, 1874-10-04
PROF. TTNDALL.

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Sin: Every Monday has OF late punished I
with sermons on PROF. T,nda1l." or spro
: Tyndall's God.'' or some similar subject; som
Of which have been suca mean attacks-suc
school-boy compositions, 60 void Of ull 1osic-tls
they were unworthy OF any notice. However,
am glad to observe in the sermon Of PRO-
Swing. published in your columns, gentleman!
courtesy and disposition to render honor t
whom honor is duo. But for tho behavior Q
Such men A1a:eriallsty would lresistibly CON
to the conclusion that Nil processing Christians
rs socn us they learn that man fails to discovc
sufficient evidence of ,no existence Of God O
tho d.yiHity Of tho G:Llc. succr ut him i'll con
tcmrt, aud rcsarl him il, child Of sin lloonct
for the devil. The Professor recognizes him 7:
"tho great scholar" aad his follow scicntls:s H.
this iilust1ious companions" lie moreoyc
frees him from tho charge of coming to his con
clnsions from de=:re that there should be M
God anu what is rarely dono by MINISTERS, &C
ceEts his statements rs the - 's:accle conclusions
OF Ills mind
So far SO good; bu: every thinking man must
ADMIT that the Professor lns charged Matcriaiisu
wita good 1nauy things for which It is MT rc-
spn1lsule. u,ose, perhaps, by implication than by
uc!,lal assertion. For instance i'll his 'lN;rol.'
he would lead orc to bcl.oTc thu: the Matcraaiist
quantities and. qual!tcs,' and, because
kicks up his heels IN rebellion at
everlasting truth. No", sir, We MAINTAIN
| tha. it is not "the fact that bcia. Of limited
faculties mtst pass lite in Il world OF ununtcd
| qualities aud quantities that makes the Aater-
| mist, but it is the uneTrinS exacttu1e with
which certain results follow certain ca;,scs aud
the ind;s,n.tabIc proof OF what is called '.lcal
dust" and dead matter is not dead Iu.
constantly n.a111iest:ns forms Of lilo from, the
mineral TO the vegetable oid animal world aud
tho overwhelming proof that wlth The deranSc-
1ncut Of the body the faculties OF judgment,
viii, etc., arc deraogcl ani tue utter a5sence of
split IhcEs facts. we say. and no:
tao greatness OF The Universe sad
the likeness cf maa, are the caascs
Of alateria!-sn. Although VIC feel it incum-
OF this serc!y attached subject 1t is not our i-
teItion TO fellow tho Professor through his
tcdiousIy metaphysical discourse; lut let lis
see how lie explains a"av Tyi1,lal' plain wcrls:
Tyrdall says: - 'Aoanaoninga all dissriscs
se Si md p5tcnsy . @ S Of every form and qrasy m Of
life" which, ~c rta1 ii, r.ca.:s: l do not
believe i'll tho existence Ut any form Of roiri:
apart fro1.a mattar. ard whatever spirit tins
matter POSSESSES is, Oh its dDo:s :saalzatioa, also
disorgaulxcd.
Now let us see how Prof. Sw1n; looks at tue
statement. Having quoted the seulcuca and
maize few remarks Mon il, lo tn;s: q le,co
we lind in these careful a:'l csoa7 words Of Mr..
Tynaall an evowal Of sists,isiis:a perhaps, as
lie understood i. Int wL1-ilw VIC Shalt Ey 10 means
accapt as ucccessitalng such conclusion" Prof.
Swl:, admits that Iyl:La!l in careful and clear
words" makes al arowal of 3la.erislis,a; aud
then he turns around ..sd says. - No. will not
let him mean tiat. the sentence must bs c3u-
stlued otLerwtse; and then. many other
preachers do, when they want to coustsuA ! sem
tecce to favor soma peculiar dogma. he d.scards
altogether the important c5nte1t. ''aoaidon:n:
ul dls5ulse" md settles dJwu to G,,I |:os-
k1ple meaning that Eaay bo given to, 'lIatter
possesses the pro1nise ani potency ri every form
and quality Of life" Now, If wo admit the cx-
!-teIcs OF spiritual lite, and tho existence of
God, which Is sira;,ly begging tho question, of
course these words Of 1ssll.ls might imply tho
e2istcnce Of both, and sure enough tue Professor
puts this meaning Oh til.. Quotation. aud calls
upon him {IyuIalD to tell us how .lat "Chicf |
Intelligence was male" Such ls tue logic upon
which the most Of our metaphysical sernons arc !
