The New York herald., 1845-03-27

MR.. IL. Owens Lectures the Regcnera.
tiOn OF Society.


This gentleman delivered his first lecture last
evening, at the Minerva Rooms, Broadway
There was present a numerous and highly re-
spectacle audience; the room was filled through
out, and the lecturer was listened to with the most
marked attention, frequently receiving consider
able applause. Amongst those present were a
considerable number OF ladies, who appeared TO
take very lively interest in the observations OF
the venerable lecturer. He commenced by say
ing;-
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN-The object of this lecture is
prepare man for the greatest change that has ever
ken place in the history Of man which would commence
his BIRTH and indeed much OF 10 even
birth Society might be instructed in this fact
the time was now come when infants might be placed in
such circumstances as would make them sgent; for evil
evil fruit the time was coming when this would be
known fully, and we shalt be better much worse
state OF socety II the interest Of msnto cultivate this
object and the first thing to be done to select us-
BILE sell that the seed might spread throughout the world
This a valuable science and ought to be studied
The other sciences Injured the mass and would mo-
tuay benefit the wealthy The gentleman then proceed.
ed to show what machinery had done in throwing the
mass OF the population ont Of labor, and illustrated the
tact by saying. that when there were only 200 900
tor employment, machinery was doing the work Of
tend to the ruin OF all TO remedy this II was
ior the American people to know this SCIENCE and
80 spread through the earth i would do away with
What was ihs state Of society in those parts of the world
which were looked upon the advanced in know.
annum alongside Of his dwelling might found the
tsge OF another who was sinking into premature grave
iron want This not the fault of the former but en-
tirely owing to the circumstance of his birth which
taught him to act in the he did Instead of this
,s'e ~ ., 80 society BY intoxicating this new science
All may DC made good, wise and happy. These were
not chances. butt certain the light now before
u.s. II we wanted good light would we take the most
take the good materials work out the object There
nad been deal preaching OF chary yet have be-
sowing SOW Let them onypu parties in the rgh,
there have been Of all the evil that has exist
ed no one cond deny; that IL these removed. quite
dherent state OF things would exist. II this
fortunately for the world that the Constitution OF Ame
rica was based. This was what the formation Of the
Federal Constitution had in view. Great have
existed on this subject but fortunate it is that we
can give happiness to the many instead of the few
mis- fellow men, without which they were on.y the sound
ing cymbal or the tnkling brass 1t was for rejoice
that the time was now come when man could be improv
Cd from MS birth orward-when ell the human beings
on the face Of the earth Of the one family and by
the same mother-when creeds and parties would
ZION would make slightest distinction Then le,
US accomplish th: by beginning at the proper endn
practical man, who had great experience here was su
cient in these States to accomplish this millennium and
only wants your will to complete it, Many suppose they
can will as they please, but this mistake. Our
will Is formed by the circumstances by which are
surrounded but by adopting the principles Of the new
neral wea all the good that required would exist
The lecturer then proceeded to take review of what is
generally conceived the favored part Of the world
Englandand showed that the highest in it living
state OF deception state which lasted for any
ength Of time He said. we have now attained
have lived for half century as willy serpent bur
s harmless as dove to ascertain possibe how to let
these truths be known to the world 1t for this pur
not for those who heard him to 60 home and say that
was all very good-very true that was not what
rom those Who wished to benefit his fellow men
But to DO this efficiently, more than three lectures
b. h'a Of
country was now nominay in the people, but would be
still more 50 in time, and whenever that about this
desirable change would certainly take place. Society had
been erroneously based not should have been
taught to buy cheap and sell dear long this CONT
the human mind must be in degenerate state In
The new world there would be selling dear and buying
cheap but all would have plenty without money or with
ouprice; and that the end Of each year there would
gentleman then illustrated this statement by the
OF machinery during the last century, said that this
population that was ever lkeiy to fiji the world When
machinery was first introduced the people of England
were in happy end comfortable condition. but the i'm
provements progressed the people became in
dtion. This would have beer the case the system
about to be proposed had been adopted; it would have
reverse was the II also well known fact that
when the warehouses most filed with produce the
@ I in the greatest want Of the
very few years you will have SO much that there will be
no obtaining Of the necessaries Of life at all Tkepre
that time would not permit him treat that part the
subject he had proposed the education Of the infant for
he state OF society Az practical I've kpsw how this
desirable society might be obtained Even in this
present imperfect of society there must be Begin
ans ~ wa. ior this 81 age to make the children angels
give them WINGS which perhaps fortunate he could
aot as when they had become perfect in that respect
they might tske wings and fly away to another orb lea
ing the more imperfect to struggle for themselves
daughter and applause Ifthe system which he
mendsd adopted universal education on grand prin
in bpne and ha
moval Of all evil circumstances would be replaced by
better THIS wss the sort Of government that was re-
qnired-it was far better than all the whggery, dsH
mocracy nativesm, abolitIonism, any other ism ha
ever existed The system would be without party creed
Sect or division The gentleman then proceeded to take
review Of the objections that have been generally advan
ed against the system, particularly among the females
and n SAID there was no other system under heaven
ter destruction OF prostitution and all it's concomitant
evils Infants might be taught to believe anything and
was from their early belief that many had sacrificed
their lives in support of what they an earlier period Of
their lives had been taught; it this that caused hun.
dreds to sacrce themselves beneath the Juggernaut Of
the East long taught that all others who
were brought up differently were wrong; they must
DC vacoI;' immoral and unjust men L was this ths,
would not blame any scot creed party for all this evil
was the mistaken notion of predecessors; it
from their want Of that knowledge which at present pre-
vailed and one and all have been brought up rrationay
1t was therefore, useless to blame any for what
It duty remedy these evis therefore, let us set
about to adopt the only left in power for the
accomplishing Of this great object The gentleman then
entered into q long metaphysical disquson, con
tending that man was not entitled to blame or
credit for any thing that he did, not that this state
society could be brought about Immediately, because
have been taught differently. Ia early life he became
embued with these notions and carried them out wfththe
most extraordinary in Manchester in England
and New Lauark in Scotlsnd. He had been in commune
nicaton with the principal governments Of the world
TINS subject but they could not attempt the reformation
because the people welded to their old preudces
II was for this object that he had forward this
OCCASION to draw the attention of the people of this
try to the subject, and hoped 1t would be with effect On
the folio wing evening" the hour he would pursue
the subject further when he hoped he should the
pleasure of seeing them possible in greater numbers
hoped as he progressed they would be still more greatly
interested. (Applause)
MusrcAL.-De Begnis will probably soon 60 to
Italy, In order to procure full and competent
troupe with which to recommence Italian Opera
in this city It is apparent that out of the materials