The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-10
FIRST EDITION
HI " A 9 i ~ II H Z.
The Great Come -outer-His Views
upon Charity and the Movement
Cure-The Letter and the
Spirit of Religion.

Rev. Father Hyacnthe on Charity" Every
teat in the building was occupied, while hum
dreds were compelled to content themselves
with standing room. The stage was occupied
by number of distinguished gentlemen, among
whom were noticed the Consular representa-
tiyes of Italy, Belgium, Holland, Spain, and
other nations; several Judges of the Supreme
Court Horace Greeley, and editors OF French
and Italian journals of this city; q number OF
well-known lawyers, and several members OF the
French Benevolent Society," Tor whose 0enent the
Reverend Father delivered the oratlon. In the alb
sence of M. Coudaire the President OF the Society,
Pere Hyacinthe was introduced by Mr.: Caylus,
formerly Journalist in France, and Tor many
years prominent merchant in this city. Mons.
Caylus in introducing the speaker, said that he
(Mr. Caylus) came to represent, and not TO re-
place, Mons. Coudaire, the President OF the
French Benevolent Society. lie sald t9at the
Americans and Germans, and Irish had each
heard their great orators in the Academy OF
Music and it was now the turn of the French.
With few more graceful remarks he formally
introduced the reverend lecturer. On rising to
speak, as on entering, perfect storm of APP
plause greeted Father Hyacinthe. lie seemed
sensibly affected by the warmth OF this greet
ing After surveying the immense audience
before him, he delivered the following
LECTURE on CHARITY.
Ladies' and Gentlemen Il came here to listen, and
not to speak. 1t happened, however, that in this
cosmopolitan city found France and was appealed
TO by charitable in behalf Of suffering France
The members OF the Societe Francas de Bienfais-
ance asked me 10 come to aid (now that severe
New York The French population in Tits g.cat city
is not numerous, but its memories are many aud
glorious. since the time OF washington ana Latay-
ette no cloud has darkened the friendship OF the two
countries they respectively represent should nave
shown but slender sympathy for France mad not
responded to the appeal maze 10 me on
behalf OF its suffering children This Will account for
my presence before you thls evening, nave 10 Slam
your indulgence on account OF my voice That
have to do so is to some extent your 1ault, or at
least that of your climate There are very excellent
not among them. The temperature OF this day is
case in point. Providence, however, has restored
been able placed all OF it at your disposal.
The question would speak on tonight is one OF
the most important yet one OF the least understood
speak Of charity. The government OF life is, how
ever, the real subject of my lecture, and charity
5 le to the
of liie rather than for its own excellence The fact
par is IT tr1t and q from r ns eO eomes ne tine
quer the universe if he loses his sou-his life? 1t is
agrand thing for this great continent TO be governed
byt the people, but 1t Is greater thing for man to be
governed by his conscience. But before proceeding
further let me define the meaning attach to the
expression.
THE MOVEMENT OF LIFE.
The old scholastics, after Aristotle, referred to life
as movement-Uita in 1nstu In each movement
three parts discernibe-the point OF departure,
the line traversed and the point OF arrival. 1t Is
thus in life. The motive power in life is the heart
science from which, however It is not to be sepa-
rated. have the right so to speak, a priest OF
heart: every man hath his own heart in his keeping
The three principal powers OF the soul and the
%eItuer SSg are Of I'll" the first two mentioned are real
powers. BY the senses man IS asslmllated TO the
brute creation and sometimes me 70 oeG% tS
angels He reasons on truth under dim
shadow while the heavenly host oehoq n IL IN al l5s
sivey, more essentially human than the heart, for
man cannot live or find any permanent M principle
that will inspire him in life without its aid. have
loved and still love, ideas, but have never found
in them absolute certantes, or consultations and
t1yt.o d, ehn hn0rf Y a N
sefhe soul is the blood" The heart is almost the
and oF n a II the al rst organ awaEng S lie in the in
fant in the mothers womb; 1t is the last that beats
on the death bed. The material heart is the image
of the moral heart And the heart is love- the pewer
OF loving Man is not thought, sentiment, but he
love This love is the ESQ source 81 al an Ur %a 9S aS O
weight Of which will decide his after llie; st. Angus, J.
tine has sadMy love Is my ro weight ut N where 1t
man legend have heard 1t deals with young
in love- He is sketching an 6 admirable Ie land
watching his every movement Satan after watch
ing him for while cries to the youth -"You are in
Vouth. - can see it" The fend was right. Love
Expresses itself by the most foreign to it, In
man it is as have before sadat the root Of every
act-the heart is at the foundation OF all. Let us
then be men OF heart. Let US bear our hearts into
SiEe Sy e us a'O be S0Ga men heart iG sS
and in State. Let us love country, family, loyalty,
rOby Let us love the GIrc o Gar m eg not
letter but not as an extinguisher-the letter Kills
the spirit gives life. loud applause) Let us then
IOngfeliow, whose acquaintance 1t was my great
nriyilege to make few days ago, has written In
one of his verses-the force OF which is but poorly
rendered in French-lines which have been my
N'''O HIet us then be up and DOING
With heart for any fate.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait"
Tremendous applause.) NOW would speak or the
direction to be given to life, and Of the region I
should traverse. We have often heard OF two road:
oneninp before man, each divergng from the other
Humanity has hestated between the two for cen
turies Shall heaven or earth be chosen? Snail mar
give TO his existence an impulse that will separate hin
from the world that bears him and tear IL from al
that the Creator has made its bass-family, afTec
tlons interests, suerlngs, or shall he cast away al
idea OF loving heaven, and concentrate upon eartl
his faith, his hope his lover Man, i say, hesitate
between the two roads, and the most rash rush K
one OF the other Materalsts say that heaven is no
thing and see but the earth, giving themselves Il
that dust which forms our planet and K
that troublous and feeting hour life. Mystica
minds (and no one respects earnest minds more thar
I dol false mystical minds set aside all earthly du
tes and enioyments-change life into an aspiration
towards heaven, instead OF striving TO merit tina
heaven. They seek TO scale their way into heavel
in hot haste Now, my experience has convinced
me that between these two roads there Is thirt
onened for the greatest moral and religious progres
nan can make and trodden by men VINO can recon
cIle heaven and earth-the present life with Iutur
existence-a task 90 be accomplished in these Time
Ss IL was accomplished by Christ dying on the eros
to reconcile the things OF heaven TO the thlngs 2
earth, open the Bible, and read in II that 60
made man out OF the dust, and placed hlm Ia
beauIeous garden, which, by material toll, he was
care for and cultivate Then ne led before nun Ia
supply slaves TO mani Imam, then, the WORK
God was the king, the owner, the manage
Of the universe The PaT have we nsVe Vet5oe oS
these ages the work OF Adam. Instead OF sma
part Of Asia Minor, though, we have whole plane