The New York herald., 1876-10-24
MASTER MOTIVES.

LECTURE BIZ THEODORE TILToN AT cHIcEeR-
mo HALL LAST EVENING.
Chickering Hail. Eighteenth street and Fifh avenue
was we'll filed last evening. Fully 900 persons were
present Many intimate friends Of the lecturer vert
sprnkled through the congregation and Joined entha
sasicalIy In tho frequent applause which interrupted
the discourse. Conspicuous In the audience were
Florence, Carroll and Alice TiNon. who paid
undivided attention to the lecture and the lecturer
II was some minutes past eight before Mr. Tton en-
tered the side door leading 10 the platform. His sp-
pearance welcomed by burst oil applause, which
Mr.. Titon acknowledged by bow When Il had sub
sided he advanced to tho front OF the platform ana
id:-Ladies and gcntiemsn-Attcr a months sb-
sencc find, coming back to New York. that she a.
mosphsre only full of logs and vapors but full
also OF the Prosdsntal election. OF the campaign.
BIT tnis neutral ground, and am 10 spoak to you
this evening, not on any exciting topics
of the day but tho ruling motives
those master passions that rule tho human
breast Tor tho day SIMPLY but Tor all time Every
act has a motive When the student lights his lang
and bends over hts books nicr that he has mo-
1--WE A1a wna. - mc.s, You may % answsr on 70:
minto That - not enough. Motive ~ not nleroy
thrill Of the magination II II not mere thought OF The
intellect motive u The steady pulse not only Of tha
heart, but OF the heart Of hearts mans motives are
tho pith OF the purposes OF his soul We then these
motives and u 10 OF these which propose 10
inquire Tho speaker divided motives into classeA
fherc was tho lovo OF money which was assoc
ciated with genius and religion nearly all msn
had this motive, aud IL tho power OF tho world.
They all nmsrcalists There was fame; u OK.
cced the love OF wealth. H cxcellod tho lovo OF ease,
excelled tho love Of love, excced tho love OF fo,
the masterfuL the most measureless OF all mo.
uves Whom II planted itself IN the human broast IL
maze itself master. mans ambition ought to 0s
turned upon tho background OF the world; nay,
further. upon the Of tims nay. further,
upon tho background Of eternity. Tho best and
nobest ambition to do ones duty. There was
revenge that was OF tho strongest one OF tha
basest OF human motives. IL ssoemod ~ though
when God put it in the human heart he Instantly
revoked 1t and said vcngeance Ia mine" There was
pride in revenge, there was passion IN " there was
murder in, but there no honor In t Tnsn we mac
tho question of craftsmanship on this motive-not
meaning party politics. Nevertheless wo had had
enough war in this country The red savages OF the
earlier day woro holding illustTous places IN the
memory or Americans Pontiac, OF the Northwest,
was represented IN white marble In Washington;
.sttting Bull, the titic Of stage play In New
York and other savage ehets were similarly immor
talized among American people. II II has taken $50
years 10 forget sod forgive the wrongs
be before we extended the right hand
of fellowship TO southern countrymen. whom for
four years had been hatingf We had had our vic.
tory. We should forget our revenge Vanity. patriot
ism. love and religion were all coqucntiy treated -
the speaker the component parts OF mans motveA
In discousng upon religion tho speaker held ~ ~ the
most sacred OF all motives God, the judge OF all
motives, cArcd tc whether mans ambition scared 10
nigh q star, but whether it whito. II speak
unto wise mcn (said M rilton Ia ciostne; Judge
yo what say.n