The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-24
CONFERENCE OF srIRITUALIsTs.


C,ty % he Rodeened by the sparies-A siaep-
aDg Medium Speaks Adiru>scs Dictated ny
the Spirits, and a President Selected ny
Them-Speeches, SayiWss, Doings, SSe'' &C.
conference OF sPrituasts and table turner's, comPr
ns about seventy or eighty delegates, male ana 'e"Ao'
ffom most Of the Eastern States Pennsylvania aad Now
York. assembled at Mech anics Hall, No. IA Fourth ave
me, yesterday mornin, Among tho numoer we reOos
nized Mrs. s. C. Hewy it, of Boston, Mrs. Eliza D. hing,
Massachusetts,; Missy Rnckisy. Mr. T. Sheldon, OF b,s
ton; Mrs Fry and Mrs. Baner, OF New York. z H. Swack
hammer, Ira B. Dayis, Of New York; ID. T. GODDARD,
Mesea n, Spear, Mr. Barnes Of Connecticut, travel
m and seeg ing medium renowned for delivering long
hasangue% upurnipg tables aud performing many sthe
singular nios In his sleep; and many other nspcuoa
medium g. sprtaaists free thinkers free lovers, sbe-
has, %
" TIE ORGANIZATION.
tVAbous half past ten O'Clock, Of which tina the
(which whom well filed will hold sbout $50 200 pcrsons)
wss about half fsn Mrs. C Hewitt, OF Boston, asOsad-
Cd platform and pr ceeded to Gall tae conference TO
srder after which she read tho following can, which
was published in Of the spriusl journals OF his city
yesterday morning
0orrrsEvcE-A conference of practical sprualis.s viii
be held the Mechanics slae lecture room No Fourth
.sDsns a. 10 ocoSk sa srs THrn1s ASe ss may Is
TIE SPIRITS SELECT THE PRESIDENT.
ens Of the sprs he duty Of presiding over the convcn
Hon would devolve upon Mrs. Eliza King, . renowned
pacuca spirinsist OF New England. This announcement
was received with q sight demonstration Of applause
THE SPIRIT PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Mrs KING hereupOn came forward and took the seal
prepared for her on the rostrum or platform, and pro-
0eeded 10 thank the spirits for the honor they had conferred
.pOn one who felt herself so undeservng and so grea.
sinner herself Especially did she feel the honor Of the
position since that the first regularly organized and To-
sally Constituted convocaion Of the practical sprtuasts
which had ever been the wicked and god forsaksn
ely Of New York, which she intmsed a the present
2me in q state Of confusion anarchy and threatened
spirits of departed saints cd not long this time, de-
scended and consumed the wicked and unbeheving
people Of this second scdom But Il was not Nav York
CITY alone that presented this God orsaken and God defy
lng Ali ude and CONFUSION worse COMPOUNDED - II
was the entire nation, which filed with
& mis- fair n6ertaDes which were daring and provoking
the sparas TO mete out the morted doom Of eternal
ANIMATION; but had some hopes that the world might
yet be saved from eternal damnauon and condemnation
BY the spirits providing the wicked people In II could be
By degrees convinced Of the error Of their ways and
ade 10 see the dangers awaiting the unless they gave
up their wicked heresies and fell In with the promised
svertures Of grace and became nrm practical spiritual
ss and believers in spruasm, without which she held
>ha. there could be possibility OF being saved from
sernal destruction and damnaton both here and here
peal 10 all true spritussts 10 come boldly forward and
Ah IN the great work OF bringing all the dscordant Gle
ens OF unbeGef and heresies into ono shecpfod and
Hrs King then proceeded TO read portion Of Scripture,
subsequent which she read the following invocation.
tcpsrted friends
ADDRESS FROM DEPARTED FRIENDS.
