The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-17

vol pray TO be protected rom such protectors and
delivered from such defenders.
AN ORTHODOX CRITIC TAXES HAND
Mr. James Burke, OF Staten Island, who says he ~
neither minister nor theooeian, out Tree linking
aymau has read Colonel Ingcrso.'s lecture "Heii"
but hnds much moro OF everything else than that In
IT, He thinks the Coionei ought give a correct tito
10 his lecture, and he ought able to give
for the nope that IL IN him. but he offers nothing but
ridcuie TO dsprove the existence hell Tho Colonel
hates the man "ho polutes the sg,nation Of child
hood win such doctrine. but Mr.. Burke sees nothing
like argument IN THIS staiep,ent. And moreover. as
he adds, while the Colonels humor may be
popular, and his humanity beautifuL ..yet ,ne
ugly doctrine OF hell may be fac,-a reality.
III Is all the mercy and behevolence the world
VIII not remove ~ all The logic OF The Schools cannot
reason II away Colonel lngers0i's answers 10 his
own questions. Mr.. Burke links often irrelevant
contracic,s himself frequently. He speaks Of 1.-THE
Ipte,lect OF ChrstendoE" al one moment and IN the
next claims that ali the religions that have preceded
his owl we're tho aish OF barbsr.ans Christianity III
lively ard plainly overhrows the CoIonei's assump
.on that 1.-THE religion OF to-day IS not the resion
Oh year ago" HIS mythical conversation between
smith and Brown about ghosts as illustrating Moses
vison oil God and the H'ndoos claim to have the
ssclsp.Iraa argument Good asa amiabs as the
Colones religion is, Mr.. Burke declares It gave tho
world one French revolution. aud another such may
VIC never know. The coionels reasoning on The
temptation o; Christ IN the wilderness our correspond
en' tanks ms biblical ignorance pSre ana snplo
iu answer 10 all cavaliers TO the dealings OF
Goi with man. .dath not the potter power over the
clay, OF the same lump make vessel unto honor
and another to dishonorH Tho ways OF Goa are not
mans Ways HIS government IS for the sparrow aud
the man. Nature tho only Deity acknowledged by
the atheist, Is iuexorable IN her laws. The child dies
our love, our mercy. our tears 10 the contrary not
withs taudng; and who says II is Tor the worst that
II is sos We destroy the creatures who arc subject
u.s. Their sunerngs arc not considered. We have
not made them, and yet We slay without re-
morse. We oven destroy our fellow mon, and in the
necessity for our vengeance We and our Justification.
But Tho Almighty has such power. Prudence
ard even se.intercst IN sordid point OF
view should make US doubt the presumptuous i;mita
ton Right rea son rejects it Ifherc DO no he rca!er
u han Ia
DO hereafter the unbelever very much worse OF
than the other The economy Of God admits OF ana
ploys Change even 10 the extent OF apparent OPPOSE
ton. The project OF making being endowed with tree
viii lwitnout which there could DO voluntary love
or seTvicel imposed tho 'aw Of CHANGE Herein is
answer TO the Coloneis 'dscordance OF the Tesla
menls." Wc should look for tho electric tole.
graph In Genesis. II would have been premature
''rHE SIGHT HILL"
Another correspondent, wv. . correcls Colonel In
sers"il In one OF his statements on which he laid
great phasis ID his lecture hell In that lecture
he sad that ne heard in church the account OF little
girl suffering IN red hot in he'll aud how good
God to this child IN having die early
that II might not become a worse sinner and suffer
in note TO pugc 237 OF LscKy's Hislory OF Morals"
where is quoted from tract by English Catholic
priest REV ). FURNISH the tract being INTENDED for
children aud young persons and entitled "fne Sight
OF He'll" Colonel lngerso should have told mis-
ttie girl that he hoard thus Ia church In sermon.
