The New York herald., 1871-01-04
PERE HYAC.NTnE On TIE WAR.


Germany France win lie Restored.
On the afternoon OF the 2lst ut the largest OF the
Hanover square concert rooms was filed to its ut
most extent win fashionable audience to hear
from Pere Hyacinthe an address on the
war between France and Germany. Judging
from the numbers that thronged the entrance
even at three O'Clock, for which hour the address
was announced, many must have been unable TO OBJ
tam access 10 the room. The Duke and Duchess OF
Argyll and OF his Grace's daughters had seats In
front OF the platform.
PERE HYAcINTnH's APPEARANCE.
Pere Hyacnthe entered the room about quarter
past three, and was received with some applause.
He was dressed IN y black frock coat and suit, and
wore nothing 70 indicate that lie belonged to any
special order in the Church, was, indeed,
minister OF the Church ut all. lie Is rather
under the middle size and Of middle age, with
regular and harmonious features, DARK and pene-
traiing eyes and charming SMILE Standing
before an audience as an orator he has al the per-
his gestures when he has entered into his discourse,
are 1uil OF movement and meaning. He speaks
especially with his eyes IN the more emotional paris,
While The arms and the infections OF the voice give
accentuatlon to the stronger passages OF The ad-
dress. He stood erect and silent for some moments
before his desk without uttorng a woid while his
eyes seemed TO take III the entire audience.
THE SoREST CALAMITY OF MODERN TIMES.
lie began by observing that Europe had, for the
calamties OF modern times and every true friend OF
humanity all sincere disciples OF the Gospel have
been asking each other with anxiety what could be
done put end ~ It, and 10 hasten the return or
peace.
NOT WAR OF RACES, NOR WAR OF CHURCHES.
II was said That this was war OF races-a war
between the German and the Latin races, a war
between two distinct peoples: was said, moreover,
that 1t was a war between two churcnes-a war be-
tween Protestansm and Carnocisui-that ii would
he a thirty years. War, and would extend even
beyond that. The orator proceeded to combat thus
view, and to MAINTAIN that neither politically nor
regiousiy was there any solid foundation for the
necessity OF lasting conflict between france anu
Germany: Politically 4 was said that this was
a war OF races. he dtd not deny the doctrine
OF races, or that particular modes OF paysic
and moral life OF man were determined by
blood ana language. Race Was the family ag-
grandized and however much the word had been
abused there was historical evidence OF an alliance
between God and particular races o. mankind. Bui
there were tw conceptions OF the ldea-the Pagan
conception and the Christian conception. rhe an
tique idea one OF isolation anu separation. Ole
race regarded itsel1 as superior and others as In
ferlor and the sentiment resulted in the elevation
OF one people, and the destruction or enslavement
OF the others. But Christianity introduced another
conception OF race, and now people view each other
not as enemies or even as sraDgcrS but rs members
OF the same human Iamily-the family OF Adam
and Of Jesus Christ Having our one rather, who
was in heaven, the different races OF mon were
destined to consider themselves as fraternal
branches OF the same family, and to come near to
each other in the observation OF the same laws.
neither the human race was absolutely one in Its
origin was In tnls respect OF no moment II, as
might not believe IL; but he did not fear 1t. Ii man
kind had not sprung from the heart OF single
Adam, they had certainly sprung rom the heart Of
the one Father. Let us near no more, then, Of the
anagonism OF races.
FRANCE NOT OPPOSED TO THE UNITY OF GERMANY.
