New-York tribune., 1875-12-11

which comes every year about the month Of July-and
not being able to go through this gorge the hood went
the town, aud swept away many houses ana people
Al tLs the people went into ther cAurches anu pray
To be delivered tine devil and his ditch For the
work taken proof positive that tne
devil had special interest IN the ditcn, and was DIS
pleased at the action Of the city in covering it over.
ORIGIN OF THE IDEA or A DEVIL.
The intellectual and raj progress OF mankind fur
nished the material out of which devils were made
Nothing but the ascending idea OF man ever conceived
50 black an mpersonatipn as pure magnancy peIsOm-
fed relieve the Divine Being from the respon-
sibity OF what was ferocous and ugly in nature that
the devil was evoked. Ages Of physical struggle for lie
had absorbed the forces ol man. but at last BY ms sA
little by little he mastered the problems OF nature ana
so scientific inquiry began There s the refrain or many
an age apOstrOlne Of William Blacks to the usef
TigGr II 2s iss! ia2s.,s eaEqIHs aT IF. ass 9gsh'
What IMMORAL hand OF eye
Could ir..Ine that fearful symmetryP
II only science winch. looking through and through
able TO a7l.K the aces of the Furies show them
to be true sisters with the Graees and the MUSES.
Ike idea Of personal devil originated in Persia
philosopher OF that country conceived the universe as
great OF combat between the Good Mind ana tne
Evil Mind. The devil theory not Oniy relieved Coo OF
the responsibility, but it relieved man by giving MN MN
That was II want that had been long unmet You rcnen-
Der in Eden, Adam LAID the dame on lIe ana Eac @
OF the ancients laid their ofenses on the
early accounts OI satan any STAN whatever upon
his character He was The grand prosecutinsattolney
Ol fle VtrS
in the Book Of job, you VIII ana mat mere Il no. ou
sentence there tha shows there any thing immoral
wicked about him. This picture Of satan lponllng 20
one Of tae draWugs il taken from an ancient Assyian
gem a. was also 2raycd amor, and sometimes on
medals. II has many Of the characteristics OF the creek
Nemesis The idea Oi swuhoss, winch was one OF the
elements the nature OF the Greek dey u reproduced
hdnds In two OF these he bears the scales, by
which he to judge accurately and Justly
punishment This being looks forth from the gems with
strangely beautiful expression OF eye and face nut
al, n verify ls Z.
clients TO the persOniiicailOns OF their gods
The Europeans paint satan OI9ck; snd Tue A Africans cans
explain his existence by saying that he originally al
o4ip,i,I and f.,f yyL cod created the universe He
called all PROSTATE themselves before this
His greaie est work SATAN, as ther tfadon runs aont
only made of clay, ahd he could not bring himselI
to do it, God SAID 10 MN, " 1t 10 NOT III
tnat you should bear yourself proudly IN
va.adsc and drove him out OF the Garden and satan
vowed hat revenge Tor ttis ne would always laJ ia
VAN for man When Lhth was created, according 70
ancient story she was told tLat she was q De- me vile
and nelpnate OF Adam; and this she respectfully Dlt
Oh a. Adam made OF just a. 1ne clay and so dun see
by she sIOGlo be- he heipnate of Adam any more tnah
he should Dc her helIate' enc ,ald sue NOau he tIJ
alternative leaving Paradise; ana then EYe was created
out OF Adams uD in order that TINS diicuit question
might not ever Ilse asdn' lln "a5 ga a. IA,
in geat and seductive beauty IL was the fascination
OF Lith wEer The story goes, she tempted Eve wltn
the apple, which mas an,cttd aIt anu "Ich ta 54cn
lie serpent wOman's head; ana II IS mat when IN
,pired Michael Angelo No 70 PAM n t sn' tp g1 1b TSs
serpent has puzzlei theoloans mat DR. Adam clark
merry the serpent lived N The shape OF "a monkey.
Laughter -, . t..to r..
UudO0 no animal DE eaten Or 10 them every AMI
mai form the way station % transnisratIig 'oul.
