The Delta independent., 1889-02-05
The Lecture.

Fourth Lecture Of II. :. ,cri,7. delivered By
E,q. l.. |. ll,ury on Thursday evening Jau. II.
One must nye,l. I've photographer or a
sinun.dr, IN UnruDry to report good lecture
properly. 10 atlrrurt to brief such "a lecture
a. Mr. ilmg', dee. u injustice. Wcg.ve an
indication Of q few ol ,hr many Thought, that
urrs presented
"lHiS j. au age Of progress. p" is well said.
"It j. au age oG cNtscm,.. AUjcct poverty on
.nc side and great riches "u the other:
Marked cuiiur, appear, while aguiu.t it
stands human dcpnavity. An age Of percent
aud calculation. II Is "a ace of moral quiet.
Man in his eager rush tor wealth focgeu h.s
moral ideals.
The Ncbulac Hypothesis compared with
soriutirs wayc. To socirty consisted of a
rrand whole which a. i l.c.au to contract,
draw together, revolving much action ia
it. increased rntai.u1 .au 10 tiIr1v oil its
IuI- r..,. uuta what ono, might have been
q family ns- suv many, thus producing It.
result. Ifihrr~ -. ZOO .'y ri tone; of clay:
uf icon: of brass. %. gold, there may Ice said to
bv uur q commercial a.c i.:hir- may mean
the dusagryrmrnt oi DOCTORS of cicryymrn; of
scIeucc In law. Morals: code oi morals aud
how applied. DO wc pause and ask. How
,huuli humanity aci' How ducs he act?
What law governs his acts2
Man exists a. nu animal, as a moral Guilty
- u SUBJECT OF these can uut be separated 10
one being
iycriurrr rclcrrri to evolution Ia It. priuai-
plc. Man hn, a moral nature that began
with mans creation. Man j. = iaiulist. A
master cfaIl facts. II lac has no know ledge
uf moral duuc, is wholly without direction
aud aim. Iithc teaching Of ethics has no
plac, Ia our Public schools right has done
Al have Individual trials, aud individual
moral duty must bc known to he met The
lecturer then after uskilE what is conscience
Said: Conscience Is that initiative faculty Of
thc mind that utlirms moral action. Right
aud wrong may be relative" Is conscience
iatuatiycs Then should 1t ever lead astray''3
cit may" &C, should not depend upon self
alone" Consider self what our morals arr. !"
II, {. teuthing toward sclishucs,"g should
il br"g "whai s he rrtucdy"9 "Ncracily
docs not alway, mean material TRUTH" 1T
always does mtau moral truth' what is
charity" Is 1t charity that leads beautiful
women to throw flowers before the MaNwel,;
or is that charity which prompt to a frown
ahcn the ncighbor, good name b, questioned;
that sees good from sources about Us. That
Judges not by feeble sense" I'VE are too apt
to put our conscience behind osr gains"
Particular emphasis was placed upon the
iewcIh Consistency" "Ali acts are amcni.
able to God alone" "rramplc not upon
sacred conscience"
The lecturer then took up the political side
Of cthic., nnd while acknowledging political
cnrruption ur,rd purity ., action in all ways.
Politics should be. can he, bru't up to that
be called 'politidon,
We have thus In disconnected way call.
cd attention TO somu of the many goods things
considered. II was the general verdict that
the lecture was good" That the ,nstrumcn.
tai music by McssrS jackson and Swart aud
Miss Emma Ward and vocal music hy Miss
Dora McMurray and Miss Emma Ward was
fine.
4 vote of thanks wns expressed to NIL who
contributed 81 we'll to the instruction of the
evening.
The next lecture will he given by u. ".
Condit. Subject; Sociology. Time, Thursday
evening the iiih lust. Lecturrto commence
at $50 sharp that those who have other
engagements for evening may he enabled TO
attend to them.