The New York herald., 1869-06-15

harongers of the dspensation that is to be- Coming
latest t must be the best OF all history. reiorma-
ton greater than Protestant greater than Cnrlstlan
All the past shall pale before II, the ihgnest pro-
phecy hitherto DE found out Its falntest intimatiU
ripe fulhlment and frullage OF every culture and
pety II shall plant upon nothing outer, no historic
name or any book or institution, but rest ~ tne
inner and living, w0rshipping the ideal p0ssDliites
1t shall recognize and gratefully the Symbolic
dra wing from 1t its full worth and inspiration, but
holding all subordinate to the higher-soarlng from
shadow to substance from time to the eternal. 1t
shall sanctl1y existence make every hour haoweu,
every work an inspiration and q song.
What shall be the mode Oi this life. what speclnc
organization and institutions IL shall take on. none
can ioretell. This belongs to the sealed volume 10
be opened only by time: must De large as ncsrV,
character, high as trnth ana grand as excellence.
The spirit taketh on such form as pleasetn II. we
may well leave the details ana speclhc adjustments
to the hour, to the spontaneous inspirations anu
promptings OF the mind
We do not natter ourselves that this kingdom OF
light and redemption has already come or Is at the
door. Long reaches Of time may stretch between us
and 1t; wearisome marches OF humanity must needs
be made the approach is possible. Arduous con-
icts are yet to be fought preachings there must be
IN the wilderness and ministries OF manifold re-
pentance Great questions OF labor, OF social order
OF the appOrtOnment OF the tasks OF lie, adJustment
OF the sanctions aud rewards, the arranging OF all
the relations that existence shall for each indi-
vidua net the utmost Tor use freedom, blessedness
These are looming up among us ana lle un-
solved. Many grOan under the Inequalities, ana
the full dellverance, however SLOWLY ana pam
ing slavery. moved thereto In large part by the Ill
vine necessities, seems but to have Just opened the
and s II or e 30 aes Fac main battle
remains yet to be fought we nave only thus far seen
the lrs' shots OF the skirmish. higher fidelity,
loltier devotion to truth and the absolute right Is
pressing need even among the Friends or Progress.
Work, work, stern unremttlng, Is and must be our
allotment here It's ever the same old world to live
in, with its trials and preSSureS and the advances
marvellous seen at intervals. as they may appear,
all wrought gradually through individual effort,
often lone and unrewarded through continuous
sweat and toll There ever stakes 70 be contended
for and the ameli0rati0n Is conditioned upon u
steadfast fidelity OF the true and chosen. Friends
OF Progress have quite other business to do than
spend their lives singing poeans TO progress ana
gorilying and eXulting IN the good time coming
We may Iall in armOr; and our children after
us may all die, not having received the promises.
But sure as there Is faith on the earth ana hands
and hearts to labor and to suffer- the destiny shall
not fail. The prophecy upon the iron leaf shall all
be fulfilled. In the fulness of time it shall visit and
nmine the world. We, therefore. take to ourselves
salvation is nearer than when first we believed
We Will look and wait for the hour OF mans MAORI
ty, the full enfranchisement and peace. We Will
look for the regiOn that shall be perfect freedom
and perfect faitnfulness the dispensatOn OF truth
and grace, that shall enrich, bless and hal0w ali
our fe-ror the Church that Shall be the church OF
humanity, with its cOmmuni0ns and It's sacraments
OF blessing deep as the soul, broad as the world and
rich Us history. 1t must have the universe for Its
temple normal human life for its OrlS0n, It's psalm
OF worship its incense 0nerlng to the Most High.
In the plenitude OF that enrichment perhaps the
name religion viii pass away, and language lind no
word to describe fact so large and all-sufllcing
save 1t be the lie, the beattude OF the soul.
sPIgITUALISrIC TESTIMONY
Discussion OF this circular was then invited, upon
Mr.. POWELL proceeded to remark that while he
greatly admired the theory and principles enunci-
ated In the letter Of Mr. Mills. which 1t had been
suggested by the president should go forth, II
adopted, as the address or circular of the meeting
still he felt constrained to say that he could not en-
dorse the expressions contained In with reference
to Sprituallsm. Spirtuaism was not the creation OF
day, nor was it unreal, q thing without substance
lie felt that there was before him a world OF unex
plOred mystery and Of beaeitude, which his spirit
would explore and In which II would lnger and that
after this lie there was personal Immortality be-
y0nd. That hope OF personal Immortality was the
subiimest hope he enjoyed, the anticipation OF q
realization of the purest aspirations OF the soul.
