The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
LYRIC HALL.
Vhe Inventor ana the Idcaiist and the
Character OF Morse and Mazzini Com
trnsted-Scrmon by Rev. q. ID. Froth-

Dhe Inventor ana the Idcaiist and the
Character OF Morse and Mazzini Com
trasted-Scrmon by Rev. q. Ii. Froth-
ingham.
To its utmost capacity Lyric Hall, on Sixth
avenue, near Forty-sccond street, crowded yester-
day morning. Rev. 0. i. rockingham preached.
His subject was ''Thc Inventor and the ldealist y
lie announced no text, but the sermon, or spoken
essay or whatever chooses to call it, was in the
renowned speakers best vein and listened to with
the closest attention. one, he began, in our own
modern city of New York and the other in the old
city of Pisa have recently passed away. Both took
hold of the largest human thoughts. He could
not pretend, in single Sermon to speak
OF each in detail. He simply wished to
touch upon the salient points OF their
characters. There was marked difference
between them. One was internal, the other was
external one was an inventor, the other idealist;
one dealt in mechanics the other in ethics. He
need not mention the name of the first His name
had been the lips OF nearly every one for the past
week. He stood in
THE HIGHEST NICHE AS AN INVENTOR.
As an artist he deserves high rank. Though his
paintings are not immortal 1t is TO be remembered
that few are. But yet he was not an artist The
soul of the artist was in him. This is shown in
his leaving II after sixteen years In middle life
the dormant passion that had long slept
in him burst into life. He had faith
In developing electricity means OF mes
sage. For this he wrought. He felt the inspiration
Of assured success. He was little nothing in
everything else lie was little or nothing I'm poli-
the Presbyterian Church. In this matter he allowed
others TO think for him. In the matter OF the tee-
graph he thought for himself His brow was on fire
with this. He bent all his energies TO accomplish
HIS GREAT PURPOSE.
lie could face poverty, laugh down ridicue. He
had faith in an idea. He was ndomitable. Such
men are very rare. The other man was
pure ideast. lie carved no sculpture,
do with those elements that go to make up the ma
terials OF things. He was serene thinker. He
lived plane above others. Profoundly inter-
ested In government, he was no politician. He
was no dcmagogue, for he thought too much OF
men to use them for his purpose. lie could think
Of no word that would better express what Joseph
Mazzni was than the old Hebrew word-the
Prophet. lie was
SUPERIOR rDEausr
lie was a patriot with conceptions brilliant.
His soul was pure white fame. He
was dreamer-a visionary, IL you chose
10 call him. The perfect unity of Italy, republic,
the downfall of the Pope and free election OF a
grand assembly of men sweet and pure and full
Of wisdom and charity-an assembly so noble that
IL would seem almost inspired from aboye-this
was his dream. His dream was Of perfect repub-
lie and perfect religion He belonged to that grand
school Of regionists whose religion IL above all
creeds He was not a Romanist or a Protestant.
He a pure thest. He was opposed to all
churches and TO any Kind OF priesthood. He had a
single aim, solitary unique purpose. His attention
was liked upon his star. An eloquent writer de-
scribcs him aS u calm, serene thinker. A man who
was unmoved by ordinary temptations-a woman III
tenderness but for his idea az impacable as II
statue lie was not always careful "a to the means
he used to accomplish his ends. lie was asso-
cated with assasslns and cOnspirators. He was
member Of many secret societies. Ills name was
associated with socialists, whose principles he
abborred He used all these to accomplish his
great single purpose revision OF his career
shows many Inconsistencies, but for all this 1T must
be said that he was
PURE MAN.
He always stood with Bonded head before the awful
tribunal Of his great thought. He took no money
not his own He wrongcd no one. He was pure
ideast. Having separately dencatcd the striking
points in the character Of the two subjects OF his
discourse, in conclusion he presented vivid con-
trast between the two. For the inventor there
were all honors-the gold crosses and diamond
decorations Of mOnarcbs OF the Old World; de-
grecs from colleges, a statue in the Park Wealth
was his. At the BAH given TO the Duke Alexis In
Brooklyn he was literally covered with
HONORARY DECORATIONS.
No honors were too high for him. lie was well
come guest anywhere Great was Morse the In
ventor. Mazzn was poor, hunted, a price set on
hls head, tho object of neglect, soorn, hatred.
And ret tAere wa NO uiaat ~ WHICH ~