New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-13

n, oil ,bo nost Must Il not be, rather, that when the
itself shall grow dim with countless ages ths ne OF
U sVu' ON with ever!ncreasing powers, to future OF
glory beyond our present poor conception
Dr Hedge opened the discussion which followed Dy
oisng the essay with unusual enthusiasm lie thought
that one OF the best things which religion has given US
Is reverence for lower orders and forms OF le i0r inns
reverence seemed to him rather the growth or
ideas Of Darwinian theories which can haI9 d a.
vel have become general In their influence lie du not
think that Hndoo reverence for animals grew ou ql
the notion OF the transmgraton OF SOULS ont thss ns
notion the offspring not the parent OF
for animals. The HindoOs long ago. hau pnfin
for sick animals ana Iol 8, ,bc ncnts q, contrast
between the HindOO and the semitic Delels ne mn,
SELF had been Darwnian IN theory before D
wrote but the DaTwtnlan theories must Oe suppleio
with something else; something, perhaps a. 81
to swedenborgs doctrine OF lnaXae d1ario5 70 de-
spiritual life; but this influx must De III ~ nn1sr1
velopment; and IL only when mat III ms upw9 i
progress had reached certain stage that Tic WIS o"pO
OF receiving II. =,
Mr. Alcott who always goes back lovingly to the Old
Greeks noted with pleasure how much In harmony WIN
their philosophy the best modern Thought faIo'
for instance taught the ideas with regard 70 me
Increase population, on which professor oneI ht 80
eoouently insisted. Plato that the great object OF
the ideal state should be TO grow superior race Oh ne
and women Sympathy with the animal Kingdom MAS
interviewer with the old doctrine OF metempsyohoss'
Mr. rockingham thought that the movement for the
protection OF animals hardly the offspring either OF
religion socaed Of Darwinianlsm, but OF phllah'
tronbv of tenderness for suffering which has grown
with our civilization. Mr. Bergh, he had heard was a.
orthodox believer; he had learned that ne was
n Darwinian philosopher. As the belief IN lmmortay,
there is surely no reason 10 fear any war Whch science
conld wage against IT, You cannot put an eiheral sOu
into crucible or dssect it with scdlpel AZ present.
ether Is not subject to science. What rghC nave We
howeter To Immortality If our mortality pears no rut,
N tho wears 90 on and leave neither WstI OI DVI
than fhey find us Immortality means GROWTH anu is W
be seized upon with endeavor justified by progress
Iucrea Mott said that she had been interested for tue
last 20 wears in the Developments Of scence and she had
learned 10 welcome It as friend, not TO fear 1t as ioe
Bu she considered the conjunction OF theology with re-
ICion laInentabe. Theology the usurper whom she
would foin depOse. Religion IS not thing OF dogma
Its fruits are be found in oreeds ana FORMS D1 IN
clean living I'm doing right, in common honesty MIS-
Bureigh verted 10 Dr. Hedges alusion to the Swe9eh
borgian doctrine of influx and said tlat sweden.
borl,'s own statement, ILfuX is according 10 FORM,
seemed 10 her 20 cover the whole ground she thougnV
the greater tenderness OF this age toward animals parity
a matter OF self-defeIse. Tie age had grown more
sensitive with regard TO suffering OF all KINDS ana uu
not like to have its own sensibilites tortured
Mr. Longfellow took issue with Mrs Mott about
her condemnation Of theology He said Mrs. Mott must DO
conoundng theology with bad theology since all state
mcnts OF religious truth theology, and certainly
statements of great truths have not yet become I'M
necesarv but our religion should fashion our theology,
and satisfy orr reason well our sentiment. MI
Chadwick who WIS the last speaker agreed with FrOIes
sOr Shaer in the opinion that science tended not away
from religion toward II. 70 pursue science was 10
think Gods thoughts after him; and 10 was Thought quite
as much as action, which greatened the soul. l. en-