The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-12
HONOR TO THE INFIDEL.
row PAINE the SUBJECT or An AD-
DRESS Ar MONTICELLO HALL.
I. r. Remsburg, of Kansas. on a lecture Tour,
stops in Richmond-IIis Subject, 1.-THE
Apostle Of Liberty His Hearers-synopsis



stops in Richmond-HIs Subject, 1.-THE
.postIe Of Liberty His Hearers-synopsis
Of His Discourse.
Richmond. a city Of churches, and city
whose people are known for their reverence Of
the Supreme Being. and their worship Of that
God. has within its borders some who hold re-
ligious views. or more properly speaking
irreligious views, AZ great variance with the
orthodox belief of the Christian churches.
A meeting was held last night at Monticello
Hall for the purpose Of doing honor to the mem-
DRY of the infdel. Tom PANE. VINO was charac-
terized as the most prosecuted Of patriots and a
man Of unbondcd morality charity and honor.
THE SPEAKER.
The preacher If he might so he termed, was
J. t. Rcm,burg, Of Kansas, who Is making lee
turing tour through the south.
He Is man of rather striking appearance
black hair, piercing eyes. attlred IN gar moTe
ward and stiff before an audiences the
posscssor of q voice metallic ana harsh'
and well trained memory. proven by the iact
that his effort greatly resembled a recitattii'
He chose for his text the words. The Apostle
of Liberty and his whole discourse was an eu-
logy upon the virtues OF that Apostle, lom
Paine.
LIBERAL THINKERS.
The speaker. and those who believe with him,
! term themselves liberal thinkers, and one oI
/ them explained % a TINES man thar IL meant
hhcraliy I'm all things without according 70 one
! being that supreme power which Is an attribute
Of the Christian God. q, 2
The God whom they worship Is Nature, all Of
whose forces combine 70 produce omnlpotcnct.
shortly after clock the services were bee
gun with waltz executed on piano DauIy OUT
of tune.
Mr. L. II. Baker then introduced the speaker
In beginning his address he said that y was
his object 20 deliver lecture upon liberal
thoughts and liberal opinions,
he urged that all should have the privilege OF
thinking as they chose.
This right he claimed for himself, and was
wiling 10 grant u 10 others. The criterion oi
liberty with him was Tom Paine, AMI Iom
Paine IL was whom he upheld IN language
often beautiful as martyr. patriot phllan-
throplst and the king of moralists.
lie said that he was fully aware that 70 de-
clare friendship for Paine was 20 declare en-
nifty against large majority, OF manhin,I
pains's lips. ne said We're dumb, but that whlio
be lived he would defend him.
PNSEs BIOGRAPHY.
He gave a full sketch Of the life Of the Apostle
of Liberty. beginning az his birth IN London
over one hundred and fifty years ago lie told
hi, audience Of his arrival IN this country n
Tsl of his life and imprisonment IN France ana
| of his persecution DO England.
He claimed that America owed the blessing ot
liberty TO the book Common Sense written 10y
lie told Of how he had willingly sacrificed his
liberty and come near loosing his life boy plead
ing the cause Of LOuis XVI, when that unfNl-
/ tuuafr monarch wa. about 10 Dee put to DEATH
and DESCRIBED the impri,onlmlent Of me "A !o.,
tie and his escape. llc told OF the honors tlht
/ were so that time showcret upon him. of ms
gifts from the Colonial Congress anu the states
/ of New orl and Pennsylvania and hcli MN zap
I'm .peaLing of Painc's age Of Reason" Doe
sand that nothing could silence u; that 0rihp-
dON guns had been booming their heaviest
shots at rs foundation Tor years, but thal rs
] arguments had never been met ly any one.
/ lie accounted for Paine's prosecutions by the
/ fact that men never recognize Their saviour
] when He is with them. and always take MN iur
/ an lmpo,tor. H. was IA describing me deaiA-
/ bed scene of the man that the speaker grew
fIe said hat with him when the end came
there We're no fears. no ghosts, no phantoms,
/ and no ag0nlNng shrieks
NATURE ASD THE CHILD.
Nature, he said held her helpless child IN her
1 pittying embrace and so0thed his last hours as
! nothing else could do.
Ihe oid man. he said. passed away brayely and
/ peacefully. with that CONSCIOUSNESS OF a life Well
! spent and "a knowledge of having helped many
by life of Iihiianthrophy. morality. charity and
| the gaining o. an immense amount OF inter-
Palnes patriotism. he said. was never ques-
toned he gave all for ms country, and his
! moral courage. he said was proyerbial.
lie said that Paine religion was summed up
. in this creed: 81 believe IN one God and no
I more. and hope for happiness beyond TN. HE.
! believe in the equality of man ami that re-
hgiOu- duties consist IN doing justice and IN en-
| dcuNoring 90 make my fellow-crcatures happy.
/ lie urged that the assaults made upon him
| were produced boy base motives, and that those
/ who attacked him we're afraid 70 allow their fol-
/ lowers 20 read his works. He disputed the
] charges Of drunkenness and immortality As
SANDER of the basest sort, and said that money
/ had been offered 20 priest to induce him 10
swear that hc had recanted on his death bed
CALLED THEM BOOTS.
Through the whole lecture people who believe
| in the orthodox religion were spoken OF as
blgOts
Before closing his talk he gave what he said
| was description of the scene of preacher
standing in the pulpit and covering the name
| and memory Of ono OF the truest and best
men with slime, and then. while he rolled his
/ eyes upward like q dying calf, present that fair
name 20 his hearers so begrimed as TO be utter
/ ly beyond recognition
The audience which listened last night TO this
| eulogy on Tom Paine consisted Of about sixty
people, among whom were several chill
dren and ladies'. Among them were
Sergeant Washington, Charles Hummer
@. ". Swami, T.. II. Baker. MIR. Coles and his
family. Miss Maggie Butler, Charles White, j. L.
sullivan. John Fresncr. Mr.. Dressed and wife
The lecturer goes from here to Raleigh, y. {.