New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-24
ANSWERING Mr.. TALMAGE.
MR.. INGERsOLLs THIRD LECTURE.


THE CREED OF THE BROOKLYN PREACHER-fN-
SEPARATION OF TIE BIBLE-TRUTH OF TIE
MIRACLES
Robert G.. Ingersoll gave his second lecture
on the "Talmagian Theology" in the Academy Of
Music yesterday afternoon Every seat was occupied,
but the house OvercrOwded "a was at the for
lecture the same subject, and no chairs were
placed upon the stage. The lecturer was often inter
rupted by longcontinued applause and laughter. He
came upon the stage alone little after o'clock, and
began his lecture. usual without being introduced.
We must judge people, Mr. IngcrsOl said, somewhat
by their creeds Mr.. Tama Is Presb terrain, and ho
therefore regards every human being who has been born
only once totally depraved. He thinks that God
never made single that didn't deserve to be
damned the minute He finished him. fLaughter.l SO
everyone who opposes MIR Talmage is Infamous. The
generosity OF inhlcl is meanness, his honesty Ia
larceny and his love is hate. Talmage Is consistent
follower Of Calvin and Knox, and consistent worship
per of the Jehovah OF the ancient Jews oppose not
him. but his creed because 1t tends to crush out the nat
ural tendencies in to joyousness and goodness
There is something good in every human being and
there is probably something bad There perfect
saints and totally bad persons There is the seed OF
goodness in every human heart and the capacity for inn
proyement in every human soul. lApplIusc Isn't
it possible for who act- like Christ to
be saved whatever be his belief Cannot soul De in
hnely generous And can any God damn such soul
II Talmages creed be true, nearly al the great and
glorious men of the past are burning to-day II IL DC
true the greatest ENGLAND has produced in 100
year. il in he'll The world poorer since | ~ Ike here
last. for Darwin has passed away. AppauscJ lie was
q true ciiild Of naturc-ouc who knew about his
mother than any other child she had. Yet he was not
Presbyterian lLaughterl lie did get his inspira
ton from any book, but from every in the heavens
from the insect in the sunbeam from the flowers in the
meadows and from the everlas Ing rocks. Appluse.l
If the doctrine of the Presbyelians Is true, wat right
had anyone to ask unbelcyer 70 fight for his country
in the Civil War What right had believer to buy
unbeieying substitute, when day lie would look
over the edge OF Heaven and pointing downward would
say friend, that is my substitute bstcrng therei
fLaughterl
Mr.. Talmagc says hat mind is poisoned. and that
the why all nfidels' minds poisoned is that
they don't believe the Bible. Let us see whether it is
worth believing. deny that infinitely merciful God
would protect slavery or would uphold polygamy. which
poucs the words in language. will not believe
that God told to extcrminate their feow-men, to
plunge the sword into womens breasts and into the
hearts tender babes am opposed to the Bible be-
cause it bad IAppause don't deny that there are
many good passages i'll it, nor that among all
the thorns there / admit that
many Christians doing all they to ideaze the
tightfu things in the Old Testament. 1t is the protest
Of human Now,they tell me that this book is in
spired. Let what inspired means. II IL means
anything. 1t is that the thoughts OF God through the
fundamentally OF men, constitute this Bible and that
these thoughts written. Now Just suppose that
some voice Whispered IN your ear row would you know
God who was talking to them II anyone
now told you that God whispered III his ear, you
wouldn't believe him. Why Because you know him.
Why asked 10 believe those ancient gentlemen
reasOn according 10 Mr. Talnage, why the Bible Is in
spired that plOpeces III II nave been fulfilled How
they written They so vague that you can't
tell what was pTophcscd II you Will read the BiDic
carefully You Will see that there not line iIOt
word pIophesyng the coming OF Christ Catholics were
right III saying at the Bible was TO be kept Ia awe
IN LIST h. Kent he
in letting the people read il.
