, 1877-02-18


sHas the preliminary organization in the
churches proved to be what was desired!"
Precisely; you have many noble I'm men ,a,ia'a ana
women here, and they are giving their whole
energy to this work. The praycr-lmectlngs, the
womc1l's meetings, and the young mems meet
ings are all crowded. and that is what should bc;
We must keep the Spirit at work. We are all
lcaky vessels, and We have got to keep right
indcr the fountain to keep tull'
sit looks like great harvest them"
Like great and glorious harvest. Judging
from the past as our experience, God Is goin:- to
do for Boston more than he has done anywhere
else.n
II believe you were once resident Of Bos-
ton!' ....
tHaztilv.) so, that was twenty one years
ago; (after a pause, meditatiyely), was young
then, very young.''
THE RITE OF CIRCUAICIS1ON.
DIR. ADLER CALLS 1T DARDARoUs.
Prof. Felix Adler, Of Cornell, who, 1t will be
remembered, was educated as Jewish Rabbi,
lectured iu New York last Sunday OFT ''The
Second Stage Of Rcligion-the Religion OF
Force.'' lie condemned the crude and rcpul-
siyc supcrstitions Of this system, and asked who
would wish TO revive them. The object Ut Our
meetings." he said, sis at least rccupcratton.
Topics Of interest in business aud political life
engage our attention during the week, but OH
this, the day OF universal rest, permitted
to follow thc streams of sentiment, and from
some free emincnce of thought survey tile
haunts and habitations of men. The culture OF
uoblencss Is what VIC aim at. Therefore we
should be careful not to peer too deep into the
human heart. We cannot dwell too long upon
vice and folly without finding our tranquility Of
mind disturbed and our moral integrity deteri-
GRATED. Is 1t no: well, then, to cease for time
frum thinking OF men as they arc, and think Of
then, us they may be, and as they Will be, when
our brightest hopes for the future of the race are
realized: But many OF the real evils OF the past
still survive, anu these we must consider and grap-
pic with, whether we will or no. As the physi-
clan analyzcs 1oathsonlc hotlics to detect dis
ease, SO let us examine these hoary supersti-
tions which have ST. long affected the mental
health Of men, and undermined the VltantY OF
society.
sMan worships the great freely and from
natural impulsc-not from fear, but from ad-
n1iraton. The first tyrallts were strong men.
perhaps beautiful men, too: The gods were
originally such tyrants, enveloped III mystery,
and credited with unlimited power and lnnu-
1nerablc graccs.' DR.. Adler went on to speak
of the sun-gods, aud said that the attempts to
explain meteoric phenomena III connection with
the Heavenly Pantheon gave birth to the So
called myths lie gave few specimens Of the
myths thus originated as follows: Two old
ladies, the sun and the moon, had great n11nls
ber Of children, more than they wanted. So thcy
a9'eeu w hll .aean I;.' ait. ~ M 1.ha "nnn 1
sr nj E,,t 1.r children. The
.,. ~; ua;'' ,,>,r;sr tho antnitv NJ tl,., SIM
To be rcyeartd. she started III pursuit OF tue
- .a I hrr Snnrt;m,.s she
alllee, LUZ ne'e1 i1',' .1'nro T.; n.i,rsa
a,n.har ,n'tI js 1hr oI,rt that at certain
<1tiolue. ~ ~ - - @ ~ ~ s1,-rr1 1ncon,.s I,nl3
seaso,t VI .''L w. s~ ~ ,fn.,t o,nonp I,is
au iea'ss & s ,,oca ,h.r. ~ l., some ar m.
s'e''t.,s a.,,7 -. t,;e nr a1lcr attrhufeii the
~, ~" T n;I1 .+,r,.nf somsor which moans
~. ~, ~ ana nc1;a who rnhhs,1 hn of his
.r s - H.. ff HI. lor The mvtl.r
- h.f a t,Ic s,1n.rods anI the
a ipsa, eopers a,' tc mvionrci story
t1. ~ fr',n, tho h1nGi of A.1onjs ana
ana. ruses f f ; trars of Venus. were next
uenoneS 1 .1 1b. n,t,rsr ,ntin,,ei: Lacking
at at tfSe asI1es VIVA, coea 'eS ig,aes s 9f our
- t .u,st ,,t'on - tic In;sts ri the Unknown, II
PEW, sas1 , '.'e,',,; 1row tier nv,, ,ro1s
norses a'!u ,;so,,hsr os hnrsrs and cows they
@ sass ~ I,ua,r oau .'a,,, " r;t ,i,es p1is thcy
Mouiu n1 ~" ~ -,i, i,,,,,n nassinns man faij
a,e lhe @ "Ie 1annin1s T 1is IF sunersti
. aa. f.isa v;ndictiy-. they love: ti,ry
10. tn III ILL., In III ;,nag,. of Cni ,1ii Tc cr..
T. ;e sa1. thn rsvcrse l. true In the
;mocr l' If man 10 ,ye create rods,
lie 1A{ t3nfODnG hfG0H- A
e g"us i ',1 t;n ne anr,he rrf1s
ae" seM a.s,,a .rns.,in.r ,us,, Icco,1sr he was
9r.; eG =; 4o a,1,.r ths 1s,tnrM.t1,e DaunLc will
ln.a ,.tG ~ w. a,e s,1 h r. Afri,o men ar sewn
l..' m rs a,,j thr,'w, ;,,t thr .n.a1, to nm,
,a, ~ - 49, ';s In th,. ri; Islands boats
ea's With 1mau h]ootl to avert ship
,"r,>,, Th ,ounccttnn IF hnman sacrifice. with
'na~ he seen frnm thc great frsti
gu ,rh;a @ s'i. En-. ifty,vn Years y thc
Harfns,e IT Th lh,n,o,; victins wrrc slai1, at
,',;i1ht ,n,1 tamcs started ,rnn their blood
.'ar., ,,so1 - ;o,;tn brands wbich we're placcd
,nr,,;"g ro IN - liz trnnI..s # il estimated that
~ sni1 I,mnn hninos y..rc s.rrcG ycar-
-. ~ -, i.'St W,x;.on 1e,nnics >
y ~ ~ ill., 1hnm snoE. or ,1c s,,nprsttion. not
t,,,t ,,nr,1ta that ,Lc o,ls are icalos of
,.' ,n;ucse r. If t.,c conSef,1ctt custom
~ i,natng In;sforf,n by thr sarrcc OF
o. ,Lc;nIss nlctt In ti;s CONNECTION c
.'i eo.its - - tho .n.ri1;,o NJ Jns,;ornia. and.
sntnrr;,~ st'1mr - - thc frcoucncy 81 human
lear;tta o,nnnr the jaws. jns.anccI the
a.;;o. ~ ie;7tthas ,,a,,rhtcr 10 ,jcnoyah and
n",;1.s se,r;t;c. nf tl,e snns of Saul. ave find
-, 10 R;h" ), h. continnef. s.cxplicit com
a.. ,'ds +b.t m dcvntc<i hcnsr shall 20 free. but
ha ~,ra,, he eacr;ticel Aiter human sacrifice
ss'asi +1,o, ~ " ANIMALS antther fur.n Of this
,,sage 1ras the mutiiatIon and dismc,uber1nent
Tins mutiiated really belonged to God and was