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MIR. Wares Second Lecture.


celent and full audience, in Concert Hall, last
evening. In its graphic descriptions of the
sublime and faultless proportions, the wonder
full and almost incredible magnitude, of Sr.
PETERS, Of the matchless beauty of the paint
lngs, iFescoes, cartoons, that illuminate its
walls, of the almost super human genius and
art that have contributed to its construction and
adornment, it was quite equal in effect, to the
Lecture of Friday Evening. Higher praise and
admiration OF works of Genius and Art could
C arcely be uttered lie pronounced ST.. Pc
TIERS (what it unquestionably is) "wthout an
equal, without rival, in Art but said what
doubtless fatered the religious preudces ofthe
majority of his audience) that It 'has not the
effect to produce or awaken religious impress
sons." No imagination, said he, can con
ceive, nor language express the glorious mag.
nIhcence OF ST. PETERS its perfect adapta-
ton of part to part-ts faultess symmetry
its majestic whole, which makes it ''the most
beautiful appartion in the world but it ap-
pears, he added, more appropriate to the wor-
ship of the heather jupiter, than of the Chris
tians God. This is matter of religious sen,
timent mot of opinion or tastel which we wish
the Lecturer had omitted to discuss. Tho
vast majority of the Christian World think dit
4 ferently. At least seven-eights of Christendom
4 believe that no expenditure of time, of money,
!, OF genius, OF art, is wasted or misappled, when
it is lavished on the Temples of the Living God;
that 10 devotion Of human talent, zeal. en-
thusiasm, or power, can be misdirected, or un.
acceptable to HID who is infinitely superior to
all Earthly Prncipalties, when il is expended
in aiming 10 render His Temples, under the
New Covenant, equal to that of which, in Jeru.
e salem of old, He was the special Founder and
d Architect. Our opinion is that no power Of
j. human genius can adequately adorn and beau
s, tify CHRISTIAN CHURCH that the more the
re mind and heart are subdued by external impress
h slons of religious grandeur and solemnity, the
t. more surely they will respond 10 that inner sen
8 tment of devotion which, under the guidance Of
k, diviney constituted authority, is the tr~e es-
of ence Of Christianity,
n The comparison which Mr.. WARE drew
to between ST. PETERS and YORK MINISTER ap-
l. pcared to us to be a mere verbal antthesis
st " York; lIster,' said he, :" is a BrBLE:-St.
Peters, a POEM ;"-forgettng it seems to us,
that the Bible is the sublimest. and most per-
Ia feet POEM that has ever been given to the err
H. ring human race "a POEM that shows Divine
On Truth, Mercy and Justice to be harmonious
!" and compatible. When he pronounced ST.
Peters Poem, therefore, he pronounced its
-, most exalted eulogy because Poetry IS the
- highest development of Truth.
'' ---But we hate to find word of faust with
' the interesting and instructive Lectures of Mr.:
80 WARE. He is manitestIy a perfect master of
IA the materil of his discourses, and knows low
to make them interesting and graphic in their
description. We wish he could feel himself at
>, liberty to give US his clear and truthful impress
- sions,-his mental dagpereotypes- the phv
i steal beauties and 'deforuties of the old world.
10 without the mosaic of religious prejudice. He
Is highly cultivated maa, has visited the world
-. renowned regions of Italy, has drunk deeply of
' the poetic and scarcely less than divine beauty
- of the glorious testimonials to human genius
w that they possess, and of these he is excellent
ly qualified to speak. He has looked upon
4, them as a gentleman and a scholar. He re-
ga members these, things of beauty" and they
-. are 80 hm "a joy forever" He can talk of
ID them, and describe them to others less favored
-, by opportunity and ta!ent mpressivey, in.
strctively. He does so. His worship of the
-, almost inspired works Of MICHAEL ANGELO in
the Sistne Chapel, his vivid and graphic des-
criptlon of the famous LAGOON Group in the
css. horrid folds of the Serpent, his intense
ong and intelligent admiration and appreciation Of
'"f all the works of sublime genius which mmor-
Rv talize the Museums Of Italy, and his scholar
onv like requirements independent of any materia
,od illustration, render hn most entertaining a1f
row attractive Lecturer. We have never heard ON
nr more 50. We only wish he could feel it consis
he tent with has notions Of fairness and good TASTE
in to remember that a mixed audience is not the
nal, place. unless II is so specified in the programme
ros for a Lecturer, however positive and fixed ma,
Elf" be his own religious opinions, to be uhind O
to uncharltable To- the religions opinions of others
+bo MIR. WARES next Lecture, will be giver
rro to-,norroo evening. The subject "Forence
Fan No one who mas heard him can doubt that b
and will do Justice to the wonders Of Art for wh,cl
that ancient Cay is famous.
We have word further 10 add, and tina,
oint too, is one OF complaint A good deal of an
best noyance was occasiored to those who wer
are there to hear and learn, last evening, by thu
;."u most unseemly and ncOngrous noise OF crack
ing cheStnntS or pea nuts, in one part of tn
TON room. Such Disturbances are in utter dscor
,int. with the general temper and scope of tn
less occasion, and we trust may not be repeated
,can These attempts to aten the body and mind q
the same time have never proved successful
in :, s,,'',. So ''esan' P"'e'
~ ALLEN e. Co.--we mean the sligA1y bel
crowned pattern, a sample of which may /
W." noticed in their Showcase and on The heads