The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-29
University OF the CITY efNcw York.

University OF the CITY efNcW York.
EuCLEIAN AND PHiLoMA THEAN SOCIETIES.
The annual meeting of the shove societies In
ton with the above institution held last evening at
the Church Of the Puritans Union square
The annual Grafton delivered by the Rev. r. g.
stors Jr, and the poem by Mr.. e. D.lahsla smith.
There large and fashionable Attendance great
proportion being ladies.
The Rev. Or. DE WIrr having delivered q PRAYER
The Rev r. sronRs. lr delivered he oratio.. which
exhibited considerable eoquence n, tilty of which
necessarily confined 10 sketch After few pre-
mipary observations he Proceeded TO inquire mo the
ieat,cn Of commerce 10 literature lie observed that
there was feeling among portion OF the community,
that good etteis exotics. in this trading age.
Some read the newspaper every day and considered that
all he results Of inquiry and progress might be found
that sheet and WERE amazed that any one should want
better times The general relations and outrcs ching, OF
commerce npparent and 1t tended to general pa
cfca ion and opposition to war It may not be With
agriculture, which could pursue its yocsons even If s
ctasts scourged with var Commerce materially
depended upon peace Tor IT. developsmeDt From the
cities, New York aud liverpool 1t sought the dis.
trilItiop Of wealth smoag the masses hereditary
interests we're opposed TO those OF commerce Com
merce WAS fcsiered by democratic inr titutions 1t
m,asu,sd man by his ability and not by his ancestry
when had ed wealth by IL it did nat ~
sIert hi. laws There much that painful Ia this
hut there also much that exhilaratny 1t wa,
attached to democrate governments The class gen-
Grated maj ked by prove and sagacty poxe,
force Those qualities to be combined great
.omDaIders. Literary age had its peculiar features
|
he merchant lhe same practical sagact y and exertion
We're as needol 10 the merchant 70 he military
| maruer. The commercial was likely to take broad
.r than the farmer, by virtue this wide action
ard biz knowledge q human character. yet he not
likely 70 b, 20 reecs. the ngricuiiurs many OF
the crowd If ideas ard events pres ing through mind
were ollitt rated In general commerce gave shrswd-
mes, ana lromptpess The daring crafty who knew
no hing hey oDd his counting might keep his syn-
p8thiea ard tastes lie ought to carry
thu world Agriculture was stable and slow sccumuia-
| ton its Law: the other commerce WAS out
| reaching and upbtunded il its results ami became a
uniting power over the cath Such the fea; ~
OF the cial society which we lived some p.rt
Of Literature II matur,d Painting. sculpture mnsicai
competition architecture art did spring from con-
'utions a. eloque nee did. In aesthetic az.
| msrce sure to be benigpant The rsuae of
Michael Angelo was that Of mercbspt Che trade O.
Egypt gathered wealth around her while pysche SAB ON.
! lu ls The public mind was asog rth iravel Ouc
paper reported he proceedings Wan street wei.
those Of ,he rsmetest foreign The orator
ilfd L. the exploration OF the world. and Of lis sn-
| Ia.t Though the of commercial enterprise
y ~ cl,s If traffic az commerce in former
day. They we're ell legitimate piecedtuts 80 the
chart Connie aided in he study Of history There
always novel excitement ID contrasting the foru,er
ages with the present nd watching ts victories. So
too the artsand sciences acted imnlus Whatever
.ale care Of with astronomy and mai srnasics
TOO she allied herself il the process navigation
| 10 aolc.l economy and oratory, Law, meileus and
theology FL. wa natarrls friendly So the aud
nciicp Ieouraged Commerce tended TO the iIfu-
Of foreign influence in Literature. antagons
tic 10 wovincialsm and conducive to cosmopolitan
liz III, gathering Of foreigners and
ifeir con m.ici,l intercourse IN city abe number
q iai'nS N our lanl which had been introduced
1a4 another proof If tA infu.c. and winch "a. ran.
" riry our Language adtqrae to the fut where.
.ei thu language went is literature followed 20
'mirent works q Germany, l'arce. aud spain were
accessible - arc btu gsaIy ibcrt ased among us
and wns product Of Tie great influence If commerce
l.u p.r that literature may lie sacririced and
arly the gathered mat rails left but sttre was tho
promise MAT TIE i.ut wonid y. system more rich and
n,py-tidoG. Tbc literature OF England .1emDiied this
r was 1.r''n 70 % r soi IT. p.'ul;rss which
slorld gain from every STATE with Witch ,he
had intercourse Her.sy would make but little wy aud
th. r,voss o. poet woniu b. forgiven Tor his uiers
Tach DEVELOPMENT dii'er.ture help Others
when each na;io a ierst -eacbedii summit
commerce would hase atiai.ed it, inlu rho.e
studies which were Gbetic had power and nbarln
ana Nigh % ns pow.. the inc tas, s"d which re-
men recalled the spef in an'ch they we'd pia.o was
ur.ee TO W. Commerce did NJ: consttutionsiiy az
sought what 81. con'd nd what was .xoed.n, in
oltosnon &C WHIT wa purely classical But 1t vas
oDci~ic VAN asicn,,ire sh- knsW nothing Of PRICES
current" hut ssD pa'hzed with the t.an1ice Of M,
tore Under his vital system stood the hnsnandmao
,nrlounded but apart from the conyeutionalitiee az
INC citics Great poets and thinkers had grown
UP and country influence apesre Milton &c
The sacitudc Of this tia afforded The means NJ ;nit
for the awtf and teauties of
CLASSICAL etuGs nts and ra,har
iran 'ynpa'h.'icaiy and ret cud thes ispemeut
III her s'niDa,ics. So too with ancestral ler.tnra
SD, touid not be deemed friendly Chrsta.ity became
~ h'r means les lhno optical but more ri usl and
,,h'h email EaLsd manufacture and exped.ency more
than pfcioondn,ss u length her choce Litera
tnr ~rs judged II cities by classes ami not ~ AZ the
n''io' - - cou ~. ihs sorg. rather than tie
TN essay rather than The ,reaa we've nopr-c.t ed nv
commercial society. The civilization that colnm.Ice
sn'Ih.o aa. IN our alpo pheT. Lct them not some
me-. IrhcfloDrs but brav,y accept the age md try 10
prott hy II. Let ibem b'ing religion to penetrate
govern and iriid society and gather tie source.
which ~ oleus them that the scholar in
colIoraf,o '',t ltrs ot c"pti whom m, arr va
cvsr fith ant thr he prepared ms3ilte with truth
not Htr'y n writer's but artists md lot Ybou
ofdoin commerce to truth rpg ~ let h-ni carry
", III by we're ready for higher rcencs (Anplane
Ell niLari.Lp SMITH delivered ia. nnn,a
poem which dp'ayed lien uty and tsnt,n.o In IT,,
plaudtd ncu ana ap
The meetin, th.n scnarated