, 1877-11-19

ihe iIlfteratc; tho printed page most
e s "H5fsffs ntssens en-" wiz" 'fi tho ts eni.o ' s
ton shall have bren enlightened, when the
masses shall l.nrc been n,a,!c acquainted with
ni;si9ry, ; ssirne9 aud literature. then te pulnit
hcrcd among the things whtrI, wrre; while the
press will Lrcomc tho granl ngcncy tl.tn,lgl,
which tle intelligence oi The i,cupfc ahall t,c
prpctuatcti and incrcaseti.
In opposition to thte theory, VIC maintain that
both thu ntpt AMI tic press arc demanded by
the people. however pcrfert NAV bc ti.r!r ci,l-
turc. aicn In nll stagcs Of civilization nre most
powerfully attracted ani deeply moved hy thu
living pcrson. l!unan spirt, flied wttl, s"tnn
great Thought, amd consumed by some mighty
passion, putting Itself, thrn,.g1l the medium 1t
speech, in cnillact Will, the suEs Of others, las
TIC spiritual forces welded by ncn. Fireworks
Of Dctnosthrncs slirrell tho Atl.enhln heart to
It's nrafou'Nfcst depths, because through tluso
words were felt tic f.ill forcc at irc Of ono Ut
touched and controlled The spirit Of IFS
hcarcrs, that tho ttnlmssioncl rrg, burst
linz from llis agitated heart, "Lct US
tnarch against philtp,,', was echoed
Sn ss1? % III Edwasds Men Ts tsa s
tlon by Faith Alone, /" 80 compact III thought, 70
1nctrfnully tlry, VIZ wonder h0w Ills audiences
were So nwavcl by them, tint ssorcs II persons
e ss ss ~s y sffs fe sfSqss iii s c. ts @ H. 10
forgot tho great preacher rs n pcrsun, 80 noted
Tor hts evangelical fcrvnr, who through tl,,so
pastagcs of condensed logic put l!!s glowing
an, ~, thus uusler uod moved them to rspcntan.e.
When we read the ,'iscourteB Df WlitctIcld,
noted for nothing 80 much as fnr their patirity 0f
thought, in bewildcru,ent VIC nsk how II was
thousands in rapt an.l fearful attention. hut
wy Mss tic ftnEmssoilcd md pathetic preacher,
who, In n rlrc dcgrcc, posecssed the },ower Of
pouring his emotion aud passion Into thn
hoson,s OF others; WHO sometimes t1rntoitlcc,l
with. such rat'tos t1mt ono word "Mcsopota-
min as to melt men to tears.
\, In confirmation Of OUR rostt1on, that the
living speaker Is the miEhtiest spiritual forrc
learned as we'll nj Iy tho iiiltcrate, W. ronii-
lentty appeal to tho fytgum lecturer of tho
present .tay. lIe Hay have no higher MIN than
to lslrart intelligence on literary. scientific, md
political subjects to minister to thu srsthctic
taste ant meet that craving lor hu,nor and Wit
wkirh is f,ltA to greater 0r less degree Ii, atl
met; yet, whcrc suitable ability Is not wanting,
Notwithstanding all our Efforts to clIcnpcn an1
q scientific research, md our i,cst literature,
the people, ycar alter yenr, flock TO hear bun,
And these altenccs are gathered. not from tlle
most ignorant, but from the most Intelligent
society Of Our and.
lii estimating tho power OF genuine spcnkcr,
We ought Hot TO overlook tflh Ii.ct TINT ile,i
fr0in their socfal prnpcntttics love to rone To-
grtfscr, and nro most easily MT! nightly moved
" ,s aAscE H., o. m ~, seo,nr ,'a.
that n, tits hcnrrrs. th"irs r.acsa ~, h,n Ia,,'
ias h II. passion y erser sse: sssakstsaS @
nthrr ill w. swnycsl s,y on c,,s,,,nn,, t,n,1fsc
49," .,>nnSnr Il ra.tSr u" tIi. ~. ha,1..e.
wIti,,n III" hulnw II hts hnnd. Tnt. IL ,,f, fnnrv
sketch. We havo all setn It; ail felt 1t. It Is n
nu,hinr f of Il. Ard To IL, TINA t,mai,cS n on,i
nv"4 l., -, ~, % ~ % 10 ,,oxt w .4a.tc ~, ,r,n w
i"tnni " ,,i"as.,Sc. " Ai, ,"n i.ar,,",i mi IN.
icarn,.j nrc irrr.istil,tv att trnttc Nv H. AMI T.
T. ,.t hnso .hat w.. tn;,at, .i, Si.t,,9 rI,,,o.nn1
wci, unt,cslirs thnt uiain drcctIvn Ui Srris-
turc. HNut fUrsakinv Tho assembling Of our.
sclvcs fooethsr "a thu manner 0I SONG ts.r We
nrc COMMANDED to nut ourselves in TIC most
fnyorni'tc II ni1 ty,niItions tn In to,,sheti md
Hat, oti Tic uther hand. tho preas Ia demand.
cd, cspcclpijy In Intelligent communities, Il
t,,ecta iclt want Witch cannot be- we'll satisfied
wllcn ha ,lttcrs l,is tbuurts or mol ~ iii. lin
i5rs not wait to aauiIIInu,iato u1ir sluw pcr-
crpttun. but hurrlcs OF, In iis dfsr0ursc. Hut
w!lvu, In tho uuctulo of our Homes, We read
ito nrtntci marc. II ,yc do MT at frat tnko In
the thought of nafacrapi,. wo can re.cad Il. Il.
Wien We lnyu npprrh rhciiucd tho thought or our
authur. by ,ncll1tatjon tLo fmurcssiun at llrst
nnIe is despc,,eI; Or tic thourht fructiiIes
itsrlf awakening trains of ref1cctiOII whirll thc
author never co,,retycH. When wa Itstcfl To mn
cioollcnt and powerful speaker, lie NAV SO sway
uH that our Judgment for tlIu time Ia ovcrkori,
aid perverted: lii Wien wc rcuI III our cuujrr
to lop OIL all excrescenccs. Whether or
not Il ue b,,rflCusomo for hin 10 write what he
spcaks. for Us 10 read Il is assurcdy saiv. ,nt
.io Eruutcst benefit Of publishing ID That yaiuu-
blu thought Thereby Gcco,l,rs permanent To
ulake single impression for good u beyond oil
price. Tho poet Laureate, Ut England. speak
ing of thu impressions which wo mnlso on otheEA
under the image Vi echoes, wrltes