Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-05-25


to the principles that occasioned their
manifestation, and served useful pur-
pose, though it did not take humanity
captive.
In 1S41-44 were published Emerson's
Method of Nature, the clearest express
sion of his principles, and two volumes
of Essays. In 1916 he appeared as a
poet, puzzling rather than gratifying
all but the initiated by the quaint ob-
security Of his utterauces. In 1847 he
visited England second time. He
was now famous, was warmly received,
and lectured TO general admiration.
His miscellanies, lS49, and Essays on
representative men, 1850, were his
next publ cation. They were both
highly successful. His English Traits,
1856, and his Conduct Of Life, 1860,
rank among his best productions. His
poem of Brahma, contributed to an
early number of the Atlantic Monthly,
and beginning:
"If the Red Slayer thinks he slays,"
was the subject of innumerable parO-
dies. When explained it is made to
appear sublime. In 1867 he published
a second collection of poems; in 1869
70, Society and Solitude and his COM
plete prose works. In 1875 he put
forth four series of essays. In 1873 he
contributed to the North American
Review paper on the Sovereignty of
Ethics, written some years previously,
we believe, and in 1879 delivered an
address on the Preacher in the Cam
bridge Divinity Chapel. 1t was after
ward published in the Unitarian Re-
view.
Religiously, Emerson was thought to
incline to pantheism in his early litera-
ry life. One of the most criticized SEN
tences in his address of 1888 was the
statement: "The assumption that the
age of inspiration is past, that the BIZ
ble is closed, the fear of degrading the
character of Jesus by representing Him
as man, indicate with sufficient clear
ness the falsehood of our theology"
In his closing years, according to his
friend Alcott, he wanted to be called
ga Christian theist," adding, "You
must not leave out the word
Christian, for to leave that out
is to leave out everything" One
of his sons, however, has denied that
his views were essentially changed
from first to last. If this is true the
charge of pantheism is unjust. In his
Preacher he says: "Unlovely, nay
frightful. is the solitude Of the soul
which is without God in the world.
This chill, houseless, father
less, aimless Cain, the man who hears
only the sound Of his own footsteps in
Gods resplendent creation"
Emerson was despiser Of con-
sistency, terming it the vice Of an
| ignOble mind. He rose above petty
details, and his works are rather a
confused pile of thought germs than
an orderly array of principles. He
makes no attempt to argue his readers
into any position. He simply tells
what he believes, sure that the truth
will speak for itself; witnessing itself
to the inner light that lighteth every
man. Of his genius there can be no
doubt. He will ever hold a place
among the first ranks Of suggestive
thinkers. None can read him without
benefit, if they do not mistake his
fancies for sober truth instead of bril-
liant illustrations of certain phases of
that truth. He was eminently mys
tic, not a recorder Of hard facts.
His life was retired and scholarly
one, but his delving in mysteries did
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fairs. He was an abolitionist before
the abolition movement had gained
strength, and he adhered to the un'