The New York herald., 1874-07-13
sPIRITUALIsTIC LECTURE.

Professor PEBBLES on tho Different Races
and Religions of Man-Ffne Figs and
Grapes in the valley OF Hcll-A Son
Old rs His Father.
Robinson Hall was reasonably we'll filed last
night by very intelligent and attentive audience,
among which there were large number OF well
dressed ladies, to hear Professor PEBBLES. Before
the commencement of,the lecture some selections
OF wen chosen and plalntive music were sung in
chorus, with appropriate piano accompaniments.
The lecturer illustrated his discourse by series
of pictures, representing the different races Of
man. He took the audience with him through the
different gradations Of human racial intellect and
differences that distinguish the tribes OF mankind
The abOrgines OF Australia were shown to be the
lowest in the scale of intellect These were
succeeded by half breeds who possess q
higher order OF intelligence, and one or
two of whom are now members Of the
Colonial Parliament. The original inhabitants
of Hlndostan were shown and described The
Turks, Chinese, Arabs, Mahometans, Persans,
Malayans and other branches OF the human
family were presented to the interested audience,
and the several characteristics OF these people
described. The lecturer brought to view traits OF
character that are common to the Malayans and
the North American Indians. The Malayans, like
the Indians, run In single file; in battle they scalp
their enemies, and notch their war clubs when
they Kill a victim also the Malayan women like
the squaws, perform nearly all OF the work. The
lecturer thought that the red men of this Con-
tinent are descended from the Malayans, who
must have pene trated to America by way OF kam-
tchatka and Behring's Straits. The fine races OF
Persia and Arabia were described, and the meek
ness and passiveness OF the Hindoos dwet upon
Apoonlns, who was the reputed rival OF Christ
and whose works and doctrines have been so
maligned by the Christians OF the East The meet
ing q "A
the Grecian philosopher, and 1T was explained That
this is copy OF bust found In late excavations IN
the ancient and buried city OF Herculaneum. The
portrait Of the grand old Greek Pythagoras, was
presented and his doctrines expounded. The
pyramids OF Egypt were explored and their history
touched upon. 1t was shown that the unit OF
| lineal measure and the capacity OF our American
bushe were taken from the Kings Chamber in the
| Great Pyramid. Our inch and bushel were
adopted from the English, who took them from
the Romans. who took them from the Greeks, who
| got them from the Egyptians.
| From the Nile valley and the cradle OF Egyptian
| civilization the audience were conducted TO the
sacred precincts OF the Holy Land, the valley OF
| tine Euphrates and the country OF the lost Para
disc. From Asia Minor the speaker strayed back
to the Celestial Empire, and dwelt upon the the
upon Western and American religion and manners
as simply barbarous and who are about 10 send
! us all TO the true faith. Again the speaker re-
visited the land OF Mahomet, and felt himself
sa a az dapu6ers ~ e OF Eve % veed SO a. o re-
lead men into temptation. The lecturer sought
the holy city of Jerusalem, and took his hearers
death. He earnedly showed that the hell
alluded to by Christ and the apostles Is not the
hell OF modern Christians, but only valley in q
wei-known district Of Palestine, where figs and
grapes now grow IN great abundance. The TURKS
and others, 1t was argued, could never become
Christians, for they could not imagine how It was
possible Tor one God 20 be three persons or IN
versely. Neither would they believe that tne ooi
could by any possibility be coequai with, tnat Is, Q
the same age as the Father, or that Goa snoui'
punish with what we call the pains OF nell any .
the people belonging to this generation Ior the SIN
or an individual who had uyed thousands oi year
aelQye tseph