New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-24
DIR. MCOSH on MATTHEW ARNOLD.
WITH SOME REMARKS APRoPos OF ROBERT
ELsMEREn
rro,, Tho New-Yorh Ledger.

In nv opinIon Mr. Matthew Arnold has boon rather
an oveT-estmaed man in England. !, uoes o y In
History or in criticism (of which he is supposed ~ m
master) which viii live ab9Se an AZ ,1itv bnt his
style Is full Of manncrsmS, when CAM uu. - -,
when he had to give business aco4u' VI no Srcaf
of education IN France. lie has taken up hu s $50,
theme ard he will 60 down the str.ah 10 PI',oiaFf
As the author Of fine poems gl te sc.Umu vow,
and OF certain phrases such as the rather uhseNoll
one "unclrcumcsed philistine' when he mas sousn'
10 te AA co1l1anpv dabbled in religious subjects, OF
which he knew very little lie was oehi on IN, III,
terpreting the Apostle Paul ana ma uo1S ians
10 catch his meaning, which the humnest aus
I'm ali ages have had difficulty I'D dolhe 10 ne ne
given most udicrously perverted meaning 70 Smd
sr,found eVnosition of the " righteousness OF 'oi.
which is unto all and upon all them mat behe'T
on leaving America he gave us some aaVlc wee al, IT.
Of |swcetness and Ight'-anothcr OF MS lohl.cu
phrases taken from swfp. lie has toiu Us ,o' u,
which Inc evil NAV be removed Those VINO IoiioM
him will be sure TO become dudes-not Ia dresS' ou'
I may relieve a rather dull article by narrStbIng
HIS VISIT TO Princeton College Inc Stuuens Tsu,
~ hear him and ! wrote asking him 10 vlst, us.
cot a letter in return, addressed TO me, thslhlns
me for improving his elocuton II wa ohiy ater
~ ne meant for Mr. Dudley Warner | returned
the letter him, telling him hat was s tisIf
mi hv some OF those imps who are ever pay lh-
such tricks lie set out for Princeton, GUIDED ny ~,
ri renc station. and did not reach the Penn yvana
station III the train had left lie took iho neA'
n. ]
In aftcrward speaking OF the event, he sara ~ No
" Your conductors such line men, IN f.'sldlO ,
sar,ie,ny LECTURER but your conductor let me out al
tle station" on reaching the depot he iouhu ma I
bore was no train and b. could not gel car Du, o
eafi " am an Engiishman, and can walk" ana he
set ont Oh foot dirty road Gettlhs Wcarltu, Ho
fell in with a lumber cart, and asked me uilVer 10
allow him 10 mount his wagon ana tS eSg ,'v S o
college town lie realized furlef dIiho.t ny VIZ
bo came to my house. He was clothed Ia the rough
dress used by English gentlemen and felt that he could
not thus appear before college audience; fortnae
" his guide found means OF aryns Wn versus S V scr
encer and next morning devoutly attended prayers III
Oh" In religion he has reached the conclusion as
Mr. Green. He tells u that religion IN America Is
founded on Rreternatnrallsm ana 'ha' reis'o" VI
people viii now Inquire whether Mr. Matthew Ar
mold in his essays, and his niece MIS- ward IN her
novel, the sort Of persons likely 10 he aDie 10 s
ns a now religion Only two persons have been aDls
TO do his since Jesus left us his gospe-Mohammed ana
brigham Young. Arc the Arnold family 70 90 II Ds
NV We may have come to time when the character
of our Young tcrs and misses VIII De ueterliiheu
more by tales than by fathers and mothers ministers
and teachers Thoughtful men are inGuiring what Is
10 be the effect Of all this on inc FORMATION OF NE
cbAracter OF the rising generation Minister'S OF the
GOSPEL win have send for the last new novel 10
SEQ if they have not to warn their people against IT,
Grave teachers Of theology will have 10 study Eohcrt
Elsmere and John Ward Preacher, as well "a the
OF laIe years, our best novels have been written
by ladies. ! rather think that this VIII continue
Women have intuitve perceptions OF character he nrr
more subtle and tender than men have lhcy can
sol before us men. women and children WIN schIl
ments manners ard dress more picturesque than We
of the cOaIser sex can. -, - =.
Our novels are now being written with purpose I,
not merely 10 give us picture but 10 promote d
canse II looks as II in The near future the battle
81 religion and irrclgior viii be fought IN hcuon
The war 20 large extent, VIII be one o. AmaLo'sj
and with Amazons. The weapons OF warfare VIII NOT
lie represented by swords and guns. but by nOdAlns
and darulac needles scissors and hcas ms NoVrls
vii have 10 be met by novels. oxiod has hal us
novel and other universities must have ihc same
Princeton VIII have TO produce counter lr!!'aht 10
IoLu ward Preacher, and defend Charles Hodge lWh9
has been attacked and rigid Calvlnsm Harvard
will have 10 regain the literary reputation Whlch u
annex 10 puf life intO-not Unitaranism. which Is
dead and laid out for decent burial but INTO mo
re old faith against Harvard hut viii vvify the
scenes by gymnastics in order to retain tie champion,
ebfr Tho end VIII be that our novel readers OF
weak women, and shn weaker men, viii not know
what tO believe.