New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-27
will be held to-day at 10 O'Clock al the college Dudng'
and a dinner will be given afterward
SHAKESPE4RE'S VIEW OF MAN.

THE REV DIR. BOLLESS SECOND LECTURE.
THE POEr's HIGH IDEAL--MAN MADE IN GODS
| IMAGE-THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF A SOUL.
The Rev. Dr. James A. BOlles, of Cleveland,
Ohio delivered yesterday afternoon in the leetureToom
of Grace Chapel in East FOurteenthst lis second lee
ture on " The Religion OF Shakespeare" goodslzed
audience present, comprising many clergymeh' as
| before. and gave frequent expression OF approval
Having already considered the God whom Shakes
neare worsbpped and goriaed said Dr. Bolles. my sub
! cct now f. the man whom Shakespeare delineatcd'
represented described and made the SUBJECT OF All hs
works. What is, contemplated III the blbe anu
in the system of Catholic theology we all uhdeistahu
Not being evolved from the unseen agencies ana In
nucnces OF matter created in the image of the great
God Himself. Not an advanced monkey or an improved
ape but an altogether different order OF being.
spiritual well material, visible and Invisible,
| mortal and immortal Yet not all pure and
| holy, but fallen from his original high es-
tate and promo 10 crime. Now what i the
teaching Of Shakespe upon thie subject What KIND
of man is ii about whose thoughts passions and motives
ne wrote with his wonderful insight into the mysteries
Of existcncei Had he any idea OF man as merely an an
ima having no mmaterial and immortal soul, conciud-
ing ms existence III the gravel We summon HIM 20 the
bar and call for his testimony. In Richard H. every
thing OF importance "a based upon man as Immortal.
NV comfort is TINT Heaven Viii take our souls
And plague injustice with the pains Oh lIei.
All through Hamlet we have reference 10 the imnor-
tai soul as when Hamlet is urged not TO encounter the
Ghost:
And for NY SOUL what can it DO TO that,
Being Il thing immortal is itself
Only the consciousness OF an immortal soul c0ud IN
sprc the poet with pas similar 10 these that are
constantly recurring in The plays OF Shakespeare In
the same spirit he concevcs his celebrated sonnet Oh
the Soul the only key which is the Incarnation OF
Christ From The copious extracts that could be made
as well from the characters themselves Ia whom we
might appeal. there be doubt as 10 the catholic
Theology of Shakespeare in regard 10 Man-ihat he Il
all that the Scriptures represent in his original creation
and in his subsequent fell ana redemption ny
Chns;. Never In all the flights OF ms imagination
bad be the thought OF OF our modern n'teuas as
20 the mere animal nature ana gin of man, nor las
he created single character horribly dcpraYcd as to
Soll his own nest by the denial OF mans high amt
heavenly original Aud f0r the latest invention of
German ueoogy that TIE sou OF man Is only the pro
duction of The chemicophysca mathematics OF atomic
ocillatous"-we doubt il anything like 1t can bee found
IL any OF the OF any of the ghosts or witches
the great dyamqtst has produced. In Tie sonnet on
the soul, come upon the words:
So shalt thou feed on Death that feeds on men
And Death once de 1d-therts no more dying then.
Tell me- what is tic meaning Of these wonderful
words Cen they he explained without the Gospel p
without the incarnation OF Christ What can possibly
have been the idea OF the poet In thcmsvtr win
d aih doc .tu Oh u1 's nu i,r ~ c,rth Eui
now can we feed or Death-lnakc him instrument of
iiic; XIII Inn and swallow him no, mat Death -na he
cheny of Cnrist our Lord and Cod Oar pant with Christ
involves resurrection as well AS our crucihXon
The Grave
No more a charnel house 10 fence
The relies % lost innocence.
But now a Celi, where angel use
10 come and go with heavenly news.
So we receive death into our hearts welcome mes
scnger, and think Ugon hlm-iccd upon hiLn-ioI
OF ali theoioccal questions ic1,ing 10 man and his
rcspous iblies TO God not one has awakened deeper
thin that Of the fire. dom OF the human will UpOn TINS
fact in human nature. all the teachings o. n" Bnir are
based let Us listen 10 the teachings Of Shakespeare
in the tragedy of "Lcat We have two
desperate character, tie larl OF G.o,,er ana
sj,U"U-' as "i,1Vu ".'n % ta.d y thr STAR. and
ecpsee-the other WIN too much Intellect not 10 'cc
oI,e,e iholch vim 4, Ino.i dlabolcal intent
This l. the excellent foppcry 81 the World-that
asters the sun moon and stars, If We were villains h
necessity fools by heavenly c0Wpusou. kuaNCS thieves
and traitors by 81 ccia Ircdomnancc aud 2l uni We
are evil iu by divine thrustins-on-an adm,ra. ln
venIou man" asa, too, laco speaks Of our bodies
gardens, to the which our Wills are S4rdcncrs.'
Another fundamental axiom OF Caihonc iHto,9IH Is
conscience. Is there anyihns IN ne loct 81 nature
parallel to what we ma ~ he N%'u o, ' ' iigu JIG
VIII Of The natural c,scrucr' Listen to hc murderer
Lir'd TO Rili the Dultc Of Clarence;
"Ill not NEEDLE with 10; II j. DANGEROUS 'hihS
makes "A Il coward; a man cannot steal mn II nc
cuscih INN man c.Io, swear nI. .'' - ''.', ~
is hlnsh!i 2, shame faced >lrt "i Iu''.'s III man
bosom. aid every man thdt means 10 live
science was fainptTed with the chine committed, and
then follows tie deep r, morse frOmihc guilty King
How fain. like PLATE. would wash my hands
OF this most grieyous gully murder done
O coward Conscience, how GOst thou afct me-
In all the plays Of Shakespeare there probably s not
one from which something similar might be pro
duced
Hut have this freedom Of will aud this conscience no
meaning and foundation IN nature ana IN the neces-l-
ties Of ialcn man Shakespeare teaches often or the
etrbutious of this word ana O those who fancy they
can escape the judgment here he ms mp the warn
uc voice Of the judgment 10 come IN Language urEur
nassrd any of the prophets of old lie teaches that
IN diseases Of the conscience the patient must minister
| 10 himself How do This f. the question that
i the deepest, The most mOucutOu5 that ever engaged
| the thoughts Of man. Nature has her response thc
Churcn has her csponsc Shakespeare has hs response
cchOlng and r,Cc0ug the voice OF Nature aud If COD
In his teaching OF repentance ~ tnc essential clements
| ttc embraced Listen 10 thl- from Henry v:
More Will do
Though an that / can do Is nothing worth,
since mat my reniicucc comes after all
ImplorHg PARTON.
These words very peculiar TO the very highest
teachings II Christian Theology Ia leave room for
douat that the soul Of Shakespeare must hive hrcn
dcepjy imbucd the warmcst and tTucst evangelical