The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-12


SPEECH OF WALTER or oaEssDpsa."
An aged phil ecpher, with long gray card who was
particular 10 informing the reporters W. 90 was pam
who SAID 70 be somewhat light " The viper story here
addressed tho meeting. De sa'-Yrends-l hope you
viii 90, DC offended have come mere - oesver
v,sh 10 make remarks bu. VIII not deiaia you
long believe short ape cses. Those who love truth
snd conform their prsc5 10 their belief can express
her sent noDs With brevty. There DO doaot
mai man who loves and practices truth say
\ half minute tnsa one Mo does Yea take the
name of iu6del ve.y correctly, and ! wish that the
church could adopt the AAe for they
are al nade as.tutors All men who believe ia voting
nere IN Chr,, An who have ears TO hear, let them
hear but et them take heed how they bear, for
them, and with what measure they mste i, shall DO
assured 70 them again. So long you do not practise
what you believe nobody wil believe you Take care,
hen 70 practise what you believe, and don't believe Ia
the fashionable churches You buy and cell AM you
VOTE and thus make yourselves Ike little children Now
al who esong 70 The fashionable world are not with me-
Tho following letters then read by the Secretary
THE LETTEss.
The Executive Committee Of tho Union Of German Free
thinkers Of North America TO the President and Mem
bers Of the Convention OF the Inadc Association OF the
United States, now meeting In The city Of New York
wkhes Of our body, charged 10 say tha. We bail
with the heartest the meeting OF TIE ialde
ei,y Of New York We are sorry Of not being IN post
ton send delegate there too but nevertheless We are
awaiting the result Of your meeting with great anxiety
hoping and wishing the resolutions viii come 70 VIII
eonribue largely 70 spread the coavcton far and wide
INTO the Of the believers thai the time Of positive
religion has passed. and the OF the reign OF reason mas
arrived. Believe us TO be, most respectfully yoars,
FRDK. scHaURAANN Porn, Presiie
y. WNonE, Secretary.
PBllApxlYHA, Oct. 4, 1860.
BLOOMINGTON, III, Oct q 1890
To the Central Com m,tiee Of the nHdel Association OF
Amerios in New York city, 10 assemble on me 'sn DAY
Ff,yyps AND BErrusxy-H affords me no small pleasure
ri time like thus, when tho mind Of every patriot and
declared call created free and equal 70 have
the honor OF addressing few words OF encouragement
you the faithful advocates Of that good cause IN
which you and engaged Ny only regret that can
with you when you assemble - American feemen TO
for his biribrehs-,he right Of freedom Cap
piause) Bot let me assure You thai my sym
paths well as that OF free German brethren here
arc eve. S you So0 e. s
try not 70 support Nistocrscy or uphold humoug No,
here 70 defend freedom to promote vrtue 70 e.
too Of conniry crush slavery and TO elevate man
70 that position Tor which by natures laws be In.
mar S.s 10 Sod as no, free 50 Ion, as are
s'ace ia America Il IS not free country" " Our or.
gan - the Pioneer edited by Karl heinzen Of Boston,
cause To 20 hand in hand with him Is my warm est wish
Brethren, Fourth Of July win come, when y VIII not
again be denied that by natures laws man has the right 10
lfe liberty and the pursuit Of happiness Let w, then
20 70 work. DO united, and win teach the woud-be
speech are not 70 be uamped down and rodden uoder
foot the sport Of tyrants Let as drmy grasp this
symbol Of power and We viii be victorious (;neers)
Honor 70 our beloved friend Karl Heazsn tho Sraves
frcest and trueat German In America and the civilized
world. Long may be live.
Very respectfully, your true friend and brother,
take pleasure in endorsing the foregoing sentiments
Truly youvs JNO. J. McKINN0N.
