New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-28
s:r. Owens Las, Lecture in New-YOrk.


The following Lecture delivered 10 crowd
cd audience who listened 20 it with such intense in
terest RS is witnessed only when an announcement,
is made Of some great and extraordinary coming
event; and it appeared 10 leave very deep impress
Ion on all present.
The Worlds the Industrial, the Inventors, and
many religious and other Conventions, have now
been held and terminated, and their proceedings are
before the public.
The first, or Worlds Convention, was called with
view 10 ascertain if there were any parties In the
United States or representatives from the European
States who were prepared to come forward Win
plans equal 10 the crisis OF this extraordinary new
era ia the history OF the hnIaan race ana aI parties
were encouraged to come forward with them Many
did So and were listened 10 with more patience and
good feelings than the authors OF some OF them could
reasonably expect
But, soon became evident to the audience, that
many of the plans which were thus offered Tor CON
sdera,ion not only crude, but came from minds
most inexperienced, and altogether unprcpared tor
such q task AS society has been constituted, the
most poyyerful and invaluable means for producing
high permanent and general prosperity have been,
to great extent misappled, especially since the
year 1870 From that period they have been ap
piled TO increase luxury, imbecility and folly on one
hand and ignorance poverty, disunon and degrade
ton upon the other; while 1t is the interest oil ALL IN
every country that these all-poweriul new means
should now have their natural and beneficial direc
ton: that is, 10 increase the prosperity OF all
These means consist--lst In an overwhelming
new scientific ever increasing power 10 produce
under well prepared mental and manual direction
an excess of the most valuable wealth for the human
race and to produce II without fraud, violence or
contest
Cd Inanew scientific mental discovery forthe FORM
alton of entirely creation OF the human charac
,I,r
ncvcrfaiing spirit Of universal charity and kindness
in practice-high excellence in the cultivation OF all
the faculties of humanity, and superior conduct IN
every Individual so educated And TO this character
there will be no exception but through maiiorrna
ton Of the infant at birth.
And 90 In the new power, thus acquired, to dis
cover what are the inferior external circumstances
which men, through ignorance Of these powers have
unwiselv created especially during the las. lty or
sixty wears, and TO remove and replace them by an
entirely new and superior combination OF external
circumstances; of circumstances which shall give
new motives. new direction to the feelings, and
new life 10 those placed and trained within them
For as these circumstances and the original constltu
ton or organization are, must men be; or man VIII
fail TO be as he is known by all past experience 10
have been the creature OF the good or bad Inferior
or superior circumstances when surround hnl-as
they have acted upon the faculties powers given
10 him by nature at his birth. Many OF those who
came forward at the Worlds Convention seemed
totally ignorant OF these new powers and means ior
re.coDs,ituting society and rc-creatlnG the human
character and hence their undigesed proposals Tor
meliorning the condition OF mankind. Nor have
any measure been yet brought forward TO indicate
that the authors Comprehended the causes OF lbe
evils prevalent through Society; or possessed
practical experience sufficient to guide them 10 The
natural and only remedy that ever can secure The
permanent and general prosperity and happiness OF
the human race. 1t is now evident that men have
not vel been placed under those circumstances which
could induce them 10 dive deep enough 10 ascertain
the real causes of human mscries or to have their
minds sufficiently expanded TO discover the exteh,
of the remedy required 10 overcome the evil and
omen the path to knowledge, virtue and happiness.
The system oil the world has hitherto awed men
into mental weakness and moral cowafdice, so that
not one knows, or if knowing, darcs speak the
whole truth on subjects the most interesting 10 the
human race truths the most important Tor all men
TO know not only in the outline but 10 be taught
most accurately in all their details frsm their births
| 1t is this know ledge which is now imperaiiveiy
| REQUIRED 10 STAY the onward and downward course
in poverty division, oppression superstition, SIN and
misery.
But tlis is that divine knowledge which is direct
" opposed 10 the accumulated prcudices and early
preposscssions of mankind. forced upon them by
! the Latitude and longitude Of their birth and educa-
lion II is that klluw ledge which the authorities
and worldly Influences have more dreaded than the
most powerful armies of all their opponents
| that knowledge winch, oPelty ahu iA-
w declared will efiecuaily extermnate the existing
errors of the world will undermine It's system OF
falsehood and misery 10 its lowest foundation, ana
DESTROY il root and branch yet not by force or vo-
lence, bat by Truths which none can resist For
| the man Of to-day knows not what the man OF TO-
| morrow shall know and be compelled 10 believe
The Words Convention was also called to ascer,
tain how far the inhabitants Of this nec physical
1rorld were prepared to receive the great ana gor
| Gus truths of a new mental and moral world
| Truths. which, for their importance, 1t would be
for the happiness OF the world, should now be pro-
| claimed with voice extending 10 the utterinos'
I parts of the earth N
! Truths which, for the permanent benefit OF all
should now be openly proclaimed 10 all nations and
advocated with the activity OF youth, the energy OF
manhood and the experience OF age In order that
| they should be universally known.
Truths which can alone make man rational anc
| train him 10 know himself and thus ensure his per
mnnent well-doing, well.beug and the future happi
| ness of his race. The proceedings at the WORD !
Convention, at The Industrial Convention, the inven
tors Convention and all the other Conventions a'eiy
held in this new physical world, proclaim that Inc
| human mind is in a most diso-dered and Irrational
state that with the avowed and universally &C
knowlcdged means OF general prosperity, excellence
and happiness al lis control II knows not now 10 ap
DIV those means otherwise than 10 produce genera
| poverty, division, crime and oppression with the
! endless miseries which these evils necessarily pro
| duce.
Contention, disorder and conflict reign among. al
classes, scots and parties over the world, making
man everywhere an enemy to man, WINE common
sense would srgges, the necessity for, and the ad
vantages of making man friend TO man not only II
his own immediate neighborhood, but TO all OF every
Cline
But to make man permanently and universally
friend to man. truths must be openly proclaimed tina
will descend TO the roots OF the deepest and ionges
cherished fasehoods. errors and Prejudces OF all 0
humankind Man can not be made good, and Wise
and happy, or real friend to man, SO long as ht
shall be filled from his birth with error, talsehooc
and prejudice.
character over the world, arc directly calculated Il
make him mere being of local latitude and longi
,ude; being full of error. fasehood and prejudice
to make him ignorant Of his own nature and OF th'
eternal laws of humanity; and, therefore, Away
made bndly to Get in opposition to his own inpP P
ness and the happiness OF his race,-Proying In th'
most emphatic manner tina; hitherto, he has had M
Just claim TO be considered good. wise. or ever
rational being.
Blu, why this gross error and its continuance
through so many thousand years has ii not beer