The Woodville Republican., 1852-12-21
SPIRITUAL RAPPERs.

u some Of the authorized publications
OF this new school Of philosophy be q fair
test, their authors claim Tor spiritual visif.
power than the Siviour Of mankind taught
his followers 10 claim for Him. According
to them. spiritual inselIigences are better
acquainted with the necessities os man, and
the demands that his intellectual aud moral
nature Is making upon higher Being. than
was our Saviour; aud are disposed to ed.
vance msn more rapidly aud more efFectu'
ally even than the received word Of God
acknowledges OF claims These spirits
pretend to know mans wants. they have
determined TO relieve them. and earthly
mediums are their agents Ia the great
work They claim divine power; they
originate-a new mission from the unseen
world, aud promise TO their disciples more
enlafge1 teld for improvement than any
that infinite wisdom, mercy aud goodness
has yet developed for the restoration Of
man 10 ahodes OF bliss
II is this new claim that gives TO what
is termed spiritual philosophy lis impor
tsnce. The fly in amber excited curiosity.
not from its own singularily pr greatness.
but from the puzzlug consideration Of how
II got there. So a systematic attack upon
revelation---a combined effort 10 give TO the
imegiuings Of man the seat Of chr stiRnity
lis bound 10 receive, at the hsds of mo-
ralty aud religion, an exposure aud refuta.
ton that would not be required. were IL not
fur the sacred character OF the object Of
assunlt. II will doubtless startle many, 10
whose notice the subject has never been
brought except IN mere passing manner,
to learn that this new philosophy is at war
with revelation and with christianity that
inhdeli,y is iis champion. aud atheism win
be It's attendant. That which opposes the
Bible must have such assistants; aud II Ihs
claims Of this new philosophy be truth. the
whole Bible is a fable. the God of the Jew
and Gentle delusion, aud Christ himself
all impostor
IN New York city regular meetings are
held for the propagation Of tins nrw belief
| Wild extravagances are exhibited in some,
and more sober argument aud appeals cha.
racterize Others On the 25ih ult, at the
Stuyvessnt Institute 10 that city. Mr. Amb.
le,, editor Of the Spirit Messenger, aud a
Mr.. Finney, received teacher Of this new
school. spoke earnestly and with sn ability
worthy better cause.
| The subject matter Of ;heir discourses 10
reported IA the New York Tribune, as con.
sistng chiefly in startling objections OF lhs
received system Of Christian Theology.
Christ they recognized as medium. aud
some Of the Prophets AZ 'claiyoyants but
rejected all ideas Of the creation Of man as
perfect being, his after fall. and redemp.
ton through a vicarious sacrifice, as fable,
unworthy our advanced stage OF progress
| The received IDEAS of future rewards AMI
| punishments were. they contended, TOO ma.
terial, aud not fit motives TO actuate man.
Everything, said Mr. Amber, showed pro.
gression; the mineral from the vegetable
the animal from the mineral--alid man, the
most perfect Of the animal kingdom, was in
, a progressive state. As HE perfection was
more or less developed. he was more or less
happy, and as bis death was but mere
throwing of the mortal coil, that state OF
| progression continued in the spirit state in
equal degree as IL had been developed here.
Every ac, then committ,d against the law
OF nature or the rules Of the Great Spirit,
or Positive Mind retarded the individuals
progress, and never, through ell eternity,
could he get rid Of the effects Of that act,
inasmuch as 1t was so much lost towards his
perfection or happiness. Hence IN this
consequence. the idea of eternal punish.
ment (as natural consequence following
| N art in tfs.t ~. ia aal
The speakers contended that man received
revelation just 10 proportion as his own
perfection was developed; that now we had
so far progressed as to receive IL by direct
communication from the spirit world
Christians, there were noae among those
protesting sects; for II they were really fol.
lowers OF Christ (that great aud perfect
medium. they would be able TO do the
works that he did '--heai the sick, cure the
blind, DEC. These same miracles could be.
and now actually were being performed by
persons in high degree perfected among
the spirit manlfestis,s.
We have quoted from this report TO show
what il is tie most sober o. these teachers
recommend for mans belief, and to express
most decided opinion that it is high time
that this wretched mixture of impety, in
fidelity. blaspheny, aud false philosophy.
should receive at the hands OF the christian
teacher aud the religious preeeptor that ex
posufe and condemnation they deserve.
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last twelve years IS 10 has this year. Snow
has covered the ground since The 10th day
OF November and the weather since has
been characterised by the rigorous cold Of
winter.