The New York herald., 1869-09-06
THE SPlaITUaLlsTS.

'"I STh'I uALoi0
Progressive spiritualism--A New Interpycta-
tion of the Biblc-Pow.W0yy at the Everett
Rooms.
Last evening Rev. Moses Hull spoke before meet
Ing OF Progressive Spritualiss at the Everett
Rooms, corner Of Thrty-fourth street ana Broad
way on the ministratiou Of angels taking as a text
Ephesans ILL.,, 10. In referring to the spiritual
intercourse between the earth and heaven the
speaker said that he could not contemplate God
as great masculine Divinity; but his deity
must have some femininity about him.
The family OF which God was the father included
the dweliers In heaven well as those upon earth
and the members OF that family, although separated
by death, were In constant communications with
each other. we were only younger members OF the
heavenly family, ana the lme would come when
the lowest drunkara that wallows in the cess
side with the tallest angel tAat ventures
INTO the presence OF the Supreme Being
He claimed tnat the Apostles and patrarchs instead
OF being diviney inspired were only spiritual medl
ums. The messenger sent by Abraham 10 procure %
VIE Tor Isaac was mediums; and alter reiatng an
Imaginary humorous conversation between the mes
senger and angel respecting "tests," the speaker
said that 1t might have been all very well Tor Isaac
trust TO an angel TO hunt him up o wife, but as
Tor himself, there was not an angel in heaven that
he would trust on snch mission. He would send
Moses Hail such an errand every time. Moses
was the father OF the Jewish narion Just as WASH.
ington was the father or this country, eXcept that
Moses was an excellent spiritual medium. Moses
sheep IN the mountains ana on the occasion OF the
socailed miracle OF the burning bash Noses SIMPLY
put himself In claiRvdyant state anu held inter
course with spirit. The object OF tnaE spirit
was 10 convince Moses OF his nedumistic power
aud when Moses became too feeble to exercise 1t
longer 1t was transferred TO Joshua. All the
called interviews between Moses aud the Almighty
were experiences OF Moses In ciaIrvoyant STATE,
and such as experienced every day by first class
mediums Jericho fell before the lsraeltes because
they formed a circle around the walls, and marched
and shouted until tile atmosphere OF the city
| so lmpregnated with the mediumstic magnetism OF
the lsraeites that the walls could not Withstand
| the influence, and tunlbled down. The three
Hebrews cast INFO the fiery furnace were delivered
OF their bonds by the same power as quickly the
| Davenport Brothers ever were, and The escape OF
| the individuals from the iancs was no
more wonderful than tho performance of the me
dium Home in Eng aud who handled burning Goals,
or the teat5 or Mediums IN this country WHO held
their hands IN the dame OF lamp. Daniel was res
cusd irom the lions den and Peter from prison by
remarkable than an Instance OF the same kind
which transpred In Oswego In 1855, where Two BOYS
were mysterlousy rescued from jail.
The speaker was occasionally interrupted by
laughter and slight applause, miaged with misses,
according 10 the term OF his expressions and the
meeting concluded win quarteS, with piano ac-
compartment.
ifigs Clair dc Eyere and the Eight-Year Old
Spirit TT Dodsy0rth Hall.
Miss Clair de Evere--a very nice name on which
to travel in a ballet corps OF admirably suited for
the role OF heroine TO thrilling and Impossible
story Of the love and adventures OF lovely crea.
tufe with stern and uniorgving "parlentu--came
yesterday before the public as an exponent OF
The mysteries or the other world. AT eight O'Clock
last evening Dodworth Hall was pretty well filled
with well dressed audience in which there was
large number OF the pae-facei, ong-haired dreamy
eyed gentlemen who make themselves the cham
plons OF Spiritualism. The feminine portion of the
hs5embage consisted mainly OF tbat peculiar class
OF pale, unhappy looking women who are continu.
any enaeaVorng 70 trouble the unseen spirits OF the
otier Word WIN inquiries regarding The future and
much regards the present.
spirltuallsn claims to be, alone OF all beliefs,
founded upon reason, while rs opponents denounce
~ as tfe extreme, either OF haucilaton or impos-
ture. The proceedings at Dodworti Hall last night
gave pefIecL ealsiaction TO the Spirualsis In the
assembly, but were far from calculated to satisfy
the minds OF the increduoua The whole affair par.
took very much OF the character OF Il show, and 10
seemed as though the Snowman n st1lrKinr litte
Englisnman, who carefully manipulated the audience
from putting too impeFtineDt questions aud Miss
CAR dc Eyere were profoundly impressed with The
guaole OF bcinas. The ladY-a substantial looking
person or uncertain age and with the most perfect
assurance-spoSe for nearly an hour on what she
caNed the Phenoinena OF Spifituslism." Sne re-
peated her lecture with that manner which
showed that every word OF it had been CON-
mnted 10 memory. Her remarks had hardly
any connection with the snbicc5 she proposed to
speak on. Sne rambled on hippaaty, regardless OF
tue FIRST principles OF syntax, t0d large number
OF yarns especially about Chicago, with sly allu-
SONS TO the lnnoralty OF that city ths Is supposed
sue had travelled over many lands and seen count
less wonaerS-in fact said little about Splituaigm
anG much ABOUT Cialr De Everc.
This part over, the eatertaBinent over the laly
announced that she would now give spiritual
manifestation The litlle Snowman talked 10 INC
audience ior some mOmenis when suddenly the me-
Iun .Cialr de hFcr6l rose M possessed she said
" the spirit Of litte French glrl, VINO died some
yclrs ago when eght years Oh. The medium then
went among the audience ana, speaking 50 several
% & tneHl' tod them about their friends IA the
spirit world" Ii turned out that most OF tue per-
sohs sne selected were sprtualsts bur as she saln
, sue spiIt "hQ WAS speaking through Beg did
know that Some among the audience nut rather
nhpel ,ntut questloHs which had the effect or max
lhR iof me moment The eight year old spirit who
was talallB through the medium uge suspiciously
IOns ahu nara words Tor spirit OF That age. rev
o. thOse VINO went ~ Do1worlh Hail unDcileyorl
came 0at belle yef5.