The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-09

VI WHICH IN tHc hlDkuOlu vi hOhNcht Va
concentrated in one virgin mother lowell
ness such as earthly woman never had, but
yet may gain hereafter ;-or IL this way
farer should come to gaze on Rembrandt's
canvass and strive to master its mysterious
light, until he begins to understand that
the light he is trying to comprehend is
'the light that never was on sea or land,
that those portraits of the dead were taken
on the other side of the river that has no
bridge, and exhibit less the poor mortality
that used TO be, than the grand immortali-
ty that shall be, and teach as no language
ever taught what an infinite blessedness it
is not merely that we may go to them, but
that they shall not return TO us--then il
never before, he realizes that humanity may
have capacity to which neither Greek or
Roman ever attained; that the teachings
of art rise as far above words, as inspira-
ton does above philosophy, and raise no.
where any questions they are incapable to
answer.
Mr.. Phelps found another illustration of
this education of the eye in the increased
attractveness of natural scenery, to us, as
we approach the decline of life. Nature
has not changed but we by its ceaseless in
struction have learned to see its attractions.
The converse of this general proposition
also holds true. Familiarity with false
models vitates the eye and thus the
worst fashions of external life come to
prevail and men spend money to dethrone
beauty. This truth was considered in its
national relations. A people without taste
will destroy instead of adding to exist
ing beauties. This is shown IN our
country. We are a young nation and
have had enough to do in establish
ing our position and subduing con-
a. HI Ii a.
We need not blush at our lack of ma
tiona sense of external beauty. for we
have made greater advance in cultivation
than any other people ever did in an equal
time and the trumphs of art will in time
follow the altar of empire, on its western
way. But advancement is not to be has
tened by refusing to perceive the necessity
for it. In this connection Mr.. Phelps allu-
ded to the ways in which, in Europe, the
picturesque effect of the landscapes has
been preserved by preserving the natural
beauties, the old trees, the cOpses, the vines
and the ruins and in which the houses,
gateways and bridges have been made
merits Instead of blots in the scenery. He
described the Rhine, as it would appear
Americanized, and showed how much
might be done here, by culivating the pop
ular eye to consider grace as well AS mere
tas,n o,s,s iass ,han bod ,nd an sJhsrnnco
va II r,,ias I'LL aIn,os, ,,,,,'ars a,'honno tho
usofr,noss and v.,,e of ho,h hr;iJ;nCs anJ
Iand A,,onG ;lI,,s,ro,;ons ~ ,h;s ,So loo.
,rror a,r,it at snn,o iona'b On ths, hr;daos
EnoionJ 10 f,,I Of ,hoS, ,ho, odorn iho
landscana and that we-e h,ilt Nv the
Saxnns no Norr,ans ond avon ,ho Doras
rh,io in , ,h;s oo,,n,rv ,he boord and sbingie
ahnreina, ;,,H 'ri,h It'll, ,,'a fr;nh,on
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tho i ;r Im elements in ion or tifteen
,,aors D., dosnoiiina ,hn Ia ndsosno Of ;,s
beamiies we dimi,ish tha nrndnc,ireness NJ
tha iord. o,,d h., ,,'n oo ,,,,,;,oss H.,
ia made n condition If tho cu,tisation Of the
soil IN ,'o,, o,,r farn,er. ho,s aro driven
From, bo p ~ he conv.rted ;nto fonrth
rato l.wrors tertb ratio m;n;stors ond other
sncb Hind leaders If tho hind IF for no
other reason WE shonld make tho conntrv
ottroct;ye ~ holm ~ reto;n ito cbildreo
xvhere tbev helono Tho um,,s Of onr
snace comnel no TO omit evan an abstract
If his and other nortions of the lectnre II
touches mon advanced edrcat;on in art
on the extent to which sncb education can