, 1875-10-04

THEODORE TILTOy.
His Lectures In New York md Brook-
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fep York Tit.a Sfpt 30.
Every available seat OF tho vast auditorium at
Cooper Iustltuto Was Allcd last ovouing on tho
occasion Of tho delivery Of Theodore TfItonH
now lecture ontittod .Tho problom Of Lifo."
IN anticipation Of q rush for heats the hall waa
filled at an carly hour. ahd by
clapping. stamping, and general donoastra-
tionB Of impaueuca u was sought to hasten
the lecturer to tile platform. Tho lndies foemod
large representation OF tho general gathering,
and ,ts spirit and foeling WIS Expressed III loud
chceEs at every possible opportunity. When
Mosara. Fullerton, Morris, npd Icarsa4t. counsel
for Alr. TIlton IN tho rocout memorable trial Gu
M a9 wSso as so
presented himself upon the platform, no
was the recipient Of such all ovnt.on
~ no mets lecturer could elicit.
It WAS nanlfestly basod upon an
represent, not unmi1ed, however, with q nntura!
feeling OF curiosity At the cAsactor OF his uttor-
ailcoA. ffe ontercd tho platform, unattended,
md tlIngipg bis hat and vorcoat on tile floor,
without introduction began bis lecture. Through
out its delivery thero uAa an evidence OF per-
sonat fouiug and interest unknown III AlB former
methods and Atytos, aud when. with in.pAsaionod
eloquence, ho made direct reforonccs to his ro.
cent tEoublos ho exhibited passion aud forco
which drow down loud cheers. beginning his
lecsure he observed that the problem Ut life, OF
which le would troat, wan not t.ist which IIux-
ley, with Aa thoorica Of protop!aHm, vainly
sought to aolye, but WAS Tint QUO which wAH al
Old ~ tho ages. unsettled ~ tho Hus aud vet
ever vt,Al III human nature. For hu supposed
that every man had Ind tho aau,u fair share of
. human experience; that In, oyery mail
who bad .xoue far enough iuto life to
feol tho burden and heat Of tho day. Eyory tnao
looked iAto the cradles Of his children. and laid
away hip doAd in halluwed grarea,-evory such
1nau, In the hurly-hutiy OF everyday isfo asked
himself what was the function tho myatcry, tho
o1presacd hus opinion of 1t whoa ho said, Evan
ity OF vspites. all II vanity" aud Job, tho pa
tieu& man, HAid, "Cutsed 10 the lay In which I
was born" lie heard men daily iuveighlng
agatust the world, and yot l.o thought that. ~
Gud, who made It, called 1t good. it Was unbe-
coming In men, tor whom lie made 1t, to
pronounce 1t III. It was a rich. and great, and
wonderful world. created, after intnlto cycles OF
yosrB, for mans llappiness and love. In poetic
imhgerles ho portrayed tho wontlrous riclnesa
of earth. with itH productions 30 mnlttudlnouH
that tue human mind had not tho capacity to
grasp tho catalogue. And out OF this bounty
how small was oach mans portion. lls would
accord to man tho attainMent Of al tile highest
dow him With all tho possibilities fertila fancy
could suggest, aud his possession AZ compared
with existing thtpgB wAs a. tho posseH-
sion Of tho mlagot of stately forest. Honce
while The world wsa grcas shs mans share was
littlo; ambition wss vanity, aud the only chanco
was to surrender 1t. aud obtain Instead tho
mastery over one's self. The problem OF life
Was to iind out tho duty Of life and TO fulfill it.
It WAS nos tho attkinnent Of wealth, nor power,
nor fame, nor learning, hut was, lu bis judy
meut, tho development OF human character
hnppose 1t WAS the attainment OF MoAth, OF
power, OF tatne. or EreatuGkB. how mRny mon
attain their inhibition, and how many names Of
this ago will uot poBterity willingly lot die I
hat, ft1n