,
,rilicises the finish, or praises the
He is a violent reader of
newspapers, almanacs, and receipt
'ooks and with scraps of history and
anecdotes, he faces the
Tery school master, aud gives up only
o the volubilify Of the only village
have the hardihood to
match him.
And thus every day he bustles thro
lis multifarious idleness, and com
letes his circle of visits, as regular
s the pointers on a clock visit each
gure on the dial plate but alas
he clock forever tells man the useful c
'sson Of time passing steadily away, ?
nd returning never; but what useful
hing do these busy buzzing idlers .
erformi r
We introduce another idler. He !
'llows no vocation he only follows ?
lose who do. Sometimes he sweeps e
long the streets. with consequential y
ate; sometimes perfumes il with !
'asied Odors Of tobacco. He also ;;
aunts sunny benches, or breezy piaz. :
rs. His business is 10 see; his de. 4
re 10 be seen. and no one fails to see +.
im-sO gaudily dressed, bis bat sit "