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Gt- We learn that since the Committee
of the First Baptist Church have given no.
iice TO the Committee OF the Mechanics
Association that Mr.. George ii. Calvert
cannot speak in their House again, under
any circumstances, the last named Commit
tee think of taking Bellevue Hall for the
night on which Mr.. Calvert is announced
to speak,n the course of Lectures, perhaps
at his suggestion. 1t is to be hoped that
the Committee, as far as their own reputa-
ton aad the best interests Of the Associa-
ton are concerned, will not take any
such foolish and ridiculous step. 1t would
be an entirely unheard of thing. Mr. CAL
vert has had his evening and his say before
the Society, and nearly every one in the
house was perfectly Disguised and worn
out by the operation the Church Com
mittee have very properly and very wisely
forbid his speaking there again,-and, un-
der all the circumstances Of the case, if the
committee should procure another place, in
which to have another b re, they would be-
little themselves in the most humliating
manner before the public, for every one
would suppose that they did not dare say to
this wild German socialist that they had
Withdrawn him from the course, for good
and sufficient reasons, which he and the
public are we'll aware of. II they attempt
10 take another place for Mr.. Calvert TO
speak in, they will disgrace themselves and
injure the Association. Under all the
circumstances, any true gentleman would
withdraw himself and absolutely decline
speaking again, ard thus relieve the some
what inexperienced committee from any
feelings OF delicacy which they might have;
but we do not anticipate any such result in
this case. This Mr.. Calvert gets off lee
lures on what he terms "New Truths y
"a perfect absurdily OF expression, by the
way, for there is no ncwness in Truth
Truth is a, ancient as creation itselt) but
tho plain English Of it is, that it is German
lied inhdelily,-the crude article manniac-
tured into a kind of sugar-coated pill, af.
ter the manner of many OF the patent'med.
icine most ums Of the present day. No one
desires to listen TO any more Of this kind oi
twattle from Mr.. Calvert, or any other man,
who claims 10 be wiser than millions Of
those who have already lived aud died.
and who attempts to pronulgate the most
dangerous and absurd ,pn.ons, Which arc
denunciatory Of all accepted doctrines oI
faith in religious matters. Should The COM
mittee be so unwise as to attempt to bring
him out in the course at Bellevue Tia |, or
at any other placc,thcy will only be mortified
ut the result for the audience will be
beautifully small, and less by rapid de-
grees" none will attend except those who
are members OF the Mutual Admiration
Society,"" The Committee had better be
wise in season, and candid,y inform Mr.
Calvert that they have no use for his servl'
ccs, under the circumstances if they
do this, they will save themselves from
much censure and modification, and the
Mechanics Association from much injury,
especially as regards their lectures during
the present and coming seasons.