New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-06
CAREER and POETRY or LOWELL.

INTERESTING LECTURE BY MR.. CHADWICK IN THE
SECOND UNITARIAN CHURCH, BROOKLYN.
The audience which filed the Second Uni
tartan Church in Brooklyn, last evening, heard highly
entertaining lecture 1.-THE Career and Poetry oil
James Russell Lowell" delivered by John W. Chad
wick minister OF the church. II was embcllished by
numerous selections from LOwers poems and was
listened to with close and earnest attention.
The lecturer first gave a sketch OF the principal Incl
dents Of the pGels career. He was graduated from
Harvard in 1888. but not allowed to read his class
poem because he had been rusticated" He studied
law and then tried 10 induce his friends TO engage IA
litigation The drstlngs of his muse were published In
1915 most OF these included IN his collected
poems He started The Pioneer. which soon died. and
was married in 1874. Before 1873 lie published no
less than four volumes Of poetry, Including
the "vsij IN OF Sir Launfal" "a Fable for Critics. aud
the first series OF Blgow Papers" There ovOlu
and something OF revolution in the first ten years OF
his poetry The revolution was in the manner OF his
verse. Until the Bigow Papers" appeared he
OF the soberes of poets aud seemed devoid OF humOr
These Papers" however. had more than comic Gle
ment. lie to Europe In 1881 aud his wife died In
1853. A few years later he married the lady whose
death occurred recently in London. In 1855 he became
Professor OF Modern Languages and Bellies Lettrss In
Harvard lie edited The Aaanhe from 1857 to lsG2 and
was associate editor OF The North Amfrcrn Rericp from
1868 TO 1872 The second series OF "Bigow Papers"
out in 1861. and in 1859 appeared 1.-THE Cathedral
abroad 1877 he appointed Minister 10 Spain
and subsequently Minister ut London where ho
has done "a ample credit 10 his country any
a,obassador sent 10 a foreign court IN the history
OF the nIted states. His address Democracy" At
Brmin CHAM. event without precedent In iii plo
macy As significant this address was his Common
Grafton Ode" which Is OF I've great oic1 that he has
written. He the American laureate he could not
be by any appointment -
The pOetcal genius OF Mr.. Lowell. said Mr.. Chadwick,
Is comprehensive than that OF LOngeow, Bryant
Whittier Holmes or Emerson. His VIII ana humor
better than Holiness he loves nature well Bryant;
hardly Is Emerson more thoughtful than Lowell when
Lowell takes the thoughtful line. But In hs total mani
Hesitation Lowell 10 the least popular Of all except Emer
SON although OF his poems have wide popularity.
In the second series OF BiglOw Papers" there
IA something better than wit and sarcasm
there II the spirit OF tho most exalted
poetry. But the Biglow Papers" have long since
reached their CHEST popularity and tending down
ward. But they brought gadness TO mems eyes and
strengthening 10 mems hearts The Fable for Critics
was hardly than "skit" In Tho Present
Crisis" the poured out the rcsounding stream of his
Indignation As national poet nc has been best known
for the last twenythree years Mr. Chadwick spoke at
length OF LOwers love for Nature, whom he likes to
Beggar" his poem on the dandeon. THE Cathedral"
fal" stll the best. however He read part Of
First Snowfall" Further quotations given 10
tbodox confession said the lecturer he is thorough
going radical but with no disrust In genuine religious
ness The lecture brought TO close with 'Auf
L ede hen" ault he