The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-25

known among men of affairs, stands
Father Malone OF Denver, editor of the
Colorado Catholic. Catholics in Salt
Lake know him best as an editor, and
there were not few last night who re-
GREETED that his cloth prevented him
from entering the ranks of secular jour
nalism. But in Denver Father Malone
is very close to the people, and it is
there that he is recognized as one of
the best types of the American citizen.
Next to Tom Patterson, no man in
Colorado can hold an audience longer
On a subject germane 10 the times.
Modern Infidels versus Ingersoll''
was the subject which entertained one
of the largest audiences seated in the
Grand Opera house last night. and it
struck a responsive chord On the
platform were seated President George
.. Cannon. Hon. John T. Game and
Judge McNally. In the proscenium
and boxes one could distinguish the
faces of some of the noted churchmen
of Salt Lake of all denominations.
In d few well-chosen words President
Cannon introduced the orator of the
evening.
After dealing with the falla-
cies and claims of agnosticism
to some length Father Malone
took up a line of thought based
on the discussions Of the religious sects
of today. With characteristic honesty
and freedom from bias the speaker told
of how the two great denominations
in past days had prosecuted each other
as either held the power. The past
should bury its dead, was the opinion
expressed, and the speaker thought it
was time to adjust the slight differ
all 1xrOr il1c 1d q
common end, and unite for the con-
summation of that common result.
From the point of view of the Chris
tian.'' said Father Malone, whatever
there is Of true Embellishments, true
science and true art is found within
that pale where Christianity exercises
its influence, and even the world be-
yond the pale of Christianity feels its
effects and influences. China, Japan,
India, Turkey, ali pay homage to Chris
tian methods, and are important and
successful only in proportion as they
adopt the same. One manifest charac-
terstic of Christianity is the elevation
of woman. The ideal of womanhood
is to be found in Christianity, not in
paganism. Notwithstanding however,
the supernatural effects of Christianity,
there have been in all the past cen
Furies men who have questioned their
great cause; men who attempt to prove
there is no external world, and that
nothing exists outside of ourselves.
This is absurd, you will say. Yes. But
not more SO than the contentious Of the
men who will question Christianity's
omnipotent cause.
There have been inf1dels from the
time of Anaximander Epichrus and
Lucretius down to d Holbach, Lalande,
Cabanis, Hobbies. Paine and Spencer.
These infidel writers have been an
swered and thoroughly answered and
refuted by their contemporaries
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 proficient in the use of
the English language, an orator of
transcendent ability: generally Of a
prepossessing and captivating manner;
in many respects a
MAN OF LOVABLE CHARACTER
and winning ways. In nearly all things
sympathetic; charitable to his fellow
man when religion is not in question.
in a word, a man thoroughly equipped
to win popular favor and applause for
any subject that he may espouse. But
MIR. lngerSoll, as one Of his critics af-
firms, lacks the intense earnestnesS and
masculine vigor of Tom Paine, the
learning and wit of Voltaire the philo-
sophical penetration of Hobbies and
Bollingbrcke, the analytical faculty of
Herbert Spencer. the industry of Tyn-
call and Huxley, and the comprehen-
siveness and incisive logic of John
Stuart Mill.
Mr.. Ingerson is continually prating
about modern science and modern
thought A very superficial glance over
the many lectures written and deliv-
cred by this so-called champion of
modern science will disclose the fact
that he knows absolutely nothing Of
modern science, nor does he even know
aught of the literature of modern in
1idelity. This may seem startling to
many, il is nevertheless true"
The speaker then quoted at some
length Colonel Ingersolrs well known
opinions of the bible He then read
from Professor Huxley an extract on
the bible which fatty contradicted the
assertions Of the former. Father Ma
lone. continuing, said:
Mr.. 1ngerSoll, of course, has a the
DRY of the origin of the universe. Those
who are at all familiar with Roberts
lectures know that any theory of his
must of necessity be scientific. It
must have the endorsement of the
whole scientific hierarchy before it
could be permitted to float in the airy
chamber of Bob's most stupendous in
tellect. What is the modern concep-
ton of the universe he seeks? You
see by this that anything that comes
under the head Of modern passes mus
ter with the colonel, that the universe
always has been and ever will be-
Now, this is most certainly not the
true theory. Is it, then, the modern
theory? Ingersoll means by modern
theory that theory which infldels teach
Herbert Spencer is surely a modern in
f1del. Does he teach this theory?"
Father Malone quoted at consider
able length from Mr. Spencer's we'll
known work on the first principles of
philosophy. Mr.. Spencer takes exactly
the opposite position from Colonel In
gerSoll and maintains that the theory
of the origin of the universe held bv
Colonel Ingersoll and his followers is
absolutely unthinkabe. He also quoted
from john Stuart Mills System of
Logic showing that many of Inger-
soils metaphysical propositions were
rejected by this great infidel. Father
Malone then read extensively from the
lectures of Colonel Ingersoll. showing
that gentleman's well known opinions
concerning Christianity. In reply the
speaker said:
Christian historians have answered
and re-answered these ignorant and
malicious assertions again and again
until the repetition has became -~uiv
painful. For a time it was thought |
that the last had been heard OF them
but here comes Robert G. Ingersoli |
and. in total ignorance of what has
been done by Christian scholars. brings
forth from the limbo of exploded a h