Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17

= Resolved, That having thus placed before
the people of the State, the record of its re-
gard for an officer who has, in all his public
acts, looked only to their good, and believing
that their best interests will be promoted by
making no nomination at this time, this Con-
vention do now adjourn to meet again at the
call OF the State Central Committee.
BIBLE CoNvENr1oN.-The long-talked-of
Bible Convention, called by that spiritual
seer, 4udrep Jackson Davis, and men of
like affinities, came off at Hartford, Connect
ieut, on the 2nd inst. They came together
for the purpose, as stated in the call, of can
yassing the origin and truthfulness of the
Scriptures. The Convention appears to have
been made up of the fag ends of all sorts Of
ssnas, actuated mostly by one common feeling
of hostility to the Bible. Wetake the follow.
ing extracts from the Nev York Tribune,
showing the composition and yagaries of this
strange gathering:
The Convention was held in an old Church
with the pulpit knocked away, intended to be
symbolcal, we presume. of the fate that awaits
the Bible. An old, huge-paw of fellow, in
one of the back pews, at the opening of the
Convention suggested doubts, however, about
this result, as he said he thought the Spiritu-
alists would now find their match, as they
had got into a tussle with the Almighty
The assembly was not numerous. There
were not so many present as would ordinari-
ly be found at a morning Methodist Class
meeting ina country village. The concourse
was, however, motley--there being sprink-
ling Of blacks, persons with unshorn boards,
women of very quarter-ofa-dollarish air, and
men Of longing and enthusiastic aspects
There were those who seemed to be ambi-
tious to play the Christ of the movement
so far as it could be done by parting the hair
on their foreheads, and leaving it uncut be-
hind, and wearing boards to match.
The exercises were as diversified as the au-
dlence. Man being an instrument of thou
sand strings, why shouldn't we expect all sorts
of tunes from him? The meeting was open,
ed with a small-sized sing, in one corner of
the Church, under the gallery. After the
muse, the Convention was organized by the
choice of President Vice President and Sc
cretary, and without circumlocution or talk
from tho President, Mr.. Andrew Jackson
Davis was introduced to the audience and
read an address of an hour. The manner
and remarks of Andrew were calculated to
produce the impression that it was his Con-
vention. He declared that it was his inten-
ton "to drive the pillow deep into popular
theology" that religion was not to be found
between the covers Of any book" and that
"the more a man knows, the less he believes
After MIR. Davis, there arose burly fellow
in the rear Of the church, who vociterously
denounced the discourse of Andrew, as trea-
son to the government, and treason to the BIZ
bic, and treason to all religion, and branding
it with varied terms OF infamy. The old gen
tleman, for he was little advanced, refused
to be stopped, but plunged on with great an
imation, declaring his intention to meet the
consprators against order and religion and
government, toe to toe and hand to hand
throughout the discussions. He said he might
be in the rear of the church, but he was in
the front of the argument.
After this splurge, crazy man from Wis
consin mounted the stage and addressed the
audience for about fifteen minutes, utterng
all manner of nonsense, but now and then
dropping remark not destitute of point
He, like the tathers and more sane members
Of the Convention, had evidently been dam
aged in the upper story by spiritual exerci-
SEES, and had drabbled through the mire of
dogmatic theology till he had become lost in
utter bewilderment We rejoiced that the
presiding officer of the Convention did not ar
rest the speaking of this demented creature,
for his remarks gave good opportunity to
reflect upon the vagaries Of the human intel
lect, while they afford a humilating specta-
Gle of the ends to which all vain and unsub-
stantial speculations naturally lead great minds
If the words which the insane man spoke
could have been rightly interpreted by the
Convention, it would have adjourned sine die
at the close of his speech.
After him, Henry c. Wright spoke to re-
buke the impetuous castigator of MIR. Davis,
and to avow that he rejected the Bible, and
meant to say just what he thought. Then
followed an aged gentleman, by the name of
VIM. Stillman. He was fervent and would
have been eloquent, if the words had not so
obstinately refused to come. The sturdy vet
Gran said he had always gone for free discus
cussion, and always would, and wanted to see
the Convention go on. But that while he
sympathized on many points with friends he
saw around him, he did not agree with them
at all on the BiOo question. II know, said
he chat the Bible is true, and that it is the
Word Of God, and l know that you cannot
shake that You may bring on your learn
ed men, and your able men, and your inge-
NOUS men-I don't care for all of them.
The old man was greeted with feeble APP
plause, and tottered back to his seat. Yet he
made more practical speech than any the
Convention is likely to hear.
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