The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-12-29
Elder HHHI'S Lectures.

Elder HHIl'S Lectures.
In accordance with the announcements
published in our paper, Elder Hali, OF
Alfred, N. Y, delivered TIVE Lectures at
the Court House in this place, during
Court week, which will no. soon be for
gotten by the many people from all Sec
tions of the county who listened 70 them.
On Tuesday evening, his Temperance
Lecture was complete success and by
its sound logic reasonable arguments
well-digested propositions. happy illustra-
tions by anecdotes, timely and we'll point
ed wltticisns, it carried convictioa to the
hearts of many who were before indiffcr-
ent, and resolved them 10 use their infu-
ence hereafter in the cause of truth and
right. To temperance men it gave new
courage and brighter hopes. The only
objection we heard respecting the lecture
was, that it depicted the evils of Iutem.
perance without proposing remedies for
them. To this objection We reply, in be-
half of the Lecture, thas to any sound
and well balanced mind the sentiments OF
the lecture were in themselves sufficient
remed y-inasmuch as they advocated
moral suason TO procure legal correction,
and asserted that popular education in be-
half of Temperance must overcome the
legal distractions to it through the bal
lot boz. To this we heartily respond,
Amen; and ask all who heard the LEG
ture to labor sincerely and earnestly to
that end
On Wendnsday (tRe followins) eve-
ming, the Court room was again filled by
a most respectable and intelligent audi
erce-a large number having come from
the neighboring townships especially for
that purposc-to listen to a lecture on
Slavery by the same speaker. This ad-
dress was dispassiouate, argumentative,
earnest and honest review of the moral,
social and political aspects of the great
question or the day; and the subject
was treated strictly from the evidences of
the past, beginning with the Bible and
ending with the times of Washington,
Jefferson, Randolph and Clay. The speak,
er admitted that Abraham held slaves by
special Divine permission; but the fact
that Abraham held slaves by permission
of God, was no justification for the slave
holders of to-day, who held them without
permission from anybody, and against
both moral and Divine justification. The
speaker convicted Shareholders on their
own testimony, thereby clearly establish
ing that their peculiar institution" was
peculiarly a moral evil, and must there
fore necessarily be a social and political
evil of the first magnitude. lie made no
direct allusion to tho most recent events
having reference to the subject, and which
would have gone much further towards
confirming the correctness of his position,
preferring to take the evidences of the
past and dress them in arguments of his
own founded on careful study of the
subject.
Mr.. Hull is tersc and impressive
speaker, addressing himself to the logical
more than the passionate sympathies of
his audiences and vindicating his posi-
tions by evidences within the knowledge
of all who choose to read and reflect, The
audience, during both lectures, repeatedly
evinced their appreciation Of the speaker
by applauding him, and many of them
have since spoken to US of them in the
most Aatteriug terms.
At the conclusion of either lecture, J.
S. Mann, Esq, announced that the Rev,
VIM. Hosmor, of Auburn, n. T., editor
of the Northern Independent, would de-