Daily globe., 1883-07-31
BEECHER'S F4REWELL.
His ID iscourse Upon Evolution at Marke
Hall Last Evening.


Hall Last Evening.
A large, refined and intelligent audience
gathered in Market hall last evening. to
listen to the farewell lecture of Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. About twenty min
utes past 8 o'clock Rev. DR.. Dana introduc-
ed the orator in a few chosen remarks
stating that his subject here would be
Evolution, and in the neighboring city
Beauty and Wealth, but when our new
Opera house was completed he hoped Mr..
Beecher would deliver that lecture here
and Evolution in Minneapolis. An old
sailor, when converted, said he pulled the
rope that rang the bell in heaven, and Mr..
Beecher by his grandnon-sectarianism and
his noble words in defense of true religion
last evening, not only pulled the rope that
made response in higher and a better
sphere, but exacled the church by his man
ly defense of the law of evolution.
He commenced by saying that one of the
marks of civilization was the way in which
communities rise up in noble efforts to
noble deeds. Religious teachers were but
trainers of men, and they ask the question
what would be the effect of new theories
progress of events; they are 10th to give
up the old theories until driven out by the
new. Influences that change the world
are given to the world little by little. We
all remember when new theories came in
vogue - who doubts to-day the truths
which have emanated for these small be-
ginnings? Who doubts the revolution of
history? Because the law of evolution does
ooofxr
| it. What is evolution. The revelation Of
| the method of creation. Mr.. Beecher then
went on to say that the old and accepted
belief had been, that every thing was
created instantly-in a day. This was so
quoted from the Bible; but he secuted this
idea, as geology came in to show that
many years were occupied in the creation
of the world. He then went on to describe
the world as nebula-then forming into
shape, then producing soil, then vegetable
and animal life-clearly demonstrating
the progressive law which brought into
being and fashioned the world. All the
hordes that wandered over the hills in the
past were not created instantly-they ger
minated, grew gradually, and finally
reached the growth of animal life, Every
thing came along under the progressive
grand unfolding, and this has been
continuing up to the present time. While
this law may set aside some portion of
the scriptures, there is no reason whya
man should not accept it, especially with
the accumulative evidence about him.
Man was unfolded from that same law that
unfolded the animals. We don't like to
be told that our grandfathers were monk
eys, but 1t was not from what we were de-
scended, but what we are now. We we're
taught to believe that man was made
from dust. Now he would just as lief be
descended from monkey as from mud
hill. No creature on the face of earth was
so feeble as man when born, He can't help
himself for a year, and the law says he is
not clearly born until he is twenty one
years of age. The speaker believed that
the monkey and the man may, in a re-
mote period, have lain in the same
cradle, but in the law of evolution, God
gave man the divine light, and the monkey
went one way and man the other. This,
no doubt, was a great way back. It is
what 1 am and where I am going, and not
from whom [ descended. Space will not
| allow us to follow Mr.. Beecher in his noble
effort to demonstrate the law of evolution,
but his whole lecture was replete with the
Darwin theory, that everything in the world
had feeble beginning, and from that
feeble beginning everything has been un-
folding to higher and better life. He
claimed that this belief did not interfere
with the church; that it was not atheism:
that the Bible was true, only misunder-
stood; that great Christian men in the
church were adopting the evolution
theory, and that in the course of
events mems minds would be opened
to new ideas on this great doctrine
which is now attracting the attention of
the world. He held his audience in close
attention for nearly two hours; secuted
the idea that in the fall of Adam, sin was
entailed on mankind; taught the doctrine
of morality; discarded dogmas, and ordi-
| nances and creeds, and rose in grandeur
above the sophistrIes of the churches, as
the statesman rises in grandeur above the
politician.
He closed his very effective lecture by
stating that at his time of life, he was
warned that this would probably be his
last lecture here; that for fifty years he
had been before the public; that he had
seen slavery disappear; the country rent
with civil war; peace crown our efforts;
great inventions made, and now he had en-
listed in this cause which he believed
" ,uld tend to elevate all nations
and as we had progressed in the past
we would continue to progress in the fu-
ture, when we would pass to higher and
nobler type of manhood, and to a sun
nier and warmer summer, where parting
| would never come.
Mr.. Beecher was repeatedly applauded,
| and at the close of his lecture, as he spoke
of his past life, the quietness of the room
would scarce permit pin to drop without
being heard; and so he hasssbid us farewell,
perhaps forever.
For fine building site attend the sale
three lots on Wilkin street, opposite McBoal
street, at 10 O'Clock this morning.
VIENNA, July 3O.--August 16 is fixed for
the opening of the international electrical
exhibition.
A large stock of Black Walnut, Oak, Maple,
Cherry, and other hardwood lumber, and yell
low Pine flooring constantly on hard and for
sale by Corlies, Chapman & Drake, Eagle Street
and Seven Corners.
For a fine building site attend the sale of
three lots on Wilkin street, opposite McBoal
street, at 10 o'clock this morning.