New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
Ne.u!alork Daily Grib1lare
TIE CONVERTED MfDUM

DR.. Randolph, the heretofore distinguished Spr
itual Medium, whose conversion to Christianity we
lately announced, preached sermon on Sunday, in
Clinton Hail. from the text
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As Dr. Rsndolphs prominence, in the early days OF
Spirituasm renders hs recantatlon matter OF con
siderable imports ance We reproduce, in his own words,
the more significant passages OF his discourse IL IS
necessary to state that Dr. Randolph, man of extra
ordinary intellectual activity, is OF the Roanoke stock,
and las Indian and African as well Caucasian blood
in his vens.
For nearly ten years have been seeking rest for
nv weary foul But rest came not until j sought II
earnestly at the family altar, surrounded by those
whom, in the derium Of mad philosophy thought
were NOT for me. but whom / subsequently found
dearer nearer truer than all the world beside.
Occasionally my soul rebeled against the slavery,
worse than Southern bondage, 10 which wa. sub
iect The heart frequently protested against the head
won II for moment TO it, side and was sane. II
then | said ANYTHING remarkable or good, above the
average intelligence Of men Of my lineage, why, even
then spirtualsts refused me the credit, as genera
thing openly tainted me with my natural, ethnolog
ical condition and insulted my soul by denying me
common Intelligence but said, by way OF salve 10 the
hitter wound " lou are now 80 extraordinary de-
veoped that the dear angels Of the sheral heavens
" can you when wide awake!
The true value of principle consists not in its mere
enuncation but in lie results. Ten years ago the
wa.chword was Progress. Progress, Progress The
self same inane and assinne patudes are the current
coin to-day The world has right 10 see something
as well as to hear much about this eernaly harped
on Progress 70 all the scientific SpluuaLsts |
say Where is your progress The answer "a,
Ten years ago numbered three persons; now We
are three millions strong That's progress Is 1t, IN
deed have one bushel of villanOusly bad potatoes
if get , 900 bushels d like 70 know how that
I L ~. aif go fE.lF a
hension that the words progress and increase have
slightly different meanings. Sprltuallss, beg you
TO look this thing fairly In the face. fon 90 mol u
this very day know one whit more about the nature o
the soul the destiny of the spirit the occupations oil
| the departed. the mode Of trsns-death being not
even the locality of this spirit land, nor how
genuine manifestations, if there be such, are efee-
ted; nor You prove that single spirit ever mani
tested, simply because you cannot clearly estdOAsh
! one single case of identity
think this suits from the fact that S3iritusIsm is
all eye and head; no soul and heart all intellect no
emotions all philosophy no religion; all spirit no
God And even the social reformstory movement has
| dwindled down into prostitutional nurseries
enter the arena as the champions of common sense,
against what IN soul believe 10 be the most ire
| meuduous enemy of God. morals. and religion that
ever found oothod on the earth-the most seductive,
hence most dangerous, form Of sensualism that ever
| cursed nation, age or people,
| Twas medium about eight year, during which
time made 30OO speeches. and Travelled over several
different countries, proclslmng the new Gospel l
Dow regret that much excellent breath was wasted,
and that my health Of mind and body was well mig a
| ruined | have only begun 10 regain both since
totally abandoned II, ana to-day had rather see the
cholera in my house than be Spiritual medium tor
wears lived alone for Sprtualism and ia cognetes
ueBcefoTth | live 10 combat many Of the itentlcai
doctrines that | accepted as heavenly truths,
among which PaDihesn, the non-imnortal theory,
uiraradical individual sovereignty Atheism, and sew
| eral other pernic0us doctrines.
| lie gives tie following portrai; Of speaking
medium;
H. tab. q syeu. sni wofli. and ipans,iy
| space
Then OssA upon Peon hurs il 'peech sou h human ras
leads throug vastJ rra, IT. sweet cis Use u
| Primal cAlses'
E1pan. Who ii. Tia, holds lie helm -ri r.,es Of NAiss
! twri The Tauses
Tbr SpiciA Hall" he sco,ffee sd "AI-re coues
and luiyerscs"
The soc, b. knows item a. aud bee, wss vel -sAt'i
with their nurses "
He ,reed, il down the Mighty Past, q Br.hna, Ess be
had view, -
hrias .p-n; sc.rdeTsas" ard thirty day. In TiHbao
too.' -.
Where .. the sd and ;:le sodde reviewed b. dese'
Pourd q. phio-cr nodds, "eHoep; himsef-he Draw
y, ton lessu,s 70 I'm nsugh, sceltsry ,cEoey ~oFh
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