, 1877-10-20
JOSEPH COOK.
His Lecture on the Physical
Tangibteness OF The
Moral Law;
With n Prelude on Civil-Scrvice
In Great Britain md
America.
Shakespeare as q Guide. The Phenom.
ena Of Levftation---The
Ascension.

Hn.fos n1i'y AdrsrffstT. t,ct. II.
The Rcr. Joseph Cook had a very 1nrgc audi
cncc in fremont Temple OH Monday noon.
There still seemed to Lc little doubt about the
ticket arrangement; md II WAS thought ucceB-
sary to mntc the announcement again. hat seats
arc reserved until fire minutes before IL o'clock,
ami. II unocciIpfcd, are then free, and at all
tincs there are l.t0o free seats IN the hail. The
subject Of Mr. Cooks lecture was "The
fhysicll Tanzlhlencss OF tho Moral Law"
and tho audience was carried almost
t,ryond reach Of It's thought by the
fcrrId cloaucnce Of the speaker. The bursts
Of applause were frequent, spontaneous, md
hearty. The recitation from "1ifcharsl ill.,"
was new revelation OF Ms. Cooks dramatic
power, and tho audience was held spell-bounI
t'y the rtsidncss Of tho sccnc brought bcforc It.
Very appropriately, the subject Of the prelude
was suggested by the assembling Of Congress,
and some thoughts concerning Ctvll-Scrvlce re-
form were spoken wlIcl, received the hearty
appsornl Of the audience. Mr.. Cook was agaiu
hpnosed. rs on the prcvtous Monday, with the
presence Of many prominent Episcopal clergy
tnen.
On current crcnts Mr. Cook snitl
The Parliamentary expeneca OF the Brighton
Halfway fn England Wcrc Sl5. 600 mile. tieosxe
I'll. n*ed 10 sptnd the money voted to him ~ King
eIfts collcn pill. We III remember w very we'll that
Lord chAthnin's messnscs Of reform were Spoiled
by LORD !sutc. and that the. Litter succeeded By
golden club. It IL said tllat Lord Hnte in one jaY
*tne' to .,e or.lcr Of hls agents e25 900. On ous
1ccatIon t'oretnmcnt foHn was rarcd amonx his
NJ to dstrSua nnens thsm g Zoo 81 nss sls
muney. In the aays Of the fcnsioncd Parliament,
aaafis, paid fos item cnterea tn tho books Of ths M
ExcAenMcr. Il Was very common to buy member
Of tho Iower 1fFc. and even Lord was sometimes
sold over s chair m ynu sell goods over the counter
Of eta!l. It's altogether too early yet 10 forget
political corruption IN ENGLAND: but since The Rs.
has taken anch hold Of Great i1rtaa that il il now
Utmost MI anhcaEd'of procedure To sell or to at-
temrs 10 bny a member Of Intlament. The COT.
railway usnnta was. perhaps, as great ae That In
the Emitted Statcs IN The times of oar Credit
Mobilief Dns,nE !;,t the st;oaxies with SapoIson
IN every political department. Macaulay says that
the judiciary never wa cosruot In England, and
bc tcmemIcrrd that We have an elective Judiciary
IN twenty. TWO statcs. md probably our miterahle
Civil Service has affected the Judiciary murs Than
: nobility IN Inrlana. depending isreeiy on ths m
es sssee w F % e5 not Int
sous talrd and fon1th. and 70 Of, wcrc to be pen.
stunned in state Church. u In . poitical Office, Or
eolr e. s s ns.d W..
no upper class with strong ntercets at sake In tho
existence Of cortunt|on Therefore the dcld, per.
now thun It wa. ii England In laj3 fot Tho prog-
rc4, Of Clsi.setylco RETURN.
s @ I'D isq esea sa
tacKcl what ueo1so William curtis cails ihe 'scon.
as sdss osi'9a H.
g1sh history, this black page and the present
Ghs 1s thsy Mt te s.e stsue
dIately precedc. tho white! Or were tllcrs
ro'nc grav leaves tntcrspcr-ed. some blotched and
c"rruptlon nn,l tic present days OF Sone.t clsii
an est i ". not an1,' about ts ys.. lS when
sttions. that Csil-seryicc tcfutm grew 10 be
victorious cause in Englaad. There have been,
%f ~ q Iss rs
IL. that to-day The contrast of American and En-.
Cs!sh poli.es ls vastly 10 our disadvantage, while
ton an, Jefferson With English pollica Of the aaio
pertod would hasr been ereatyto ths disadvantage
q ths English. About the q time wben the retofm
.'ackson introduced here tbs .polls system; and
now that twenty !sars Of .igorou.. action
issttain ia. shown what ran j. dans for ci',i: i.
