Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-09-14
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Conference opened at one O'Clock and
lasted one hour Rev. Geo. Severance oc-
cupied the floor. He stated that spiritual
ism furnished the ground for liberal scnti-
ment. He agreed with Mr.. Cheney views
of miracles lie thought we ought to in
quire into the state and conditions Of the
other world. He believed the spirit world
contained as many different degrees of men
tai and spiritual development as the earth
world He mentioned examples hv refer
ring to ancient teachings He wished to
call the attention Of those present to some
/ important things. One was. he would not
/ advise people to accept all that purports to
come from the spirit world as intallibe.
/ He would Judge the sentiments Of spirits
ont of the flesh, precisely as he would of
those IN the flesh. He said that spiritual
ism was no more to blame for the out
groupings Of evil things than any other
face of religious development. 1t did not,
in any manner, license evil things. The
sentiments Of Bro. Severance were well
stated, and well received.
Voluntary by the choir.
The regular afternoon discourse was de-
livered in a vigorous, sensible manner by
:. p. Cheney, Vermont State Spiritualist
Missionary. Being an eminent musician
himself, he opened his remarks by referring
to the harmonious strains Of the choir. hop
ing and believing that harmony did pre-
vail in the happy looking audience. He
was sorry that science, in some respects
had pcttJogged so much in regard to theol-
ogy. He was not to be confined to on
Adam and Eve The desire for religion
was written in every heart. He said that
the religious teachers Of the past were more
murderous, more unjust and wicked, if We
can rely upon history, than any other elias,
of people that ever lived in the world. He
said that to them, Sunday was so h0ly, tina
they could do nothing either Saturday o.
Monday, because these days were on eithe
side of Sunday He referred to the Pill
grims-they were, in their time and il
their old homes, quite liberal minded. Blu
as soon as they landed upon Plymouth
Rock, they soon commenced to draw thei
lines closer and closer, until they finall,
t stood IN the same supeTstitious and bigotet
relations, theologically, as did their old re
ligious predecessors. But it was gloriOu
: thing that man now had a little more elboy
t room. He could, and he would, take ad
vantage of this virtuOus mental freedom
One could now think, and act, with a NOR
conscientious mental freedom than eve
. before, and it was so everywhere in tn
, world. Spiritualism was the great radica
element of the age, and the bold, the fear
less, are now jumping upon this radica
t raft, and they are sailing to rescue thOs
who are in the waves of superstition an
3 unbelief. Spiritualism robbed death of il
terrOrs. 1t came Just when needed. 1t cam
when the world was ready to receive it, an
the great heart of humanity was ready
burst with joy and happiness.
Voluntary by the choir.
+ PRAYER, and a discourse by Mrs. A.
e Brown. Subjects it true, or is it false
+ She inquired what it was that brought IL
O audience together? 1t was to get evident
ofthe life to come. And was it true that
knowledge of Immortality could be recei,
g ed? Was it necessary that a friend fro
II the spiritual world should come to convint
/, us that he lived She referred to Chri
u and his apostles, as ancient evidence al
the necessity of their returning as they di
e to convince the people of that day. Spi
I, itualism had taught them to investigate Il
:, great subject of Immortality, which, WHIT
y understood, brought virtue and happine
L to the human soul They found that spin
- friends were ever ready to assist and 10
l. us, however unworthy we may have bee
She referred to the sanity Theodore Pa
he ker, and the teachings of that good ma
" She inquired if it was true or not, that spi
es itualists were aspiring to a selfish, person
" esteem and popularity? She said it was t
of true She advised that no unwise thi
ag be done in this direction, but be humb
1y be kind, be loving and benevolent to t
n poor, and all about us, for it 1cds true, a
hit not false, that man was an immortal beiI
la who livedto progress, and to aid in helpi
on the world to grow wiser and better.
in, +. B. Holden presented a petition
off questing all who would to sign the spin
lat palist constitution OF TINS state, Tor the p'
to pose of enabling this body of people to
es business legally under the laws OF the sta