New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-11
spIRITUALIsM IN THE TABERNACLE.


medium-who has been speaking in public for few
weeks past On Spiituaism, appeared before & smslI
audience in the Tabernacle last evening. She is
slender girl, who apparently has not been 1.-THE ad-
yertised sge-for more than three or four years.
profuson of sunny ringets and fresh youthful n
plexiop gives her an almost childish air. The peou-
liar position of her hands, they lay most of the
time folded on her bosom with a certain shrinking,
nervous tremor in Them gave an impression OF sorrow
full submission to the powers that be, which was
hiehtened by the inexotable s,ow of powerful man,
who appeared as Mr.. Hatch, and who with the Rev.
S. B. Britain, editor Of The Spiritual Telegraph,
ACCOMPANIED her to the platform. She sat down for
few moment for committee on questions to bs
appointed.
Capt. Isaiah Rynders nominated Major Geo. Hall;
Msjor Hall declined, and the Captain having in this
way, attracted the attention of the audience, was
nominated himself. " He's not here, cir, said the
new Marshal Despite his protestations of absence,
however, he was elected John McKeon, Charles
Westcott and Prof. Mapes added TO the commit
tee; we did not see Mr.. McKeop, and they retired.
DIR. Hatch awaited himself of the opportunity afforded
by their absence to make explanations as to the
disposal Of the Introductory shings, aud TO make ap-
pontn ents for some time 10 come. Rev. Mr.. Britain
then gave an explanation from spirtuastic point OF
view Of the phenomenas which were about to happen
The Committee returned in ten minues with the fol-
lowing questions:
What principle: Of natural law soSs1 The Ry sy1'GGSR
Wha, causes toe seeds Of psnt, TO germinste'
Did the various races now inhsops the earth al spnns
from . common mundane parent
4 Wa Jt,us OF Nszareiho of divine OF human origin
Mrs. Hatch, who had been for some time looking
toward the dome of the Tabernacle rose and with fix
ed eves advanced to the desk and made very pretty
prayer. There pretty petitions in it, and pretty
auson to the rain-stom; altogether it was pretty
specimen OF rose-color pulpit eloquence. Then de-
pressing the range of her vsion, she addressed her
self to the questions Of the committee. She began by
Identifying life, spirit ard Getty, and depicting the lden-
tiled individuality as whatever really wa'i II would,
however always remsin al enigma, che SAID
Jesus OF Nazareth was both divine and human, since
be could not be hdmsn without being divine -
For the human sou was the apex of created things
The iesul, OF the life and wisdom of DEFY. Nature
vos the mother OF the race; Deity the father. The
creative principle was God Tue created principle, as
acted upon by him. infused with life and power, was
Nature. The rssult OF God and Nature IN lts hlghes,
and ouI est fern man. JeAus was man because
ne had a bumsn form. How much more than
mtn he was it was not given 70 the speske- TO de
fle; but he man, ina much as ne had love,
power beauty as other men had, and more alvine
In proportion as those attributes were manifested
in his external life snd in his daily tie sching'
Adsm and Eve represented the male and female Gle.
men's of the netODs-not only ot mat OF the holy
Land, but every tribe aud people every man ana
woman or the globe. The great principles OF procrea
tior as irscsd through the natural world TO the spr
itual and through both back to Deity, were hrst
manifested in the Adam and Eve of the human mind
There was too much growth in human advancement to
bave been accomplished within the 6OOO years
assigned 10 humsn existence by the story OF Adam
ard Eve But the first Christ was sent 70 The Adam
and Eve Ct the garden Of Eden to them ana Their de'
scendgnts.
So she went on with naive catholcity, concsdng
a plurality of Chritts and creeds, Adams and Ewes,
and ssy that dostry was just as necessary TO the
Divine purpose OF progress as Christianity. linen
such as this:
From tie great Sea Of the past we hear the murmur'
ing waves come loud and high deshing against tue
shore of the present. bearing their crested peaks
the voices OF ten thousand souls who nave passed. INTO
that eternity that everlasting eternity wnlcn mas never
been ia hoHe6, which has been all unknown save IL
the silent depths of the spirits, where the wahenng
echoes fed response 10 their singing pillows and you
think you hear the voice Of Eternity saying 70 every
heart, :" Come up hther." ms Is tie voice OF our
father This is the voice Of the great Adam OF gil ma
tiop of the great Christ presenting himself IN forms OF
love ar w,dom of intellect OF science and OF pnoS
opby-the elimination Of which is In Jesus Of Nazt'
Ieth as love and the great Humanity a. wisoom'
Then che made new Adam and Eve of Christ and
the Church. OF Humanity, declared the centripetai'
God.eekir tendencies of the Soul, goIied the Az
eo-Saxon race as rifsccismento OF al others, and
oceeded 10 evolve the law of spiritual gerin a'ioa.
She drew this distinction between Christianity AID
Heathepism: That the worship of the CHRISTIAN was
the mighty ou.reacbDg Of the spirit after mat hsnt
which was embodied in ITSELF while the worship OF the
heather YVES simply the embodiment OF the idea OF the
out,ide ac,ion Of the individual. Then she gave her
answe to the second question che seemed as II en-
Aeavoripg 10 convey some Of the most general gen
OSCILLATIONS of the vestiges Of Creation She CID not
touch the gyroscop,, bu. concluded with an apology
for lack Of logic and health, and pretty bsnedicton
Then SILVER or txo swept through her. She Hung
the Possessing Power of from her temples with her
hands, and in a few seconds the sybil awoke with
startled look retired from the deck, and sat down WIN
an air Of gIlsh modesty.
Capt Ryrders-The language IS beauttA ana eA'
pressive; il far exceeds sny preacher. eAPecSt ~
Be hpmbuvged. and I'm very agreeaoy dnspponted.
shall coma vheneyer csn to hear thst LADY speak.
thought when came that Id Just drop IN and nave
little fun The theory OF that Is oeauuIaI nese;
heard he beat Of 10 the pulpit ina prayer eAceeaeu
snythipg ever heard, and I've heard EN- ioi long
tme
Mrs. Hstchs tones are pleasant; with the exception
of little pret,iness they Jared but once or wee dur
irg the hour that she spoke, but that was in pro-
nourciDg on the present occasion, very tempting
plrsse when one has nothing to say.
Gov HAxxoSD-A card in The Ner'6erry south
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