, 1870-03-26
/" SOUL AND SOCIETY,""
Rev. ". 0rmiston, the Scotch Orator,
at 0livet Church, Last Evening.
itn Eloquent and Powerful
Effort.

Ees. '" oFrnfston, D D., The eloquent Scotch d.
Nncr OF Hamilton, canada, delivered lecture to
large AUDIENCE at OIiyet Presbyterian Church,
corner VI Wabash avenue and Fourteenth street.
las1 evening" Ills subject was "Soul and Society,"
He eatd that IT was trttc saying that tho nobest
study Of mankind was man. Everything about
Nun was allied to come force In nature. When
n.n1l compared hmself to the universe he felt la-
significant indeed But On tie other hand, when
he turned 10 Revelations and found TIM. ali wouh1
he remembered by Him, bis responsibility was
.rcat. All humans were allicd. As a grrat heatlcp
haa sold, There Is nothing In humanity TINT is
There was saving that man Is creation Of cir
sat"si1n , NJ ,,..e s .!id not nks the phrase lie
inen9 we're adequate TO the task. Man should
i've for society, not for himself. Selnshncss was
Suicide. No man could be great without the
tnnutnCs Of those nbout him Sympathy
A.ed.- Men had no right tu make nt1leER do what
tary would not perform Themselves The origin
o. auman society waA divine; its object, benevo-
Therefore hni VIC energy, lore, ant symrathy, and
,s Ssre responsible for tic effects Of osr ac,ioaa
oS scT gays sac ms ne,s s., we
fri all enjoyment What would be ali The
charms Of All, OF nature, our wealth Of
wi7f us7 Eyea Seasis hel,ied t toee.her. @ sane nue
instinct q cs,mpanionahIp formet the bond vi
u'lion- What power there was III conversation
HAA a NA&A LII III lu0uRuES O4 ukGEfSs
Tie thing called SuctetY was often mere mock
tV. Children shoufI Ire tanght 10 convrts-. 1t
th"nln L' made sclencs- Too often stk:ie1y was
L dr"nt+ Men and women met and talked fur
hours about nothing hetter than the weather, or
wasted all entlrc evening In The ridiculous pfac-
1ts" Of exchanging little bits q rasteboarL Out
NItn such tr1nlng. What hidcrrnce there was
III the tosictE of home life. Two hoNscs, side ~
side, lind The same oatwanl appearance, hut whit
Tic other everything stood On end. Doar,lInc
htnAs we're the hane Of soeiaty. They Ind no
al!ars; no place In which one could lH at homo.
,.nI.,. ing hotuc, where everybody fen Jealous al
the other, whcIt: the least fault was nQgnie1I into
arrl!Ge. st1ne men were angels among strangers,
l:-nh could not I've over estimated. How happy
:hsy might tc, md also how miserable. The fcef
in:e iHhtietl Into the habe Ia the nurserY, w0nid
a1!f!E }ty the man and woman through llit MANY
- ES we're Just what uur Inp!her: had made "a
1hef !uliucace ,sas lnierishatle for svo.l Or fur
trl The less OF the mother TO tl1r Young was IT.
rel arabic Ilhw f,icly, how dcs1lAtu the p-1,.1an
1:llt We ehould rtHc1nhcT that God hal pgnmlscI
10 !. father 10 surh above all The mother was
..r.nrcr than the mar. he wcre not above ,,ct1,c
sarrt,, by children. Their influence over " was
n"acrful ,,. They taught us humanity, loyr, and
S..lety had different mission. Custom and
iasliun wesr tcl1thlc tlr$peiz- Few men IT women
yon,n had let, friendly cFrlc ru!ac,i ina:. Ill:
sAt n harmed The first Lesson that carried him 4,
A.r t't"tu. Anh young girls hRh lett scenes nt
fltAsl, the hall rp1in, the skating carnival tu he.
ss'.,. "w,tntA ef pleasure"
Ss-al3lN society w.g too often huul,ur
-'t:l1't To s+'. .ou," meant, '.Wish y,,1 ha 1nt
'1r:Hs Behind The smile IN the ltrs there tTas a
-e''w III the tleurL Slch IN atmosphere lrrj a
III 1Hl ptsliteEce.
ESrTt man WIS crs11lne<l a,r Cod to hccnnc a
maker latpr WAS the law Of human llfc All
must worE, either With heart, bTalu, or hap1ls A
man might be n1snlr and yet serye hts 1ejlowa
The servant E2s After the master. In either con.
'llt.nn nth showed their hest ar their worst tsIsa
What was man ptOus, AMI yet not honest
The thing Was pasafidt. Manhuod, and not
Manmnnt made the Christian The golden calf
VIII IlOt taFc t1c BUul A hypncrltc WIS worse
tnaM IN unl:ciicyer. Money a!icctct notals The
result Eas Inevitable II young men could study
tllt wrecks and ruins that st1ew the ruaa to wealth
thsHy wo1lt! not ltc 80 caGcr to gaiu the Eauhlc.
II people would nuIy say awe" instead Of
4',ncy,r Ercat n,ota1 reform would be bsonant
1lntt. 1t would strike Mt the very root OF the evil
Then We should change public opinion, and nublIc
on!nlun Huytrns EncIety and the world Do
npt hlnnic tho DIrsctora Of . rxI1rnad for
rnnnlnR trains On Sunday and overeha1xing, when
all az us CT far laIxer tllyidcnda There il day
cffl1ng When all vii! K1all before tho Throne in
their trne light Every man will then be a Direct.
or and there will bc DO shifting the responsibility
The eloquent orator cl0sett With d beautiful
Fert!att0tl, calling his hearers to the action Of
nt,l.iett rutcT, Antt better life.
Mr. Ornltstun is one Of the most elouucnt and
powerful Speakers tha. tlas ever appeared before
Chicago audeuce and his beautiful dlacourse.
III ~hfch the above Ii t,ut n simple abstract, was
received with nnmlstAkAlae slEuA OF satisfacttot
Mr.. OimIss"n viii Irrnch In tho church On sun lay
lu.rs!nE.