The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-19

The Spirits en- . Pic Mic.
PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS F ENJ0YMRNT-HAs
SANDWICHES AND SPIRIT lAPPISGs-CRINOLINE
PHILOSOPHY, DANCING ANp REvELATloNs-H0w
TBE SPIRITS ENJOY THE ELYKs-cLOUDY DIS
CUsSlOk, ETC., KTC.
considerable portion OF ihe community supposed Y
believe In spirit rappngs, spirit tAppngs and writing
spiritual siintes, spiritual communications, intercourse
and revelation spiritual developement spiritual recres
ton and spiritual freedom got up esprit d.. corps yester
day, in the shape OF about four hundred Of these who
Dsci are ,ha. they amply able
To make from he'll or heavens remoteat nook
Departed spirits rap upon table,
Being based on individual sovereignty-each man foi
himself or the New Jersey way Of reating-it was @
"a cheap affair perhaps u futile attempt Initiate
the FREQ and easy social gatherings Of the German
sapgerest The steamboat Flora took the party TO the
grounds at the moderate charge of ten cents head and
each party was expected TO bring individual fodder and
pay yen cents towards the expenses amounting TO $40,
whi0 sum WA paid Counting those who got in the back
way went IN ON their ny npathy with the cause, or on
the reputation Of papers which they could there
must have been about four hundred people the ground
old ladies' whose rution had apparently produced any
thEg but satisfaction; sharp nosed and high foreheaded
ladies' boz dering the blue stocking and few-lAmenta
bly, few-etiy girls, scattered ike GASES In the dreary
desert and looking their dear te brains mad been
completely added with the hard words thrown at them
BY the ong bearded chaps who looked neavy they
had each copy Of DAVIS Revelations aud the Spiritual
Telegraph IN his pocket Everybody WAS eminently 70
spectacle free and easy, and At home With good stock
Of provisions wrapped up IN abolition ne spsper-
such Inc Fate Of several sunory elaborate articles
on Kansas the bred Scott decision and the right every
Mr. Baker the o2gnater or the affair was on hand on
the arrival Of the party at the grounds to give each
. delicate hint (Which was generally needed) that
the ten cents would DO thankfully received. Thus
latter point of the "bAsc" OF the occasion,
much 70 the disgust Of sundry OF the bhoys, who came
up to the run and paid the under protest. &c.
the story their wrongs TO the proprietor Of
the grounds, and succeeded in getting Mr. Baker
gorge-evdenty disappointed At the readiness with which
hat aha od Tho rntn md hin NJ
manner, which took away all pretext for a fight.
Individual sovereignty prevailed throughout all The
spinteligble Manifestations another with an eye 70 the
practical took TO ham sandw Hero party Of
young ladies' paronzed the swing, to the great delight OF
up gazDg naughty young men, while every par0ok Of
sane systematic individual enjoy Dr. Gibbs the
immortal was on hand and young lady remarked,
voce, up 10 her-"rne Doctor is married
now, we mustn't make too much of him." Mr.. Gibbs
received his share OF attention. nevertheless, which may
be something of consolation for married meo.
Although no speeches were put down in the programme
II was generally understood that the spirit moved
there would be speaking, especially several
been studying them up every night for the As three
weeks. Late in the afternoon, when the eaIables mad
most given out the heat became oppressive and per
hars the spirits to prompt, general movement was
made towards shady grove and picturesque group,
and calls were made Tor various speakers
Mr. 3. T. Fowler, long haired thin mousachod lean,
short gentleman hero rose and said be wished their at
ion few moments.
Voce-Go on and you will get II.
spiritualism' II seemed 10 him OF the greatest mpor-
lance. (Stir among the mediums-price dollar per
SESSION. IL useful in life and for immortality. Every
thing according 10 his idea, possessed immortality. The
dsemboded intelligence which they called spirits
oeced them with the socetary world. separated them
from the authority Of books, Of papers, and from the
authority Of the world He looked upon this movement
the neuclus Of which should comprise the world.
liza ency make them perform their duty to one
another, " work for the benefit Of one another II
brought them all into order. daughter among girls
His idea was that the enjoyment of the great whole
would be the eDjoymen of each.