Mr.. DOUGLASS at the close of Mr.. POweil's re-
marks which were somewhat lengthy and delivered
with great luency and clear and eegant expression,
said he ''dtdn't sect this idea OF Splrtuasm. IL
wasn't by any means satisfactory to him. lie had
nothing to say against the views of other persons
on tue subject but merely wished to record
his testimony AGAINST the theory as at present
advanced. He wasn't going TO say that other
people had not good reason to believe in 1t; they
must he different to him, though Perhaps they
could see more or see clearer. He would admit.
however, that whatever q man believed was true
true 10 the man who believed 1t Just much as any
tnat was no reason why 1t was true to those no did
not believe It, OF course n u man who believes in
spiritualism says that he has actually the spirit
does now see the spirit Of person who really
and honestly dead. 1t was hard to dispute that
tloD But he did not see 1t for all that ana never
had. People had told him some things about spirits
and had asked HIM some things he could not answer
when he denied their assertions, but IL was easy
TO ask question another man could not answer.
person once called up a spirit and claimed to hold
Intercourse with 1t LII his presence, and said 1t
the spirit OF his tDouglassD grandmother.
Mr.. Douglass here broke out into q good-natured
giggle which set the meeting folk tltterng, and
tinued:-Well | said 1t wasn't my grandmother, and
ne thl' person VINO "Gailed up, the spirit finished
who Is :" or course he had me ethere-Qaughter)-
,cause he had asked me aqueston couldn't answerl
All tnat can say Is that ! have never known OF
case where any person who was honestly dead ever
came back again. l own up that once I saw q
ghost. 1t was the ghost OF a personI had been ac
quainied with and who had been dead for some
time. But was IN place that was intimately asso.
ciated with recoections OF him. and my mind was
ON him, and had been thinking very deeply about
him, when all at once he appeared to me. Well
know what tnat was. l saw him In my mind and
believed 1t was him; but It was all owing to time
and place, and coincidence and condition There.
fore say that whatever man believes IL true, lust
as true az anything can he to him, whether 1t Is real
or unreal, and however real thing may be in fact
Il Is not true to any one who does not believe It, be.
cause he has no faith IN IL under the condition In
which II may be presented.
world OF mystery-mysteries which 1t was not IN the
power OF human Imagination to fathOm. But SCI
ence was now making such rapid strides that there
to IN time. He was not prepared TO accept or to
admit Spiritualism. He simply knew that he was
here, but could say nothing about the infinite life
beyond the grave, and he took 1t that beyond that
we should not get much further and while doing
the duties Of the hour we shall DO well to trust In
the infinite Father for what lies without and beyond
Nr. POWELL said that there plenty OF high EVIL
dences Of the reality Of the substantial existence OF
spirltuaism. Wendell Philips, 1t was well known,
had been confined In the cabinet OF the Davenport
Brothers, and had actually felt the hands and arms
which had been presented. SO he himself had stated;
ana he had stated further that there was no dupli-
city aboa. IT, Professor Denton also asserted that
had taken models Of appearances" OF actual limbs
In clay.
The PRESIDENT said, that while concurring In the
general tone and sentiment OF Mr. Mills letter. he
felt that he could not accept its principles regarding
spritualism. The letter was here, however, for
and for the action OF the meeting to adopt
or amend 1t.
Several persons expressed themselves az OF the
opinion tnat the document should rather be pro-
mulgated the address OF Mr.. Mills than ame end
ed By the insertion OF views which were not his.
In opposition To this the ground was taken that
the document having been accepted by the meeting,
was the property Of the meeting and was no longer
IN Mr.. Mills hands.
After some iurtner discussion the meeting adjourn
ed tll Sunday this) morning, after the singing OF a
song by Miss Bowen assisted by Mr. James ).