Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-05-27

and out of the body. The mind Of one man In
the flesh can be made to bear upon the mind oil
an other, 80 as to produce positive influence,
more or less, according to the circumstances
and condition Of both parties. | have seen
those who were so susceptible that when there
was no uncommon influence upon them, they
might be walking at a distance from certain
others. say from twenty to eighty rods, and
they not knowing that any one designed to IN
huence them, by the will power of one man, in
an instant, they could be stopped, being unable
to move limb. have seen it tried also with
the consent of the one about to be influenced,
while he resisted the influence, and, in spite OF
every effort on his part, he was stopped instant
lys and held still. Now if mind is thus pow
erful, though Invisible, we suppose that minds,
out of the body, can influence those in the body,
and we also believe that the mind that is infinite,
can influence his finite children of earth, there
fore we believe in inspiration, and revelation.
We also believe that as God is I" unchangable,'
and not willing that any should perish, he is
as willing to instruct his children of the nine
tenth century, as he was to instruct those who
lived on the earth before them.
Spirituaists are accused of not believing in
revelation, or the bible, but we don't know
why we are thus accused, since none hut spirit
ualists can believe in revelation, Spiritualism,
orsplrit power, gave the bible its existence, and
has ever been its life and power, deprived of
which, it is no more than a cipher, deprived of
the figures. Christ said, d" the words that |
speak unto you they are spirit, and they are life. "
So we believe, for his words produced a mighty
influence. Words are powerful, and are accom-
panied by the spirit of the speaker; therefore
the spirit of the speaker is in them, and is the
life of the words. The spirit of the speaker is
known, being manifested by his words, one
not spirit, for they are visible but that invis-
IDLE something, that gives life to those words, is
spirit and life. That spirit influences the hear
ers, sometimes causing them to weep, at other
to laugh, and thus every passion of the mind
may be excited by words. John |, IA g And the
Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, .
By this we understand that the spirit, which Is
the fountain of life, took to itself heshly tab
ernacle, made that tabernacle alive, was man
Tested in it, and dwelt on the earth, 1t was
through that tabernacle that the spirit spake to
those on earth. That was the chosen vessel
the perfect medium, whom God was pleased to
speak through, and thus instruct the erring
ones of earth. John 6, 80, " For came down
from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the
twill of him that sent me- Again he said, John
5, 80, " can of my own self do nothing as
| hear, l Judge and my judgement is just
because | seek not my own will, but the will Of
the Father name, and yet receive me not
if another shall come in his own name, him We
will receive" They would not believe Christ
when he said he came in his fathers name, thus
making himself no more nor less than the me.
dunn of his Father There are some even now
on earth, that do not believe when one speaks il
the name of another. If Christ could do moth
ing of himself, but was the will of the Father
acting through him, we have not discernmen
enough to see why he was not the medium o
the Father.
God not only spake through his son, but ais
spake through the apostles When Christ sen
them out to preach, he said Mat, 10, l9
g But when they deliver you up, take n
thought how Or what ye shall speak for
shall be given you in that same hour what y
shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, bu
the Spirit of your Father which speaketh i
you," But this we learn that the apostles wer
speaking mediums.
The idea that God spoke through his childre
on earth was 50 commonly received few veal
ago, and was supposed to be proved so clcarl
in the bible, that it was no uncommon thing fo
ministers to arise in the pulpit, saying, "
have no particular subject on my mind thi
morning, but will read passage of scripture
and if the Lord gives me anything to say, wi
say it - and after asking the brethren to pra
for them, they would go to work, and perhaf
get off a sermon that they had learned by heart
and had preached seven times before, and tn
. brethren would receive it as being directly fror
God. Why did they receive it thus ? | an
swer, 1t was because they knew that their bibl
taught them that God spoke by his spirit
through his children on earth. Can those sam
ones come forward now, and without blush
say that there is no such doctrine taught in tn
bible? Yes, hear them. 0, ye, hypocrits, y
deceivers, will ye judge Others by your selves
and then wrest the scriptures to your own dc
struction. Written sermons were objectionabl
with many, because they said that such wer
the productions of men, they wanted " it fres
, right from Cod" But now they don't want
through medium.
The Quakers know that spritualism is laugh
in the bible, and do not allow any to speak i
their meetings, not even their minister, ur
less there is some special spirit influence upo
the one speaking. They know that every in
portant truth in the bible, was given und,
spirit influence. If all scripture was given
inspiration and inspiration is spirit influence,
would like to have some opposer of Spiritualis1
, tell me how much scripture was given aside frol
spirit influence,
EDITOR FREEMAN?-Will you please give
your opinion of man that, while he is ampl
able, will not take q paper, because it cos
nine shiltngs, or that Will take it year or tw'
and then stop because it is cheaper to borro
of his neighbor, or go without entirely, and Il
. his children grow up in perfect ignorance, al
if they want school-book say, "cant ye DO
row one? can't git SO many books "
Now if you, or any of your readers, wi
give us your opinion of such man, and VIII