The New York herald., 1870-03-25
"HUMBUG." &"

Lecture by Rev. George II. HepSs0rih.
racy ana interesting lecture on the subject OF
"humbug' was delivered last evening at the Church
OF 'he Divine Paternity corner Of Filth avenue ana
Forty y.hith street, by Rev. George II. Hepworth.
D. d. There was present large ana highly fashion
able audience.
The reverend lecturer was introduced by Mr.. d.
D. 7. Marshall aud commenced his discourse by
observing that, In these latter days. tins giant Qi
humbug had grown 10 us maturity. He was now
man OF common sense. He dug the canal OF Sue1,
or he bound the word with single magic thread Or
again he lays the IRON ran joining the sweet melody
OF Pacihc waves with the magnificent diapason
OF our Atlantic coast. Who could tell the future !,
the last ,nree hundred years were progressive
enough, bus IN .ooking az the future we would have
to shade our eyes TO shield our sight from the daz-
zne prospect: tie proposed to speak OF the differ
ent Classes and grades or men and tue modes they
pursued IN the world. In one organization OF meu
you coud hnd those that could 1--we ana bc earned
and build up States But q man however great
always found first cous!nship IN some brute. I'VE
oitentmes sa.d that man were governed by reason,
aud yet not one man out OF ten were governed by
reason or judgment, but by passion or Impulse.
Judgment. wny, .nere was that mysterious
somethlag called pubic opinion which ruled
the throne OF the world as dcspot. Tnerc
were lew Tree men IN this world We are
s GAa aa
who would forego that artificial deformty called the
.Greclan bend There was no gentleman there
who would appear on the sidewalk with a coat cut
last year. (Laughterl Ailu iny to Levcrrer the
great aseronQmer he SAID, with ali his greatness
he was so puerile that he hated 70 see q woman
looking over his shoulder. u was strange that a
man could be giant and plgmy at tue same time.
You found some men whose characters were li1e
the fox. There were other men w no were persistent
and had the strong jaw VI n mastir-nen who when
they got their teeth into government con-
million. Other men were like the mule II
stuboornness There were men whose npes,
All hind legs. a.augh.er.l We ind man with
giant intellect and nuag our hats IN the air At MS
nave found a great politician. Bur some time that
man goes 10 Europe-and Europe VIII kiil more men
than any other disease --daugnterl-and very
der; ne i invited to the Tulleries 10
na NAV be na ssso Sana
leon IN New York or perhaps IN England, when ne
was under the paternal care OF The policemen. But
NAPOLEON s Emperor or France now and he enters
his presence with awe. And when he came back TO
America he had bas one theme, and that
poleon and stating what his Majesty said
To him. The most dangerous thing In the
world was TO 60 TO Europe. go II was that We hum
whOe community was iiied with faisehood from
circumference 10 centre. We would 20 10 see Herr.
mann shoot iady's pocket handkerchief into
walnut, and still we knew II was humbug Hut II
the greatest man In the country were to deliver q
Of benches You might put shaxspeare on
the stage In his simplicity he would not DE thought
ANYTHING Of; but 4 the M manager put dozen ballet
with dresses which begun alitte 100 late and ended
little too soon. the play would be a per-
feet success QLaughter.) Muncnauscn Illustrated
human. nature admirabiy. He told stories until
he believed them himself HUMAN nature
was SO Qriously made that q man could believe
what he Yuew 10 be false. Every man told what
was untrue whether he meant II or not. man who
studied history knew there mad been intellectual
cpidemcs some intellectual epidemic ruled a
whole generation and governed with despotic
power. Some centuries ago ALI Europe believed
there was q philosophers stone and the
poor beggar expected to ride on horseback.
There was not class that did not believe 1t.
And yetwe today looked back and said they were
FOOLS why not moro than wes In Japan to-day
there was . mania for suicides II man nsulted
another In Japan the insuted Japanese TOOK
. smile on his lips ripped himself open.
The man who had insulted him came along
and seeing the dead body Of the other on the steps
OF his door coolig took out his knife, and with q
smile on his lips likewise ripped himself open.
lLaughser} The lecturer concluded BY aliudng
TO the humbugs OF politics, and reviewing tho
different classes OF politicians tn facettous
manner. Here III New York q man who commences
life by pummciitng his own fellow and keeps a gam
bnng house here within stones throw oil Them went
aong in his career until he got into Congress and
put the stamp OF his Infamous life on 1t.
At the conclusion + the discourse the lecturer
was greeted with applause.