based, and which Icoplo think very profound be-
cause they CO not understand them. t
After still urthcr c1ntort:nS I1naaIs " careful /
and clear words, the T. ofc=sor still cara on to his
shoulders the belief in the existence ot God
made out OF matter, aal SUMS up 3 paragraph
ing alarming (uate1ia3ism), i. only reminds US
CT the impressive value OF an argument OF tho
great fact of what We call soul.'' I should ]iao
to ask Lon many Of the Professors congregation
E1G!u cAlldlu tiit ilcIH4HE III = IL iCtllHl3 us
Of tho yalue Of I'll argument Of tho fact of
scul.' Such phrases ard lnconS.uitcs are 10 be
found throughout tie Professors wnoIo dis
COURSE but / Will conclude with o"o remark on
.le rhynio quoted ut tue cud OF the sermon. tue
2urpor. OF which is, tia. since men dream Of
wings they rll necessarily become angela; now,
;y the same logic We may say that t1ce all, moro
or less, dream of wealth. al viii become lick;
out says Uncle Sam. Is Flats 100 tnln."
CHICAGO, Sept. 80, 1874. NooEn1 T1LEY.
HETEeD1ST ANr1-FRACERN1Ty.
Tie Methodist CLu.ch South. e.ucy tbs
general Conference meeting ct Louisville, Ky,
'ccms to be growing less aad less tr:cuuly to.
wards tho Northern Mc.hodisls. An Atlanta
'arer reccutl7 pitched Into BISHOP Haven IL tho
iyclics1 manner lecausc that divine associated
With colored men and Wroto artlclca in the
Independent! pEaisiIg tho negro rule Of South
CAROLINA. ucre recently tho Montgomery
Aa.) -4!cert:ssr published thc following:
4 few days ago twen.y-s:v.n IN ..ubess of the
sogtEcru UAiun Methodist Clarch abaa !oael their
-ith and order. bots reiigolsty aud politically, and
Izcd by tie Rev L. Williams, Of J .sicr. Tlcx were
IL Republicans, but wlen licy aol olnenctl their Dr.
;ow ,ucy uecaie themselves De;uv, rats and vii, su
orr the Democratic Staie I:cho Tie oi tula |
i!ango was tccause their p.csldny Edtr, Lsk.n,
e on his grand rounds, Preferred Htaylus with Ils
eSTo brethren in prefer to the white tacil&crs of
is cA arch. THIS M4n IIl. nothing than tie
cum Of TIC Union Methodist EAurcn vi New Yorx |
cut tlus'n Eere urcsu:nc. ~ rCsc:aie :h5 ur;tos
religion aud politics. Nti4i lrc :ch5 ,u Iii, to.-
viIg kscia -e,lu!:ty lrttlre lis il the C1:4i-
lights lii. L,ug MAJ lie liz car:u 10 tlss IL.
sHro c!Ilr.n AID 1onu:c them Gu LIS 1;.s:u.l AID
4.l iaceEai Eire.
correspondent Of tho New Orleans Christian
1dcocd;c, commenting, OIL tins, says:
31y cnniou is that tl:i5 ,nau Lalin. wLo. D. A.
l. duicsists Is nntaiug than ecuua Of tho
'u!on {Narthcr) Mr:luuitt Church" (ai.u OF whom
ie iaFe Ac1ru GetEc In THIS Satr Is the aver
Gt ls caGs but that his esScal character il iii.
eittia Character of I'll OF tLe-tLat no is fair
perlinen, "slinrc Lrick" These are tue 1ucu wt43
ave lnder5ed, by their se:lons, prayers lecls, 3ui
ouFersAone, tl4t Infamous system uf c1r},et- ls
Aca has corrupted oar Leg anu courls ap-
ortcd aud 69uaIde1cd our wealth., lro:tE-tcd all Oh.
iacr1al resources, aud pushed Tip Iour nctt ocs 10
.e very verge cf glG4utlc ia Tnc.r are the
len seEt into 1tist IL e%n;e in iAcir Wy
&c policy, often sn1 Ia!Lly repeated, o. dls:n.csr--
Oh aud a3sorp:.on.
So long the brilliant Bishop Haven continues to
llbsl IL tue Inaepenue or any Otutr PAPER his
nous contributions Of Iltuusl:ia fAi5Shoou 30
'nG as 1rtsidug Elder Lazn Ill ills grand rounds"
Teaches FROM the Ciyillsshs bi az lils text 4u
lxy practices his social equality doctrine; long
the Northern Cnurcu refuses caaccl her dsintt-
ration policy, and udo1sc3 such Haven and I r
4E.u,su long taesr tlioSs continue, MIR. Editor !
@.: Of dolt TO be rcrtaentci iu ticjf Ec.t-
II Ia,