New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-16
MR.. TALMAGE ON MR.. INGERsoLL.

The announcement that Mr. Talmage was
to reply TO the attacks of Robert Ingerso upon the
Bible brought larger crowd the doors of the Brook
Ign Tabernacle yesterday morning than the building
could accommodate, and many people were unable TO
gain admission. There were not less than 5000 per
sons in the church. Mr. Talmage based his sermon on
Ephesians v. 49, Having the understanding darkened
being aenaed from the life Of God through the ignor
ance that is in them" II from what we have
recently heard, said Mr.. Tamage. that the Christian
religion is huge blunder that the Mosaic account Of
the creation absurdity; that Adam and Eve
existed that the Deuge and the Ark Representatives,
that there never has been mrace that the Bible is
the friend OF cruelty Of murder of poygamy of adultery
and Of all the baser crimes. and that religion is wOmans
tyrant and mans qualification We are advised to burn
the Bible but let first the old book II trial
empane this audience jury to try the issue between
ndelity the plaintiff and Christianity, the defendant
The first witness is Robert G. IngersOl. Let me say
that know nothing OF this witness in private life
deal with him as public teacher and shall not De I'll
verted from this course because he has assacd my
in his lectures and interviews have no personal
animosty. wrote him, If he changes his mind on the
subject of religion, and stand where stand
and preach his first
principle settled in all courts and In all intelligent
society is false in part, false in all" If the witness
mlsrepresents ANYTHING his whole testimony must be
thrown overheard. FIRST. Mr. Ingersoll raises royser
ing laugh at the Bible by saying, " Is this book
true The gentleman who wrote 1t begins by
telling that God made the universe out of nothing.
cannot imagine anything being made out of nothing"
offer thousand dollars reward TO the man who viii show
passage In the Bible that declares that God made
the Of nothing The first line I'm the BOOK in
dcates that He made IL out OF His Omnpotence Again
Mr. IngersO hardly keep from bursting with laugh
he swOOps upon the verses which indicate that
light was created on Monday when the not
created until Thursday Here comes in Mr. IngersolPs
astronomical and geological gnOrancea prOOunder and
disgusting ignorance than ever before disgraced
any platform school boy would have told him
that heat and electricity give light Independent of the
sun. The earth in process OF condemnation was sur
rounded timex vapOrs and by the discharge from
volcanoes OF the primary period These dissertations
may have kent the light OF the sun, long before
created striking the earth until that Thursday,
Beside astronomers that the IL not light.
Opaque surrounded ny pnospOrescent atnos
phcTe Light might also have been brought from almost
any surface from the kaes, for instance. In crystal
ZaOn the rocks emit light At one time or the earths
history, there have been thousands OF miles OF
LIQUID granite flaming with light There are, by oDserYa-
burned volcanoes in other worlds, which must
have blaZed throwing their glare world. do not
think that Ingersol intended 10 mlSrepresent when
he said there could be light until the sun snone He
knew no better -
he does not believe It. Neither do l. IL Is the story OF
Ingersos food of hatred against God. The Bible story
was told by eye witness God spake after the man
under and Noah spake the manner OF men hen
said everything under. Ii not necessary TO sup
rose that there universal deluge. The Deuge was
sent to roy the ont Inhabitants OF the then
nopulatcd earth. The animals spoken OF were those
found in the ncighbOrhOOd where Noah lived.
have shown. said Mr.. Talmage IN conclusion, that
Mr.. IngersO the champion blasphemer OF America. has
misrcpresented, Oftentimes through wilfuneSs aud
ana geographical ignorance, three great occurrences
mentioned ~ the Bible, and demand tnat therefore you
reject all that has said Will say according to the
principle false IN one, false III all