The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
T1llOn's Lecture in RrooL,v.

Tfllon's Lecture in srook,vn
New York, Sept 25, Correspondence of ~;
cago Times " A
Theodore Tilton's lecture to.,;gh+
on The Problem Of Life was numerical.
~ success, there being about Q zoo
people IN the great hall of Coopcr Inst;.
tute. The prices of admission were *
and 80 cents. There were few ners NC cf
note present. Tilton had M itae 1'u srrl
ronndings: He appeared on the stsce mn.
ushered and alone. About ouarter of
an hour after he began his lcctnre NJ.
liceman, whose duty it was to ha ~
guard behind the platform, fndino no,h.
ing to guard, quietly took a seat On the
platform, and became an attentive listen
er. Illton's appearance before tho
audience was hailed with loud and nro.
longed applause, several among tho
audience being almost uncomfortable in
their enthusiasm, their manner and ces.
lures plainly showing their sympathy for
Tie lecturer ana their indignation at the
pastor OF Fl ymouta church. One yery
respectable'looking old gentleman, be-
longing apparently to the upper crust of
society, cheered vociferously, waived his
at, and became purple in the face from
excitement. AS soon as Tilton appeared
on the platform, an old lady .mani!estlv CT
a very humble class, and with dim intel
Ilgence, placed herself in the
mann alsle. ans, holding an old black faain
her hand, stared intently at the
tall and wavy form of Tilton till an off.
clal forced her into seat. She cazed
1ntently at the speaker during the whole
OF the lecture, and went away apparently
as much at Sea as to what it was ali about
as "nen she came. Soon after TiIton had
begun his lecture ex-Judge Fullerton,
Ine great cross examiner and the ableSt of
Illton's counsel, entered the hall with
another gentleman and two ladies. The
incident caused temporary inter1up.
ton, owing to the cheers which hailed
their entrance Sam. Morris, the fussy
lightweight among Tilton's counsel, was
also present, bat excited no observation.
The lecture, which has already been de-
llvered IN other cities and reported, is a
to!erab'y able one and was we'll delivered.
owing 10 Tilton S theatrical exasgera-
tons, Whenever he made an allusion
which seemed to bear on the recent
Beecher scandal, he was loudly cheered.
Some OF these illusions were sharply and
Enthusiastically drawn; others so grad.
nalIy that the mass of the audience we're
unable to see the point. When, with the
atrica' gesture and in deep tones he said,
fife star that sets may rise again; the
star that falls has set forever,' there was
an outbur>t of applause which lasted sew
eral minutes, the audience manifestlv see
ing Tilton personified in the first star
and Beechcr in the second. Speaking of
the cowardlce Of men in the face Of pop
ular theories, Tilton asked, meaningly,
suppose you come to the conclusion
that trial by jury is farce, would YOU
| dare to say soy He awaited as if for
an answer, and the reply came in loud
cheers. Again, when, after speaking
somewhat diftusely Of the heroic virtue
Of the ancients, and of some modcrns.
and turning suddenly to the precepts of
Christianity, he exclaimed dramatically,
This IS a country where a man forgives
an injury at the cost Of his reputation,''
he was yo :lferously cheercd. The lee
tnre was listened to throughout with I'M
tagging interest.
TILToS IN BROOKLYN.
Theodore 'rilton delivered his lecture
entitled THE Human Mlnd,'' in the
Brooklyn Academy Of Music in the even
ing Of the 3Oth. The atten dance was
enormous, and the enthusiasm 4 repeti-
ton of The scene in the Cooper union the
night before. In the audience was Legs.
the druggist, and Loeder,the upholSterer,
famous as the tardy witnesses in the trial.
Ti}tons reception was an ovation Of
plaudts. The only additions to the lee
ture were slaps at Kinselia, Of The
Brooklyn Eagle, and Horace 3. Clah1n,
who was one Of Beccher's witnesses. He
applied to Kinsella the old maxim. ''Wise
men among idiots become idiotic,' and
added. 1T is ten thousand pitics the
editor Of The Eagle hasn't been sur
rounded by good company Of ClaAin,
he said he boosted of not having read a
book for years. When Tilton emerged
from the academy, he was loudly cheered
by a crowd in the street.