The New York herald., 1871-11-24

Lecture by the Rev. A. Vasscur, -. J.-ilow
10 kccp "ibc Csml.sg -iiaa" from Coming
E1Hrse Impressions.
Amid the turmoil Of these tumultuors times-ia
which we hear 80 nu.h OF The "explosions OF
ballAs,n the nght OF swecny the rest nat,oa OF
Murphy ana the ar vai OF Grand Duke the pfous
rR Of sanity YoIgvilie fnd time to pay due defer.
encc 10 the instructions aBd anoniiioGs or the holy
fathers IL is noticeable ana admitted tact that
these worthy folks are ardent and zeaous sup port
crs or enter Prise and perseverance Of all kinds,
especially IN religion. This fac, they demonstrated
On Wednesday nj hit by ihs Dumoers IN which tncy
1ocked 10 st. Larrcnce's church, Eight, fourth
street anu Fourth avenue hear second OF lour
lectures by sne Rev. A. yasseur, $. j.. mission.
ary from CHINA, on "Christanity IN Cnina,n for the
benefit Oi tue mission. AT haii-past seven tuo rev.
erend gent loman came forward, and made briel
review LMe subject OF h.A discourse. The gis III
the lecture was as lokows:-ln opening TINS my
second lecture, IL Will DO well for me to mention
some oil the convictions and prejudices which
govern the minds OF Cinnamon, AMI which, ia somo
measure, retard the progress OF christianity amoig
them. < Chinaman can hardly be made believe
tnat Heaven is any other place than CHINA. Some
thirty years ago French missionary was asked by
10 MIN tnc opinion OF the Cnuicil ON the subject.
Tue erandee told him II was false; that Heaven vas
in no place 1ut The nl'lde enDre, and ordered MIN
to be behedded Tor his perjury. tf..A
1ne Chinanan pities 'tue poor barbarian Of the
West" Us they cali Us. YheJ ask "whdt more CON-
fact that they have but wentg four letters n their
alphabet. wne We navo 2 0Jo; they have no 1lial
piety: they como 10 us 10 trade, and II they die
Their bodies not sent home TO sleep by those 0f
their ancestors.n Let me hero stare that all the
Cinnamon come To the STATES only 70 stay Tor 0
short timc and II they die ia tbe meaDilIne their
remains are brought home To China 10 be deposited
with the dust Of their departed sires. ! MAS told
whcn coming from China TO san francisco mat
sometimes the steamers carry between three nd
four hundred D0iies " dead Chinanen from san
Fr lnciscO 10 the IeIestia. Empire
There - but one way TO stoD the immigration OF
stne coming man. 10 this country AMI Inat is to
refuse TO carry their corpses back again. II this
were done we wound have no Cinnamon in America
or In any other part OF Cnr.stendon. sine Western
man comes 10 us 10 ouy teas ani silks and tins
is another proof OF our natural superiority over t0
barbarians of the West" and thus they reason. An-
other drawback to the progress or Christianity ID
TIE bad example set them by the "barbarIan OF the
XesLv When the English seameu come to China
there seems TO be general relaxation OF discipline
They are to be seen In the streets In tie most
beastly state OF intoxication, and when we exhort
the Cinnamon to be soiler and denounce opium,
they say, "Mestern doctor, 90 10 your own country
ana make your countrymen sober.D Ana again,
when we remonstrate with them about the cruel
manner IN when they massacre us and our assist.
ants, the good sisters thev tell 20 20 Parts and
learn Tho western barbarlans' 10 cease their
slaughter. Yet aInid these diflcultes Catholicism
has made grand strides In China during the last
thirty years.