New-York tribune., 1868-11-12
LECTURES.


The Rov w. IL. AnderdOn, NJ. A.. "Of Ok
ford University and late OF tho Catholic University OF
Dublin lectured last night In Cooper Hail. for the ben
eft OF ST. vncenrs Hospital emitting his production
"The Young Man OF Our Day" The Spring time, said
the lecturer tho time for preparation. II the Spring Is
lighted the chances Or the harvest ow. The dam
age may not be immediate but II Will cost great care and
pains to repair the damage n is done ut ALL SO youth
Is the time for preparation for more active lfe II tho
Spring time Of youth bo wasted the damage may not bo
Immediate but IL Will be only with great and cost
that wasted time may be restored The poet Words
worth has said with great truth that the child is father
OF the man. II Il be that tho child Is father OF the
man. we may say with equal truth that the young man Is
father 10 the old man. The old man depends upon tho
young man. The old man hns become cfysnllod tOsll'
ged IL you please; tho young must furnish him with
new thoughts. dcas, aud objects. Pericles had ex.
AGO. lie hoped this audience nked Words
worth. II he was somewhat dsultoTy no
hoped this audience would excuse hin. ~ was
~ p0etc license. II the poet had license TO range
there 10 DO maryred by the gaze OF 80 many eyes shouIa
have license 90 wander little. lie was very much
Obliged FOR The suggestion when had heon maze py GER
that al the young Of this city should come to hcar
what be had tosay M me old OnesshOnd
10 see what he had 10 say young men, %
all the women should come TO laugh ht hoth. me
young man is hopeful This ono OF ms most nouoaDi9
characteristic The young man mas always peeh deseoed
by authors in all languages as the hopeful young man
There was "a certain old Creek, whose name was Mr
Aristophanes, who wrote comedy descriptive OF Two
persons setting out 10 seek certain place called IN
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conclude that these persons were iu9lH pn, AIsopHane
who rather sarcastic old fellow describes one or them
as young man whom he calls the Hopeful Youth
So tho young ia ready TO 10 IN pursuit OF any
thing which is called by m attractive name lie sets OUT
like the knights Grant OF the old time ready To encounter
tho danger In the giant or IN ths ehchnteu essto merely
for the adventure. This hopeiulneSs was charactoSto
Of one whom all here nj least should DO proud TO honor
whose name stands high among the list OF tho great
men Of the world, George washington Whhe the
voupg man Il thus abounding In hope ho
ia rather deficient IN another quality which
| the lecturer would term faith. Ho did not mean
faith IN the Scrpural sense ot the tern Du rather per
steucv pcrscyrrance cOnentcdHess 10 labor steadily
for one object and trust 10 attain IL In time The lee
uror reaied the story OF Ataanta ana tne golden hppes
tortoise both OF which narratives appeared 10 give
tho audience great delight. lie also detailed
Duke OF Argyle, as an illustration OF what
perseverance accomplish. Inc young man ot the
present day has special advantages and special dlshd
vautagos Tho most prominent disadvantage to tue
Young man of the prehent day is tine supocianesS OF
The education which ho receives We have not time t9
learn anything thoroughly. Our grandfathers ana
things that We jump into the cars ana run
away from. Another disadvantage Is the
draws young men business to tho dermcnt or Other
nteress Aud hero he would say that no culture can
compare with selfcnlture America Is pteemne.y @ ,o
country OF sclimade men. Take the history OF any one
OF men, and sec how much their success ia ne ~
pended on the power to overcome obstacles a wmen
il been developed by youth OF to" sha p,isa piJSa
living In country OF free insiituti0ns, "hIch
afforded ample space and range enough ior tae GevsioP
ment capacity deem II Ills peculiar uut 10 e
largo every faculty which Is given TO hlh anu it
demands that her young men should ehuato ~ i .,o
measure Of their enlarged advantages the virtues Oh lho
founders OF the Republic In their more nlneu oppoaur
mites. Let them initiate the qualities OF washington nhu
Franklin and Lincoln and In tho words of our own Long
fellow:
VIA heart for rny fate.
Still achieving still pursuing
Learn to labor AMI to wait