The New York herald., 1878-02-09
THREE GREAT Events.
Henry M. Stanley's Return. the PoPe's
Death and Russia's Triumph.
DISCOURSE BY DIR. DE WITT TALMAGE.
A Eulosy for the Explorer, Respect for the Pom.
tiffs Memory and Sympathy for England.

mIhVA onu ~ AZ pun iva Ghciunus
Mr.. Talmase preached in tho Brooklyn Tabernacle
last night on the important events Of the week-tha
reception or Stanley London the death of the Pops
and the Russian occupation Of iConstantinople
"Thrce events of the week." said he 1.-THE nrst con-
gratuIatory, the second solemn the third vol.
canic The congratulatory event OF the week
Is Henry NJ s.anlsy's arrival In England.
You see l put his name without any pre-.
fix or honorary addendum. All the sirn
and honorabes doctorates Of secular and coolest
astical title would add nothing to the name Of that
man who has forever united himself with the names
of David Livingstone, Mungo Park Dr. schweinfurth
and all the other great heroes Of African explora-
ton, and the harbingers and forerunners Of
African civilization. Human nature Is true to
itself in It's moaner as we'll as It's better
phases Az Stanley approaches England pack Of
literary hounds come out to bark at him. Humani-
tarans wseacres, without one word OF appreciation
for the almost superhuman endurance OF our modern
traveller bring against him an indictment for having
taken the lives of some of the African savages,
and the prospects that Mr.. Stanley, ON arriv.
ing In London, would meet with great national
insult But all who know Mr. Stanley testify that he
could not have hurt any man except In his own de-
ionce The simple fact was that Mr.. Stanley did not
want to be either tried or roasted or eaten raw.
When MANS life is assalled he has right to take
lust as many lives Is necessary 10 effect mis- own
escape II It be question whether or tho burglar
shall die II Is your duty 70 kill the burglar When
q company of explorers arc making q peaceful jour-
nsy and band Of savages bursts on them from the
thckets Is only question between barbarian scalp
ing knife aud explorers bullet Tho fact s that tho
so.called humanitarians would have enjoyed the
funeral of Mr. stanley more than they did the ovation
But the intelligence OF England and tho justice Of Eng
land triumphed over all jealousies, and Henry NJ.
Stanley last night In St James Hail. London received
from the Royal Geographical Society SUCH reception
as s.irs the blood Of Of evory american heart (Ap.
weeks ago arrived on the coast OF Arca too weak to
tell the story OF his own hardshtps Is hailed by the
oappihg hands OF distinguished an audience has
assembled IN this century. So let courage and self
sacrnc and heroic adventure triumph, and SO let
petty envies and infniteslmal jcalousies always
MS RETURN TO AMERICA.
What has been done In England Will be done here
oh q larger scale OF blame and plaudiL Before the
steamer through the Narrows bearing tne great
explorer to shores all tho whelps Of small and
tho thlnderous huzza that shall greet him
from the apprcciative and grateful millions
Of America win rv ps
being mad Is that the garands not put upon their
own prows lAppisasel ! know not what their
s no place the land where he can look into the face
Of vasler moro jpbilant auditory than from this
most Distinguished explorer now alive. (AppIause.)
But let not all this be barren victory; let the
Church Of God, ,by her selfncrlhetng missionaries
and by Its enterprising traders enter the
door which Henry NJ. Staneyhas opened for civiIiza-
ton and Christianity. The gold Of Africa must be
railway tracks; her aromatic fruits must be
thrown into the lap OF all people; her diamonds
must adorn the fingers Of American beauty;
other nations, and the 600 sterling Of
commerce engaged In by the British possessions on
ho~o alta
ling and above ALL her no. 00O OF population must
be civilized, Ethiopia shall not only stretch out
tinens lift their vo great voices in doxology Of mil
ennal worship the sweetest aud mghtiest voice VIII
been the deepest and SO her song rescue shall bs
gladdest
tua ruler OF 200 O0 000 souls breathed his last yes
terday The flowers the cold brow OF Victor Emnan-
aps cs.Srs q
s,tude, up and down. in worldly fortune, at
one tune welding moro power power than han was ever s
cadence, seeing Kingdoms slip away from hts
grasp tired old lie struggled with almost unpar-
has finally surrendered. He was a Roman Catholic
and are Protesants. The conflict between Roman.
Ism and Protesantism tor ages has shaken the EARTH
Will be rekindled. We might on an occasion ike
this stir up bad blood by tho recital Of passages In
shall hold present Catholic Church responsible
for all It's past any more than we Will hold the de-
their ancestors burned witches. or tho Calvan-
,sts Of to-day responsiSss Tor The the laes !.s tina;
by no human power must DO inflicted on
tho children The death OF Plus TX. must be tested
man. He seemed kind and forgving not TO trust The
orucifx, but something beyond the crucihx. Roman
mus mot S0rss M abacs {.
believers. have had Roman Catholic servant girls In
my house whose religious aithiulness was an example
10 US all
BY their fruits 20 shall know them, whether Prot
estant or Roman Catholic They who love and trust
Jesus Christ Christians, whether they count their
beads, cross themselves with holy water, read tho
Douay version or best enjoy the iniormatass OF an
tight, all is right; the heart wrong ali " wrong.
They who I'VE and die trusting in forms
and ceremonies must perish forever, but they
who look beyond types the glor,ss Christ symbol
zcd shall be saved whether they kneel on tho pave
msnt OF ~ Peters Sa.heSrs at Rome or % sne moor
Pope OF Rome exhibiting in his last days the same
Characteristic Of Christian man and dying IN IN
peace with all the world. and find 20O,000, 900
OF our afflicted tor his death, ! teel
| sympathetic. And now, while the dead Pouu6
falls into dust with the dead Italian King. let all
in high pluces, national and ecclesiastical learn the
mortuary lesson, No discharge In that warI Ashes
to ashes, dus. TO dustI We may seem gres! wnea
fortunes, great when measured by the size
of our social position; but on, how small man is
when he is measured by the length OF mis- coffin.
sAn,tI saw the Dead small and great, stand belor0
| God and the books we're opened"
| RUssIA's TRIuMPH.
The third event Of the week Is volcanic Turkey
| crushed, Russia triumphant, England aghast, tho
world confoundedl WHAT uextY you ask That's
what all the world asks There has not been such an
intense moment In European politics during our life
time this moment. II England malt she
| becomes a second rate Power; II she march,
then all Europe is an Harmagedon. May tho
God OF nations appear In this orisIsi am glad
that the Turkish Empire has porisbed. She WAS an
old bu chera he moe of haph
to me rs her obituary. Where shall the miserabie
old carcass be buried? Where the spades long
| enough to dig hole doep enoughY But i have no
admiration Tor her conqueror, Russia We have heard
from tnat nation great deal OF snufnng cant about
| religion during the past year. What docs caro-