The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-03

TO them to produce. They had heard OF countries
further south. where the climate was always
warm ana people had higher civilization The
Norsemen' ne thinks, Just missed being the earliest
coiohizers o. America, as they Just missed being
the conqaer0rs OF England IN the eleventh cen.
the progcnitors OF u large portion OF the Eng
lish people, and thus their blood flows
they came so near being the earliest settlers.
The NOrsemen had sailed as lar south az New York
and q scandinavian dynasty might have sat upon
are We'll known TO antiquarians, and the stories
and traditions In relation thereto bear an evidence
OF trut hfuness. All these iolk, he SAID, are not
phantOms but realities. There can be no DOUBT
that the Scandinavians effected an entrance on the
coast OF yineland 600 years before the Puritan Pa
died away in their memories one rsa-
son, too which was credItable to the
Norsemen should be mentioned. They were
cOlonzing nearer home. Greenland, Denmark and
mark upon every part OF Europe. The laws and
constitution OF every part OF Europe and America
are more or less affected by the Scandlnavisns
Canute about this time was Just calling together
ms sons from the Baltic coast TO conquer England
Under such circumstances 1t was not unlikely that
xineland should be forgotten to be colonized. Mr.
kingsley here graphically sketched the con-
que quest ,, OF England by the Normans' show
mer days, civilized and adapted Co the coun-
try they had adopted For the description
OF tue battle OF hastings he recommended the
reading OF "rreemans Norman Conquest" "The
Fifteen Decisive Battles OF the World,n and Lord
Lytton's romance OF "HarOld." Tnls conquest OF
England by the Normans was right; and Ii Ameri-
cans went to visit the scene OF that battle and
studied It weil, they would come to the conclusion
terrible thing for the English that they should nave
had two such cOnquesIs. within sixty years, as
those Of Canute,s and Williams. There we're ira
dttions that kind Of white slavery was carried
brought b WITH him rom Normandy q true
SUIT OF all this misery and wrongS The
Norman conquest was the making Of the
English people, and from which race the Americans
were descended. Very few OF the higher class OF
England can trace their names to the Battle Roll.
The peerage Is largely mnoe up OF families who
nave known success IN nte. The population OF
England was by this battle welded together IN one
homogeneous mass. They were, he was afraid. at
quest resulted III making them better race, by
exciting and stimulating them by need to higher
uses Whence came their Christianity Much
OF 1t came direct from Rome; and much
Church, the .st. Patrcks" and the "st::
Brldgets,". which had even covered Iceland
with their churches. The heroism OF humanity,
OF generousness and the lesson OF the cross was
learned from the m0nXs OF Ireland. Let us be-
lieve that the influence OF women was not want
ing too, and that the story OF Malcolm was told
to many VI scandinavian lord, and he could not
resist the creed OF the Irish family into. which he
had married. He did not speak from his magma
ton, but from iacts. The Ceit had the music of
with the Scandinavan's character, resulted IN q
glowing creed and caused the sprnging up Oh cloist
erS ana Norman MINISTER'S all along the north
OF Europe This was the indication OF splen-
did repentance These Norsemen were lovable
despite OF their bold daring, their coarseness and
tnelr disregard OF human lie. English anu Ameri-
can poets love them. Their blood runs in every
two out OF the three men LII England and America.
He could not read the works OF Bret Harte ana
Colonel John Hay and the stories OF the Western
men without thinking OF the NOrsemen. Their
characteristics were reproduced alter eight CEN
turtles IN their remote" descendants, in America,
MIR. Kingsley concluded ms lecture with another
vivid story from the Scandinavian legends, and
col fhnf hn fhn HnpN
Flinns' showed that this brave heroic and endur-.
ing spirit was still active In our midst