MR.. NURRAys RESOLUTIONS.
c. $. murray then came forward He ga very old
beard truly Aaron!c. He Observed before the organizA
ton Of the Convention, that no Was consumptve and
Aah had mt In hut Q
resst the desire 10 appear Ut the Convention aud
make his diving speech in favor o. the principles Of In
fidelity He moved the following resolutions
Resolved That the savours the word needs they
who viii from the ignorance which keeps IN fear,
the supernatural miraculous, but instructors in what
raiio9al and real, natural and practical
Tie Christian SdUiow ioIs ignorant man was gno-
Hambcdt, Hugh lier, AMI host OF others have been
his superiors. (Applause)
lie didn't know the relations between The sun and the
planets In this Copcrnicus was his superior. zap
pllusc)
the science Of electro chemistry In thee, he was IN.
ierior 70 peny and neslg tAppaas') =. ,
TEN In this, Scryetus aud Harvey we're his sapcrors
(Appiause) ... 80. -
Didn't Know that electricity could be handled. IN this
he was inferior 20 Franklin and Morse (Applause)
Didn't know that, as - The organization, 60 necessarily
be the manifestation In this, Gall and Spurzae!m
his eupcriors. (Applause.)
And Hog Ii 1t would aatcf OF his worsh ppers out
OF hs idola,ry would say that notwithstanding wis,
nc said about the lilies OF the ned (rather, IN vieu Of
all he said thai connection, teaching men " depend on
his supernatural, miracle working god FOR slstcnance IN
stead of obtaining by their Industry IN The cult
walton Of the soi) Il p'an he didn't snow enough 10
cultivate lower garden. IN is, HsFry Hard Bsechey
j. ms snTc4or. tIopi applause
He dldn snow that men the creators and gods the
crcatures-that ths pursuit of knowrdgc pertaining 20
our existence earth better for than 70 be occupied
outyang alih concerning heavens aud hes where
~ EYntg l9N M man ind
are in agreement and at peace, while 10 things OF faith
they IN disagreement and al war 10 these, al
,tlonal philosophers are his snperiors
r,cys oois are igorant crea,mes The rival devil
quite mistaken when he said" God doth know that ~
me DAY cal thereof ,nsn your eyes sasa % opsasd
THIS rod Jehovah didn't knov sy such thing as Ia here
attributed to him. Didnt know good and evil II he
undertaken the task OF Weeping knowledge from beings
with brains and eyes II be had known good from ey,
or evil from good, he would not, 10 the most Important
Of all his works have committed that fatal bunder which
caused him bitterly to repent and then, when he
weIi about works meet for repentance, he wouldn't
have made such q moskery and folly Of Il With the
drowning or all the others he would have drowned tue
eight and urless The devil xas an arnphbous animal
nat coudut be drowned he should have out him IN wth
rest any rate he should have tA<en that oppor
iuny to feien the chain about bis neck, with mill
stone attached 10 ~ and have sent him u The bottom 70
stay Instead Of wrangllrg With him FOR thousands o.
ycas and then sending angel 70 cha him oFs single
knowledge to distinguish bet good and evil would
have made clean work OF that cleansing Of the earth
that UNCERTAINTY wiser pftt'r Soarst
would have been established, and further works FOR d.
vne repcn tsnce prevented.
Aner AZ thcse m0et pernoious errors had been con-
m !tted IN such groes ignorance, II the costly exps
rsBco had svailed anything Tor improvement,
II kEovedge OF good from evil this unfortunate goi
cud have chosen and taken 20 himself a. he dif 70
DC his fGvores the be bad himself organized more
prominently than any other In the direction OF acluisi
tiveaess aud g0ae shout developing them Cor merce
naruess aud them ana help
Ina them 70 deifaud, rob, ravsh and exiermna,e their
ueigh0ors
and when be had proirzctcd the folly Of making In.
sirumeatatos oi them With good results and he pro
posed make more desperate eNJ-t 10 the Of
attempt Al raising NJ redeemer from Tits demora
ixed stock, II Bow, amer all there cogd have 5ccu at
tainmsnt = xn0riedge 81 what good Tor All suy 81
the parties Interested there should have been practical
produced and sent forth. OF science All
Ron soEsc dispenser Of knorisdgc make peace-not
a dictator q faith, 70 make war.
Egt from father, ignorant enough 70 be himself IA
fear u developing know etgeanwlse enough think 81
supps essiug ioa oorpcs enough 70 teach his children
h. dcYeud UPON him for supernatural supply Of food