The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-20
Mrs. Cakes Smith on our Humanity.

Yesterday evening Mrs Cakes Smith delivered q lec-
ture " Humanity TO pretty numerous auditory at
Hofe Chapel Broadway. She commenced by saying that
n her former lecture che had endeayored to show the fact
Of the separation Of the into different spheres of
action and had ryen to prove that such separation
unphilosoIhc and disorders consequent thereon
She had endeavored to show that the idea of manhood
is intimately associated with the sentiment Of progress
and ii ia therefore evident that the full man be
man of progress She showed that woman's sphere
Should not have been circumscribed family sphere alone
any than manss and that she should stand side by
side with men far capacity allowed She simply de-
sired TO all nterdcts removed In order that she may
be perfectly free her brethren Her sphere will
be just in accordance with her capacity The high
est harmony. the highest beauty, will combine power
also. All,gorically, woman has been represented
with the moon under her feet and longer passive
and terrene, but giving and receiving light and glory.
She Mrs Smth) trusted that her audience would par
don repetition but such seemed unavoidable in subject
so new to the public this In her former discourse
che had considered the separated and In the pre-
sent lecture she would speak OF both united under the
one term OF humanity She would consider of the whole
genus homo, without thinking of The whence and
wherefore and whittier the ceasipg questions
OF the human mind The child who has only crept out
the vestbue Of thought whose young wandering eye
hardly begins to appear, asks "Who made God!n and
thus evidences instnctivey the yearnngs OF the human
heart TO know II not her intention TO enter n.o any
di.quisition to the Bible. either whole part
Our clergymn paid regularly TO enforce its doctrines
sne would leave that kind
logic to the ADLER hands But truth Is clear and
and he doth bes r herself sometimes when disburdened
OF the loads which pedantry is apt 10 lay her shou
ders Instead Of entering into any argument to prove
the existence Of the great intelligence from this that
minute, We will gain our point more easily from
mentiDg on our own natures We find certain phases
shown us in hearts calling out to the great uni
for echoes for whatever il found most harmonious
and most solaceabe thereby must be received great
truth whether the revelation TO In this In
that shape There Is fact in the entire history Of
the human race, that every Tribe OF man no matter how
savsge has element of the religious sentiment be-
lief in something unintegibe to the senses-a belief
in an invisible something. Worship springs from within
us and needs external aids and IL powerful just 10
proportion to the extent Of that element II Is evident
in the book Of Job the works Of Plato In the per-
sonsge who trembes In fear OF he knows not what and
gresps stone as blind symbol OF the power he so much
breads Nothing can come from nothing. Here Is a
great act in mental constitution IL there be no innate
thoughts in all this, IL there be good no spirit no
ettrnty IL It be an illusion Of the mind device Of
pestcra 1t Is one Of the most awful Illusions OF which
the mind can conceive complete and debaslng that
really makes doubt whether the whole universe be not
the baseless fabric OF visioni immense, mighty
vision Whether we be not after all only illusions,
starry meteors and chameeous among fortuitous pa
gesntry after emerging into light TO descend into dark
some death. Such universal sceptcism would, how
ever require miracle to make the souls willing listener.
But there is an inherent belefn Goda spirit so mpant-
ed In our natures that cannot, If would, believe
otherwise than that such things That there should
be momentary doubts Of the existence Of God is not
strange, but to remain in doubt is bewilderipg child
said to Mrs Smith grasping her hand II fearful
Of losing the thought Of his discourse for only
child Of six years:I believe there Is Cod, says he
for II there was not we would not have any thought
about " We can answer to q thought, though we 90
not see II y Now, here Is the faith Of child The
child Is father to the man We will not stay to inquire
into the truth Of the different chapters Of Genesis being
written by the hand II Is sufficient TO be convinced
raj d. sire to know hat OF the mystery of creation
than any other testimony yet offered |. tells ~ oi IN.