The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-04
Rev. Robert Ingersoll Has His
"Misgivings."
HE'LL THROUGH A MICROSCOPE
No Respect for Any Man Who
Believes in It.
CAN INFAMOUS DOGMA"
Some Other and More Or
thOdOX Opinions.

Colonel Robert G. Ingerso lcctured on the popular
subject OF "Hel'' lnsy night ut cnckering Hail. b.
ore the doors OF the audience hall were opened a
crowd thronged tho stairs OF tho building, waiting for
tickets and extended into the street below indcscrib
able confusion prevailed, and IL was long after eight
O'Clock before all were seated In the meantime tho
organst amused the audience by playing 'Branigan's
Band" and selections from Ella file do Madame
Angot" with variations, sacred melodies having been
explicitly iorbilaen. Mr. lngersoII, at little after
eight O'Clock and after tho welcoming applause
brusquely began MS address,
Tho IDEA or hell, said he, born of revenge
and brutality on tho ono side and ignorance ,lhe
other. In my judgment the American people 700
brave too generous, TOO magnificent, TO believe In the
Infamous dogma OF eternal hcl. (Appausc.) have no
respect for any human being who believes IT. nor
my maa who breaches 1t, who pollutes tho magl-
nation of childhood with that infamous dogma. have
respect Tor auy who put that inlhte cloud thai
| finite shallow IN tho heart OF humanity. want to DO
lair tho DISLIKE TINS doctrlue; hate THIS
doctrine. good many Intellectual men have been
examining into the religions OF other countries and
/ have found that they baseless and
Fraudulent From tnc religion OF other countries they
turncd to our own religion, and by The Same argu-
menls they Will overturn II. Every religion in this
world Is the work OF MN: every book been
written by man. II books had existed before men
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NATURE THE ONLY TEACHER.
that was not suggested to him by us surrounding
| You can imagine an animal with tho hcad OF bison,
peok OF bird, but every part OF this
moustrosty you have borrowed IRON nature.
| There is nothing IA this world coming IRON
any other source whatever. Man has produced
every religion OF the world; barOarsm has always
/ produced barbarous religion. We arc Engaged IN
| making rciglpns now-tia. IL, we are changing re-
gions; civilization has changed them and education
humanity. II the hant against orthodoxy continued
IF yours IRON now II Will have TO be rcmoncuzod
w nsi Dc sa religion "
Tue speaker maze an illustration IRON an imaginary
dialogue between Smith and Brown. smith said that
he had seen person rise from The grave. Brown
SAID he had seen the Same hing smith SAID to
Brown. You're a Iar!' Brown SAID. "You'ro
anotnerl" WbyY Because sm,tn had not seen any
arso from the grave, ana therefore supposed Brown
bad not. II be nad really seen any ono from
| the grave he would have believed what Brown told
him and regarded him MS his principal witnoss" The
speaker then Analysed Nose. and Brahma. each de-
nouncipg the other, and putting thor cases IN tho
same light Mr.. Ingcrsoll believed they both told
the truth OF zach other.
believe Iii fivng for this world-tnis is my idea-
anu lot tho future lake care Of itelf II ever
the shores OF another world viii be Just ready
as any other nam. The doctrine OF he'll has been
preached for 800 years aud In proportion religion
mas grown small mon have grown ricn II they be-
lieved tho doctrine tonight az they believed
would not DO allowed to speak 10 this city OF New
York. |, was from tho coldness and nndelity OF tho
their crcIit.
AGAIN A FAILURE.
The Church said II II had not been Tor the first
Adam Death would never have entered into tho world.
For his part no glad o That death, Tor II It did
no. c1ist the world would have been full long ago.
