Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-09-01
it destroys the personality of God do

fiio a. I" 5ae'e oiiiSN'Nf AZ tic Way OF
receiving the doctrine. | know there is
that about it which addresses itself favo-
rably to every one and it finds indiyidu-
ais in every church sympathising withit.
but who cannot deny the Divine Pater-
nifty, and as Spiritualism destroys this.
they cannot embrace it.
To me these difficulties are of weight
and | should be glad to have them obyi-
ated. And I shall be pleased to listen to
any effort to that end now or at any 9th
err convenient opportunity.
The Elder here closed. lie only smoke
little over half an hour. And as it was
only half after eleven it was agreed that
Mr.. Smith should speak briefly in reply
then, and DR.. Cory would speak in the
afternoon upon the same topic.
Mr.. Smith opened by paying the high
est compliment to the candor, courtesy,
and ability of the Elycr. He said it was
so unusual to meet with such from cmi-
nent clergymen or religionists, that he
leltexceedingly gratilied. The invitation
to this discussion was so frank and cor
dial, the speaker had manifested 50 much
thought and ability. so much candor and
courtesy, that he regarded this opportu-
nifty as a kind Of lul7ny.
! lie proceeded; All truth, whether in
the Bible or out Of it. is from the COM
mon father Of man. All trnth, no mat
ter where found or where learned no
matter to what it relates or how it is de-
yeloped, so that it is truth, is ALIKE IN
PoRTANr; for all truth is a great UNITY
/ of principle. We are all interested in
truth, we are all seeking it. Men are
watching the Heavens night after night
year after year, with telescopes from the
tops Of obseryatories erected at great ex
pense, to arrive at astronimical truth
Men traverse deserts and mountains, per
il themselves upon the most dangerou
seas. in the most inhospitable climeS, ant
dig into the bowels of the earth in al
places, to ascertain geographical and geo
logical truth. Truth is every where 10
we'd and sought for. And so consonant i
truth with the human mind, that the grea
test liar tells one hundred truths to on
lie.
LIST. 1t is to be observed that our rever
end friend does not deny the facts ofSpir
itualism, and | have no need to dwell OF
this point. Indeed they cannot be denied
They have been demonstrated to so many
in such varied ways, and their eXistenc
is SO well youched for, past and present
that they have been risen above the cav
i!lcr, and become part Of the History 0
the age.
| have been examining this scieac
(for deem il science) for four years
| have sought Franklin continually, hu
have never found him. The same Of 9th
ers. SpirtualiSts have ARRAYS denieC
omnsccnce and omniprescncc to spirits
1t is only claimed that spirits are crca
lures Of r0tIi0n. the same as individual
had; and can come and 90 as they please
SpirtualiSm is only higher state Of eX
istence-knowledgc is greater, the com
munion and locomotion greater.
ID. So far as the test of my rcycren
friend is concerned, no Spirit ever dcnie
that jesus came in the flesh. The onl
difference. III this respect, between SpiI
itualism and Orthodoxy is that the on
teaches that in Jesus life man was saved
and not in his death, as the other teaches
He was one of the most perfect of neliid
tie highest developed the world had the1
seen.
Suppose the test given be removed
If the spirits arc false, if the philosoph,
is false, what more easy, to win for tina
falSehood crcdcncc, than to profess the,
are sent directly of God and that Jesu
came in the flesh it would be but maxim!
form answer in the place Of essence.
But this is not the test Of Jesus or tn,
Bible. He gave permission to his disci
pies to preach the gospel to all the world
And in order that the believers might b
known from the pretender, he gave then
a test Of belief And these signs shall
follow them that believe. In my nam
they shall cast out devils. shalllay hand
upon the sick ard they shall recover
they shall speak with new tongues the,
shall drink any deadly thing and it shall
not hurt them" &c. What believer, 0
pretended believer dure test his belle
by this standard ? In all Christendor
not one. But this test, even, is not re
pugnant to Spirtualism. All these seem
ing miracles are among its J0cts.
The only test Of the truth or falsity o
any PROPOSE ton, is the human reason
Man mas no other standard. Does any
say the Bible is better standard The
Bible itself must be approved by the hu
man reason before it can be received
After carefully examining all the fact
and evidences, what appears true to tn
intellect. what appears right to tn
judgement, and what appears good to tn
love Of man, it is his only measure o
what is true, right, and good.
| The proposition that the spirits o.
the Bible were sent of God, while mod
ern spirits act of their own ynlitinn- j.