St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-19
HULL'S HOT HITS
On the Timely Topic, "What
Shall We Do to Be
So Saved ?"
GIVE RISE TO THE QUERY
In Many Minds, "What Can
Mp. Hull Do to Be
Saved?"
iNGERSOLL!AN TO A DEGREE
Though He Esehews the Ar
rows Of Ridicule for Shafts
Of Sarcasm.
GIVE RISE TO THE QUERY
iMGERSOLL!AN TO A DEGREE

'What Shall We Do to Be Saved p
was the pious-sounding topic of a
lecture delivered at Ford's Music
hall last night by Willard J. Hull
of Buffalo, r. Y. But the discourse
itself was far from pious in the
churchly sense of the word.
On the contrary, it was radical in
the extreme. 1t was fairly niger
sollian, with this difference, that the
lecturer .eschewed the arrows of
ridicule for the shafts of sarcasm.
These he employed freely and eff
fectually in attacking the hypocrisy
of modern Pharisees who are forever
thanking the Creator that they are
not as other men are.
Mr.. Hull is a man of slexder
frame and medium height. His
countenance is pale and StudiouS in
character. His right arm is his only
one, but it is SO prolific OF expressive
gestures that its companion is not
missed. Mr.. Hull is an earnest
speaker. He possesses a strong,
resonant voice, flexible, well modu-
lated and capable of revealing the
full significance Of every utterance.
When Mr.. Hull stepped upon the
platform last evening. he faced an
audience that filled the hall. After
a few Introductory remarks of a
mild and innocent character, the
lecturer placed his manuscript upon
the rack before him, and made the
following startling, not to say hot
proposition:
IF you would be saved do not
bring any moro children into the
world, for if the Christian plan of
salvation is the true plan, we are
adding to the population of hell
nearly every time child is born"
The house was as still as death.
Not a man or woman even coughed.
Surprise hypnotized them. The
lecturer continued:
IF the child is father of the man,
there need be no wonder at the
number of decayed families. But l
have no idea that the plan will be
adopted. SO L propose to analyze the
various
SCHEMES OF SALVATION
and see what there is in them. I
think it is no more than fair that
an unbeliever should be heard on
this subject, in view of the fact that
the Ivanhoes Of the pulpit have al
ways enjoyed a monopoly of the
matter"
By this time Mr.. Hulrs hearers
had regained their breath, and re
covered sufficiently from their sur
prise to listen with appreciative at
tention to what followed
Mr.. Hull proceeded to attack the
Christian schem of salvation. He con-
tended that no act, good or bad, that
man can perform would stop the ac-
ton Of natural law. There could be
no mediator between an Infinite and
a finite being. A finite being could
not offend or defend an Infinite being
LAS long said the lecturer. cas-
man is made to believe that his life
and actions have any effect upon the
lmmutable laws of nature, so long will
In humorous style the speaker de.
scrlped three different routes to saliva
lion. One was the Christian line. a
ulrect route, on which the passenger
baggage was transported free oil
charge, and no character, no individ.
uailty, no anything was required but q
properly stamped ticket, with coupon
on which was inscribed the letters "R
OF j., meaning blood OF Jesus" An
other was branch line which encir.
cleo the broad country districts, ano
gathered up those willing to go. This
the lecturer termed the ''Blue Line. -
| ana ne admitted that he was TRAVELLING
on i. Inc third was the ''Materialist' $
Line, stub line, he said, which
dldnt make any promises regarding
the end of the journey. It's tickets
read: Your feet may touch bottom
we don't know; you may meet your
loved ones-we don't know"
Mr.. Hull then arraigned the agnos-
tlcs as severely as the believers and
declared that there wasn't much diff
ference between the two. If the Chris.
tian belief that God was all-knovino
and foresaw all things were true. then
lie was responsible for the moral ruin
OF those whom He created.
The saved man. continued the leo.
turer, lis he who studies his own now
ers. He perceives that the secret NJ
true life is self-government and tbt
art of attending to his own affairs ~
Knows That it is easier to be orthodo,
than it is to be just" (Applause).
Inc speaker paid a glowing tribute
10 nature, calling it the Bible, which
NO HUMAN HAND
could altar or revise. He went intr
an anal; sis of mind, to show that ir
II e equilibrium of his faculties mar
mas MS Saviour. He declared tina,
the Two great curses OF the world were
Sold and whisky. In conclusion Mr.
Hull said:
Attraction and affinity are the fun.
damental laws of association, and We,
the Christian world is peopling HEAVIER
all the while with penitent murderers
swindlers, wife heaters and politicians
with the expectation that heaven Is
going to be a congenial place. for tbe
elect. Don't look to the skies for grace
while the earth is loaded with mort.
| cages, distilleries, poorhouses and nros.
N~SNSSN'. Oe1ii OAI' your CIdDlalnS anf
stop asking God to save and care fo,
the state so long as the state derra das
thu unfortunate snd .kes the y
slaves. Don't expect salvation so LONG
| as you allow Shyiock to cut his pound
OF flesh from the body of toll. Dom
look for sanctification from on high
while you compel weak girls and WON.
en- to make shirts for you at shilline
| each in order to get bread to eat while
you sell them for $1S per dozen ana
hobnob with Goldfish aristocracy. Phil.
| osophy and genius have ever lived II,
! on the airy peaks. Eagles soar alone
blackbirds fly in fiocks. The Hum.
boldts, the Rants and the Darwins
| have hewed their way to the rhythm ~
Nature. Their province has been r.
discover truth; the church has always
obscured it. Science says the universe
| is governed by law. The etarp;+,, -