The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-06
THE EEr. 10. COOK.
Tho Celebrated Champion OF Orthodoxy on
New YORK Platform.

New Hork Platform.
Tho Roy. 10. Cook is n man with IN agri.
cultural face huayy TRUNK. bulging stomach.
shrunlcn legs. and splny feet. lie nrrangcs
his features IN startling ways. and often us-
sumcs peculiar expression Of countcnancu as
he proceeds with his rcmarLs. lie appears TO
have seen q; least a. years. and to feel the
weight ~ over two hundred pounds. II can
not be aid that his clothes nt his frame with
ncatnr-s and accuracy. Ills frcck coat. trousers
and vest are OF black cloth hc wears a black
silk nccktic. over which appears narrow "trip
Of shirt collar. His hair IL auburn and hc has
full beard and whiskcrs. which ara Of the same
color; but his mous,achc il shaved on He has
a big head His ample boots arc OF thick
leather. square tocd.
He appeared last night on the platform OF
Association Hall Ms q lecturer before the Young
Mems Christian Association. Tho number Of
young mon present was small Tho greater
part OF the audience that filled tho hall were
gray haired veterans Of tho church. Of both
sexes.
Hc marched to the platform accompanied by
n heavy body.guard Of wcll-known city clergy
mon OF various Protestant denominations. II
was evident. as the preachers filed to thoir
places Oh the platform. that they were already
filed with admiration Of tho man who was to
appear as tho cham pion Of orthodox religion
NRains, the assaults Of scientific skepticism and
Tie Rev Jo. Cook plantod himself in a large
arm chair IN the centre Of tho platform, con;
fronting tue audience, while tho clergy formed
In the first place. the Rey Jo Cook made n
short prayer: thcn he gave out ono s,an2a Of Il
audience; then the H,.v 10 Cook delivered n
political. re!cctiog his hemc being tho
made ly the Rev. Dr Taylor: then somo
sianzas cl another hymn wcrc sung thon tho
hours length. his subject bcnE God IN mt.
| ura Law" The price Of tickets was fifty and
seyenty-nye crnis but - large number had
| a. thD box Office were not too heavy 10 10
The lev Jo Cook : specch OIL " Canada" sur
pris,d Tho audience moro by the emphasis with
| which II was delivered than bY the mnterial OF
| Canada. the racial and religious distintione Of
| the Canadian ppoplc. eavo mass OF Canadian
statistics. compl inlontcd the Marquis Of Lornc.
Of Canada to ihe United Stntos. Al Hrsi he raj.
tlad away eNtcmpOrhuepusly. Siiing Ia his big
chair; but soon be- pulled oui printed report
! or twelve peges, which have been re-
| After tlua ~ luln. and after tho snrord hymn
| and PRAYER already alluded to. the Rev. lo.
| Cook took VI tnn regular iheaie oi the night,
which h. iaiurod through q hcu,y display Of
! verbal artillery ic quoted from l,nglish 2u-
| luilS du from boinhht ana hNRn'd ms
! hearers Is Invading the t"rminology of
! sciQn'o. flc icll upon moiaphysiAl ghosts,
! ani stamped st thom aud Numbered
at them and wheckcj thorn IN they took TO
! thcir hcels. leaving not rack behind lie
| showed Tho fclli"- Of tho scientific skcptirs and
| then told his audience that they know better
| Than that. lQreat applauscl Tho Roy. Jo Cook
will shy inke At system oi philosophy.
| which will disappear amid tho laughter
| Of his listeners. It, showed that lIuN-
| ley AMI Tyudal are not first class mon
| Of science because neither Of thom had q
university education. lChccrsl There was
! alarmed ama2cmcnt among the clelgymcn Oh
! TIE platform and the leaders of tho Young
| VI MS Christian Association In the audience
| when he Loudly eul ci2ed tho religious spirit
! and gcnius ~ Eml!Son. who is "a heather
! Goethe who wa- Il skqdig; Bryant, who WIS a
| Unitarian, nnl other men lust Ws far from or
! thoGoNY aud Chr ,tianity Now ho was guy. then
| solemn; now NrGum nntgtlc. thon horiatory.
aud again iOculnr. lie said many funny smart
| and laughabic things. Not few Of his IOk r
| wero old. familiar newspaper traycll0ra. Al
| times he gave tremendous vocal pOtcntiHllty
| 20 the commOnplnc"isms of science and the
| TupucrismS OF philosophy. His voice Ia hard
| And rough. and his attempts to make II EN-
| phatic woro at times painful. H. oloscd with
| an appeal in favor OF religion. which Was i'm
prcssiVC. This sermon ho delivered standing.