The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-11
The Spirit RaPping Case In Cleveland.

THIS RAPfEKS DISTURBING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TxIAL-THE ARGuMENT-THE JURY.
From he Cleveland Plaindetler, DEC 81
The of Dr. Underhll DIV ight Jarvis, for libel,
which been occupying the Court OF Com Pleas for
several days. has awakened general interest in city
anng all classes, and among sprualsts and the regular
orthodox churches in particular
The defendant charged plaintiff with being "dsturber
of sgious worship and tainator OF pubic morals
because, in company with medium the plaintiff visited
st Tmothys church, Massil!on and during the sermon
the well kno esprit appngs" were heard, which oc-
ed disturbance It not claim ed that plaintiff
made or instjgaed the raps nor that the medium had
any voluntary agency in their production but that the
presence of the medium with har spiritual friends the
plaintiff among the num5e the cause Of the sounds
being heard st that particular time and place in fact
became question for the &C ut and jury to determine
whether s'mediuns" through whom these sounds pur-
ported TO be made by departed spirits are to be allowed
in orthodox blles and incidental to this the quss
ton arcs, what orthodox assembesp This being
the first of the kind in the history Of American ura
prudence such issue has been tried, it most
turay excited deep int est between the secs ed
and q led the court house TO overlooking.
1t proved that DR.. Underhil de siguedly went
to St. Tmotbys church to make disturbance, but it
proved that incidentally while there in company
ance did take place in OF knockiDgs at
tendant said medium. 1t was admitted the medium
did not make por could she prevent, the Anockings,"
and the question seemed upon matter Of duty,
whether said medium and friends under such cir
cumsances ought ought not to have left the church
Mr. D. R Tdsn, Of the plaintiffs counsel took the
ground that The phenomena witnessed there wss "spiri
tu, and that plaintiff was not to be held responsi
BILE for what the spirits did that the 6sturbers and
con amnators public morals beings of another
world, nd the defendant must change the H1us and
bring his action there ii he sAnted to rsacn the cupris
in the he avowed himself par ia believer In the
spiritual theory, and claimed for IL respect rather than
the rdcule with which the churches seemed to treat it.
He said there were tnngs new and marvellous in
It, things he could not comprehend, but that
for him why ii should be dcarded He said the
thodox faith historical incde nts ten times mora
marvellous ncomp and impossible of belief than
anything yet found in the spiritual the ry Heinstancsd
the dialogue between Balsam ard his ASS the PIN steal
inpossibiity OF the literal fuhlment Of Joshuas
Jonah
swallowing the whale /" sc &c, items ia the orthodox
tsth. wonderful if true. He said the author Of this
ioel pehsssu al tns, yea more that among al the
/ fo Tweeh fe. 'osigss Jarvis bel rss1 x 1a sFah
church that the ssbop Of the coces BY apostolic
cesson from Petsr had tho only keys to heaven ana
was bis MY TO put down spititUss b. anderng is
advocates OF in other way becaass there
the Church Of EGG and he claimed that this sasory
bad got TO BAT the preIpoices Of Il and psr u
larry tho ous Of the church Every nesly dis
covered ruth has mad 10 do this fon Copsrncus down
TO the present time, but he warned fgydomn to learn
wisd om the past and not carry their opposition
far He Thought lie necessity for tie spiritual
tbeoiy-the old orthodox what there left OF
theIn I'D failed TO convert but small Of the world
AID Of that Tart ninstentAs doubt tho existence of
hereafter at all Religion, too, had become expensive
that pc or people could not afford to be saved by the or
nary means Of grace, e., goisg to cl urch dc would
room think OF breaking into Windsor Castle gestir
into the Escopa and Presby churches Of this city
The hon R r Spslhng foliowsi Mr., Tilden he saue
side and in much the same line Of argument making first
bis ayova OF faith ia the theory rather his want
OF faith in the old Orthodox esds Hs said Aristotle
the Grecan philosopher two hundred years before
Christ bern promugat the doctrine there was
only one living and true God For this Leresy he was
tried condemned to death. Christ Afterwards for
preaching the same doctrine crucifed between
thieves The uDpopulA,ity Of anew theory evil
dence OF its of truth Take the bile account OF the
fcodN,ah commended against the whole an.edeluvian
world that the deuge at hand, and he alone had
Ath to prepare for it. 1t is that spiritu is yet
largely in the minority, but s sdherents multipyin
with the most ssorshrg rapidy, only in this but
In the old country II Is the only theory that gives us
any tangible evidence Of future state indicates the
condition OF departed spirits in another world The evil
dences of the truth of this theory thckened around ia
best minds in the country, tinsuished alike for their
learning and integrity They believe because they cannot
help believing when the facts and phenomena placed
before them They have right believe and to enjoy
the full privileges OF the belief the adhsren to
any o'her faith Their advocates entitled to the pro-
lection Of laws against the ISLANDERS Of their opponents
And II will not answer to come into and say they
are sercererr whoremonger sud contsminaors Of the
public morals,o because they believe in spirit rap
quote the substance not the words Of Mr. Spaudirgs
address which was pointed and eloquent throughout
The Hon D. <. Cartier closed the part cf the de.
fence with Of his characteristic speeches. ridcung
to the bitter end all claims spirualsm and often
bringing down the house with the eoquence Of pecu
liar wit lie defended the churches ia their rights to
worship God as they pleased and claimed they should be
unnoested by spirits in out Of ths flesh he did
deny the right Of spirits to rap but they 20 at
the proper time and place.
The submitted at IL A. N on Friday We
fear the question will still ain open one how
far. mediums be held responsible for those
Iuntsry ungeverDAbe sounds called "rAps,o waen they
to the annoyance of the established churches
courts and uries far converted to theory
infer intention design Whenever the raps occur
We u1dsrstand the Jury in this has been dis
charged being unable to agree So ia have splits
in uriss well in churches this mysterious topic
--
CHorTRA EPIDEMc IN NEw oFLR ASs-From the ,ologTa.
report Of the nerments 10 Ees ans during tbs week
ending the 26th ult it will be that cdolsra
has become epidemic, 1t having durog ths week doubled