, 1877-01-29
Ia TON PAINE.
Ills Onn IIuusircd Au:l I'nrty-Etcht:i Birth
Iny Celebrated At Philadelphia and Chi

Ills ono Hundred au:1 T"rsy-E1cht:, Eirth-
t!ny Celrhratel At Philadelphia and CHI
cage.
S1tcia. nista:eh 10 Tie 1ifasst.
Fi1lLADE:rll1s. FA., ia -!.--iue Liberal
League VI PHILADELPHIA celebrated tic 1ls:!:
birthday oG Tusn Patnr to-day. THE OCCASION *
cited suucll tn!ercs, In con*rql:'sir- y: the In
tl!Cuation al ile Liberals ovtr TIC re,"tt.r. ii
Testimonial bust by tl!r City t;are,n.tch., AMI
tie announcement ttl: Wal: Whitman wua:tl
speak. The atteulan.e va. vrrr large. Rec
tutlous wcrs alo;tetl denounciE,, thg rcic, tI,ss
of the lust As eowsrlIce, t!-otry :,ut! injustice.
The post Whitman then gaye Il rc:ltnI,ecute II
pane, telling tmw ht tt.=rle l;itl.r1a:c Vita
raincs tst intnatr }rlt,al at TaE',;,.,:,y Hall,
New York, th!rsy-tyr years a"t. After kreak.
Ing OF raino's conyy!alit:es Nhit.:.a. .lid
! dare not raj how E,uca Of what our Enlon IL
srcnt Gsiief III aud tubs:ausil' psucter of "a ies!
hva1n A.s. aitd the srsrsrncr =! its
from all cccacsia.l'c ani euperstltu2s dominion
Thomns t'aiur. but ::n EeiIuc'l to thtn!. eno.l
portion Of It tesiletlE!.. Uf the foa! and fcur!,
aclluns yet told abnui tue circumstances Of III. Dr.,
Cease the absolute fact ts tlat. a. he lived good
life after sts kind. h. del calmly and I'hn."9hI-
caliy. ID becnme EIn.. III kc:.ed IL. e.ahtyu II.
se T,a seia si el m our 1
statcs Is to tome r1tens receiving she beueit Vi
to-day.
At CHICAGO.
The members ct the Scandinavian Society of
Progress met. with II large nu1itvr VI their
friends, 4, Au1pru Turncr-liait last Night to
celebrate the l4oth anniversary 1t the birth Of
Turs Paine. IL active membership, tAr so.ie:y
numbers about ti(ty, but tac auditorium, MAS
crowded With the disciples .! Paine, who c.i,,
grcgate1l to ilotlur tie memory of tile renowned
independent thinker. Tic Erusccntum and gat-
lcsy WERE lcturatel with tho flags OF Amer
leu. Norway, Sweden, aud Denmark. AID
three csayon sketehcs wrEe displayed. Unc
to u farmer, while rsits: appropriated the
AnsbRudn,aa's gratl ai,d sheep tor t!ti.es. An
other represented sl.s5ufnlnE Vt SesyctuA by
Calvin. The third portrayed stc faltl ot Paine
III hts creed.
The President of The Society, Or. rao!;. tailed
tue meeting to u,ler. and ufdrcss2l the 4>-
sclnblaye III tue Norwegian lar.uA,r, liz
reviewed tic Wsitiny. Vt ia!ne amt tlle in1lis
e,ee Vt his works oil thr AtltrieaU Revolution.
hrso were eu!ocized. an It. hit liz la ths,'wn
u,,oa the religious civilization Ut Us uxe
MS held IN us the ,oslrre sep
toward lie cuci.Iltil Ut AL the mysteries that
ciIn.: ayuuul reltyiuf,. l,hItp;, The at:rt>o Mi.
Paul! WAS frequently InA enthusiastically sp-
plaut!td.
Capt. john johnson was called for a,sl Lis,
arrtcA The attacks u iii tp lfr anl c'ar ter Vt
the frr,-thinkrr. liz ,!Tcw the contrast lttn cen
tic tea,oner IT ths r4l.lc stamp aud the freq
rrasuier of to-day, urtl vt4,teut!cd th4t Toul
Paine stool out monumental Of Theological
pE.,.FcsA a1nt religious aAt4ii,rl1lcnt.
ticE. Stiles Mas expected, but failed IL a!,Etar,
a,sl a.trF sumo uprratfr se.rttu:ls l.y hue or
elcs.Fa, thu hall MA rtu.el toE Iaueil,S.