. Benjamin West, his life and work; a monograph . ated by the life and works of theartist that the gift of God has not been bestowedon him in vain, nor the motives of the bene-ficent inspiration which induces us to suspendour particular tenets prove barren of religiousand moral effect. This speech, with itscogent logic, its self-evident truth and itseloquence, which even yet has not all evapor-ated, won the day as it deserved to do. Themeeting gave its consent, to Wests choice ofa profession. At its close the women rose andkissed the young artist and the men one byone laid their hands on his h
. Benjamin West, his life and work; a monograph . ated by the life and works of theartist that the gift of God has not been bestowedon him in vain, nor the motives of the bene-ficent inspiration which induces us to suspendour particular tenets prove barren of religiousand moral effect. This speech, with itscogent logic, its self-evident truth and itseloquence, which even yet has not all evapor-ated, won the day as it deserved to do. Themeeting gave its consent, to Wests choice ofa profession. At its close the women rose andkissed the young artist and the men one byone laid their hands on his head, praying for ablessing on his life and work. Thus, saysGait, the Friends, the desendents of the icono-clasts who had beaten down statues and burnedmasterf)ieces of art, were about to show to theworld, that the love of beauty is universal andunquenchable and that the sternness of thePuritans was directed not so much against artand beauty, when legitimately employed, butagainst the abuse of the emblems of the bestaspirations of the human < QZ < H < WESTS LOVE ROMANCE AND HISLIFE IN ITALY For indeed I knewOf no more subtle master under heavenThan is the maiden passion for a maidNot only to keep down the base in manBut teach high thoughts and amiable wordsAnd courtliness and the desire of fameAnd love of truth and all that makes a man. —Tennyson. WITH the benediction of his people uponhis life work, West now set up as aportrait painter in Philadelphia and achievedsome success, while at the same time he be-gan his study of history under private quiet days of study were not uneventful,as no period of Wests life was. If other inspi-ration was needed than that which he receivedin the little meeting house at Springfield whenhe was made to feel that his work was to be areligious mission rather than an ambitiouscareer, that inspiration was now found in thenext great experience of his life, an experi- 2,6 Love Romance and His Life in Italy ence second to
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