The New York herald., 1878-12-20
1.-THE TENTH MUSE. ;


The fourth Of the winter evening entertainments
of the Young Mems Hebrew Association given in
Chickering Hall. After organ solos by Mr.. i. I.
Mueller including the overture to Tampa and scec-
tions from DER Frcischutz," Mr.. s. s. Cox delivered
a lecture entitled 1.-THE Tenth Muse" lie claimed
that mechanism entitled to this distinction. and
proceeded give his readers the poetry of science
This he said. WAS age Of stecl-he meant Bes-
semer stcel-and then gave account Of the mar
vellous progress that had been made in this country
in the development OF iron and steel manufactures
He referred to the poetic conception Of the pendu-
lum, and showed what marvellous mathematical con-
sequences depended upon its movement. Important
as man was he was useless unless he supplied
with the requisites for the development of mechanical
industry the shape of tools Carlyle had emphasized
this by saying that but two-footed animal.
How universal in this respect was mechanical ap-
Smiths the Smythes. That name was found in
every country in the world, and wherever it it
meant blacksmiths whiteslniths. The name
indicative OF the occupation, and originally
synonymous with tho trade So marvellous was
their growth that the register of voters in New
York there were than two thousand three
hundred aud be to that candidate for Office who
did not take under his protecting care that large
family of Smiths. Though it that mecha mics
indispensable to the full3dcveopment of prog
ress. was i'll himself perfect mechanism. aud
all that developed in nature might be found in
him. What astonishing power there was in the
jaw of man; he did not mean As 1t developed
If they would study the mechanism Of it they would
be astoundcd at its wondrous adaptability for the
work il had to do. The lecturer then turned to the
consideration Of the mechanism of the female form
and to its wondrous beauty. He said love glances
used up a very large amount OF caioric
must be supplied by wholesome bread and butter.
He then commented upon the various theories of
light, and said he had known two bright lights to
produce darkness and had particularly noticed that
effect in Congress. The lecture closed with
summary of what had been achieved by steam and
hx leet "A
future would develop in the Improvement and the
capabilities OF the telephone and the phonograph.
The remainder of the programme OF the evening
was a piano solo by Miss Rebccca De Leeuw.
mama from "Mignon" by Mr. Theo. J. Tocdt.
the Coast Of Lincolnshire, from the poems Miss
Jean Ingeow; duet, 'Rigoletto DivertiInento,' by
i song by Mr. Theo J. Toedt and another reading by
Mrs George Vandenhoh
REV. JOSEPH COOK on PERSONAL GOD IN
CONSCIENCE.
Rev. Joseph Cook delivered tho third of his Thurs
day lectures at Association Hall last night, before
much the assembage which greeted him
each of the previous sessions. The customary pre-
ude was devoted to the temperance question: in the
discussion of which he said there eight miles Of
grogshops in Boston. and the 5000 licensed and
licensed places In New York would make solid
block thirty-nve miles long. The church property
in the United states is worth only $500 O00 while
the liquor business is put at s7oo.o0o,ooo Mr. Cook
while not decided woman su1ragst, said he in
favor OF giving women the right TO vote the
iiquor question. In conclusion he made
Olnplimentary allusion to the progress which
IL now making in the temperance work. and
cried feryently, "God bless Francis Murphy"
Ills subject being "a Personal God in Conscience
Mr. Cook quoted somebody during the lecture 10
prove that the secret of solitude IL that tber, IL
solitude and this led by his system of logic to the
belief IN personal God a t,st of sanity He then
quoted Shakespeare In q somewhat famous remark
about conscience making towards of ALL and
denied that this could be unless there is apcrsona
God In conscience. He asserted that he could be
sure of what his moral sensation teaches what
his physical sensation teaches, and argued from
sensation and perception In the physical world in
favor Of the application of the principles
To the moral law. Then he discussed self-oyident
truth aud declared that every change requires
adequate cause. Every change, he said must have
cause In which the inyulutiOn and evolution
equal. The existence of intelligence, free will and
| conscience constitute personality They must have
their source IN personal Cod for they could not
except through being possessed OF them. Ho
referred Frederick the Great saying, inidcl lie
| was, he could not abide atheism and quoted old
Ethan Allen the dcist who said, 'tiod knows every
! thing and I know some things; therefore
alike" That simple reply, be said, goes to the root
Of all the objections OF Masc and the other phoso-
| pliers to personal God