The weekly independent. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss) 1848-1853, 1853-04-16
There Is nothing New uuder the SuI-Spiritual
Rappings,

No, there is nothing nep under the Sun !;
though there are many things which aP-
pear new to us, or are new under cur OBJ
serva,ion. The principle of the expansion
of steam was exhibited the first tire Adam
made hot broth; and the principle of Eric.
sons Caoric En- CINE was as common 10 his
early day as it is TO ours. The only differ
ence is that Adam, poor benighted soul,
was unaware of lis existence, while we
know all about it. So of Telegraphs.-
There is nothing new under the sun, really.
A good deal of noise has been stirred up
recently in our city bv spiritual Rap
pings" and men are made TO drop the low
er jaw in wonder and astonishment at reve.
lations made through these rappinss, and
women tremble at the idea Of familiar spr-
its being present, sin this room" This is
all new to US, but positively old as the hills.
We have read accounts in the newspapers
about the acts and dongs of the Misses
Fox, and many other spiritual media OF like
gender all trapping" away for the sake of
"ithy lucre." They are driving thriving
business in pecuulary way, land so in the
days Of Paul. di.! they the same, and he
cast the devil out OF one pt them, for wh,rh
he was cast into pllSoH. ttcru>e She WIS Il
source Ct great gam - her ma,,elN-sre
acts 10Th oh. 10th w. AVID wrhHi driving
some weak.mnded persons olt OF what pi,-
ifnl little nodicum of sense they ever had
Well, it IS very a!arning 70 be a spiritual
medium-to commune with the spiils--to
hear that dear friend is in hell that an
other is in heayen-ihat YOU are going to
hell yourself! We say this is alarming J;
but it is not less so TO see table moving
towards you, chasing you around the room,
and ''rappi G" away like all creation y
Who wouldn't be afeared2-Bul this is no
new thing under the Sun The Bible gives
account of the rappings in days of Lang
Svne," when this old hat was new, in the
days Of the law anG the prophets, when
Miracles and signs and enchantm ents were
/ rot few and far between, but plenty and
frequent We refer the reader to Levitt
Gus Oh 0 v 81, oh 90 and 81; Sam. %
3, / 3, 8; Kings CHI 81 6, oh 90 v "a;
| Chron. ch 10 v 3 and IA Chron. ch 80
g, Isaiah ch 8 10 and 90, CHI l9v 8, CHI
90 Y 4; Deui.ch Is 10, II, H. 2 Thess
oh 2v 2sll: | TIM. ca 4 v /; Rev. oh l6 v
II; Acts ch i6 rs, The reader will find
that these spiritual ra1Pers in those days
were the recipients Of the Almighty's de.
nuuciation, aud eQ'al': So were those who
consulted them. Ii is 'it our province to
lecture our readers 'r,oI the moral 10 be
| drawn from these althori;ias--that belongs
to the pulpit more especially and properly
and we hope to hear from it upon the sub.
ject. On last sabbath, we listened to few
remarks from Rev tlr. Ingraham upon the
subject, but Il is worthy of more extended
and elaborate notice. We heartily despise
humbugs in every form-but this spiritual
rapping humbug is the mea1est and most
dangerous humbug of the day and being
connected more particularly with the sphere
of the Pulpit, should receive proper atten-
ton. 1t has been laughed at-but such a
miserable delusion cannot be laughed down
it gets strength from ridicule, and the
word of God should be pointed at it, to warn
the people Of the offence they commit "a
gainst His laws, when they enquire Of" or
consult the Rappers. God Almighty has