4 DISCOURSES OF FATHER HYACINTHE. 



personal sort ; but, as St. Paul says, speaking of regen- 

 erate humanity, we are no longer children nor slaves ; 

 we arc entitled to come into possession of the inherit- 

 ance. It is no time now for personal governments. 

 [Applause.] It is time for the government of public 

 opinion, for the government of the country by itself; 

 and now that all countries are calling and stretching 

 out the hand to one another, the hour is at hand for 

 the government of mankind by itself 



I put the question, What is it that the nations de- 

 mand to-day ? Is it war, or peace ? From the shores 

 of America to those of Europe, and from all lands of 

 the earth, there comes up a great cry that answers, 

 Peace ! Mankind (as was said in the speech to which 

 we have just listened), mankind to-day more than 

 ever feels that it is one; faithful to its several mem- 

 bers, to particular countries, it sees above these coun- 

 tries the universal country, that commonwealth of God 

 and man of which Cicero spoke: " Universus liic mim- 

 dus, itna civitas communis Deoriim atque liominum" 

 Mankind is conscious that every war within itself is a 

 civil war; it has no wish to be henceforth a camp, but 

 a forum and a market, and over these a temple, whither 

 it may ascend to worship God. [Ajrplause.'] 



Ladies and Gentlemen, I had almost forgotten an in- 

 stitution for Avhich (as our honorable Secretary seems 

 disposed to remind you), I have been accused, in other 

 circumstances, of having had some partiality — I mean 

 the army. I believe that, properly restricted and prop- 

 erly organized, the army is one of the most potent in- 

 struments of peace. The pure type of the soldier seems 

 to me, in the ejioch in Aviiicli we live, almost as neces- 

 sary to civilization as that of the priest ; and I should 

 be extremely sorry not to do justice to it. I do not 



