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must be but poorly engaged 10 wing their way
from heavenly bliss surrounded by God, Angels,
and souls washed and made white 10 the blood
of the Lamb, 10 ans "eirele,' with which We
are acquainted, bearing The silly 'idings Thai they
do-u1 worthy 10 emenale from The mind Of The
weakest member composing the circle. But II
is with one class Of these spiritual worshipers
that we have TO do, and The malignant purposes
that they intend TO accomplish by this sPiriIual
rapping enquire. That all the devolees Of this
idol are dishonest, we do not believe. But this
like all other kindred humbugs, is composed Of
two elasses-Ihe deceyers and the deceived.
The one hOnesI, undesiguing, and unsusPciOus.
but always ready TO be imposed upon by the dis.
honest, designing and hypOcrigical, that compose
the other class. This is most emPhaIically
the case 80 far as this humbug is con.
cerned. They are men in whom we have no
confidence so far as principle is concerned
Restless spirits waited about by every wind Of
false doctrine, and have been following 10 quick
succession from bad 10 worse all the "iSms" Of
the day-from Garrsonism, or modern Atheism,
have not doubt. Their associations and com.
bined efforts is the most irelragabe evidence
that the annhilation Of Ihe churches, christian
religion and the word OF God is their waIchword
and to accomplish these ends, means Of every
kind have been resorIed TO too base for any ho.
norabe men TO be engaged in. Even the de-
unknown Iabyrinihs Of The future, and their aid
l invoked to operate on the symPalhies Of some
surviving friend, 10 this waged war Of exIerm
nation against all that is gOOd-the pure religion
Of Jesus Christ. And such has been the result
3 that innocent and credulous individuals have
9 made solemn promises to forsake that church il
) which they have been nursed and Graded, anC
. to which perhaps they owe their unblemisheC
!. reputation, afler having been imporuned will
for hours by the supposed spirit Of friend lhey
g loved, and whose advice they always confded
Could we stop here and draw the curtin be
4 tween us and these "reliabe and advising spir
). it's we would be glad. But pseudo spirit
d have even exhorted little children and exacte
promises from them, that they never would con
meet themselves with any religious organization
!. Of the day then endeavorng by the most des
# picable means 10 make impressions on the in
+ fant mind, that will no. only blast their pros
poets, so far as vinuous and moral cause i
e life is concerned, but will perhaps consign lher
Is to that endless wo that await all that do nc
Ir follow The admonlions Of that God who wi
shortly sit in judgment.
;, These are but few Of The results GROWN
D out OF these spiritual manifestations. The
Il are entirely under tho control Of The OPERATOR
% and if they should be designing men. no ind
vidual 10 community is safe from their malevC
:, lent auscks-or such has been The expeTienc
!. OF The past. Let but suspicion fix its relen,e:
8, langs upon any individual, and there is no diff
u Guilty in calling in the aid o! John Smith," {
y some other kindred spiIit whose declaration
10 must be received as prma lacia evidence Of III
!. supposed guilt, and even where legal tribuna
81 have failed to prove an aledged crime II
u oracle has spelled out the name o the perpetr'
tor TO The entire satisfaction of the CIRCLE.
"A ARGUS.
So LREsBURGH, Feb, 8, 1859.
c,.o.n;,,. $780,.