The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-08

how IHE WAS AilOiNIED-A AfFh-
PHYSICAL AND NOT THEOLOGICAL qUEsTfoE-
PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF MRS. BATCH-ehAYER
BEFORE THE LEcTURE--wHAr SIZE THINKS ABOUT
GODS LAW, ETC, ETC.
Mrs. Cora L. v. Hatch, the somewha. celebrated
trance lecturess, recently prominent before the
public on account of dificalty with her other
half, Mr. Hatch, having dissolved partnership wtn the
gentleman who formerly tended for her and pocseted
the proceeds, lectured last evening at the Cooper
Institute her hook and the rat. Of ieen cents
head must have realized very fair remuneration for
her time At the hour of hafpast seven, the time an
nounccd for the beginning OF the lecture, thereon was
about half fun, ard the stl focked round the
ticket office, go that By the time the lady made
her appearanc the about two-thirds
full, comprising audience Of perhaps twelve
hundred people, and in justice them should be stated
that they generally reformaory looking and strong
y suggestive Of spiritual rappngs, Graham bread and
woman's rights meeings-tbat is to say, of decidedly
intellectual and strong minded cast usually met with
ordinary occasions. They quito impatient as
ordinary moras would have been at the slight delay in
the commencement Of proceedings, and evidently
quite relieved when, shortly after the hour announced
door opened from behind forest chairs back OF the
speakers desk and Mrs Hatch entered led forward by
venerable gentleman, whom our reporter afterwards
learned was Mr.. Gibbs, but who had decided objection
TO having his name in the papers as he said the lecture
was Mrs Batch and not his and he merely wanted 10
| organize the meeting.
II understood that the subject of this lecture the
pleasure Of the audience. It has heretofore been
tomary for the audience TO nominate three persons to act
as committee and if il is your pleasure you will please
| nominate.
| gentlemen from among whom Mr.. Gibbs selected Dr.
loveoy, and, upon putting the question: declared him
| elected.
number Of names suggested, among them
those Of DR.. L. B. Wright Dr. Humphrey and Professor
Mapcs Mr. Gibbs did not at first heed the call for Mapes
but finally put his name and declared him elected.
| number OF voices called for Charles Partridge,
the sprtuast book publisher the other member Of the
committee but the audience manifested disapprobation
by vocierous cries of "No, no and many voices in
sisting upon the appointment OF Dr. L. B. Wright his
was added to the committee, which, being now full,
the members requested TO retire to an adjoining
room TO deliberate and after the request had been re-
| peated the gentlemen retired.
Meanwhile Mrs Hatch had seated herself back Of the
desk, and fixed her unaleraby heavenward cross
ing her hands on her lap. She was dressed in drab
dress close to the throat, with fancy collar and her
long fair rngles dropping her shoulders with her
light blue eyes and deathy palcness gave her very in
terywth the Judgment of married man and skeptic
to spritualismshe might without straning point be
called quite pretty Her features had decidedly ntelec
tual cast, and with her heaving bosom denoted some
The committee had been long delberatng when the
general buzz of conversation hushed by Mr. Gibbs
advancing to the side Of the dcsk holding paper in his
hand which he said contained the question decided upon
by the committee the subject of the evening lecture
ls the Law Of God unit; is violation Of one
| mand the breaking OF the whole awy"
again read the subject distinctly.
Mrs Hatch, whose intense gaze heavenward had been
all the continued, slowly still looking up
ward, and partially led by Mr.. Gibbs, advanced TO the
where crossing her hands upon her bosom she de-
vered full, solemn and impressive tones the following
| prayer .....t.
to day and forever, who art immutabe and unchang-
able, approach Thee TO night with thanksgiving and
prayer Not because Of this occasion do praise Thee
then ut other time-not because Thy children
have assembled here to listen TO what have to say
but because at all times, under all circumstances and
all occasions We feel the necessity OF Thy great and
mighty power sustain, uplt strengthen and assist u.s.
