The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-30
The Peoples Lectures.
LECTURE ON MARTYRS AND Hyk0ES, By REV. M


On Tuesday evening the fourth Of the course Of
"The Peoples Lectures" delivered at the TAserna
ole by Rev. William W. Patton Of Hartford; subject.
Tho Martyrs Of Yesterday, tho Heroes Of T@ day,
The Order and Process Of Distinction The reverend
gentleman said the world In love With heroes-spu-
rous regarded the present. genuine Is 70
sardsd the past So they obtained . niche II
the Psrthenon Of homage done their virtues
AID theI principles. 1t wonder therefore, thss
viewing heroes In this light msuknd should tn air
position But the heat Of sn'hu-issm would soon
bs cooled down they only became ssnted with the
process Of manufacturing heroes To the students Of
history there another word familiar as that Of
hero and that martyr Il strange trace the
identity Of the heroes Of age with the martyrs Of
previous one. Hence 1t that the path Of hsrssa
seldom trodden and hsnes the elevation Of past
worth and the defamation Of present greatness. Tue
Jews worshipped the prophets their fathers
ched and other martyrs In other tmes tho
fate MAJ tyr to-day, heroes TO morr,w remarkable
instance Of this franciscan monk, Roger Bacon .
philosopher Of the thirteenth century whs made 90
many scientific discoveries that be charged With
having something 70 do With the devil. Two Popes ia
Irsoned him for the crime iDterdictsd his writings
which, had they been adopted would have saved the
world three centuries Of investigation Roger Bacon IL
the hero Of to-day Copsrncus another instance
rJtemhs was psrsecuteA AID hi. writiogs burned By
ecclasiasiios Now, there Q monument 20 hiu. BY
the greatest sculptor Of modern times Thorwsldsen.
At Eltsshce there was another monument 10 daliiso
who maintained that the earth moved tor WHOM doo
trire he denounced and jmprsossd in the Inquis
tion. lie was qursd to reBounce is ~ hsresy, in
form Of words prescribed him In the Lxn Language
HIS Coincidence smote bm, upon which be in Isa
Imprisoned In the department Of medical scisrcs Jsn
distinguished martyr He discovered pro-
the sicisss, Of thu power Of v.ee,a.oa Ssn.S while
asserted that the practice positively wicked
Csrrsstures drawn u him sh aud hoos snd
heir; and toned In papers DAY
lated with the cow peck One father Of family osms
out against the inventor in psce Of aogsors in which
be said that his voud s beeoms OF sras
like many little Nsbuobsdnessrs (Roars Of laughter
DR.. Ellosscn says. when hs . Guild he al ~ays
heard va sinful to vasotnars ~ Goa ssd saos tie
natural into the world bur the pox human
invention. Now there was . monument to J-uoer with
this inscription Within TINS tomo hath fou I'D rest
Ing place Jenpsr the great ply scsn Of the hunsn
All we're now proud and resdy TO do ion homsg,. Let
which ocmmasds respect thr bout tbs ivzaa ~oid
IL that OF Columbus. Genoa fsss proud Of osing his
out he dsesns The srt~r have written h,s HIS
tory oil wledae hts magnificent discovery
~. rss not os ven years Dc made .peo.
Of her private resources supplied him aid
iss he discovred thi country cent nome
in irons and .uojscfed to PuDishnsar and gaoniny.
Men ~bo stood up for bery aud proclsueo great poll
tical tru his we're treated in he same ~sy Hsnpdcs
Assrros sidney his eompstriot aAnd all thu heroes
OF the COMMON wealth .who suffered martyrdom wers
sft.r centuries OF exalted aud
gontsd Our Own ia hers the revelation ssre osly
saved from infauy BY their military Had they
f.iisd ashpetop, xni eli the fes would be regarded
ss bnsnccs'sinl rehea Nov there anps aga paid
10 thin worth The Lon Ton Denly Neps lately quoted
or old paper pubis he'd In London NJ time Of Wash
peton Which tufned him into perfect rdiculs OBJ
eours ana NEEDING fltov. who u he did no. take
esIe would be soon sent back to his original obs,ut
~ IN Virginia and for his pr,pciSa' saao,tsts.
be WISE dirty pyn'er's nsmet 8es frsokiin
There was hsbdfons monument In Nee Haven TO Kit
whitney tho inventor o. tho cotton gia by which
mar could perform much work 10 dAy ~ oo- tnoa
sand could without H. Forty yess ago Judx- Joanson
fsio ~ fsd added hnndrrd millions Of to the
coon'iys ~raitb. Yet ~niIe toe inventor lived he
conupusy involved IN Lac suits which coat MS more
then all he ever recei,ed for hts ipveuou such Gas
the feebrg that Congress tseK you'd ave him NO rsss
Cell to m,pd the struggles ~ Fos smton wne we're
na.sAs4ss<9 4s .efAmed In Their d. a,c Ge2.srioa