New-York tribune., 1871-03-23

when we try TO cxpress the Infinite Ivy temporary and
changing symbols Tho warfare Ia between words only.
Carlyle does not eSaggorae personal power which Is In
finite His opponents do not exaggerato the force of law
which is infinite also Let the naturasts gather facts
it is the iealiss who mus. them so all force must
come from iuhnity. but it must pass through minds
Mrs. Howe expressed her satisfaction that Mr fot'er
had kept so clearly In view the two opposing theories
since half truths always dangerous Persohai''o'
important because they take US out OF vaguchos'
In speaking of the ancient use of the cross MI
did not show us that it had been used in ancient 'cS
as the symbol Of sofsaoriice which Is the Christian idea
of it. ...
Dr. Barol said that before suffered on the cross
hc himself had used tine word, rs If it were S9
accustomed significance; when ho pane iilS
take ND their cross and follow him. Saereu "'.'''7
are old. when we hunt for God, what 10 "o "''''
except that which we hunt afterf
Wlercupon Col Hicgnson camo 10 the rescue @ caiiud
back our thoughts frun tho bypahS O,|st Ol nd not
meant TO lire into the clouds, but 30 s,rI ph hoTv.
teal discussion about two OPPOSITE NV and of human per-
sonalit in the affairs Of the Wor others in the
nauy to bghte belize n some me- people as they grow older
s'n more and IIOre brains in theilSc'Ees, Icss
fSoir friends. and their cousins anu, ana ,nan ieSs
and loss i'm the world at large For his part, nc hau e ~
groy inc on the other hand 10 sec lhoIe ~ % %,tiI"r
iarrc and less in HIMSELF his cousins ana hs b
frnis Let a man but open his lips on any toc on p1 W.
lie interest, such as FiISe' anu y az, many voices
G GS te Nv The longer he lived the more weight ne beat ut
tached to the general voice. ie never VIZ V ,cDhnr
OF il Lad something TO say some % Noiu ~ -, , nrs
own which could be OF use 70 ai dnG G. ros: ries
great names are, after all as3ocateu ~ ga ~ I
with great movements Posterlty mas go lew @ hcS h ~
her command, and 80 few OF then are neu ~ tpo d
persons. TIE great wave sweeps on, IT, po,S o WIN
tlc movement, whelmng It's aunOTS III opilNioh N''
ron W. and Win force but what of the others who
Iabored Just faithiulJi We think or Cohdeh ana
eIe to only among many workers. 1t is the tendency
OF history 40 concentrate Itself leading mnds but as
CTrSeyes. fe pited profoundly those launched the
Carlyle sea, which sweeps out Of Thought ana cOnsdcra
ton all but the few whom some chance OF merit or OF
circumstance has brought TO stand upon tho safe ghtS
OF memory and observation.
Mr. Chadwick said very happily that the great
man comes always as Jesus came, that tho
thoughts OF many hearts might be made
plain thoughts of those before him who had waited for
revelator as well as of those to come after and SEQ
themselves in his light Those failed to comprehend Je
sus who did not sehat he bossomed as rose bud does
from its stem out of the fness of the time which had
prepared all things for him.
Mr. Acott caught the inspiration, and told us that great
men were always the prophets of an age to come; a
world has 10 be educated up to them. Through the great
minds the revelations are made to the multitude
Col. Higgnson knew little girl of eight, whose misdi-
rected mind was already aSitated by woman Suffrage
She said she thought husbands ought TO govern ther
wives but not to triniti-e them. We VIII not let
even the most prophetic OF great rinze over us
duly gored the true teacher enters into bonds to
keep his relation with Others simple.
Mrs Cheney had little plea TO make for the Carlyle
eide OF the vexed question. She thought Carlyle himself
was not so fine an illustration of his own theory as was
Motley. How William of Orange flows through every
thing and is the soul OF everything IN the History OF the
Netherlands and how much more alive that history is
than any personal record of mere facts and meas
uresI
Mrs Howe agreed with Mrs Cheney; and, npropos to
what had said Of great men, remembered That the
Christian type Of greatness was always bumbo; 1t was
to sit low.
Mr. Longfellow said that this last was also true OF
Buddhism. Our own individual interest in tho matter
under discussion today is that may be able to rescue
our own individuality from the absolutism OF law. We
cannot be satisfied without feeling that our individual
wills are powers and ceners Of powers that we are not
merely passive creative. The greatest teachers do
not desire to dolzed, and would rather show us how
to think than think for 1t is Incidence which makes
us accept their teachings unqucstOned Ii is so much
easier 10 worship than to work
Already il was 1890. The company had evidently more
to say and would willingly have SAID it. 1t was therefore
triumph Of law persons Of Buckle over Carlyle,
when custom and obligations Of outside life broke up
meeting who had great possessions in the
way of unexpressed ideas, like the young man In the
| scriptrres went away sorrowfu. l.. c. "A.
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