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Show The rymmids of Power. 1 The lecture delivered by Mr. Uhas. W. Stayoer, last evening, ) tbe Seventeenth Ward, entitled : "The Pulpit, the Press aud the l'eople; the Pyramids of Power," was utlcjtivoly listened to by a large audience. It WS4, in compariwu with the gentle-mau's gentle-mau's previous efforts, the masterpiece. master-piece. It treated of the three greatest powers of the age in piain, truthful language, fitly used and eloquently delivered. The lecturer began by referring to the Pyramids ol Uiseh the thst ol the seven wonders of the world; but - did not enter upon a description ol them, merely mentioning them as subjects or objects from which be would draw bis inspiration. T Pl'LPIT, The first of tbe trio composing the powers to which tbe lecture was dv voted, formed a very interesting topic. It meant, said the spoaker, thu poAerof religious inllueuce, which dated back to the earliest times, as religion, iu some form had mouUrd lie dtipiMiti.ina anj si-is ol airii in every generation. It ti0 "rracnwl the uiouercu on bis ttirotie, lorn the crown ol euYereiu'y from bis rr;l bead, and leveied tiini in the dust ol bumil llj ; and by its sAUCtifyitig indoeuco bad reached dtwn and trtunl cikauy a smkir suul fn m lte aty ut depir " Acs sgu ttif i(iiHfid pn pliets and patriarchs hail dm-Urt-d ttie will ot JeUufati. lliou,;u tho luduein'e ol religion bad breu uoierl, it was patnlul to knew that but irw, in any ae, hid bteu I Lie reciu:em ul (Us true g-Jspel, Ine aiaj rity pirf-irtu I lie s;itry ol pt muralt, rurrriu l j Wtianut; tnt st.ci. --s of b itry uJ scp-rsiiti. q tta l io pfLi'ic;K,a I Turancs aud Ia.s te'. Aturi ai d riOicu; U tuei ris Lave . '...a', d l:.e luasnes. iu U::,f ltnt:i rs a forced obcd.rtice Inn g tn-n;" rd. Fait re.. .1. named p-iwe: i d iu pertrded l lru'.:i, an J n .10 c j d .utjt Ih l bn'.n are a p. -r in t .i-r world. Out oi (be I Ii,hiiimi-v Qaf'itauts Lf I l.n r arifj, 1 ". a i wers cuolruil'd by ll.s abiir!i'i' ot V1m m(; utLer i'fc'n tr iki ot B.. ),.) in ra. ar. t m fi c:.n tianity. 4- J s O Ffiu f.w Ogurea It was J-duct'd ILI f -i i w a a "pvrao:yJ ol tjwt." 1 7,J,0.s) Jowt wrs r. jC m -. jlpil in tL c-tEr-r i it rtiKi'....CMJ, n t-sr wr-re at.ut J .'..J lrri ,:..ts and aOuut a q itrvr ol a rtiil.. a ' ifijf u:oi.." I is !m( aiSDl.ji.ni wre qu ft.y l a pf 0.cu Kit .c-l o', ai J aitracti: :. al trt.l..iQ of Ins CLti. t d m i J, t t 'K.d tru'..".s ta i -i ; I ir. rl ic w ia fa L. I;n ..-. i'. own rA.-'J .ms A -'tjp ' u. ami i-. airn;f.it;-'"f rti oy t( I -1 i: m cn.n n'-ars. s i:.a a-). . J i un'-t tna di jJr:;a .a li p' utvt lly of tor ijfaoca, ws Ct (; .1 c , n tLrm io to mltr i.( :il4.. I a (, r rtiAO ao s.'ii'MiLf a:::i:.,t jf ii ti r . lir.i w t-,w -.g m to W'ir.J, "if r('j. arm's" jt paafcjrs, tziir.Ktisrs arJ .ad-r t.:; tt .0."J, b'll rn.'" r a. 4 l fi- J ar.d w-ra f- r. .. .. ; j ;s t; - O l a f . wr w '.. d h 1 i." d y .r j r.t. 1 toy ara pou .J of I pr.Uru. "Arm wa ..n l..s t .1 lo . fru or fu..' Mr. Ers rs !rf d '.J l-.s pra.:l. of mii( t. ,t: ,U4 Mrtariar.s 4t Iai - g u p 0 ..set.- r.s S f "c d. .!'! Vi .r n u .irmi' i.d p. i i't.n ta pr k vi k . tm i .f. r,; i,.,- 4 ,1 rui.i ar i c...a.y a..:'0 - iff'.: i. i. ! ' ;.:; s Wata If'.a a-ti . .-.s an a.u Vt. w.t.i a.. La cm. "ii, !!-. I,!. irr j' lnt'd y provn.i i..al r .-o i.atl 1 .!. a : i r-. n ?f ?aa ' ) J ) t " "f I po ;-. jm rr- ! "1 bi !i i! H ' r." I.itti' iIm I-.i a .1 Aty mi of r-i., ( w-r t.jHlr d ( ( d r? -f er.l d-nirjiiiAl .i.S I I;. a W.r.i, 1 u.a 7;-m f in ff.i,o rar ! r I i.-il t y l .a W r n ,t.j t. ! ( h".urrd ir.a n m! ti n ( n iclnda pj .o had tin ar: fij I'. 'i i tl ' tf-m t..a ' (..! t uor.'