The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-14
Lecture ~ Psrs Hyaoissas.

Perc Hyacintho delivered lecture on
Thursday evening at the Academy Of Music,
New York, to an audience filling the house
to Its utmost capacity. Among the promi-
nent citizens occupying soats on the plat
form were William Cullen Bryant, Horace
Greeley, Rev. DR.. Adams, Rev. DR.. Fields,
General John A. Dix, Mr.. De Ia Forette,
Consul General Of France; Mr.. Rouhoud,
Chancellor OF the Consulate; DIR. JohanneS
Roeslng, Consul General Of North Germany,
and many others Of equal prominence.
Tho lecturer spoke In French, and al
though large portion Of the people present
did not understand what he said, they were
led away by his voice, his action and his
manner, and were content to watch the far
famed speaker rs he ampllHcd the subject
chosen-"Charity-"
He said 1t was in response 10 the appeal
OF the French Benevolent Society, that In
spite OF poor health, he had consented to
speak, and spoke substantially as followsi
Our century Is one OF practical life. We
must learn to govern ourselves. And TO do
this should DO the main object OF our exist
tence. The government Of conscience Is
the government In fact. Now we must de-
fine this more clearly. In olden times II was
all mystihed, unclear to the common eye |;
but we In this time Of progress must fud
means in our hearts to eniighten US. Vna
ryoeedit. LILO Is movement; the point Of
departure, or rather tho impelling power,
finds Its aid In death. The heart is the start
Ing point Of all our actions, and he would
enjoln his hearers 70 follow the old adage,
"Gdrds ton e6urh-keep watch over your
heart. II / were to explain II ! might make
distinction between the soul and the body,
the soul being In the emotions Of the heart.
There Is reason aud sense In this. Man is
like an angel, It 10 said, but mans cold and
obscure reasoning power subjects him to the
But man can never find means to over
come the entire weakness OF his passion.
During o long period Of seclusion and study,
/ myself sought for It In vain. This eleva-
tion 70 tho LOFTY regions, this purifying pro-
cess, Is, whom accomplished, the very heart
OF life. It is idealixing life. 1t comes from
the heart. Hence, II he would attempt to
describe the central motion Of the heart, he
would call II the lord Of the blood, for the
heart IL the man. It beats first In the breast
OF the child, and 1t stops only with the breath
of old age. 1t 10, therefore, say, that the
heat IL tho master Of the man, but there
are two hsarts--one the spiritual and one
the material. VT ..r
Tho heart Is love, and contains the power
to love. The true man Is, without doubt,
true love he has free will, and II he goes to
the root Of things he will find love. !
Love, either for good or evil, Is tho true
barometer and leaves its traces through life.
IL he were permitted to express deslre he
should wish that all mankind were men Of
heart. 1t Ia that which Is wanting In our
present century. People are cyclists, selfish,
specializing, exhibiting a heart to the public
which they do not possess. The heart Is the
main artery OF social life, as marriage s,thc
root OF the family. Let us be men Of heart
without any reservation.
| In holy Church the institution Of marriage
among the administrators of tho Gospel 10
prohibited. Nevertheless he explained It
very oloquently as marriage Of the man to
the Church, concluding with tho remark that
however sects may differ, the spirit and not
the letter kills while the spirit imparts life.
This part OF the reverend gentleman's lecture
was loudly cheered.
There are two paths-one the celestial and
| one the terrestrial. Shall we turn our steps
| exclusively to this world-hunt for Its pleas
ures That would be the life Of the mate
rIalist who lives only In the dust of this our
planet. Or shall we live the life of spirit
uallst, and thus felnt to live In an audacious
manneri 1t behooves us TO reconcile the
| things of the earth with those Of heaven.
Jesus was the first who knew how to unite
tho worldly with the heavenly the Jews did
not comprehend 1t. Tho American country
IS destined to be the foremost nation Of tho
giobe-the grand union Of humanity. The
admirable constitution, which has been
formed on the basis Of cosmopolitanlsm, gives
Ito humanity whole continent. There was
no dlstlnctlon of nationality, religion, or
color under the Constitution; one language
from ono end Of the country TO the other, and
schools for all alike to educate them. BY
this the American people are destined to DO
the first nation of the world.
After quoting the Bible and INDUCING In
some remarks purely ecclesiastic, he alluded
to the Presidenps mesaage-to that portion
OF 1t which referred to the general prosperity
OF the country-and came to the conclusion
that In the principle Of selfgoyernment, and
freedom Of speech and thought, lay the root
of all the prosperity Of the American people,
He wishes 1t was like this In Europe. On
his return he will speak TO the people there and
tell them that TO DO FREQ they must follow thu
example of America and walk In tho path
Of Jesus Christ, who Is the grand hope o.
mankind.
> The reverend speaker was frequently in
tcrrupted with the loudest applause, and h
fully sustained the reputation accorded hin
! by his people at home:
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