Another argument SIR Talmagc for the inspiration
of the Bible is IN the jews have been kep
derng, prosecuted race 10 fulfill tho prophecies OF the
Old Testament. don't believe an Infinitely mercuul
God would persecutc rae for Thousands of years to
use them a. Witnesses Christian haze has allowed
the Jews 10 learn trade nor TO practice pf'IeS,i1
and now, by Kind Of poetic justice the jews control the
hats in hands ana beg them to discount Ter notc7'
This Is Decausc God has cursed the jews Applause
stripped them naked, turned them into the streets and
pointed to item xo AS Want fh@ent know Ot divine iaS
difference between some Jews and some
Ch,ans, pv n eH Ionfpmed an,
plause.l Mr.. Talmaee thinks thar the light OF every
burning Jewish Russia throws light upon the
Gospel. Every wound in Jewish breast is to him a
mouth TO proclaim the divine inspiration OF the Bblc
Every jewish maiden violated Is another iniinent 81
Gods holy word tApplause what do these horTld
Next is said that martyrs prove the truth OF the BiDc
Mr.. 1almage aidrms that no man ever dicd cieeIIuiy
for believing that wafer was co.'s nesi' Ihou'anus
have died for their belief IN MohamIned M ;,h %No
Talmage Catholic, Il Mohainmedan, BAPTIST or
else believes that these thousands died for Les, Ap-
plause Every religion has had its martyrs and every
tenSion Drove the nspiration Of tho Bible
But il Is Impossible by human 10 establish
violation OF natures laws when the Hebrews threw
d doT he beIieye no; because he was there Aner the
Jews had been led through the desert and Lad been yea
upon bread raned from lie Ven, had Deen clothed III
inocstructble pinal0Ons and dd Penehci their thIS
with water tnat io9med them over mountains @h ina
smoke of -inaihey sui mao ihIrr iii. IA en- ult eey
lLaughtcrJ H. vas 50 WIN tno 'liiA y.
twenty people converted by one OF thein
itant,ate miracle Take the miracle
about the bears which ate the cadren VINO lauS led at
linage would say that meant why, hr.i iai cblld-
ought to respect preachers and second tat Goa
kind 10 animals Lauehter.l Nearly every miracle III the
Iy rrrd or lust wish by denying them
tne reputation Jehovah from the assaults OF the Dloo
are the witnesses 10 of the narratives of
the Biblei Eusebius was one. lie lived Ia the
reign of Constantine ami said that the tracks OF
Pharaohs charios could be seen-perIec,i pIesr, ~
the sands OF the Red sea lie was Tue ninn w
forged the passage in JosrphuS wncn ,.St he
Another one was Polycarp. We don't know much ABOUT
him He suffered martyr III the reign OF Marcus Au
rcus and when the nre wouldn't DuIl nun qua nc - ~
Ike gold through II, huathen was 70 ntd auot IL uV
,t and 1ucnrhcd the ire while the martyrs soul dew
up heaven In the form OF dove Ana thatr ei W.
reliance should be placed upon The Judgment OF suoH
Trustworthy witnesses, We shoId 9ok AZ wn.st T 90.
fiat that the phrniX story was true mat lhe stIS n
gous ana sned, said that there were iou eos
uels because winds and iOur corners %
Inc earth Ho might have added That u was "i'o W. |
cause IA donkey has four legs. lI4.ughterI H.. |
Mr. Talnago proves by the testimony oil lrenaeus l'
the four Gospels inspired. But irenaens also DO
care that the books Barnabas aud Joseph were as
iaanred Mr. Talmasc differs with his witness on that
mini uaughterJ 10 AL OF these old witnesses ley Inc
quote Mr. ralmages fiyOrte text, "Iaise Ia one
in all" Confined applause Mr. IamaYe ass VIM ~
hnok We shall uu upon table II tue BiDc Is
DESTROYED, and what book shall mother siso
her son will tell you tho kind OF book wo , no ~
ace upon every Comfortable III America wOau uAo
lllrd with Tho grhn1eHt nnd most Otau