The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-31
Lecture by REV Henry Morgan

Young Men" A very fair audience greeted
the speaker on bis first appearance in Rut-
! land, and he succeeded in holding the at
tention of his hearers throughout his lee
ture. Mr.. Morgan is an exceedingly ner-
vous speaker-nerYous in every move and
action and in every muscle Of his face.
His facial powers of expression mar some.
what his influence over an audience, while
his words are evidently those Of a consci-
| entious tbinker-a man Of free speech and
reformatory ideas. His stories were laugh
| able, more from the manner in which they
were told than from their humorous char
abtcr, while his sarcasm on many Of the
faults of the times were to the point and
quite original.
- He was introduced to the audience by
joel NJ. Haven, Esq, and proceeded to
speak of his lecture rs no. the best of his
his efbIts hut he would try to make it the
best. All were more or less interested in
il from its title, rs he delivered it more
times than that of any other. There were
two sides to the picture which we should
draw of young men a dark side and a
bright side. Of the former he mentioned
COlcridgc, the poet, whom his friends who
had watched over and kept from the excess
of imtoNicalion 10 which he was addicted
so that he might go ON with his work
Robert Burns, whose mind was often
cloudcd by intcmpcrance, and who it Ind
been said, wrote some If his best poems
when intoxicated who Gicl in poverty
and lies with no stone to marx lis grave
We should homer him for lis genius and
for the noble words he gave us he had won
Immortality Junius Biutus Booth. of
whom it was known that he would repeat
the Lords prayer so touchingly as 10 make
n whole congregation weep He had made
it study to throw himself into the spirit OF
the part he took yet he was addicted to the
wine cup; Douglas jcrrold, Charles Lamb,
Byron all of great intellect but of disso.
ute habits. Opium-catcrs were brought up
in the person Of Rufus Choate, the most
eloquent OF men. In the trial of Albert ].
Tyncll charged with the murder of Maria
Bickford. Choatc plead for Tynel and in
his eloquent style made thc jury believe
'hat MS cIlcn, co"M not have done the deed;
That lie loved her too much. hut some
how one dark night he stumbled on to her
threshold and the razor in his hand acct
dentally cut her throat. The jury under
the influence of his magic influence brought
in verdict OF mot guilty Such a man,
said the speaker, should have defended
Stokes, for lie would have made the Judge
sor that in the struggle with Stokes the
pistol had Shot the shooter. He then spoke
of the failure of Graham in clearing Tweed
and considered the power possessed 10y
lawyers 20 cYldc the law a bad example to
set before young men. 1t was one reason
why So many became dissipatcl.
lie then referred to the future Of the
Boston amusement and lecture course. \
quarter of century ago Boston had but
one theatre and one lyceum course, Both
were wanting in popularity. Now the
lyceum bureaus were welding a power
that reaches further than the pulpit. lie
then depressed from his subject and to urge
the necessity OF bringing people on to the
same level in our lecture halls which lie
characterized as one OF the grandcst moral
lzlhg FORCES IN the iahd, ana spoke OF his
own experience III occurring Tor ten cents
auiiilssioii Ill Albany hdgar a. roe was
ilN"cu 10 ucilNci one u Ills poems oci"fe
TIE Boston lecture course, twenty-five
years ago, "neh 'nc lecture committee
went i"r nm "' ''e fremont House. ne
was louhd III all intoxicated stale, induced
ny champagne dlnner given HIM
ny HIS lfehds, III hohor OF his arrival.
nc ha'' 10 he exercised up ana down the
e''cc' peiore TIC couid stand before ms au-
"'o''o' nc WAS 'he perfect realization OF
P"c' "h" icci'e" poem written ny nm
",en '' was oot fourteen years OF age
"a. It's oo'lciusloh roe 'hcii fec'eu his poem
i"o haNcH' Win marvellous effect Inc
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p'''uic' !" .',e S'a'e OF inc young man Just
surfing !" me WIN n'sh noles ana aspira-
''oi'S' iic S''' s'''c considered 'he young
ma" o, 'he present o''y 'a'leh beyond re-
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| nlln WHOSE nuDlls Oh me are cNtlaYagant