The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-18

Are other Worlds In N n bStrd

LEcFRF BE PROtFtspE pthPtk BEFORE
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS.
last evening Professor Draper delivered lecture be-
fore Tho Young Mems Christian Association at their
rooms Fifih avenue, biz subject being, .Are there
Other worlds Iniabtedsr Tho novelty of the theme
aud the reputation or the distinguished lecturer attracted
Oh audience which would have allied large hail. The
lecture NON Of TIC Association only Accommodate
i,ont three hundred and Il dcnsey crowded that
number Of ladies were compelled 10 retire after
the lecturer commenced. The representatives OF The
press cc'npoileu 70 elbow their wsy through q
crowd the outside, who evnccd thc grosfosl indIspo
sion to perms them 20 get within hearing distance Of
tho speaker.
tsld that within the last few yrars scoGce had stretched
her hand oss the almost Unreasonable distance which
separst 4 rom the nXed sars and tod that there
were IN them many srnstsoces With which We
hsre fatilnar. lie could .si ihcin tha,
asuonomsHs wego able, by examining The is;ht coming
IRON thh STAR, 'ietet thcr appearance What reason
bad they o. conclude that the planets inhabited
Tho tNo planets that 10 rLe than the
earth might 10 dismissed, ,.r thcy Sere 100 hot 10 per
mi; ~ aulnal vegetable lie Tho Grl planet outside
tho oaith, xaIs hfly millions az mile. distant
ffon the than l. scenes. 60 him by fnr the
more Interesting .5oe: IN Tire nelven from lie simar
te 10 the Earth pher, wa visible upo u large ex.
parse % safer Of o yrsa.sh hue ito remaining rart
wsro land, Of agedh tnge end al the th and south
su.c,y asals~co. !. ,rose o. ne Ayte sud snisrS,s
rcgcns 81 ysbr. tbs lettnrsr then spnss OF the
Is@u. which, lie ssd sen '-oggh tes~ope OF mode
gcd surface the porthcrr stc vsilsys ro,d ~ on
but <bey dA net eo.alb water, AID ,rn-,qyently II
WIS nc rse - search nr Inhabitants there There were
nTrv5i asol 70 bc'cvc however that wir ws IA the
There mcht be trd water en- The oppa,it1
sfv. aud Wa could rnt Sc u sn There uirlt be in
habsssll< tucie, but " rsknx their az
stusiil,snct verc feeble So far - p.rcc.y,nr any
Visible traces ~ hainatson on tie moor sh pr.gentc
niouzN the ttcrccru oav ste,Ac waite, ard no
tokens of activity Astronomers were aide 10 determine
nov, by The ,i o; photograph ;akos ron time 10 tirse
tvhich tsaf Zone 9th tof1icesable d.fcnyl the un.
changed condition o., Tho niorr Il shown bv this
means that nc change place. ,ho.zh m interval OF
years NAV hsv. elapsed TIC Trcfessnr then exhibited
a phcf"crapb o. tbs moon tsler BY y nsel, which bv
thc AID VI uie 'sltl1m lit rad. rrfe.tly intel
itible 10 The audience, won't into ialute explans-
lion ~ "a Srtigre. pnn rery interest," mr. aud was
hzhly Hplrceatcd by the rcicuce Professor Draper
very property remarked thu IN rcas0nng on such a
thcne ne tue one presented for their consideration they
ought " &c aouan-,d hot ~ iet che s.nssion CON
ru thnn 10 their invest sio one &c nam ned that 10
was clearly established that many Of tho bodies of
the soi sytcm msty OF thu elements Oi the earth were
iovnd tha The law which ruled the a,lar system
rule the uuNorc, md that might ~ sure that nature
operating uron hkn sihistc,s ~ similar laws. must
ever Frodnce tho zane results setned In accordance
With reason 10 believe that aere nav b. many other
globes Containing intelligent beings formed on the same
paG as we were, hut different; aofne prhaps better,
aud others vOtsc r conclgsuu he lecturer spoke OF
The enc1 Of climate upon human beings aud vas
warmly spp'iaded Gu laiins h sat.
The steamship Canada Outward Boun
- BOsrpS, Jan II, 1893.
and sptCle.