Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-23
PERE HYACIHTHE.
Hundreds ThrOngiug to Listen to
the Eloquent French Preacher.
Tainted Catholicism aud Mar
row DemagOgism Declared
TO be Her Two Cut rs.
New York usrald. 10.

The Protestant Episcopal church oil
the Holy Spirit, in West Twenty
second street, was filled to its utmost
capacity yesterday morning in view OIL
the announcement that the Rev. Hya.
cinthe LoysOn would preach the ser
mon. The aisles were crowded, and Q
line OF people occapied even the ste d
before the altar rail. Every class IN
society was represented in the eongre,
cation.
After the services had been read
by the Rev. A. V. Wittmeyer, the
pastor Of the church, Pare Hyaointhe
stepped into the pulpit. When he
began to speak it was evident that he
still experienced the effects of the Sc.
we're cold from which he has recently
been suffering. Nevertheless, hi.
enuneiation was singularly perfect. and
not word he uttered was lost to the
large congregation, which listened
VITA the closest interest. He preacL ed
aslmple selmon, the discourse being
almost entirely devoid of oratolieal
effort or display. Yet, as he proceeded
IN his address, an idea was now and
then to be gained of the personal mac
netism, the power Of expression and
the aptness Of illustration which en-
tTanced the crowds that at one time
thronged to Notre Dame to listen Ia
his imprisoned eloquence.
GREETING THE HUsUENoTs.
Pere Hyacinthe, preaching extern.
pore, opened his sermon by saving that
nc was pleased that the first conereqa.
ton which he addressed on the coca.
sion Of bis present visit Ygs one com.
posed largely Of French Hueuenotg
lie, like them, was Huguenot. Like
their fathers they we're Old Catholics
And as he, an Old Catholic, was a
dUsuenot, 50, he honed, they also
were Huguenots aud Old Catholics in
the sense that they followed the d.e-
trlnes. Of Old Catholicism rs it was in
its original purity.
The speaker then went on IN saw
that there was only one Master And
that was God. When the soul found
itself face to face with God il was ilIu-
mined with mystic light. Within
every man, be his face white or black
red or yellow,ttere was a power known
as conscience. God enlightened man
through conscience. 1t was the duty
oil The Church to serve as a monitor-
70 urge and assist in the Performance
OF rlgLt, Man was endowed with HI.
eItv, and to God alone belonged tbo
rignt OF absolute command Man
should follow Gods service as an en-
llgil,ned human being endowed with
liberty, and not be driven TO follow
any narrow tenets, ceremonies ~
,orms devised by human agencies
Inc reason so many young men IN.
day., OF broad intellect and firm
mud, were shaking themselves adrig
from the Catholic church was That
they ielt themselves uuduly tram
melted by the useless insis,ance on
certain narrow ceremonies and forms
Tenet, ceremony and form eonld oi
themselves carry no intrinsic yaIue
Inc only true fountain head was God
any human agency was liable to err
anu every man should be governed IN
reason BY what, according to his con-
Science and light, seemed to be bes.
because many believed in certain
way II d5 ~, not follow that they were
Llgnt' Inc iniallibility Of the masses
was no more to be relied on than tbs
infallibility of the Pope In fsct
truth was usually to be found with
the small minority. There was
constant battle between truth and
error. As soon as truth has been
orced upon tho masses, aitera long
itruggle, by the small minority, other
ruths had to be taken up By other
mall minorities and forced upon the
irror nursing majorities.