The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-27
THE SPIRITUALISTS.

Lectures and Conference ut Dodvorih Hail.
Disconrscs on the Progress that Never Pro-
gres@es-Ocenn Waves Metaphoricniiy Con-
sidered.
The First spirtuass Society held ETHEREAL carnival
Dodworsb Hall yesterday, devoting the morning and
evening TO lectures and the afternoon to confer
ence. AT the opening Of the afternoon session
there we're about twenty persons 10 the room, and
opportunity afforded the observer notes Of
the ensemble OF the gathering The general air and
make up of every indivdual Of tho faitnin cdo-
finally impeoubiou az IT, 10 looking after the things
Of the world particularly, they had in
wise forgotten to look the things OF this Faces
bsuntod With forlorn specula,veness OF expression
scattered sporadcalY here and there with pie MY
Of between thcm, most OF the faces wearing the
primitive long hair and traditional, board Of Adam
who s reported 10 have shayeu 10 have beeu
shaven having had neither the money to buy
the ten cents without which BARRIERS Will not shave.
There ino intention 10 insuua,c here that sprtuass
have the for omating 10 shave that Adam
had though TO be sure, lather the baroer
pensve uxaries end sprtuaibs turn lev pennies with
The appearance Of tho asscmblags to DO sure. was
seedy; but there ~ an old proverb. "Inccdiaets
Np Sapieafd Hsnfs which expresses tho whole thing,
and seedy individuals have been known very
wise, while individuals not seoy have been known 10
provo very remarkable Tor the absence OF wisdom. Be-
sies the wisdom vi this world Is foolshne.s the
spirituas,s aud SwedenOorgians-a way of theirs Of
seeing things which accounts for their pafseyeIInR
omission 10 practise H.
The onoer presiding furs 10 tho ears, and
sioDaly IN moments OF ncxpFes sibe inspiration rolled
his eyes up 10 the ceing-a position from which they
only recalled by tho occasional murmur OF tho
voices OF the rreserent in the back part Of the
Recalled 20 himself by this seml-srleust buzzug tho
eyes Of the gentleman would slowly descend and Ok
themselves upon the dclinquens With "a look that said
more than words could have SAID without manifest Inn
propriety.
scmo minutes OF silent meditation on ,he part OF the
believing preceded breaking forth inspirations
N q
strange Ggue ran through tho assomblago. Tho cal.
dron OF inspiration had ooed and the proper number of
OF tansce ndentasm we're hed in solution the
gray beaded Mohanmej OF the faithful arose and dsilv
erod himself somewhat in this wiss:--
mankind IL like an occan'-tbe II remembered that
fpTituailst never uses less metaphor than
for any thing -upon the surace OF which the elements
VI progress are earned forward, lifted up upon high
above the in tho water valleys. The bold
advocate Uf progress Ia lifted upon the lopmOst
but the weak sneed sucked under and carried back
by the counter current So al the last election
and tho speaker removed his oyerc0at very pug
naciously) -"wnen tho fsa stood up boldly aud
carried forward, whilo tue weak kneed sue kod
under and deposited In the mud"
Here sgh ran through the congregation but neither
freedom, who we're deposited 10 the mud, whether at
the result Of the election tselt could not 90 a1ceraned
The speaker went ORA man or woman with weak
knees might be warranted TO loan against posi-
Though what need Of post TO lean against weak
eneed individual. who had been deposited In the mud
at the bottom OF the ocean. tho man Of metaphor Did
no, cozdeseend In tho lsast ~ srpsinIand post 70
eau against was found in tho general religious orgsniza
uVMS land Win these foCtptHclee oil OOue3
the weak kneci willing TO unite themselves,
though the devil troubled them exceedngly-kcpt stir
ring them up with a long poIsand they could have
peace Some advocated compromise Tor peac0s SAKE
but there could be peace Truth could not be mad0
- compound with error
The speaker concluded, ss he had bsgun, with q
rem az about riding the topmost vavo Of the ocesn
ieat which even spirtualist would DDd both dnoul
ana dengerous-Rn was succeeded ~ brother with
unkempt, samsonian locks aud voice which seemed
" issue from tomb. Ibis gentleman hold Discourse
upon the aOs0uteness o. the Infinite and was succeeded
~ woman q considerable 6ge, who, wrapped about
WIN scarlet shawl stated h0s site bad been moved
bea DOW she bad prophesisd aud, how oil her m)ioGs
Ana prophecies led proved 10 % Of the utmost validity
abo importance. This speaker was followed ~ second
wonisn' who was profoundon harmonies and d7cords.
ss pfophesed aud ayerrsd That sho did u boldly, that
Iuase noult 10 grsnt war between truth and error
whnln the next eve years Fhis might be one OF
.osees ot shs Was OF the Impression shat blood
and battles would follow This vas her inn and
Win tbe utterAues OF tho impression ske sat down.
SONS htto further speaking followed, durins which
the audience dropped out sporadiosy BY one, and
when TIE ast speaker eIrayeed his eyes he found he
bad been talking 70 vacant seats nobody know bow
long nobody being present 10 know except the prssi.
tsut who. Vito eyes nred upon The ceiling in profound
IuetStphysoal revene, had not himself noticed their
Departure And the president looked on, aud the
ess spoke on, and the sofsandaed hours crspt
on 10 sssthiy ~ net 70 disturb Their iuSpirstlon
spirituaE'stic Discourse at Masonic Hall,
The usual sdGdsy evening apiriiuastc discourse was
ylyen lac, evening" al Masonic Hall In thirteenth