New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-22
THE HEROIC IN COMMON LIFE.
LECTURE BY GRACE GREENWOOD.

! The announcement that Mrs. Sarah j. Llppncou o.
PHILADELPHIA widely known as poet, au:hOress
aud edress, under the mont dc plume of " GracC
| Greenwood would deliver a lecture at Dir. Chapinf
Church last evening filed il at early hour with
large and brilliant audience. Among these present
many prominent in the literary and art circles OF
the city.
The fair lecturer was introduced 10 the audience by
Mr.. THEODORE TnToy in a few appropriate remarks
She was received with loud applause. Grace Green
wood is lady not far from forty years CT sge, but
with that freshness of complexion and elasticity of
form, which only the health flowing from her we'll
known ardor for horseback and other outdoor
cises can insure to an American woman.
Tall, graceful, with full and strongly. marked
face-tbe darkest of side-Ours, eyebrows, and
laehesan expressive mouth, and intellectual forehead
no lady could more safely dare the trying inspection
of lecturers audience. She wore last night q black
silk dress and plain lace collar that well became her
form and features and the taste required in her position.
In voice that filed easily the large church, but
which was marked by slight lisp, and not de-
void Of monotOny, she abruptly commenced her
lecture, and spoke rapidly for over an hour.
In the Spring of 1920 the lecturer said, pestence
broke out at Marseilles. Between May and Novem-
Der nearly $1,000 persons persisted. During this fright
ful period brutality and moral chaos regned side by
aide with disease and DEATH But there aso then dis
played the grandes instances OF hu nan herosmand de-
votOn Noble physicians and citizens watched over their
stricken felow-nen with rare courage. Chief among
these was a young n0bleman, the Chevater Rose.
Day and night he directed and led the efforts Of
Icy. When the pestilence became 70 terrible in its
ravages that the dead were left unbured he organized
and led bands Of his gsley slaves and soldiers rushed
at the fearful work, unappalled by al its sickenng
horrors. All, what TO this was the charge at Bala-
klava, when
Into the mouth Of Hell,
Roje the ak hundred"
But from these scenes let rs turn TO instances of
modern hsrosm-:o the Hospital of S:utari, where
moved for many night, amid all its ghastGness the
noblest woman Of our time, TO breathe whose name
DID one good Ike prayer-FlOTence Nightingale |
lApplause. The lecturer drew vivid picture of her |
heroic life-sayng that her name had become melo-
dious household wOrd-bad nested in the heart of |
ChIisteDdOm. But there many humble, mute
nightingale, or whom the world took no note, vet
whose benetcent and harmonious life sang in the ear
of God. Every age had It's unknown herones its I'M
crowned martyrs-the "inheritors Of unfulflled re-
lown" To these let pay tia need of little praise
The yellow fever at Norfolk, in 1855 was next al
uded TO. With equal fidelity the various lofty
md pathetic examples displayed by the self ap pointed
urses and physicians were portrayed-not forgetting
he courageous coniu;t Of the faithful slaves. Won an
here, as az Scutar wac present 10 cheer an comfort
But, alas there was 10 woman from the North, like
Florence nightingale, to hasten thher, fit TO lead and
Inspire her sisters in the work. But there were
women in Norfolk, fol- whom humanity provides d
anne that ihouId soften toward them every human
cart These, the despsed Magdalens, came forth and
bowed their true tender, wOmen's hearts. Week
ter week the melancholy siderhOOd endured unto the
I'D their fearful task, shrinking from the wards
anguish and mortality. The names of these heroic
aItyrs had disappeared from the memories of
ven the witnesses of their devotion. Bat such
OriOus r0mances were TOO rare not 10 he
corded. Their work was not an expiation for
ist snp but q resurrection 10 new purity. The daring
I'd persstence Of DIR. Kane were next eulogized and
e came qualities discovered in the common sailors
he seconded his works. IL glowing terms the lee
reT alluded 70 the wifely love Of Lady franklin; |
II, che said, among the widows OF FrankLns men,
ere were equal longings and devotion. Other mod
n Instances of herOism given; the acts OF
ei1ooD, the soldiers board the British ship rken
ao, exc. Many declsm gainst the want Of hero
. 10 our ,me Only heroine age could furnish Sgd
~ anI haimpdens Bnt 1t was such men that made
as heIoic' 1Dey were not wanting in our time,
,oe6 IN modern gaTb and manner. An I
vance oil heroism On the part of brakeman |
ing from railOad accident, was eompared q
the last act OF Sir Philip Sydney and re. Q
we'd with apl Euse. Tie sailors Of modern mes '
re equal 70 The Vikings Of old our dremen were i
dem Knights OF The Round Table. Passing to the d