Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-05

ship, twhlte) JUDAISM 3 lolackJ mythoio2y- Inc
points of convergence and unioa OF these parts
represents Cesar and Christ, from there dverging
along the diagonas OF the paralleogram the TRAN
guar figure (yellow) IS formed and this represents
Christianity, while 4 (red) represents the begin
ming lat the top of political government, polit
cal force and its broadening with the narrowing
of early religion represented by the three upper
divisions while (Ted) represents on the other
hand precisely similar process In philosophy.
Beginning at the top on the right to show the
shrinking OF religion down TO Christ to be IN exact
proportion 10 the widening of philosophy the dia-
gram might have border ladder reading down.
ward thus: Philosophy begias Materialsts thales,
$50 B. G. Anaximauder, SAT. Anaximines 527.
Heroditus, 500. Diogenes, 427. Anaxagoras, SEQ.
Mystics Pythagoras, 5s4. kanisonaiism Aeno-
phanes $50. Parninides, $40. Zeno Of Ella, 500
Empedocles. 444. Socrates, 400. Aristippus,
1866. Cyncs Antisthens, 81. Diogonis, 400.
Plato, 429. Aristotle, 1885, Epicurus, 81.
the coming o. Caesar, and with this the maxi
mum of philosophy is the minimum OF morality.
Marriage secular. Christ lat the union of the upper
fgures) Then below the center the ladder reads
The school men. John OF Damascus, 740. John
seotus Erigina, 500. Anslem, 1913. Abelard, 1919
Roseeinus, 1898. Bernard OF ClairvouX, 1l40, and
so down to Roger Bacon, 1905. Meliam Of Ocean,
1347, aud all theol gians siCce to the point where
philosophy, as indicated by eurying arrows, fades
into Christianity. So on the political side at the
upper end political government began when re-
igion, such it was, vas at the broadest ; the
Roman Kingdom B. e 753. Romulus and Numa.
Sacerdotal Kings. Marriage Sacred. servius
secularizes the government, 579 p. G.
Republic 500 B. c. Plebians. Marriage secular,
and thus at the union OF the upper sections the
lines OF power We're fuli at the coming OF Cesar the
maximum Of political power being attained, and the
minimum of morality reached with the Empire.
= hen came the descent along the ages Marriage
sacred. Persecution. 924 to 1880 there were 17S
Lord Characteristics were Bishops; founding by
Christianity all great schools and colleges, except
one the reformation, and finally as political force
narrowed with the widening OF Christianity, the
1.aAa rra~IaV khn u min FrlaI
with it. This rather rough explanation
of the character and purpose of
the diagram the lecturer made clear in his arsu
ment. Mythology was the worship of Nature and
had in it parental idea. Ancestral religion was
the reverse, and recognized only fatherhood-the
male line the divine line, and the female only
receptive of it. The idea of the immortality Of the
soul permeated all the ancient RAGS having notable
record in history. Ancestral worship was based on
the idea that all authority came from the creative
power. Out of that arose the family. With the
ancestral worshipers the toulbs CT their ancestors
the center of their dwellings, and there stood
the family altar, around which all else conferred.
Divinity then i'll man, and not recognized 10
woman-nowadays what there is OF it is on the
side of woman, he thought, and not OF man.
That idea however, was the underlying principle
of civilization down to the coming OF Caesar. at
this day the bride to the bridal altar in white,
aud yelled. Why Because it is a relic OF the
ancestral worship era. Then the prestesses OF the
affairs we're madens and clothed in white. The
women OF the family the priests of the family.
