New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-23
Homo thoughts for Married and single.
sy REV. pK. kES>ApA'

Rev. DR.. KxSNApAr OF the Washington-st,
N Church delivered lecture on Monday evening up
On the shove theme AZ the Brookly INSTITUTE before
numerous and attentive audience The occasion being
the anniversary of the Society OF United Amesscss
Mechanics OF this city the address wss delivered Tor
the bene6i OF the association AMI the proceeds are 90
be applied towards the erection Of q monumen; sad
the besa;ifying Of plot OF ground in Cypress hris
Cemetery. purchased hy the order. The Rev gentle
man N commencing his subject spoke Of the national
ehsrscorscs Of our people q do.ageverything imPeta
ousy without due consideration. Trait invariably re-
Market oy foreigners; he would sdvCrt % fornlrr ths
when business was no; transacted BY the scercy II
steam, snd when maii nony not 50 much sahlect
81 money a. L row t. in many instances. with the
young The hrSt occupation Of man VAS the nh
INC Of the soil and the supervision and care
Of his iocks although among the ms, OF our
rsce we read Of men who dwet In trnsS, and OF
arthcers in hrass thus showing the coeya existence nj
agriculture ami the arts. In savage state, mxn Is
hunter dependBg solely upon Wild beasts for his food
and clothing roaming from place ~ place AMI frequent
" engaging WAY which l. most incoulps " % Goa
nuhia comforts, sni the state oi society couse
CueuiN a. q low ebh. The next = the shepherd. who
has the concOmauts OF domestic felicity around him,
and sitter hun the tler Of the SOIL who, while he super
intends the education OF bic children nurses the fruits
a-d towers on kis domain and stands amid his own
Eden 50 dependent is communal bl uoOn agricultu
rsl pursuits that the word hushsndry s derived from
the word Gsrie lfErd He hsd. however. 20 deal with
Y.
proceeded 20 discuss the mode IN which happiness IN
the marriage would BE- promoted aSd beid as the
rrst step toward this contamination. hsf no deception
should be used during the period Of eoaTtShp. hut
that each should appear 10 the other IN then trus
character Not little unharpincss resulted from
the knowledge, after being uniei. that deception
hal been INDUCED in, presenting every agreeable
aspect while the defects had been kept IN the
background. Happiness IN married HE depended
upon mutual affection and where this was the true
domestic felicity would always be todnd. HE referred
~ an Old auth0r who IN his comments upon the form
stiou OF woman truly said that The sgnhcd bore.
not taken from the head 10 rule over man. nor
from his foot ~ be trarpled upon but nom hs riO Ia
be equal aud be under his protection Another aa
thor cleveland who might have been an old bateholo
writes. that
Crcoked Conditioned na,nre made Der sheu
She formed her Of the crcoA edr,' bone o. mssi
Nature trst framed her Ut a nEnr ROB- she
Then can't choose. bat eros grained .rs'nrebf
And ever may not b. tep,a,
Poor hath suhc,t been 20 f'fch n ne ~.
The poetry. the Rev. gentleman thought was ~
crooked ~ the subject, IN the poets IMAGINATION bat
another writer said more truly in regard 10 this same
matter
Wee rpe and simple ,s
And al. the res inst ed.
Az nothing when compared IN Thee
Thou best OF Jstf.fs Atrs
The speaker referred 20 one great cause oi Gnhapp
ness in the marriage state be the Withholding from
each other of those little Of p0tencss which had
previously been given and which should not De entirely
dispensed with IL twas the power OF the microscopeto
bring up objects in their smallest form AMI mako them
clear 10 the view affection hsd hike power In buag-
ing up beauties which would otherwise have remained
hidden He alluded 60 the faults IN both sexes advised
parents % the proper training OF their chiiren. ami
concluded with beautiful description OF happy ian'
iy circle representing after es ocean WIS crossed.
"a family In Heaven.
nneciotrs which kept the audience IN good humor tho
whole eN cning.