Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-31

rights, she was also for mans rights,
and she thought the women would all
feel willing to contribute something for
the purpose OF defraying the expenses of
any of the men delegates who stood in
need A gentleman whose name we did
not learn said, we stand here debating
about money. Have we any money
Have we disposition to use it for q
good purpose He hoped we should
not cling TO it as god, We are talking
considerably about reform. We pro-
TESS to be engaged in a movement for
reforming the world; let our actions
correspond. After some further remarks
by one or two gentlemen, the Finance
Committee were requested to make an
estimate of the probable expenses of the
present convention, and also of the del
egates to the National Convention, and
report at their earliest convenience; and
meanwhile, speakers were requested to
occupy the time.
Mr.. Baker said, you called me rough
in my remarks this afternoon, and / am
now going to be very mild. ( We heard
1t remarked that this speaker had spoken
disparagingly and irreverently OF the
Deity, and received manifestations of
disapprobation from the audience I'VE
have, said he, the balance OF mind in
this country. We have in our commu-
nifty of spiritualists, the greatest minds
of the country--some who have the ad-
vantage of receiving admonition and aid
from the spirit world. But hitherto we
have all acted as individuals. We have
no organization. The time has come
when we must organize. We must take
measures to bring out most Stapena"oas
organization one in which there shall
be great controlling, central mind,
around which all others shall revolve.
We should not wish this mind to occu
Ply the position for life time, but for
considerable time. We want a mind that
can look into the spheres. We want no
such organization as that Of the church
es we had better die at once.
Mr.. Randall said he agreed with the
brother as to the disturbances of organ
ization, and Of a central mind. When
such a mind is found we shall all re-
volve around it. But we cannot organ
ize it into existence. It must be devel
oped in the progress Of events, in the
same way that Grant came to be the
COMMUNICATIVE chief of the Union army.
Meanwhile, what we want in Vermont
is little lyceums in every school district
to train the young and bring out all the
children, Persons should be designated
to 90 around and take the names Of all
the friends Of progress in each neighbOr-
hood, and bring them together in little
assemblies. ond 1t woula lov Round in
many instances that children would be
able to educate their fathers, as we have
all been instructed and delighted by our
young friend( Hayden this afternoon. We
do not wish to depend upon paid speakers
from Massachusetts and other States, one
OF two whom occupy the whole time.
If said Mr.. n. a spirit don't know any
| better than to occupy an hour aGd q
half in making communications q
speak reverentially) ne ought to be
taught better by some practical person
| on earth. 's IS. ..~ jos. Pc
1
Mr.. Chase said, good many persons
had attached themselves to the spiritu.
alists, who still chung to church notions
They are bringing the church in with
them. He wanted to have it understood
| that we were going to move all these
old organizations out of the way. We
| have had Jesus preached to us for loOl
years, and have no assurance that an!
person had been saved thereby. All tn
testimony that he, the speaker, coulC
obtain from the other world went t.
show that there was no adyantage'il
Jelseytaq in Jesus--the great thing wa
to do yfgIt. Mr.. Henry G. Wright pro
posed to offer few remarks on the sun
iect of Home and its inauences-also
Woman in the character of sister, wife
and mother, especially the latter. Sal
Mr.. W. the health Of woman-Rot tn
blood of Christ-is the hope of the Worlc
/ OF all things in the world spirituaIst
should attend to mothers. When Sc
| woman learning everything but tn
one thing needful, my heart dies With
me. Mothers mould the character ant
destiny of their children in two ways
First, directly after they are born, an
secondly, and unalterably, before the.
are born. The speaker under the sec
ond head proceeded to explain someWha
infinitely what was done for the health
the head and the heart of the child il
its "prenatal state" He said that VIC
mans power had more to do with tn
character and safety Of the world tha
all the past Sayiors and teachers tina
have ever existed. What we now want
. ed was to elevate our homes from ser
sualistic to spiritualistio plain. Thi