New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-29

In this country during the emancipation agitation.
His theories are by means original, though MS
efforts 10 uphold them seem more childish IN these
enlightened days than they did thirty years ago
Bishop Grant said: 1.-THE vaporings OF THIS
emptyheaded preacher are so far beyond reason,
so extravaganza so animated with cowardly hatred
Of a weaker race that they can do no harm. Ihis
age is so full OF important subjects that really ue-
nand the attention of every thinking man 'hai
time spent in discussing Hasskarls book seriously
is simply wasted. Years ago. when these same
theories were first put forward by men who were
better able than he appears TO be TO find speclous
arguments which seemed TO the ignorant 10 support
them, l preached sermon by request, 10 eNpose
their fallacy I remember asking the Hasskars OF
that day by what rule they could decided IL iuiI-
blooded negro had no soul how much soul mula''o
had how much soul quadroon might have no"
much soul they would allow for octoroon etc.
until had reduced their whole argument 10 an ao-
surdity which the dulest intellect couiu APP
preciate. Now let me add one word more, IN soper
earnest which is that II this fellow Hasskarl coud
succeed in convincing the negro In America that
he has no soul TO be saved. and hence no soul TO
be damned to hell fire for sins committed here II
would result in a lot Of trouble for the white race
for the negro does not fear physical death to any
great extent and Is only restrained from taxing
his revenge upon those who Cypress and abuse MIN
by his strong religious conviction that ne "ouid
have to answer for it hereafter
Another cOlOreO
his name published, said: 1T is only necessary to
nuote some of Hasskarls arguments In order to
show how puerile they are For instance, on
Page q of The Missing Link he says: LOOK
into your Bible and hear the prophet OF GOO oe-
family ask: Can the Ethiopian change his skin
or the leopard his spots?"-Jeremah Kill. S-the
Ethiopian black, both beasts; and when you nave
so looked you will be forced TO exclaim, True
every word true!'' Could anything be sillier than
10 argue that because the prophet named the
Ethiopian and the leopard in the same verse
both are beasts? l might Just as we'll allege that
because there several verses OF the BLDG III
which Balaam and his are both mentioned
Balaam was beast, and yet Balaam was white
man.
Take another extract from Page es Of Hass-
karrs book. 1t reads thus:
There is not probably single negro IN In the he
mental mental caiibre beyond the maximum OF those
( originally landed. Heredty has held them ciose
10 tR me negro pre and simple excluding the ny
brd excluding too those Africans OF other stocks,
same features as the Europeans excepting COLOR,
and who under similar cohdltons are capaole Oh
any approxim degree of advancement
Here he frankly allows that the Ethiopian is
cspable Of social advancement, though on Page
q he nroved 10 his own satisfaction that the
ETHIOPIAN is beast Again. on Page 1854 Hass-
karl asserts upon what authority know not. that
the negroes in Liberia often Kill their newborn
| babes. This shows, he argues, that they nave no
souls Hasskarl admits that the Chinese have
souls vet there the best OF authority for assert
ing that infanticide is almost a national habit In
China.
Here is an extract from Page 1856. which shows
the animus Of the author pretty clearly. take 1t;
Now we ask. is It reasonable to suppose. that
Cod would call or would suffer to be called a
descendant of Ham to superintend and build HIS
Temple and erect therein his altar IL Hiram Adm
had been a negro-a woolly headed. prodigions-
iawed thick-pped and iat-nosed negro? The
! idea is entirely inconsistent with GODS dealing
with men.
"Where did Mr. Hasskarl learn Gods standard
OF human beauty? Has the Chinaman more beau
! ,ifl features than the negro, even according to
! Anglo-Saxon taste? Hasskar does not deny souls
! 10 the yellow-skinned. Acknowledged race. The
truth seems TO shine out here. which is that Hass
kari hates the negro. and II he had his way in the
! Scheme Of salvation he would wipe out that
| precious text: 'Whosoever is born OF water and
| Inc Shirt shall have everlasting life All that
the negro wants Of Mr. Hasskarl or any other Is
TO be left by himself and alone to work out his
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