New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-01
THE COMING MAN.

| LECTURE BY THE REV. SAMUEL OSGOOD, H. d.
| The first Of series of five lectures IN ava
Of the Free Church Of ST. Matthias, was oehVereu III ~
hall OF Rutgers College No. $50 Ffthave, last eNes'
| by the Rev. Samuel OsGOOd, d. D., on the Connns
Man" We can tell, said he, 10 some extent "n"' o
coming man will be- by seeing what the present man "
come through One day in 1853 a carriage stopped al
my door and a gentleman alighted VINO had just oo'
brated his IO2d birthday Dr. Osgocd enuheia'eu SIM
OF tho leading incidents in remarkable career OF MS
! ysitor-Capt Iahrbush-and drew viva picture Vi
the condition Of things In 1906 when the veteran va"
born, and also in 1905 when he nrsI 'n"uo
his ACQUAINTANCE. Let us now cast our eah0o
forward continued the lecturer and note what changes
will have taken place at the close Of the next century
We ara undoubtedly 10 continue 10 have our crop OF
reat men for that never And yet less and less
do men follow mighty personal rule, while the oispoH'
ton and more pronounced 70 follow me ead OF
The school girls and school boys are " be, and We shall
know the style Of the Coming Man
more scientific or rational than the old type, but the
coming man will be rational without being rationalSuc.
There seems 10 be now tendency toward the Greek
IeIicnic as contrstcd with the Hebrew cast OF mind
which depends authority Everywhere there Is de-
mand for Instruction in the exact sciences the
Roman Catholics declare that Rome and reason are sy
nonymOus Why, then, not encourage our young people
to look facts in the face aud 10 think wisely and we'll
may certainly I've glad that there il prospect that
they are "a study both kingdoms ~ reality more scen-
tifcaly than before. Thus cannot appreciate too
highly the study OF nature which pursued on right prin-
ciples is neither materiaistic atheiSuc Certainly
the study of natural history must be anything but dead
euing to the faith and affections Marvellous the
suits OF the study OF facts and the most marvellous are
those that from the study OF familiar facts Apply
ing this the subjects OF health and longevity see
The progress already made from the supersttons or the
past and assured that the coming man will cat
good bread, drink pure water, and breathe pure air
the coming Is TO he scientific and yet devOut,
he is also 10 he free and yet subject His freedom Is 10
60 with obedience; a. is t. be under law and so living
power We TO he positively iree-tree through the
power OF positive law Looking at the mechanic arts,
find that to-day do than Que thousand
men could do hundred years II the man that
has come has learned much what will the coming
not learn To dot lie may set the river on fire, or
may have wings and keep balloon. This power-Yiew
OF the human mind j. most interesting
Man Is "a social being, and needs social aliment. Dr.
OsgOOd then cited the Of Napoleon 20 prove that
even he under the influence of this law. have
veutIlred TO say that the coming man will be peaceful
and vet full OF fire. and will live in harmony with others
without losing his individuality. He will be, in word
the mutual Two kingly powers are preparing an
empire for the future mansteam and electricity; While
two prophets OF the future mathematics and music aid
in the work. The coming man, concluded the speaker
Will be no nerve OF proud perfection, but OF
our human born Of woman aud reared within the
kingdom OF God. He will all OF Gods children
have come, and grow they have grown. This old
mother earth VIII be his home, and the light viii be the
same that shines us-bis life part OF life; his
God our God; mis- heayen our heaven.