The daily gazette., 1879-01-11
SECOND EDITION
Joseph Cooks Lecture.
A Discourse on ultimate Americd"-
Who Mr., Cook Is.


Joseph Cook delivered his second lee
ture at the Grand Opera Hous., last eve
ming, and fuun d before him an audience
that filed every seat in the hall and also
occupied Il considerable portion of the
gallery. Su h "a lecture audience was
never before gathered together in this
city.
The subject of his lecture was "Ulti-
mate America" and its treatment was
such that it would be an injustlce to at
tempt to crowd synopsis of 1t into the
Gro wded columns of a daily paper. He
first alluded to the size OF America, no
other 'ountry on the glcbe having so
large a continuous empire as the U nifed
States. He compared the commercial
prosperity OF the United States with that
of England, showed that the former was
rapidly gaining upon and would soon
outstrlp the latter country. He alluded
| to the dangers which the American Re-
pubic would have to contend with wht u
It's population would approximate 200
persons to the square mile, but thought
that with the five great powers-the par
lor, the pulpit, the press,t the politics and
the police-ef the country united in the
interesest of humanity and good govern
ment, the danger would be prevented
and the genius of our republican institu-
tions continue to prevail.
MIR Cook alluded to the probable Anglo
Saxon Confederation of the future which
ailnsiOn was doubtless taken from the
suggestion of oar own historian, Francis
Vincent, ESD, whose articles in favor OF
the confederation found great favor
with the foreign press, and were noted
with special attention by the famous
Cobdsn Club, of Londol. The latter in
stitution expressed its appreciatl on by
making Mr.. Vincent an honorary meIn-
Der.
The lecturer also considered the,rich and
varied resources of this country, lts pro-
ducts, and its producing possibilities
He showed how its vast territory was
capable of affording ample room and
producing the necessaries of life for a
population many hundred-fold greater
than the present population of the coun-
try.
But with all this magnitude of territory
and the immense number of inhabitants
that the country would be p-opled with
in the next ten centuries, he had faith
that the principles of free government
| would be sufficiently elastic and comprt
hensive to accommodate itself to all the re-
quirsments Of such Svast population
and would continue to exist while time
itself should last.
During the entire lecture tho audience
listened with the closest attention, and
their appreciation was evidenced by fire.
qnent burst- of applause.
In view of the inter est which Mr.. Cook
has excited in this city by his two lee
lures, the following reference to his life
will be read with interest:
".Joseph Cook is a native of New
York State, and was born and reared on
farm near Lake George, where I'm the
freedom OF nature, amid theivaried beau
ties, he gained the sturdy frame aud
physical development 80 well fitted for
the hard work which he il called to per
form.
al. graduated at Harvard, studied
theology in Andover. spent several years
in the choicest associations of, Germany,
and returned to his native land three
years since, richly laden with the spoils
of study and travel.
HE began his brilliant career In a
cou,se of religious lectures in the old
Meionaon in Boston, but the place was
! very soon too small for the crowds that
followed him. The spacious. fremont
Temple was then opened, and every
Monday morning 1t was curious and lu-
teresting to witness the throhg that
pressed 10 listen to his clear reasoning
and impressive eloqnence."