"Jusutia" writes from Now Brunswick, n. j., OK
pressing his belief that our editorial article in the
HERALD last sunday altogether too Mr.
lnsersoli He Is treated therein, our correspondent
thinks, with dcrsion ana contempt though he
charac erzes this treatment as "a miserable failure
'Justia" evidently DID not read the papers OF Mon
day morning, which showed what u complete hzzle
ana how scontcmpbly'' the public troated him wnon
less than three hundred persons went hear his IT,
rads and the 5000 for whom he provided remained
| lie 10 that OF death-thcy prefer positive
creed TO one OF negatives. Our. correspondent
defends Colonel lngcrsoll against the HERALDs impu.
| tatIou that he lectured simply 10 money for
himself, noaling on the tide Of popular thought
Sk,.an
Colonel Is sincere and honest ia his motives ind
vocaSy oil his theories. 'Justitia" thinks ''Mr In
gersoll Of uncommon tellectuality and ability
who could probably acquit himself in MS OPINIONS,
ana from his point OF view, with much credit 10
from the opposing side Hs .n,nks moreover that
Colonel Ingorsoi aud Mr. Bcecher agree, and that
statements OF the latter tas alleged by Tho hERALD)
moro cons0ng than those OF the former.
ISGERsoLLs sLASDkR or THE FATHERS REBuKED.
| And now "Mimer'' wishes 10 nave an open letter OF
bis published so as TO rebuko Colonel lnsersol Tor
sandering the American people, as "Milimer' thinks
no did. in representing them as nation OF towards
and savos, trembling before the authority OF George
ILL.,, ontil Thomas Paine aroused them PATRIOTISM
by hts Writings. II was novel display or courage,
'Millmer" thinks, tpas was thus aroused BY the
"English adventurer who, giving the slip TO his cred
| itors and his deserted wife, had come to America
order 20 live 1y ss bis ws Here he WAS
jamln Rush, at whose suggestion he wrote the ,itIe
| pamphlet entitled Common sense" This pamphlet,
no doubt, was useiu: In forming the opinions OF that
always existent class Of persons who any
opinion but second hand one. But all our
patriotism until u was taught them by foreigner,
| and no common sense until a supply was kindly
| loaned them by Tom PainoY 1t Is surprising that
such ptilul hounds you represent our foroiahsrs
| to have been could have fought long and woll
liberty, and endured 80 herocaly every imaginable
species OF hardship ana suffering, order that their
descendants might be frecncn iorcver."
PAINE AND ixGKRsoLL DISAPPOINTED orFIcE-sEEgxas.
. "Mlmer" shows now Pane's impecuni business lie d
him 10 abuse Washington Tor influencing Congress
against paying him any more money alter hc had been
literally remuncrucd Tor such services he rendered
TO tho infant Republic. The country had raised Pa
from poverty TO case and Independence, and yet in
1905, us our correspondent shows when he demanded
from Congress further reward, his application was
o wh s' no.
rhc qualification OF hts merccnary greed bong de-
| iayod, he penned the words, Ny heart grows cold
toward America Any clear loaded aud honest hearted
reader OF history must perceive that tho appreciation
shown by our ancestors tor Pauc's revolutionary
writings was the elect anu not The cause oil sucha
OF public feeling as prevailed At that time. He
| had endeavorcd to rouse tho people OF England by
words just energetic and iniammatory, but there
HIS eioquencc elected no such response. There Is one
thing, al least, Colonel, Of which you have fully
vInced You have convinced US that inldelity eau
produce wild ianaticsm rivalllng that oil rcli-
gious bgot--a ianaticism which renders man wiling
TO disgrace his native country aud oshonor the mem
DRY ot ancestors order to add leather TO the
cap OF Tom Paine. Yet even Tor such conduct III
some extenuation may be found Our correspondent
nfnates that disappointed hopes the mainsp rng
OF PaIne's subsequent conduct, and Is now tho
cause for Mr. lngersol's abuse OF Christianity. He
| calls the Colonels attention to the case with whch
weak human nature startles at OF placing sin
| an important Official position who cos
business by declaring moral obligation to be mere
empty phrase aud conscience an Imaginary hobgooIl
When man processes to be Christian and then be.
trays trust committed TO him he proves TO the sats-
faction OF the whole world-nidcls aud all--that he
Is not what he pFoiesscd TO BE- and the lgnomipy an
| impostor Is fastened upon hm.'
TEMPLE EMANU Eel.
| THE AIIuRLMENIs OF scEPrIcIsM- srRMoN