The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-08-02


aF1 W. NAV oe thankful that mortality Is
exempt rom them. A. Nernc's nction will pos
situ femind me reader OF The story OF q person
~1o complained q = craobed Old man OF has IN
happiness -foor'ropn replied he 'yon have
sevel had q cancer IN your mouth"
aolEE pE JsASsE 2'ARc. Far Nine. dc Cha
tauney. lfst.I
lr.niariy say TOO much IN pralse OF this pleas
us aud ilft-aluye ooos. w.ieh has purity OF
ttsusaf .ad simplicity OF dietion not often found
IN sac wofS- aich process % relate the toucnlng
anf romantics naIFsllye % the Maid OF Orieans. In
exprcsslng my high opinion o. the contribution
~hirh ame. a. CnaosuDey mas made 10 Preach
hteTsraTe I have the happne 60 be IN accord
ance ~uh ths criticism wlica has been pro-
poun0ei upon thc book ny the famous Bishop OF
vcrdun. ue says vsry truy that nme. de cha
nauuey hAs taugat not only 10 know but to
iovc lbs abetatuX Of France. She has SHOWN the
~arl1e ufrn adding 10 military herolsm shat
heruism o. virtue waich n tue summit OF spiritual
ati.iuments. ana 70 u not improbable that the
charming work here under review has been WRIT
teu Prci.de 20 the csnonizaton Of
ne village nn u Domreuy. me statue OF
Jeanne s'Arc wh.oh has recently been set
40 ~ tbe Place ae Kivoi h ths oOect OF popular
cuthuslasIu 90 whicn Ise wise governments or the
Cathode chnrca ~ no means hkey 10 remain
In-susinie. aud 10 a cerlaIn that ste. Jeanne viii
have m4ny altar 4 France, a. well a. that those
altar AL ~ taroagcl ~ desouG worshippers.
The yers rasis wnsch surround her statue are COW
ercd VIA noWcrs ana immortenes; even the men
tion OF her name Andes ,ne checks and brlgntens
the sYes q ever French girL whne I wGs st or.
leans Ass year a. her FESTIVAL the town ~ss
crowded ~ strankers RON a. parts Of France;
ana When Bishop pupanioap, me most eminent OF
the French prs.ate-. delivered grafton In her
honor the Enthusiasm Of the paIrtot muttudes
Ono thronged 10 hear IA bross cut IN passionate
sobs ana cries. Oi al TIE sta which rest upon
the lame OF NoitaIrc none have done him 80 much
barn insult he rcred 20 mis- country women
IN des o.i4ng the rAtton Of tAe warrior Il AID Of
~ beauty ana IA san~uty
CHEgS p'UUyKs Dss CoSrEuRs FRssc.Is coSrxx-
FohAfNs DG Ia FONt AisK- "a. Lou4nlre. tCA4r-
penuerl
Tue nts nature o. the seventeenth csntur, stin
continues 10 attract considerable attention IN
frarce and Charles Lcuandre has there ore pub
nshed a collection O. tales and stories belonging
TO this period under tls brave rte OF Master
pieces" some OF these narratives are interesting
enough. and yerJ little Known even 70 those best
Acquainted with Psenc1 book lore. Fureuere's
"Amour Esare.n and .'LAmour lmgrndenVi OF
sagraIs wuloh possibly insPrea Racine with lhe
nrst idea Of "BslazrLn are botn deserving Of at
tenuon. 20 l. me "NOuvene Port7gasen Of
verdier. which might furnish ane materials for
meloirama 1t Is. perphaps = psy that NJ.
Louandre has thought II Necessary 70 reproduce
the legend OF ''Iom Taamb,- and that he has toid
IL insccurateiy; but a. his publishers are satisfied
II can sun be printed al prOht dare ssy they
have good grounds for their DeiieL The world
never grows quite tired OF OLD stories.
LIZ DoGsE CHRKTIEs 1T Ia PLURALIrE pEs MONDEs
hABi1ks. BY the Aooe Roger.
The object OF this book, winch IL far out OF the
xaN NJ arIfu 4ffr- -
istence OF other words than ours has been satls.
lactoriy demonstrated 10y scientinc research, aud
this Is a proposition which few learned men wao
nave deeply examined the subject Will feel inclined
to dispute. In the first part OF his work the AbDe
gives an able summary OF the most recent dis
coveries In astronomy. ana he observes that one
OF tue most eminent professors OF THIS scence "a
the Rev. Father secchi director OF tie observatory
al Rome, which Is sunlclent 10 prove that the
Catholic Church Is not hostile 10 this
direction. IN the second part Of ms WORK. the
Aboe treats with bold hand the question OF the
philosophy Ol reig on, aud with great logical force
refutes the objections 10 the existence OF puranty
/ oil worlds, which are alleged TO be founded on the
book OF Revelation. The Abbe Proger's work Will
certainly take high place ia coutroverslal tera-
ture, aud viii be perused with attention BY
scholars ana ciergymen IN AL countries.
LES ORATEURs sscREs DE Ia COUR DR. Lotus
XIV. BY the Able HureL lDidler.)
This Is another work Tor hard reading. Il IL the
result of deep and conscientious study. GUIDED by
mind oil singular strength ana intelligence. The
Able Hure tells US great deal about Mascaron.
Bossuet, Bourdaloue, Hechier and Masslllon with
/ clearness and cpilrammatc nicely OF style
! which is perhaps only 10 be attained IA French /:
but the most new ana curious chapters OF tue
/ book are those which introduce to pulpit
orators less generally known to the cursory stud
ents OF ecclesiastical literature. Thus among
those who nourished IN the troublous times OF the
Fronde We find the Franciscan Friar Faure, VINO Is
judged with some severity by Abbe Hure, hut
who, nevertheless, appears " have been priest
OF much discernment, for he remarked thar ut
would be easier 70 create O new people than TO
correct the Parsians OF their tendency to irrever
ence." The discourse pronounced by young condi
In l64s, on the feast OF st. Louis and OF which the
Able cites several notable passages reveals an
oratorlcal ability that ought not TO have been en-
tlrely wasted In civil disc0rds. Pierre de Bar
bier, Bishop OF Montauban, VINO also nourished in
1857, not only preached very fine funeral sermon
over the sister OF Cardinal Maxarin bur must have
startled his bigoted contemporaries by lifting up
his voice openly in favor OF religious liberation.
1T is not, said he with fine courage ..or the
revocation OF the edict of Nantes) that plead TO
your Majesty. l far from desiring nre and
sword and punishment to be used az arguments
for converting heretics. / wish to convert living
Freuchmen; TO persuade them OF religious truth,
not 10 force them into utterances at variance with
their CONVICTIONS
The Abbe Roquette, whose character Is said 70
have furnished some traits for the ''Tartune- OF
Moliere, ana who was frequently the butt VI ST.
Simon had evidently some talent as an orator
and the reproach which Boiesu afnxed to his
memory by the assertion that he only delivered
the sermons which he had bought ia apparently a
malicious imputation. resting upon no iouno anon
Of truth. His funeral GRAFTON over the remains OF
the Duchesse de LonguevIlie was so eloquent that
Louis XIV. forbade 1t being published. The Able
Hurel however, has disaterred . copy OF II, aud
will repay perusaL
RISMAkQK AND RuIIMAuu