, 1875-10-04

and m!ssh. Human nnture that IL nhur-eidod
and myrihd.mindoh; human naturo Was atoio
and cpscursan. celibate aud aocal. brutal and
gnntle. Ansterc and bncchsnAltau, tnhtle1 aud
.lovont,- all tlcaa clArsctofihtcs existed In tho
human hoaft. The wise men sceknE to develop
you'd undertake 10 deal healtifuy With ntl,
abnorma!lv with mons. Pleasure WAS TO be
sought and deHrised. pain to 10 slammed and to
bo endured md in The midst OF all these contra
basis had good character In the oplnion Of mon.
and how virtuoua virt,1o must be 10 bo cardinal.
Proceeding to illustrate. 10 said. tho fortituds
which enabled se"voIa and t'ranot TO plunge
II hsd m reference for religion. tho ono
boiug pagan. tho other = Christian. Iortituds
Was a capacity fnlorent In human nature. snd
no hskei "aa thore anY carnasion OF shano
headacho and dared to nnrmnr Al = hoartacho
tApp1areo.l Mon say tho spirit In willing but
tue aesh @ y weak: thai wsa slanaor on 4nrnan
az eS,Se
prccious7 Glbbon satd that tho cheapest
conrsgo Was That which lod usn to the battis-
field, and Dr.. johnson aasatscd TINT tho
rerv rarost qaality, IN l,n'a, human natnre VIA
Thomas ruled tho English public, while N1iss
Gruody governs tho American public. No luau
in the faco Of public opinion would Asaert hla
fault II ho donhtcd tho tllirty-nine articles. or
faree. E7sstus Bronson said That whilo knSol-
ing In Catholic church negro knoll on each
etdo Of him. bot II would take Martin Luther to
reproduce that picture III protehtant church in
Doaton. lie denounced tho prevalence OF falso-
hood In politics. commerce. tho pulpit.
aud in The ;. ladies' :. bondotr, and
said that in th'' ,oa9.fa S!siaod ntnotosn.h .n
At tho o1peneo OF lis reputation. Tho seven
wfso mon Of Athens each in his turn expressed
hla lfoa Of perfect form ot government In tho
following manner: Wbero injury to emo private
citizon is trcstoh as an Injury TO tho whole COM
nunsty; wbore tho Law has 10 superior: wlcro
tho people arc rolthcr rich nor poor; whnro yr-
tue is honorol and s,ce condemned; whcro Office
is conferred Oh good men alone; whern tho peo-
ple efo ruled BY i'ntc opinion, not by loyal Gu
actment And where the laws speak with
moro authorstY than tho aemagos"ss. In
no hovon mnn. OF this age did Bach wiz
which hc moved. hut he did nos dwell among
liis a'''ouco. fLaughter.1 Illustrating tho tm-
pusee which actnaiel tho ancents oven in t,,osr
sports. ho said farno alono WAS tue reward of tue
1t hcuoath him to road Aa works in their pres
enco. What would bo said OF tho suggestion
that Mr. bancroft should IN thcso days read lle
eleven books at Earuums 1lippodromo, aud
tho occasion IIu condemned III general,
by comparison with ancient customs, tho
prevalent f,nblts OF tho proaont day, aud
directing attention to tho epttaph on tho
REATG VI JGlGI5Vu CDntalDlnB Lna hl1lpfc lu5CGp-
tion that he wrote tho Declaration Of Independ-
ouee. he Aa:d thae from tho leader to tho laCkey
all clamornd for third term. Ho encouraged .
higher stapdhtd OF education Tor children, Rnd
condemned to rora'tion III o woman vhat was
pardonablo In a nan. Mr. Tilton also inveighod
ngnlnat the pernlclous Bton which Was eonvcrt-
| lng religion into pinus fraud, pulpit prcachog
to sentulontaIlty, cultivated society to luxurious
sonsualisy, and. summing up, ho said NO ought
to take larger yews Of life, highor Vows Of duty
and holier vieWs Of accountability. Tho cou-
clud;ng portion Of bin lecture was gfandly bosu-
lifui In style and delivery, aud occaAlonod ro-
peated outblirsts OF applause.
4Sku 1o'k Tribune, Oct. ].
Theodore Tilton lccturea IN tho Brooklyn
Academy OF Music last evening On Il The ilind."
lfhlf an hour before tho lecturer appeared tho
house WAS almost full. All tho balcony and
orchestra chairs were occupied, and oxtra aehts
roro placed within the orchestra rail-. Tho
frat Eallcry could contain no moro persona
about half full. Tho audonce was mado up
abont equally Of ladtos ana gentlemen. Among
| tho moro pEominont po1sonh prehent woro 31r.
Tllton's former counsel, Mossrs. Norris Pryor,
and Pearsal'. ". y. Libby, and o1-Judge qreen--
wood George G. Lays and JoBopt Loader sat
not far apart In tho front row. aud attracted
| curious glanccs from thoso who knew their
| facey.
Applause broke forth promptly an ,lr. Tiscn
walkod out Alono with q quick, 1!ergona step in
| front OF tho curtaln aud sat down. It Was con-
| hnued until, with flushed faco, 10 stopped bo-
| binl tho leGturorH stand and 1notionoa for ~
| lonco. There wofc signs Of f0oling In hih faco
mud vofco when In a Iow warm words ho OK
| pressed bis thanks for tho greeting ho had rc-
ceived This lecture wah full Of dramatic
| PASSAGES, which wero delivered with \ fro
| aud effectiveness that produced long rounds
| OF applause. Abandoning his policy OF the even-
| ing before ut tho Coopor Unop the lecturer did
not hesitate 10 make several direct and cutting
Tefercncob to bis roccnt troubca. Thcae wero
greeted With bursts Of applauHc and fow
hisseB. Once whllo speaking with great
| enozgy about tic intiueuce Of tho moral M
! ture over tho mind, Alr. Iilton unexpectedly
| broke forth with these words: "Ten thou
| aand, thousand pities that tho editor OF tho
brooklyn Eagle forgot 10 surround himself with
good company" This cauo 10 uns1psctod'y
| that tho hoarerb paused for III instant AZ 1t IN
doubt, and then begal, to cheor md clap their
LANDS, intorrupting. tho lecturer for q full
| minute. Near tho close OF tho loc.uro
| he exclaimed, ~ won't ask you how
| many arc honest, for that also might be TAX
| On as All a!lnsion to the oditor OF tho Eagle"
| Another reference to ona OF tho men who played
| prominent part in tho late scandal invoat!gh-
! ton nas evidently received by tho audience a.
intondSd to bo cutting. The lecturer Ia quoting
o1AmpIcs Of oultnro, astd. "l1oraco u. Ciatltn
says 10 hasn't rend book In yeasA. But 1t IL
| we'll known that Alexander 7. Stewart kaopa up
| dnily hlH classical atudios Which Of thoaa mon
sets tho best oxnmple bafoto young mon Which
would be tho boat to lean upon tu dark day !"
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