New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
LECTURES LAST EVENING.
AMONG THE ADIRONDACKs.

The Rev. w. ii. II. Murray of Boston lee
tured last evening the above subject in Association
Hail. His large and apprecative audience tesuhed ther
pleasure by frequent applause The lecturer presumed
that many his hearers had visited the Adirondacks
and he trusted that what he had to say would help 10
quicken their memories OF region distinguished by chaf
acrstics such as could not be found elsewhere in this
country Nowhere else, indeed, could they see lakes,
rivers, and mountains combining such beauties OF
scenery. Owing the wild enthusiasm natural to the
pursuit of favore recreation sortsmen iall 10 realize
these beauties. Within diameter OF Is miles are
seven mountains over 1000 feet high, Mounts mcintyre
and Washington and Dixies Peak being 1 tno ne mos. %
furnish sport and pleasure To sportsman and Tourist
Where else you find such scenery as Racket Lake
afordsi party Of Indians returning TO Canada were
oyertaken this lake by the advent OF spIlhs te le
broke up and they built boats ana crossed leaving ane
the of the lake. It's shores are dotted WIN caes
and bays, and wherever we padded we saw lovely sghs
to he forgotten In some places we heard the roar
Of 10000 Oo0 muskeoes, and, riding through theIn
came out safe was as by re Inc region arouhu
After Bay where many rie shot had eehoen, must DC
TO be realized. Tourists familiar with the scenery
of South American rivers the Rhine and the Rhone tes
tfy that the Racket s the most beautiful river they
have ever beheld. .
you can trough" 1t to your hearts content on the
other hand the out with tolls and troubles OF
and return to his home new creature. The Adirondack
life is the LATEST kind Of life if you order it, In this
Venice the North, boaB the carriages, and from
Martins Smiths hotels We could travel for so miles
without walking two mes-not i'll hot and dusty horse
tie innnmerabe lakes Men and women gained health
and life 80 fast and moved around SO quickly that they
seemed IL chased by evil spirits. Laughter.I AS
hospital it is the best in the world Dyspepsia and in
cpient consumption lind NO place there trp 10 the
Adirondacks VIII do everything on earth except make
In eoncueon the lecturer to the fast mode Of
living common at the present day. and censured the
community for ehngng too much to their business The
nation should throw around every lake and mountain
gon national fence i'll order 10 make it the
Government should take steps TO secure this object
| OCONNELL AND FATHER MATHEW.
At the St. Francis Academy, Baltic-st..
Brooklyn, a large audience last evening listened TO
euoges upon the characters OF Daniel OCOnDell and
Father Mathew by Prof Murenan. editor Of The Ulster
Erapt,er Ireland. The three grand features OF OCon
nes character said he, were his elOquence, his states
manship and his patriotism. As orator he mast he
with Demosthenes and Cicero II eloquence be
Indeed by is results O'Connell was the greatest of
ancient or modern oratorshe liberated the nation, and
struck the first blow for universal emancipation. As
statesman neither Percles Augustus, Rchelieu, nor
Chatham could rival him. He invented new system Of
politics. and received the congratulations OF 20 French
| Peers with Montaembert at their head As patriot
| he must be ranked with Washington, Tell, Hofer, and
KosskO The love of his country was the strongest pas
| Father Mathew, said the lecturer, the model
regeneratOr Of his own country and also of England,
Scotland and the United States. He went in the
of God and with nothing but stone and sling snote
the monster evil drunkenness, which has caused more
misery than war, pestence, or famine the Princes OF
tile royal blood Of England and the President Of the
United states Joined In the universal chorus OF praise
him. To reclaim the faen to rescue tens Of
thousands from horrible vice was his work In conelu
Mulrenan OCOnuell
Mathew with Grattan. Punkett Moore, and other.. The
College band composed Of boys discoursed music during
the evening.
THE BIBLE VIEW OF TEMPERANCE.
Thos. Haywood, editor of The London Tenn
perancc Star delivered lecture the question: "Is the
Bible against Temperament" at BreyOort Hall last
evening under The auspices Of the Brevoor Division Of
Good Sainaritans. He argued that TO take single pas
sage, twisting and turning it, and constituting its
ing TO suit the occasion, s unjust method OF treating
the Bible In order 10 view IL IN Its proper light must
be taken IN its entirety and III the spirit OF its teachings
The grand work OF Christianity is sefdenal that in this
world may be III training for CHER state OF existence
in the world to and in prominent character
nothing been marked their strict adherence ~
the doctrines Of Temperance Paul Is made the crutch
of every drinking man, but on close investigation
find that he recommended TO Timothy not that wine
which inebrates and robs OF his brains, but the
sented pouring into the wounds OF the man by the
waysde, down his throat. Paul In every other ln
brother to stumble in his Christian walk and this Is the
true teaching Of that mighty Word which, II followed in
the spirit Of truth, would he found not only u make
Christians Of us ALL IN the true sense OF the WORD, but
tOtaabstlnence men ALSO
EEw-ENGLAND's AsCENDENCY.
large audience assembled in the Adelphi
Academy Brooklyn last evening, to hear Prof Daniel
G. Gilman of Yale College lecture The New England
Ascendency in the NewWorld" The lecturer said that
the English the dominant class in this country and
had brought with them and embodied in Govern
ment three things, Civil Freedom Ecclesiastical Free
dom, and Educational Freedom In country, all the
We hear OF " New-Afrca," and "Eew China" be-
will eventually have the ascendency is impossible
tell This matter which the future alone decide,
aud with which we have nothing 10 do. But that the
three things which England has brought shall always
be part OF Government s matter which demands
our attention and which we must settle now.