The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-10
55on1RIJSHED AUGUST "a, 1852.
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-, porion OF this famous ie'
The n'sS' '.1soo,se at the Opera House las
tnfsi ,', Va, to show that there Is sO%s .1 :
hing '0Iu .h'n the matter ITSELF and supe
ta'f 4, '1an .nl tbs that this something shaps' o%
d'' ''sc,,nitnton . ~, sr and gives functions anc
hs y iI5.tTa!s a,1s'' his ideas to the audience
70 ~ i',,r ,ro maps hung up on the stage &c,
y so, s1a W. " red sernInal matter d.cs and ts)
ts''iasj Iajos, ,s Of il in the shape Of nerves,
DE ,PD, pI.'IS1 muscles, &c. Why does food
t'saoi,' s.a no the stomach assimilate 50 yari,
Htsn W. Tbv dOesit not all become nervous
''ay y,.,"ls; "s tissue? Why dOesit not go TO
@paJ "J ear,ilages? Because there Is !, a
S''s as,'I. IsI Of con.ubstantiation atwoFk call
PGe.,p'r PIl., p.,Sbebind this principle is design
clue, = .n.r,tiye ns from the beginning, whose !,
H'as '.,.,, no man may iathOm' and that al
lss.tiilisss ., hunt for and try to ma'ef'at'
''i,a ~. whole lscturs.ot Mr.. Cook ; b. out, ~ !.
III tI' ,DJ expressed IN poem that the
9I,., rts d these lines long ago pasted IN DIS
'.aa .,.o book. 1t is as follows;
sa's ,l,, ,A.s so',, but mystery said''A the
e g''IsI. i., .A.s 4o', bat n'I''ty '0'P''s' the
s.tSs, .s;,,,.,r. that ,o,rsd, but stronger than
9! :95Ss SSos, Tor af,lell,, but nIshdsr seer hath
irS.ad him
,..t tb.anr, that thrOb', the painter Is hln'sd
-, ia'1A %. iA.. sp;sA. til. soul Of the sculptor
nj, s.'Si !. Fl sA.' Is i.lt lie the iahnit' i''a'' Of
o!.s, iE &, .o,, revealed /, the glory that crowns
lsnIAliss'
o,.,, If, ,As uaSSls Of beiua but that Nhieh "
HSs',st - ~, Id SeAsd, but vl,isr the Inward
''s ,Dasd brood, the silence back Of the gift
4. Ell la, receives thrill the sensitive
,nrDS pcelIlng.
,,, /. u .,.hlp. to spirit, the deed is Outd0no By
,S.Ss I'D ~, .OO,f /, warm, but warmer the heart
Gs'r \. ,'o2S y. pits where these SILVER, and up
~ ~ y Il, hsiEhiI where those shine, -
~, ~ Io,ss, Ind shadows swim starWaId, and tne
q Susnst d LIE Is divine.
VI. Cooks lecture was scholarly and
,,t interesting. His manner Is quite the
,tial; be walks, talks and gesticulates
inpressiyely; uses his cane to good effect,
b,,,elear articulation but husky voice,
.al! large headed, large bodied and
r,tb.r clumsy looking man Of fifty years.
We asked a Thoughtful, friend as We
e,ns out, who had listened attentively,
what be ethOught OF the lecturer II think"
,lid, "hs doesn't know anymore about the
gslt mystery than the rest Otus."
Just 50; but his speculations are in
,truetive. They are such as to give pause
to odippancy, and make people think in
proper directions.
Once the question was asked, What is
niudI and the answer was, mo mat
tsr.T Then followed the question, What
il ultterf and the answer was, "Never
mind
These questions and answers do not
uses for this day and generation. We
live in q questioning age Of the world.
TSsllet was shown by the great audience
.hu! came out to hear Mr.. Cook last even
irs Twas an audience to.be proud of,
both in numbers and character. The close
aaention paid during the two hours was
It was only relieved now
nnlthen by Quiet applause.