WANGANUI FREETHOUGHT ASSOCIATION.

Freethought Review, Volume II, Issue 22, 1 July 1885, Page 7

WANGANUI FREETHOUGHT ASSOCIATION.

The Secretary sends the following report for the month of May : May loth, Mr. Pharazyn gave an interesting discourse on Father Lambert’s “Notes on Ingersoll.” The lecturer was of opinion that Father Lambert had not met Ingersoll’s arguments, but had quoted certain passages and left out what would tell against him. He admitted that the Rev. Father was able and ingenious, and his style was calculated to impress those who were already of his own opinion. May 17th. Mr. Hollow gave a sketch of G. R. Sims’ life and works, also several selections from his work on the lives and homes of the poor of London, May 24th, Mr. Rawson lectured on “The Poor of London,” “ Over Population and Co-operation," in reply to a letter from a Theist. The lecturer maintained that Co-operation would improve the condition of the working population. On the subject of Over Population he was of opinion that it is wrong to bring children into the world to be brought up in misery, and that there is no doubt but that the opinion of Malthus would be valued more and more as knowledge increased. S. Manson, Secretary.