Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-11-18

'N"e'F louiu heeuIuli to cause tne greatest Sc
duction and ruin of mankind.
And as to the aledged good works of these
spirits as proof for them, viz that they heal the
sick, and otherwise greatly promote mems tenn
poral interests, besides their extraordinary efforts
in religion, as though expecting to secure the
universal salvation of men aud spirits in regen-
Grafton OF the world without judgment day, or
resurrection of the dead through Christ as ap-
pears from their revelations now pubshed,-we
have not yet known of their performing any bet
ter apparent works in such things, than what
" foul spirits would naturally do in their gros
sest deceptions, thus transforming themselves"
into angels oflight, as foretod of such spirits.
2. The public defenders of these spirits, Uet
it be said kindy,) are naturally understood as
furnishing us some proof, that the spirits are
r'''o t~9ng ruur pIaV .;, 4,aheylror3 uod,
and sent from the dead, as they do. Because
much proof has been publicly brought against
them, that they are demon spirits rather than
what they claim to be, which proof has come be
fore their mediums, clairvoyants, and other pub
lie advocates. But instead of their attempting
publicly and fairly to answer it, they have seem
ed to remain as silent in regard to it, as though
neither the public nor themselves ever heard Of
any such proof Particulars of this will not be
Withheld when demanded And yet their pro-
fesseG full investigation "of the subject, in
the late increase of their pamphlets, books,
periodicals, circles conferences, mass meetings,
general conventions, &C., appear rather as food
about to deuge the community with this spirit.
ualism. Still in all these operations, so far,
they have seemingly confined themselves to this
one point, or position, viz, that "spirits have
caused the manifestations, and inferred from such
proof that they are indeed from the dead
If, then, these spirits are honestly what they
claim to be, and if their disciples or followers
are positively satisfied with the proof they have
of it, it is not seen why they should so long and
so rigidIy stand back, or refuse to come forward
into the open light, when called as they often
have been, to look full in the face the proofs be-
fore them, that these manifestations are perform
ed by such foul spirits as those possessing the
swine, as already mentioned.
3. These spirits are much in the habit of
Misrepresentation and fasehood, in making com.
muncations through their mediums. And this is
admitted publicly by the mediums themselves,
and other advocates, who in such cases. apollo
gize for their being" no more reliable" gener-
ally imputing it to the "mistakes of spirits
''not yet fully developed" or to the "skeplcsm''
of some present. " provoking " the spirits to do
no better. And these failures or falsehoods of
the spirits, appear as often to come from the pre-
tended spirits of the pous dead, as from others;
lsse-d. iode~d thew all profess religion now. Sc
long, as even the mediums admit these frequent
untruths Of their guardian spirits" and tina
they are no more relabo," how can others
yet suspicious of them, safely rely upon sucl
selfish and er parte testimony, that they are
Indeed, the true spirits of the dead
4. These spirits, or their mediums for them
are in some instances witnessing against eacl
other publicly, as being Il" Evil damned spirits,
willing instruments of the devil &c. Showing
this to be fact, the following extract is quoted
verbatim, from a pamphlet just out, entitled, Il
Defence Of Spiritual Manifestations. By Reu, {
H. Harvey Pastor ofihe W. E. Church, Of fKing-
8on, Pa. 1852" The author says -
81 have not the slightest doubt, that evil spir-
its communicate with the living, through medi-
ums, in many instances | believe that there
are mediums SO wicked, that good spirits will
not communicate with them. | believe this to
be the case with the famous Auburn Circle
| That raps are made there, and that communica-
tons are received containing extra human intel
gcnce, do not question; but thar the devi
presides oyer the Circle, and evil damned spir-
its, the willing instruments ofthe DEVIL the only
ones that communicate through it, | am fully
satisfied And that many other communications
which have been spread abroad as coming from
the spirit spheres, are from the same source, OF
are wicked labrcations, got up BY their author;
for the purpose of deception, am just as fully
satisfied. To this class believe the works o
A. J. Davis, and much contained in the paper
called the Spirit World, and edited by Rev
La Roy Sunderland, on Spiritual Manifestations
belong. Nay know it to be so, know it, be
cause they contradict the BIbie."-(P. 36, 81
And much more this spirit author says, equal
ly denouncng these heretofore most publicly
held up pioneers and champions, if not bishops
in this spirtuaism And can they and the
communicating spirits, now in return consist
emily testify any more favorably of this fraer
nal author and his communicating spirits
Should a company of the arrested thus testify
aginst each olher their character, as body
would naturally appear the more suspicious OF
that account Then how can this company o
accursed rappcrs be properly acquitted, on thei
own testimony, thus alternately condemnng
themselves, or each other?
5. Many of the rapping spirits if not all
teach infde doctrines, aud virtually urge then
on the world as a substitute for the Gospel q
Christ This is considered as much done in tn
voluminous spirit revelations of Mr. Andrew
Davis, now regarded as understood first in ran
among clairvoyant5 and mediums. But 'presen
limits will only admit word of this spirit inf
deity from "a History of Developments 4
Spiritual Manifestations IN the city Of PhiIade
phia." This author from spirit communication
teaches that this " spiritual era of the 10Th Ger
tury" is full as d" important and glorious a
that of the Christian era."-(p g. And tina
God never enabled men by revelations, "
embrace the grand idea of certain hereafter
till now, by "guardan angels" (p.9,) meanin
rapping spirits; as though these rapPers hav
now done more in divine revelations than wa
ever before done by God himself, Christ his Sol