New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-10
PERE HYACINTHE.
d. rIIS GRAFTON ON CHARITY LAST EVENING AT
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

ora,,or ~ the Rev Father Hyacinthe on Charity
Every seat in the building was occupied Whle hlhu
reds were compelled content themselves with standing
room The stage was occupied by number OF disun-
puisbed gentlemen among whom were noticed the Con
sular representatives Of Italy Belgium, Holland Spain,
and other nations several Judges Of the Supreme Court
Horace Greeley. and the editors Of the french ana
Italian journals Of this city; a number OF
wellknOwn lawyers and several members OF the
French Benevolent Society, for whose ben
ear the Reverend Father delivered the Grafton.
In the absence " Mons COudaire the President OF the
6OoIety Pere Hyacinthe introduced by Mr. Cayus,
formerly journalist in France and for many years
prominent merchant in thiscity. Mons Caylus, IN III
Producing the speaker said that he Ar. Caylus) came
20 represent and not TO replace Mons COudaire' the
President OF the French Benevolent Society He said
that the Americans and Germans, and Irish had each
heard their great the Academy Of Music and
Il was now the turn of the French With a few more
graceful REMARKS he formally introduced the reverend
On rising TO speak, on entering perfect
storm Of applause greeted Father Hyacnthe He seemed
sensiby affected by the warmth of this greeting After
surveying the immense audience before him. he de-
uvered the following
LECTURE on CHARITY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: l, too, require to give some
explanation Of my presence here tonight. came 10
in this country few weeks Of repose between the
struggles OF yeser and those Of the morrow came
resolved to be SILENT came TO behold that grand nature
bearing impress Of the Deity 1.-THE more profound as
the hand man is less apparent upon IT, came to
hook upon that young vigorous nation, which II
eakens not will realize In the future the greatest and
the last intentions Of God the earth here to
listen and not to speak 1t happened however that in
Chis cosmopolitan city found France and was appealed
90 by charitable behalf of suffering France. The
OF the SoCet6 Francois de Renaissance asked
me to come aid NOW that assevere Winter is about to
net iny my suffering cOmpatriots In New-York The
French population this great city is not numerous but
It's memories many and glorious. Since the time OF
Washington and Lafayette cloud has darkened the
friendship Of the countries they respectively repre-
Bent. should have shown but slender sympathy for
France had not responded to the appeal made to me on
behalf of its suffering children. This will account for
my presence before you this evening. have TO claim
your indulgence on account OF my voice. That have
Co extent your fault or at least that OF
your climate. There very excellent things here but
the sudden changes Of weather are not among them.
Ehe temperature of this day is case In point Prov-
dence however has restored to me streamet OF voice
would gladly had been able, have plaeed all OF II al
your disposal
The question would speak tonight is one Of the
most important, yet of the least understood speak
Charity The government OF life Is however the real
eubieo my lecture and charity subsidiary element
an this practical age science studied for It's application
90 the practical purposes Of e rather than for its own
excellence The fact par excellence is truth, and from
this the great question: OF what use is 1t for man
60 conquer II he loses his soul-his life IL
10y the people, but greater thing for man TO be gov
erned by conscience But before proceeding further
let me define the meaning attach to the expression
TIE MOVEMENT OF LIFE.
The old schoastcs, after Aristotle, referred TO life
As a movement-rita ~ D0hL In each movement three
parts are dscernabe-the point Of departure, the line
vraversed and the point OF arrival 1t is thus in life.
The power in life is the heara more imperative,
impulsiye power than the conscience from which how,
ever. IL is not to be separated have the right, so TO
II n
thine own heart every man hath his own heart IN MS
keeping The three principal powers OF the SOU ana he
body reason the senses, and the heart Neither
OF the first two mentioned are real powers. 10y inc
senses man asmaed the brute creation and some.
times degraded beOwits level by reason he Is assnl-
lated to the angels he reasons on IGth Gnuer G nm
radiance Nothing, however is more exSIuslyey more
VIII inspire him in life without its Its ,o slai
IN them absolute certantes; OF consoatlons ana JOYS
What is the heart Il is the flesh II Is an organ tnat
blood The heart is almost the man. for In II all motion
70 life the infant in the mothers womb it Is the last
that the deathbed The material heart Is me
power Of loving. Man is not thought sentiment out
ne Is love Ihls love u t9e source VI az d Love The
IN every man you viii ma GOOD or Dau 9Ee' t d
weight Of which VIII DECIDE ms alter me o,rb 81.
where it bears me, thither l go. may
-recite 10 you German legend have heard;
u deals with young man in love. He Is sketchnG an
admirable landscape Behind him is the hend in human
semblanee, watching his every movement. s sy
are IN love and how do You know that I" replies the
youth. 81 can see it," The 1end was right Love ex-
"a have before saidat the root Of every act-the
heart the foundation OF ALL Let us then be men OF
heart Let us bear our into civil life, INTO social
life into domestic life. Let us be men OF hear ID Guy
and I'M State Let love country, family, loyalty,
Vroby Let the Church Of Christ but not AS the
hurch any particular sect Let us respect the letter.
3ut not as an extngusher-the ieIter Kills tne
epirt gives life. loud applausel Let us tt1en,
repeat, start men OF heart Your
great poet tLongfelow, whose acquaintance 1t was my
great privilege TO make few days ago, mas %Ier m
of his yersesthe force OF which "a put poorly rem
dercd Frenchnes which have been my motto through
"Letu, then be up aud doing.
..i MN , a ht-I' iqI any n! .a'S
Learn to labor AID 70 vail'
Tremendous applause Now would speak OF the al,
fectiOn to be gwen 70 life and OF the region ~ snonu
traverse have often heard of two roads opening De-
fore man each diyerging from the other humanity has
hestated between the for centuries Shall heaven
or earth chosen Shall man give 70 his existence an
fmpue that will separate him from the world that bears
hun and tear 1t from al that the CIeator
fas made its basis 90 family, affections interests,
euferings or shall he cast away all idea OF loving
heaven and concentrate upon earth MS alth us nope
oyef Man say, hesitates between the TWO rOads,
aud the most rash rush the other Maerlasts
say that heaven is nothing and see put the ear ksliE
themselves TO that dust which forms our planet ana 70
that trOublOus and heeting hour, he Mystlca minus
(and respects earnest minds more than do) iae
mystical minds set ASIDE all earthly duties ana ENJOY
fnents-change life into aspiration toward heaven, IN
stead Of striving 70 merit that heaven Ihey seek 10
ecale way into heaven In hot haste NOW my eX-
prrence has convinced that between these two
roads there 10 "A third opened Tor the greatest
suoral and religious progress man can make,
nj frodden nv men who can reconcile heaven and earth
life with future eXstence-a TASK 10 De
Accommodated In these times accomplished by
diving on the cross reconcile things of heaven
the things OF earth open the Bi0e ana read IA IL
beauteOus garden which, 10y material toll he was TO care
FOR and cultivate. Then he leu before him the animals
nanJ-g1an then. the work OF God was the king, the
Owner Tho Of the universe Inc part We nave
Go act now is unchanged We have TO continue IN
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