The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-14
ANCIEgT AMERICA.

Lecture by DIR. H0pp mt RUTGERS College.
Or. Earnest o. HOpp delivered an extremely
Interesting lecture yesterday afternoon in the
chapel OF Rutgers Female College before a very
small audience OF young ladies. The lecture was
upon 1.-THE Ancient Views OF a western Continent, "
and an array OF historical knowledge OF the most
fascinating character was brought forward 10 prove
that the ancient PnGnlcians colonized America ana
that long before the time OF Columbus civilization
hOurished IN the West
This lecture was the second of course OF seven
to be delivered az the College on successive Tues.
days at four O'Clock =. M. Toe small number
IN attendance speaks discouragmgly OF the desire
OF women for general knowledge Dr. lopp began
his argument by saying that the runs Of Central
America and South Mexico speak 10 us OF times
long gone by; tncy show us that America has
past as well future There are three
dslinct peoples who lived In America
before Oolumbus--the Phpniclans, the Mon
grels and the Mortimer. Let suppose tnat
Central Asia was, as recorded In the oOle, the
cradle OF mankind. A strange desire 10 wander
has manifested Itself IN the from the earnest
times, ana whole nations have become nations OF
passage. THIS westward tendency can be traced
from earliest history. In many cases we can SHOW
what Is the pressure that has caused ths move
ment, IN Others nere seems 10 be no visible reason.
Upon the spot that we consider The cradle o man
kind n0Ue runs show u5 traces OF the
EARLY CIVILIZATION.
From this centre CIVILIZATION passed TO the banks OF
the Eupnrales. Now where Kings relgued, only u
pank Of eartn serves the passing caravan ior an
landmark, AT what time this westward march urst
touched the shores or America We DO not know. IL
Is doubtful whence the Pnnnlcans who, we sap
pose, first visited America, sprulg This people
went TO EgypJ and lYeQ mere several centuries. aud
then went to fi&nicla, where they nrsu
received their name. soon after tile PnTnlcians
settled In tnelr country they became merchants
ana. overhOwing their narrow Dorders. IooK to the
ocean. In very ancient times tne,e existed IN
Pnnncia q great degree OF culture. In that remote
I n said sailors took with tuem
booKs--a thing which sailors are not apt 10
DO in our modern times. thousand years
before Christ TINS people hal an armament almost
equal TO That Of England. ii the tune OF the build
ing orsolomon's Temple t9e beauty OF me ornament
a"l O' tns bnS Long s
malned the cnlet seals Of art The discovery OF the
ALPHABET Is ascribed TO
r TIE PuENicIANs,
and was sent Dy them 10 Greece. They mad q
good knowledge OF astronomy, and used 1t in
Navigation. Their ships were seaworthy and ol u
cosmopoliles OF those ancient times. Never dd the
Greek obtain such hardwood III sailing
aud such an exlensoA or commerce. qn Tney
OF articles Tney had colonies IN France and
Spain. Hibernia was. without doubt, Pn1nician
colony The heathcn hibernlans worshipped the
r same gods as the Phnniclans, and called them
| Almost by the same names. The whole coast OF
can colonies. Tney undertook the Slrcuifnaviga
ton OF Africa, and we see from TINS what al
aspiring, daring, mighty people r .aey were
believe that this people cOlOnized America. Arts
tore ana Plato both speak OF country which coui,
be nothing else than America Pluarch speaks q
an island that lies lar towards the sunset anu OF
| continent tnat lies still beyond. Other passage
| from Putarcn cannot be understood In any otne
| way but as a description OI America There Is al
| account oil On ancient vessel i0und naf buried II
| the sands OF Honduras. OF EgyptoPn9nlcian bu'
| ana OF cedar Of LEBANON
| Dr. Hopp closed his lecture with quotations from
ancient authors descriptive OF continent that Car
belong to no other country but our own, unless /
| be an imaginative land.