New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-08
HE TRIBUNE
rar. E,ora,s Yard i.rets~r.

Ea-. Eord,s Taird s.fctsTr-
t3r LoRD delivered tiis ltif6 Hid.r1cs! Iec,ate
before su,all bui vsry atsir"ps oooiience IN The
University Chapel oo Wsiresdey eeering. BIS
ss,b,ec,--the Gernanic Eas',.f,ass, one Of great
ip.stes, to us, who are proye, evs TO them oaf
eqigia-waa ably dise1esed, srd t.j' discourse as
beard with great altest,oa ard saa.sf.ction. He
cce;eshceS s. ssy,os bt ,,.e 'arbarian' ~ho
,wafmsd in be forests ni it}ersaaa5 aad Scana'na-
wa. about .Ae middle o irr second century Of TIC
Christian Fra formed ssrsr&i un,oD 'or ;hs inva-
Ton or he Ror,,an World sn llet. however i'm
pfoi,a.,o then ,occ~.a H. s.Is harc seemed ts the
philosopher. Of rit5 which the proud mis-
,fs.s Of Ign rniiiieas ii PeoPle tbcy advanced ts
eosTuer cad roocl,,ryot uuonli; h,ened ty sci.
,noe. and ariu,,roc,el ,, tlio tpe,ienee OF past
epncrat,cus, tbey certs u the orjsieal hard,hood
ot nature, ard 10 lss,y yquu.fpl strength ana il
.sey ctr.hs4 .bea-slh tae.i henry tsead tie
rspts OF WISDOM ard virtsc. as re;i "i ,piy Ana
yc-, tAsy gradually deseio:~d ,e sleeping germs
si pew civilization. Pa, lh's INVASION like all
,res, revolutions. va. attended by anstpity and
.ua.r.ne. Ti,atc wa, ,ho mis'ure of systems and
religions, Of rscSs and sugp.ges--~ conIuard me
set,ss. use. 10; . ~h,e. Gf trsrtur'Ht sn1 mrrcvs
,n.-nt. Cur faisers wete destircd 10 iong piI
srimegs ia the wiideFH-.s ib"y wandered about
ia goat, skins sud deer skias, in turbulence and
warfare, ia diseoufptt snd d,ea,tnces--Physieally
uYe,ehe1 and ,rentclt4 ts!r,d bui 80 acc in them
rne elements OF noble people, and as hcy ieafed
experience they fcstcsed tho sentiments which
led 10 free institutions. They ~cre mPn-ive and
restless, ienoront aod seperssi,ious. They had
neither poshcd r,saners, intellectual eplarg
BIT 7ssi o,dst nul ia the; Turbulence tary sill
;;sbnd rse;e itss s!sSaiiSn OF phsrsctsr shan toe
sonan, utoza they sso:eried, with all tAeir re-.
haeu,ears aad kaowieago, shd skil' in the arts.
Mr. LoRp then alluded 10 ,lss early adoption Of
Chnstianity By ,h-ss Bsrbesiaas, and said that
While is she'd only aaikenea iighs-whfle It in
rodseeG into Europe the gloomy monk, The mill
nry p~pkss, tie trce,Iy de.Pot, The sufessiie:c.t
aevc,ee-s il guarded tbs lussresss OF ,hc reo-
pie, spd preserved the beautiful Sowels OF human
y, through the neglect Of censulies, TO more lor
usna,e ,imes. This unmixe.i rrsse Of nscn. (,tr
G.rrneasc,l ika lecturer oa;d, probably originated
from Ssysban eolooy ~hieh migrated from ,bs
,esien ssoasd Mean, Taurus be6,ae the Christian
Frs
al considering the native elemcu.s o! the Ger
nan character tho Lecturer remarked principally
,hsis lssc ofpessaaal iadepsadessei ,heis PSssioo
fer var their ssaers,igs ear spaan, and the re-
isjYrs ssuatncs Of their fninds,
He taia ,isst among Tie oseeks and Romano
;sdegssaeses ~s. tho snasPs ndenco os the
c.iises rsiher ,hsa Of the al arm Rcrsan
ei,iseo, said Paul, ana ,be Roman Ciiizea was
iparesi ,lc ,noigai,y Which ti,e HAN wouid hste
suffered. Not SO among the Germans. The,
we're inPssisnt Of any restraint he observed
thss odip, tbs type man Of he nation, was wild
e.pssiA and hsA,sr, uho ssughs sae worshipins
seaadisavisas ,ha.,ho seid Oh dsnsss w.a The field
Ct g.osi.
fss asn. .sed,ass ,vrs, G; ira Gothic min,, va,
veacsaaaa fsr woRan. In her oar anosssors re
oosn'red sapcrir oa,@c; in her they bvsrM
ssmsihiag sacred and divine. They valued the
seeie,y oi nir wives and sis,cy,; .lc e:a,rel.one
nd sr-as,song ts7se sa!tsarI Wy ie..als en,scaty
insseaced BY fesaIe coenscl.. The Lec'uret clio
9seu,iy ealarged on this eharsetcrr,e ard strongly
cos,rasted the treatment Of woman by tbesc
Nuahsrn berbarisns and ,heu fnosc polished
Southern ueighbors.
- ,ker enis-srd on ths trsIsious tendency OF
;!e', nssA- tls alsded 10 the s,er,ncss Of their
reiixsos ;se,,ee y .ct iia.,Lc character to ,i-:r
veucfatien ,cr the fti~sheod nnd, after their
saorssas OF Chr'tiants 10 she religion. character
of their wars.--The ~bole Lecture va, fall OF
interest