The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-13
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Communicated.
We listened on Sunday and Monday eve
nings ~ two eloquent lectures from Miss
Hewlett the celebrated Spiritualist. On
both evenings the audience was large, and
also an intelligent and discriminating one.
Miss Hewlett is certainly marvel; n girl
of only nineteen years. she discourses upon
abstract and theological themes with the
ability and clear perception of an old stu
dent Her manner and appearance are en-
NEATLY elegant and graceful, betraying the
true lady in every word and gesture. On
Monday evening she spoke upon topic Sc
,lected by a committee of FIVE gentlemen Sc
.lected from the audience. And good COM
mittee in some respects it was one lawyer,
one clergyman, one physician, and two mer-
chants, nearly all of them men of ability.
The subject presented by them was, "What
Is the future condition OF the finally impen-
itent-are they forever damned ?" and am
sure the revelations, truths, theories, or
whatever they might be called, were waited
for with breathlesS attention, for there are
few who have not given some degree of
thought 10 this momentous question. That
the lady as explicit, satisfactorily logical,
and sensible, there are few who were pres
ent would dispute
She spake as one having had an "inte-
riOr" sight, and her arguments appealed to
the common sense and ideas of justice of
all. She said she read in the Holy Book
that mankind WAS to be hereafter judged L" by
the deeds done IN The body" She "discov-
cred that we were not answerable for the
sins OF Adam and Eve any more than one
man in his life was guilty Of the crimes
committed 10y another. She had too good
and exalted an idea of our Father in
Heaven, as to suppose that he would create,
simply to destroy. She saw interiorally'
that none were lost, though all suffered the
penalty OF their sins.
But in the many mansions prepared for
His children, would be found home pre-
.cisely suited to the moral condition of each
being. 1t was her idea that the future life
isl progressive one, not an indolent existence
of total inaction-but that from the state Of
preparation in which we entered il, We
shOGld constantly advance in knowledge
and goodness until we were made one with
the glorious Father of all. Miss Hewlett
said that in the universe nothing was lost
the smallest particle was pervaded and gov
erned By the law of use, which law is prov
ed to the plainest comprehension, by thu
every day economy Of nature. She proveC
beyond doubt, that We are free, accountable
beings, obliged to anwer for our own live
and deeds and that the amount of good O
evil produced by each life, was in proper
ton as either principle was from the begin
ming of its existence, educated for one o
other. Miss Hewlett believes in the Diyin
ity of Christ, and also believes that With
each one of US there is a spark divine whic
may be developed to the perfection whic
God reuuires, AMI which Christ has taugl
US may he attained. Alas how few attai
it! In the inspired portion OF the Bibl
Christs doctrines, teachings and life, 81
fully believes. She also has full faith, III
thinking, as do all intelligent minds OF 81
present age. that many Of the historic
Books Of the Old Testament are simply hi
tories, divine or inspired in as great Inea
ure US our own viii in future years be col
siaercd.
All truth is divine; no matter how il
significant it may appear, it all emanat
from the same source. Miss Hewletts clio