The New York herald., 1873-08-25

allowed ten minutes time to ventilate his or her
pet theory. When lady takes the r0strum it be-
comes diiicun Tor the chairman 10 smut her OF in
less than hall an hour at the least
The audience was qnite a large one yesterday,
and there must have been as much as twelve or
thirteen 0el,ars in the house. Brother Winch, a
man with large whiskers. "a pair0f eyeglasses and
q white vest, was in the chair.
Also wATCH,
which ne produced and BOXED atquite significantly
when the ten inmates allowed 10 a speaker had
elapsed
The first speaker was Professor Beers, who
presented large ana port,y paunch, and came
armed with number OF charts, rolls OF parch-
ment and some curious magnetic instrameuts
with which he performed several mxacuous
'struss' during the proceedings. His remarks
were mixture of Communism ana scientific besh
which one present pretended to understand They
apropos OF nothing, and the audience were so
bew.ldered al his language, which was q mixture
of Greek, Hebrew and slang, that an attempt was
made by several persons to call him to order. Yet
there
SOME FIN IN BEERS
though 1t Nas'Of grotesque kind. He finally un-
wound roll OF parchment, about yard and half
cheJ-d'euore Of his life. The poem had refrain
IN which some person or persons were 10 he pun
sssd oy being to he'll ana the chorus
stating that some people might think that what he
nae Rsers1 "een saying was ss nms Ne
tne worthy Beers succeeded a gentleman
who has distinguished himself at the
man of twenty years Of age or So with heavy
mustachc Boyle denounced the present laws OF
society and the existing state OF the marriage com
pact. Brother Boyle believed that people should
love whOmever they liked and that sexual
restraints should compel them 10 observe
THE MARRIAGE BOND
The laws OF the State Onerons and cruel,
and Brother Boyle believed that a time coming
uhAn Innn md wv nUna mi ehn art-
ners without any sacramentai ceremony, the tenn
pOrary compact 10 be dissolved whenever they
became mutually sick OF each other: "and' added
the sapient Boyle, .'maDy OF the married couples
who nave been tied together under the present mar
riage laws are thoroughly disgusted with each
other and the world as welI.n In fine Brother
Boyle advO Gated tree love IN its widest sense.
yhen came Brother Thompson, an old man, with
spoke he made his arms saw the air like . wind
mill, and once Ortwice he made a motion with his
arms something alter the fashion OF Billy Edwards,
when about to put in his powerful zone two, three'
on the mob OF Ans adversary. Brother Thompson
saId.nOthing new fresh, but chiefly did he assert
that the Bible could be interpreted to suit the nine
teenth century and the modern march of progress
Thompson, Look at France!" The audience
looked at the ceiling, expecting to get glimpse
VI the Hotel des lnvalides or the breakwater at
Cherbourg. Look al Spain ~ said Thompson.
yney looked and there wasn't Carlist or an
Brother Thompson, Eat Mexico Lock at Mexicor'
and Brother Thompson sawed the air, Jumped about
Brother Thompson, having expelled the greater
part OF his iatnlence, SAT down exhausted
AT this moment the wcli-knOwn face OF Henry
Smith,
TBE RAZOR sTROp MAN.
who is a constant visitor these meetings,
seen bearing up the aisle, and the sconers and the
ungodly, expecting some fun, welcomed him
heartily But Brother smith never smiled a smile,
and, sitting down in a retired corner OF the room
soon fell into peaceful sumber, from which ne
only awoke tOgiye vent to his feelings in loud
and somewhat mysterious laugh.
"A IN Va hp
was announced as Colonel Seaver. The Colonel de
Tended the marriage ped and the sanctity and
binding force OF the sacrament OF marriage, and
told he hearers that society could not hold To-
gether without Its restraints and that those who
held the adverse doctrine have neither honor nor
shame, and that the manhood womanhood
which they possessed was of bogus nature and led
them into ali sorts OF excesses. He said emphaticay
that none but a scopndre would obtain a womaD's
love, use her whole lie and then leave her wreck
under the pretext that they were not mutually
INTENDED for each other by sexualafiinity: and.
therefore, he was happy to have the Oppor.
tunity to brand such iimsy shaDis Nv their right
name. The Colonel was loudly applauded az the
close OF his remarks by the scoffers anu the
godiy. who seemed to be largely in the majority.
dressed in black ana looking very thin and
spiritual, thanked God fhat she was
No LONGER SLAVE,
and had her freedom TO think AND act as she
pleased The despotic tyrant, man and the
ardiy press couid not chain her down. She had
vet she was glad 10 stand np here,
poor as she was. disenthraned and emau-
She believed in soul love and the right OF the
70 choose their partners, regardless OF the
slaves When little girl she had been told 10
read such and such books, and II her parents did
not hke book or newspaper she dare not peruse
its pages. There was loud applause when Miss
Dumas sat down.
Dr. Haock, big gun at the Liberal Club, spoke
and SAID that persons who knew nothing of Splr-
ituallsm should refrain IRON discussing or mecknp
the subject which they did not understand.
HE HIMSELF WAS ALMOST AFRAID
II In o
spring one, and he thought the fault OF the age
was a want OF sincerity. il would be good hing
To take the theological syetems which arose ~ the
time of Luther with all their faIsities II II were
possible 10 OBTAIN the earnestnsss and faitn OF
those jealous sectSrians
gentleman with Puritan cast OF counfenanoc
and whose hver was evdently not IN order, rose TO
reply to Colonel Seayer. He spoke from
TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE As A MARRIED MAN,
and did not think that man should be sh2ckled
nsssed "yn awsy wss damnne a. assnS,sm esns nsu
ordained by the State and the Church. He knew
of family 10 which the children would not speak
to their father. because al the time OF their
ception the mother bore the greatest aversion for
ahe husband and could not bear 30 see
him in the room. No law Of the land or
sormuIa OF society could make hlBI believe that
that war anything but a cruel wrong. lie SPOKE
Nd @e did nos " ianI that os bschelos Old
pasds had any right to speak on the subject or
Mr. Pink, an Old gentleman with gray whssers
and carrying cane. proved by his fund Of aDec.
tote to be The gem OF tne days conference. lie
JclIeVed tnat
MANKIND wAs COMPOSED OF WOLVES
and IL was law and the tOrms OF society
which prevented them from tearing and rending |
each other. Law was an eternal sword, and who |
was to wjeid the sw0rdY Woman Why, certainly |
pot ID lamiiy the children raised under the
eyes OF the mother and they OBEY her, and II they
10 not she whips her children But when they |
pov 100 big, and the head OF The house ~
she does not dare TO whip them, but
Ihreatens them, and tells them that II they do not
penave when father comes home they will be
.etsaen snd thus compels their obedience. ~ is
an very well 10 den0unce law, bat there war not
one person ~ the audience who would dare 10 10
and tell the - -"
roIIcEYAN To LEAvR HIS BEAT.