The New York herald., 1844-11-23

Notwithstanding the very unfavorable state Of
the weather last evening, there was pretty nu
merous and highly respectable audience at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bedford street, to
hear this Rev. gentlemans lecture "On the Nora
Aspects OF the 18th Century" The lecturer com.
menced the proceedings of the evening by prayer;
afterwards with the lecture. He commenced his
subject by taking a review Of the most prominent
features in the history of Europe during the past
forty years, particularly dwelling on the rise and
fall Of Napoleon and his supporters, and the condi
ton Of France during the period of his soveregnty
and traced the state of the country to the removal
Of his remains to the land of his glory and hisruin,
and then alluded to the fall of Warsaw. He then
proceeded to take view OF Texas; and in no mea-
suled terms assailed Santa Anna, whom he termed
the despot of Mexico, for hfs conduct throughout
the struggle, and said the day was not lar distant
when the lone star of that State would be found
surrounded by the twentv-slx other bright consiel
lations of this great Union. That there had
been many pn,iIc political errors during TINS TINS Pe,
error to die, but die il must. During this
period, while war was raging, the philanthropists
were at work in the establishing Of Sabbath schools
promoting education generally, founding asylums
for the lame, the halt, the blind, and the insane
the church was aroused to its duty, and rank after
rank crowded into the field of active life human
nature never received such early training, and We
were just now beginning TO reap the glorious bene-
fit, which would be more and more telt during the
next fifty years. making the earth more like heaven
as time pr0gressed-the golden age which had bee n
prophecled of old, "that the earth should be the
Lords and the tulness thereof" He next alluded
carse, and showed the benefit il had been to the
ignorant and debased heather OF other lands, as
we'll as to the aborlglnes Of this country. He then
proceeded to take view OF the cause OF temper
baa F,.l Iao
OF the discovery of alcohol by Satan who tried his
first experiment on hog, a dog. and a goat; the
first Of which il caused to lie in the mud, which
element the animal ever since adhered to; the
second took 1t and fled his country, ashamed to
show his face therein the third fed to the noun
tains. and there amused himself with cutivatiDR
the growth of boards and moustaches, afraid to
show his face in respectable society He then pro.
take a review Of the endedvors Of ministers, ply
sicians and lawyers IN this great cause, who while
repudlatng the use OF alcohol, were them.
selves enjoying it. The endeavors oil Father Mat
showed that the land of whiskey and fshts had
now become the land Of love, peace and good
order under his influence in the temperance
cause. He then passed most beautiful eulogy
on printing and newspapers, and said that
stone whereon was the decalogue, the foundation
of all morals that all the good that ever had been
accomplished was by printing and that II was
calculated to do still more to millions yet unborn
He then proceeded to take areview Of Mesmerism,
Mormonsm, and Phrenology, which he severely
handled, and in such witty, eloquent style as to
create considerable laughter and appreciation
The signal gun Of freedom he next dilated upon, il
possible in still more eloquent strain, which he
said was the same old gun that sounded some sew
entyyears since at Bunker's Hill, and was heard IN
a still more recent struggle in This country, and
would be still further heard throughout the length
and breadth Of the earth, to the destruction Of ty.
ranny, oppression, injustice, monarchy, ,arlstocracy
and other evils. The learned gentleman concluded
a very talented, eloquent and able lecture by Q
brief prayer, and an invitation to those so inclined
to adjourn to the school room for an hours social
enjoyment ere they separated, which was complied
with by great number OF those present
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT "A boy thirteen
wears old was killed on the railroad Yesterday be.