Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-04-23
S2iritualism--iS ii a DelusiOR!

The spiritual discussion seems to be waxing warm in our
good little city Having been appealed by many intelligent
citizens to present opinion OF its met and whether
believer in it. know Of no better method of
flying friends than presenting varied reflections and
nfrcnccs and leave the subject the tendency of the age
development of whatever is mysterious may be that
shall in the face ofmany cied opinions and that
line of remark and author may carry beyond the leg
province OF fact the field of speculation STILL
like other and what may appear rational shall claim
and whatever without the impress ofationaiy
deeply stamped upon it, shall disown.
1t remarked by Newton after he had delivered the
world legacy that has linked bis with the during
record Of man. that all that he had done seemed like boy
playing the shore, finding sometimes brighter pebble
smoother shell than ordinary while the great OF
Truth lay all undiscovered before him What progress has
made in discovering the great secrets OF Nature unfold
ing the laws of Odyic lie that pemeates the Universe He
stands with his hands shut and his head bowed down, be-
tween two worlds the ready fruit of laws his mind cannot
comprehend his will control He yields the mysteries
his sagacy may evolve either cold assent or an open
hostility. His hostility is not whit sagacous than
anance unless they predicated upon scientific truths
and all of intelligence panied amused when they
opposition spring up that is guided neither by known
facts physical science shaped by anxious and patient
mental labor. What may not comprehend need not be
denounced and whatever stands upon known phys
ca facts part ought be crushed because the other
hafis beyond ken God has ordered. His laws
Harmonious, and shall find in all matter shaped by
His WISDOM lesson sacriege to scott 1t is our lack
Faith and mental weakness which to question
where better patiently listened to the voices OF
higher intelligence which through ten Thousand
channels, travelled alone by human imagination.
Iwere, perhaps unwse place the ban upon Spruasm
There developments through we'll informed
be deceived and high to be lightly questioned Our inves
legations have led conclusions in way and W.
stop short of the point reached by what called Mediums
In other words, no spruaist We apprehend tina
the day distant when physical science shall nepose 1t
revelations and that what regarded as Spintua
communications will under some yet undiscovered media
found illustrate somelaw which harmonzes with that Book
which lies the foundations of Revealed Religion BeyOn
this may not CO. We have learned scott apparent
ly mystery At various intervals of time the world ha
been astonshed by mysteries The ancient Sibyls stare
the electric girl of Suasbourg the OF Provos
the witches ofCotton Mather the Cock Lane ghost and
Others the bare recital of whose Names would tire the reader
found scattered along the records of When
these revelations we halt in progress and the question
to lips; Has God endowed age with the spirit of
pacious generalization sufficiently distinct to enable it to
up the curtain from before law that peeates space
the discovery and truthful application Of which, brings man
step nearer his Creators well await the summons
for 80 Gods power uphods the Universe and His
pentendng all, will the light of His Love lea
man into paths yet untrod by science Newons remark
redolent with Wisdom He whose keen perception and
pacious intellect gasped Gravitaon, that after ALL
was but mere boy and although he had found pebble upo
the shores of TRUTH there lay the Great Ocean of Nature
fore him. whose laws mystery and whose voices tour
in his soul symphony that linked with the God-H Head wi
rules the Universe and Harmonizes the mysteries also
truths Of matter
We propose to come subject and we shall en-
poy such aids as we may command without reference to
der acknowledgment 1t is sufficient to say we are pr
PJred defend what advance, and we shall invoke
names alone ofhose who for their discoveries in physical
ences, above the reach of all puny efforts
The impression which man makes by his words his NOV
en and his thoughts upon the EARTH the water or
air. produce series of changes these elements which
cease The motion caused by the writing of this pr
duees undulary pusaon in the air. which enargesi in
cles until it will have travelled this globe and the changes
will work in the atmosphere will another, and still
other series of changes which viii go long time las
Babbsge the inventor othe mechanical calculating machn
says that the air is vast library on whose pages are fore
q written all that has said woman whispered
To follow this them word has escaped from mortal
whether in defence Of virtue the Perversion Of truth MOI