, 1875-01-29


Lecture by ttac &1on. William Parsons.
Tliu Star Lecture Course produced ,,ron tho
n,,tform of Mcrorm1ck'a Hall INIT evcr;nr fin
IT,, ,v;,,;a,n 1,,ra1,,,n ~, 1s;a,,.,,a.,
.1'''. "1'iuei 1"1So"', IL. 44'0al''"A 'ea'leu' ~
Lotsdon, who was Knzcttcd aa ~ grcat orator."
aud who Ind for his subject tho mighty fa,no OF
Michael Angelo. In oil cautlor, it must bo statol
tint lilo famo Of s1r. PARSONS hud not largely
feacae'i tn'8 sec'ion VI .ho o''l.co o'ates pro-
yious to tho hernldlng Of Lis glory Iy aIcserB.
Carpenter d Sheldon. An immense audiouco
gathered to drink at tho classic fountain,
aoa "".sea .nlp11.on 1 a. .o1 sA' ~, Me" p'a''es
20 hhno upon Tue lonrnea "atosa. iho musical
''Jolnny" Hand wna Advertised to entertain all
comers with houl-stirriug selections fron, tho
cotnposltious of grcat tnastors nroyio1tn tn thn
sn.a,ranca ~ TO ,o.,,,rar .ton. ' ~ s.sa' s.4o
music stands garniBhed tho platform, and seemed
to domand attention, but no master Of melody
aiHcarel. There was aso u 1ogo clair i,,tlicat-
in. lie probable appearances Of q CLairman Int
-, anal, frncI,o,,rr ,,,,o fort.r1 .",.l,'. os'
~ husn 1une1loho'S c"''io Aot"afa' a patchcf,
contalhinR WAFER, anu slass' tic inevitable con-
comitants OF modern oratory: acrvel to attrnct tho
Intention OF tue audience during tho halt-Aour
consumed in waiting.
Finally, sido-<uor oponet anil gentleman
Of mitlllo ago. witt, tho ,u,,utache Of i I,uurn-
rian hrrAar and tl.o bearing OF n London nial,
front or the platform, drew O long breath. aud
shouted, at tho top OF lia voice, :" Ladies' aud
gentlomen!" For at least tlyo nin,ltra lila 70.
i,ortera ,sero IN doubt III 10 whotl'er this apra-
reference to tue arctcrt Of st, l'ctcr's recallei
tho possible fact to their minds. a. n rat,jd
speaker 3Ir. PARSONS hau no riyal 1,,t,,,
this or any =, other soil. lie heat 0olI-
sth s b9ow Moas a tjno ,,a2ne "non n.ra tho . ,5ss
llnye stepped in to give lis luucs rex. Tia Isr.
turor tealt in eonl1iINs His gestures wero tboBo
of Frenehulan rating de!inan about Alsaeo
glislmap, educated indeed hut nti,,3,t1v t;no-
t,1rod with tile anti-nspjrato nrouljyitinn If Tia
rualmB Of Coeknevdoul, Iakon altorrther. tl,,,
debut Of Alr raluuns in Chicago waH stnowhnt
Of 4 dampencr to begin with. lilo took caso,
rubbed them down fright s,narlly" in tho coursa
OF lis Grafton,
The oxoramm dealt with aft and he had I,
speak, hs said, OF, perhaps, tho greatest genius
sculptor, philosopher, engineer, soldier. and
1rclsitect-a mighty combination. for q sinrln
mnd-eFerythlg in fact, that tho human III
tellocs could conceive OF mortal greatncsH that
lecturer, cliticiem stood appallotl-presutuUtio
waA abasol, irreycrence waB etriekou iitInl,
Natuse by Art. was represented iu tIxntl
md .nilo forln-it dclinoI tho infItn
to matter; plliloaoply, lor ita rnnterisi
ascenlcd to mini. The tendency of tic ono ,yaa
material TINT of tho other ethereal. Art evap
laorcd to bring mild down to lnattcr, wi,iIo iii.
lnsophy tito other hand, sought to brins mat.
ter up tu misd. livery man and woman Sas ~,
n,tirt, in limited acntc. Each )I l;s ~ "S' na an
particular sphere ami ali were useful. Wlataycr
presentcl nolla thoughts to tio h,,,nam
inind WAS most uaoiul, oyon accorjnn
the ycry antltslesls Of 't Nr,ut;n Taso WI. wire
ical economists, Tbs artist VIVA n hone fnotnr f..
Just a. much aB was tho mechanic. AnroIv ~
mortal WHO could light Lhe ro of genius IN t,e i'm
m,,uitlcout bouafactor Of III rnca ~ accounted Q
introducing the hero al bis suh,ect II.
LECTURER, In beautiful uorts Int MI, T. H.. sne