The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-22

Jesus Of Ns.srssh and ne apostles cast out dsvs De
are The evis In ne human mind. he evils Of which the
sprs operating the souls Of Den thss they drag
them into the depseviu Of thor own undeveloped No
ture On referring 70 The sssln01y Of your Sibcn ,
ma that spirituaiism, or iutercommuniou Of this
world with the spirit world, 10 the basis or
bsss Of your Christianity. The Roman church. the arss
revealed = Chrisuan hes been bul. on the spiritual
Who appeared from time 70 time and Who, they believe.
s appear In other ords the deity has mot shat up
the gates Of bic inspiration; but now - In erner days
forms Luther and Calvin received those forms OF In
spin ton. . You VIII nnd not only direct anal
sssrs and propSsss Of GAYS gone ~, bus yos viii hnd
ttAt prophesied ssd sas the spbllusisn OF Wis
day the falnnen. OF those propascas Tse s.dsasss
revsAssoa pass ga prese.t Anosg the reveAnsos Of
sdern seirMssium are the gs Of healing Of propascy,
which PAU spoke, the ssnsisn.n Of She COMMITTEES
cssre 70 PROFOUND further Questions or 70 refer 20 par
theory, will respond 10 them.
MR.. SAWYER DISPUTES THE ANGEL THEORY.
Rev. M SAwyxa-N h assumed In this Discourse that
,hsrs are no angsh who were not once human beings
here on earth. That IL an assumption which seem, to
cover she ground Of the argument an not aware OF
any proof of and until proved IL must stand 80 nero
assumption. The mpr ssion which Christians generally
entertain that angels were men ina, they arc
rscuar order Of sprusi beings higher We are and not
commencing their existence IN the flesh n seems TO me
are really in the Bible any .uon msnii.s
There Is only one class Il instances in shs New ressa
whore human spirits are spoken Of a. having communal
cation Win men. and that where they are called 90
uncleer spirits spirits OF bad men, Who according 10
their theology, were NOT admitted 70 resurrection and
o. hey could get INTO and manifested .hemseves through
them with hst oeptiou am NOT aware thaa the Bible
,urniahes any evidence a modern spirftuaism
THE PRIEsrEss pBAOLIsHxs THE PREA0HER.
The Pn.snss-with reference to the first proposition,
Ia regard 70 angels not having been men, simply say
thai the only justification have in asserting that there
are no angels except those who have been mea Ia that
angels appearing 70 the prophets and seers Of
the past always appeared In the form Of
nen-slWsys appeared a men Of gh4, moro beau
ty, mere power, moro periectness snA more soy fhe
sDge who APPEARED and rolled away the Stone from the
Of tho scpulchre OF Jesus also appeared - men
Az 70 the manifestations Of modern spasttuaaiso pro-
ceeAing demons, the priesess srgsed ths ~ me
rot be supposed they could do Of themselves pcsess
I'd BY demons Her argumens was the sause . Sass OF
Christ % the Jews H By Beezsnus cast oss deTs ~
HON do your sons cast them ouE'
ANOTHER INTERROGATION.
Ren,leman In the audience inquired how, II cngeh
and spirits were oil those OF perfected beings cecid the
spirs OF He children behold the Fathers face whieye
In PlI.uRs-our Fashsr's faoe a. We understand \,
pity beaming through external forms.
MODERN sADDUoKx ANSWERED.
sADDrcu rising, said he should like 10 know how Tho
medium would reconcile her theory with the passages OF
ucnpsus which ny that "in she day man dies bis
thoughts perish" cad That "sAs dead uo~ not any
m o. s . g, I, .y IA .,v =: = :.
ins immortality, not supposed 70 be capable Of dying
THE BIBLE VERSUS rRcRoMANor.
Gur1nAs-Thre 10 passage In the Old Testament
which ays the witch you shal not oon
suit Necromancy h holding communion with the dead
II prohibited then, ID Il right noSf
THE fRIEsrEss RESORTS TO SPECIAL PLEADING.
The PRrnnKss-we do rot In modern spinsualsm, be
rove holding Intercourse win The dead but with the
living There n no death In the reveament Of modern
.ptruslsm but Il 10 eternal life; for, said Jesus They
who believe in mo- though they die ye' shall they i've
and they who live asd believe In me shall never de-"
ASswBR NOT SATISFACTORY.
Ihs SAM GsxrIsxAS-I do not knoS hist my ausstion
"a understood. Necromancy 10 the intercourse with sps
ritz of the dead Il 10 derived from two Greek words
one Implying death and the other prophecy undev-
sand The passage referring 10 intercourse win the
spirits Of the departed and wrong then. can Dc rSn'
now
rae yarxsrEss STICKS TO SPECIAL PLEADING.
The PnEErrss--'Propbecy and death" Az We said
before there u no death In spir,ussu, and II NEGRO
NANCY be holding Intercourse with The spirits Of the
DEAD tbea We answer which dice has no spirit
Thou sns NOT consult witches wizards, nor those Who
POSSESS power Of necromancy" We answer that II
applied 70 that age, and orbiss holding communion
yah the ipirits OF tho dead modern ,prftuAhm 10 me
held.ng communion with Spirits living and not dead
nR SAWYER THINKS THE MEDIUM OR THE SPIRIT
DreREsPTcTFUL.
Rev Dr. sAwYn-I rea ly feel that these answers DO
not meet The case 1T oil. They are mere play upon
words II this lady be speaking 70 us, or spirits
DC SPEAKING 10 through her, hope she
or they vii be more civil and respectful.
a is an impositlon on common sense When ibe Bible
SPEAKS Of pecronancy speaks OF 40 ART psaesed 10
ancient times, in which persons living ooasnl'ed those
vno died 40 ins,Ance OF IT, toere toe case OF
be wnoh Of Endor Modern spiriiuaiisu s she consult
ing tue spi,ip OF those Who are deaf. Bat - our
,nould IKE 70 know what sae understands Savior 70
mean when he talks OF toe rsur, eco OF the desd'
Asonpn sADDUcss-why, you don't believe n any
Rev m saw Yrs-(takipg no heed Of the in,srru pon)
- think the lady, tho person speaking nrout her
should an,wer the question fsirly-sne'her. " vers
vrons 70 hold communion with the spirits OF the dead
In ancient times Is right now
THE rRnsrEss roDess AND PtRPzTRATss An ANA
cHEorIsM
Tas Pnssrpe-"You shall consuIi the spirits OF the
dead" Modern sprtuatsm has not come BY solicitation
or By CONSULTATION Bu, revealed itself without. do
sire or consultation from any person has come 10 the
TORN the spriss Of she departed II reveaa .hef In
that FORM who do not desire 20 consut the
~ross' Ne answer. 70 oonsut II a lh, have boon
", ong-aa doubtless wasn the Gays when the prom.
biion Was made. But when The spirits come ana mani.
feat Themselves 70 you, there no consultation, bot an
niusion OF divine povsr revealing the oonscences o.
men Again a ms, time Jesu, Of Nsssre,h manifested
cis power. That nsdered sufficient Those who
fo,loved him seys medatey connected with the spirit