Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-02-20
Communications
Correspondence Of Tie Smyrna Times.
PIMA Feb. llth. I1fh. 1910

PHHA Feb. llth, l1th, 1856.
-Hr EditOr-Mr Lambdin thinking tho,
spoke rather harshly and unknowingy about
the science of Spirtualism, uses ScrinturaI
quotations in justification of it. | wouId ill.,,
TO know what benefit it is to any one to have i,
scientific knowledge how 10 converse with or
cal up the spirits Of dead men, as they pretend
10 DO A few years ago, the newspapers were
h'Ied with accounts OF mysterious kpockincs
mat were heard in Rochester. The excite
ment being once fairly up-then came the tobIe.
moving; afterwards, persons who could con.
verse wlth the dead. The tabIe-moving was
explained by Prof Farrady, of London. tho
Khocklngs fell through and the only one of the
three great wonders that exists, is Spirtualisn,.
winch will, without doubt, suffer the same fate
as did the story Of a gentleman "vonitiro
'"ree olacE crows" 1t is admitted by most
persons that one has the power, after a process
has been gone through with, to put another IN
letharglc state. Also, that Two o. three oar
make a table move when it is once CHARGED
with electricity, by placing their hands upon il
DuI ior a Class ct men or women to say they
can communicate with the dead is the heirLt |
OF absurdlties. The presentnents had nv fbo
persons TO whom he refers, are notatalI STRANGE
Some are continually iorebodnp good or evil !
and 1t would seem more singular if thew nover
MI the OBJECT Every new device or particular
form IN religion, will BE- sure to find followers
we have the history Of JOS SIN III, the great
Mormoh Saint, who had the spot revealed TO
MIN, b! an angel, Of The existence of eirbt
plates, containing, as he said, the further reve.
latons OF Scripture which Christ promised
Then, We have the " Wakemanites" withtbeir
absurd doctrines-which even Spirtualist
would scout. But, according to Mr.. L., we do
not examine into their merits before denonncipg
them. Very good-but when persons set them.
selves before the public as possessors of a mys-
teriOus science, if you please, which can be
purchased for less than thirty pieces-enabIinr ,
oneto converse with departed parents or friends ,
who are in eternity, they should be ridiculed. or
else be made to show the ,oondcrfuI mystery. !
In New York, last week, party Of gentlemen
Of responsibility attended a circle, and were
wiil Pleased Wild The operations; and one of 9
tle party asked the "medium' how many s
children his friend had; she replied that the ,
''irlt had just left, il being ten O'Clock, and it !
I'D not keep bad hours the reply drew forth
mile, and the gentlemen. left for their homes !,
Although the remark, in ITSELF is of no moment, +,
'et the powers of Sprtualism will find no favor =
t their hands; simply because it was ques- =
ion, to answer which they knew no cunning or !,
Exception could be used by the medium and, /
renee, where trckery is resorted to for the at a
ainrnent of an object, mo science can be at q
ached. And finally, as beings, no man can n
ttain salvation in scientific manner What is E
o become Of the science when he, il. bout to a
buffle off the mortal coil; will he say after \
aim reflection, that il is one of the follies of !,
he world, or hold on to it like the fool.martyr !
orthe sake, ofIestablishng principle. spiritu- r.
lism will have to fall before the crushing pow s.
RS of the Bible, every other ism does that is :
nta gonistic to the Supreme Ruler. ss'aY eif h
tAt7f"S 'ih tfth s7f sa"HlR llH 1u3 h49g-rs :