The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-30
THE LECTURE SEASON.
COLONEL ROBERT G. ISGERsoLL ON TON

COLONEL ROBERT c. INGERsoLL ON TON
PAINE.
Colonel Robert G. Ingerso followed up hts lecture
OF Monday night on '.Llberty for Man, Woman and
Child" by bis famous one Oh Tom Pane at CHECKER
log Hall last evening before large audience. He be-
gan by hoping that thoy would divest thor min
much as possible OF prejudice against the subject
Of this lecture, that they might understand him
the better. Tom Pane called prejudice the spider
OF the mind. Everybody knows that spiders at work
their webs over every chinK and hole through
which the light enters their dwelling places. They
ought 10 be able deal fairly with the dead who arc
beyond controversy for themselves ITO the dead. )"
as votaire says, .we owe nothing but charities and
silence. Tho time has come when the people OF
America should have the honor and manhood 10
do justice to tho memory Of Thomas Paine" Zap
plause) Here the speaker went into sketch
OF Tom Paine's early lie, and caused much merri-
mcnt his way of saying that he never had an OPP
portunity OF obtaining collegiate education. He did
not take things Tor granted or believe them because
they printed in books or newspapers He struck
out for him SELF for no had the 20 know that
mani md has tho Same through all historic ages
m sled aud forever misleading. He began lie as to-
bacconis but he had no disposition TO sneczo when
another took snuff.
PASE's scoRN RICHES
He was not rich had he had a house on
Murray Hill. He was light in pocket and radical at
heart he had all the world before him and he was
prepared TO give and take He never aimed to follow
tho example OF The rich see nowadays. Ono
of these gets rich gets satisfied He thinks 1t a
judgment OF Cd ana punishment OF his neighbors.
C.aughtcr) He buys q house on Fifth avenue and
then coat OF arms, though he began, probably, with
out a coat and had to many years for the arms
NH GvoI f.no IN hnnn n.
sentative and looks on all agtators OF now Ideas
as dturbers OF the peace He hc speakcr) protested
against one man occupying hundred or athousand
VI the feast Of lie while another has no seat at
all The world wants renovation and reconstruction.
Poverty must not forever curse tho earth and the
shadow OF tho galows trail over 1t in darkness Pre-
JUDGE, superstition, unjust laws. nhuman practices,
must give way before the light OF tho dawning reyela-
ZION. (Applausel
rAIyx COMES TO AMERICA
II was JUS Tom Pane thought He could DO moth
Ing in England where he was born. The land had
been all given out before he arrived The twin vul-
tures--Church and State-lett him no room. HI
came 10 America and found Inc condition OF feeling in
the colonies such tn 1t therO was man in i4ty
ia iavor OF separating this country from England.
They were begging and imploring the Crown Tor
the privilege OF being men, They were down on
Their knees crawling and geng and ploring
recognized as having right 10 1--we by that old
beetle George III. He wished them 10 bear IN miad
thai rhomas Paine was the urst man who wrote Lii ESQ
memorable words, 'The tree and independents states
OF America" (Appaose There Is not solitary
argument or spiendd statement IN the Declaration OF
Independence hat is not TO be found IN the little
book called Common sense"
Thomas Pane the speaker considered the greatest
ma" ae aa a o s
America it's liberty than Thomas Paine (Appiause)
THE RELIGIOUS STOP TuRowERs.
For saying that all power camo from The people
Paine was indicted by the Attorney General OF Eng
land Alter investigating the authority OF kings he
started IN VIII u rights Of dictaon the priests
were entitled TO- and for That the Church shut The
door in his lace and emptied Stops on him from
the dow-tiaugnter,-and some o: The
prtu
llgious papers in Now York. (More laughterl
lie would say, however. that he did not agree alto
gether with PANE He was 100 orthodox Tor him.
BESIDE Paine he was confirmed inddeL (Laughter.)