But there were persons in France, and some OF
them Of emnence, VINO considered that the unity
OF Germany would be d humiliation or menace iOr
France. | deny both POSITIONS. II the government
OF France h4d abstained from interfering In
the internal anairs OF Germany-if IL had
abandoned the idea OF acquiring wnat 1t
Oofn from ffpra hnt-a
been no fear Of aggression or invasion. We
had no interest," rI9nt preventing the unity OF
Germany. The speaker here proceeded to show that
the unity Germany was promoted by the policy of
the empire III advocating the unity OF Iay, and he
rendered justice to 1t Tor what IL mad done IN this
respect rne unity OF Germany and the unity OF
Italy were results that existed III the force OF
things, and could not be resisted. But dy-
nastlc influences and the internal stale OF
the empire forced the Emperor TO yield to the
prejudices Of certain statesmen and publcists, and
to the passions OF the people. On the otner hand,
as little interest or Ilgnt had Germany IN opposing
the greatness OF France as France IN opposing the
TIE BLIND POLICY OF GERMANY.
Yet Germany would seem TO have adopted towards
France after the disaster OF Sedan. policy as blind
and as criminal as that which France practised
towards Germany Even the annihllatl0n OF France
would be bst temporary. France would rise from
her misfortunes like Prussia herself after jena
NEW FRANCE WOULD START FROM SEDAN,
and were Paris even in ashes it would nave ven.
geance for lis soul and aspiration, and the end OF
the century would behold even more bloody scenes
Europe source ofinteilgence and civilization: but
there was danger that IL gave itself mp to warliAe
traditions tie French empire OF the "a OIL December
would be followed by the German empire Of the 10th
Of December. AS to
TnE POSSESSION OF ALsACE AND LORRAINE,
He regarded that as secondary question. lie did
not thluk The Possession OF one or TWO provinces
more necessary 10 tie greatne OF France, though
ne d,d not wish they should be lost 10 France Some
OF his countrymen htd gone lar as to say that If
Aisace ard Lorraine were lost France would de.
scend TO the rank OF sc ,ond'rate or thrd-rate
nrja oh,
but WA. Engsnnan now regretted that Calais
formed portion OF franCel
THE REAL GUARA >TEE FOR PEACE
between France and Germany was not the posses.
sion OF one or two provinces, put a sincere ana loyal
alliance OF the two peoples. IL had been said that
the Latin race was used up. That was not so, The
Latn race had fallen, uut IL would rise again.. As to
the religious aspect the Pere Hyaclnlhe MAN,
tanned that there was as little necessary antaGonism
In the question OF religion as in politics. TIE
time Of rengious wars mad happily passed away.
war OF religion would be an anchronism
OF approacnnent and fusion II was not period OF
religious indifference. but, as the Able de I.amen
nals had stated OF great sincerity and deep religious
fceng. he dad not deny that there was doubt
real, sincere, profound. but II was not The doubt
that laughed and jested as in the time Of voltaire
but doubt that reasoned and inquired. The true
principle OF the mutual advances OF the enllph ened
members or the dlnerent curcnes towards each M Ter
was not indifference, nor yet was the desire OF re-
dncng all under tne same form OF doctrine and
organization. 1t was the conviction that no single
church had attained TO an adequate expression OF
IN FORMER TIMES EVERY CHURCH aLIKE-
the churches OF their Protestant fathers aud of his
Catholic fathers believed that every lormu a. every
organization which they respectively possessed was
precisely tie same as that winch had existed in the
Apostolic age. This illusion mad now almost UNI.
versally passed away from the educated members OF
all churches equally. They had learned that there
was an objective truth larger than the sub
Jeciive truth in all or in each church.
that there was God more vast than the
sanctuary which enshrines Him. From the
time tlat In the tenth century the great schlsm OF
the East and West produced face to lace two great
churches, botn Catholic, both orthodox both
ancient-still more from the time that in the six
teensh century the advent OF the Reformation pro.
duced the yet further schism in the West itsefrom
that time II has been quite evident that even the
great Roman catholic Church ITSELF which he valued
and TO which he belonged, from its traditions and its
great capacities Tor the future. was not the whole
Ghurch, but i particular Church, the greatest If
you Will, but one Church amongst many. France Iu
was sad, represents Catholicism; but France
was was not an Catholic France produced Calvin, and
istlc form or Professionalism. France produced
Bossuet the Galllcan; Descartes, the PHILOSOPHER
and the Portroyasts. Neither was Germany who Iv