Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-01-03

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Rev MFR. 6oulds Lecture.
A fair audience in point of numbers, and conside
ring the unpropous weather, large one, assembled
at the Congregational House, Saturday evening
Last, to listen to lecture by Rev. Geo. II. Gould.
The subject of the lecture The property o.
the Man and of the Market" Property was defined
to be that which man can appropriate to himself
can assnate to his nature can incorporate into his
being, by means of which he becomes expanded, i'm
proved and elevated. And the general idea of the
lecture was to show how much more valuable is that
property which man assimilates to his nature by
devotion to truth and righteous conduct than can be
the material objects which are the subject of
barter and sale in the market We cannot pretend
to follow the eloquent speaker the field of thot
which he occupied, but only attempt by referring
20 two of his illustrations, to convey more
particular idea of what meant by the title of the
lecture Thus, the man who could appreciate all the
beauties of landscape, could feel all ITS loveiness
entering into his nature and vvitying his being was
held to have better property in it than the man who
capable of none of these experiences, yet held the
parchment title to the same broad acres The man
who could appreciate all the loneliness of the statue
OF tho Greek Slave owned more of it than the blear
eyed Snowman who saw no beauty in it than snch as
could be prostituted to the purposes of gain. And
thus with the pictures of the Luxembourg the libra
ry of the Vatican, and all the works of art and of
ture, they had the most property in them who best
appreciated their highest and deepest cxcellences.
1t was held also that the possession and desire for
acquisition of such property is greater incentive
TO effort in all proper departments of human activity
than the more material wealth of the market The
aspirations of this higher nature for healthy grati
cation and sustenance would occasion more labors,
more ucrifces more struggles and greater endurance
for lofty achievement than could ever proceed from
tho iii pration of mere trade.
And too, the possession of this wealth conferred
more power its p0ssessor than could gold, houses
or lands, Il the power of earnest conviction
the power of Gods truth incarnated in the man--e
power before which kings, and princes, and poten-
tatos and all the dignatares of earth, welding its
material wealth and clothed in little brief authority
were compelled sooner or later to bow.
Appropriate to the text and the spirit of the lecture
the speaker alluded to the politics of the nation. He
was disposed be Respondent of the future of Anne
RIGA when he contrasted the in power at the pre-
sent day with those of earlier days. and particularly
when the motives of action at the present time were
,contrasted with the unselfsh patriotism Of earlier
times Nevertheless, there yet few bright
~pots in our political armament of the most chez
ring and hopeful of which the presence Of Chas.
Sumner la our National Councils, TO whose devotion
to TRUTH patriotism, eoquenoe, and power, he paid
a boa utiful aud nacrited eulogium.
The speaker recognised the existence of "high-
seraw as applicable to all the relations of life Go
wornmont and seci only means to an eud, and
that erthe achievement of truth and application of
righteousness in all things There might be patriot
ism higher than mere devotion to n government and
arciigon purer and better than mere devotion to
N creed or the formnie of sect.
lilo closed with earnest prophecy OF good time
coming, whom from tho recognition of common pa
reatago should proceed an universal brotherhood, to
attain which ends the legitimate Of oil effort
In this meazre sketch we only hope to convey
general idea of the purpose and spirit of the lecture
without any attempt to quote its language or follow
it's detail A more interesting subject we apprehend
could not have been chosen. Weighed down as we
are all with the struggle for this material wealth. and
sacrificing do all the really ennobling and hap
pifyng instincts of our nature to its acquisition, in
struction OF this character is turned TO as tho finger
board in the wilderness which points us TO the plea
SAINT paths missed and feared lost forever. If each
and every individual but knew the mine of wealth
existing in his own capacities, 10 be opened as the
speaker remarked, by devotion to TRUTH the rush
to the shrine of this goddess would far exceed thu
70 the mines of California Australia in their palm
lest days. The influences of earth and air and sea
press upon us to fill us with happiness which this
material wealth for which we sacrifice ourselves cUn
never purchase, but they fiud every avenue OF our
being closed to their minisrations and we are left to
bear the weary and self imposed load. Such teaching
then comes like good angel in the hour of nscd, and
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aher's smile. The subject was well chosen.
Itw also, in opinion, admirably treated. II
was the same in greai measure, which formed the
basis of the lecture we heard recently by Rev. T.
Starr King. of Boston. Mr. King has somewhat
extended fame aud draws large houses but we think
the lecture of Mr. Could while it quite agree
able was the practical and useful of the two
and would be preferred by any audience ltspoints
we thought were strongly presented clearly clabora
ted, poiutedly illustrated, and well applied Neither
the authors meaning OF purpose could he well mis-
taken and the audience had the full benefit Of that
meaning and purpose When we add TO this that
Mr. G's style af writing is very pleasing, his Ian
guage being well chosen. his sentences round ful
and musical elegant without affecaon, poetic with
out straining pleasant without clOying and cearyl
enuncated4n the best style of oratory that the au
dience listened with breathless attention during its
delivery, will bc very naturally inferred.
Mr. GAis young man, and this we arc told is the
first of his !abors in the lecturng field 1t requires
great amount of sagacity to predict career OF
honor to himself and usefulness To the public in it,
We trust people may have another OF
portunity TO listen to the same lecture on some more
propitious evening and those elsewhere who nre IN
the business of procuring lecturers, can assure
will do their public favor by procuring the services
of Mr. Gould.
Free School
The winter term of the Free School opened yestcr
day We regret to learn, land so will every parent
who has children at SCHOOL, that Miss Waldo has vo