New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-29
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90 not deem II necessary TO go int, extended
sn alton Of those in which religious enthusfssm
bss been iLfsrningied-
Tie PgL0nfsse, f the ancient oraeles il 10 con-
sidred derived their inspiration from the Of Narcotic
substances either eaten in crude state, or inhaled In
gsstcus form. ....
Phrsgiq, which furnhe ve-y large proporSn ~ '.e
henhen uriesfs and prss,sssss Eas ceiebraed i"' W
,;.on. I'D the ski in the Of them which wa o..
an;r,a ~ those who devOd to the serve oi tns
eods That OF knowledge hAs II fact N every 1-e
r. s,,nbutet 10 the sagcs sorcer,Ts AMI al persons
nr,,pdipg inspiration. Even ChrEianiy AZ 40 carry
was somewhat involved IA the mysticism oelonghS
n his art TIE development which VIC have nolesi
10 tbe h-sib-n priesthood, va. exhibited N some oi me
eerIy Chris,iahs residing in PHRYCiA. Thgs Ho1SE'
set bimself up fer the Holy Gho.t, and MS follower
among when the eeehr ted lEhTJLL!,S, Oeiessh
tha ,bey we're themselves dvInely umnGtsc but as tue
sect was Of PbD geD origin II may fairly he presumed
ri H. llomt siou was similar that which have been
s1atavornr 10 Illustrate. But il is ensugh 20 have
evolved The general principle aid would DC waste OF
TN 10 deal with all the individual cases single re-
marx 10 addition Will suffice. When once inspiration h.
h. en obtained in the manner have indicated there Is
often an excess Of power which can he impaired o
Others or rather il the original power acting through
the fundamentally OF Other mindsthe gfegan"us syn
uatby bcb acuates whole class OF under the nl-
lusc of one master viii energize inferior natures "ih
when Il hes association.
II i interesting IN ihs connection 10 reier 70 the d,nc-
ton made by the Greeks betE the psyche And the
pr euua the animal soul and the spiritual sou tqe Tor
iner of which designated by the Apostle Pau A. eah
and by james - deyillsh.
In ;rfculs.;rg uvon the influence Of one mind over
another We should bear in mind that the power nGch
Pr. ater for bad purpose than good one there beng
natural proelIvity OF the human mind 20 evil.
viii DOW briefly notice the Pretenson OF certain spirit
uaiss psyche an Of the present day g. the enjoyment
of piriii Al umeca pefcePiipn without resort 20
any aid from true science. They far max. the Whoe
n rg shallow and superficial instead o. being mysterious
profound and fraaeht with power. According to their
own account Themselves they acquire the spiritual stare
l.. -. 1snsc
tfer eyes or by the OF the operator expressive OF
intellectual pewer the fixed look Of eating raw
oy ster ont Of the shell. go,
AND then the state when once attained vhar Is i
Instead of something which should make each particular
bair stand on encscmethng that repeat only N
whisperwe told OF cosy gossip with the Venerable
d. ad who reippear al the bidding OF these unn ~ ios
such inspd isk they would have scorned when Ilyn2
Now ths take to be letting down OF the dignity y,
horror of ore who secs the fnds Of hell for hese az
least come for some purpose-or the mdnigh. voices
whose utterances
Warn the devoted wIe:eh Of destl--"
the revelations of the world which snadoFed
forth TO only under intense suffering OF body or agony
of mind.
The inebriate racked with pain, renorse and despair,
before whose mind fit cisiointed frsymenasy, terrific
specers subime person compared with those shaloT
piciepders who clam TO have familiar Intercourse win
5senboded spirits without having bad more preprr-ton
of sOu than would suffice for setting no stock OF GHS
"JaGula" meaningless talk of tea-drlukng old croaes.
Even the heaihen ~ u Of ca"'@ denounced such
profane familiarity with the awful secrets OF the spirit
world. "Procul o procul este profani."
When Luther inquired OF how the pretension Of the
prophets of Iurohan TO inspiration could be tested hs IN
dit Dant was IN the memorable words win wh'h
| shall cose this discussion.
ASK them if they have known those bearings OF the
soulibose pangs Of new creationthe deaths and hes
which precede regeneration. II beloved our Lord
through the sufeIgs of death ascend glory and so
must every tue believer through the trbuaron Of ne
sin attain unto bis rest