New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-13

Three lectures delivered last night presented
more marked diversity of subjects than
is usual on the lecture platform DR.. Storrs
considered the Eastern question and Russia's
history and future Professor b. n. Martin reviewed
Herbert Spencers religious philosophy; James
Bayles spoke sewer cases. Outlines of these adj
| dresses are given below
RUSSIAS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
| SECOND LECTURE BY DIR. sToRRs on THE LONG
| DUEL OF THE OTTOMAN AND TIE MUsCOvITE.
The Rev. DR.. Richard S. StOrrs, of Brook
lyn delivered last evening" at the Brooklyn Academy
OF Music his second lecture upon the subject, The
Ottoman and the Muscovite; their Long Duel" Though
| the night was stormy the audience was fully as
| large as before. The lecture was an eloquent
| plea for the Russians and prophecy OF their
future greatness. The lecturer spoke for two
hours and half, pouring out facts. dates. COM
pact analyses brilliant metaphor and striking aphorsn
apparently without effort. The audience listened
throughout with close attention. and frequently broke
out in applause Many members OF the Mercantile Ii
brary Association upon the platform, and the prcs
| dent. Adrian Van Sndcren. introduced DIR. SOIrs.
Dscardng many attractive details said tho lecturer
shall speak simply the theme OF the relations OF the
Muscoyite Empire from its early development to the
present time to the Ottoman Empire that lies toward the
South and has been barring way the Mediterranean
LIT us start at. once upon Russian history Observe
first, tho National prejudice existing against tho Rus
SLAMS growing out Of the rapid advance OF
their country. Tho growth OF most nations is
| gradual and slOw-a growth that involves many
powers aud relations, both from within ard without.
This Is Illustrated In tie growth of England from the
Saxon Conquest to the England of to-day,
rich, proud, the home OF learning, OF the arts,
VI regulated liberty, on whose conduct we have Lad
many criticrms make, but which has stood
for years whose drumbeat has kept pace with the sun.
and which will endure for centuries is the same with
France. from the time Of Clovis to the France Of to-day
frugal, rich, splendid ready to fight for idea and
with more OF liberty and intelligent craftsmanship than
| In any previous period Of Ler history.
THIS Is the law OF natural development; In Russia
| everything reversed. Here n country with
100000 square miles Ave times the extent of the
Roman Empire at the height of its power; able TO put
one and one-quarter million soldiers into the field,
with 10000 COssacls a snapper % the lash. When
we zee this country suddenly leap into power. can
understand how older countries look It With apprc-
henson and small countries with fear. We
this side OF tho Atlantic able TO get bet
ter perspective. and to estimate without prcJu-
diccs, for IL said the voice OF contemporaries
across the Atlantic is ike the voice OF poSery.
Russia has always been friendly to In fact she
almost only nation that remained true aud seadIst
to through the long agony OF our civil war. Jap
plause.I We snoui therefore speak and think
Of her IN a disparsionate and friendly way.
We do wish to bclitte her faults or magnify
her excccncies but to speak OF her with fairness aud
without the prejudice Of enmity.
The early Russians "a branch OF the Aryan race
OF pastoral and agricultural habits like the Germans
Mortimer Ccs Greeks and Romans, who have occupied
the larger spaces Of Europe. Some pleas ii call
the Russians Tarars. io THAI Tartar blood flows in
their veins Nothing could Toe more "a lIcious. Seventy
Slavplns moro changed los The TIiarf ihan the
spiniards by the Moor or The Italians uy The Ansrian@
About the middle oi me nnth century, EuFlk. the
Norm'n. was invited I" Russia id came Ia the sing
snip ia $50. Tie Mortimer we're thcn the most hcice
and powerful people IN Europe Under Rurk they
were drawn suuth~ard by the richer soils few
Cry Of Kicy the River Dni, per. Finally
they appeared before Constantinoplc which Was
prophecy said t. bc inscribed in C1usantnop
hajthc n,ans wouli one day conquer the tity Gibbon
declared this be ~ the few prophecies whose style
w. nnamb1ous and which was unquestonable IN date
While SIM Paehn ms hlA'1he people looked toward
| were Drawn toward u with comm retail and moral
grviaOn equal 20 the force OF rrayiaton that pulls
ITO streams fiom Central Russia 10 the Black sea.
