New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-20
THE LECTURE SEASON.


Our sdvices by letter and otherwise justify the
inference that the Lecture Season Of l554-5 will
be more brilliant than any of its predecessOrs-
that there will'be more Popular Lectures deliv-
cred, and to larger audiences, than during any
preceding autumn and winter. Nearly every
City in the Free States. with many of the South
ern, will have lite regular Course or Courses;
some OF them as many as three; while at least
half the considerable villages throughout the
North and West will have at least one Course.
The most acceptable lecturers are overrun with
invitations, and are profered compensation at
much higher rates than were current few years
ago. The largely increased attendance last win
ter over that Of any former season justified this
advances and. even at the highest rate, two or
three of those most in request will be unable to
answer all the demands upon their time.
We proceed to give, as last year, the names and
post Office address of those hitherto widely invited
as Lecturers for the convenience Of those who
are now making out their lists aud addressing in
vitations. Some Of these. We understand, have
resolved to lecture very sparingly this season
indeed, some of them did so last winter-the Rev.
II. W. Beecher, for example. But we include
these with others in the following list:
RALPH WALDO EMERSON Concord. Mas
The Rev HKSRY wApp BEEcHER Brooklyn, L.
Tue Rev EDwIS II. CHAPLIN, New.York City.
The Rev. Henry GrLEs. Bueksport, Maine
JOHN g. SAKE Burlington. VI.
BAYARD TAYLOR New YoIk City.
EDWIN F. WHlPPLL Boston, Mass.
PARK BESJANIx, GulfoTd Conn.
WENDELL PHILLIP Boston. hass.
GEORGE ". CURTIS. New.York City.
The Rev T. STAIR KING Boston. Mes.
HoRacE MANN. yellow SPRING. Ohio.
WILLIAM ELDEE, Philadelphia, Pa.
PARKE GoDwIS. New.Yofk Ctr
WILLIAM THOMPSON. Poughkeepsie NY.
The Rev. JOHN PIEKPoNr Medford Mas
AMOS DIAN Albany. n. Y.
The Rev. THoAAs w. HIGGISsoS, Worcester. Mas
ELIZABETH 0AEEs SMITH. Brooklyn l. l.
Lucy STONE North Brookheld, Mas.
The Rt. Rev ALoNzo PoTTER. Philadelphia, Pa
ASToNETTE BRowS. seuth Butler, \. y.
JOSIAH QUINCY. ia, Boston, Mas
The Rev JosEPH P. THOMPSON New-York CITY
WILLIAM II. {. HossER Avon. y.
HENRY II. THoREAU. Concord Mass
TIE Rev. JOIN ToDD. Pittsheld Mae.
HENRY WILSON. Ns,lek, Mas
DIR. J. '. SMITH Boston Mas.
WILLIAM sTAEK. Manchester. y. n.
The Rev THOMAS X. BEEcHER, EniIa, " Y.
From the above list we have omitted the names
OF ClergymeD, Editors ana others who sometimes
lecture, but who do not regard themselves as
lecturers; also, those of Professors SiLLiMAN
o. NJ MITCHELL, &C., who occasionally consent
TO lecture, but only the sciences to which their
lives have been devoted; as likewise those of the
Messrs. FowLERs, New York, } Z. L. YoUMANs,
Saratoga Springs,) WIETING, (Syracuse,) and
others, who likewise lecture on their chosen
themes but who do not refuse to take part in the
Popular Courses Of Literary Associations if in
yited We believe the popular taste for this sort
of exercise has sensibly improved of late and that
buioonery and clap-trap are at considerable die.
count from the early quotations, while solid in
formation and grave, practical suggestion are
more generally sought and appreciated. We be-
leye this tendency will be more and more evinced,
until the Winter Course of Lectures of each city
and village shall come to be truly regarded as an
important and benefcent instrumentality for dis.
pelling intellectual stagnstOn aud training the
American Mind to habits of healthful activity, fear
less investigation, and generous, manly thought.