New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-04

The Rev. q. Landis's Lecture on Hsppi.
ness-Obscene BoOks-The Police
Tobacco and Lager-A Philadelphia


The Rev. s. M. Lands delivered his lecture
at Hope Chapel last evening" which he was prevented
IRON doing at the Cooper Institute on Monday evening
Ihe audience rather small but all who were pres.
ent seemed to appreciate the lecturer and his theme
drinkers W
ished at Q. ~
The lecture was what might be more properly termed
q lecture on the laws of health.
Inc New ork Police were done up by the speaker in
me style There were about two dozen of them sta.
toned In the lower hall az the conclusion Of the lecture
no doubt TO keep order but fortunately there was not
the slightest disturbance observable and the language
OF the speaker as Tar az we heard keeping with
law and order His Introduction had reference to the
manner in which he was treated on Monday evening
and he found 1t very difficult to keep to his subject with
out referring TO the r. NJ = and those in high station
whom he said it would b. better that they had never
been born.
SECRET TO HAPPINESS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: / come before yon tonight
under rather peculiar circumstances. feel scarcely
able speak, having been III for the last few days all
because would labor in the cause OF the reformation.
have delivered 500 and lectures during the
last year in the City of Philadelphia, and am con
sderaby broken down although have not been under
the weather before for several years but taking all
things into consideration i will try and deliver my
lecture TO you tonight although could wish there were
a larger number here.
The subject is the "secret OF Happiness" Every
creature in this wide world aims TO be happy. The
birds are happy. the brute creation happy, and
why should not We the best portion of the Creators
handiwork, be happy. People are trying TO get 10
Heaven golden wings. Men should have wisdom In
their cranuas and they only get II by obeying the
health laws and the laws of the Creator and whenever
leave happiness we never can get II again TILL we 20
back to the laws Of health Ny visit to NewYork was
not TO break down your laws but to teach You the
laws Of health What then, must we do 90 be happy
Is to drink lagerber down tobacco and abuse
our health generallyf No, my Christian friends that
Is not the way; for man who drinks one glass VIII
want more, and he who smokes one segar. VIII
crave another and so on. Are these the men, them
that shall act criterion for us no. they are not
tit to guide Themselves others either; but
the laws of physiology have been overlooked. Moses
and all those who were in the Garden OF Eden were
OF the natural laws In order TO be happy
il Is not necessary TO be longfaced. sanctimonious
Presbyterian. Epscopalian or Methodist We seek Tor
happiness anywhere but in the scientific laws OF health
Misery is he-happiness is heaven, but heavenly or
happiness cannot be gained without each function
does its duty.
Here tho speaker broke OF rather abruptly, anu re-
fcrrcd TO Monday evening.
Am 10 be told in a city like this that must be put
down because l circulate obscene bookst 4 never
wrote obscene book in my life, and never had any
thing % do with them. Adam and Eve before they fe
were naked and they knew it not. and the more do
PRAYED you become the more false modesty you VIII
have. (Appause
HIS BOOK AND THE POLICE.
As regards the Of my agent for selling obscene
books In this city. will wait aud the law viii bring
that all right and would say the only way you can
get rid OF this child is TO take his life away 90 help
me God will not stop talking till die.
The papers have said that Lands was going 70 de-
liver an obscene lecture, but 1t Is not If your police
force had nothing do but TO arrest quiet men then
say LET the Millennium come and let US have another
Garden Of Eden. ] have come 10 tell you TO take
care of your bodies and souls and you
may get down on you knees and pray
the 'front.' OF your pantaoons and then you will not
be happy unless you attend 10 your health. You send
and girls 20 school TO learn TO read and write
and when that boy and girl get married. they know
nothing abou, their physiology. Blu, must not talk or
the New.York Police can only ask God to bless my
friends and my foes and would as leave do good turn
10 my foe as to any one else
There great many people In Office At the present
than to hold such Offices but monarchy must prevail
where rottenneSs rules
hate no man. but hate some Of their habits. Your
cellars stink rs pass them with the smell OF bad rum.
aud your bodies are polluted with tobacco and lager
hier-well. n this u the wsv things must CO. wi
thank God when get out OF ihis world for hate the
sting u tobacco.
As, my books which have been referred to In the
papers ! would say tina; q book cannot be obscene
without it has pictures and my book has none.
The lawyers OF Phladelphia said-one Of them told
me said be: MY God II that book Is obscene. then
every book physiology throughout the world is OBJ
scene" Well If they want TO put me In prison they
can; there better than am there. 81. John
the Divine the best part Of his writings there
fear your darts your ropes and never go back
Ladies and genilemen-I hope that you viii bear with
me: have given you a few ideas about being happy,
but Ii d. impossible 10 give them all tonight.
At this point the lecturer proceeded To give several
rules about eating sleeping. and drinking, after which
lie said the public ought TO be an educator OF the ma
tons instead Of publishing mo through their columns
vet they never tell anything good that have done and
notwithstanding al this am thanked by persons every
div for the good that have done them and they take
BY the hand and say you have benefited me great