, 1875-11-09

/ extraordinary impalna 10 the atudy OF Or.
ehln1 religion and philosophy. ue vas the moa!
" .'ff'a ~. 81 the Oriental men, not on account
~ tse d.ne'eut re',giona of tho Ear Last. No uau
n' education IN England would hereafter regard
.neto or!ntital religious "A nero iJolstries. and
M M., tHrut n wns greatly owing to tuo labors Of
nependent of tla lis.bol,. tile AtchMrhoU. and Of
everybody except H. Peter h,uself. run wI1om
nc r Claimed That lse got All his .over.
., lno sPehker gave clear Analysis Of Frederic
Ideas, but catrvu8 them Ont In thn nopiest and
moHt PRACTICAL way. lic lad fo1uded w,'r1;in1
co|!oRea fur men and womon. an ~. tAe.o r,,i
!egsa hA1 married. A. Is wese. and tho n:l.oIar.
"rrn cnas,icd 10 woFk by day aud ,lc,oto t.cir
evenings to The vary best course OF st, lv,tnat
snrsue1 in tho Oxford Cnlysrsity. Etcryfnriy
wAs being educated ia London th;our,,
t..a. sns example Of +. u. ;;tausica, llo vas
suees ana io'cly o'd man. tho speaker said. sna
turnins, Ut Philadelphia. IIe hal wonderful
impferalEeneAs of enthusiasm. In tho first ecr.
mon tho speaker hearl him preach. ono on the
hunloet o. intellectual pFido, Maurice raid lo
thls It seemed TO bo e1er:cd by tho individual
rimpfv to display lts posacsaior,. Since he heari
Maurice, Prof. Jsxest. Dean Stanley, Iiuxlov
!'tnaclf, tho speaker lal como allnoht to think
iheEc "as no suco thing A. genius iu tto orl-
Iary aeceptatton Of tho term.
no sreaker had known Francis Newman In
tltnately Ho Was 4 perfectly just ElAu, Au:l
might 10 trusted absolutely. lls throw the
"eisnt y l'a influence IN tue way Of free in-
a1ont Ike THO old Black Hook Baptsats Of VII
Sinla. ile tsn become disciple Of fres thought
It'a "lie Eth remained iu tho old creed, and
,,s,a "as noss pleahing to witness the perfect
WILL VIII nef On abo subject Of religious fifth. H,s
Efcat ensbEnaPm aas aiwavY ki,1dIod by TIM
news o. npward growsi, in tho world. At tho
ns"s Nv o. hny Eteas .hieTenens. the closing lup
and right lis eye kind!ed wish certain india
aciibatle glory. The speaEer referred Dleaaantiy
TO AIT. Ae"manA vegetarian prociyties. which
he thought l,ad At fiat bcen induced from do
beeotne philosophical habit with him. y ''4"
The speaker next referred to William ,torrj.
the roet With whom tho epeakcr wan sontewuat
acquainted. Ho pursued his writing and de-
Grating III household a.t m aycr. liz cayo mn
tho idea that ho lad an immense brain. III fs:t'
Of English. ~~9o
plarael va, dofncd as very picturesque fls-
nre III English politics. The speaker had onlv
10 Parliament. II WAS m 'et delightful thing
to hear hln speak. not 10 much for what Lo said
~ tie surprise hc created III tue mind of the
nearer At tiln WaT Io rad It, One coult ueyer
seI what Kind Of an argument he would take,
nt1d he was alWAya Blro to take this aido
tehst expected. Tle:o was kind OF fictitious.
mesa atout tho fight between Gladstone aud
Dlsrach. ThcV bad really evoked tho phaaton1s
OF tho past fought in tho Hortc, and made it
up after they have reached tho lobby. Dluracli,
aa literary character. appreciated his taIne
Ans!ocr2iic to politics. TO was devoted to tho
!oldu!e-claea-tho grea. art-cutu.o claes Of
London EocietE-in Lis literary aspiration.
Tue epeaaet said thcro we're two men who
had done = great deal to stimulate mental
activity in Europe. Tue ecrptre was onco bcId
hy Goethe. but when be reln1uiahed it. it was
caught up by Carlyle. As the 1atser was about
~ let 1t sir. It would fall into tho hands of
Charles Darwin. wlo had dono more to stimulate
thought than ony nan sl.ce Neston. uarw,u
Of no common kind. His grnndfathcrs before
him were great thinkers, and stated his idea Of
Development. Eut IL raa only when Chas,rs
Darwin came that tho idoh Ut Development made
any great advance.
Huxley seemed to tho speaker to bo t1,a COM
ing fnau. lie was man whose dcepefs cl,arac-
teri.t'c vas his reverence. lie uas usu Of
profoundly religious nature. Ho kner 20 much
hut he vas quite inyincll,le. and had nerer takon
! position which lie could mt suprors. What.
'set he eail VAS harmonious with tic perfect
system ,3yssem OF knowled:e in hin MUD. liz WIS
yer known. lie "Hs eo tsausfu.cd With
'he iovo Of tEu:h that it wns imposbib!o
g doubt "hnt tho natuto Of tho niau wap,
Tyndall wca considered in London a. q ycry
actt'e, busy man, who was chiefly remarkable
LOT hls FerT great clitical power. Ho was a
great ANALYST, aud could pick anything to PIECES
Fr3tn minel al to . liturgy.
Iho sneaker referred 10 pleasant manner to
Robert Bro*nins and Mrs. Browning. and their
,onan.lc coursehip aud marriage. to Herbert
slthouEh he continued speaking to rather la,o
lout Tor popular lecture Ae MAS listened to
nth rart attention, and closed amidst tho op-
'lauss Of lib auditors.