-r a " ( . -! lr. a w. iii,a nt h a ! lura by aayirn A ,4i t,. w t I D'ds ai.d mu.t in t;ii y t.ava, m an irjiift! pul 1, w ! ,a prin-- r br ui d .i L j -al. f a a.'ti-.i.a t a Iti.r:-s anil s! .ri; ta dn- t sra'r wri.,iA hr''l-i'i an. I .'m f.Alrnl. lt tnar In oiIm, witii strt-(r purity sod la pr lnn sOa l le.m inn'r tm; of lr,; rrd pyramd g'1 nfy rs lifn t bu- df, arxl prptu u ti a p war among tria roul rsn of nin, fr' m dm (o "rr. I'y ' " Tne noil brnrii rd (ha ni irl waa Till rtttt ffai.d lo ban wild ti. pupil a, S'"Bffely i-a mainatin aa a prrnt I nl p""r. I i narrAta its -t .Avm n and tell to i"l it bad d n o d t to rep a( ll a h a',,ry nf to" - ii ted or.d. nn, tti itrninf a d, r n furm to f.g ,d"a ol Ih aoi ioi.t ol knowistlgp loal is bn r)'a-tn mated by tains- ,(in! And lum. inn mil. wins of anon' lio and hlraty mAKAnnaal Tiip-wor of (tia prea 0,uld b and uofntMnateiy had tmn W.oidtd f'if o(ot loan lo wciUro nf am-i(T. t,a h4l txnn rl m by vi i..oa an t r.- n oaifl b".k and aoma ni.Atir An h moal fren proas si ai.i0 o ,, a community. He sail it waa in dff ni It of moraia. (ha aiueld l rl, the emblem til pf g'ea, tti tribunal ol olimnt. and lh (trif.t.qunTatilo coampion of litirty. Lisa true ra-bgi ra-bgi h. it inbid health and vitality 'Mo all the inaliiutmue of a rnuntrv. Ahud and ii4d as an inat rumn( of nianon, vnnKnancfl rjr iidnkr anro, l r,nmet U) have tis-filnaa, H nnd'd its rafor as a poMm tmnnfart.ir. A press without honesty would bring upon itanlf ronlempt, ami would in-vi in-vi ke ir re para tile n Alannty i)Kin Dm people) woo tiave tlm mis for tu nn to comn tindnr its in Moan. Ihe third and last pyramid, Til F, I'Kon.Pt, W'as ft noble arnhitnrlural rmnliiii lion, rnsred in no I eal grandeur nKna', ii'lf the origin nf all I human govprnment. It Iota l-iw rl to (tin ykn of kin and auhmitt'd tu the rule of tvraul. 1 hn kaaons nl the past nrmld tin tisfd with profit, ion rFiir,nsitihiiea of the pnsut ahould be properly senarKl, hn atrongtfci and powor of tbo pTiplo ahoutd hi rnalun 'I, " I hn Hbhlh was madn fur man, and not man lor 'hn H ihhaili; ai(i nviin so tun pulpit and the pre-s and politics wnre all madn for the people and not the pnn-pii pnn-pii lor them, J h penpln nqrdd in-IwlliRpiifin in-IwlliRpiifin ns miirh aa the pulpil in- piratifM, (,r tli (,rrpa h uirsty, mt Hint tr 1" it-am, pin garli ahall bn pr-spnud limy ,ay h,vn ihe widmn ' lo accept it. r..,t, .,irniR ),d Iipbii inUirtrd On th'Mi ho l ked i intnlligenrn, an'l a proper rdm atiMti a ni'-ntal, moral, social and y),yr nnn wan nendid. He advi. d tb nulling of knowleitgn Iroiu nil g-md hooka, anrl the rlioition of all that I Was gleaned from tliton, that rnornl ' and Intnllfifiliial vilalily might hn in- I creased with evnry rertur rnnca of the ' senaons ol study, llnpnlin to ynung i men and young Indiea, nod said they I wrn a pownr in the maniacs, n(,d that I Ihny wnrn fnajirr oibln for llin noiirara ( tlmy ndnpfxl and thn p-ilif.ns (hey l saaurnnt) m rk inly " I hn peoplrt," r he said, "srn the greatest nl the thnin t pyramidt; tioxi'e kitiRdom is mado up of people; the eaith was made for the people; tho honvtme were created for the people; all the blesnings we sco and enjoy wore beptnwvd on the people, peo-ple, and ho that loves Uod will at lal be found to be bitu who loves the people." 1 All should study what would be for the iutcrest and wwlfare of the people, 1 that society might be improved, that the youth may h cared lor and taught 1 every good, wliolceome trulh. whether 1 haiultd down trorn tlie pst or rove ro-ve n led in our day, whether taught by Hip pulpit, the press or Hie people. Thnuighcut. the lecture was inter ' epersed with choice anecdotes, pertinent perti-nent to thn subect, aud were told in a 1 pleasing uisuoer. The srason haa been well opened, aud Mr. Btayuer is to be congratulated upon the rucooas of the initial lecture. |