, 1875-03-26
THE NEW CIVILIZATION.

A'cEtnfn ny this IRer. stuart at0l1tnsons
another of tho lectures Of tho Lakeside Course
"ah aehfcFcd lsAs cTanIng at Farwell Hail, tho
speaker being tho venerable Dr.. Stuart Robinson,
OF Louisville Kr.. win, though, cotupara,yely
Unknown here enjoyHan Notwithstanding among
tho scloaara Of the South, and IL cspeotal)y
prominent in tho pulpit ot that uecsion Of cot,n-
trf. In PERSON llo Ia q typo Of tho conventional
Southern ariAtocrat, In manner exceeding.
'y afIa1lo. aal in opinions cleayas
to ''ahc good old dayH of yorc," 1fo
In member Of the Presbyterian Church South.
10 "f'icl' hs psoIndiccs no dosbt lc him.
a very s'uall audience greeted him last ovon-
lug for no bctter roaaon than lila. hts cccen.ricity
had rot becn hera'ded In advance Of bis coming,
which was sad mistake for tho management,
lie was introduced BY Judge slooro In fov
pleasant wor'ls. and, upon taking tho platform
and nfbnrdc'tns himself Of bis manuscript, ras
greeted with applause.
Tho lecturer romnenced ty aariuH tl,et lo
proposed II, Rpeak Of the Anlurico.Saxon ciyili-
zatlou. and tho tbree grand ttiyiuo principles
upon which 1t reatoI. Tho now civilization be-
ga, ~ tat hack as l1co with lilo fsl Of Calcutta
revolution WHICH fo|iawel was bnt an accident,
coInpatntrely speaking, in lie change from tile
OLD 10 slo now. The niseaiscr thon reviewed. tic
psogscHa OF ciytIizxtion, III tho courso at which
~ .cA'at "cu sua1 t!le haihla o! tho race Aad
boeh 70 fasli otit aud besohd.-tn Fccso-
aye eil DuIsd new httHct,lrca. uo said
faithfully written or told from 1910 to
lo'to "ollu proso TUG most Attractive OF any
re, 9a1ofo when tho lllat would pale. lie
lIEened hmefIcn " beautiful sitni1e 10 tho
Ghluen ol Eoen. With ~ 1natJ oceaus clnatoting
aonut ia s'uee a. that hstoro tpot had rivrlcts.
!, 10 would moi however, onloglzo. but hnalyzo.
iue Ae" cl8'itzat1on' atld 1or thIs PURPOSE had
I'iaeo Ills hs11]eck, The Three Fundamental
i;d"a o. our Eiy!l,Gatton," uudcr thrue heads.
iifNt, tue )uro U!'ino law; second. tbs or
1!nanco Of labor; and. third, tho grand
nisiho aoc'n! ordinance, which NaB tho
foundation OF al social and political WORTH.
tass1nys Eapdy over tin first head,
20 spoRa At llpon tho SECOND. Hettng forth
tAo nobility o. labor, ita regencratfng Influences
aha general enect upon civilization. III lilo
coaraa OF tho consideration Of thus head, he
touched upo', slavery and negro suffrage. lie
oen!ccasea tho extension OF alarery from rsin-
cip!o, anu thought the movement WAS fraught
alscosoFee' wa5 70 divide Hocoty Into two dis
nnet , csstsst. Iho Afst Fns conponed Of those
"no pau tns ts1ea' aud tho second OF thoto who
a.ab1ssed the tnoncy raised thereby. lfo Baw
ahothef eslI eI9cc:' wllielI was tile generation or
creation OF peculiar Class Of " statesmen, y
men WIG "ero virtually herSautn, AZ were tho
naeHa ~ Tie l'al'uieet days Of eEnFrry in sia
otase. ZIG sroae OF SUCH "ftateEtnon al baing
atra5h feahs 10 mount any political hobby With
oot NoErlne 70 th'hk 20 "lAt R0a! their action
s "oal1 taao thea,. 1iln speaker illustrated his
uea oH te'1thE m lilclaoht *te'a two lrithIncp.
"heil nFet 'au1i- IN AMeslGa- we're tEtoniahed
20 nsa holse5 lnoha IN tho hclds ut night. Thsv
Wero flnlse tEta NJ tue time. aild having long:
WAY u 70 taouens lucy wonla Ava!l tlIninsclycA