The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-17
THE LECTURR sRAsoI

Yesterday morning, Mis Bacon dsivsssa ~ dx14
historical lesson at the stuyvssant Instiuts DsssAvay
The interest attaching to thsse insructivs &sssue
seems to have widely extended amongst Tie r porsn g
our citizens for the hall fuller yesterday tAAn -
any previous OCCASION and the anxiety Of many ad -
pront by the historical facts and poltiea anA ss ysin
eiplss enuncsted by Miss Baosn was svdsnssd y ~
fact Of their making ample notes the fair lecturer ~
ceedsd. Miss Bacon comnsncsd her lsassa By sbsHv-
ing that in her last lesson the Indo Gsnan PssA
she had shown tho distinguishing chsraotstss q that
race exhibited In the early ages OF antiquity nd ~
played the great amount OF civilization which thai lido
Gsrmanic capable OF attaining In those remote
ages preceding the period when Hebrew books
were written. India, stated In my Last lesson,
erted powerful inhuence the growing cvtixa
ton Recent researches SHOW that those great political
events closely concatinsted and have brought 70
light great body OF the literature Of the remotsst
tiquity. The great book Of the Hmdoos-4hat whish
stands before ali others their bbles the Vedas
tanning their hymns religious prsospts ana political
in the form In which II exists at present. as determined
by the astronomical calculations contained In thcm.
named to you also another work containing far more
perfect picture Of the and the lives Of the
indoos which Il supposed date from the ninth
tuIy before Christ on the IN o. as.ss .s = =.
Literature which modern scnolArs now explore with 9
much interest," but there are ohcrs OF which you should
take notice Pufanss, BODY Of religious works. con
tanning the historical el-msS1 Of Hindoe literature
This though of more modern form than the vedAs, ~
contains matter Of as ancient date Thsy seem v ~
transtions Of heroqyphic records Of historical evsntA
The eighteen PusaDas contain srcounts OF the deuge
evidently corresponding with the Hebrew account eft
There slso two great epic in this ancient sAl
sacred book the nndoos which to the modem rs
gion Of Hindostan what the Latin language IL 10
rsss sps to sss ~.
It fifteen hundred years before Christ and wound make
the writer contemporary with Mosss OF e least h
In the Asiatic Researches, you will find fuller
account Of these works than can at present afford
tsrest But have done wrong not 70 name the ara
apz being the subject Of the great epic poems;
and in other respects Is also eotited 10 our attention
1t Possesses intrnscaiy great htoca interest. The
poems have mentioned arc to the Hindoo peops what
the two great epic OF the Greeks were 70 the Hs
ienic Ionic and Dorc nations; and the historical Pcs
cages evidently the subject matter Of the narrative
VII ch the poem represents The subject Of the rt the
'Rbamsna Is the conquest Of India from the North
the generally with eptcs We csnnot understand this
early history without taking into account tho natural
love Of unity In the mind and the tendency In
those early sss. with n. unity .ngs
divaua and events which extend far into he
North by superior race who had their home In thsss
stupendous mountains forming tbs northern boundary
Of India Is represented IN this epic e the work q
religion which the Oldest religious books sxhihit
there was no incarnation God was represented
log all things Il l. in tho Later religions Is
the incanstio appears II sin these later rsgoast
the creator vshns the preservsr and silva the d.sr
en- but this very destroyer represented and ssisssse
n the rites which are customar,ly paid him. THIS va
creation-so that the worship which prevails thToughQ
India TO Sivs, not terrible 1t arst sight appeal
strange deity who under the most te1r0e
symbols but must not forget the crcumstanss under
which this worship originated OF these three deitiss
Brabma has but one temple In oil India; but when W
study his characteristics, sasiy account for his
unpopularity smong the Hndoos. But vishnahas many
nstionsfor any i eoasdsr.
