The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10

A Novel Lcot aro by MIR. A. j. Reguicr at
the Church OF the New Jerusalem Last

A Novel Lecture by Mr.. A. J. Rcguicr Al
the Church OF the New Jerusalem Last
Night.
The announcement that Mr.. A. j. Reynier would
deliver lecture on the blouse that Jack Bully,
attracted last night large and fashionable audi
ence to the Church OF the New Jerusalem, Thirty
NTH street, between Lexington and PARK avenues.
The lecture In the words Of the programme, was
TO be .cOnical, alleg0rical and philosophical 1t
win treat OF the allegorical meaning Of the story
ancient and modern art, the haunted house, mu-
steal critics, the p0sltivists, cruelty to animals,
the metropolitan police, Darwinism, o thrilling
incident, EgyptOlOgy, the science Of symbolism,
the first language OF man, concluding with
the disclosure OF the great secret Of
Solom0n's temple" He first spoke of the
house as tenantlesa. Inhabited by rats. They
could not help thinking OF Hoods "Haunted
House," the masterwOrk OF transc cndently
imaginative mind. OF house thus abandoned or
Of . soul thus abased, what dominant form Of &C.
tlvity could prevail9 The rat, what did 1t repre-
sent-ths repusive but exceedingly curious ami
mali The nrst peculiarly to which he would
draw their attention was it's universahty. It was
found on evory continent and on every island. The
speaker described Q route around the world, men,
tioning the names Of all the different countries
and seas OF the globe, and declared that every
where they would find specimens OF this
ubiquitous race. The speaker reveled In
all the puzAiing long names of Egyptian
history and mythology abiding also to the
l0tOs to the rugged mountains to the t0mbs. to
the shades or the olives and the palm trees, the
palaces OF Nineveh, frOwnng down from an age OF
1900 years. as habit atoms or rats When he came to
Babylon he asked where were it's towers, that
seemed to clutch the stars once. The lecturer then
indulged IN glowing, rapturous apostrOphe to the
memory Of BABYLON. And even there was the rat.
In CHINA they considered rats exquisite mOrsela
for ragOuts Mr. Reonier pictured the villages,
the rivers and the pagOdas of China. Bridges,
bridges, bridges, In every variety along the rivers
There they could see the rats dangling from the
tops Of poles. Then the lecturer gave poetic
and panoramic view OF India, Its mountains,
and glanced also at the various animals
keeper Of menaGerle. The sparkling tide OF the
Indus was also referred to and also the lovely
the rsconstrucI ed hut Of the Esa1imsu, in the
steppes OF Russia and under the tropics, In the
dome OF st. Peter, in the galleries OF Dresden and
was the rat. u.ere the lecturer became slightly
hOarse and drank glass OF water, which seemed
then went into q close analysis OF the moral, IN
teiectual and physical characteristics OF the rat,
which proved highly delectabe to the ladies'. The
rat was OmnlvOrOus, and even devOured It's own
young. 1t nOurished IN vaults ana sewers After
a while the lecturer became indignant and called
yne rat an unnatural assassin" which certainly
must have reused the sleeping ghost OF oil the rats
In Hades.
Inc mousse IN Ce2Sl0g 70 De q naDlCatlOn OF man
became the dwelling OF demon. In tnat fatal
hour when the plying seraph few out OF the win
dow goblin opened the door. The speaker then
once more described the scheming and the cruelty
and the cOvetOUsness and the selfshness of rat.
The shapely columns OF reason were creeping with
insects.
The speaker then proceeded to the .'cat that
killed the rat" and said there were 10 kinds Of
cats, which ne enumerated, with their varieties Of
tails.
Mr.. Regnier then gave an account OF the phenom-
enai experiences OF his back when bothered by q
CATO tails, which he also called "a rare spe-
cies OF feline" Cats had q prediction Tor music
they were serenading animals. Though cats
always gazed IN the night, they could never be
nighungales, tLaughterD The tragic results OF
the cats mewng were then entered into with
graphic power, while the young ladies OF the au-
dience covered their faces with their handKerchefs
IN perfect Mysteries OF laughter. The pelting Of a
cat by moonlight with boOtjacks, backing brushes,
&C., by reused sleeper was then pictured, and
this part OF the lecture reached Its climax in the
portrayal OF the sleeper strlding out into the yard
with poker In his hand to drive the cats away.
Thus tue lecture went on, perfect cataract OF
wit and humOr, and noble monument to Mr..
Regniers genus.