New-York tribune., 1880-01-18

! lists among all classes for some form OF amnsa
ment, of those kinds which are innocent and tiose
which may be harmful; but said, IN conclusion.
that manhood is the final end Of human life. and
happiness battles for time and for eternity
THE LECTURE.
The subject of popular amusements. said
Mr. Be,cher wnen the applause which greeted his an
pearance had ceased has not been a theme that Van
have heard discussed by minister's But thing.
have changed, and wise and thinking men
| should consider tie subject OF amusemer,s
There has been prejudice on the subject
It is true during periods In Europe the rulers sought 10
give the people amusements, and the tyrans said Wa
will give you shows and then when revolution broke
out the people beheld the whole system Of amuse.
ments brbes. Power in Europe, stil holds men In s
grasp. hut the hand has silkeD glove.
| Prejudice on the part OF the Christian community
still remains. stand here TO plead for rational amnss
ment II Is the Divine viii that all human creatures
should be happy Many suffer bat II is from their own
fault, for nothing ever made 20 produce pain
II man does not his faculties rightly
they kick back Pain is the jaekscrew that COD
puts on man. we put jackscrow under when
ii has left track and wish to get IL back place.
but there nothing In nature that was made 90 prodnce
pain. The creations below man have pleasant exist
The festive insect seems 10 me 10 be like young
dancer, full OF pleasure aud, though some other
insect snaps up, he has perception Of the terror
OF dying. Why life should be organized that part
should eat others, Is one Of the wonders o.
creation. When come 10 the human
family. Il may be said that the first twenty years o
human life Is period Of happiness, and chndfe o,
unvaryng enjoyment Al sixteen or seventeen cpme
visions and until men get 10 be twenty-five year. Of
age life IL happy What after that Men that they
are not happy. but happier than they
seem to be. a man gets sore eye and he complains
bitterly, forgetting that all his life he has had the un
paired OF his eyes. Men 80 fixed Ia the idea that
they are made to be happy. that they complain % the
slightest cause. man sleeps well FOR three hundred
aud sixour days, and then grumbl's because be can
not sleep well the three hundred aud sixty hh day.
A man abuses his stomach and gets dyspepsia, and
grumbcs, forgetting that hls stomach has been all rgh
for years previous
MORALITY AND ENJOYNrNT.
Human life could not exist unless were happy.
DO not believe that morality can exist without hanI
ness nor can religion, either. a. Is said that onr
. Divine Master was not happy. But what coDst-
tutes happinessi II You had the power to mako
blind man. whom You meet on The streets
see would You be happy, or n yon could
make the lame aud the hnit perfect M"ul t n9t give
YOU pleasure He possessed that power That lie TOOK
special suffering for special purpose, do not dep
but be -ned happiness around MN some poop. -resk
q; -eli-denal, bnt sen-d.n1 u nor Heli"is
oneself oi pleasure Al the true seHiehh y
the superior man that j. IN us, ana ought
say nat this vale Of tears sv that men are hoaud
"a happiness ON tnis base my plea TOR amusem' nts
Men might be- happeriu their ayocations than they
hate cackling hens, aud hate cackiing men WAena
nan Is working VITA saw or ehisel' h, do,s nnt
aruce Tor his sweetheart, what then! Mh'' De hacs
great pleasure IN his work Mem can SO ~oi" a 20 AAe
II pleasure. II can lcaru 10 love so vie inng
"a tobacco. he certainly can learn e. love anything
under Heaven. II was cleaner OF sewers could ne
nnd pleasure IA IT, 10 he sure, but could as WEI ~ -
love tobacco.
PROFITABLE ADJUSTMENTS.