Humanity is The grand religion OF tho world A
woman VINO loves her children, sits up with them at
night them With Kisses no matter how poor
sue may be, Is good woman. These little doctrines
soon pass away. (Applause.) II man has cone good
in Ills lie, no mater whether he belonged to creed
or not ho goes 10 the gate OF heaven and IS refused
admission by ST. Peter then can only say st. Peter
is losing oil the best company he is likely TO GET
(LaughIeE) What matter is II to me whether
Moses ever lived not. Men ought Ia he honest,
KIND, anectionale, pure aud just whether Moses or
NcbuchadueZZar ever existed on top OF tho earth.
Pa,nc nc pea 20 make the Church better than 1t
HIS book tad the same effect upon them that homuop
athy had on ailopathy- II made them give US smaller
doses Great lausutcr)
PAINE CREATOR LIBERTY
Paine oil The creators OF night and liberty.
He mated kings and tyranny and he was ever the un
wavering champion OF freedom wherever he went or
lived. He one speaker) would dcspiso himself II he
provo that any doctrine IN tho world was iaso
mi
wrong but It mas been the history OF the world that
every champion Of reason and common sense has
been ouilawed anu prosecuted Reason, 1t appears,
has Always been the enemy OF tho Church aud IL
always will be. Paine examined The scriptures for
himself and came 10 the conclusion that they werc
He Il niger ,oD was once asked by minister II no
believed the Bible, aud no said no dd not III you
don't oesye ia ,ne MINISTER nevsf
do - he replied. 81 don't know whether you do or
NOT" said l. "because you may be acting on the adj.
~
WHEN THE WAS ENTIRELY TRUE.
There a ,me wnen tho rehgloalsts contended
that tho Bible georaphicaliy, ethnoogicaliy,
astrohom cay, IN punctuation, III grammar, &C.; but
any number oi errors nave been conceded siuco
rane's Tune There was man IN the sixth century
VINO proved that tho world was Hat by tho
Bible, IN the passage N Revelatons-" Tue
son Of man shall come in power and glory
anu every eye shall see him." Now, how Is tho man
on tho other side OF The globe going TO Him
Great iaughtor Paine thought the oarDares oil tho
old Eos lament inconsistent with the character
Of God. Here the speaker gave some amusing
ilius,ratons IN everyday hie, oy way OF show.
ing. as ~ ca,sd r IT,, 'th ,,u aesurdi'ies OF
arraignm OF the text, He that beheveth shall ba
saved, and lie thai Dceveth not snail be damned 7"
a crime shutting out the light OF intellect and
covering the checks Of the world with blood
since Panc's time, he SAID The foremost preachers
OF this day would nave been burned al inc stake 100
years ago. The various penalties against non- con
formsts gwen Uy the lecturer, and then revert
ing to the Old Testament lie enumerated tho trfng
offences for which death was the poualty
.sNow,n SAID he the death penalty Is attached only
TO murder and treason and much Tor treason. ~
tLauguter) s.Bat am glad" ne continued, that no
suffered death Tor MS treason to this county, ana
u's the pI oudest boast VIC nave" (Appause Tho
ecIurer drew comical picture oil the religious
prciuuIces aud prosecutions OF hundred years
AGO n IN the audience fairly roared. he grew
AGAIN. ana proceeded rapuy VITA energy 10 say that
Tie creeds all beievcd themselves right and That II all
believed along with them progress would be
stoned "Tbere is one thing l notice." said he.
"lhit people with the Smallest souls make tho greatest
fuss about having themselves saved" (Great laugh
ter aud applause.
PAINE's PERSECUTION.
Paine was pursued said tue lecturer, with re-
morselcss venom of which there is no record IN MS
tory and the pursuit has not yet ceased. Tho old
1rn 10 doing business al the same stand" TIE man
who received the Endorsement OF iour fresldehts Oh
the ,ited states is to-day Diackened detained by
men who are not tit to wipe his shoes. The worst
they say OF Pane that when hc Game 70 die no re-
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