Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-03-17
FIRST EDITION.
DeIaware In.tllurs ef nIsrhnnIo Art..

LECTURE BY REV. FIELDER israel. - THE NEx1
LECTURE.
Owing to prior engagements, neither Prof.
Jackson nor Rev. Mr.. Waters could lecture be-
fore the Delaware Institute of Mechanic Arts,
Saturday evening, and the Rev. Mr.. Israel being
called upon, delivered to large audience brief
but very interesting lecture on Socialism"
Mr.. Israel said that by this term, he meant,
simply, the social relations Of mankind, accord.
ing to the original, nominal, divine principles Of
order intelligence, industry, religion, peace
and prosperity. The word Communism" in
sometimes used by large class of reformers, az
expressive Of these ideas, but that is a much
abused word, and has mostly been 30 prostitu-
| ted, (as in Paris during the recent revolution)
as to make one hesitate to refer to it, much less
to regard it as synonymous with Socialism"
True Socialism is of God and any one at all IA
miliar with the SCRIPTURES, cannot fail to see how
constantly the preccpts and practice OF Social
ism are prominently presented. The principles
which make the idea Of Socialism are marriage.
education, labor, wife, WISDOM work, love, light,
life.
These elements Of society, constitute trne 60
cialisrn, with the principles OF equality freedom
intelligence industry and religion. and It has be-
come such question of universal interest as to
attract the attention Of the working classes. II
is problem that crops out continually, and
must be solved.
Mr. Israel contrasted the various phases of
humanity, and the difference In social position,
wealth. and influence, in the present state of So
eiety and said that socialism proposes, upon
high and holy principles and practice to regu-
late this chaos, and it's methods are to be ap-
Piled to the fundamental principles of society
according TO the teachings of the Bible, especi-
ally the ethics OF the New Testame mt in the fol-
lowing order.-First, 10 marriage and the homes
Second, To education and the school; Third To
labor and its forms-the wife, wisdom, inclu-
ding religion and work, or to consider IL In a |
more coscrete form, Love Light, Life Social |
ism proposes regulate marriage, as to the origi-
inal divorce law, and establish equality per- |
feet and entire without interfering with the spe-
cial sphere OF either man or woman
Socialism seeks to aid man In the making and L
administration of good laws, and teaches that IL
Is both the duty and interest Of governments,
TO establish uniform system OF education. |
Upon this topic Mr. Israel dwelt at considerable
length, and showed that the prosperity OF ma
tions and the good of society at large depended
upon the liberal education OF the people. The
benefits OF a physical or bodily education were |
also fRvorRbly adyerted to. The education of
woman was part Of true Christian Socialism |
The female half OF society has a right to demand
permission to try its capabilities for the advance
ment OF humanity, in every branch Of activity,
or that the path to culture which stands open
70 man, should also be open to woman. This is
all; she is equal to it let her have it.
After giving several instances OF individuals |
from the lower ranks Of life who had become 1
eminent and distinguished scholars, Mr. Israel
to argue the LABOR question from
iocialistic standpoint, wherein he showed that |
he question of labor was that Of socialism, |
Labor was treated by the lecturer as divine
ordnance and the difficulty was not 30 much in
he work as in its unequal distribution.
The lecture throughout, was listened to atten- |
lively, and at its close hearty vote of thanks
vas returned to the lecturer. .
4. N. brennan, Presidentthen announced that
Dr.. Linton Smith would lecture on next Saturday
'Nening, choosing for his subject "Of what we
re made"