New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-11
LECTURES.
Westward Course of Civilization,

A lecture was delivered on Monday
night at the NJ. E. Church, corner Of Ninth-st and
Avenue B by Rev Z. L. MACON, upon the above
subject The audience was large but not crowded,
snd the sneaker was listened to with great attention
and profit We give mere outline OF his lecture,
which was we'll advanced before We reached the
house. His text was the often quoted prophecy OF
Bishop Berkeley;
:. westward the star OF Empire takes its way
The frat feuI acts already past
The nth shall close the drama with the day
Times noblesl offspring and the last"
II. divided the History Of Civilization into 1--WE
act. M ages the first being the age OF the Psrices
or that Of Physical Beauty, beginning when Moses
and Cecrops went out Of Egypt-then the center OF
hnovledse and power-the one to found Moral
Kingdom in Syria, the other to commence that
.,u,ous nation of Greece which became In brief
ner,od the sun Of the world.
After referring to the ancient civilization OF
Greece the lecturer spoke of the great features
NJ Roman civilization, the chief Of which was
Martial Force. The age Of Augustus, or OF Mar
Tia, Force, was the second act 1t was at the
h;yht of this power, when all the world nsd been
sub;ecttd, and the Roman law guage was coexsen!
AIM the race of civilized man, was a. !nis peiloo
thai there 10 MS earthly ana numoe nome sna'
of Force, that holy religion which was 10 De tne
glory OF future generations. Inis was tne second
sct III the great Drama Of Progress TIE nex' acs
orerec ID the era Of Leo the XVII, and was tae age
~ Epia sed Invention. The lecturer SAID. the no
nah mad begun 10 decline JUST before the ph.n
! of CbYlst. lie referred TO the rapid progress Oh
Christianity during the first three centuries OF Tvs
existence. Within that period IL spread irOn syfis
TO England. In the Fifth Century the 10 aan 1pne
vas ceniered at By zantium. AT the FIFTEENTH Cen,
tuIy the whole Of the civilization mus removed
eastward, was again sent wess"arj Dufins
/ the Dark Ages the world was indebted " the
/ monks of the Roman Church for Ile pfcserv a'ion
of religion and civilization. From the o'a " .Ie
! f6sa century, the BeDecictlne monks were 'ne "h
great intellectual nen OF the "olt1. NJ !"
skstched the history and laoors OF these ana oslei
| orders Of monks during these long ages OF e'oon
They founded the schools bull. cnufcnes ana Cds.es
Guilty. ased the lands, and made tne soi1 y, solis
places beautiful and holy. He spoke a. sonS iois
/ ,f the efforts of the D0mlnlcan, benedic!iASs a..
Franciscans. These men IN the sol.ale VI w. -
cioetefs treasured up sill the valuabie kno we've
| ANTIQUITY The lecturer passed splehoiu euok
upon these secluded scholars hs lneh spoA, ~, =
| the Eruption Of the northern slot,.as 49,. y.
| southern Europe and the vast spread OF Ano"ieus'
| which resulted from this iasermlx.are Oh natlon'
The invention of the telescope vas All ioe " - =,
strongly feurative language for WHICH sno TO- =,
peculiar THIS Was ole gfea' M'onsi IN -. =
came magnetism, In as appncalosn " ~ IN,
navigation aIc illustrated IN the discovery Oh .u'
New World And this was done preciseiI a.sae siu
xheD IL vas needed when the Old Woiil was fe 1
10 overflow and people and saodue he ~ one I ~
Iext invention alluded 70 ~as Pfinshs. TIC ~ .
said the lecturer, Is Gods most p" e'tuI % On
lecturer alluded then TO the birth OF Luthef hl''
wears after Gutemberg's invention, anu ZIG por,eS
OF the Press In Luthess hand in sharing tne VOL
These were the chief features Of No Az y ~
lMged Invention. But what = ~ ~ ~ :.
1t u the Age Of Wsseingsoe-@s A. o. WV