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

An Thai time he was for the Esvasion Of mani hs
esu. (Appause.) Two weeks ego be sat down 70 write
letter % hh mothsr-for she loved him e her nrst
that caused hatred 70 exist between mother and child
and he fsit Inc most bitter hatred for religion thss up
neid such infamous doctripes
Mr. osnons-wheroo i .i he ss.s I'M
for my sase, be y not worthy Of me-" loud appIauss)
S are thus hating each other every day
Mr. osBoRs- that any fault Of the text or Of the men
Who mlsDssrpss, ~ The question r. DO people who
say Il is thing that BE- undsrssood y AZ sn
Gsos s. ana ssSs1s an: saa
the other sec Of Christians The whole Bible i fun OF
garan who read the Scriptures in the ancIens suguaEe
waA surprised 70 learn that was an inhdel. BI thai
yer, Hebrew had 70 n ,Soas.. aA os
Jesus 70 use 70 he people, Eye serpents" and ye Esns
pare these words with dIove the Lord thy God with
thy heart" and with "ear not those who can Kill tho
can destroy both body and soul in he'll" How were lear
and lore 70 be reconcileda
Osborn appeared obsnaey determined 70 veniilate the
objections Of the inddels and the heahens - matter
Of course. began 70 rage and to imagine good many
TnE PRrEpxsr called Mr.. Osborn TO order. Az o
stranger in that Convention he should be moderate and
speaker, and he phe Charman) would not permit II.
srvEsAL voros-Iet the speak, . "Free speech"
Mr. MuKRAY-Ny friends, / am not at all offended with
my brother Be patient with him. for oharity's sAke
Mr. OSBORN came back TO the charge and said that he
would not submit 70 be nsulted BY the Chairman un-
M MURRAY again let fly voley Of texts at him frone
the Old and New Testamen and IN 50 rapid ana esciseo
down Archh ehop Usher himself
After considerable confusion Mr. MURRAY resumed tho
81 n ne hsd sn here
said he, over that paper and wrote something IN thn
way-"hy Dear Aosher-I beg you mot 70 Dc IL sngasn
The philosophy now profess sustAns me and given
and serenity view Of approaching dissolution
my health, which led to know that was approaching
the grave.) This serenity the Christian religion never
dear mother, can sa,-what more dor" And hero
wept, and the tears ran down my cheeks IN my agony
n sa s: religion ss.s be-
tween my mother and myself Was IL not thing 70 be
and her sona But spoststs :. sm ever meet her
again my shall be around my mothers ne:k, and
her arms around mine, and no religion shall separate u
M NxDus called the attention Of the members 70 the
necessity q supporting the society BE said frieed
hour adjournment was near and At the evening session
admission fee Of ten cents would be received u tha
the Information Of the gentleman r Osborn) had
II was that which given In all diclonhrie3 and it
litsle odous, the society would endeavcr 70 ako
&c poSs zseS: I e :s
time was beyond The age when opinions could DO
up men a ns DC
very well In monarchicl Europe, where the people wore
hardly allowed 70 breathe, 70 prevent ree sxprss
here de- would read the fourth article of the Oosvsnsio
for the information Of the gentleman who had supposed
be had found out someshns wheu in fact be had Oand
Arr. L. The better 10 secure and perpetuato mutual
cept rood works a the moral basis Of the assOciaoo in
preference TO any speculative notions requiring each
member 10 keep conscience undecided, 70 preserve
health, A. far rs knowedge permits, - Iunl his family
social and patriotic relations 70 the best OF his ability,
seek extend the sphere Of morals and happiness
Of pamphlet read It, and be would that the
society had philosophy. They not . sect which,
the gentleman va no, satisfied with their principles and
wished 70 organize sect he could easily scare ono
up gentleman had told him (Mr tina, the ,aad sa
were always running Into all sorts Of ideas he
admitted that Il was true 70 some extent, because
IL Was the very nature Of free speech for every
man who had a croichct, however absurd, 70 venti-
late IL where he could be heard; but this, though az
then compare tsashings Of Christianity
with the doctrines OF iondety Christianity taught men
they ought 10 themselves while inHdety BY ccvat
ing convcts, and making them believe that they
I
reality II would be hard 10 say that Christianity mad
done any good but the humanity OF ne people,
LET, 70 Itself would have done much SAppauso)
Mr. OSBORN said he understood infdey well - the
ndels themselves, and be h)ped that would DC taken
AZ concise answer 70 the gentleman who had just
poken he was not there ~ champion OF Chr stanity,
but he bad protested against IT, and was disposed 70
think pretty much as the Convention thought lie had
only suggested name Ices Objectionable 70 the pubc
than The the society had adopted be did noi wish
them 70 take which would stamp them bypoortes,
by implying that they believed what they really aid
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unairncss which characterized the proceedings Of all
lgious bodies, had represented Christianity IN ~ OBJ
Toe PusrpESr said be would, BY permission, address
few remarks 70 the brother who ID found % moch sun
before adjournment Of the Convention He oeeRed
ray, thai the society bad christe,ed themsev by
name they were perfectly s@is ted with t (appause)s
however obnoxious ndes might be 70 the people
large this much could be said for them, thai tbcy
long suffering and SLOW 70 wrath They had heard the
brother With patience and be did not believe he could 20
To meeting Of any religious society and BE- allowed the
privilege which had been accorded 70 him there The
Tor him 70 abstain from spsakins UaurhterJ He ooa-
sdered The meeting had acted with remarkable forbeAr
sober thoughts, admit that no had been treated with
Arkabe fairness and cantor
Daring the afternoon folio wing resolutions were
proposed by Or. kinget, aad carried
Resolved That sian Of nj lei lecturers be arpon &c
by the General Committee and under ibeir sepervsop
and that fund be established 10 be called the General
Lecture Fund.- from which such urers shall receive
suitable compensation for their services.
Rsolvet mat In connection with the Intel Asocla-
ton Of america an In1del tract society be
tbs coEtr butors 70 which shall receive number Of
tracts for dsrbation, In proportion 70 the M con
trbused.
The Convention then took an o'clock
EVENING SESSION.
me Convention resumed liz scoion a. o'clock,
with scarcely dmins audience, not~ tnstanainCs
that Of ten cents PER capita had been every
adult for stfrayns expenses Prior 70 the regular bas
Of the evening,
IN snsrHssp came forward and gave unsolicited
eptome Of the history OF free PLATFORM established 10
the Bowery during many years past lie also tho
occasion express bis the existence Of Cod
doctrine which he did not oppose
ASomrK GNnKsAS attacked the Bowery organization,
and said that 10 originally society for religious dis
cussion but afterwards degencrascd ow po-
cs couclave attended by dezperate and that