, 1874-04-05
THE PHILOSOPHICAL, SOCIETY

THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
meeting Of the Philosophical Society WIS held yea
terday evening in the lecture-roon of the Christia
! Union. Prof. H1ven in the chair.
| After the reading and adoption Of tho minutes 0
the previous meeting, the Chairman announced .tha
next Saturday evening DR.. Gordon would deliver
lecture on Light and Shadows of Italy"
1ScoRpoHAT1NG TIE SOCIETY.
The Executive Committee reported that the incorpo
ration Of the Society under the State laws was feast
ble thing, aud, motion OF hr. Anderson, commit
tee, consulting Of the President Secretary and E1ecu
tt7e Committee, appointed to perfect arrange
ments looking to the complete incorporation OF th
antned and found correct the Jreasurcr's accounts
which ehowed balance Of cash on hand Of S>3 45
te esSnsslon M SIC upon tne nest means OF raag sloo
the voluntary subscriptions Of the Society
CAPITAL AND LAuon.
The Chairman tleH introduced Mrs, Mills, who he
announced. would read paper on the 'Halations OF
Capital and Labor"
Mrs. lIs stated that misunderstanding had arisen
In tho papers, which represented that A1r. Luther
Mills to be the speaker OF the evening. She hoped
they would give her listening, and not be disap-
march Of intellect sill going forward, and thut
the time Of nights rnIe had passed away, A truly
scientific era WEE dawnng upon the world and scence
that nature held the whole sum Of life within ts
being. In considering the relations Of capital and
scencs aar and would be able to enter into er holv
Of holies. The speaker showed the origin
Of personal property, which consisted OF
tho improvements 1nndo upon and tue accumu-
lauon Of the earth's natural resources. Knowledge
had always bcen source Of power. In history the
stronger minds have Always found in the azer INTEL
eca tue incentive to Using their power to become
tyrannical Stod ignorance had been tha curse OF
country, and the strong Of the giant Oppr essiou.
The breaking loose Of tho working from time
hon3Eed superstition was &. the 1nost hopeful
and yet tho most terrible cu Of the progress Of the
times. The urid flames Of the fires Lit by tho Com
mune were the beacon-lghts that warned ali Of the
danger which caused by the lust relations ex-
listing between capital and labor. The only hope of
tho workngnen, ninuy people stated tho creating
OF patornal government. Viewed from the stand-
Of their present relations, the opposition Of
capital to labor quito natural thing.
So long such abnormal conditions Of atfairs
existed, must commissions be looked for
rs long as the worEngnan received for hts nbor just
enough to keep want from his door, aud his employer
counted his income by many thousands of dollars,
long would the hagrant injustce natural REBEL
lon on the Tnrt Ct the working The advantage
Of tho capitalist lay in his being able manage large
bodies OF workingmeu, and thus produce u1ore md
better work The natural remedy for the working
casses wrongs waa for them to learn that it folly
Tor them to fight antnst nature. Cooperation would
prove one OF the strongest OF weakening the
enormous powers of socle:y. III her closing retna-ks
otaiuiog Of universal education az m article in The
Constitution Of the United States.
kpIeCUESIoS,
At the conclusion Of the lecture Interesting dis
cuEsiDn followed. which taken part III Ly the
Chairman, De Haven. DR.. Abbott, 4fr. Peters, Mr.
the main. were very fayorably disposed to the views
Of tEe lecturer.
After vote Of thanks had been passed to the lac
turer OF tbs evening, tho meeting adjourned.