The daily gazette., 1876-01-01

WILMINaTON, DEL, JAN. 1, 1875.
THnoDoRE TILToN appeared upon the
WILMINGTON ataC Ce last NIGHT His andi

THpoDoRE TrLToN appeared upon the
Wilmington stage last night. His audi.
ence was not such as gentleman her
aided, as he had been, by the Press
would desire. His "PRoBLEM OF LIrE'
was anything rather than big Bo.
nanza" here. If there is millions in
it," they must be got out in the presence
OF another people. The audience was
wen made up of the curious and intel.
lectual from all classes of society. While
some were enthusiastic in their applause
at intervals, others looked and listened
with grave Indifference. AT times won
dering whether Mr.. Tilton did not i'm
agine himself engaged in some deep
tragedy in which it was necessary to
suit the action to the word and the word
to the action when he would frequently
forget the direction to the players not to
mouth it" and so hurriedly would be
his utterances that it was difficult to un-
derstand clearly all he did say.
No one will question the excellence Of
the composition as it has been given to
the public. 1t reads well and touches
topics that are interesting. But its
teachings are not new. The L" Problem
Of Gfe" has not been solved by Mr.. Til
ton. although his experience has been
diverse in many respects, and on the
stage looks the picture of mental sadness,
while his physique, if his clothes fit him,
bespeaks no lack Of lusty health and en-
ergy.
twill be perceived that Mr.. Tilton
sees nothing redeeming in our age. So.
ciety, to him, is all wrong. If he sees an
advance or any good IN the nineteenth
centuary, as compared with ages past he
ignors it, and calls alike upon the church
and the state to reform. This is all very
veil and is greatly needed, in both nor
does he allow the family to escape criti-
cism. Our children are not led as he
would have them led. Alas how true it
is, that they are not trained to avoid the
pitfalls Of the evil one. But then are we
not daily and weekly lectured on this
subject? Why should not Mr.. Tilton
have chosen a subject with which people
are not familiar +? OF course it is not
necessary to ask these questions, since
we expect no answers tolthem. But peo-
pie generally prefer to receive admoni-
tions from those who are not SO much in
need of them as Mr.. Tilton has BEEN
Ge did or did not help to form the socie-
ty against which he brings such terrible
indictments All he and Beeeher are
too deeply involved. Plymouth Church
no less than Brooklyn need reform. But
we do not agree with Mr.. Tilton alto,
gether. He goes through ages of the
paste points to few isolated characters
The nineteenth century abounds witt
characters equal to any that he has men
toned save one or two while the mas;
Of the people must be very much super
ior in all that goes to make life valuable
and interesting. If Mr.. Tilton will con,
tine his opinions to the character Of tn,
people Of the class he helped to mould ",
have NO objection. He may say what h,
Likes of Brooklyn and Washington. But
he cannot be permitted to class Will
mington people with either of thes,
cities. OF Washington the old snecdot,
Of Bella Peyton, that ct was so corrupt
that the Man in the Moon held his nos,
Ss ne passed over 1t" is probably true
It was the best anecdote of the lectur,
and received hearty applause. But ever
Washington was corrupted after Mr.
Tilton and Mr, Beecher had received
favor fhare