The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-21


DszwsvILL1, N. A., Jolly II, 1854.
Situation of Dretcsuilie-ns Manufacturss-A
Spiritual Sermon. &c.
La the classical language Of MIR. K. n. Pepper.
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say" Hayink retyred from the werid for sesun
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6shink and romink and sein the things gro.r
Drewsyille is situated about four and half miles
from Bellows Falls, and Is quite thriving place.
There are several factories here as well q at Paper
Mill village, which is two miles distant, where i'm
nense quantities Of lumber are manufactured into
doors, sashes, window blinds, and childrenh toys,
ard sent by rail to Boston. Indeed, numbering and
the rais Of stock appears to be the chief business
In this section Of the country, and you cannot 90
more than quarter of mile In any direction with
out seeing a saw mill.
The new sect Of "spiritualists" appear to be max.
ing some progress hereabouts. Your correspondent.
never having seen any Of their perfoGaances, went
on Sunday last to Paper Mill village to attend
spiritual meeting. There were rumors Of fight be-
minister, in whose pdpt the spiritual doings had
been announced to come on in reference to the Oc-
cupapy Of the church, but the spiritual brother
probably thinking that his feshy antagonist would
SCHOOL
and there held forth. He had an audience OF about
two hundred, the greater part Of whom appeared to
have been led thither by curiosity. His name is
Simmons, and he comes from Rutland, VI, eschews
shaving and LindIey Murray. and speaks with 9
with voluntary on a seraphine which was pro-
PEELED by one young lady leg power and ii il the
decided belief OF your correspondent that the
aforesaid young lacy had at some former period Of
her life sustained q compound fracture Of that leg
and that it had been badly set, as she would bring
the bellows pedal down with such q peculiar "wab-
bic and jerk az only some physical popularity
brother then read the I'd chapter Of Acts and fairly
succeeded in upsettiDg your correspondents gravity
when no came to the 9th and 10th verses In which &C.
Gu, tie words "Mesopotamia' and "Phrygis," which
he uniquely pronounced Massapa tone YER and
Purge YER He then had another hymn, aud
commenced short prayer, when he was seized
with apparently, c0nvulsive tremblings, was silent
for few moments, and then. closing his eyes, COM
tated, as his followers believe, by spirit then in
communion with him, he being the involuntary and
unconscious organ Of communication. His eyes
were closed during the whole time Of the delivery,
which occupied about one hour and half; his Ian
guage was fluent and unembarraased by hesitancy,
and his gestures In the highest degree graceful No
fault could be found with the manner but it was far
otherwise with the matter. He was eminenuy
Johnsonian in his dicton, without the perspicuty
hazarded as to the name Of the spirit then in COM
munication with US, your correspondent would
have said that it was johnson on q
the spirit world. sour belief is antagonstic
to eognate conglomerstions," was one Of the
peculiarly lucid sentences which fell from his lips,
and there were many such instances throughout
his sermon; although leaving out those absurdities,
which might constitute one-eighth part of the
whole, the sermon would compare very favorably
with those of the Irregular" brethren for clearness
and connection of argument The trembling again
sung-the young lady with the defective anatomy
assisting--and we dispersed.
In addressing the audience he always uses the
words "your religion. your world Is If he was an
entirely distinct being from THIS world. am pro-
missed to have the opportunity Of hearing medium
shortly who COuverses in various languages, which
he is entirely ignorant OF when in his natural state,
being man Of no great education ana shall watch
the proceedings with great curiosity. q. II. +.