That death gave him some chanco when II came
HIM he would make room for others. Adam was put
forward as a KIND Of representative. lie had idea
that representative should 1.-Two about the same
time did, aud that no should have "A voice
In his election, and he thought Le would never
have voted TOR the gentleman called Adam The doe
Urine OF tho inctrnation was next taken up, aud
speaker said 1t absurd that God Himself should
INTO the world. He had been told mat The Bible
WAS the oun dalton OF liberty and civilization.
say that the Bible Is the foundation OF nell, and we
VIII never got rid OF tue dogma OF he'll untl
reject this inspired book What does the
Biblc really teachs Asvcry lew people read The Bb!c
uow-a-tays, WILL read lew passages for you THIS
Is tue book that IS 10 be read in all the SCHOOLS
order to make the children charitable and good ana
To give them IDEAS oil mercy ana justice.
He then quoted from where God described as
making His arrows Dluat from tho blood OF HIS vic-
tins aud taking acght IN seeing dogs lap tho blood
oi His enemies, rnd other passages OF "a similar ma
turc. Instructions were given by God TO the jewish
armies OF INVASION TO Stay und destroy, people
that murdered were guilty OF hghting for tneir
homes and thor country. Yet these directions werc
| gwen by the most merciiul God.
This is contrary ~ reason, and BY that civilized
standard will 1--we ana dc and II that standard
mo 10 pcrdi,ion then wili 20 there with reason
rather than to heaven without II. Does the Bible
teach OF pohtical frecdonY 1t taught mans cub
mlssion Instead OF resis,ancs to oppres
called The king. When George Washington resisted
this wrctched doctrine Wherever tho sword OF rebel
lion drawn to protect the rights OF man rebel
wherever the sword ci rebellion Is drawn to give
liberty and all us just rights side OF that
rebellion. The rulers are OF the people aud the rulers
and presidents are only the servants of the people.
MAN ASD WOMAN
Did the Bible teach tho rights of women? "Let the
women learn silence with all subsection" Ii any
woman was ignorant, let her ask OF her husband.
Imagine the ignorance OF lady who has only got
TINS one source o. Information Inc reason Tor this
! Magnificent rcasonl tIAugh,cr) II was mans
cutet that was taken. but not woman's
Man not created Tor woman ihen, what was
he created iorf Under the Old law man could
divorce his wife. but woman could not divorce her
sell. What ana the Bible teach about polygamy It
was defended by Luther and Calvin. IL took from
us those sweetest words, "iather, mother, nus
band, wife aud child" aud left only tho Shiny
serpent OF loalnsomo lust Did the Bible teach
tho existence Of deviIsy OF course 1t did And they
III ust have place TO put them in too II thorc ncycr
had any volcanoes IN tho word nobody would
over bayc had the idea OF hell He next read some
temptation Of Christ by tho devil when Christ was
placed upon tho pinnacle OF tho Temple"
as II possible, . he asked, that anybody be.
Ieve that The devil absolutely took God Almighty set
him the pinnacle OF the temple and ondcavored 10
persuade nim 10 jump DOWN. Then the devii took
down aud worship him. Now tho devil muN have
known at that tune that lie God, and God must
have known that he tho devil aud couIdn,t
give him any Of the Kingdoms that he promised whcn
he didn't have tax tito TO one inch OF land IL my
Bioc also speaks OF witches. Witches wore born Of
the lear and ignorance oil men, and am gong 10 do
what can TO rid tho world Of these insaliaie mon
sters"
WHO HE'LL
Who was afraid oil tue punishment or he'll Not tho
rich or powerful, but tho weak dcspisod and cnn.
DID ever hear OF millionaire going hol any
whose income was S25.0oOr Tho rich man says
"Hcl 10 not tor mo- II Is tor tho poor have all the
Iuxurles necd Give that to the poor"
table vi oil the animals, who after
great raiA consulted together TO md oaI who
caused tho bad weather. IL was the iox who
called upon TO confess his iuus, but he cunningiy
shifted The responsibility ON tho iiOn who chair
man OF the meeting The KING oil beasts demurrcd at
TINS but at last stated that he mad faults ack
ledge. True, BIO had eaten score or two OF people,
but That was onIy pcccadio. Tho wolf said
that no had killed only shepherds, who had
always been enemies OF his race. In ike all
the mails had some slight faults which thoy oasiiy
explained away. demure donkey at length arose
wno claimed 10 nave no memory OF wrongdoing saw Q
THISTLE had come upon a country churchyar