New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-13

| abelar6 aDd 3eisise.
Rev Dr., Lord, tho celebrated hi.torfay
has been lecturine or this subject before a
| Philadelphia audience. DR.. Lord con-
menced his sketch b., describing she ife Of
"Heloise.'
She was born IN an age OF Religions faits
! and degrading superstition, about the yeap
| lI0I and was reared i'll the house of hep
uncle. one OF the canOns of the Cathedral
! Church of Notre Dame. She was educated
! in the Convent of Argent and made extra
! ordinary a-tainments and won universal
| admiration. At eighteen she returned to
! her uncle's house and was the Sentre OF its
attrac tons. nail of radiance. genius and
| beauty-poetieai, imaginative, and with
| great appreciation of intellectual excels
| lence. To her house resOrted the best 500
ciety of the gay and learned capital, yet
she was superior to her uncle and his
guests, who, after all, were mere pedanes
and wooden headed dignitares, who exc
allied the accidents of life, to which shs
was superior. She was ennuied with these
men, great as was their reputation, and
pined Gor sympathy and appreciation.
Among the illustrious visitors attracted
by her beauty and accomplishments was u
man thirty eight years of age OFT nObhs
birth. whose majestic air, sewers yet elegans
neCs, by turn affable and naughty, stamped
him as an extraordinary person. His name
Was &belard-the most famous mau of hsa
age FOR genius ana elOquenoe and learns
ing-ethe great diaIecticIan who conf. unded
the schools, and who at twenty had carried
away .hei" laurels-mOre intent on eoro
guest. however, than the establishments oF
truth. Added to his metaphysical acumeN
was alss s love of pOetryo The verse;
which he composed were scattered thr0ugho
out France, and formed She conversations
of scholars, the delight of women, and the
secret language of lOverso But love sones
were his philosophy was his
study. He taught by lectures. and stadents
attended them by thousands. Fancymp
he had mastered the great heights OF phiI.
osophys he aspired to teach the truths of
theologyo Theology and philosophy ens
circled his brow with double garland and
ne rapidly sose to tho first rank amops
doctors~-the pride and glory Of the Middle
Ages.
Such was Che naughty. prosumptuous.
brilliant philosopher and poet who, at thiro
ty eight, encountered the most intel! eotuai
and beautiful woman of her age, only
eighteen, thirsty for knowledge and Inc
tensely ldolatrous of intellectual exoeLe
lence. Need mention the results
And what young woman with such sentHo
mentS aud aspirations, could be indifferrnb
not repeat the familiar story OF Ger weak
ness and his meannesss theiS mutual ig
fatuatlons their abandonment to o mad pas
siOn forgettul alike of fame and dutYs
IN q healthy age this mutual passio6
would nave been followed by she marriage
tee. But from marriage they both shranko
since 1t %ruld have involved the loss Of
caste. and destroyed bis ambitious aims
CellbacS, TOR d priest, was deemed indis
peusabie to his Sising i'll the world. Nafe
rage would have consigned him to ridicules
oOscurlty and lgnomlnye Aud as he was "a
slave of tashion-Vain ard aInbitous-bs
eontented himself with a secret marriage
Buc this was attended with difficulties
1t leaked out. The enyioua detraetors az
Abelard Eeioiced III bis weakness and hep
tall His pride took otfense ana he denied
the ties. so lid shes with % strange gere
verslty or love- for hiA Reputation was
dearer TO her than her 0wH honor The
old unos. was indignant and inflicted q
cruel punishmente Abelard put his wife IN
a conTeD. aud resumed his Studies m ohilcso
s0phv. and reached still higher fame He
retired 10 the wilderness Thifher toL
lowed tn: enthusiastic yOuth % Europ-s
tazzied by his eloqrcncs and genius.
ihree Thousand assembled together ana
bulie a convent. which he G.dic, ted to tho
dolly Comforter and eallet. the Paracleta
it was hers that his Inoss BRILLIANT days
we're spent.
But his success. s,'ao's,. ar9 !rms
treated mnumerabl. sneuiea II. Saus
lrI5en from bis 'etreate Bernard became
'ne ~ bis per-eeutufs, an! Aoels.fd, attae
Srea GiSiOftnnes, became a'.t.sf OF a ...h
+5terE on the shores OF Brittany, the n.nkS
# which disgraCed themselves by .lls4,s
uteness and insubordna ti0us snf .ycn
attempted !S take the lilo -. their .ihbon
VINO mad attempted the Saia task uE ~
forming them.
Thus fifteen wears were passed IN a'rsp
1st" study. glory, suffering, and shame In
lis misery ie wrote IL history of nj s0rrow@
10 I.i into tho banda Of He!oise, sh.a
'hoes. OF the PaIaclete, which ibelard had
gwen her. IL ferpeued Al her wounds, and
ne penned him s setCes--sn Immortal
ecord of her grief and despa,r-h.c unsan
iued Nassi0n-her boundIrss iagr.
DR.. Lord then commented on he eernarS
ID!e CORES pondencr of THESE unfortunate
overs, III which Abo'aTd ah.W ed more ses-
sernes9 ana sympathy fhan has been gc9s
rally supposed he felC for the great woman
HON he had doomed to hopeless isolation
lie then Commented on the condition of .
allen woman, and showed how hcatheujsh
nd eoid ar" the ordinary ycrdicts of SO
lety. tie protested against the dOotrino
mar any SID. when once forgiven and rN
anger committed, should hopeiessly dc
Troy our seii-fesptes or greveHs u suosSs
nent elevation.
He chen painted the beautiful fife which
ieloIse led amid the retirement OF her COZ.
eht, and the majesty OF that sentiments
men could not DO destroyed by misfortune
tlme. lie showed how Superior wornan
'as to man in sentiment-.5n al the higheS
uallties of the soul.
The description of love, as a sentim ent "a
'oman, was tho best pars of the lecture,
nd could not be objected .o by the moss
istidions mind
Then the closing days Of these renowned
'yers were described, and the great ..ps
alton IN which they were both held Nv tie
lost austere and distinguished saints, aud
ne tribute which the French nation has
aid to their memory. Thus "do those, W
We offerings, which the popular enthusi.
SIN OF a great nation offers daily on theis
'mb at Pere la Chase, mysterousiy COM
ey admiration for the cOnatancy and synr
athy with the pOsthumUus union of two
carts who transported coIJuga tenderness
ON the senses to the soul, and changed
'vo Itself into q holocaust, a mart yEdoa
nd q holy sacrifice"
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