The New York herald., 1877-11-19

SO as tho new religion Of humanity IN its
very infancy ought to know how not %
proceed. The great conflict OF this century
facts and religion with ideas. AS this conflict pro-
crossed and science pointed out the facts OF creation
and all that connected with II the ideas had TO
stand back and accept the facts as truth. Theolo-
gians would claim the merit OF tact for their ideas
Per contra. the posivist followers OF August Comte
made the other great mstake-that they represented
ideas as facts.
coMTE's ERRoRs
Brought up as Comte was in the midst of the great
city Of Paris his sympaihiz.ng mind naturally was
drawn to that suffering humanity which abounded
there to eradicate the disorder which affected society
TO such fearful extent bat he with his
work he found The disease complicated that he
saw ut once that an entire reconstruction Of mankind
became necessary. In doing Comte overlooked
the great fact that ankInd subject twofold
law-the law OF chemistry and physics and the law Of
thought ana feeling He, indeed, instituted inquiries
from whsch most men oil age would SHRINK; but
while acknowledging tnat nothing should be recognized
but iacl that ali tran tasm should be shut or
he fell into the great error OF limiting mans aspirations
He forgot tnat IN this age We had reached state
where there exists no longer gulf between manKind
America and Europe, Asia and Africa now moved
together by one chord OF sympathy and intellect Tho
jsaouses Of our fathers had been the winds.
Mankind no longer looks on in Indifference when any
single is oppressed subjected to misery. Erze
r0um was a great way on; but when read In the
been slain by the cruel art OF our hearts moved
Ia sympathy We ptied, indeed, tha victims OF the
Crescent ana the Cross Beautiful Bulgaria, the SCAR
don OF Roses.n as the Germans aply called II,
though distant from America, nevertheless elected
our sympaihes, and while those gardens bloomed
with bloody wounds our humanity made us feel as II
all belonged together, and silently did that hu-
manty pray that an end might be made 10 those hor-
rlbe deeds oil blood.
HUMANITY BELONGS TO ALL AGES AND COUNTRIES.
Again, Comte IN dealing entirely with facts seemed
to have forgotten the great past which, alter ALL had
Duilt up this mankind OF ours. The very presence
there OF this assembly OF men aud women discussing
grave and serious problems, not ut all connected with
hall by desire to satisfy that noble intellectual curl
osity, the chief attribute OF this age was transmitted
TO them by their countless ancestors They all knew
what they owed to the past and was folly 10 ignore
it, Would thero have been books without a Gutten
berg symphony without Beethoven 1t seemed
10 nave escaped the mind OF Comte that mankind,
after ALL the bridge from the great past TO the
sLl greater eternity, not confined TO ono land nor
eoncsns,ons ns ana soms 0oa OF his
maxms-to live exclusively for others-were
poescay grand nevertheless his one-sded
arrRignment OF the Christian doctrines, put
ting them all down as emanating from pure egotsm.
we're totally inconsistent with the spirit OF the age.
HIS mingled tenderness and chvalry tor woman. con-
sldcring her the great priestess in the family com
manding that the union between man and vile should
ing widownood should follow, making woman the great
heart OF society and man the head his ideas Of great
industrial schools At the OF The State to
mote enlightenment his attacks on utilitaran human-
nityal these were thoughts that arrested probably
our respect and admiration. still, what means did he
employ 10 spread themy Comte had bis signs and
formulas, his sacraments aud festivals All these.
he thought were necessary TO promote "tho religion
OF humanityl' Ay, indeed, he insisted that each
and white should bc flung TO the breeze, ana the
temples OF the positiviss should face Paris the same
as the synagogue OF the Jew laced the East aud the
same as the mosques OF the Turk faced Mecca.
PARIsIAN POPE WANTED
Society itself, according 10 this great philosopher
should be divided into three classes, the working
men, the capitalists and the priests No electoral vote
but discuss 10 be granted TO the working
men, the capitalists TO take charge of all CONNER
cal enterprises aud control all expenditures OF
tona wealth, while tho priests TO take exclusive
charge OF tho schools and to be the advisers OF
the government and tho people. All this might have
possibly been tolerated, continued Professor Adler. II
he had only spared this last humiliation OF giving
Humanitarian Pope. to reside at Paris with n
of $1,000 per annum. (Laughter) Friends
and liberals, exclaimed the Professor what does all
this moral philosophy amount TO when 1t requires
the old traditional dogmas and ceremonies and when
such religion OF humanity c0mpes US to pay court
to u new tangled Parlsian Pope. Well may we repeat
the words OF John stuart MIL whom be SAID, 81 stand
appalled, the system OF subjugation and slavery Of
Tered US by this new high priest OF humanity"
Comte erred much did other theologtan5 Of old
The latter all claimed unanimIty IN she crecd; tho
positivist sect claimed unanimity IN It's creed. We
concluded the Professor, do not claim unanmity In
creed but in aud deeds, those deeds that will
bring TO the foreground nobcr and better humanity
This alone Is our doctrine. Auguste Comic was q
great light, but such light on the great ocean OF lie
marks dangerous spot such light as the careial
mariner will seek 10 avoid.