Religion, In ~ broad and phosoph sense, rs 10 all DO
neacent enterprises what the mother is to the domestic
circle She is its centre around her all the members
yove unto her hey book and 70 her they tend by re
xscolsy In man. Remove tho mother from the domestic
s,rcle-coniasion, irregrAry dsharmony must appear
however bcnefcept may seem 70 be lis surface, YET
shere will be soil in which can terminate, expand,
Grow. Everywhere man exhibits disposition TO wor-
ship The object may be or calf, the sun, moon,
an image, a being either visible invisible. This
snSeDs sS su an .uIss
~ ~ essay " cxhbit sef IN words, prayer song,
sous other outward Seeing hen thst de cmssonsls
are part Of the inmos Of man. they should have an op
portnny 10 express themselves In their own natural
me s cns u cr h oe oes
be improved, but, In fact, would be In lower condition
because OF the eradication rather should the emoonas
- cultivated, intensified, and opportunities should be en-
dyed for their natural expression Each sect, clique or
skn, has its modes of worship
Il. s s5ssS: W. s;e ,sis 4: .s
No desire TO engage in wransnDg in respect to mare
modes forms OF religious expression, but they
would cherish and encourage the cultivation OF
spring. morality; cut of the emouonas, morality has
NO basis, II acts rregularly, unrelably but when u
spripgs from the deepest In man, perpetual placid,
ever lowing ever swelling stream All the great moral
questions OF an age spring from the cmoteDals The re-
fmer comes; he addresses the intorconscous faculty; u
responds ana says al feel that you right you speak
10 my nmots." Here Is then, an intimate relation exist
between the rcnglOuS IN OF
nation Tying beside these what is called conscience
exceedingly difficult 10 draw line between the inter
conscious faculty In man and that dencmnaled conscience
Tho truly religious man or woman acts by or through
conscience Tho ntcrconscous power propcs and urges
the person 10 perseverance, In all that Ia pure grand,
bic, sfy, unsclnsb spirituasm docs not come 10 man
that conscience may dregardcd but rather IN
ssnsy COINCIDENCE TO excite the deeper emoon, powers:
comes to quicken and bring into life the slumberng
faculties 10 induce 10 act from within 10 lead him 10
neasurably disregard tho outer and constantly look
. his nobicr God given powers IN this serse an ine
g,pfe fuak w2r
docs not ignore any moral or so5i question dcs not
undertake TO say this thing or III shall be done, but Il
undertakes 10 act upon the higher faculties excite them,
and thus bring man 10 higher plane, 10 lofcr and
purer position. lie or she who becomes thoroughly
spirituazcd will find that the whoc being IL pcrmeaed
chat there DEEPER purer and abiding love for
man, for animals for the earth which he treads
DR. the insect moving around him. There win come 10 DO
love which words aud no deeds can truly express
Naturally enough as the inerconscious facue are cult
waited oiepsioed will persons IN similar conditions be
soui III inerlok With soul, and there shall coma 70 be
srue spiritual co nmunon and that communion viii tsto
20 Itself certain FORMS modes OF action corresponding 10
the condition and spiritual rosth Of the person. The
church 10 oil ts beauty grandeur, magni0ccucc, CUB
unity viii appear not only WI the cdce be constructed
but All that appertains 70 harmony, all that shall
age the devotional In shall be gathered within ia
walls; shall have not only liz communIcanb, but shall
have It's priesthood s appropriate symbols, It's sacred
books, LIS festal seasons and LIS holy days. Before
effort made to cultivate and intensity few choice and
enlinsnty religious casts Of mind epmituahsm looks
about h1es It's eye on persons, comes 70 them lmrreses
syr islkm does not In mere overthrow docs moi
pausc at anagonsm, docs not absr mercy 10 destroy
docs not como simply 10 individuazc, but comes 70
cultivate The nobcr powers In 70 open his mind
new veins OF thought, 10 teach him how combine; n
for broad constructive benedcent purposes 70 bind
man TO and heart W heart 70 kindIe in tho
soul that fellow feeling which makes wondrous kind;
comes 10 unzc persons that they shall be compact
body, much the banda, feet, head cymes 70 SO
persons IN the welfare Of each other that there
ehal DO deeper love than that existing between brother
and sister bind them together that In every
Just sense they truly A boly OF women and
thus conioined thus incrmsrrcd born In the
womb shall act for and In behalf OF another
che hands act for the feet and the feet FOR the hanis
n this divine communion, this holy emotion, this deep
religious love which shall be born In the soul that shall
prepare persons 10 engage In every and any form of
is effort which looks 10 the improve mont, emancipation
sd elevation OF man. 6f4ritas Ism ~ pictured
The mind in It's tendency must regeneraio mao; nay,
,nut lead him ~ pure condition wherein he shall bs.
CONE holy generator bringing fourth offspring corres