The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-03-16
Written for the State Rights Democrat.l
Communication from ''Liberty.n y
LINN County, Og'n, Feb, 10, 1867.
Editor State Rights Democrat

guments against SpirltuaIIsm to which
you chalange an answer, and as / have
never had any afiiliation with any of the
isms of the world, look upon all with
respect; believing, the majority Of them
to be fctious, visionary, and absurd but
as you have put your faith in that class
of visionary authors Of the Bible and
claim their sayings and visions as the in.
finite work of God III will FIRST state n
few truthes, to show you that your founda.
tion is not infinite eff tirst. God il infin.
ito, I'd, Man is finite, 3d, finite being
cannot commit an infgite act, 4th, no man
can write, print, or speak word without
an act therefore it is impossible for the
book called the bible or any other TO be
the word Of God, 1T is absurd. at this en-.
lightcned age Of the world TO talk about
Mans reyisoIng changeing purpossly: on
by accident in translating or setting type.
the infinite word OF God.-now | will
conccde tho same to your Spiritual favor
ties that you did to others. in your own
Language, here it is. frankly admit.
that there are many manifestations. .
which are very strange and not easily ex.
planned /; things which oaanot satislac.
toriaIly account for either to myself OF
others. believe mediums and "clair.
voYants" sometimes see strange sights; |
believe that Moses, David. Isiah. ST. Paul.
81. John, and others, possessing peculiar
mental and physical organisms. saw vi.
sions and dreamed dreams when in their
frances. ! admit all This; but cannot
therefore believe the fundamental doc.
trims they pr0mnlgalod the fact tina,
one is gifted with this kind Of proscience
is no proof To me that his utterances are
entitled to serious consideration By Man.
kiud. every inposfer FROM Moses down
TO st john Mahomed, Zoraster, and all
the bible makers on this globe had the
faculty OF going of into frances. aud
while III this state OF seeing remarkable
hts aud of hearing remarkable sounds
but who except ileir deluded deciplcs
therefore swallow their dogmas. now you
say you oppose SprIiral.sm because il i
u species of refined maierialism. now
material, signifies matter corporal impor-
tant therefore you are a maierialist. dc.
nylng spiritual substance; for the spirii
must be composed of Material. and Davis,
Paul, aud christ have given Us to under.
stand that ii Is composed of refined ma.
terIal. aud you have shown some Of the
Inconsistencies Of Swcdenbcrg aud Others
to prove your theory | will rebuting cv.
ideuce show some of the incOnzisicnces oi
4 HaF elias ~ ii. l.
first, Moses saw God, "and talked with
HIM face TO face as q man taIkeih with hi,
friend. Exodus, 33l, chap. il vcrs,
this beats all the scers at this enlightened
age - aud | do not believe il j aud again
Moses represents God a. being about hi,
size, in his own image (waich | do mo-
bellcyc) but | will admit that moses wa
the creates; conjurcr in the land of egypt
but as he was ina stale oi heatheuism ho
had very narrow conception of God anC
the earth ON which he lived, which i
plain to be seen in all Of his writings agair
David had his wives aud concubines and
so has Brigham Young but have no nc
count Of Brighams killing Il man to ge
his wife like David did. See the I'd o
Samuel 18th C. 9Th V where it is said, Da
vid killed Uriah the Hitite and took hi
wIfe,-and again the cruelty of David
set forth in the 3lst verse Of the sam,
chapter, shows degree of heathenisl
Barbarism, never equaId by the barbara
Gus Of any nation on the glObe.-read th'
18th chapter of the same book il show
tho wretched state Of heathenism that thcl
prevailed throughout the world again
Solomon sung songs to his sweetheart
not lit &c be sung now in respectable SO
ciety. ''rcad the fourth Song of Solomon
aud answer if you would like TO sing it il
the presence of any respectable Lady
and find all the prophets, in which you
put your trust only ON the verge Of civil
ration representing God in the human
form, or disposition.-even down to Tia
present generation Christ taughta superi
or doctrin to moses. aud did not conside
the law OF Moses binding on him and thu
he taught his followers, but Moses la,
was in full force, and it was by the law Q
moses, (Which says, any man doing an
work on the Sabbath day shall be pun
ished with death, that Christ was tre
condemd an cruciied and men that ar
now worshipping Christ as God, arc ye
preaching the law Of Moses to the peopI
as the word of God now it is plain /
every one that the laws of the bible ar
arbitrary. So is the Shaster the Cora
the Zendovesta and all the bibles on tn
globe ar arbitrary aud it is very plain t
me that all arbitrary laws that ever ha
an existence an earth originated in tn
human mind it is equally as plain tha
all religions and superficial systoms {
worship have originated in the huma
mind. the Chinese, the Hindoos, tn
Mahomedans, the Persians, the Jews, an
the Christians all derive their impression
from their Bibles as taught by theirpriest
and clergy; which has led to strites, cor
tentions, sectarianism, sectionalism, wars
and bloodshed, from their beginning I
the present time the Priest and clerg
set the boundaries for their subjects whic
is called by some name, or denominatio
/ protesting purity and-corrupting prejl
dices, he binds them with the chain {
Sectarianism andlocks it with the key {
fear, to'a monument of imagination h
walls it in With prejudice ecclesiastic t
rany oppression and despotisnl, with bu
bne9 gate to get out at and there stand
the Devil, which is only SectarfaH phar
tom, and exists only in the Selfish hear
Of man. again as man cannot commit a
infinite act, your doctrin of endless he
is false, ''for the punishment cannot
greater than the crime and again If th
u tron Eath as Il falIafh md there is lnnr1