The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-27
Lecture on Human Progress and Modern
Reform.

Lee tWre on Human Progress and Modern
Reform.
Lecture was delivered last evening In Hope Chapel
Tin connection with the Mercantile Library Association
by the Rev Dr. Orvilie Dewey, the subject of Hu.
man progress and Modern Reform" 1t was fully at
tended The revere nd lecturer sitter an Introductory
observation referring TO previous discourse stated
that tho Law Of human progress and the necessary con-
dious on which it depended the forces ami inits
tons to which all progress and all reforms subject
theee different things he proposed to discuss that eve-
ming. He hardly knew what subject he could name that
deserved ct the present time attention or gained
less Defamation had about progress but very little
advances had been made in that profound question Of
human life and history. lie did not reneg,ber sin
or The Folly Of Reform = If there were not
one, 1t one significant fact that the subject
deserved a''en.lon, iof was matter .. c.ntro.
sphere Of civsstopfrom the farthest bounds OF Eu-
ropefrtm the Bosphorus to the Black Sea the
whole world across Oregon and California Was pro-
gress retounded and freedom legitimacy liberty
Darchy, repubcanism ra6icalsn, conservatism, com
munism socalirm reform, the penal code private and
popular rights labor rights womsn rghte aud every
bodys rig hts and their bearing on socoy discussed
Tbeee subjects which appsared to emoroi all the
world. These everywhere the disturbing el. me
n desire for progress, change for something better
But it seemed quite reasonable to cay that it
| the original periods--that went down to the very
grounds OF the question If the agitation in otter
VCrSs that discussed che IAWa or reason wisdom
which entitled TO suoh respect lie sad that ths
Questons-eupGt this TO be not ousht nations
TO obooee THEIR rulers and ought the sufrages 20 be-
univ rsal ought the present system OF property, and
the relation q capital and labor TO continue to be
broken ought soelety TO be recognized ought
ne srol,es to be maintained or ought they 10 or
oishanded ought to interfere in foreigu qusrreis;
ought capital punishment 10 be abolished ought the
slaves to be tst free; sht women TO have educs
tion and the political rapchee to l public U;es
mem Now, the common methods Of iscassipg these
questions vas TO side or the other g.
what could he said Of them ana were their elements
conservative ultra would it be the better me
tbod proceed to inquire for the principles upon which
ell such questions TO b. decided might not such
method be recognized that there something right
on both sides and that there was material
which was nearer 60 the Two than 81 her He did not
mean TO say that there prncipe pom mich the
matter could be se'ted-a multitud- OF Interests
en,eloped but certainly right principles would afford
help to right d-cision for there he good
LAVE of progress. Now progre. of two knds--in
ward and outward Of the mind and institutions A
most important que.on with regard latter
1.-The progress OF Institutions and he must cobfne his
views to that but stood closely related to
effect as ell the outward came from the inward move
mente and he should consider them together dcrimi
mating the m be found occasion The laws OF human
progress under three general heads The nature
OF manhis condition IN the material world 10 which he
pla ced-snd his social condition including his poll
teal relations The first law Of progress therefore,
be made in human progress and far any
or religion crushed down freedom 1t stopped the growth
Of man and Of millions The second law Of progress
bssed Responsible order Of nature and Providence
was that every should answer for himself The sys
TEN Of the world was system Of rewards and punish
institutions and the relief of man from them would
be fatal to human progress. The third law Of pro-
srsrs was m n haDknd were naispo.ed 70
truth, all else dogma They could not organize
into improved conditions; they must experience
coll Of 9outh America. Mankind must be prepared to
receive freedom Another Law Of progress was that 1t
other wsy-that matter spoke for itself and It made
the steps Of the advances safe and sure and there
fore worth something With regard to another law
of nature and her subugstion tohuman views
and convenience, and to human progress especially
but he supposed that there was q limit somewhere.
Woud they rot say they looked the noblsr part Of
man, they would not fail to certain and selfevi-
dent proof and when they said that had he Alright to
the devet penn ent and culture Of his mind, and right
to b. educated He thought they ought TO hear some
thing like that The Of must labor, and per-
could give them be believed in the lessons Of the great
Il was On
dency Of ell the moral and political interests-it WAS
called the "solidary" Of the human race. We were al
partners in firm, and man living could get out Of
1t We gave and received alternately, and We submit
ted to certain restrictions for the general welfare
agreed to give Up polt Of natural rights in
der TO eecure our political rights. man assumed
right he violated those principles and his assumption
S 4. e talk
great humanity that was a solemn word to
which he (the lectursr) was bound to listen
that fought sganst human and material laws against
the common dependency of man, could succeed. The
VOWED in the principle Of soldtary and it needed
by the very nature OF progress Montesquieu, In bis
disnction between the nature Of government and the
principle Of government the former being that by which
It existed the latter by which it acted Every per,on
upon the modern ages Nothing was heard Of it in |
ancient times, and he considered that this progress
whilst certain must also be gradual and experimental
Why, then should reform be taken with violence?
Why not engage in calm reformation The Reverend
lecturer condemned the Of violence In achieving the
objects OF reform at great length upholdng the intel
leotua principle and its power and alluded to that great
dve upon the noble charity and moderation it. divine
founder The lecturer next to review the aga
had suffered wrongs and they sought to obtain their
rights They were often deprived OF various of
their freedom and inders ndouce lie would never have
consented TO the word obey being inserted in the
marriage ceremony-(s laugh)-though he thought It
wisdom and dutyon the part Of wives. to observe It,
1t might have been necessary when st. Paul wrote but
it was unnecessary at the present day He then dwelt
upon the advantages resulting from education, and de-
question, condemning It's principle and alluded to tbs
Fugitive Slave law but he upheld the Union and would
rot endaDger It. After few further and general re-
Police Intelligence.
Tiotnt Sn16ing Case -Yesterday, a man named Ber- |
nard McKeag bcaTder at the house No 294 Eleventh.
etreet, was arrested on charge OF sabbiDg, with
intent to take the life Of Bernard Mcsil also boarder
in the same house. II that the accused Sun
day night in the house, much intoxicated and
menced making great noise and disturbance McSll |
from his bed and endeavored to persuade him to
60 to his room; instead Of doing Mckeay returned
back abuse Mcsil then took up boot and struck him,
when the accused drew knife and plunged Il into his
abdomen and followed up the stabbing BIZ inficting
other stabs in the and thigh The cries Of
Mcsill for help brought assistance and McKeag fed
but arrested yesterday by the police and taken
before Justice Mountfert, who committed him to prison
for trial. The injured man attended by Dr. Mad
den who pronounced the wound in the abdomen to be
very deep and dangerous. The knife with which the
deed was committed was found on the person Of the
prioner when arrested
y Jfolrt Assduh-An outrageous and aggravated as
eault was perpetrated on Sunday light by two on
the person Of Mary jackson muatto woman, and her
husband master Of boat lying at the foot Of Canal
street NJ K 1t seems that the two armed with
Ratchet broke the cabin in which Jackson and his
wife sleeping and while one Of the secured the
husband by threatening his life with Ratchet, the
other outraged the person Of the wife After accom-
pshI ther base they fed but suhst auentlr