ed o. vshps There TIVE great heroes
in the .nsisnt history Of the andsas who ere
" Rhamana." In the conques: Of India By that great
race to which We belong whose native hons vas in
contend were their fofefsrners the place whah r
occupied considered the home Of gods and bsros
and ns1 sus.sa ~ a shs oss
fairer taller, and In fact superior In all physical and
mental eharacteriscs. Tho contest between the two
races Of Northern India In hich the whole sountry b.
came ultimately involved and In which Krishus the
hero the Of vsnns" sides with thu party
ultimately victorious, possesses in the poem nelan-
choy interest for though the people whs had been dis
Possessed Of their homes brought back yet they had
lost much looked everything - 90 bopssss that
they voluntarily retired in despair to the maize
tsins Of their race, ana perisped amidst the
Krishna himself after fell in private contest
Turnir from this view OF race let Just for
MT direct our attention to the remains of art with
which India abounds Amongst the modern discoveries
have been the excavations OF Eephanta, near Bombay,
and Hydsrsbsd they have discovered the eavss
Of Ellora There is semi circular range Of mountaif
five miles 10 extent, surrounding than do noe THU
there works OF arc 70 bs founi moro stupsndo
than these excavations There be vast disp(
Of power In those temples, for they appaEsntyo(
out Of the solid rock Il IL constructed entirely hcoS
and the walls are Of no greater thickness than ssn Be-
srsbs and supported By pillars and contain vazs
apartments In order TO ezhio the power Of tbs ssu
tect Il hss been lifted from It's base and supported a ths
backs Of elephants Ut each net prepared 10
give the exace measnremsnt Of this temple, end
FER you to the Asc Researches and there you win AnA
though not very exact Of ts seupturs
which adorns this vast temple The sculptures therein
shown compare with the nneet works Of art butsshos
complain that there II exact representation Of the N
lora scupture for the works Of Daniels nd to
sggerste their beauty In referring you 70 Ne Asee
deain them that modsrn researches dspGsvs m
icholsrs who nrst in eontact With the Brahnins
invented, and for this res4on We must rsgard VA
suspicion even the researches Of Biz ". Jcnss
Along with indi: What ns g rsnaiS
remsns Of India but they belong 70 that period a th
Pertan empire to which nos to direct yssr stts-
The Persisrs, Is Well - ths Hindoos, have thsir
sncient literature there the zendA vsstap vrittS1
mention bs:s:.a ssss zen
sian and the sancrt Language for many radical vords
are the same As well as the form and vWs apparsnty
the language. Tt has led 70 the supposSsn thGf
the conqusIfpg races of India from Psesin ana
originally people The raision = sviassky ths
SEQ c.. 1t had become greatly corrupted hsd Ssrun
with the worship Of one suprs be,ns and degsnsrsed
into y nbols prssntog him q the sun; ths planets
generated into fire worship ana becAne asrwasds mate
rally corrupted At the time the Psrsia.s eosqusrsd
oil Western Asia and In the reign OF Darius Il b
probabls that Zorosster restored the old rssigion-
II was recognition Of one supreme ntalissnss svi-
IDENTITY pure, with seven agents who acted under his
directions, and. under Than aeain were isnu-
nersble other agents The supreme intelligence and
light Of Neutrality-suspicious. o1e-was ynseased BY
the and the who stand nearest to him. yth
innumerabls angels, are continually resousdiE HE
prseee But the Persians also recognised spfxtt q
darkness well OF light The whols CHARACTERISTIC Of
their worship affected BY that pecus< besl my
were constanly sddssing praises 20 the one and
aedictiors against the/o rhs DIR isssusex nsu
read passage from the scored Persian eooss rsnsysM
the rise Of religion This great book q me 1nea sssa
contains the whole ritual Of the ancient fsrs.es In
not necessary to read Il ALL for there are sndss nDsa
tions In 1t can only refer yca to 10 ns shsrs -
time row 20 ad any passages but you VIII - SURPRISE
a. ths ruvtv az saptinsnt psrvadfng prAys 81 yu
vim be b. II Of that psssss IN ne New rsss
That In ever Dation he that fsarssh God an wsahsh