When the maiden married she was led by male
relative to the ancestral altar tomb yelled and in
white and there, the ancestral gods being invoked,
she dissolved all relation with the famlly-cu her
self IF from her household gods 1t wss solemn
and private ceremony. No profane (strange) eye
could witness it. Even the Bridegroom not
| present. He received the bride at the gate and,
conducting her to the altar Of his ancestral gods by
n supposed deceit in claiming her as his daughter
! secured her adoption by them into his household
In such marriage there could be no divorce-it
was rare, and when it was had, it came about by
reverse processes and parting at the altar with
curses and remuneration. When the bride was ac
cepted by the bridegroon's GODS then thev broke
cakes and poured on the affairs lbations Of wine
whence comes our custom of the bridal feast. Now
what was the effect civilization? Marriage
! then sacrament not festival as Whom
the gods had Joined could not be sundered save by
| the gods. The infdelitY OF the wife net only
falsity to the husband, but an oen5e to the gods;
saeriiege, because it was the introduction Of false
blood into the family, and so it was punishable with
death. For two hundred years the Roman Govern
ment was sscsrdotal Then came the patrcians, who
said we patres, fathers, and the gods no longer
rule we rule. When Servius Tullus came he be-
gan to break down ancestral worship and 10 secular
ize, and he favored lower class, and so the pebians
began to be felt, naygators, merchants tradesmen,
etc These latter sought to marry the daughters Of
patriciaus, but they said nay, for they are our
daughters and hence the daughters of gods. Then
the plebians replied, " II you are gods you made
them" Yes" You can kill your own crea-
tiOng' Yes Then YOU can sell ltf' Eyes"
" Then sell US your daughters" And they did and
marriage sales made to this day, only now it is
the young men who are oftenest sold perhaps. So
marriage became contract, and its sGcredoess de-
parted out OF 1t, and as 1t was contract
it could be broken. and thence came divorce under
the law, and the plebian husband could send back
the wife There were several kinds OF separation
one based on the idea that there marriage
at all between the tao classes named one that tae
contract could be broken by return OF the wife, and
one custom prevailed, if the wife absenting herself
three full days each year from her husband, all
aW asf,a.r
marriage and the dropping out Of all religious ee
meuts. So TO day in our laws marriage is . con-
tract requiring willingness, ability and consumtna-
ton or execution So with such an education
as to marriage, what becomes OF the relation
and what is its effect upon civiizltionf are ques
tons Of gravity With the decay OF the ancestral
idea came Caesar. Why did Cesar come? Because
he must come. 1t was result inevitable. Inc
speaker then came to the diagram, and explained
what he designed it to il ustrsenamely that force
~ the side, and philosophy (5) on the other
were at their minimum, when religion q, z, % was
at its lnaNImu UNI. Philosophy and force increased as
religion shrank, until at Christ the positions we're
! reversed Just IS religion diminished its breadth
1 force and philosophy increased theirs. With the
maXi5um Of religion there the maximum OF
morality, and the minimum of State power, and OF
philosophy Then descending the State displaced
poly thesm and dlsunited civil ard religious laws
and philosophy is side displaced religion
ihsu the basis of morality and law changed
I from the viii OF the gods to the collective
viii OF men, Z State ani finally, at the eoming
Oh Cesar, there this condition Of things 1.-The
minimum Of religion, the maximum Of State power
and immortality and philosophy correlation was
perfect Precisely, that is to say, as the religious
force diminished in It's influence on human conduct,
60 the phosophic and the political forces increased
/ and finally. at the maximum of the latter, there
was world filter for devils than gods. Morality
and human society went down precisely as religious
force declined. AL history tells Of the shocking
! immortality Of the times at the coming
OF Caesar. Now strike from God and
religion and morality all influence on
human conduct, and what sort of society have we
| got? History proves that as the obligations
OF human beings to Cod, even q false one
| diminished. immortality increased. This is a
certsin conclusion, reached through neon
testible evidences Of history. Science is MT at
| tackled. Its onward march is not to be checked
No one would stay it in its opening up OF the paths
OF knowledge but will you send for the chemist to
deal with the sympa,hies, to bind in marrisge to
counsel tue soul to soothe the dying, to control the
passions TO bring men TO penitence and betting
sorrow for wro1gg From the Christ Cesar point
the maximum OF force and philosophy-reiigious
forcs began again TO broaden, until finally
on the one hand philosophy fades into it, and on
tie other it overl2ps political force. We are told
that Christianity had its opportunity ard sank, and
that the dark ages led the world For tia.
Christianity Is not 20 be held responsibility but the