St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-13
AN EMERSONIAN talk
Dr.. Vincent Gives a Charming
Review Of Americas Great
ESSayiSt.
The Hebrew Charity Ball a
Very Swell Social Func-
ton.
ReeitalS and Entertainments
Please Hundreds of Saint
ly Citizens.
Social Pointers Gathered
From in and About the
City.

Leon II. Vinccnt'S lecture on Emer-
Son, IN the English literature course,
under the auspices of the Academy of
Sciences, was delivered at the Assem-
bly, hall of the high school yesterday
afternoon. The attendance was largely
ladies and teachers. Everybody in
terested in educational pursuits natur-
ally admires or, rather, revereS the
memory of Americas distinguished
philosopher and greatest essayist. Mr..
Vincent took up the career of his proto-
type at very early age and followed
him to the grave, and the lecture was
illustrated 10y apt anecdotes that lent
phase of picturesQuenesS to the nara
ton.
Emerson. the student. commanded
the attention of those who desire to en-
ulate him, and then came tile pedagOgic
career-mOSt entertaining and often
very unique. Emcrson's spirit of pro-
gress and research found harassing re-
strains. and he was wont to speak of
the calling in disrespectful terms, by
way OF comparison. Mr.. Vincent eX-
planned that Emerson had said that
there are three classes Of society in Bos-
ton, and enumerating the first and sec
Ond grade, he proceeded to give the
personnel by callingS of the third-class.
He said it comprised 1.-THE common la
DOrerS, coal beavers. bod carriers and
teachers. of which | am one" Emer-
son was only eighteen years of age, and
his eldest brother was the principal of
the school, and he w9S but tWenty-One
years old, while the assistant was nine
Teen. The pupils, on election days. APP
a..ltn nd hi nd orl-sA f,n l,olf h.Nlf
day SO that he might 90 10 the polls and
vote. They did this to see him blush.
Emerson never enjoyed good health,
aid after ne had mastered theology and
had passed q satisfactory examination
upon the trinity and other theological
problems and made his advent in the
pulpit. he was compelled TO take a sea
voyage, and il proved very beneficial
He visited Italy. Switzerland. France
anj Great Britain, and met the literary
geniUseS of the day. He met Carlisle
in Scotland, and Carlisle. in recOunting
an incident, remarked OF the parting
that he did not walk up the road with
the great Emerson. lie preferred to
stand and see the good and grand man
ascend higher and higher and finally
vanish like an angel.
AS Il preacher Emerson was plain and
transformations. There was no pPdan-
tic display and no attempt ar luminous
Oratory. An intellectual lady said of
him that his sermons were as simple as
the things in the street. lie uttered
such proverbs as every day is a iudg-
ment day. He considered PRAYER some
thing more indefinabe than an utter
aHce in audibly set terms. He became
so radical that lady Gemented over his
lost reason, but Father 'Taylor said he
was more like Jesus Christ than any
one else in The world He said he had
tSPn the lest. Emerson requested that
come of his sermons be published. and
it is not probable that they VIII ever see
the light OF day. There are 10 in eX-
) tence.
Father Taylor once remarked that if
Emerson ever goes TO hell he will change
che climate there until it will approach
heaven.
For forty years Emerson was Oh the
lecture platform, and all the brightest
thoughts of his lectures are in his
works. He leciured because he was a
born teacher, and he must tell the peo-
pie what he knew and what lie thought.
Ills conscience drove him from the pull
pit to the platform, and the highest he
ever received was $570 for course of
ten lectures, while Talmage receives
$500 or 5000 for single night.
A year ago Scribners published EN-
ersOn S Talks to Students" illustrated
by full page cut Of the philosopher
tall and slender, being over six feet in
height.
Mr.. Vincent continued his charming
description of the wonderful man to the
end