New-York tribune., 1876-10-24
M.ISTER NOTIFIES.
LECTURE BY THEODORE rmToN AT CHGCKETING
and Friday.

LECTURE BY THEODORE Hilton AT CHICKEEING
HALL.
Theodore Tilton lccturcd last evening at
Chickcring Hall, In the CITY Course on Master no
tiyes" new theme in bis lyceum repertory His audi
once was intelligent, about equally divided between
ladies' and gentlemen There people present wEo
represent the different grades Of good society, COM
niercc politics. and professional lifr IL was "A
wcl-behaved aud apprcciativc audience. wmch
seemed 10 ludge him any decided manifestation of ap-
prova until he had wrung IT from them in passionate
discourse few scattering orchestra chairs unoc-
cupcd and prOhgly belonged . holders Of course tick
cts every scat the dress circle and the gallery,
which were open to the public, was apparently occu-
pied Mr. TiltOn spoke for an Eour aud threeguarcrs
holding hIs audience closely. When he walked on the
platform with the manager OF the lecture course he was
received with applause, which WIS not general
and took ha seat with smile and Il bow His flowing
locks uoticcably gray than yea7 ago. his tan
figure was more spare and three four deep lines had
come where there bad been more fuuess of face.
Throughout the first third Of his discourse Mr. Tlton
appeared TO be searching the sympahcs OF his audi
His gestures were angular, his voice slShiW
hoarse and he referred more frequently To his notes
The applause was scattering, thcr more general. and
finally spontaneous and prolonged, with shoutS OF
Bravo" when he. in his most eloquent vcin appealed
for fellowship between the North and south. From
that time his face flushed and words
flowed from his mouth In such torrent
that at times they were scarcely distinguishable,
though his articulation IL perfect. Applause was
frcducnt His lecture richly embeshod with his
orca ilustra ions scriptual sayings, moral aud witty
anecdotes. During the evening there was only one re-
minlcr OF the great scandal ria-n indirect allus on
by Mr. Tildcn to his homo in "Pardse Lost, which eF
cited some expression Of sympathy, but majority oi the
audience kept silent
In mere outline. Mr. Tilton said that after months
absence he returned to find NewYork not only full OF
dlXa
thunder Of a Presidential campaign. Politics was the
topic of the hour hut this the lyceum He stoodbe-
fore them on neutral ground The master motives OF the
heart the forces Of human eudeayor and the factors
of human destiny the pit aud pore OF the purposes
of the souI Science and mcchauical progress not
So much the distinguishing feature Of the time as
moral progress, public and private moranty lhis i
was noticeable The credit system Of trade federation 10
religion and the discount ~ living AMI scahg
the moral quality rested In the motive. solomon rad
man tbinkcih so he is - Emerson The Will, that
(, tao man" The antipod were not further apart Than
the opposite motives OF the human h',rt steam was
called motive power. but power in rac world "qun,d
motive Cnnfucus said - single siTh has power y"
oyersct a world" The universal symbol Of motive was
money II II did not occupy The largest Ilhrr ih ,i1
human heart. II did In the human mind. II was joined
with love Of pleasure, oi sp,cudor WIN genius hWg
not what 10 would buy lie whose money 90, ,. ,
too much cheated himself; ne WHOSE money cost nun 700
little cheated mankind lie spoke ol t"o 'a"nFr nr
~ ambition. The happn'SS OF hin' ""s -, " t'" ~,
that blooms IN the sprins and Is sonSh' rSs bg
men IN the summer and u not i'uhl, !no .h
only ambition Which ,d no, cheat ahd u,ua! vas N w..
ambition 10 do ONE duty. sheridan sai vanity was me
passion 81 tlcm ul, a1d ~ TACT tht ob u N lh
american people had ~ common was fashion. Lni'rs
houuets the same N.lih aud SCUM, fi'i am west
Men could remember wlen th'rc were changes ~ non
uri- but they of toe mode, nul oi altuIr l"rIt
was the motive of patriotism. Higher ihhn th' patIl'
ism which " ily country night or Wtutf Nh' INA,
which SAYS II mN country is wrong VIZ in'1,' n
right" Iu pA,~igt Of great elogu"ucg. hr ~Ioa" oi H
Inc whli,, had suffered the hands of tC r. man. made
rcdder by the blood ~ our ancestors Hud De-" We ih
exalted the memory ~ King Philip and other chici-. ana
moi - partisan asked: II wr can 40 u"'} forgive lhc
rcd man now long tLr futurc before We shall extend
io our southern brethren the rtr.t hand ~ fellowship
on! then the form of Horace Greeley VIII ri' up ani
h,eak" lie spoke Of love master motive And NOT -,
20 sentiment Love tar survivor ~ The uitc-t oi t
the elements ~ human nature; the home was TIE Carbon
Of l. ic except 10 such I- found % Paradise ln,t h'
li.ou wa. the 200 E.uU- the guardian auErI 90 huIih
uqiurc uiu must be- good. bat De- must b. good Tor
souicthiug, otherwise De- i- good Tor nothing.