The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-07
re&es by Judge E1nonds and
Professor MOnti.
= Rdmessds Quotes tae Bible, .Hktsry,
Peetry and Philosophy, and the
Religion OF all Ages, h
Favor OF Splrltuallsm.

g for the delights Of spirtualsm, In which the FOL
ng lins appeared
Have yev lost friend-a brotherY
Beards faiber's parting breathY
eazed 1ion a llfeless mother
Til she seemed 10 wake from deathf
Horror then, your heart congealng,
Chned you with intense despair.
On you recoliect the ieeiingY
Aiasl there was no feeling there
You have seen frend--a brother
Rcarc dear dead father sreak--
h0ved the tondness Of a mother;
Felt her tears upon your cheeky
nus afflicted, bruised and broken,
Have you known such sweet rchefY
yes my friends, and by this token
You have known the JOY OF grief
sYiIg ne preliminary exercises the Judge was several
s obliged 10 ask those him to desst from couver
on, u it interfered with his meditations After the
ding the poem the choir sung another anthem, and
q. e most profound attention the speaker proceeded
lis theme as foows:-
1bere truth TO be foands How often do we ask our
Fes thai question when investigating that upon which
rcg)n rests or the science Of our future lHes Abso-
yeriable, reliable truth Ia it as difficult to find
n in the spheres as on earthY Yes It Is. AS
as man s creature Of progression,
tined 10 move onwards and upwards, from the cradle
tefnry, 80 long II must OF necessity be d1cuit Tor
saaig the truth So long IL is necessary for man
xerise bis own Independence and freedom, so long 1t
bevnble that he is liable 10 erEor IN the moral as
ss the natural world, man must dig for MS dia-
nds lie mus, Geek for his gold amid the sands and
rs O the ghuer,pg region. No schooibouse travels
I'd tie village seeking its schoars-man must seek and
s knowledge for himself II Isl therefore, mpo slble
iJlh eau come 10 him with that absolute reliability
ch his Incidence he Is apt 20 crave how long has 1t
% tbs many Of the truths which we now receive have
a fWod through the h1msp mind9 Three thousand
eased afier the theory upon the planetary system
announced before It was received Nearly as long
.was reqaned to replace the syllogsms OF Aristotle
Rthc philosophy Of Bacon-oi induction Asit has been
be pits,cai world, has been ia the moral world
Chi6,n Of Israel bad TO wander O generation
the vide, before the truth was received.
hieen landfed years have seen the truths Of the
stjaD world revealed and now, out Of the thousand
hons of tire inhabitants OF The globe, not one fifth re-
e tbes truths When we seek Tor truth, then, We are
eceive as we have the CAPACITY VI necessity 1t as
ues the oflD and shape Of them W whom Il 10 given
wier poured into the vase the element is the same
il assumes the shape Of the vessel 10 which II re
rs. whn we are searching for truth, We must re-
nbeT IhOse great truths that he at the very Threshold
70 allow Incidence 10 ms,ead ana deceive US. II
ua In pursuit of which are this morning engaged
harins thsse things IN mind, We come 70 tne quss
rtee do with us after death; that they who
lived upon earth, as We nOw live, speak 70 us from
sd the grave We regard II as OF infinite Importance
Vt be revealed 20 maAf Can rock or tree
pl 1t? Can you read IL in the roar Ol Toe ocean, or
siosm that sweeps over its surface? viii animate
bapimste pa'ure reveal toyou this future CT the I'M
tai .eoulY You ask in vain for reason from these
[cse; in vain have they been preaching TO man for
uries IN thus subject. There s but one way In which
can receive revelation, and that is through his bro
mor--eitber here or who has gone before hun. If
be- then OF necessity the revelation that comes 70
nus, lie imperfect The source from which 1t comes,
,her the disembodied spirit beyop the grave or
rnboded tprit IN the medium here, is stamped with
"a section. The evidence s imperfect. What shall we
slt III Rajccs u because you cannot always rely
it, throw away evei ythng that mny be found with
mass OF rubbish which you have 10 search for your
sond?-throw the etterIpg gem and the paitry Garth
ia situQh
In all the evidence which Genes W me seek 10 hnd
truth of the proposition which have announced
the Spirits Of the departed do commune with US from
le spheres. From sacred history, from the
itsI period Of human history, from profane HIS
!. from the universal belief Of mankind,
earliest days. from our personal observations and
the influence Of the good and the wise who have
before TO leave behind the record OF Their fate-
! all these we have the evidence Of our belief In
ed history We are told tina. an angel appeared to
a,, recorded In Genesis l6; three appeared to
ham Genesis 1S two 10 lot, ia Genesis 49, one to
y Genesis 81, 10 Abraham, Genesis %; one 70
% in dream, Genesis 81; oue to Noses, Exodus 3;
before the camp of Israel, Exodus IA 10 Baaam,
piers % " the children OF Irlet, Judges 2. one
d.on, Judges 6; one to the wife Of Msnoal, Judges
Lie to Zscbal iah Zachariah i one TO the two Mtrys
be sepucbrc, Matthew 2S one at the birth Of Jesus,
l. one at the birth OF John the Baptist; one before
Virgin Mary one 10 the shepherds; two TO Jesus,
James and John; spoke 10 John the Evangelist,
Le second OF the Revelations. It viii not do
kay that these were angels, or a distinct lorder
LTobS and called by lin an angel avowcd him
10 be one OF the prophets. But this ia bat
.s tte evidence which can be drawn from the foun
n of tho Christian religion. In the lowest order or
hlt-Eet shsn--among the most benighted portion or
human race devoted 70 the worship of idols, con-
on between yisible and invisible could bc found
nansm which counts lis hundreds of millions Of
nippere gives credence to the interference OF innu
kbe spirits in the daily affairs OF human life, and
some three hundred and thirty millions these
ts The religion which covers the greater portion of
Efamasm-teaches the continual presence OF tho un-
spirits Mahomedanism which has its millions OF
also teaches that two angels attend each mortal
birth TO the grave and influence hun Thus We flnd
n every religion upon earth this iiea is 70 be found
y religion ever received by man Is founded upon that
We now profess to believe. and which so many say
lpersttion. Is Il so marvcousy strange that when
Ind The whoio world receiving II in this rel
form We also should incline to receive IL?
the history of the world we trace out
knanper In which tha human mind progressed
ference TO this intercourse. We know what this un.
Influence ls-thc spirits Of human beings who have
unou earth who can and do commune with us and
which communion we have control, because VIC
|pderstand ID. Psganism was the worship Of innu.
n eoJs: II beliey ed in their interfering with human
ma speakinr 10 man. Thig recognized the existence
r,,s in rhst form Zoroaat.r next at The E,st pro.
ea ,bo rrrst trufh which has iv.d for centnries AZ
AT that ,hc snlrits were both for good and for evil
shs one s,cp In advance. EIghtsen hundred wears
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