The New York herald., 1868-04-27
ssRI1uAllsm As A msDIumlsTG INSTITUTION.

The spiritualsts at Dodworth Hall are progressing
In their efforts to remedy the impecuniosity OF the
faithful by evening lectures mostly devoted 10 con-
trbutions, with oratorical ebutions by way OF III
PRODUCTION, and in this respect are very hperahy
taking the advice formerly volunteered IN the umes
of their exceeding impecunosty, viz, to turn penny
as often as possible Dy way of visible means OF sup
port Following the abolition Of the ten cent admls
sion system, which kept out more than 1t enticed
into the sanctuary, they nave inaugurated system
OF free admissions and declare that they find 1t to
fathers of the fock-who would never pay
to get in, will put stamp or
stingy-will in fact, permit themselves to be done
out OF the penny as free gift winch they woud not
permit themselves to be done out OF as an admission
fee, and by this means spirtualism Is making excel
Last evening the 'Hon.n warren Case-perhaps a
member OF Congress- perhaps United states SENATOR
perhaps dubbed honorable" by other distinction
less tangible, perhaps having been honorably dc.
greed by the spirits whose apostle ne ls1lectured
the few and faithful on the spiritual side OF the
spiritual movement, leaving the carnal SIDE 10 De
taken of by the very exquisite contribution Dox
which had been provided for the occasion and which
was very freely passed. The 'hon0raDle" gentle
man was favored with an unusually large audience,
which, though motley and impecunlons looking
phatic denunciations OF all religious secs and OF the
world generay-trst, for emitting to believe, which
important in his view; and, secondly for failing
to be present, which was more important, perhaps,
though the speaker did did not say A curious
collection Of heads-as curious as certain collection
of plaster casts OF distinguished craniunS and pic
lures OF heads all mapped out and dotted over with
figures indicating .'causality," comparison" and
the like-heads with long hair flowing back with
view to the utmost carelessness; heads with long ap
pendages OF whskers at the base, which covered the
shirt front and saved the expense or collars heads
which nodded occasionally as the speaker went on,
as II they would say, "GOOd," Capital, - "Annih-
hting,""A few more hits, and the unbelievers are
the contribution box.n There were ladies' heads
among them, too, with jaunty curs and jockey hats
most cOquettishy stuck on the exact apex OF the
pyramid though but six weeks since, SO awkwardly
worked the admission fee system, not head OF them
could afford curs, and every head OF them wore It's
hrsutical appendages as straight as SO many skens
spiritual persuasion are exceedingly partial to curls
and jockey hats when they Can be affOrded) was
demonstrated the pecunary affiuence which has
been gained by judicioas attention to the penny.
No longer affecting o high disdain Of riches, the
members Of the First Spiitualists' Society are be-
ginning to manifest symptoms OF exceeding THRIFT,
and the time is probably not far distant when curls
all heads will be the fashion at DOdWOrth Hail.
The lecturer Of the evening was pRouse in the use
of the adjective 'mediumlstic," though upon what
genealogical analogy the deviation OF the word Is
based it would probably puzzle phiOlogist to ex-
plain except upon spiritual principles. IL was
"mediumistlc" powers, "medtumistc" principles,
"mediumistic" inspiration and ''medlumistc" reve-
lation, and had there been occasion to mention so
lecture II would Oub,ediy have been medium
istic" cabbage, which, after all, may be supposed to
be "mediumlstic" III some sort or vegetable sense.
The lecturer concluded with peroration "me-
dlumlstc" in every sentence and the n,ckeiS were
dropped into the "mediunistic" contribution box
with q 'mediumstic'' twang OF the metal, while the
audience retired with "medumistic" syllabes stick
ing in their ''mediumistic" thrOats. The gas was
turned or 'mediumstically," the ''mediunlstic'
''hon." descended from the ''mediumlstic" rOstrum
and went home to his ''mediumistic' meditatons.