, 1865-06-17


,Er. Eefbeft hss been steadily ut work with great
diligence aud equal modcsty, md we have in this
etatue Of Judith specimen OF his labor, which
gives pronf Of Ene talent and aseiduoks study,
and IL iull OF promise. The striking Incidents In
The cMeer Of this Hebrew heroine have maze her
fhvcrite subject with artlsis, and she has been
produced On CANVASS and in marble IN great variety
OF form and style. Mr. seibert has Dc, chosen the
conception. which hss generally prfTstled, u a
female Of erand heroic power, with strong md
almost masculine proportions and face. but has
given u. the features anu shape OF wom.n OF
refined, We would saT, nearly spiritual exotss-
zion, and person and limbs Of rounded fullness
and soilness OF outline, with unusual gracefulness
and elegance Of look and beartsS. One almost
hositatcs to- bslieve that y woman Of euth
erfee ard lorelitesa OF feature and form could
execute such a tremendous 1eed tut there ia
IN this thought something that lends fascinating
interest ant strange power to The representation.
1t IL :: though with nll her deliescy and etnls
ness che had been wrought up to this terrible act
by some more tha3 human impulse OF patriotic
Cove and devotion, or psepsred and guided for
ward to the awful work OF deliver<nce by snme
divine inspiration Of religious zeal and duty. The
norent the Artist hns SEIZED fot represent .ion,
Is thai when che has Just nlted by the ha,f the
fal,en head Of Holoierne., and is
trying to conceal /: with her gar.
mtrt while the bears It to the hand-m.id who
attends her, and is huryhg to make her cscape.
The artist has shown great power and nastary o.
f1pres sion In the lace. The anxiety and appre-
hins1cn Of such a momeEt, the fesrful excitement
snd conflict Of fee'irg-'oy that ihe tced 1a donc,
lear Of khe kro~s not waat near Danger the horror
Ufihe act IN 1tset the tope and e1nlt1t1on in :hc
crest delIverancc-are all brought ont In the cum
trac:td broKs, the 1lrted bseathless lips, an4
hnt rbr,1a Esav 1tr dt4t1r
tensnce, with force and intsnsiy OF expression
quite extraordinary
TIE artist has ulto d!ledhs werk With great
life and yisor Of movement These 10 rapttsty
and eager haste In the body and hab., and We
ftCl tha. In but q moment she will have passed
with her Ehastly burden beyond view. Tbs tt:p-
ery is we'll managed, though in ITS simplicity sLd
:hc exposure 1t p,rnits OF portions Of her person.
1t varies from tbe style Of some, who balieve the
story requires mat Judith shou!d be in fall ap.
p.rel, With al her deeorat1oss and osnamer:s.
Er. Sebert's choice Seems to 1s mo1e 1r keeping
with the simplicity Of his art.
It might be asked Of this work, at,ef admitting.
IS We think i'll Il ust The many claims 1t hs. on
cur adniraion, and the aauodsnt proof It gives
Of The talent and taste Of tbs sculptor, wheihsr
Just this conception" OF the snlject Is strictly
IN accordance w1h the received Ideas Of the high
cst mt in sculpture, or whether come Other mo-
r1ert in the cnlsunmatiou Of this fearful tragedy
Of adth h4d not better have been chosen, as h1v-
Ing more rtpose, and hence better 1tsed fo- th.
purposes OF the artist. One OF the mos1 ifu.trious
ofey1t,ct has s,id, "!he u1ost prominent charac"
ttrftle ofthe Grecian masterpieces In painting and
In rsnlptpre, will be found In mslesttt composure
Of aitltudo and expression. The expression In the
fgu:es Of the Greeks under the u,ternost tunult
Ut p.seion, indicate. a profond tranquility Of
-
necessarily require strsinlug or distortion Of
ltmts Or perrop. great disturbance Of the eouute-
nance. OF distraction Of the attitude, are to ba
avoided. Another rule which VIC have heard
quoted asalnst the Judith Is this: *.Sn:e
art confer. upnn the moment which It selects the
etsadfaetuesa Of eternity, It mast never under
tske 10 e1press anything which is essentially ev-
a1escs M" Our readers will judge how far this
o. ction IL veil takeu. II It A true, IS 10 the
judith, we should rrerct 1t the more, as In That
case the sculptor would be only one among a
n4rlutpde Of t1sngressors.
pr~sbTnrt&n Church Mt Adrian, nIlcb.
i:ur-.Case Of &kev. mrs Dufheid.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
An article appeared in your PAPER Of the
9th tpss :, under The lead Of caid from the
Presbyterian Church, Adrian. Michigan,
sirntd by I'VE OF The elders, III which they
deny TINT politics Vas the reason why Rev.
ME. Dun1tld was dismissed.
An article also appeared in the !Adrian
Daily .tatehmoa Of May 6th, which says: TN
short, politics had nothing whatever TO do
with the request for Mr.. Dutheld's resigna-
;lon."
In answer to these, we beg the indulgence
of your columns to ask a few questions, and
also, to state few facts.
Isl. If politics had nothing to do With The
reti.nstion of Mr.. DufIield, how was such an
e1route us impression made upon the public,
Of which the elders make mention IN their
| cu,d.
Setond-Nhy was 1t that when Nr. Dnf1ie!d
| preached his sermon on the morning Of the
| Sabbath prtTious to the last general election,
in which be urged his hearers to vote as they
wculd discharge any other duty, Witn clear
| conscience, In the fear OF G1d and unto His
1 honor, in the afternoon prominent member
| If tie session, after taking to the church the
| emhsems OF the sacrament, ab5ented himself
| ftGm the commuulcn:
| Izird-Why was 1t that on the Monday fol-
lowing The sermon, and dnriug the week, a
number of prominent Democrats, whose faml-
| lies are members Of the church, declared that
Mr. DnfIleld must leave: And We will here
state as fact, that the argument was ussd
for expediency Than Tor principle, that we
should lose the support Of these men If We
retained Mr. Dufield as pastor.
| F6urfh-Wby was 1t that petition asking
the trustees to take into consideration the
p1opriety Of a change OF pastor, was written
VERY soon after the sermon vas preached) by
one OF these prominent Democrats, and cir
culsted by another, who obtained twensy-one
| ames. eight Of whom were members Of the
] church. All Of these were Democrats but
| two, and the rest Of the nsmes Democratic in
| the same proportion. And more than one Of
the elders who signed the card have ackuoTl-
edged that politics did have something 10 do
ha tfnn nf Hfr nufffe11 and fhe
| question was asktd. Joy our lats pastor, Of q
| m.mber of the session, "f it had not been
| ,or politics, would have been asked to re-
tien ~ The answer was in the negative.
We do claim to be loyal and patriotic
church as msJolity, and our record the past
fact ca1 not be ,gnosed that the main reason
which induced The request Of our pastor to
resign TR6 the persistent pressure end con-
slant agitation of his political opponents.
LAY MEXBERs.
NorE Br TIE TH1BuSz-In the case refer
rcd 10 aboye We have printed the affirmation
and denial; and here the controversy, so far
rs this journal is concerned, must cease.
Were the public interested in local quarrel
OF the sort, we have not the room for the re.
plications, rejoindezs and sur-Iejoluders that
II would call forth. Meanwhile our sympa~
thles arc with the clergyman.
20 All Indiana, If we may Judge from the
local mectiDgs,se to be astir for addition
al railroad connections With Chicago. Firht,
there Is an Indianapolis project for line to
this city, via Frankfort, Delphi and Crown
P4int, which wou1d leave lafayette out In
the cold whereupon that en.erprlsing little
city offers to subscribe literally TO new and
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