The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-08

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generous devotion 70 noble cause Our united Effort
VIA 10 sure 70 reward w with good SUCCESS
SATURDAYS PRoCEgDNos
iDe ASSOC snon met this morning Of hsf past mind
occk, wMhout general session. The soctlons
~ usuAl-SecIion In one of the Police Court rooms
I'M ss,,r D. ais permanent CnA'rman. presiding
caou that every member hss oapers to read has
reaa tnem shall hand IN sbssrscs the Sanding Com
sse. Inc Presioeps requested every member who had
hot zone no to hscd rhem 10 AZ possible
ire nss paper was read ~ Professor SLuhAs, In the
absence OF The author, Professor r. Barnard. TIE
masic surfaces employed 70 close and break voaic
Professor A. D BAcns then finished the reading Of a
paper left uubniehed the last meetlng-oD the
ntn Of temperature in the Florida cbapOe and straits
Professor BACuE explained BY means OF several
dsersms the method Of ascertanng OF
the water At different depsns The tracing Of What called
tine colo wan" &c ssia We md strata OF cold water
the Atlantic coast vas traced oil along the stream
INTO the Gulf OF Mexico where his explorations ended and
now stand
This strata Of water rses and fails in very preciptous
curves lhe method Of discovering this was explained
Dy general map on which we're denested the
tne GuI sai0 and four sections, ines dDgs
one from Cape Florida 10 Beoon another from
TO another pO'nt and another from somerero
70 snn Key Banks the fourth from Tortugas 70 Havana
Ine NmperAture from the top TO the bottom was quite
neItnt IN d1erens years, and also very dereot In DIFF
ra,a,s p p.s ss same yea, These ch.cg Of tempe
me Gulf Stream Tbs has not been proved yet, bu will
be- step by step. The greatest difficulty in these invest
sspps that OF ascertainiHg the depths along the coast
the water vey Deep Six hundred fansms has been
neie'oore considered very great depth, but
ting deeper and deeper into the ocean every dav
Professor BENJAMIN PsIkcs then resd a PAGER ON The
History The Theory OF the Physical Constitution
comets. For the want OF books, libraries and nstru
mebS wbtD we are brought into c0lsou with EuroDean
aeuonoHe,s, We seem, aentlemen going over tho
same ground that they bave left behind them Il seems
american science must begin where Eurooesn science
lett Off fact, when given TO the world s like the
moral chai Acter cannot be gone again; when
once gwen u Is there He ,nes spoke of Germany and
france IN comparison with EpR,ano point O, sstrooo
m'ca' science, ano gave ne p1 70 Germany Ccperncus
was he FIST observer OF the Tact comets tail IL
directed from soe sunH Ccpefnicus' theory was well
kn' wn to the scientific before su puoisbec f. Ia
DIS ~orE nc says, ~ am Compelled, any doubt
though unwilling. 10 bseve lhst the come.,s tai rses
~ n he tup vas believed at ooe time toa comets
TAI WAS KIND OF faae rising tom tbs eartn bat
ma it roee nom ine sun FTancsser distinguished
eseopeo the eyes OF the Greeks Is singular, toe best
eysS 10. science that looked on the earth
But ihs snci-nts thought ins ms tins tue
psoks OF eoodeses or ods in ane'r through
heavens. He iteD spoke CT Sspece, who 6rst among
beaten philosophers, prophesied that ighi
~ouio come out Of the comets TO unne the world Tbe
neAt step observed WAS that the comets tail
eel en- towards the tun; tnat 1t from IT, Toe
IDEA at The falling back 81 tail Prof Pgirce ascybes 10
Newton rioo. ana some OF the carly astronomers oh
servs0 that the dt nsity corresponoed
that rome comets shat had enuous ta,l,
out NtwWn ret bsde all these optical theories by tue
,orce OF bis arguments lie idea other particles
ngp' rs well BE heavy eau be given is from Keper
tuIe
fhe'e was rot much cone in section B. this morning
on account Of lie excursion Tor tae alernoop WAS
limited bo'o eechons adjourned ct III A. A H. The
cursfon uan starts tor Amherst az IL and Sill
tnir come ''Ine IN lie eveoug The weather to oay
pleasant IN TACT is the only day has been comfort
ABLY Tree from beat tie HIS been In Sea
zion.
Ahc National ConvcDsicn AT SpirftUaitsts.
