New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-16
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE.

BROOKLYN INSTITUTE.
PROF. HUSTINGToN's LECTURE on THE PRINCE
PIES OF HUMAN SOCIETY.
To tie Editor u The n. y. T>i1sHe.
Sir: The above entitled discourse wss one Of
series now in course Of being delivered by Prof. hiat
ipeton CT Cambridge, Mass under provision In the
will CT the late Augustus Grshsm Of Brooklyn. Il
would ses that the test had some peculiar notions,
which though not quite anti-minsteal g. those Of
Mr. Grad of Philsd,phs .. least outside OF she
common evangelical method. By his will fund Of
Al2 coo was given to the Brooklyn Institute for the
purpo.e of providing Sunday evening lectures at suca
time AZ NAV be deemed Advisable by toe Directors or
Trustees. on the Porer, Wisdom and GoodHc" o.
God as Manifested N has Works. do not know that
Il VA, required at these lectures should be delivered
at the Institute building though Seems 10 have been
assumed BY the Trustees that it wss 30 intended IL
il be co. conjecture that Mr.. Graham had prefer
epce for the place de,gnsed rather than church, in
order TO eschew anything theological In the character
Of the discourses; and it may DO nfened from what Ii
undentood of bis views on religious subjeos that 10
his estimation the material world or Whist is common
" termed works of creation constituted ell the exhioi
ton which God has made Of bimsef to man.
Tho selection Of the place is involvement if
such men az Mr. Huntington are to DO employed. Ice
persons were unable to get admittance. to De
hoped that the Trustees may be induced to take some
liberty not literally warranted BY the WILL and suosti-
churches in place Of the small lecture ct the top
OF the Institute bulldog, where We are crsmned to-
pether in way somewhat incOrvenient to the neither
paris Of the larger number 10 VIZ the iemsle portion
in the will the subject-uness by inference from
he direction to the scientific course Of lectures
which, with peculiar Scotch precision are ordered to
LIZ, ,rt ho hoeo SDf al a nafi
The emiI Oh CO Of the lecturer and the surpssdDg In
tereet of the Il pics discussed viii justify brief ,ce
of the DISCOURSE which hope will be of tSme use TO
those WI heard H. and shau DO disposed 70 hesl See
Yesis ne of the course.
The jhems was the social constitution Of man q .
means Of discipline. general principle was stated
It The outset that although for the accomplishment
. design which appears to have been nae In view oy
the Creator in the appointment OF human society,
there are propenstes 10 evil, suggestions prompting
continually to excess and temptations to wrongdoing
ssssipg rs every side yet there are countersc.ng
cencs Of God shown IN The fact that ouch counter
sctipg forces prepOnderste over the evil inffaefees
The social prs cple nust therefore tend IN s general
result to in prove the condition o. nanAind 10 me 81
RreRs.e, end TO give Q healthfu tore 70 individual
character.
Pa,sions, II by that term bs understood impulses
rkoLIy vt, have no existence. Every power and .1l.
pulss in An was bestowed for WISE PuIpose-it
the abuse only that constitutes the evil
In accordance with this general proposition, the
lecturer assumed that society was progressive or
other words, that the various forces gerersted o.
directed BY the impact Of muat1dnous ana diverse
human wills and affections upon the whole tended to
make the individuals subject to their inhasnce wiser
ard better men,
The illustrsiioas Of this principle were deduosd
from what We may observe in the social phase OF
hipgs around U.s. History, a. heretofore written, u-
nhhes nothing for instruction a. TO the Effects pro
duced upon the character of the people. Il hss dealt
Only with few isdividuals-roya families, the ~
Il. "a tai ,~w4kf, A.
tails o. battles. nr. Huntington then analysed society
a. exhibited among ourselves in the various aspects OF
oomesto liie the public assembly trade aad o-ner re.
lsons Of life. Il viii be NO undue praise 70 say tbs:
stances, exceedingly delicate and h.e-ke, sed the
STYLE throughout classical, aboueeing In poetrcal
imagery ard every way worthy Of the theme.
Havirg ssid 10 much Of the artistic node Of hand.
hing the subest have some grave ob,echeas 70 in.e,
pose % 70 the sourd.sss Of the lecturers vews And
IN the 6Ist place was struck with toe exagHe.s 90
importance giyeu 10 subordinate and even hlnlng m
cidents n life. Surely il is an undue esmste OF Tee
Influence wrought by fashionable Psrses % saSpose
mined by one ,uoh trial Of human character. !nst
the temper may be chsed BY some neglect that
passion may be roused BY insult and INA! violence
and crime sometimes ensue, may be eamltseo %.
what vss referred to by the estIer wss the moluag
Influence which shall not vanish with hlfcl IAesions,
but become hxed a. habit The young gil, Ayieg
aide her ornaments after returning from her mrs.
and who then in her solitary reflection 10 dess'mnsd
in ell her future Of Efe an inssAnoe o. INC
kind refer to.
ARsn In the vision Of that day when a. the secrets
Of life are to be revealed, 10 It no: mere PoencAI
license to suppose that one ehsn chGse spon ssVoet
his fpA Sain BY the casual uttsrance OF az oen sicI
was theucefertA initiated, or . harin WORD sPcssn
which rOused up unsppeasable RESENTMENT, .s
tide Of human feeling il thus ees1y noSeo' eoouia
,sy il vas rather of the nstrrs Of the ehsr tnst sap
ros4d 70 be the medium Of light Aaa the rational syn.
patty 10 which human souls are subject. "nie
cannot be too strongly Unlisted upon taS We s.eH
avoid evil example, ! Cn more nopslu o. .ne So.
sustaining power Of the human soul than 20 suppose
acted upon 20 fatally b. . houecpshis m.esy =.
evil Of The hhd supposed In es $3.50, sTe ;n;,
pvkes to evil skould in reality exist the CONFIRMING
forces relied upos wosld be Wholly inefbcscio1s -
re sist this evil. Sare ! an that neIhe, me.A4 IVI
religious persuasions have any sren suoaee power -
retaining men rom wee. 49,, u.;
Another and eraveI objection, Lareve!, ,snans
10 be noticed. In the review OF social mneeLess, sIe
state Of society a. We see i: around &c was AAeL
the standard IL vas assumed tnss 81 soeSsV t<eos %
the same rsFult, and, Is u1derse1or Me az 80,
IN auy respect We are 10 sdvsroe OF wnes nss oeea
.,tan.y bv otbery STILL IN the natural course o. stne
thsy will IN time arrive Of the same point ic ccL.'
voids he e,emsrts of social life are 20 consated -
necessarily 10 work ont the im2-oyemers OF nsh. II
hi. estimets link the religious elemsS. nst nsoe.-
ss,;,v h. Iaft out OF view Ii human society oy lie
80. st,vs so,ess can accomplish what % oy rs
thefry ,upoo,sd hen 10 sSs7usie To- al tas, yes
de,ianed 10 hurxn lie. H. so~ever. u be :ssrmee,
that t,e iniu.ncs OF religion u our soeetJ " 70 %
tsken into the sccoatt toes, ssy = . 10 tess VAST
ever % &c what could oe etsctsd s1l g IL
THERE'S s..s,.icpip sllissaec o. fuusA tsrs,