Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-12-12

le splendor. Il
Within nothing disturbs the eye Oh
he mind. Severely plain, the only
decorations are plaster busts OF older
and later lovers of wisdom, with that OF
John Brown in the place Of honor.
In the centre of the platform sits the
lecturer reading from notes or speaking
in conversational tones At the right
of the teacher sits Mrs. Peabody. ever
ready to say pertinent or suggestive
word, and F. B. Sanborn, reformer
editor and author, or DIR. Bartol, the
gentle preacher. At the left Is always |
seen the Dean of the Faculty, Mr. AL.
colt upon whose brow the blossoms OF
eighty-three years have lightly faded
into autumn wreathes. Beyond him
NAV be DIR. McCosh, OF Princeton. who
has giver one lecture on Scottish phil
osophy, or DR.. Ireneus Prime. OF the
New York Obseyay, or some other IN
terested visitor. In front sits hlexan-
der Wilder, Professor of Psychological
Science in the United States Medical
College of New Y ork, an encyclopedia
mystic, translator of Iamhlicus, and
author of many abstruse essays. DR..
Wilder has given a lecture upon Alex
andrian Platonism, beside contributing
many conversations.
All these are fro the east. Still,
we may be sure that nothing impor-
,ant can arise. but the broad, free, gen.
erous genius Of the West will voice
itself most Enthusiastically. Two OF the
faculty, seld 1m absent-Professor W..
| T. Harris. ct Missouri, aid Dr.. H. K.
Zones, OF Ilinois--may be said to en-
body much of the sweetness and
light" OF the Concord School.
Professor Harris, fourteen years ago,
founded the Journal of Speculative
| Philosophy, which was for long time
the only magazine OF the kind in the
English language; the Plat0nist, also
published in St. Louis, has been estab'
, hshed since by Thomas NJ Johnson
But Mr. Harris is more popularly
known for his work in forming the ad
mirable school system of the Western
7 States, while Superintendent of Public
Schools in Missouri. Many of hi
ESSAYS have been translated and repub
lished abroad.
Il Professor Harris, who may be callet
q a devoted student of Hegel, will
S, ranging with freedom over the field @
e metaphysics, gave last summer fiv
q lectures On the History of Phllosoph
and three Oh Fichte. Besides he con
. tributed an address at the Emerso
Of Memorial, on the 22d of ] ly, upo
5. the Dialectical Unity of Emerson
J. Prose. Clear as mathematical pre-
lie position, his mind works with extraol
e binary CELEBRITY. 1ncisive and versatile
is he darts from philosophy to histor!
art or science with an elan which
i, American in method, and German i
lie subtlety He couuscates light, NJ
ly heat. Sharp and clear as a cryst;
ID with many facets, he represents the il
IS tellectual, the knowing side of maj
ut 1t is remarkable to see how he analyzs
L. and condenses the chief thoughts in
n. lecture, in the discussion which follow
t. presupposing a wide and quick INTEL
OF gence in the nearer. To follow h
j. lecture is to be conversant with tt
n. sum of metaphysical thought.
of DR.. Jones, the Platonist, leads Il
e. audience gently on, step by step, te
m ward that central peace subsisting
SIS the heart of endless agitation" f
Oh is surcharged with that intense feelir
de which comes from conservation to Il
i'd highest, bes. and truest which can
Is attained through effort and disciplin
as His may be called that intellectu
he affection which CLOVIS and burns wi
We the light that never was on sea
as land" the warm refulgence of whit
os- must irradiate the royal spirit throu:
IN. its progressive and deathless caree
of In his reverential nature, Philosophy
of "allied to the love of his soul for Il
ID. true. the good and the beautiful"
he is not divorced from true life; 1t Ilv
nd in the heart of things, a Divine {
pie :ence, shaping the external, plas
co. form. His teachings are eminent
are and practically ethical. He has gras
ed the wondrous threads of unit
SO, which binds together all peoples In
,ly, ages, and never forgets that it is
he golden cord running upward to t
the very heart of Divine life.
en- DR. Jones' eight lectures this SUI
led mer ranged through an extend
OF course of Christian philosophy, sho
lily ing not only its premises. but its re
in tons to common sense science and {
the perience. In his second course
Gle 'tOId and New" on tie "Philosop
in of Religion and the Law of Supern
ich ural," and the Community of Fat
VS., and Worships in Mankind not OF
He was profound insight exhibited, |
uc- great eloquence, power and pot
-lor found expression.
ern AS the head of the Plato Club
inn Jacksonville, ILL.,, DR.. Jones has been
It's nearly a score of years a teacher
res ethics. But his lectures during
no. last season have reached such heil
led of eloquence. poesy and power in tn
bearing upon personal conduct as ,
old serve to make him more widely know
oc- For it is generally conceded that tn
Oh. are significant evidence FROM ma
en-" quarters of a new pulsation in I