, 1865-02-01
"ELoQuENtE AND oRaToRs,, >,
Lecture by John b. Cough BEFORE the
AounE Mcn,N Association
Last Evening,

Al smith d Ni1onfs Hall Nj. John b, Goue1
last evening delivered to large and apprcciatfy,
audience, his lecture on - Eloeuenee and Ora
tors" He was introduced by AIt II. Ii, Shcp1rt1
President Of the Young Mems Association.
ME- Cough commenced with the remark tha
fomc might think his title preien,ous onc, and
others might judge him presumptuous for choos
,ng such topic. Tic knew nothing of eloquencc a.
atc1cnce, and did not expect to bring new yleWs OF
rules Of or2tory for their consideration.
Cicero said that c'oqueDce was the art Of sneak.
ING 19 manner to persuade. It's regulates were
discipline ind tie power Of clear and vivid r5. x.
pretslou. Quintilian said 1t was the science 81
speaking we'll, md ought to be distinguished b.
simplicity and grandeur.
NO ono critic or 1hetoncian arccpts another'a
definition without attempting to modify OF I'M
prove It Cicero calls Dcnosthenes tie prince oi
orators. Another calls him dry, with.more Of art
nln n,ln nature his language W NO means pure, and
his orations labored. Ciee1o Is considered BIZ
,ome y ae model Of an oratSs others ertiese
u1ntng4 and even uresome. An easy, copious
and flowing utteEnncc snoteloquencc. 4 speaker
may crafty tho ear with meludious tones, md
PLEASE The eye with graceful gestures, and not be
eloquent. He may succeed IN convincing The
5udg Mt ~ train Of sound, skiAiul reasoning,
ana not rse 70 eicquenee. The reports Of
Nhelmlng. often conyeyno Image OF the glowing
IsnEuaee Or the Inspiration with which they were
uttered The true orasor ,s IN enthusiast in the
1e:t scnse Of the word. To produce. the results
to his own standpoint
1t has alspys l'e, tu hin, remarkable lact that
the old divancs Possessed such power over theif
people that they would sit t~ an rec hours a,
time 10 hear one sermon with It. eaaless divisions
In ono OF the diseonrses Of Bishop Hall there
we're no less th1n eighty iesds; IN OF Baxter's
A speaker should he entirely selfpossessed-at
his ease. TO some men this ssas very dItOcu1E A
speakers equanimity mlghx be very e4si1y dis
turbed hy some slight d,satrangemeut or his
dress. AS a speaker law all before him, many
thinee occurred to upsEt his gravity. lie should
he entirely ,oblIvious Of biz own personality.
thsr ply ysical suffering had heen endured aud tr-
umphed owl y the overwhelming power OF their
subjects al2 over M Themselves. man may he 80 oh
~ to forgettut that fos the time being be Is tne
character he represents.
No man who simply. initiates another can achieve
model, Int where should one beibnnds Aepeak-
-er should have definitely fixed In his mind the
Ideas be desires to communicate. The art,cu!a-
pure. 10 man viii an tncurahle detect ia hi. in.
voice should attempt the orator. A cultivated
yoicc vas one great essential. The power OF sar-
moderation. No man conld attain emineoce IN
IN. branch oi service, aft or literature without
work. ne who would be e!oque1t saouad labor to
aueuee was grand ambition. Eloqpenee was
one Of the chief instruments Of political dlstine-
tion.one Of the most efficient agents in adsanr-
ee1tisl to the cause Of liberty, ID The history Of
this country there was never time when sancu
fed eloQuence was more needed on the ros,rum,
In The stnate, and IN the pulpit; than nov:
LctevcFy man who can epelk make hts utter
freedom. II, wns hts sincere and hcariy prayer
hit the3 at s 70 Tok u n the APPOINTED
pressed, redeemed by their agency. might come