Service retotm there. why ahoud wa not cast a
sp fsnes i that Of En.h
iote America, With ID fattcr and fatter political
apuIls, ~ question almost Ut life OF deathy
na ,tht II riFss' ,sa 5sx1en s est 81 osSn.S d
colrse l,,s colleagues in hls Cabinet with tho I'd.
vice Of the K!ns or Qmeon Then The Cabinet 10.
is flu to npper inn:rs IL te Ct;iI ses.Ics chanes s
when the party or the Ministry changes. Dut, with
very few md nGw decreasing exceptions, tho lower
man once In position expects To- kctp h!s place
during rood 1ehaYioF. ind 70 be promoted for
merit. The consequence IL that lhe control oG poll
bHrn taken IF tim nt5H NJ y In
TREAT Ntitaln, ~ far ~ oflceholdinR Is cum
ccrned, and put Into the hands Gt the peop!e
hly has greater pnmrF oyer larlan,entsfv Action
lhan aver Conversational; Ut least its e1ects ars
More imei..sv psttsssiivsds H., fhanse san 10
| hhnghty, commanding public sentiment than nefe.
rne E...on !. ttat patronage Il not ett ~ a hand.
" want i tats s9,nnt!1 nsthtns that Win not
tncrlcJ. and who 4+aure u that ci,ll:setsce com.
prtitiYt examinations Wontd result In the instltu
@ H sss: p;s9 Ss I'd aa
sloue to- Morrow. How peculiar arc III prl.llegesf
uu which site II ~ Il 1. n great profession: !:
place although MIniatrics change. Just %, Ii
VIZ had such IN onlceho1ding class In this country
you'd .s'.e hos To- p.s,s.l paI,s, III DO r. xotk
ll"uac tu rost' oaics, q become standing or,hc
In Congress. and would pot make ths office Of Sen;
At0f kllI cnkEepEI4es nk kHl4 Q1A3 VI AEn Wutl&
lc died By merit and A. thu competition would ba
open to everybody, VIC should have clasA serving
both o'itcal pssties, and therefore no aEtstocrscy
4 VI oil!
KS ought to do our public buaIneas ~ great
factory luee IT., by retaining tho servants who
have .hown themseiYes capable, When leu or
twelve acses If factory tuots change hands. ths
shFcwd men 10 Boston aud New York who mxRag&
the enterprises tlat niose The whItrhy loons on
Ihuse doors. 10 not Change all their agents. all
ltciF ulerat,rra. They knuw what men hass
done veil and keep them In place. Our Governs
mental hustncss IL 10 DC plah4Acd for tho benefit
VI The naliol. and not fur that VI party. lUtest
applause. | IT. IL TO be mans9ed l{ the peopEe who
0wn lhe whlrEinK laoms, and not " ths men nhu
ate specnl2tbFH &t tho beat, aAd who make hnAt
utss of Icecn. zach other ~ rivals. Ut course
there will never eunt. in America. any peace OF
purity tn politics until ths dAy Of lhe llsestab.
tlah,Hrnt Of this uaehtno In p9lislcs. l0reat 40.
lAnss.
Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr.. L. D.
Bates, uf South Boston, Que atanza Of "Just
as / am " was sung. and Mr. Cook then SPOKE
as follows:
After ltosespleEre had ehoked tho Seine with
the yasn1y ~hiuperng heads s.eased a~ay by tn
vullutlnE. tistS came IN hour when drath tunt.
bE,l containing hiHself was trundled toward ths
ia.al French *. Carlyle n.s.ases that the ststes.
MeFu cfu~4et! from Tho ps1sis do Jnstlce 10 tAs
ilacc Dc a ltesoletion. the very ruofs and ridge