Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-01-19

Iect Is so little understood in this com
munIiy. Well, this 10 quite a broad
jump at "a conclusion the DR.. evident.
y Genes to the must extraordinary con.
clusion that Spirit Rapping rs a science,
and tl'at all that is required Tor its lu,l
and b, neiicial elucidation, is 10 force II
into the obtuse intellccts Of some ten
thousand OF the ignorant and benighted
Inhabitants Of Newport. Well, this is
very modest certainly; and we shall
hereafter rank the DR.. At the head Of
the class Of modest men in New
por..
The DR.. mex, returns thanks for him
self and fellow sinners fJr our kind wish.
es in regard 10 their spiritual welfare
well, ladies and gentlemen, you are en-
tiieIy wei me,-and. AT the s-ms lime,
we tfrnw in a kind wish that your bod
NY as we'll as mental diseases may be
speedily healed. and tha, you may soon
become moro sane and sensible beings,
-and We have hope OF you. inasuiuch
ns you ackno Wedge yourselves sin
ners.
The DR.. does 'ot believe the reports
which have been published in regard to
cases OF insanity which have been caus.
ed by Spiritual Rappings all that we
have to say in regard 10 this is, that il
10 IA question of veraci,y between the
Superintenden,s ot Insane Hospitals,
who are generally able medical men
aud D.. Rch and we shall lsavs these
gen,lemcn 10 settle their own dlHeren.
ces.
The DR.. thnka that if any mines
have been affected by this wicked delr.
sion, they are those sick brothers who
are weak-InlnJed, either from disease
or from being confned so long to the
gloomy aud narrow limits .! sectarian.
Ism.' Wen, this i. decidedly mystical,
Germ,nic, social site, &c.
We presume by this remark thu, the
Drctor'e new theory will knock all Sec
tnranisn, all hitherto received and ac
knowlrdgcd crsed', including revealed
religion, in the head ; and that hereaf.
ter all established i"rms OF religion are
10 be dispensed with, all churches a-e
TO be closed, the holy sacrament is to he
abolished ,c!ergymcna a t 10 be den ,unc-
ed az lazy men,and unfit 10 be expound-
ers and teachers Of the holy word in
short, DR.. Reh, ei sui generiS are the
cleo, OF God on earth, as are the urch
angels in heaven, aud - them has been,
aud will be, revealed 'hc eternal myst
ries Of heaven, earth and hell, from the
commencement 10 the close Of ,ime,-
and which have never yet been known
to human beings. We commend 10 The
consideration OF these mod rn inspired
philosophers, the 10Th verse OF the Oh
Chapter Of Eceleslastes, -" Wha sDrvrr
thy hnnd finds h to do, doit with Thy
mig Tor there is no work, no device,
nor kLowledge,nor wisdom, in the grave,
wi,he- thou goest.'
In consequence OF the Doctors . remark
We 60 in isr keeping the weak-mind-
ed and sick brothers and sisters
out Of the ring, aud leaving DR..
Rch and other strong m'aded men and
women in the city to solve This new
problem, and o reveal 10 us heretics
the glories and beneficient blessings OF
this new and all poten, science.
The Doctor says that millions and
millions have been killed, poisoned and
slaughtered for The glory OF the Chris.
tim religion, and ye; no one thinks oi
denounclng them. Does he mean to
compare this spirit rapping humbug
with the glorious Redemption, the
coming Of the Son OF God in all power,
und ye, clothed in all humility, for the
salvation OF lost and ruined raee7 If
so, we certainly must class The DR.. I'm.
media,ely with the "sick brothers," OF
whom he has spoken.
He says that this "is preeminently an
age OF scientific sehevonsnts-ofiact
we admit that this is an age Of vast
deal OF protessed progress-hut a great
deal more Of real humbug. He says
that no scientific law, known at present,
can explain the phenomena Of spirit
rapplngs we'll, Dr., we agree with you
kere, and in genuine Yankee phraseolo.
gy, we rather guess that there will no,
he any during your mortal sojourn on
this mundane sphere.
The DR.. concludes by grand -four:
ish Of trumpets, somewhat in the shape
Of a water spout,-or rather, we should
Observation-Disclosures speak tech
ncally ,-nnd calls upon us 10 invests.
gate the subject, and learn something
abou, i, by experience, before we dare
charge it's advOcates with aspssies Of
insanity he also calls upon US to pro
duce theory which will explain what
they have already discoreed, and show
how they poor deluded mortals could
have been deluded in such a manner
We cannot easily answer this question,
inasmnch as VIC cannot get a sight at
he inside OF the heads Of these new
Dhiloeophets if we could do so NE