, 1874-11-30
LECTURES.
The Rev. Father Morini Disoourses
on Savonarola.
Dr. Thomas on Causes that Create
and Control Society.
SAVONARoLA.


Lccturn by tho 1tuv. Father 1forlnl.
Tho Row. Fn!hor 11orini, an Italian clergyman
vho has considerable reputation both 81 u
nrcnchor and NJ O writer In tho Roman Oatnono
Church, lccturcl before tho Union Calho1o
Library Association, III ti,olr hnl, last evening"
nj, ~ 6ayonarola." Tho attendance, cotslaoflng
the rathoe chill weather, waa quite large.
Mr.. ". J, Opahan, proHttIent Of the Assocla-
linn. introduced tho lecturer III lis customary
graceful munnor.
Fathor bIorlui WHO III Of tho intellectual Latin
3vne of maukiul, aud wloso pronunciation OF
1;ncl,,}, s,uaoks very pleasingly Of hta soft md
thrilling u,othor-tonguo, prcfaced hts discourse
with rome beautiful wortl-pulntinE, describing
tho o,,arua OF his uhtiya Florence, illunliheu by
tho geuias aud consccrated by the martyrdom OF
HayonroIa, Who was n nAtiye Of Fnrrara. inter
which he plunged right nto nis sno]oGt e. wlea
thor. to defend the great proncher Of tho
iftctnth century against Ills .aspotsora,
botL Catholic and Protehtant-the former
vhc called Inn llerolic, and tho latter who call
Nl.rtin Luther. Savanaroa wnH noithur OF theso
ID wns Il man Of purity Of heart aud OF genus.
Iu w.rYhpcd virtue aH he did tho glory Of God,
nd sbhorred viro n, l,o did tho pimps Of Satan,
Whom ho became Dominican monk, the Ito.
Mcdtci lad plunged The Florentnes into
o1coases Of tic worst kind, Ind sap.
ped the fuundations of liberty. mud had
paycd tllo way Tot tho destruction Of tho oom-
nrouwcalth. 1t was then that tho altar Of Sayon-
erola's genius arose. showing tho people tho
light and beatty OF tho Chriasinn religion, md
lnlrling At the corrupt rulers the tnundors Of lis
mighty 1cuunctatioHH. Stirred NY tho spirit
ror bis beloved Fiorenoo-fos nll ItnIy-in tho
corruption aud tsu,lion that prevailed. He said
that tho sword Of the Lord would eomc down to
the earth aud sntc In vongoauce thogc who Ind
violated His commandments and abandoned tho
uath uf purity A.d Of honor.
The eioquence of tho gfeat monk was graphic
ally uort,nycd, and tie lecturor dwolt pa1tIca.
lariy on tho miraculous manner in which oil ltts
prophecies Of evil weru verified. Tho revolt OF
The people agatnet tho Medct, tho invasion OF
Italy by Charles VIII. OF France; tho horrors
OF bad government, aud tito rofuge OF all WHO
loved liberty and tho Republic in tho patriotic
ntUl holy guidance Of aayonnrola, wcro glo"lnGly
recalled. Father No,inl showed that tho snlen
for tho sake OF ambition. Hc made
politics B.lbscryont 70 tue interests
Of religion, a1lG whtlo llla friends lad power III
Flo,cnco. religion advanced. yo'uptuonsncss s'as
had not experienced in nlhuy generations. OF
course, his doi,tSs. III roformer, brought upon
tic Italian oratur tho penntty that nlways
attaches to honesty and 2ea} In a gross mud
n,,cK. aud falso acc.lsers were mt wanting to
n,srop,csunt Ills gcntncns to tue Chris
TIM world. But tho nuble worker inchcd
not in what ha conceived 10 hs Ills duty. lio
ony grew lhe warmer, ana his ofoqnenco
rrnshct u sui,lnnity seldom hcnr<l III land re-
nowncd for orators an,l for great men.
Ilu sparetl 10. tl,oae WHO were iu high placcs,
aud tnu ecllua OF lis eloQuenco reyofberated In
tho halls Ut tho Vatican. ILoy alarmed tho cars
Of tl,o rcigniug popo, Alexander VI, WHO was
QUO Of tlluso few Holman puntitrs whose lirea
wcio uot III accord With tho spirit OF nomnn Cntil-
olic Cuurcll-tae purs tencninss Of Jesus Christ.
Father hiorni, III dealing with tlsia del!cate
noint, showed 4 mastery OF lutguago mud Of
logic aui.e astunBhing. lie rdc,lletI tile favor
ite Protestant idea That BECAUSE Ioro may
hayn been ,neodly in lila life, therefore tho
rhurc1, tnunlc o,, t.,n otornat rocks must lo in
position to history. In the rude nges, tie
wiso ,nen of tho Church wore not allowed--at
tuccesHDr OF 81, l4tEf. IOpGb naH