Annals of Cleveland

CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1852

Abstracts 966 - 973

LECTURES & SPEECHES (Cont'd)

966 - DTD Apr. 28:3/1 - Dr. Buchanan, who arrived yesterday to begin his series of lectures at Temperance hall tonight, is stopping at the Weddell House.

967 DTD May 3; ed: 3/1 - Dr. Buchanan, now giving his second series of lectures in Temperance hall, is being well received. "The information imported by his lectures is not only the result of thorough and accurate scientific research, but is all of a novel and original character, deeply interesting to all who are fond of mastering the mysteries of nature."

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968 DTD May 5:3/1 - Frederick Douglas and Henry Bibb were to have given a lecture this evening but failed to appear.

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969 DTD May 10; ed: 2/3 - Dr. Buchanan closed his series of lectures at Temperance hall, Cleveland, on May 8.

"If there were more of the social and less of science in the Doctor's lectures, they would have attracted more attention, collected larger crowds than actually signalized the delivery of them in Cleveland.

"Dr. B's closing lecture was on what we should call the natural language of man's mental faculties."

970 DTD May 17; ed: 2/2,3 - Mrs. E. Oakes Smith, lecturer and editor in Cincinnati, is enjoying a large audience.

"A hope is entertained, that the Clevelanders will soon have an opportunity of listening to this bright ornament of her sex."

971 DTD May 28; ed: 3/1 A letter was yesterday received from Mr. Douglas in answer to one in regard to the appointments made for him to speak in Cleveland, but which were disappointments. "...there seems to

have been a great misunderstanding, which certainly ought hereafter to be avoided by greater care."

972 DTD May 31:2/1 - Mrs. E. Oakes Smith's course of lcctures will begin this evening in Empire hall. Her subjects will be: 1. "Manhood"; 2. "Womanhood"; 3. "Humanity"; 4. "The Dignity of Labor." An admission fee of one shilling each is to be paid at the door to defray expenses.

973 - DTD June 1; ed: 2/2 - "Mrs. E. Oakes Smith's audience last evening was, we are happy to say, respectable both in numbers and in character. But the large Empire Hall ought to have been crowded; and so, we are certain, it would have been, had a tithe of the citizens of Cleveland been aware of the rich, mental banquet that was to be presented by the accomplished lecturer....

"The lecture, though occupying nearly an hour and a-half in the delivery, was listened to throughout with a closeness of attention which we have seldom seen exhibited by an audience....'

Mrs. Smith's subject today was to be "Manhood"; tomorrow it will be "Womanhood."

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1852

Abstracts 974 - 980

LECTURES & SPEECHES (Cont'd)

974 DTD June 3; ed: 2/2 - Mrs. E. Oakes Smith delivers her last lecture this evening. The subject of it is "The Dignity of Labor." "Her lecture on 'Humanity,' last night, contained as much of natural theology, of ethics, and esthetics, of the laws of physical health and development, as we have sometimes found in four lectures on those subjects by as many male occupants of Professional chairs...."

975 - DTD June 4; ed: 2/2 - Last night, Mrs. E. Oakes Smith concluded her series of lectures with an address entitled "The Dignity of Labor." "The best thing we can say of that course, is, that it has been well sustained. The lecture of last evening was equal in ability to the opening one, and greatly more practical, in the popular sense of that adjective...."

976 DTD July 9:2/3 In a letter to the editcr, "B" says: The subject of the address of Mr. Storer, as announced by him, was "The Influence of the Spirit of the Puritans," a subject so often and so long handled by able men that an orator must have great confidence in his audience to feel justified in selecting it.

The discourse was well written, and was delivered with grace and dignity. There was an air of elegance in composition, and the ease of a practised speaker in the utterance an absence of rhetorical flourish

to captivate the eye.

We look to its high examples and are stimulated and inspired by them to act well and worthily ourselves. What we want of the noble past is

its spirit, not its form.

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977 - DTD July 20; adv: 2/4 George Lippard will lecture at Empire hall, tonight. Subject - "The Life, Treason and Death of Benedict Arnold." Tickets admitting a lady and gentleman, 25¢.

978 - DTD July 20:3/1 George Lippard will lecture this evening at Empire hall. His subject is "Benedict Arnold." Those who wish to hear

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979 - DTD July 31; ed: 2/1

Six thousand extra copies of the speeches

of Mr. Giddings, Mr. Hale, and Mr. Townshend were sold by the Boston COMMONWEALTH, and scattered over Massachusetts.

"They who work for liberty will win it. They who guard it will perpetuate it. Old Massachusetts is safe but what has the Reserve done in this regard! What evidence does it give of its being alive. Let them be roused! Let them show, as the 'dead men' of Massachusetts have done their taste for sound reading!"

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980 - DTD Aug. 10:3/1 Frederick Douglass delivered a very eloquent address last evening to a delightful crowd, at Dr. Edwin H. Neving's church, the Wood st. Presbyterian.

