The Fall of Man.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 97, 27 March 1885, Page 3

The Fall of Man.

MrioSMald-i-Massey delivered his sesDriS'jfebtift^ in' th© Yowiv Hull last' evening 1 ; W subject, being; f { The fijtH of Man" as an astronomical nllogory and physiologiQal vfebje; ;.I The! audience twe& somewhat larger than .that of tQ^'previous evening andthe lco-, tnrec.^4? i^ r t T^ il^ tl by Mr Walton' who w ;fojr ; M'r_ Lin ton's jifosence I <and,iealled: on'^Mr Pergnson; t« take -fene i- chair; / Mr "Perguson vfe--mark'f d 4;hkt tH)6te ;' ; was ; rib n ecessity on lu&iiJart ' ' . . say/ ; " amy tiling, about the l^tureri iJao^Bi-wiho. had listened to h«i*oft'the' ! previouß eyeßing whea; he h&d delivered hip first address to thenj^ couj^i ism-i o s*J .jbignest opinian.!of .ability >; hie ("Mr.Fer^ gusson) as'tegarding that eveningslectn^e^n'ew 1 nothing whatever of what it was ftke', ! ' but wduld, Svithqut , further remark, call on Mr Massey to tell them all jsboutlft. -liThe'vlecturer commenced by reading ; rt revolutionary stat'eitieiitf'sllltjged byhimtohUve come'Jfi'oin''6ne ! -of 'the Ministers at a late MetHp; dtyi ■ e.bn¥erei)ce; Viz;, that the Bible with' ten thousand: old. iwiyea 'fabi-as, . but that they dare "npt c attack theih ! from the pnlpit. Mr Massey then 'proceeded to deßoribeHhe resutts'of his researches as touching the Fall of Man, which theory heiheld'to .ber.. ai^ iigtronomical allegrfryijlthe speaker furtheffexponn-: ded the science of evolution^ the meanings of the various mythological. tales^pH^irf of "'tHe^qn^tel^tioiis^ihe'; pre- Aa^aßgLi^qlaJl m heaven, itho, delhge &c. „, All .these, were treated, scientifir. cally iby-' the lecturer; also descriptions ot th^ li^arlftus i: B'abyl6nn>iii, Hebrew, Hind^lp'r^M'^OT^c^ ed witti'^e.'''B!blicAl'J.ifrJtmgs. No doubt a good mtpij; [vpresent were shocked and perhaps, disgusted «t the manner m,, which the 'speaker dealt with the tfhriattan'^eliefmd its tewdhings, the bible as accepted by christiaus being described as a grand frand. the atonement ol blood In the person of a God-man absurd and ridiculous, i and remission of ( sins, throiigh faith J and Relief m thesb ; teachings unintel- | ligatlie' to tne : i-e'as6'iYmg f:Vculties of man .: At 'the ' conclusion' Mif Walton proposed a vote of thanks to the lee- i turey (an unusual proceeding when the. speaker is on a professional platform).. . Mr Monrad thought that perhaps 'it Wotld be'better not to propose a vote b? thanks inasoiuph as the andieace was a nirxed one ami the belief of th|e Jeotiiref 5 'not aobepted'by mostof^hem'." Mr'Hanfeins thought that a. vote of thank's for the very-able manner m which the lectnre was 1 given should^be accbrded*' apart 1 from their acce'p 5 tin^ 1 it' as tlieir belief. 'Mr Fergusbh ,fe6hVe'y^.d i :the ; Vote ; of thanks to MfMa'ssey!, but 1 remarked he (' Mr Massey) had nqt succeeded. 5n shaking hiib'eUef: 'In; 'the : old faith one' bit; bi.e/might say he had had 4 hours cbnVorsatibn 1 ' Witli.Mr Massey, aud.they both knew each bther well.