Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-01-28

| The second lecture IN the Ellsworth lecture
| course was by Rev. II. Bernard Carpenter,
| whose subject was "Nbrations and Virtues. or
Men, Women and Music" The large number
| of people who assembled at the Unitarian
| church, Tuesday evening. expecting to hear
/ an able and stirring lecture by a very eloquent
{ speaker, were not in the least disappointed.
I Mr.. Carpenter is finished orator who holds
an audience with the closest attention.
lie said that the first duty Of speaker Is
10 conciaie his audience, and, that he might
10 50. he had the pleasure to announce that
short time ago, he spoke in meeting over
which William IL. savsry presided Mr..
savary, who knew Of his intended visit TO Els
worth, made him the bearer Of the most af
feciionate me- sag,s and the kndesi wishes TO
the Ellsworth people.
In the SUBJECT OF vibrations and virtues j. in
VOWED the question of the part which music
performs in educating the world and building
up its virtues. This frame Of mine j. like
subtle web around the unseen spirit. Man
receives all his impressions from vibrations.
Our life is one of vibrations. We not
with the eve. we see through the eve. 50 it Is
WIN the ear. &c 80 NOT near. Nnt ~lftFFt
hears. The spirit smells through the in,iru-
mentality OF the olfactory nerves. Though
this i Unitarian church. whose members
believe In the unity Of God. yet in = certain
sense God j. triune Being man i trinity
"A trinity Of body. >nul and spirit. All of
these part> which make man trinity must be
cared for and developed. There are arts. like
painting. which appeal TO the body. Culture
appeals 10 the spirit. Between the body and
the spirit therc i the soul. partsking partly of
the body and partly Of the spirit. To reach,
then. the wants of the triune man. three
classes Of great arts are necessary aud they
appeal To the body. the soul and the spirit Of
man. Among these music performs y very
important part. I, i one 81 the useful arts. If
by useful. YOU mean that which ministers to
the highest and noht-t in man. Music has been
an important factor ia building up the ci,iliz-
alton Of the world. The speaker referred 10
Germany a one Of the strongest and best ma
lions on earth. and that it is SO i largely due
to the fact thai the Germans are music loving
people. Martin Luther 10 his eloqucnce of
speech added the cloquence of music. aud by
doing he found lever which NOV ed the
world. The Germans are domestic people
aud TIL. i also largely due to their love OF
music. The virtues which aJorn home must
never he neglected, the purity OF home must
ever be- cherished. When these are gone. al
j. gone. Than music, there is nothing more
powerful 70 preserve the home. The great
mistake Of the Puritan forcfathcr> wa, the
denial Of mus, an entrance 10 their homes and
place. Of worship. They designated the organ
a an ensign II Baal and ,'!ueaking abomin-
alton. other art> may be used for lgnobc
purposes, but mus" never. Poetry and paint
NJ may bc degraded. aud used Ia give cx-
preston 10 that which : low and vile bat
mus, j. incorruliibc and it, Influences arr
awsy, pure anl alcsatin-. What the Bible
,ays q some other matter B. also true u mu>ic.
Il = AN Inheritance inrorrupiblc and IN
daficd. that lai.fh not AWAY.