New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-11
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1883

Tic direct agency OF the Supreme Being. The se~s
and Prophets mensoaea in the primitive history we're
rae eiums. In this uEnnsr the writings termed tne
Scriptures originated Tie sp The world thar
the Bible is not the direct and nfahhle Word Of God
The spirits claim the su,horhp Of these records ss
they are given the world The above sentences are
in substance the extract. read by the lecturer
According 20 the spirits themselves, he continued,
the writings of the prophets and apostles are Of sszsl
authority, with their more recent communications
through the medium Of Mr.. Arnsler. Let US turn TO
this old book admitted be from The unseen rorid for
light on our subject.
Do the Spirits Of the dead hnser about their graves
or former homes 90 tia, they might communicate win
the living or DO they depart from Earth 81 death not
TO return I'LL the second coming of Christ and the re-
surrecfion other bodies, What say the spirits through
the old mediums on these points, Those eminent per-
cons who have studied their communications most have
undersrood them to teach that whena man dies his
soul departs from this sphere to place OF JOY or sor
row The expossfors of the Bible have so undersood
the old mediums and the poets of the Church have
interviewer those sentiments into sacred songs. The
lecturer read brief quotations from the writings OF
Watts. Wesley Morris. and Montgomery. He also re-
terred 10 passages in the book of Eccesiastes the
Psalms and tie writings Of St Paul referring 10 the
soul AZ the time of the death of the body and which
have been understood they express tina, the spirit
coeth upward returns TO God goes heRce departs res
svay &c and does not remain 10 rap, aud write and
speak through mediums.
But do they lot come back to Earth To show that
they did rot he quoted the sayings ofpavd and Ioo
Christ said on one OCCASION Both went awayone TO
Abrshsm's bosom and the other to He'll O. higher
end lower spheres the Lecturer supposed The lower
sphere spirit was miserable and desired Lazarus the
higher sphere brother relieve him but is informed
tbai there is no intercourse the spheres Com
uunicsi:on must therefore have been established lat
terly across the dividing gulf Hon Judge Ednonds'
said TO have high spirits sweeping down to the
lower spheres snd snschug their unhappy brethren
: like fshhswks catching herring. The lower sphere
spirit desired that one from the high sphere be sent to
communicate with his relatives on Earth to warn them
Of place of torment But it was not allowed.
The spirits of the righteous dead are always repre-
seuted "a dwelling away:from Earth, aud in Heaven.
The only general return Of spirits mentioned in the
Bible Is at the end of time and the second coming OF
Christ If at death the spirit returns to God, II the
spirits OF Job and Lazarus could not return to Earth
the spirits of the righteous are TO return the second
coming Of Christ, when the resurrection Of their
former bodies takes place think said the Lecturer,
that they are uot here now and have not been here
since the opening of the ghostly From testimony
regarded % divine and which the spirits admit to be
from the spiritword il is proved that the spirits are
not here to rap or write, or peep or mater and are
therefore innocent of the antics, and inn
deity charged upon them. II Judge Edmonds were
upon the bench should expect him TO charge the
Jury to scquit the spirits on the ground OF an aiio'
But did not Moses and Elias appear the mount OF
Transfgurationi Certainly but that u spoken OF as
extraordinary and the only recorded in the scrip
tural history OF forty centuries 1t shows-not that the
dead are about us now but that two of the departed
were with Christ when he here all other depart
ed where he is now One fnot both Of these
was glorifed human being, and not discmoodied
spirit Elias never death. but was translated soul
and body As 10 Moses-God took charge OF his body
when he died. and Michael and satan had contention
about it, IL by improbable that Moses had
bis immortal body like Elias They cannot be cited
therefore, az specimens OF returned spirits. They were
visible and talked with Christ They made no commu-
nicotons with the discipes-there was no rappns or
: wiring =.
Asto Saul and Samuel and the Witch OF Endor-it
Is no, certain whether the spirit of Samuel there or
that God caused appsrton nnswerable TO MS oehe
in the power OF witches to be manifest to the senses Of
Saul to warn him of his approaching fate The sup
nosed spirit was visible and said what IL had to say
| Itmey be askcd does not the frequent mention oil
witches mogcians, soothsayers necromancers,
and familiar spirits, in the Holy Scriptures show thas
there were those in olden time who communed with
the desd Curiosity know the future, and what per
tsns to the present life has tempted persons In all ages
TO pretend prophecy Hence the msgcians OF
idolarCus Egypt In which the Hebrews sojourned tor
40 yea:s preyiouy their Exodus under Moses and,
hence the oraces OF all proiane history Reared amid
Feyptisn supersttions such Of the Hebrews as could
worship Golden Calf and burn incense to hooch, TOOK
their superstitions aud iDcsnations with them-hence
the aluson to them in the sacred scriptures Tue IN
b.b,ta,ts of Canaan were also given 10 dylning and
wichcruft. Witches were those who claimed 10 pro-
pbecy by tn help ofthc Der and were always females
OF late years witches seem to have disappeared owing
70 four csuses-the efficacy of matchless sanatves
the lower OF horseshoes the fact that the ladies OF mo-
derr times do not get old or homey enough TO make
witches of and the discovery that there IA no DeD and
there Ia no use of pretending to be in league with him
iz,rds are gentlemen. witches and took leave OF this
world In Company with the witches-and from the
came e,uses Nscr0mancsrs clsimed to divine by the
aid Of the spirit, of the dead Each claimed TO have
familiar shirt from whom Information from the fatur,
world could be obtained. OF this class tho world
Quite sverstocked at present They are now called
"rauoloeists :" and call themselves "sPlritaais"
soorhssyers OWNED by the clouds the digit and chat
ter OF birds &c Ofthis class was Bsaanf Astrooger
consulted the stare The Magicians and sorcefer'
were the CO njurers who performed tricks and slight
( hspd-like our modern jugglers. From all these w
come down to cur modern gpses ard fortune teiier'
who prophecy by pack Ofcards, look into hat coun
the wrinkles in your hand, gaze at the settings
your tescupi They all Of family and shke, q
regards their reliability. Let see what the spirit
, that spoke through The ancient mediums cay .oou
,bese ancient OWNERS. the scrpture-and tne lee
turer quoted Deut lsth- 10, IL and IL verses II
Cbron % c. 9th and gth verses Gal. 5th c., 18th "
which passsgss denOunce the characters above noticed
, hmsy be ssked If the deed are not here to conma
pcste. and the cntures mention necfomancers ON
todeuounce them as mpostors what shal We say Oh N
-. .,rsri,ion ma and gLosts dat have been seen b