Bu t,ndcrcr relations enter IN here. Up Ia this time
the Ru-,lus had been PAGAN. In the ninth century,
/ tho Eurrrs- Ol.a-who~e beauty celebrated IN
EnsIan song aud whose force Of character equally
-becaIne convcr To christianity at kiy She went
10 cons. utinop!r To be- baptized TGere sh received
! hy the Greek Emperor qua baptized under The Greek
| ops. priests. and al the ne" splendid apparatus
OF Christianity. Ihus on INV, was Established
! tered il during her hic. Her Influence had
/ lite weight with her immediate descendants.
Her erand-on however. Vladimir tue Great, after
| q bloody aud vicious youth, became IA Christian
|
| lie creek Princess, Anna, daughter OF tho Greek
! Emperor NJ Constanuaoplc Thus formed
the Gr,es Church ana Russ's. Vladimir insisted
lnnt Nation should embrace The new religion he
pcople were bapiiZrd-mmcr.cd IL there /. virtue
in thatin Russian ryer- Now yon see change IN The
rrs entered IN thc pathway made by the Crock religion.
By the Greek Church Russia WAS knitted 10 the Old
World The PROMISE OF the Kingdom may be- shown by
the fact that the three daughters OF the ruler ~ that
nn married three OF the most powerful moDarchs on
| tHe Continent
THE TARTiI DsMISATION.
After this came period OF strife, finally Vladimir
Monomacus penetrated far Thiace. The Greek
Emperor bought him OF. rather than beat him oil he
sent back with the Greek BshopOt EPhesus to
him with golden crown used ut his coronation
In 1920. six years after be died Observe thus this de-
velopmcn. OF pastoral people under Norman line Of
rulers, ard their close aiIalon WIN tie leading coun-
ulcs 81 Europe. 800
after Vladimirs death the country WAS rent
VITA internal strife The secret obvious and
The death OF the Emperor. ssnelal civil war
followed The strongest aspri FOR the throne became
MASTER leaving II to he fought for IN the same bloody
fashion. Thus was the country continually weakened
At last. about 1920 came the Tremendous Tartar inya.
sion and Tartar domination, which OverpOwered
and buried the country Tor 200 ycarr-dn rXpciicu'c u-
Pareed H. EroTe, pr'sfd only y !" h ng slayonf
for 400 by tho Turkish cousins OF the 1artis.
swept over Russia devastated Hungary, laid siege 10
German iortrcs,cs aud spread panic oven INTO Engliu
Russia alone was The bIoakwaIer which then saved
LuIupe. For ana II half centuries The TAI tar dom
na,'on lay over her. crushing out all lie; there re-
manned nope FOR the fre, security for the family;
tho nation was only united 10y har-d OF the Tartar.
Ivan ILL., who came to the throne in 1872 began the
OF dciyeranco from Tartar rule, which the Grand
Dukes OF Moscow completed. the car appeared Ia
history. when the Greek Emperor dsAppeated before
the invading Mussumans WGo captured on tlnthOpc
nine years before 9ioscOw was rounded When the
Ottoman coming to - climax. Russia was
just emerging like spent swimmer struggl ng Tor the
shore, from The waters OF Tartar oppression ana
! tyranny. IL is sometimes sad in loose way,
That there II perfect parallel between ottoman
and Russian despolsIn. hut this II a mistake. Inc |
turkish power advanced by sword and fire, by torture
AMI p,inder. Russian despotsn was sought for
by The people, aud priced 10y them when Is crlcliies
were most terrible. They would rather die 10y the