New-York tribune., 1871-06-03
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motto is not Faith but knowledge. II seeks 10 know,
and believes in knowing The definition Of truth it does
IL would emancpae the world from the tyranny OF the
supernatural from the despotism Of idoatry and super
stton In doing this Is actuated by the siDceresI OF
aims. II IL animated by a pure human regard. We
charge superstition with ruinOus waste Of means and
ham closed as follows:
1.-THE time Will come when nature will assert her claim
when the half gods 90 the gods will That super-
stiton caumnates the deity need not be argued That
pher, had much rather people shord say Of me that
there neither is never was such man as Putafch
forward vindctive, and touchy fellow. Mr. Lecky, IN
the sentimental mood that sometimes comes over him.
that when critical spirit il abroad the pleasant beliefs
will all remain and the painful ones alone will
well as to our fears They often meet
and crafty the nmOst lOngngs Of the heart They offer
probabilities. They sometimes even ;mpart new sane
mens 20 OF %Sra truth Often they 6eme a e
felt IN the langud and troubled hours when it most
eSss % more to our Illusions 9an to our ksoT
back on the sensuous creed which had left, that in
our old faith we prayed % often and 81 warmly and that
ment conveyed in this mournfuls passage Iroyes
who @ would would leave the resde was Luther is wrong
in leaving the Church OF Romel Not In this peDsye mood
That we owe more to illusions than knowedge
he has taught thousands TO questions That proposition
willing that the peasantest supersttons should go with
painful that the prayers should become fewer
and colder till they cease that the dreams should bc dis
PEELED by the dawn and that the good angels along with
the evil should fade away in the Frightening daylight Of
science. Instead Of consoling ourselves In langud
and troubled hours, with illusions. let ne
make such hours fewer by, knowledge. Heat
and light are not the same thing, but they have
one cause. Light undergoes change Of manifestation
that in the manner and degree aicct he
The agent that falling the nerves OF seeing pro-
duees vision falling the Of feeling produce
heat. So II knowledge strikes the udcrsan ng alone
merely Eliminates but II it touch the cords of moral
enthusiasm glow excited that better than any srk
ing Of nts cracking Of faggot VIII take away the
chill OF theh uman heart"
Lucretia Mott followed in long and interesting adj
Dress relating her experiences in England IN lo1i and
stating that in religious matters she was happy In
being able TO discover nothing but increasing unity OF
feeling The practice OF frightening children IN sabbath
teaching she glad to see was going out OF vogue
but the general extravaganza OF the age Which,
in obstructng the holy marriage relation tended 10
lessen her hope in the future OF America.
The Rev. D. III. Wasson spoke at some length on WHAT
he understood to be Col Hgg1nsOn's uneoncern 10
would tolerate discussion but he had not arrived al
state such as appeared to be inferred by the Coones
willingness TO lose God unless the latter could demon
strate that the universe divine.
Mr. Russell of Salem came to Col Hgginsons defense
by saying that he understood him 70 mean that thls NE
enjoyable had cause for thanksgiving even III
1t did not extend beyond the grave.