The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-03

Ensrson's Lecture on she "splris Of the
Age"
On Saturday evening, Ralph waids Emerson de-
nvsrsd slsetars in Hope Chapel, Broadway on The
Spirit Of the Age" The attendance very hin In.
deed. but the sudispes seemed 20 be ucklsd coed
dse the oddity Of the lecturers sxprsesous end
eftsn laughed heartily when they did not undsrstssd
vhst bs ssid shioh would b. Aeult enough for thsm
hs aid NOT understand II himself. It vss curious 70
that lsnk lean FORM with passive cold eounts-
that neither betrayed emotion s the sentiments
which he 20 dryly read from his manuscript nor any
sympathy with the audience when their rsibls
vsrsi sction On he went in Low harsh voice. reading
rapidly that s vss Impossible for the s.sabisss
take In the full meaning of sentence t be whrlsd
them along TO the next even his idsss snd language
were earthly thu. they In tact this strange
other planet that had just dropped dewn earth
o. supeIpstuTL being from the invisible world.
mind seem to posses. in common Nth msr. morsss.
Whether this II tdiosyperaoy, the ounning Of stage
effect, vs will not here undertake to determine AZ.
ter trscne the history Of past ass and hoviag the
progress Of human power over Inert matter he pro-
ossdsd to describe the prsssnt aGs sud spirit For
his ssrvAnts All nature 10 brought under requsieion
70 his will spa his enjoyment. Rivers sold In New
sns % vermont ss sns Pre-: s o. via. & The
things Tor bis food tkoars Of iasshter chs powers
the pr-ssns sss ere wonderfully great but they may
they Hovrs on ths eve Of whsr Win b. far great
An that hb~rstss talent. without moral command
ADDITIONS Of late to this power through chemistry and
mtsnsrism, aud pose predict shere these agents
viii end There must BE- relation between prob,ty sad
power else power viii b. msehisvous, fer have al
ready more power than We osn be trusted With We
have got tools In steam ana the telegraph, and
Of achievements IL makes one regret thss be does
not live later In the world whom he would them II
Wheel s.d tindsr box t,mss, 0susStss1 ssd vs nuss
toos to keep full trot With the present quick
footed age Yet after ell Nc Americans have oone in
good tine Had ooms before. the states coud net
Be kept together but the rSrosd the steamboat and
the telegraph bring the most remote Psrs OF the
pirs together and the unity Of the nation
The power of declaring pesos and s ally
vsl ~ theoretically invested In the President and let
Texas and California and Munssots quarrel ever 60
much, they cannot fight, and the Union viii bs main
tanned See what army Of volunteers have marched
20 % ooo bringing With them ell the tools
caucus every town Of these States Here state
starts ny like the phAntssnsgors Of magic antsrn
Our very ssoosss 10 Of alarm. But n the tools
have done 90 much, Why uss snything else, Hero 10
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What ve ~sut for the present age is moral spgn~sr
Fulton and Stephenson and other have furnished
~ with the new tools but 90 want somebody to oon-
troll spd direct them honor the generous ideas Of
the socisiists. Ossn has preached to this morally
nsthsms icai mind Of FrsDos hes brought ali the
forces Of his mighty intellect and learning 20 the social
condition OF the world Rst With how little ssco-ss
though do not want their spartan soei-tes
charitable institutions. when think hos great the
existiss wills are; whom consider hov expensive
20 the problems Of thsss bsss,easnt mes. much
less TO st In Judgment upon them. r~ssrd thsss
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prophets Of Goss justice and which they
ooursss 70 proclaim 1hs socialists vsh 20 neehaaiss
society. Tbb s their error Tor the world grows aud
vss-,st~s just hEs bsS THIS vssstsss quality ruas
into msster, nisd, everything, rsmifyiDx aud cub.
long s The excess Of tools converts me.
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Dupveae oears.
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