, 1866-02-10
nABlF,
]. D, Gough Before the Young Mems
Association, at Crosby's
Opera Honse.

John b. GouEn, fhe noted leupsla01s e"s
delivered bis new lecture on Habit, last evening,
ia crosby's opcra House, IN presence Or an IN
ense audience which flled ese1J available portion
- Rev. M Robert coiyer introduced him to he audi
ence - appearing under the auspices Of the Young
Nj. Gongh tben addressed himself to his znbJeet
somewhat as follows:
One taaron why he hsa chosen u Habit y Is a
eonyey moral III instruction for he beneat of de
young. LIS nfyt example OF hAbtt would be his
2sn hsbit Of d1Rression. Then be dfgre.sed 10
deence Of biz own style OF speaking against those
and he proponnded the Tuppef1an pofasion that
nothing which mas not common WIS WORTH auy-
thing Then be- at once plunged Into afr1Df o! u.
1ne their hals, cracking The joints Of their neer,
early hstpQ, drinking. etc. Acts, either good Of
evil frequently repested, constituted habit, and
they theu,selves created. Every act tended to form
habit and habit to control character. It @as, In
deed, eecond nature. SO It became second nature
We blame people for being surly and uue1stl when
and seemingly enforcing some degree OF Il! uaturc.
TIT We 90 not knew how mnsh We snom %
stAnce. Yet It easy, strive 70 do 20. to ese
ate habit Of tuayity. Another subject fliuszsted
fsfent TIKI Kinds oi T WHICH be aorded specimens were
affected indifference and ennut. falee enthusiasm.
eigElug, zsudy display Of wealth. and ignorance;
Each the4e he tel o9 wlih se'eral s9's.. al well
tended intimacy with lades 6y wouldbe men OF the
world be severely denounced Among the matters
~ vas thnt Il punning. Till, he aid, VS. i mese
coarte mechanical sort Of forced absurd attempt at
WI, often ibtr1upttng teuai61e and intelligent con
loved to obs1ude hss oaious presence. This
afforded ,ha speaker IN opportunity to work
IN long firing Of s,oties, some old
s PS eEs' n.s nd aSss feess ssessi aoo s. s:
evil habits, which we should ain 70 correct he
specified a. incoErectress OF speaking. using an-
~ oesa, ,.a ana g. ffaE
trated Ut great length. showing that It ~as ofleu
criminal aud expressing his belief 1bst II could be
m Fl sonor ~ = % ,he Iesn
OF our figures, and our hessIth and rendering our
selFes ridiculous. In taIk1ng On this subject hs de.
ssbed The asno1ane Dr., q ggtean a. th'tt
present time. recounslue in the latter hundred OF
more articles OF which 1t consists. Coyefousness
b xss = E, ss @ sS
would destroy ali confidence and hfo'hsrnood
among men, and prevent The enjoyment Of saasages
At hotel breakfast. profans swearing be ciastec
~ h.bi. Witch o. OUTRAGED thc teeIines Il other.
and ditsrsced The swearef, repulsve and runoHt II
my person addicted to It, u the intention 10 do y
teaIlJ existed, and be could be male to feel hoV
had 4 really w1s TIT relomassEp f ne e n.sed qpo,
Daniel Webster, that bis greatest thought WIS hl
Individual responsibility 10 God. lhe habit Q
dong good hs urged upon them q; a. q pos,tse dSts
m evil one snd God in planting Us npon this ea.t
Intended that We should contract the habit Of dis
| charging durFs to otheE, and eleyanng our ow1 r
characters and sou1s. So universal are eVil habit
hecomo that We can scarcely ind the tine man VIII
rises superior 10 them, We seek him IN rain, ou
% every side we ind dspzascd ;yEetshes. the vie
peInnce md sensualIty. driving headton
soEp ,as .pps sss, to Eu1 ana de-
| eEiptive ot lie condston Of the MIN gt!en 10 ID
habitual vice Of luempeEanfe was one OF the fnes
points cys1 t9'redaesd y any Of As. Cough
strangely ont Of plsce in 1be rest Of The lecture
The lecturer next nr2ed young men md wome
to e,1tlaet lbe naoi, Of having pa1e tho9ghis ~
habit Of superstition, the speaker illustrated BY III
quotation o. score Of 90 called uniuckJ omen
md signs: BE adtnrrd bis hearers neyef io tfigh,e
children. but to encourage them to the habit Of b
ing courageous. proczasinauou he remarked VI
~ ssceerfyely e7f] habit and cosey connected wit
It Tas .seosher, fhas OF 1ndo1enec. Pr1.1stenc,
st.rng rnrnnsa \ q patient industry he advocate
If1 TiE;pes IN :.oea wheh ali NUT pr,
ee1Se s snd eneoafsre II the1 I'D upsoot old an
evil hablta-wi.h tho ald ol these, men .,,nn ma
become hab!tually pnre, faithful, fndus.. o1 !!
int temptations to e,1l, bfeak the asst threads
the web ofs1n, which they feel being woven abou
theta theJ will win tor thenaael7es honor and d
qai.'on &c 10 o. @ ths Subject tSe speskeT a dser ip t 81
an Irish etory, old but good. and from this hume,
onslJ sketehed the bad habits Of The .loycnly PEI
sipmg, tsle.beazne. laundering and scanial -1none
Sonsn Shs sy III. 1ies so.on he iTes = ana hsp