The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-18

Lecture by Rev. j. Hyatt Smith.
small audience assembled at the Fifth avenue
Baptist church, Fortysixth street, last evening,
to listen to Rev. Hyatt Smiths recital OF his trip
from New York TO jerusalem and OF what he had
seen on the way. The journey was made In 1862, in
the midst OF our late war; and it gave the lecturer
many opportunities OF observation, which he en-
joyed. ..skipping the ocean," as he said on the
Scotia, he paid high compliment to Captain Jud-
klns, but was less complimentary to the sea,
and referred to Henry Ward Beecher who also
hoped for another and better state, where
there was no more sea. At last they
70 be- corae lie VeS Baey case and
essayed to kiss the Barney stone, but II placed
where no one could kiss IT, He Also sought the grave
glowing tribute to John Van Buren,, the rarest OF
wits and highest in intellect and who had never
lied him: Passing through the cemetery he was
struck with the inscription, "Sacred 10 the memory
OF Thomas Steel'-a Protestant IN a consecrated
received for answer that Steel died for liberty
and liberty makes brothers Of US all. And here the
on board Of q vessel in the Mediterranean and
the exchange Of the words Americana Greco made
them friends and they looked couple of republics
out OF their eyes. DIR. Smith made some humorous
illusions to Tam O'Shanter and Bobby Burns; also TO
a ''practical". friend who didn't know beans, yet
would fish the Jordan for trout, and TO beautiful
fable of child buried amid the ruins of house call
ing out in feeble voice to the men the point OF
tlring In their search, "Heave away; Pm no dead
YETI The four principal cities he would classify
folows:-Dublin, the capital OF wit; Edinboro. the
capital Of literature; London, the capital of Com
merce and Paris the capital OF glory Alter seeing
Newgafe, in company with distinguished now eX-
tlnguished gentleman, the gallery OF wax tg
ures OF Madame Toussaud gave him an opportunity
for reciting some anecdotes which, though not new,
were wen told. skipping Spnrgeon" the reverend
lecturer spoke Of Mr.. Charles l.. wilson, Secretary
Of the American Legation at London, to whom he
brought letter from Thurlow Weed and from
whom he got the advice to say as little as possible OF
his country, rs 1t was unpopular at the time.
Charles Francis Adams he described as an accom-
piished gentlemen, who never forget5 that he Is
the grandson OF his grandfather and the son Of his
father. He spoke of the House OF Commons being
noisome and unruly as Western barroom, and
he begged pardon OF a Western barroOm for COM
pairing 1t with the House OF Commons He spoke OF
agitators, small tators and commentators in that
body. Described Pamerstons appearance and
passed to the House OF Lords where,
in company with Lord Clifford, he had an oppor-
tunity to see ALL and he declared II worth a trip TO
London only TO see the two grand pictures in the
House Of Lords, 'The Sleep Of the Duke OF Argylep
and 1.-THE Meeting Of Butcher and Wellington" He
commented on the English and their love of cOun-
try, which he pronounced the great strength OF
England.
in Paris he saw the Emperor who had what he
called ''coin look,'' and the Empress, who bowed
In her carriage to ALL and, Condentially TO his audi
ence with the injunction to tell 1t not in Jersey, nor
publish 1t to Stubbs and Boggs. he told that himself
and stephen H. Tying Jr., caught the epidemic and
after the EmperOr's carriage shouting ''Vjue pEns
De7euv ~ skipping" Germany and only referring
to his trip up the Rhine from Cologne to Mayence he
glanced at Switzerland and Mont Blanc with its
white clouded peak overlooking the Jura spoke OF
Rome and its treasures Of art in The Vatican and ST.
Peters; described the Pope whom the lecturer with
peculiar emphasis, repeatedly called Papa Nino;
gave entertaining account OF his trip across the
Mediterranean to Alexandria and Of his experience
there and on board French steamers, and finally
landed at the gates Of jerusalem where he stopped,
and closed hs lecture, promising description OF the
city OF Holy Writ hereafter.