The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-30
BY FATHER MALONE
Hi Lecture on Modern InfdelS VS..
lngersoll" Last Night.
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| the Colorado Catholic, and one of the
| most popular and broad minded relig-
Gus teachers in the western country.
delivered his lecture Modern Infidels
Tvs. Ingersoll' to a big audience at Ma
Iguire's opera house last night. On the
stage with the speaker were Rev.
Thomas Fl. Hicks of the South Butte
M. e. church, Rev. Peter Peterson of
the Independent Scandinavian church,
Rev. c. w. Poole of the Christian
church, Rev. S. c. Blackiston of the
Episcopal church, Rabbi Reubbins,
Father DeSiere, Joseph Laird, John
Caplice, Professor Hendricks, Hal Cor
bett, DR.. Tremblay and others. Father
Malone was introduced by Rev. Mr..
Blackiston in a brief speech. Mr..
Blackiston said Father Malone did not
speak for any one Christian denomina-
ton, but spoke for Christianity. He
represented. he said, a church that
had fought many hard battles and he
believed that in his fight against inf
deity, victory would once more perch
upon the churchs banner. Mr.. Black
iston referred to the fact that the au-
dience represented every Christian de-
nomination in the city, and expressed
the hope that the time was not far
distant when there would be but one
denomination, with one aim-the sal
walton of mankind--and then it could
be said as of old, behold, how these
Christians love one another" Mr..
Blackiston said the Young Mems In
stitute deserved great credit in bring
ing Father Malone to the city.
The lecturer was received with great
applause. He prefaced his lecture by
saying that Christianity needed no
apologies. This glorious work in be-
half of mankind in all ages cannot be
belittled by the calumny of infidels. 1t
Is the only religion that has success
fully battled the demon of atheism
century after century, and to-day 1t
bids defiance to the monster and
brings hope and solace to the human
heart. .a
From the point of view of the Chris
tan whatever there is of true enlghten-
| ment. true science and true art is found
within that pale where Christianity ex-
ercises it's influence, and even the world
| feels it's effects and influences" said
| Father Malone. China, Japan. India,
| Turkey, all pay homage to Christian
| methods and are important and success
| full only in proportion as they adopt the
| same. One manifest characteristic OIL
Christianity is the elevation of woman
| The ideal of womanhood is to be found in
| Christianity, not in Paganism. Notwith-
! standing however, the supernatural eff
| fects of Christianity there have been in
| all the past centuries men who have ques-
! toned their great cause. Men who at
| tempt to prove that there is no external
world nothing existing outside of our
| selves. This is absurd, you will say. Yes
but not more so than the contentious OF
the men who will question Christianity
| omnipotent cause.
There have been infidels from the time
| of Anaximander, Epcurus and Lucretius
| down to d'Halbach, Lalande, Cabanis
Hobbies, Paine and Spencer. These infide
writer's have been answered, and thor
oughly answered, and refuted by their
contemporaries.
1--WE have but in America to become
conspicuous in that same line, Mr.. Robert
| G. Ingersoll. Mr.. Ingersoll is a man OF
| extraordinary parts, and in certain lines
| a man of commanding ability. He is pro-
| ficient in the use of the English language
| an orator of transcendent ability; gener-
| ally of a prepossessing and captivating
manner; in many respects man of low
| able character and winning ways. lr
nearly all things sympathetic charitable
| to his fellowman, when religion is not in
| question:; in a word, a man thoroughly
| equipped to win popular favor and ap
| plause for any subject that he may es
| pouse But Mr.. Ingersoll, as one of his
| critics affirms, lacks the intense earnest
ness and masculine vigor of Tom Paine
| the learning and wit of Voltaire the phil
| osophical penetration of Hobbies and Boil
ingbroke, the analytical faculty of Her
| bert Spencer, the industry of Tyndall ant
| Huxley, and the comprehensiveness anC
incisive logic of John Stuart Mill.
Mr.. Ingersoll is continually pratinl
about modern science and moderr
thought a very superficial glance owe
| the many lectures written and delivered
| oh NIL of 1ae.
science will disclose the fact that h,
knows absolutely nothing of modern sci
ence nor does he even know aught of TIL,
| literature of modern infidelity. This ma,
seem startling to many; IL is nevertheless
true"
The speaker then quoted at some length
| Colonel Ingersoll's well-known opinions
of the Bible. He then read from Profes
sor Huxley an extract on the Bible which
fatty contradicted the assertions of tn
| former. Father Malone continuing said
| Mr.. Ingersoll. of course. has a theory o
the origin of the universe. Those who ar
at all familiar with Roberts Lectures
know that any theory of his must of ne
cessity be scientific II must have the en-
dorsement of the whole scientific hier
.archy before ii could be permitted 4
float in the airy chambers of Bob's mos
| stupendous intellect. What is the moderi
| conception of the universe he seeks? Yol
see by this that anything that comes un
der the head of modern passes music
with the colonel The modern conception
is. he asserts. that the universe Away
has been and ever will be- Now, this
most certainly not the true theory. Is II
then, the modern theory? Ingersol mean
by modern theory that theory which in
fidels teach. Herbert Spencer is surely
modern infidel. Does he teach this the
oryE''
Father Malone quoted at considerable
length from Mr.. Spencer's well-knOw
work on the first principles Of philosophy
Mr.. Spencer takes exactly the oppost
position from Colonel Ingersoll and main
tains that the theory of the origin OF tn
universe held by Colonel Ingersoll and hi
followers is absolutely unthinkabe. II
also quoted from John Stuart MINIS sys
TEN OF logic showing that many OF Nj
InCersolrs metaphysical proposition
We're rejected by this great infidel. Fathe