The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-30
The Lecture Season,
sA'sT VINCENT DIX rAul--1sr FRUITS or Ms

va mors IA the character OF abstract religious dis.
course upsn the religious purity Of the Catholic saut,
than Biographical sketch II possessed not the
slightest public interest either general or particular
The lecturer opened his discourse with ides msg,
q the characteristics .hich should belong 70 a
saint particularly uphoidna thu virtues Of celsa,y
he sulogised sfrm in abstract manner compa King
;h'ir ives and minds with divine Inspiration making
siight oecascnsl references to St Vincent do Paul
He ~asbon on Easter Tussday 1879 hundred years
before che American reyolction he died in Sertsmbr
1860 lie lived At period OF the r.iigious war, 70
! which Protestrnti'm gave birth. Tnsse wars were
fought At three different periods in Gerreny aud po
.esntism tn great kings Of Sweden led the van on
5ne bue ag gainst roland These the in which
ten, and which led st yiocent de Paul to Offer hin
tAanss II Ia lad not oied, poland and Hungary might
have been stin pIsaominsnt, Tine Hugueaots kept Us
esries If Eebsiioas, and desalscd France for neer
tgnf2 and the eyiis In ayery
teeu churches and the most sacred thing, ics
Grated and the MONKS end Enasssered and e,cs
fssticaI disc pine ovc.Irned Hence IL shs
oommuniy were Ike sheep withe ut psstGre, and
France b. one Il Its bisaops During the reign of Henry
~ GREAT deal was Done BY the bishop, remedy thes
eylis tat paspie, more especially in country in
state q gest degradation such France
when tha saint arose. The lecturer a1dsd, in q YER
prstho'd enoared NJ this period and deprecated tna
.fis Of tue Lnslsh 10 csed reformation lie referred
theps.lyes iu h country The progress OF their ana
prs extuguishee he nunereuo Catnonc ua.sions and
sissr turn III the tide. GallIoisR and Japsep,.m then
scse ard what with the support Of the learned Pascal
enc the .aptures of the Poet Royal they made the ca.s
despssSte. ST, Vincent OF the opposers of
iosaa Asriees lie rs. the great Questions Of day
Gusfayus Adclphus also exe,ted h;rs.lf in Germany
and Hchel su in Franc. and finally Cron well IN Eny.
ltr9r lne hero OF iUritanism Gaiiea. Pascal and |
Milton had flso risen in agnpt theSChurch ani al
three contributed, Iar tnan tha free thinkers
prinR II iA'o contempt 81 Vincent de Paul was the
q huub. parents the agricultural department Of
labor, lie studied theology ~ Toulouse lis On
two oceh2.s told az t.Sei but divine Providence
6t thas BE- saoad again bis ,tudes At subse.
quent peroj OF ms e he,etirec corrt at Paris
and puIeusoh bis ecc.eseslical e up his resi-
ergthenet period engaged IN ardueus mi,sous among
As poor aha veg iafsey ersased in chara6ie entec
pEffs Hbioaa1ea two or three b1fpitasone OF them
vas for f'rhdhass and CT the uoyi riori-
cls monuments IN Paris sna it chsrgs ct hv
.Ae lehsFtfh' anu pious ossrts OF Mercy lie never,
however, engaged IN act of charity he wts
tais that it wss Ia conssteaee with the will Of Divine
Preyiutn'e Upon the field Of battle h, showed ma
grtat EunsAity scd pety But his great work
Nes his npssions. 81 Vincent de Paul .uperu.tu
lf man and not one of ordinary powers The nour. of
Tie middle agre sought their sanctiscltou but 81
Nncrnt tstachtd the gospel 70 the and hs onpdi
lev ere - Inc ohirch ana aevot,d hmseH TO ~crgs
~ spiritual and rorporeal mercy Euthur wa, rtter
established ihan he aid rot do it from FEELINGS or
2'r3 he WIS h!so eotiye in preventing abpSes IA
world Judged the saats to De fools knayes and that
thew lnssitutions we're IT, urous TO them all lee
th,n utitaeo ne acts o. the saints at conslcri
he ngH aud brought forna the rigid rites ipoecd
ny the cethoic chuteh st Vincent was perhaps, tn.
only sant wtom sesr lsi had not reached, for one
could find fault With bis works The Sisters OF Charity
haa alto escsed so>sds ana h,' too during the Freoch
ItVclLtiop eod ths y ign 81 tgTror Hat tne world
produced ony institution ike that ot the Sisters ct
Mefc, Tind hrscmmedism HAD pryspssaassp |
sh:le he nsktd y the Catholics could b. wrong
thec rlizioo TIE lecturer concluded MS discourse WITH
gene, al peTora.ioa
TIE Rrv. n II roGLEsTeg's LECTURE on TITS
HISTORY or lAG rIGEM FA1HEas-NossCrH,
tuE MODERN PiLGRiM.
Ibis reverend gentleman delivered By Invitation, q
eours Gu the above euhject at FiyoAou Church
Brooklyn, on TARrsdty evening, Tie attending.
Tas xcsedipg!y good the church beng mors than
ccnvenisntly filled, and consequently some Two toc
fona persons piesent
Tte Rev. Henry Ward Bearher. pastca Of the CHURCH
Cor Quoted the proceedings The frat aterci,e ia o=der
was chaunt by the alcsanians. whose services had
cesn engaged fer tho oocasion.
Me- Beecher then having offered an appropriate
piayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty cod who had
given iol mem brance inthers chosen ser
seuts introduced the lecturer proceeded fol-
lcvF:-.
The year 1870 was marked By event which promised
to he nbeed and rated to the t4m,test
time drew picture Of tbs weather b1nten snt
dmanei yessel-lese than 200 tous--arriNing ani =
and pa,.engera not numbering hundrad plant
ing their feet On Plymouth Rock oEd stamping Il wth
inmesa which no sculptor oniz=i could sive--ap
IN lrcfs Of immortality. In this, our ,ar3 and in
all lands. it is epot hs!lowed by tried faith
srd ssl denial ait,r Of civil aRl religious
much 10 xpect men to fad trficient ianguage-ore
almost too great for 70 herdle sn wAi;h brouyns
10 face with God and hjs great purpose II
placed Us between the and the old world whore wo
sec rtmou' ding, and 10 rnoud. dods viii in the
etsb,iif nsnt Of his kirgdom earth VINO were tno
i,fty ops wbo, With their families were s,en ,sai
ing 'roInthe eaattersd hayhogef? Not with trump or
baluef lot helpless feeble band. arned otly sgH.
ceutly sea.ust ayeRe natives of couulrv-end
tiar, by theiE inward i@tn tnGa by any outesrd
ain rnent. We dwelling in the lniast uf lie rehae
ns5s ~ civilized lite. nearly al the blesr aud
N-.y epjoJ I'd, to tn-,e Psriia Fathers Not ai-g
., vtre teteerdsata an3 eL ii not children ia
n Z ' III 70 I. S-Ny ABy