The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-06
THE LECTURE SEASON.
MY. John Thompson ON the Life, Character,
and Times Of Ignatius Loyola.

Mr.. John Thompson ON the Life, Character,
and Times Of Ignatius Loyola.
Yesterday evening, as eight O'Clock Mr. John Thomp
delivered lecture 1t the Broadway Tabernacle on
The Life, Character, and Tines Of Ignstius Loyoan
embracing history Of the Order of Jesuits In
with Luther and the Reformation. large and respect
able audience attended The Rev Mr.. Burchard
pied the chair who introducing the lecturer the
meeting faid:-I am requested to inform you that the
next lecture will be delivered Wednesday evening
next, by f. p Whipple of Boston and the subject will
be the English Mind,
Mr.. JOHN THOMPSON then said:-I trust may not BE-
accused Of asctstion when beseech your pardon for
presuming to appear before you with the
complished scholars whom is your privilege listen,
from week to week in this place. 1 may only
what may do or what may not do. by pleading the
incesssnt cares Of aborous and exciting profession
which Leaves NO leisure for more elegant performances
You will accept, then the honest intent in pla,e OF
the perfect accomplishment, while attempt to pour-
tray the characters and doiDgs Of Of the heroes
OF a former age. On the first day Of January 1894,
the city OF Gaeta nesting under Mount Orlando which
rowns the blue Of the edite ranean was
the flag OF France greeted the morning sunbeam and the
evening ray shone upon TIE spanish lions Gae.a that
ard In the crowd of cavaliers tina. thronged the
city sumptuous in his attire his locks descend
his eagle eyes speaking Of gentle blood Upon Navarro
stood mis- castle which was .t held by Charles the
stretched upon bed Of sickness ana from that bed
he rose up earnest and an cred Fourteen
years passed away-years Of vicisude-ana a. the first
Of the Ascension hste company ofmen VIII g.rh be-
spoke their religious character emergedin solemn pro-
cessicn from the deep shades Of Notre Dame in the city
of Park and at the btad OF them Loyola Here the
lecturer went on TO trace infinitely the history Of Igna
thus and the hardshps and prvatons lie endured
until the establishment Of the Order Of Jesus and then
observed The fame Of this society spread through
out Europe, and from every realm came embassies
to invoke the assistance of the order, its
bers learned, patient benevolent and could
with much tread the the coister Houses
In Spain Germany and Portugal prang up than
the General could supply them with directors Their
renown spang from their unostentation and from their
humility and yet they were destined to influence the
world men and not monks AS statesmen and scho-
lars and not as deyoteesby the force Of mind and not
| by the trumpery forms and the mummery Of official
to Rome, received the Pope's benedction, raised his
feeble hands and eyes to heaven and pronouncng the
the 65th year OF his sge You may not agree with me-
but 1t seems 10 me that should take candid and
sonal character as man He was Catholic it is true
but he sincere and earnest giving heart and
soul to that doctrine; and whatever evils may have
grown out OF the system which he has established there
is no proof that he sanctioned them but they
the result OF certain powers and forces which ter
minated in the overthrow Of the fabric which he reared
As Luther great reformer so Loyoa the great
evangelist Of the sixteenth century, and he
tbusiat in the highest all enthusiasts
who make themselves felt in the moral wotld but below
all laid pure good sense and intutive wisdom He set
distracted him In this he was similar to Wesley In
thought he clear and far, eschDg; his Judgment
sound and seldom mistaken and his plans keched aud
settled with element to prosperity and every mpe
dment anticipates and when he to the executive
department, his soul was on fire in moment He was
not great man in the sense OF possessing large nforma
ton but his ntuitive perception his fixed purpose the
unweayDg intensity Of viii in his life, long devotion to
his idea his large benevolence his self denying
ample his rejection of honors his mastery his
soul and the souls Of Others with wnom he conact
er The great principle which he
was obedience which was to triumph over all crnsl in
dulgences and the General in his letter states that
dence must be given TO the superior be in lots
place. will only what the superior thinks think only what
the superior thinks What engine does this put into the
hands of the General presiding Over $4,000
eced of activity aud intelligence who struck spared
at the bidding Of the superior, without hesitation and
without compunctCp. Residing at different places in
courts and camps the Of high universities the
secrets Of stecs communicated the superior and
while thus busy one idea-tbe advancement OF ther
order what could they not effect! Discipline dscipae
discipline was the burthen Of them all The members
embraced four classes First the professor who had taken
four vows secondly the coaoutors who three
and two others and they ready at Any moment il
required to turn cook to pass from the kitchen to the
between him the system Loyola ever
lasting snagonism The first with trumpet tones pro-
claims spiritual independence and the whole effort of the
other vas to tranmel soul and body in eternal bondage
The rt repudiaed all the dogmss and hereies of the
churches the voice Of God apdthe language Francis
BoIgia is like lambs have crept into power; like
wolves have we used like dogs have we been driven
out. but like eagles shall We renew youth
The days OF esu'try are nbered She cannot live
der the blaze Of public and press and general intel
lgence She Is night hawk that floats In the twilight,
and blinded even by the stars The enius Of the age
rampes her down with every and she gown
unfit even for Papsry itself Moreover in the policy
Of States her willy craft has been discovered and her TAI
leyrard Hsxms have been cast away for full aud OPEN
handed interchange OF national benefits; and courts and
ministers have the power obey her; aud
when she addresses the popuace thousands ofantagons
spring up in q moment to refute her. This yoke
may again be laid upon nations, but
where mankind recognizes their prerogatve OF
and sponsbility. There she wish her
fnpttt
the blaze of day But there Is another man besides Mar
tin Luther but for whom might have been slaves for
ages to come mean The intellectual monarch OF the
age Of Francis the First John Calvin (Chees Iepesk
not now of that system of theology which he Is vulgary
scholar, statesman valiant defender ct the truth
man whose logic and splendid genius Pascal could not
complain Of and who refuted the Of Aristotle
We enjoy through the sbors Of this the work Of the
Reformation. (Cbeers) II was instruction OF
against the dominion OF the spiritual world We honor
Nasbing the father Of his country and Webster
the great pre- Of free institutions oud cheers
and we DO well But let not forget the father OF the
reformation Of which Washington and Webster and our
country and the constitution but the ohoots and
productions. CHEERS We honor Wyckliife and Calvin
and all the great spirits Of former ages but yet when
talk Of The reformation all eyes turn upon the Saxon
monk who stands proudly upon the pedestal OF high and
immortal rencwn He hero Of no common stamp
and whether We speak of the extent OF his capacious
mind his Vest requirements the single ndcd and sin.
cere energy viii which he toiled without reluctance
eIoe the high theatre upon which he stood he equally
he1ocsl nc marched IN the van OF Improvement against
the antagonist which we have been Concentrating and
,ueh as the world had not before until that day
Kings, and princes, and nations gazed with wonder It
swept aorg bike the storm which laehes the tides Of the
ocean lie trampled upon all hereties and headed the
grand return TO truth and reality Let honor his
memory and seeb 70 emulate those virtues which stmu
sted him to such exertons and set Up high the and
marx which tho commoops Of three hundred years hare
not materially shifted or ensced. cloud cheers
Tie meeting then separated
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