The first statement is that al amusement ought 70
couneract the occupation. II mans business j. Of
10 hH
amusemcnt n his business Is of professional M
ture if he IL a who thinks, he wants an opposite
amusement the former man. II you asked lawyer
rooul-Ind most court rooms are badly ycntilaied-ie
10 and play chess, or u Yen asked letter carrier
sfrr hc had becu busy all day To walk twenty OF tliJ
mi,cs-why tuat would not give happiness.
lido not have any amusrmen5 tor the reporters afa
aitcr me all the ne could hot 70 =" see flus,
for would bee baz0ncdall over he lahdand couit NJ
visit ihc Pirates of Pnzauce" log the same reason lN
newspaper Il the moral censor OF The minister
God never made @ minister. hc made MAN. icinaet
~ @ ar N en- " r,s,rri AInc,t none We roine ofa
Stock that dd not believe iu amuscmcuts, hut lh blsi
son nave ey,'" anytmns To- waik ior When ysu
W" THH a1' witness the beSu,e Of nature sad God
is making revelations ai the Uhe. II q chle
has p,en brought up ghtly With sense OF thc heauu
mi IN Nlturc-Shy, walking, 10 suci cnll, hicaa
suri roll IN after "A storm. but would not vak iacr
Riding IS good; II ,on cond rs IT .voult
been WELL when the human family were birds. u tAey
had kept their wing. Horseback riding is good cNer
cise but II man rides siuw-goiuk horse % does 80
give much pleasure. To override horse is brutal
% under-Iide him, foolish t.om riding ihfou1
Gor.c, ana am glad to and in readal
Revelation, that there Will be- hoises n heiNen NUM-
ing aud fishing are good amu,omouts. tlnS one
thr best things io make cllid manly ia 10 phi -uu ~
bis manu- lusre comes a .iin' " w5" zoe Su '. S
care ~ liins'i ana ihi, WI ''Au ip M .lh, n.,
eUce himself some mothers are AFRAID tha ihr cln
VIII .o3l himself, but ,ou cla sa~e l! danger A"'y D'
teaching hiin bow tO shoot.
Rowing, yacliine AM manly eane-. an aie s'e' Ht
harI- lIc-afd On" II the woei >-enemaht "i -tw'
and imn,cment-. would NOT aatIse lp"n- ,"-, % ~
frequent billiard s1uons ban billiards ear DE- paN"
ilid. ant went to hotels and other places to pig, ~
game. so bought a billiard table aud placed li in ~
ions upstairs VITA hall aozen youis
friends aud begin 10 thlnk ihat. aiter a > oii.ia
table. with chaplain, was not sdcn BAD thlns ~
INJURIOUS Avv-TMFNTs
Candcstino amuscmeuts bad. hat II not found ~
home amusement will be- sought abroad The universal
use Of books and newspapers affords amusement. aud
workingmen need other than mechanical amusement
No place of 5000 inhabitants that mas nor ica"ln~
room fnr the wOrKngmcn has Discharged ls uuti. .
4 man VIII not pe unhappy n hc can help -; aud II
there pleasant place al tne corner nc VIII k' .h'Io
ana Oh, MI % ~" P fr,r The att,r In seeking amusc.
mcnt men ought bear In mind that amusement j. te
recreation OF the bodily powers No amusement u ~
rocent that does you harm. asny amuscmcnfs
sec men who after having worked mthuin
for two on three months, say come. es have good
t,,e ei's 90 ON n spree" And they come back o. hcr
work dragged out and they hae-0h. now tlU
hate TO come back 10 work. Having robhet
The hran they call that amusement some meu's en-
joymcnts NAV bee btnquets, and II u does not hurt
Them they may cOntinne To enjoy them; bat a man
whose digestlon IS poOr-it would not be pleasure 70
him to go aud gorge himself
The theatre could not excite me, Int a young nan
last from the country II might he hurtful. " bus,
he says, o" the deacon gOcs.' An. yes, bus the
deacon has neaulred years experience. u does not
follow that not well poised can taAe nha
same pleasures a man who is well posfd
You canno Afford 10 take pleasure that lowers eur
nnuh~od some men sell themselves ior gold bat they