A Voce-HOw about eternal progreseP
Mr. Fowler thought that covered eternal progress.
Voce-Let Dir. French give his opinion.
Mr. French-I hav'nt confidence. am asking for In
formation.
Fowler proceeded demonstrate the joy OF suffer
ing tor Others which he said he had DONE although miles
distant from the object tor shom ne suffered, in his
sleep.
voice-You believe In universal sympathy
Mr.. Ira B. Davis WAS called upon.
Mr.. Davis said he had nothing 70 say.
Voice said-Let the spirits speak through you.
MI Davis proceeded to contend that man. occupy his
proper position in life and In the spirit sphere,
toward his brother man as Jesus Of Nazareth
MIN 10 He condemned belief, without practica
results for good, in either the orthsdoy spirtuas
church and took occasion to tell his audience in pair
could reach immortality he thought that but per
ectly hsrmonized and developed being could OBTAIN
mortality.
A sovereign-How do you know.
Mr. Davis said because the spirits I'D him and from
common sense he didn't think human hyena could be
Voice-Hs theory would put us worse off, he would
stop all progress
M John Coles and Mr.. French called for, blu.
too modest to speak.
Mr. Fowler took the opportunity to say another word
lie believed in the utility OF experiences The example
Davis (14suehter.) We only snned because ig
norant, and according to his ideS. when perfor med
upon his life, whether Of right or wrong actions, with
PLEASURE because was all experience He wasn't arai
u robbers because he hadn't any money and he advised
those rich in this worlds goods 10 give the poor
ENJOY bis security.
Mts ADAMS, who has sung in public under different
nrme here sung several pretty songs, which were much
After a conversational debate on the sentiments ex-
pressed by the speakers,
Mr. Mcfarland, OF Brooklyn proceeded 10 reply to Mr.
Davis. He believed in Immortality The gentleman
looked uddy and hearty mine most OF the best note
the place he believed that unless there was immor
salty universal thing there could be pains or
peaAtes in the spirit world All would Of necessity be
pesce and harmony, because none but the harmonious
ould reach Immortality.
voice--H there ID 10 suffering where will be the
righteousressF
Nr Days stated that he had been an atheist and could
ory believe partial immortality through the medium Of
epritusl communication. be believed that men who
than animals were unnt for Immortality. Per
aps he OF the latter but he believed neverthe
Perhaps there were others there bad he, and
good many Of them. Qaughter)
MIR Baker said he thought Mr. Davis wag right Only "
s certain extent He did not understand the subject
thoroughly, and therefore was not clear.
Mr.. Bagcr proceeded to explain his views. he said
that person could ever arrive at knowledge OF
mortality by analysis or investigation OF material
things, for knowledge OF immortality could only
s.lned by investigation of spiritual things He belev
Cd there we're human exstences which did not possess
Immortality but not to extent that Mr. Davis did He
ciassed R material substances beneath dual In
character, possessing spirit or life and form body
that IN the animal formations there three principles
trinity Wis., soul or power, spirit or life and form
body; that the soul principle 10 first projected into
externazed matter in the animal formation that IL
grows and developers that the spirit also grows and de-
velopes that the different animal formations the
through which the spirit and soul grows that in
Il Information Of the physical organism, imperfect
cerebral structure, &c, sl!born children, pre-
mature births, and hopeless idiots, possess not
Immortality, for the reason that the soul principle
ieaed 10 find the proper and necessary through
which TO oeveope iisef and establish divdua:y-tha
tleu TRANSPORTATION OF the soul becomes more
necessary. Each and every species Of snial organizs
ton IL itae distinct Nngdom bat the spri. and the
soul spiritual entities, coming from and returning
,ee spiritual sphere. As The spirit and sod % The
the spirit and soul which inhabited toe de
r,pt orders OF the lower grades Of ANIMAL anizsto,
follows a consequence thar the auiEl4l is and
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