Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-17
Bangor Antiquarian Society-Lecture Of
Charles Lowell. ESQ COLLATION..

I The growing importance Of the Anti
: quarian Society. and the masterlv per
4 forlnancc pronounced hv Mr.. Lowell
before it on the evening of the 9th in
slant. require tina, 4 more extended no-
tice oi thai occasion than has hitherto
appeared in our columns. be- laid before
the public generally The Antiquarian
Society. which ha- been ia existence
many wears has made most sure. though
comparatively slow progress, in dclving
into the ob-curities of traditional lore
in which the early history of this por-
fiun of thr globe !, embraced It, ob.
icci NAV be truly said to be ITO bring
to light the sciences OF the Dark Ages
to collect rclic. of the Aboriginal
race. " hich once where We now sit
cncirclcd with all that cxali- and cm-
balli,hcs civilized life. : pursued their
sports and hunted their ganc-now
roaming through the dense forest--now
gliding in the swiii canoe on the bosom
of the beautiful Penob,oot. ALREADY
have many curious instruments uf In
dian warfare and mechanical kill been
c1humci from the earth la grace it,
cabinet. and many traditions. rescued
from the jaw. OF oblivion. gather, :, up
and committed 70 the enduring parch-
Incut for the shelves of its archives -
Thu a flood of light is being shed upon
ihi, Interesting feature OF the history Of
this country. and. more especially, of
thi. immediate region. for which the
public owe debt OF gratitude 10 the
interchangeable laburs and patient re-
searches Of thi, Society. We are pleas
ed to observe that the public. generally.
are ready To acknowledge this debt /:
and daily more and mor~ appreciate the
Importance oi this Society. which. We
doubt not, j. about 10 take the first rank
III the literary and scientific reunions Of
the age. and by the brillianey of it, sub
-taniial and useful discoveries throw all
other associations far into the back
ground. When il was announced tina
Mr.. Lowell was 10 deliver an i1iroduc-
tory To a series of lectures before the So
cieIy. as might be expected. from the
well grounded fame of the lecturer. the
public were ON the tiptoe Of expecta-
ton. IL /, needless 10 observe that their
expectation wa, transcendanily realized
The spacious hall was crowded with the
solid intelligence and discriminating
talent of our energetic community,
which listened with breathle-- atten-
ton TO the depth of the leai ned lectur-
er.. philosophy, and greeted with spon-
taneous applause the beautiful corrusca-
tons of his infinite wit.
The theme of the learned lecturer was
DISCRIMINATION and Energy Of Charac-
ter. =
II is impossible for us. with our
feeble memory and impotent pen, to
give any adequate and just idea of the
erlidite manner with which the lecturer
treated his theme. grasped his
vast and momentous subject in a most
mastery and adroit manner, bringing
/ the inexhaustible resources of his capa-
+ cious mind. united with the most as
I tonishing tact, to its elucidation; fol-
( lowing it with the swiftness and brillian-
4 cy Of comet into its Inultitudinous
ramifications and intricate windings.
! illustrating its points and bearings by
an amusing variety Of apt anecdotes.
such as only one of extensive reading
gathers up and discriminating gen
ius can apply; to all which was added
a certain undefinable charm of humor,
which has ever been observed to he q
characteristic Of truly great and heay-
enendowed minds. He worked his sub
iect like great artificer to whose
hands all tools are familiar-now forg'
ing out an argument massive as q
thuDderbolt-nowd drawing out q ser
timent TO the fneness Of a gOssamer
Being well acquainted with human
nature he looks into the secret spring,
of action with meL. and resolves ap
parent incongruity into harmony, ant
by his comprehensive and discriminat
. ing genius unites disjointed and frag
J mentary acts into connected an'
symmetrical unity. But to the lee
! ture. Mr.. L. demonstrated aud illus
trated the indispensable quality Of dir
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