, 1875-10-19
ORATCRY.

LEcTrnE DT DANIEL pouanEaTY.
Tho third Of the serics of tho Star Course tcc-
tnrcs was delivered last evening in Plymouth
Church. corner OF Twonty-sl1th streot and Michi-
gaa aYcnue. BY Nir. Daniel Dou:herty, baio,o a
large aud refined audlbnce.
before tho locturo, tue audience Was enter
tnlncsl by Mr.. Flayler. tho orgauist, with uo,no
choco selections.
Tho subject chosen by Mr.. Dougherty was
"Otatory." aud the lecturer WAS introduced By
tho hight Rov. Bishop Foley, who said that ho
Gcceptod, MS compliment, Tho ho1,.r OF ad.
droesiug so large aud tiuo an audlonce. but i'm.
agined it "aa slight Oh tho honorable gontIe.
man TO get him hero. His mission was to teach,
not to address, but to derive bonclt from the
orator. good play needed hui short pro-
loEue. 60 hc would At onco Introduce tho gentlo-
IMAM. alr DouGhorty. Tho fow remarks wcre
recclvod with applause, uua at tho close aIr
uongherty canic forward, tho Ney. gentleman
leaving tho Htago.
Alter thanking Bishop FotoY for tI,e kind and
complimentary remarks, Sir. Doushorty at once
HaB too limited III Unu GVet1liir to Etyo tho Bub-
Ject Of ;. Osatory" tic gfcas attention nhch il
doseryed.
Genius assumed no mole beautiful phase thnn
in oEatory. 1t NaB inspiring to patriotism. cour-
ago. loyo, rfstua. and the fear Of God, a.ld to
urge agnlllst tho tyrant. It spurred nations to
arms. and Brought out tho notlcst aud pureBt
attributes Of man. Tho glft Of uratory, not
k,nd, No names ahonv Ii lighter IN history than
tloRo Of oratoEs, mud thoy urged on tho studont
10 emulation.
An orator wha ono who crud spur to immc-
dlato action. D.Gerent people lad various idoan
OF oratory, Aud liked tho deep thinker. tho con.
yersationnl speaker, tho ready debator, or the
scs,o!asly lecturer who had carefully written Lis
address. Nono Of theso wuo orators, and, II
to-day.
Tho world had produced but few orators Eu-
gland bod but four, aud in this county. whare
gsoat spoAkers abonaded, he could count tho
orators On hIh iingsls ends.
l0 nc1t oioquently described the orator as ono
who could get = MUD to conceive and then 10
feol aud sl,npe, aud to turn All audience ia au
instant. Pe1Bilnd'ng speeches N 1st be conmou-
place and simple in manner, and puro and chasto
in language Tho orator must be both oarlcst
aud itnpuIsive. Tho g,oat actor who could con-
troll an audience and draw them with him.
possessed the great element Of oratory. It was
o.Rtory that had inspired all ages to great doeds.
II was tho eloquonce 9f Patrick Icnry TINT
epurred us on to revolution,
man by study might reach the outlines Of
oratory, but ho must possess aometb1ug else.
Inc apeakor. gave some Of the most eloquent de-
scsipslona OF orasoryt aud held that an orator
should alHnya he slncore. lfe should 10 bother
parasitic nor demagogue. No ab!o speeches wct,
ever written. Tho lecturer uo1t gave aomo
worry humorous descriptions Of failures IN ora
tory, and described tho "aud others"
who speak at political moasiuRB, and who wcrn
20 duGbod bT tho press. AZ young lawyets with
ambitions and no Mactce: He described Tho
famous speakers Of Eng!aod, aud said that dG-
feront connt1iea produced different styles. Tia
lecturer hold that ministers had tho greatest
hush and profouudost thomes for oratory at
hand. and they used them least. In the pulpit
everything was generally commonplace.
Ho held TINT the simo for oratory had pnssed,
hs tho press had taken its place, aud he con.
ciuded by speaking Of sno press In glowing terms,
aud auloglzlng tho power It welded for good or
evil.
Tits EVENING.
The programme OF th.H evenings ontcrtaiu-
ulent ut Union Park Church will bo AZ follows:
Overture" Der Freschue&z Weber
hHl00ck
Loaa Faik. 0rgantsk
LECTURE" American Politics "...... .Dau DouRhetty