New-York tribune., 1901-03-31

appeal to them The women have thin, nervous.
sweet faces with clear eyes. close shut lips and
plainly dressed hair They interested in
social problems invariably. and are frequently
seen at lectures socialism. Another face seen
there ON all sides is of that spiritual Jewish type
which should characterize pictures of the
apostles, but does not-a commentary on the
survival of medieval prejudice. Such the
faces which lighted Nehemiah told Of rebuild
ing the glory of Israel; such the faces which
turned in reverence toward the Teacher by the
Sea of Galilee. Here and there. serving to mark
out more distinctly the admirable types. appears
the face of one who is going to be numbered
among the intellectual elite. even if it does make
him hurry his Sunday morning breakfast. and
10 his mind greater sacrifice there is none Fat
and pompous. he will observe at dinner: Good
lecture: but AdIers way off when he says
so-and-so. The fact that lecturer has devoted
a lifetime of study to the subject never lessons
in his eyes his authority to contradict. His
wife usually corresponds TO him and adm;reS
the intellectual eminence of her Eese lord An
other amusing type is the little. mneins lady Of
the style of Miss Fryte in Bleak House" She
is regular attendant. not at court, but at leCt-
ures, usually with her documents"
To this audience of Jew and Gentle. the in
tellectuaIly bond and the intellectually free. the
lecturer must address himself. He looks
weighted with the responsibility. as he listens
to the anthem. The chorus leader is little and
| energetic. He stands in full view of the audi
ence he gesticulates. and somehow it Jars.
There is too great a contrast between this quiet.
absorbed and his chorus background But
one fOrgiyes a great deal mans voice rises
clear Seek ye the Lord while he may be
found call We upon him while he is near" The
/ sacred words are uttered with beauty which
turns Carnegie Hall into a temple
Amid the reverent hush following the music
| the speaker rises coming forward again with
slow steps Strangely fitting that the leader
I OF a movement like this should have this name,
An eagle is needed for such work And
"Felix"-has his Hfework justified his nameT
One wonders. Whether happy he has
repose- His manner lacks the nervousness of
most clergymen seen in the latterday pulpit.
One feels here is a soul at peace: a to
whom this life is more than meat. His gestures
are few and impressive His hand seeks refuge
in the front of his coat OF lies on the reading
desk Rarely does he make gesture truly
phatic-
NO PRAYER OFFERED
There is no prayer This is shock to the
stranger after the anthem. 1t was beginning 20
seem like church: but it is not church evi-
IDENTIFY DR. Adler thinks that the moment the
Infinite ceases TO be invested with human per-
sonalty. though Its existence. it's height and
power and glory be never real and certain
to you from that moment you longer
use the form of prayer So the lecture begins
at once His talk is on Paul. his work and per
sOnality It is unnecessary to say that the
speaker is thoroughly familiar with the writings
of Paul yet again and again feels how diff
ferent is the working of his mind from that OF
the clergyman. Again and again he gives
merely the meaning of passage that would. in
verbal accuracy. have triPped glibly from other
lips ON these occasions both Jews and GertAes
receive. as il were. idea To one ia
miliar with the EpistleS the thought OF the
ritter became almost new. The speaker seldom
pretends to quote exactly: he has never com
peted for prize for the parrotlike repetition OF
chapter after chapter.
The speakers accent is interesting While
sirguIarly clear in his pronunciation. his Ger
man origin shows in the slight triIlins of the
- and in an occasional. a very occasional.
iudistnctness IL the enunciation of IA and
II" ON the other hand. tendency to sound
] final "er' "ah" seems English
Once. toward the close of his lecture. the
/ speaker referred to his origin and his relation
to the race which has given the more civilized
; world its religion He spoke of the coming
twenty-fift anniversary of the founding of the
society. and went TO say that while not
wishing to compare very small things with