New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-24
INGERsuLDs ATTACKS on RELIGION.

INGERSULL'S ATTACKS on RELIGION.
4 second Lecre IN BooRs Theatre before largc audience
A very large audiences assembled in Booths
Theatre last evening to hear Colonel Ingerso deliver
his lecture on the Coda" Before tho hour FOR OPEN
IN fhs lecture sidewalk in front Of the entrance IN
Tgcutylhird-st. presented busy scene About twenty
men and boys were engaged in selling tile pub
u.bod lectures Of Mr.. Ingrrsol. and many
ticket spectators actively piled thtIr trade. Sev-
erul young Stood ON the steps leading Into the
lobby ana put lit;c copies OF the New Tesament
into thu hands Of those passing IN Some OF the young
men asked AZ whose suggestion they were dO'nX
tia aud whom the books CAME, but they refused
10 tell Almost without exception the books were nc
cep,cd and carried into the theatre. The audience
when wa, mainly composed % fashlGnahy dressed peo-
PIC greeted The lecturers appearance on the platform
with storm OF appanse and during the entire address
expressed approval by laughing at his WIZ ana applaud
ing hiA scuuGenis and eloQueAce. man IN tne par
Duet snined HIS dissent BY Kissing The speaker broke
of % say thai b. preferred 10 settle with God IN regard
20 what be had u WIN his agents The offend
er WIS removed by The ishtrs aucst the applause OF
number IN the audience One Of the most conspicuous
haures OF the lecture wds the Drumming hum0r OF the
SPEAKER which kept his continually Deaming with
smile Several COMPELLED % panse on ae
count Of laughter at thoughts be WAS 8SOut TO
express
Ho began With n reference TO biasphomy crime, he
said, invented by the priests IL WIS the brcstWOrk
hind watch me ehclhlts OF nltilrftu'b l'D-
erty; L was q Basriie in which She human sou was i'm
pri.ourI lie believed there no blA-phemy but
Injustice, a. there worship hut Justice. The
rresis tod Us God was unwilling should
have Individual ideas to Ills existence 10
,lI aers IN a countries. they had had their gOdS and
these Gods always md priests, aud these priests bat
Away. 10 be supported. And these priests Lai always
pretended that they had some ina euc' ha' tl"Y were
lobby members Of heavenly legislature That they could
hasten ihc passage ot bill ON important occasion
SECURE a ytuD. T. re vas time when man w0rshpped
anin,nl because hr be ievcd che animals superior To
MIN then Il time came Wien his intelligence got beyond
that Of the butte, ami begtn 20 max h+ god IN the
mag, Of man, Haa woman been -tron ger the god
would have taken that FORM and ihru should huvc
rad tbe god uxuriatns Trains NJ god had eyer
been rrttar than he people who created him. ana ~
ma becomes perfectly cyIlhrd The sod VIII become
PERFECTLY civilized ami not till then Wlcro science
rIL"i God and h tta irciirei) hat nldH up MS
Pcutlp believed that somebody WA really governing
unite N prayer thar Got would cn2hten tn RePubii.
can Convention TO be held IN Chicago. he visited God
against Instructions. Religion WA born 01
lear. Nan, a. s'ynkr; was su'roGnued
rnraAcI me- ANA be prayed for protection some 0i
The smarter ok avautHS ~ ms eIr5 IA theY d
moment lrangn the Tears nd tOpe7 ~ tDer followers
All mysteries had now Doea TRACED
10 natural calses by mans intelligence ana In
prove IL power above thut Oi nature miracle was
needed There never had been y miracle there never
,yd be-. II lhs world 20 be mahe better nlHn must
do H. He did not believe that tbs SulOws aPd
the w,thered hand of want would forever
cast their shadow civilization. uns
would come when liberty. loyo and law.
guhe when the wurll w6u!d bo covered WIN happy
homes cooh men dnd far women and children whobe
10 have this was devote ones efforts TO this NOrldant
let tho gOds take caro- OF themselvea,