Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-06-19

The spread of the Rappiag delusion is among the
oldest facts of the age New disciples, or more pro-
perly victims, record themselves in print almost
daily Under the impulse of spiritual converse, in
dividuals meet us constantly proposing to execute
all sorts of difficult and impossible feats, such as
writing editorials or teegraphng the latest inteli
gence from the world to come, or prognostcating
the election of Mr. PIERCE, and all with the gravest
faces conceivable. Members go aside and locate
themselves in spiritually ELECTED community on the
mountains. Newspapers, in which you might rea-
sonably hope to find tidings of the present and fu
ture as well as of the past greet from all direc
tions. The abundance of the literature devoted to
the new faith denotes the rapidity and sturdness of
| its growth.
But the oldest feature Of all--even going beyond
the canal decision which the spirit of Mr. CALHOUN
recently raped out to an honorable Judge of Ap-
peals-is the introduction of the rappers into the
pulpit, and the employment of ghosts to propagate
the gospel. We read as follows in the Marshall
(Wis.) Democrat:
"Some Of the clergy In the eastern part Of the county
Carke say hattheyar inspired by the spirits and that
their sermons delivered out Of the pulpit not their
own but that they the instruments through which the
spirits operate upon the Of the people We under
stand that these dvnes the spirits through them say
that the Millennium has commenced and that in less than
five years the wicked to be swept from the ace Of the
earth and the righteous inherit it forever 1t Is
reported that one Of the dyines said on Sunday last
while preaching to crowded house. that not than
dozen Of his audience would ever pass through the
shades OF death 1t is also said that the spirits in
formed the people, through the mediums that the old
way of baptzng is all wrong and that they should
water instead Of wine for sacramena and
informed that the people are following the directions
to the letter new church has been organized called
the Church Of Christ and meeting is now being held
which commenced one week ago. and s to continue until
the spirits tell them to stop. We told that
infatuated with this religion that they do not do
single thing without first consulting the spirits The
excitement IN the is great and some OF the
best men in the county are strong believers"
Without presuming to comment upon the fresh
development, we would put it TO all religious bodies
of consistent faith and order if this is exactly the
right sort Of thing Does not it amount to heresy
Is there any reason why unlicensed ghosts should
have access to and rappings in pulpit wherefrom
unlicensed but corporal preachers are zealously ex
cluded Indeed, the difficulties springing from this
most heterodox innovation strike us so seriously that
we foresee less than subversion Of all respect and
devotion to the only true faith unless the church
door be firmly shut on the demons. There is ra-
tona suspicion about that the ghosts are at best no
better than they should be, and many Of the most
communicative Of them were once men of notorious
loose opinions Neglect decided stand against then,
at once, and we shall be favored presently with pous
homies from Vanini, Holbach, and Paine.
Nsw Fork Times.