, 1873-11-03

accordingly.
aliam wau looking at thia little whiting orb Of
ours through tho science. Of geology and boldly
confronted GoneHls and snid millions and |
Is now in procoss Of lovolopruent, becoming
better and botter adapted to a still higher form !
Of sonticnt, Intclieont bolnga.' Again, dog
matte nS theology Ts tessn9 d INT oSo o yss ynss
q q Tho ground, perfect toing, and lroat1ed
into his nostris the broath OF life. ScIonco aud
reason would say that man bud tnhahtted th1a
world at least 40 900 years. and instead Of bcing
eSs 1sssa s psfsa5 a eeos nj esS pont oi vsw n
proportions BY tho allow and gradual laws OF
evolution and Development, just as the rosy.
checked and pleasant,lavosed peech bad boon
theology further said that God, who was a1l-wiso,
ever gracious, and Baw tho ond from tho bogin-
Mug, became dissatisfied with his work. after lie
had pronounced 1t good, and worry good at that,
lion from His lnir, hhook Ills mano in tho wrath
Of His mind, summoned tho elomonta OF
Nnturo to punish Hta robellious children.
and, with mighty flood Of watore, that covered
persons (faint appInuso) with twoa and sovops
Of all tho beasts and birds, crocping thinga aud
flying fowls wero savod in great ship called tho
Ark. The nationalst with book on geology in
one hand and book on navigation in tho other,
would reply: I" Thoro In not q single trace Of tho
Noaohian teluge, as having occurred 1000 ycara
ago, to bo found on tho face Of tho earth. Aud
NJ to tho ark, 1t is simply on absurdity."
It was further said BY tie dogmatists OF to,
birthstone on Sodom and Gomorral. and con-
sumod them. 10 which reason replied that, Il
sodom and Gomorrah wore destroyed, 1t
was, the same kind Of IRE, md Ia &C.
Chicago and dosolated peshtigo. And tho burn.
Ing of Bodom and Gotnorrah was not because God
was angry with tho Sotlomites any more than Ile
was angry with tho Chicagoans, aud hero Ho
many devils dons untouched. tIm1lonse mp
! pauHo.] uo hoped tho timo would como when
! preachore and people would coaAe their folly In
asoribiug those things to, an angry God. The
The. dogmatio aud irrational relgon was ns-
| Ghost, and born Of the Virgin Mary, while
| sationalism was teaching us that Ho WIS con-
coivel and brought forth In accordance with tho
| laws Of natural generation. Dogfnatfc theology
| taught to pray to God for pardon through Jesus
Christ. and tiey would DO saved, while RATIONAL
| ism said: Lot your prayers bo deeds Of love;
undo what you havo done amiss, for no man Gun
egcapc tho consequences OF his own actions"
! Aitor giving y number Of further reasona
similar to tbe above to prove that rationalism
was tho only true md safe religion, the speaker
asd he had been 3 Methodist clergyman for
| many years, hut had outgrown tho narrow limits
of dogmatical theology. That growth had cost
him much, and tho account was still running
on. Ho WAS exceedingly radical, yot he was
quito confident that tho mon and women who
favored him with an audience would be able to
iudorso his views, and eay to him: "qo on,
brother, aud We will help you to build up IN
Chicago grand society Of noble workers and
thinkers In the realms Of true philosophy"
Such resultfwould be the contamination Of his
highest aspirations. and such oonsummation
would bo realzed II they could
| indorao what was called tho rationalam
OF Germany, and then they could prove'" how
beautiful md how pleasant il is for brethren to
dwell together in unity,' and they would 800
rising up with this congregation a beautiful
and magnificent tcmplo Of acionce and phlloso-
ply, where the great laws Of their being might
be more thoroughly studied aud appliod,--
| whoro tho blind should bo made to soc, tho deaf
to hear, the lame to walk, tho sick to be hoaleA,
and the poor to bavo the gospel Of Life, health,
| aud happiness preached to them.
DR.. +. A. Blind stated that this society hud
beou formed siuco the departure Of DR.. A1gor.
This would be peoples Church, broad enough
for Chriatians, Jews, Mahon'nedana. and CHI
neso to stand upon, md they would DO ablo to
sustain it. They only headed about $50 or 500 q
month, and tile friends Of tho movement would
certainly bo willing to Day this amount