New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-19

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In the spirit Of humility and with sincerity snh
HEARTFELT respect for you and your friends IN the cause
YOU advocate submit these questions; AMI 81 AIN III
qure If here not revealed the true caate " .1 - -
yera failure Of the mere earthly man 10 form oou
nurty and alo the true OF success IN the case
Of the mere spiritual man, a. before described without
nos,,ssipr 1.-THE Of the external wordly-Tsdom 81
rr,n,ege.-witbout even thinking caring about
Community or socalism-having been instinctlVeiy
drawn into Il bv laws 70 him unseen aud unknown
as were those thu; organized and fashioned hun IL MS
mothers womb y
Ie, me recapitulste the ncpier stages IN the pro-
ces. Of forming al hitherto successful cpliniales
A man Tor woman) receives heavenly spNIItsS'
ipstration which convinces him that there = roui
couvicts him OF sin. and teaches nm now, anu cIt
strains him to confess and forsake IT. lMpah's N nS
soul such esr and love Of God az for ever retrahs
him thereafter from wiLfuIy committing any HhoWn
sn And 30 deeply imbues him with q love to al "no
in Ike manner lave found God, az to suodue ms seu-
isLness and pride and lust and induce HIM 10 become
orc with them in heart sHd fee lng-one III al thlhgs
RETAINING 10 earth and Heaven. This is perfect CON-
Inunty: COP, the primal CGuse the spirits whom
be seIt, the msdta; LOVE, the agent ana ALL
THINGS CoNHOs the continuation.
These ere not idle words or improved tancies ana
.heories II 40 had even now held my peace. For
full well do know that facts-subborr actual faes
Gre what earnest men and women ID ms Gay are
loudly calling for. They are heaftslck Of words,
,rords. WORDS Give us now, they say, something
targible that our ewes SEE, our ears near, anu
our hand. cen handle Of the Word of Life which Tor
ages our so called Christian priests cave Faiuly
preached TO US about.
So strong and deep is this cry from the heart-ot,
hearts of the human r,ce, that God Himself has heard
ard answered il and He viii continue 10 answer It
IA fa. As il arises from individuals classes or nations;
until every man and woman the earth shall be "a
fully cOnV nced of the following propositions a. they
Low OF tie existence OF the sun;
That there is n God an Immortality; spiritual no
less tlan a natural world; and tie possibility OF
social intelligent communication between thsu respet
! tive inhabitants; time and WORK OF JudT ueht %
Which al men viii progress in either tins or the spirit
world and in which each individual will read, rom
| the book Of biz own immortal memory, an account
Of all the deeds done III the body 20 that he may,
he will put off the unf,utfu works Of darkness, and
Law hold Of eternal truth and thus find an endless pro-
rression in faith virtue, knowledge, brothery kind
/ ness and love to God and man; or refnsing) an
equally endless progression into the hotomless pr oil
The lust. of the flesh and Of the mind that will not
only "war against the SOUL but will continually sepa,
! rate il further and further from the Fountain OF al
| Goodness.
| Friend Robert, It is a fact which cannot be called
in qut ton that eighteen Communities Of Shakers are
now in existence in these United States, all OF winch
have been founded upon the principles aud IN the man.
ner above briefly set forth II Is also fact that some
OF them more than fifty years old these all claim
t. be Of spiritual Oigin-to have spiritual direction
/ 10 have received and receive, spiritual protection;
that in them is brought forth entirely Hec cate Of
rOr0ls lars, and religion, forming system distinct
from every other the face OF the earth, being sepa.
rate from all other Governments civil or religious, ana
looking to God only as their great and good Father
and Mother, who, 10y their ministerlng spirits ever
! have and ever will continue to watch over them for
good so long they continue 10 be their simple and
! obeGent children in Mlennla truths
Here then is a new system, spiritually originated in
Old England herself owing its existence 10 the agency
of woman or female Messiahas the first Christian
Church was founded by man. or the Messiah ~ the
II ale order comprising code of laws, OF CLASH
"fcaton, of government of social arrangement %
training, Of education; tie life of which Is love, ami
its fruits social unity of all interests civil religious,
political external and intenal-a Millennium, and
Tor than half century calling Itself The M|e"
| tGi ChHrckF'
What mark does this Church lack that should be
upon the true Second Christian Church Of the Mlen
! nal a,el Is not tbs 1.-THE kingdom" which " the
! "Cod of Heaven" was to set upF tSee Dan VIII
1t appears that you, my friend, now Spiritual
! ist Spirituasm originated among the Shakers OF
America, after spiritual " darkness had covered the
face OF the earth, and gross darkness the people
ther. Of for than 200 years. And II also TO
| aud among then few years ago, that the doors-
ayenues-to the spnit world were rst opened; when,
for seven years in succession, revival continued IN
operation among that people, during which period nun
DIRE ds If spiritual mediums developed Throughout
tie eighteen societies. In truth, all the members Tin
greater OF less degree mediums. 80 that
physical manifestations, visions, revelations, prophe-
Cer and gilt- Of various kinds lo which volnnlnous
recOrCs kept, and indeed divers operations but
ali 10y the same spirit were a. common a. gold IN
California.
These spiritual manifestations constituted ofthree
distinct degrees. The first had for s object and was
iudciousy adapted TO that end, the complete convince.
ment Of TIE Junior portions Of the associations junior
ether in years in privilege. The second had for lts
object a deep work of Judgment publication of the
whole people by spirit agency; every thought word
ard deed open to the inspection of the attending
spilits; the motives, feelings aud desires were
| all manif, 81 to Their Inspection.
| JUDGMENT BEGAN AT The HOUSE or GOD
Tie third had for its object ministrauOn Of truth
MLlen,di truthsto various nations, klndreds, tribes
and people, in the spiritworld, who were hungerng
ard thin sting after righteousness. " These all died III
faith not having received the PROMISES God having
provided better thing for w. that they without
us should rot be made perfect which things the
| angels desire TO look into"
SIritualism, IN its outward progress, viii 60 through
the same three degrees in the world at large. A. yet
il is only in the beginning of the first degree, in
the United States. BY inquiry presume you can put
yours If in rapport with Of the spirits who have
visited our people and perhaps procure some further
information upon the subject which might be OF inter
Ell and profit to you.
The Shakers the only people on the earth who
vii not in their turn, become the subjects of Spirit
ualh m, in Its present and two succeeding degrees.
Sphitualism If the angel that John " come down
"'from heaven, having great power; and the earth
twas hghtened with his glory" After the earthly
il lighened and enlightened by il he will need saliva
ton from Sin, and will feel that need.
| II the advocate Of women's rights wish an eIem.
plifcation Of his views be will find IN Shaker VII
lsge. Nor the teetotsler 70 to better locality
! for sobriety and comfort The slave and his tyrant
mater here learn TO call each other brother. The
peace man or non-resistant may here lay down his
weapons, ard learn to practice what he finds much
| easier to preach-bis own precepts.
On the 18th Of May, 1855, you claim 10 have ID
augurated the Millennium upon earth. II 60, il must
! have teen upon Christian principles. For "other
foundation can no man lay, than tina, winch laid,
(which Is Jesus Christ"
You say in Part VII. Of the New Existence Of
Man upCu the Faith =" that the "true Christian life