New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
ralph WALDO EMERSON
Ma ONE HUgDREprn LECTURE BEFORE IhE Cum
CORD LYCEUM.


ryora The Boston Journa,. FEB. g..
Rolph Waldo Emerson dellveIeu ,,n m'e ., The
hnndredth lecture before the Concoru Th h"n Of
orse was fun when Mr. Emerson entered ,ne
room the entire andience aose aa rnre Was entitled
Hstor,c Notes OF Lite and Literature m IN of
nd in IL he gave brief sketches oil the n.stoIS VI
when have characterized and gwen ne 10 tn
GSrature otihis state during the past g art IN
n,mrv All grea; reforms show themselves nIst III
onndc efforts which apt to run 10 700 geas nn
sPe Tl,r adv ance In civilization eVen aer snoMs
Itself IN ocy aud hardness Of tho antique style
tS ia hare floors and odfasboned ie
,aonIc AZ first obey the instnct OF the auvaco oS W %
Peop or Otherwise until finally what they Oneyeu as
Hind in stinct becomes Recognized as bs 70 tbe
onI he idea that the Government belongs W ne
a md "a for their benefit was developed until p
came IN this country especially tne ,t Segan
ehopt 1920 and continued by Tue leaoinG , rnuS
in the development OF the aeas Emerson described
i've history OF the development OF tho9gn: osPTog
amoug the literary men o oi Of modern thought owed
,ta 70 modern science, which began WIN CopeIneus
e u h dscoyered that the world was not the centre
@he nc ar .ystem but an insignificant world circlng
ronn5 an insignificant star THIS proves tnat tne writ-
s Of the Christian religion were all written under
idea OF the world but 1t was also found het
oil tnst was written In them ABOUT noI y 1
barity aud perfect and goOd me- was just as soou uS
Tne Mas new life which came into thought near the De-
Eise INTO the brain Of the young men and make tnen
LOOK into every hing and qnesuOn ETY. ,S e
cnanso souakerisin IN the way, aud brought into
rom,nrnce writings OF the fTebeh anu osLinan L9
tormers and infused an active lnquiIng spiiit "hich
nsnsed tradition In place Of the fah III %hat naa eooe
Sefore which had characterzea .ne pI b np
nearug first IN the outbreaks anu revou,lohs oL tne
before the spirit grew more regular ana ap
peared simultaneously ~ wlne eSs and even IN
nnh ridely divergent as Fourier ana bwedenDorR,
y the TTanss doing
best do taking Of large U men 20 @ nake up
mnni,ies according 10 their tastes and abilities are
s,na Swedenborg Mr.. Emerson described as a brill
lie y,
tnIlv attractive 10 certain class OF religious minds
ydeveiopmept Of this idea OF the development OF the
me % hc was the most useful 10 the community
- large As developed to great extent IN modern NE
Tor ~ pcsssy for each man does that for
h,c he is best fitted and as the world advances tins Is
orinc more and more the case. The value OF coop
The Inventor with the practical business man,
10 push his Inventions and ~ such WAYS as mat Is be-
deo If not really 10 the formation OF every business
pTse deyeopment of the intellectual life taking this
s ny @toward Inc dev veopment Of new ideas the breaking
M TRADITIONS and the outcroppng OF The fundamental
'g in his use 10 tue community which surrounded
him, IN which he took his position In accord with
s varied in the intellectual life OF Boston,
and related DeSpe which b
the name OF society which finally resulted IN the coere
70 veu was formed which coterie he said
Of people anxious TO convert the world put collection
pnonssp OF but holding widely diverse ideas This
idea finally developed In the " Brook farn expert
that though It apparently failure yet IL was IN
reality success, for 1t gave valuable experience TO
those VINO were IT, aud while 1t lasted furnished
ali men try to get pleasant home and pleasant com
nanouship 10 which Hawthorne did not do full justice
In his rccoecoDs of the place The people who formed
The life and OF tins community were described
AMI also the causes which led 10 Its abandonment and
the sneaker closed by reviewing the way III which the
Grand idea which has lain under tue revolutions and
be more orderly growths and the TO which ali
deas are liable be carried saying that IL was tending
n he no Longer eccentric in s strength but begin
ming 10 show traces OF continuous and steady growth
toward It's ideal.