New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-08
LECTURE BY MISS ANNA E. DICKINSON.

LECTURE BY MISS ANNA i. DICKINSON.
"FoR YOUR OWN SAKE "-EARSEsT LIVING THE
DUTY OF ALL.
Miss Anna T.. Dickinson opened the Galaxy
Course OF lectures and readings. at the Church OF the
DiscDles last night with new lecture, entitled For
Your Own Sake" The somi.crcular audience-room was
nearly filed with brilliant audience. who listened with
close attention, and frequently testified their sympathy
with the views of the speaker by applause. The Rev.
Mr. Hepworth pastor Of the church, introduced Miss
Dickinson saying that the church had been dedicated to
God and humanity and that nothing out of place in
it which honored God was serviceable to humanity
Miss Dickinson said; thing very few people know Is
how TO iye-nOt to exist merely but TO BIO alive Char
acter is destiny. Few people recognize this fact in their
chIldren-in their homes. 1t is generally ignored.
Square children put into round holes and round
children into square hoies and II they do not MT they
are clipped off, driven in. Parents ignore the ndi-
duay of their children. Each has his pecullarities
which are given for purposes One daughter may
have voice which II cultivated would take
her into the opera Another has talents
which should lead her TO the stage; a
son has def fingers which should make him mechanic;
vet each discouraged from pursuing the bent Of natu-
raj genius because such would shock the pro-
priees would be contrary 10 what is believed to be
opinion. God is gOried by the use OF the talent no
gives little good Is done in the world because SO
few what needs 10 be done Tnere II so te tTuo
living because few people know what they live Tor
Existing not living We that we love the world
Int we do not take pains TO learn about the world
MANY people think that the object OF life Is 10 take care
OF the body they don't get acquainted with IT,
they burden, overload, and torment IL. Everybody
loves life Even the miser holds II as his dearest rea-
sure; yet how many are there who have not SAID,
"What shall do with myself have too mach time;
I'm bored with itf-the very thug they love Desl'
There ia no be thrown away there Is so much 10
see SO learn and the school hours are so short
IL Is NOT that we should do great thing, but that
each should live his own life It Is not the amount OF
| the thing done; It is the amount OF me-
| of determination put into It, Some say
there Is too much talk about work they want TO have
good time but very few people are In earnest even
| do certain things. but for what people would say,
They make slaves of themselves for strangers, ana
forego pleasure and profit Of dong they please In
order TO please other people who don't straw Tor
Them constantly this yielding 10 the wDlins
OF Others among They should live for the sake
| OF living. Miss Dickinson drow vivid picture
OF the life OF fashionable lady, devoted TO dress,
noyereading and flirting and who finally marres be-
cause she expected TO marry Men treated Nth
no greater leniency There few she said who live
even in their money getting. They toll like slaves 10
their graves drop into them, never having lived an
hour The world little for the individual living
or dead 10 matters not who wrote such book dd
| sucb "A deed provided the book the deed be well
| done But TO the individual the difference. Is
| that between heaven ana hell. Miss Dickin-
son closed with brilliant picture OF sunrise the
Rocky Mountains, which she had seen from lofty peak
! 1.-THE sun" che SAID would have such o
scene though had not been there The question is not
of the suns rising what IL rises but whether you
or shall DO there to it, and remember friends. that
him who climbs the mountain tops the glory OF the
| Lord Is revealed"