The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-05


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4. G. d. Moody, OF waterbury, will talk
OF The Life and Character of Cicero
5. j. L. Mulcahey, of Mddlebury, VIII hold forth
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about The Characters OF our Great Noveltt.
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tell what he knows about Naturalization and
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about The Religion In the Writings or Charles
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1. The army of Cromwell, by W. l..
Brett OF Chicago, Ill.
In the reign of Charles l., when liberty
and puritanism were conteudiug against
despoilsm and Catholicism, the army of
Cromwell took its rise. In few years it
accomplished its purpose. 1t overthrow
aristocracy and despotism. 1t made Eng
land terrible to other nations. Nothing
could withstand Cromwell's army, and the
reason was that it was made up of men
who were actuated by a love of country.
by devotion to liberty, by an enthusiasm
for their religion, and especially by moral
ity and love OF God. at no time has there
been gathered together more upright and
moral body of men. The word soldier
usually carries an idea of debauchery and
crime, but it was not SO with these soldiers.
They fought believing God was on their
side. When we judge them by the stand
ard of the nineteenth century, we shall find
much indeed to dislike but looking beyond
their manners, we pronounce them to be
brave, noble, religious body, whose in
huencc was one OF the most beneficial in
English history.
| 9. To sec more one must be moro, by j.
NJ. Clifford of New Haven.
While great minds behold In the most
trivial objects about them lessons of mex
presslble worth, other minds see in nature,
in literature and in art, only that which
lies on the surface and that catches the
outer eye and appeals to the senses.
Tho world about us has not been made
beautiful simply for the sake of pleasing
the eye, but each Object, however trivial it
may seem, has a lesson of utmost worth,
which every man of mind will strive to ac-
quire. We can gaze upon nature and be
filled with admiration and a sense of the
beautiful, but five would prove ourselves
men Of thought we must resolve that the
world about us has been formed for other
purposes than simply to please the mind.
eve must look through nature up to ma
ture's God" At the present day foreign
travel is regarded as an important means
Of culture. Travellers gaze upon the Won
ders of foreign countries and return TO
name the objects they have visited, but few
can recall them with all their inspiring as
sociations. Let man of thought take the
same journey, and he will acquire fund
of knowledge and culture which shall in
fuence al his lifetime. So ii is with those
who have recourse to books. While many
read volume without finding in it any
thing of value, men of culture who can
comprehend the work are able to gather
the fruits. The most valuble thoughts are
often the most obscure, and he who is able
to draw such from their obscurity and to
compare their true worth, must be man
Of enlarged mind and power. AS in this
80 in every department of life Those who
promote the interests and welfare of men
are even meu of more than ordinary mind,
who see more in every object than the mere
surface.
3. Ancient Architecture, by A. w.
Lamb of Middlebury.
OF the various nations who lived back in
prehistoric times we can know nothing
save what We gather from architecture.
Their language, names even may be blotted
out, still the column and its cornce remain,
and tell us the history of the past The
earliest record we have is in the Genesis,
where Cain bullded city. But it is the
massive piles that we find in Egypt that
excite our wonder and admiration. These
were finely described by the speaker.
Thebes aud her 100 gates, the temples of
Luxor and Carnac and the obelsks were
dwelt upon. Then the speaker spoke of
Grecian architecture, describing its charac-
teristics and giving its history. 1t Is the
Grecan architecture which has served in
all ages as a model.
A. The Life and Character OF Cicero, by
G. b. Moody. OF Waterbury.
Cicero, the greatest orator aud advocate
Of all antiquity, lived in an interesting age.
lie arose about century before Christ,
when the senate began TO lose its power
aud the constitution to DO overturned by
demagogues and generals. He was of low
birth, but he acquired very fine educa-
ton. He assembled the ladder of fame,
step by step, until he finally reached the
hight Of his ambition, the consushp. His
actions during his consulship are well
known, also his Punishment return and were
spoken of. At the formation of the trium-
vrate he was prescribed. He fled, but was
overtaken and slain. Although he died
nearly two thousand years ago, as a writer
and philosopher he still lives. He will live
through time, not only for the profundity
of his thoughts, but for his style, which
has been called cart ITSELF" He spoke in
glowing terms of him as an orator as we'll
as statesman. He claimed that he sur