We9fo net az Thee tonight to shower any especial
wonder o. s w we wond Taae Tis a
! towards magistrate or king. But seek
Thee as companion and friend-a guide and
Our Father Thy children here assembled feel in the
depths Of their inmost souls that law which binds them
they know Thy majesty. We do not bow in humble ana
suppiant alteration not knowing whom adore but
bless thee everlasting existence God of love-
affection; still acknowledge Thy power and greatness
May Thy children, therefore, that here assembled ask
to night inspiration OF truth of light of love- of intel
igencc and the win from every part of the
universe from the most distant stars-the rolling orbs
that Gil yon space-from the deepest bosom OF the sea
| whose waves forever lash the shore.
! The prayer concluded with supplcation for Cod
blessing on all present, and after entirely changing her
deneanor into an animated, decamatory style, Mrs.
Hatch proceeded to say that the subject OF the evening
was metaphy sica and not theological theological dis
vas based upon assumed platform She should
treat the subject entirely as scientific and metaphysical
and had no intention TO treat of theology The ques-
ton would require an explanation, and proper under
standing Of the platform before she spoke. God sgued
to their understanding that intelligence and power which
controls guides and directs the vast mechanism Of the
universe. There could be mechanism without inte-
gence intelligence without existence, existence
without power, and no power without life. Such was
God. Law, according 10 their vocabulary, that
rangement OF universal and particular influences which
under all circumstances and at all times xed-some
thing which in regular developement produced re-
suit of harmony command was that which one per-
authority exercised exalted above of their sub
ects If there was intelligence in the Divine Being, and
] tpfali fha 1,a dnpa
. | through law. There such thing
constant, permeating, everlasting ehervescence OF
II must be organized and strict If intelligence ruled the
universe there must be some law Of intelligence that
law guided the universe, it the intelligence which
. | caled God Infinite law implied infinite wisdom. Usual
y speaking Of Gods law thought only OF Gods
this mechanism Of God for his law, which they had not
yet discovered; yet il was simple 1t astronomy
geology Theology or any oogy at all. It was all
| Inspiration but of Gods means. Cod
> law was law unto himself, and for himself The
commands OF Deity are said 10 have been given to
c by inspiration; but that inspiration has US
through various languages nations traditions, influences
commandments Of Deity different Moses from
Deity they came through Inspiration. it true; they
were laws of Deity 20 Moses and his followers But arc
they to humanity and you? Has God ytmng do with
6nc calculations with Unite brains No: they affect
his any more than does the slightest affect the
universe. IL we obey Gods laws thooogans say viii
be happy # we obey psychological laws psychologists
say viii be happy; we obey all law, We will doubt
less he happy bul tneic y vast dnercnce between
! theory and practice. There is no such thing as
| understanding Gods aws-wc must make laws for
ourselves. The law of Deity is simply the law Of gu
preme intelligence, that operates in and through and
with all things, and applies TO the various creations
| OF life in proportion as each successive crea-
ton Is capable Of receiving IT, For instance. our
| mind the intelligence, the same law the same
power. that causes the blade of TO shoot from be-
meath the sod as that which exists ia man. but the blade
grass cannot receive so much intelligence man. it
has the capacities Tor 80 much power-thcreiorc it
receives IT'S own form. It's form is to itself mans
It's NE great. delightful
the Ne Of man TO him But the blade OF grass is
great man. Man is organized that he receive
all the intelligence all the power that ali successive crca-
tons have received before him u is customary for
lhcocgaus 10 speak OF Infinite Dctyof his vengeance,
wrath pleasure, pain, regret and Of his cogni-
zauce OF all OF mans allrs-of all his pleasures and
dspcasures, and OF Tue emotions that t His noble
brow when man or woman or child don't think
actv suit him. But when think Of God as an inf
, hcng. cannot hnlleYe TINT be ncasel