The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-25


the Christian, Church, which, in his way of
thinking, looked upon the world as a great
error, since God, it's Creator was defeated and
the greater portion Of mankind destroyed. He
thanked God for the Second Advent theory.
Is was paregoric for the ills of Evangelical
Christianity; 1t was as good as a Turkish bath
to the man who loves the whole human race.
compared with tue evangelical doctrine of an
endless torture, IL was human to contemplate
instant and total destruction.
THE WORLD MERE BOY YET.
The speaker at this point diverted his hearers
with an exceedingly novel statement concern-
ing the age of the globe we inhabit. The world,
he said, is mere boy not yet in his fifteenth
year little older than Mercury, but not near
as old as Mars, who was quite young man in
comparison. And, on account of its extreme
youth, it was forced still to depend upon its
parent the sun, Tor light and heat and support
in its proper place in the universe. The world,
however. in his mind, is an enterprising and
progressive youth, aud is trying to earn
living. He was quite confident that the
time would come when it would be
able to provide itself with life and
heat and a place in the universe, with
out dependence upon the parental sun, as
at present. Having made such an immense
reduction in the age OF the world, it is not sur
prislng that the speaker was forced to limit the
age OF humanity to that of few days. At this
point the object of his arithmetical retrogres-
sion was apparent in the statement that, on
account of its excessive youth, humanity was
not yet in harmony; and on account Of not
being in harmony, ii is not at all strange that
men get drunk, and fight, and war one upon
another, and refuse to ride in Sunday cars, and
endure as general thing great deal more OF
misery than of happiness.
The speaker, however, was not discouraged d
by the slow work made In harmonic develop
ment lie looked at the possibilities of man
kind at the golden treasures of the Colorado of
the future, and took heart and courage. He
thought that if we had no future as a race, in.
telli2ent and reflective people would have no
hope whatever.
LITTLE BLAsPHEMY INDULGED IN.
Having spared Christianity for so long time
the speaker here again gave his attention to
that obnoxious obstacle to harmonious develop
ment, this time aiming ut the very sources of
belief itself. He did not consider the God of
Evangelical Christianity, whose name is Jeho-
vah, as the God Of the universe. 1t was almere
creation of the Jews, and he always insisted
upon spelling it with a little "g.n Evidently
his audience saw nothing partakng of bias
phemy in this, for they considered it fit subjec
for laughter.
As for the Christiou Church, it cannot and
dare not grow being rooted in conservatism; it
woIshpped the past, the Cross of two thousand
years ago. The only churches TO which he
accorded the privilege of growth were those
which were shone Of their Evangeicalism, such
as the Unitarians, Cniversalists Quakers, and
Shakers. These, he admitted were opening
new paths for humanity. The churches feel this
restraint and work hard to counteract il, sending
their missionaries everywhere. But they dare
not now say that any who differ with them are
not sincere. They can only 60 about, warning
mothers that the wolves are abroad, and eau
toniDg them to have their children baptized by
way of preCaution. and also to have them in
structeo in the Catechsm and Scriptures of two
thousand years ago. The scripture of the CORE
lation and conservation OF forces must be
avoided. But this scripture is bringing man up,
like spiritualism. Science is working up into
the light, as spiritualism is working down from
the light
GRINDING THE EVIL OUT OF THE GOOD.
The harmonIal philosopher hereupon in
formed his hearers that be did not oppose
in toto the Bible, and the good actions which
spring from belief in 1t. Sprituaists are not
absolute negationists; they still accept what
ever is good and applicable in old books, and
can bring US life. Spirituasm comes as a
commentary on the past revealing many
things heretofore hidden in it, Spiritual1sts
are the gatherers of the harvest; they take the
good and feed upon IT, but are care
tGdr tSi to thr0don grind out out ,l the eyil
new investigation all the religions of the past
and grind Off the hulls, as the miller grinds of
the hulls OF the buckwheat to get the scratch
out ofit Before they swallow tish, they take
the bones out of it: but because they won't
swallow bones and all, they are termed infdels
The evangelical doctrine is whole whale and
whole Testament or none OF either. The
people would yet see that they had been more
scared than hurt by spiritualism, and that it
brought TO humanity greater Scripture than
the old.
AN EXPLORATION TO "HARMoNY.m
In conclusion, Mr.. Davis exhorted all spiritu-
alists to see to it that they were not held in
bondage TO their bodies and to the mere inter-
mediate principles OF motion, life and the senses;
and to see to il that they rose as spirits to be
such in the spirt-world. He urged them to be
kinder, more traternal, and more in love with
what is true, good, and eternal; to be more
strong more self reliant, more beautiful, good
hammered, and sensible of worthlress-in short,
to become better and higher, that they might
do more good and become more harmonious"
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