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1852 Abstracts 981 - 992

LECTURES & SPEECHES (Cont'd)

981 DTD Aug. 14:3/1 George Lippard will lecture to the mechanics of Cleveland and Ohio City on Aug. 15 in the afternoon and evening at the Hall of Brotherhood, third story of the Commercial building. The hours are four p.m. and eight p.m.

982 - DTD Aug. 21:3/1 The Rev. Dr. Edward Beecher of Boston will preach in this city tomorrow in the morning at Dr. Samuel C. Aikens' church, the First Presbyterian and in the evening at Dr. Edwin H. Nevin's church, the Wood st. Presbyterian.

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983 - DTD Aug. 21:3/1 There was a large meeting last evening at the court house. Dr. Snodgrass of Maryland made a strong and practical speech.

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984 DTD Sept. 4:2/1 Horace Greely will speak on politics in Cleveland on Sept. 7.

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985 DTD Sept. 7:3/1 The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith of the Erie st. Baptist church opened a series of lectures to young men Sept. 4. His title of his talk was "The Bible as a Light to the Feet and a Lamp to the Path of the Young."

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986 DTD Sept. 30:2/5 - The Hon. John P. Hale of New Hampshire will lecture on Oct. 2 before members of the Mercantile Library association. His subject will be "The Last Gladiatorial Exhibition at Rome."

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987 DTD Oct. 2:3/1 - Mr. Stuart of Ravenna spoke last night at Kelley's hall to the "Young Hickorys."

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988 DTD Oct. 5:3/1

The Reverend Mr. Smith of the Erie st. Baptist church has commenced a course of lectures. His subject on Oct. 3 was the "Theatre."

989 DTD Nov. 1:3/1 - The Rev. Hyatt Smith will lecture to the young men on Nov. 7 on "Gaming."

990 DTD Nov. 5; adv: 2/5 - The Mercantile Library association's third lecture will be delivered by the Rev. Theodore Parker of Boston in Melodeon hall on Nov. 8. His subject will be "The True and False Idea of a Gentleman."

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991 DTD Nov. 10:3/1 - Professor Amor of Cleveland will deliver the introductory lecture in a series to be given by the Ohio City Library association. His lecture, to be given next week will be titled "The Influences Which Have Retarded Human Progress."

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992 DTD Nov. 11:2/2,3 Mr. Parker lectured at the Melodeon last evening on "The True and False Idea of a Gentleman." Mr. Parker, who

CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1852

Abstracts 993 - 1001

LECTURES & SPEECHES (Cont'd)

justly ranks among the thinkers of the age, introduced his subject by declaring that it was the aim of nature to produce the animal man -- the lower orders point to man and exist for themselves as well as for man. Then the animal man points to the spiritual man, who is the true gentleman. The vulgar gentleman is not a manly man with manly manners. He said that money is the basis of vulgar gentility. The true gentleman is a man in the highest sense of the word. He is a gentlemen in all conditions of life whether rich or poor.

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993 DTD Nov. 13:3/1 - A. J. Davis will deliver, on Nov. 17, the first of a course of lectures at Empire hall. His subject will be "The World and its Men,"

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994 - DTD Nov. 19:3/1 Mr. Davis will lecture tonight at Empire hall. His subjcct will be "The Relation of the Harmonial Philosophy to the Spiritual Manifestation."

The HERALD says:

995 - DTD Nov. 20; ed: 2/3 - The HERALD says: Popular lectures are becoming a regular branch of business and a method of obtaining a livelihood. "But we would fain be told why lecturing should not be a regular 'branch of business, 'as well as editing, or doctoring, or preaching, or acting, or merchandizing.... The people get as much of it as they

choose to pay for, and as, withal, is suited to their wants: and they seldom get more than that."

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996 DTD Nov. 23:3/1 - Two converted Cherokee Indians spoke on Nov. 21 at the Methodist Episcopal church on St. Clair st.

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997 DTD Nov. 23:3/1 - Professor Giles will deliver lectures before the Mercantile Library association of this city on Nov. 24 and 26. His subject will be "The Irish Character" and "The Cost of a Cultivated man."(1)

998 - DTD Nov. 25:3/1 - Mr. Davis will lecture this evening at Empire hall. The subject is "The Causes of Civilization."

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999 - DTD Dec. 3:3/1 - Professor Amor of this city will lecture before the Ohio City library this evening.

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1000 DTD Dec. 6; adv: 2/4 - Horace Mann will lecture before the Mercantile Library association Dec. 13, 14 and 15 at Melodeon hall.

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- adv:2/4 1001 DTD Dec. 11; adv: 2/4 - Melodeon, Dec. 17. Thomas Francis Meagher, Esq., at the invitation of the Forest City Lyceum,

will address the

citizens of Cleveland.

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1852

Abstracts 1002 - 1010

LECTURES & SPEECHES (Cont'd)

1002 - DTD Dec. 17; adv: 2/4 - Prof. J. K. Morton will review A. J. Davis' lectures on the "Three Dispensations" at Melodeon Dec. 19.

7 o'clock - Admission 10g.

To commence at

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1003 - DTD Dec. 30:3/1 J. K. Morton will review A. J. Davis' lecture "What Will the People Say," at the Melodeon on Jan. 20.

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