The curse the serpent tna 1t should never Trans
migrate, but should remain forever tfdnsiXed N the
dust There an old deity WAC was supposed 70 10
punishment 10 ali the bad Tie Inolhefs got Al the
habit of SAYING TO the chiaien H. Vd nj f9peit i
saint, and 80 they called INN 81 Nich0as, which
later, We nave corrupted mo Saa C'as & lIS % @
nd tltu Nt,lU
been corrupted into d" Old Mex )" aud so harmless
saint given the devil one oi lis most popular names
Applause and laughter
sCPERSIIuONs OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
Bu, man made two great mgratiOns The one was
geographical lie migrated from region Of the
most lerocous storms, from regions Of many tropical
storms Another ana more significant migration was
one from the bronze age ,he age Of iron aud steel
In his miTati0ns man became master of
many things that formerly he dreaded and
could not explain. and 1t was that
demons became small They diminished in size until at
,ench they were only the size OF fairies They became
what the Germans eaiied stuPiu ueFH 'h n,ivn ~
ms decline from the monster that lie formerly was 10
ridiculous and insignificant state. In tlls position he
name satan suggested al that Nis iuieious' anu o
mention OF was q for aug gntcr aud mlrth llat
was the part that satan was playing IA tie Middle
Ages, when he was destined 10 haVt mos
revival This shown III wltchcIait, when was the
belief powers and evil spirits Now We OIteh thlhh OF
itcbcr as an epidemic tnat ned the minds OF people,
ana made them believe themselves III Intercourse WIN
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in those times fell victims 10 the prevailing sperstoh
In va. when Christianity nrs came Into Europe hOldhs
mn 10 those poor tOing millions the Saviour OF the world
tat truth prevailed over these DdtDirOus doctrines. II
carne Ia fbt IN saying, Give your hearts, hands,
minds. yOur saviour poor carpenter, poOtf tah
am of Won peasants until Influenced by tls lIel OF
abandoned their false and ldOatrOus affairs.
Then came au unhOiy alliance between despOt ana
rst which struck terror 10 the hearts OF TIE poorer
and ruined homes and resdes. To the eIu run
tals t1e eteSI eI t - the good in nature proved cod
fltstffh fhe nil.
r1oy Of the pit Buny9n revived the Pagans liea
of demons his picture OI Chfl-tlaI abu APolloi.
Vnn reucmbcF IN the story OF Punch and Judy how
after a reckless career Punch comes % gilel at last III
% s the ply s different rOl tEat ia London III PARIS
puc having followed Is criminal career Is pursued Dy
te Dc vii but being caught gets the devs head 10
the noo,e which LAS been arranged Tor himself, anu
leaves him dangling by tho neck lie is al ias appe
hendrd b., policemen and gives la AT once lladShteFJ
isn man mad mastered his outward foes there came
the foes of his gOus life. Devils reflected al at Wac
oppoed truth and virtue For Axes ihefe vas notl.
bui theory priests, and IN some instances II Was
rfght heOry But there time Nhtn 10 TIE priests
~ devil was prime influence ia the Affairs oI tAe peo-
ME There a picture ipointlng 10 one OF the cni
which represents tie deVil Onerh CIIlst slOhe AHA'
was the priests idea OF the devil
Iu conclusion, the lecturer gave uos,i "
Gocfhes Faust and OF the scene where McphlstoPhees
,.s urged 10 manufacture money 10 save "a DanhluPt
snnire MephistOphcles invoked the prntlngPress
- nr,ruises 10 paw" No doubted the
Vslue of the money except the court fool VINO
inquired OF Mepnistophees II II wac % any S,rane us
for purchasing property. After receiving an assIanue
tb.f IL was he replied tnat he would immediately senu
IL for fear of it's becoming wOrth 81 Iblsi saiu Tue
sneaker is the only Of the deVl passing com.
piment, but this occasion nc sald' "H0 "'- '"' ~
a fool has no brains Y f"
Mr. conway concluded with appeal for higher eul,
ture among men, and warning against 'no e'n
effects Of anIInalisn