The New York herald., 1875-09-16

THE PROBLEM OF LIFE AND HOW TT Is TO BE
soLvED-rILToN ON THE PULPIT AND IT'S
LYING occUPANTs-A DASH AT SOCIETY FOR
ITS CONDUCT TOWARD FALLEN WOMEN.
PORT JERv1s DEPoT, Sept. Is, 1876.
Theodore Tilton delivered his lecture-'The Problem
of Lfe-n the Opera House in this city this evening
As it the first time that the great prosecutor had
appeared before audience since the trial large and
markaby intelligent audience assembled to listen to the
lecture Ttons appearance is somewhat changed since
he here three years ago. and he looked much older
The audience seemed in sympathy with the speaker,
especially when he indirectly made some illusions
which easily construed to refer to his late trial.
At such times he loudly appauded
Mr. Titon stated that he supposed that every man
who has had any experience in the world has asked
himself what is the 'problem of life" 1t does not
simply Huxley's inquiry into the origin of life
1t is something deeper than this. His
inquiry is an old one. Mine is old, Solomon
Job and the wisest and best OF old grasped the
subject but could not answer It, $50 will not, says
the speaker, "attempt TO settle the question only
discuss it Many say this Is a bad world. That
is lie. When God said it is good 1t is folly in
TO say IL is i'll. The world is what
we make it. There is a spirit of good and of
bad in every nature and all depends upon that which
is exercised. We hear spoken of as possessing
good character. Now, of all these men, how many pos
sess pure cardinal virtues and how many virtues ought
O man possess to be pure and upright?
The pulpit is polluted by false religion and vice,
under the guise of virtue stalks abroad in land.
People lie in preference TO uttcring the truth. The
politician lies to his constituents the preacher his
congregation, the laborer to his MASTER the
master to his laborer, tho child TO its pa
and parents to children Men dare not tell tho
frut1 md rnllf lie gtianc NAM
people live lie. How many ladies' dare dress finer
than fashion dictates When Harvey discovered the
circulation OF the blood scarcely forty years
old dare admit that he believed in the truth OF the dis
covery and yet IL is easy tell the truth The prob
lem Of life be solved until dare be true
and virtuous.
The speaker cited instances which should he initiated
He did not believe the past much better than the
present but there was purity and truth in the past
you that believe tho system of trial by
jury dare be honest and say so? This
Is country IN whGh II costs man his repu-
tation TO DO honest; thcro is too much striving for
popularity To-day the grave of Jefferson thcrc is
no alusion in the inscription to his having been Pres
dcnt How different the simplicity then from tho
pomp now, when cry for third term and live but
for Office. There day when
sldercd TO have no soul, when she regarded as
the incarnation Of Sin. To day It is better. II is
true, but let woman become tainted by improper in
tmacy with this that and she Is un-
doubtedy ostraczed and dcspiscd, while her
destroyer goes free is honorcd Tho prob
lem Of life requires different state OF affairs,
and In this respect woman must make the initial
movepeut she must require men 10 be as viruous as
delicate, as noble men require women to be. This
will help settle the question Of the 'problem OF
hfcn Some think the world Is all there is, whlo
others think the next world is ALL and,
believing, go out Of existence ! believe both
are wrong Let us do the best we can
here be honest vrtuous, true and we shall be pre-
pared for the next world, and then will the problem OF
lie be solved
Mr. Tilton closed his remarks at precisely ten
O'Clock Tomorrow night he lectures in Middetown
on the subject