The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-25

Lecture by MIR. J. $. Diehl mt tho Howard
Mission.

Lecture by MIR. j. s. DiehI Mt tho Howard
Mission.
Last evening number OF persons gathered In the
large chapel OF the Howard Mission to listen to q
highly interesting lecture upon Italy. delivered by
MIR. J. s. Diehl late United States Consul to Java.
Several diagrams were exhibited from the platform
and added greatly to the interest of the lecture.
The audience was largely composed Of the little
ones both male and female, in whose behalf the
mission was established and they paid the greatest
attention to the lecturer from the beginning to the
close. There were also many present who take o
warm interest in the success of the mission.
The exercises commenced by the singing OF the
hymn, ~ stood outside the gate, q poor wayfaring
child" by the children, whose voices blended
sweetly together. After o fervent prayer the Rev.
Mr.. Vanmetcr, Superintendent OF the Mission, intro
duced the lecturer of the evening.
Mr.. Dehl came forward and said that In justice
to himself he should have been in bed, but he had
promised to deliver this lecture. Up to six o'clock
last evening not q diagram was prepared nor a
note written, so that although shall refer to
Rome Naples, PompeiI, Herculaneum, vesu-
vius and Venice it Will be merely a
passing notice. As you all know. the city
OF Rome was built 1853 years before Christi every
schoolboy Is familiar with the old story of Romulus
and Rcmus Its walls stood 800 years. and the ruins
exist to this day; TWAS captured by Alaric in the
year 4l0 and by Genserlc In 455, and in its prosper
Gus days IL numbered some three millions.
No potentate In the world governs many sub.
jects as the Pope Of Rome. except the Emperor OF
china. The lecturer described his journey to the
Eternal City and his visit to the Church of st.
Peter. 1t was tho feast day Of SITS. Peter and Paul;
statue Of ST. Peter decKcd and robcd as have never
seen king or queen arayed Some thirty thousand
persons visited the church that day.
l saw Intelligent gentlemen going forward and
kissing the toe OF the SAINT Some intelligent Catho-
lies believe this to have been statue OF Jupiter
to say that It was statue of Jupiter turned into
jew Peter tLaughler.) ST. Peters is ass feet in
acres and is said have cost from sixty millions to
eighty millions OF dollars In gold. St. Pauls, in Lon
OF s sia sa n
hoped the reform made here lately in regard to pub
lie baths would teach every one the glorious luxury
more pious-a little more water and q little less
whiskey The present Pope has interfered to pre-
to it Which mas not proved true "Whie stands
the Coliseum Rome shall stand; when falls the
Coliseum Rome shall fau; when Rome falls then
know Of no finer field for missionary labor than
In Rome, not even from Pekin TO Calcutta, Bagdad
Let me here say word Of the Pope, whom we
called upon, and found him to be a friendly, urbane,
other hospitals in Rome is one where they have
some eight hundred foundlings. One institution
effect in this countryit gives dowries oyoung ladies
TO enable them to get married. Qaughter.l
A large NUMBER OF diagrams, eXntDlt1nG the WORK
done by the primitive Christians while in the cata-
combs their rude works OF art, with their lnscrlp-
lions being extremely interesting, were explained
by the lecturer.
Some people have said 'See Naples and die;" but
say, See Naples and live" In ancient Pompeil
temples were erected in honor OF Egyptian gods
Jupiter, Venus and Isis. Here Cicero, the En-
peror Claudus and oIhers had their villas. We saw
the charred remains Of human beings, preserved by
the ashes for 500 years. AS an eminent writer mas
said, "Vesuvlus did not destroy Pompeii but pre-
served It."
Diagrams OF the villa of OF Diomedes, restored
houses and the excavated streets were also exhib-
tted as found by a French engineer in 164s At the
close OF the lecture Mr.. Diehl was warmly ap-
plauded.
Rev. Mr.. vanmeter then made an appeal to those
present for money, clothing and groceries, and
stated that the people at Trinity Building had given
would give $25 each 1t would be SUFFICIENT for the
institution TIL the 1st OF next Nav The congrega-
ton OF Madison avenue Baptist church gave 81, 600
yesterday morning to this institution