PLYMOUTH, Mars, August s, 1853
Tho annual National Convention OF the Spirisuaists CT
the United States opened here to-day The
was very small there not being IN all hundred persons
present. Many OF hem were Of the gentIer sex rosre
were few young ladies' still in their teens and severa
old oree, who might be grsndmothers But few o! the
wen known tights of spirtus lem band. Judge
Ecmoncs had been announced ne the presiding officer,
be do rot make his appearance, and chair
pied by Gr. j. s LoveaId, Of Boston. Elk Senator Tai
madge, who a.so announced 70 present. cid mo-
come; were Andrew jackson DAVIS, Mr. Davis, Mrs
Britt Mrs Branch. any Of those who listing rushed
mseve at Utica last year. present. with the exception
Of Mr. henry Wright, the author Of little book, which
he advertised pretty largely at that convention, and OF
which the HERALD then published extracts show
the eiossness OF its character.
Ope Of the 0rst acts the appointment Of Business
Commute, consisting Of Neesrs Newton, GODDARD,
Wright and Edson who retired TO prepare their report
During their absence the audience we're By
spe ecies from Chair, Cure Boston ana tue same
Rn crazy OLD gentleman VINO created such fuu ~ the
Utica Convention. He tossed about bis wildly and
IA aed in incoherens manner a,oat the mission
spunats, to form themselves into Comlnit;ee of
Whole ard woi out the el0o truths conhded TO them
There never was more appropriate place TO begin sucn
y work than here on Plymouth Rock A few days ago
they had mad great guns from all parts OF the
hy-gos ernois, lawyers, Knights remp.ars and Free
Mssoss--to lsy the stone Of monument to the
Pilgrims; but the epiuasts could raise up monument
bere which would ascend to the skies In fact he said
they could have heaven here on this consecraed spo IL
they only .oos tbs proper Toe Pilgrims had had
hrF,Cn has hn hah dsa1
10 live 10 common as the ancient Christians DID
Hr. CLuHE, who spoke with a broad ScOch accent,
believed tpat the mission OF spirituaEm TO the
down trodoen and neglected; that the mission be
nsd from the sprs AID TINT mission WAS renewed with
10 the fortnight;
slr NEWTON. Of Eog:on editor Of tie SpvitualiS Age
the report Of the business committee which, among
thugs declares that in accepting modern evidences
bearing On be subject they do not necessarily reject the
ancert not their business to deny the truth
hofiy vi The bible, each sprussl being at liberty
to sce bis own estimate upon the value OF thnt ana OF
The report holds, therefore, that sprituGlsn should
not be confounded whh inc darnonel Philosophy OF
ApoIew Jackson Davis with The deisn Of DR.. Hare
with tbe individual theories o any oner wfter ho"
prominent anosg sp ftualista, With the
nacrgs II diiesnJodd sps'1ts e3Selr, tcsmca as these
aypsa7 dtsr as widely IN their opiaiJns cs do p;rss Ia
The platform declares that 10 theory or practice which
tends 10 moral DISTINCTIONS
pe1sonai Responsibility, give loose rein TO ANNA
dssre, Can win any rropsety DO c0nsi1ered part OF
thus Mrs Branch AID The free LAYERS practically
excom mnbicpieo
Under head aeatiou Of Spisi,u ,lsm to Specific
Reforms' the p'aorm declares that sirtu.ls feel
deep interest IN Psychological reform, educational REFORM
psreptsge reform rancpston OF women, abolition Of all
seveiy wbehey cna;lel, civil, mental spiritual, the
Establishment OF universal pease theological and cccte
assceI reiorm social reform and reorganization tho
prpcpss OF brotnerhooa and IN every other effort com
NEEDING Itself TO their individual judgments as tending
elevate apo sprituahze uankird I; declares that they
recognize spruas ali who nod to tho one fac; that
numsn sJrs d conscious personal existence after
the dea,b Of iter physical bodies, aid can and do mani
fest themselves ana communicate to tb0fe in the DO
under sni.sb'e conditions.
this they prof M full agreement and take no
responsibility Tor each O.hers acts opinions They
gar themselves entitled only 70 the OF spiritual
full when they adopt and pra,sioe sent
that truly spiritual in their nature and think
that 10 bose WHO merely believe in the ac OF spirit In
ofcouse, without respect TO quality OF truth and le the
term ''spirituslists" would more properly apply.
The report was accepted, and then Discussion ensued
Ia regard 10 the cIause abont "spiritise rhoae WHO
opposed to the rctaing of thx clause pscsd their
opposition TO 1t on tho ground that It PhasisAcsthat
wss saying TO ell others 'sand back, for h0lier
than tbCu''--Wbo tlsOeo favored IL dill tho