The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-08

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and facing the audience With her closed and hands
oplassd' said N Ys sS% vii snn 80 aaSsis, ' ~
You viii see angels,
You viii angels,
Coming from the spirit world"
This followed BY the repetition, In rythmcal re-
We ~. united spirits" &C., &C.. from the spirit
world" This concluded with the query
"WLl you be united spirtss
WIN you Be united spiritss
VIII you be united spiritsS
In this lower world
Before taking her seat abe exhorted the assembly to
unity d its dsbsrAtio.s Hymns BY very good voices
wsre also surg, in which We very harmOniously'
exercises OF the convention opened with pray
er BY gentleman whose name we did not catch, and
ceive communications and transact business.
Mr. J0ar Il SPxAx and said that he had received
comnunicatsa from Benjamin Rush, In behalf Of the
Association OF 1sne6oence society recently organized
in the spirit world containing directions In regard to the
conduct Of the which he proceeded TO read
The principal directions TO the effect that all ankle
must 30 laid aside that there must be patient wait
ing for dsveopnsnts that there be outward looking
arrangement be made for general National Convention
at cosvenieat season, In hospitAble place. and
conveaaos 70 csnmunieats With spirituasts in other
States N regard TO the national gathering.
Mr. r T.. q Csv.l.nd ONO noted s .spes1ti Ing
residence there hundred mediums in various
stages q dsvsaopsment, and Eve thousand disciples He
msnt tho spirits had taken hold, and made mediums in
the churches Evea the school children had spiritual
circles. In Cincinnati were thousand two hun
ared nediuvs He thsn gave instance of tbs spirits
sptting table all in pieces order TO convince com
churches were p,ning for spiritual e there was growing
up around them the church Of universal brotherhood
dowed with spiritual fs Thus much he said and more
OF similar purport
long discussion then sprang up on motion offered
by Mr. Elmer Of Springfield that permission be given to
sts to make statement Of them There was an evident
shrnkns from controversy the part Of the oonven
matter compromised BY MI Elmer accepting instead,
resolution which, without stating the In hand
factory. Dr. Grdley Southampton, rose to discuss
the subject and of fancul fight (taking
single anusion the question before the convention
was AZ amusing epscds In proceedings that other
And 1so the administrations proceeded Mr.. WHIT
rkn q Troy said that there was an snpoetca writing
medium in that city who had under the spiritual inau
ence written hundred and forty pages ooscap) Of
very ans pesty But decidedly ths most interesting
mont" He remarked that 1t the Rrst time he had
ever had the privilege Of attending convention Of spirit
ly He had been in the ministry twenty years. and had
probably been An advocate of the spiritual philosophy
Of sSasSur hs thought thnss had Sesn
witnessed Of more wonderful character than in most
ohe. places Some ten years he had promise that
he bnsph he T1a f~lH od
about months since He had been endowed With the
faculty Of seeing the internal organs of tho bodyof
it ell in his normal state His brother DEMO- who sat
next to him, had received similar power.
Mr. 6s1H was then called upon to give account Of
Of the wonderful things he had He
state that he had had view Of the planets and of their in
few q no religious IDEAS They are extremely low n the
soae Of deyelOpeent In Venus confusion worse
IN hs ~ for her her maEn influence
people vastly different. Though not at the Of
devespensnt they more developed than the inhabi
developed and spiritual the audience could be
transpertsd and down in saturn they would sup
Ill the planets beyond that are depopuatsd This
in consequence of tbs cold weather there and their dis
tsnce from the solar All this delivered in
plain and sober STYLE the gentleman talking Of
familiar and every day matter.
Various Of manifestations and visions sub
sequenty narrated which have space to notice
Mr. Elmer In CONFIRMATION Of the statement in the Re-
Pscan that no had occurred out Of the
atmosphere Of the human BRAIN brought forward the al
legged fact that writing had been done BY the spirits,
wheo NO medium was in the room, or even in the
house
DR. GRDIxY made himself miserable the fact that
accumulation of has to the Repuuioax, some tim .
since not inherited We have disct recollection
Of what the communication was but il it had the degre
Of conference that charactsrizes the genlsmans ora
performances thers decided for not pubsh
Jog independently Of any that he At gratuitously
to prefer.
Inc evening session was occupied throughout q very
long length, BY an address by Mr.. Fnney, of Ohio
smart with fine natural powers of oratory excellent
wind and very high developement of infdelity. His
theme the emancipation of the human from the
savery Of ADD in its discussion he endeavored
to illustrate and enforce the great Law Of human pro-
gress and to kick the Bible the priests and the
church. We cannot undertake. to give outline Of his
address, which, In points. sufficiently nge.
nous and in some points sufficiently sound, but which,
in s general tendency subversve Of all those prn
cples which have formed the basis of human progress
thus far at least and which broader and deeper than
have yet in instance found exemplfcation IN
human hfs. When mankind have become good
Christianity can make them, viii call Mr. Finney
for more enlightenment.
The proceedings Of the day characterized bv much
decorum and sobriety. The convention viii hold three
sessions to-day, commencing at nine O'Clock this
ing, at half past in the afternoon and at in
the evening.