Herrnhut, a town of Saxony, in Upper Lusatia, in the circle of Dresden, at the foot of Hutberg Momitain, and about fifty miles from the city of Dresden. It was built by Zinzendorf in 1722 for the Moravian Brethren, who, from this town, are often caUed Hermhutters. See Moravians.
Herron, Francis, D.D., a Presbyterian minister, was born near Shippensburg, Pa., June 28, 1774. His parents were Scotch-Irish. Their high regard for knowl- edge induced them to send him to Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., then under the care of that distinguished Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Nesbitt. Here he graduated May 5, 1794. He studied theology with Robert Coop- er, D.D., and was licensed by Carhsle Presbytery in 1797. He commenced his work as a missionary in the then backwoods of Ohio. In 1800 he became pastor of the Rocky Spring Church, where he labored for ten years with great success. In June, 1811, he was installed pas- tor of the First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburg, Pemi. He found his new church embarrassed with debt, and the people " conformed to this world" to a degree almost appalling. But his earnestness and activity relieved the church of debt within a few years, and awoke the members to a sense of their spiritual danger. In 1825 the General Assembly resolved to establish a theological seminary in the West. Dr. Herron, with his naturally quick perception, urged Alleghanj' City, Pa., as the best location, and by great exertions obtained the decision to locate it there. He then undertook the toils and anxieties of its sustenance ; and to no one docs the West- em Theological Seminary owe its success in a greater degree than to Dr. Herron. In 1827 he was elected moderator of the General Assembly held in Philadel- phia. In 1828 and 1832 his ministrations were blessed by gracious revivals of religion; and in 1835 another re\'ival occurred, marked by great excitement. In 1850 he resigned his charge, to the great regret of his people. Being then in his seventy-sixth year, he felt that his work was ended. He lived ten years longer; though the infirmities of age grew apace, his serenity and cheer- fuhiess never failed. He died Dec. 6, 1860. Such was
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the estimation in wliich his character and talents were held by his fellow-citizens, that the courts of Pittsbiu-g adjourned on the announcement of his death, an honor never before paid to any clergyman in that city. — "Wil- son, Presb. Hist. A Imanac, 18G2, p. 95.
Herse. See Heakse.
Heruli (Ekuli, ^ruli), a German tribe, which first appeared with the Goths on the shores of the Black Sea, and thence took an active part in all the inciu-sions of the Goths iia the eastern provinces of the Koman empire. We afterwards find them in Attila's armies with the Scythians and Gepidte. After the death of Attila the)' established themselves as a powerfid nation on the shores of the Danube, and levied tribute on the Lombards. According to Procopius, they were thor- oughly barbarous. After the Lombards and other neigh- boring nations had long been converted to Christianity, the Heruli still preserved their idolatrous worship, and continued to sacrifice human victims (see Procopius, De hello Goth, ii, c. 11). Under the leadership of Odoacer, they succeeded, in connection with the Turones, the Scythians, and the Rugii, in taking Rome, and from that time dates the downfall of the Western empire. About 495 they were defeated in an important battle by the Lombards. Paidus Diacon., in De (/est. Longoh., re- ports a popular tradition, according to which, after this battle, the whole army of the Heruli became so bewil- dered in consequence of the anger of the gods that they took the green flax-fields for water, and, having got to them, opened their arms to swim, when the Lombards came up and killed them. A part of the nation then established themselves in Rugiland, at the mouth of the Danube, but finally decided to settle in the eastern Ro- man empire. The emperor Anastasius received them in his dominions, and assigned them a territory in II- lyria, but was subsequently obliged to send an army against thcni to put an end to their depredations. Those who remained now subjected themselves to Rome, and aided greatly in overthrowing the power of the Ostro- goths in Italy. They were converted to Christianity under Justinian I, joined the Roman Catholic Chiurch, and were gradually civilized. Their history ceased to present any cliaracteristic features. See Morere, Grand Dictionmiire (ed. Drouet, Paris, 1759), vol. v.; Herzog, Reul-Eaci/Uop. vi, 15, (J. N. P.)
Hervaeus, Natalis (French, Herve de Nedel- LEc), surnamed Brito, a mediteval French theologian and scholastic philosopher, was a native of Brittany, and died at Narbonne August, 1323. He became a member of the Dominican convent at Blorlaix, studied also at Paris, then taught in various provinces of France, and afterwards was rector and professor of theology in the University of Paris, where he lectured from 1307 to 1309 upon the Sententio} of Peter Lombard. In 1318 he became general of his order. He was a zealous Thom- ist, and passed for one of the fh-st theologians of his time. He left numerous writings, of which only the following have been printed: Hervwi Britonis in IV Sententiarum Volumina Scripta subtilissima (best ed. Venice, 1505, fol.) ■,—Quodliheia Maffna (Yen. 1486, fol.) : — De Beatititdine, De Verba, De yEternitate Mundi, De Muteiia Coeli, De Relationibus, De Pluralitate Forma- rum, De Virtutibus, De Motn Anr/eli — the whole pub- lished together by O. Scot (A'enice, 1513, m 1 vol. fol.) : —De Sccundis Intentionibus (Paris, 1489 and 1544, 4to) : —De Potestate Ecclesim et Papce (Paris, 1500 and 1647). A list of his aiS. -vvritings is given by Quetif and [fichard {Script, ord. Prced. i, 533). — Haureau, De la Philosopliie Scolastique, ii, 396 sq. ; Tenneraaun, Man. Hist, of Phil. fP. 241 (Bohn's ed.). (J.W. M.)