The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-19
state spiritual convention.

The Spiritualists of the State are
now in session at Indianapolis, and
will remain until over the Sabbath.
We notice among the delegates taking
part in the proceedings, the names Of
DR.. Allen @. Halleck and Henry
Butts, of this city. The most notice
able feature Of the convention thus
far, is the address of Hon. David
Mcdonald, Judge of the United States
District Court, we'll known in the le-
gal profession in this section of the
State. The venerable Judge ha had
a varied religious experience during
his life, alternating between ortho-
doxy and skepticism, and the differ
ent intervening phases of belief
He commenced his remarks to
the Convention by saying that
no man in the world should be
ashamed of the truth, and if there
was any truth in Spiritualism there
was value In it. For twenty years he
had been studying the subject, but it
was only during the past eight months
that he had felt fully convinced that
the spirits Of the dead visited and
held their influence over the living
That the spirits of the dead still lived,
and sometimes conversed with the
living, on this earth, was impressed
on bis mind as facts strong as gospel
truth. Spiritualism in its better
shape has no quarrel with Christiani-
ty, and he would be sorry to see such
a quarrel arise, for he believed both
were true. He thought firm belief
in Spiritualism, as in religion, gave
relief from fear of death. Spiritual
ism added another strong argument
to the doctrine of the Immortality of
the soul. IF man only believed that
not only his works, but his spirit lived
alter him, it would rob him of the
universal fear OF death.
Mr.. Schooley followed Judge Nc
Donald In a few general remarks. He
stated that on Wednesday evening he
had attended a circle at the house of
Mrs. Shaffer, celebrated medium, at
Dayton. There were upwards of a
thousand spirits In attendance, ali of
whom had messages for this conven-
ton, and promised to be In attend
ance.
mote. - After the evening ad-
tournament, Mr.. Schooley informed
the reporter that he not only con
versed with the spirits at the house
of Mrs. Shaffer, but also had nuGer-
Gus interviews with them In his own
room. He also said he was the
bearer of message from the spirit of
the wife of Judge Mcdonald to that
individual, In which the spirit desired
that the Judge should frequently
attend the circles held at the house
of Mrs. Shaffer, so that communion
could be held with him. The spirit
also announced to him, as did many
others, that it would attend this con.
yenlon and give aid to its delibera
tons, and that the movement In In
diana, although now In its infancy.
would make rapid progress. aud
finally meet with universal suceess.7
CHICAGO EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
The event of the week in religions
matters has been the Convention held
in Chicago, of Protestant Episcopal
ministers and Iaymen, of the Low
Church party. The Chicago Jour
nal, in commenting upon the spirit
and sentiment of the Convention,
says: While the Presbyterian schism
Is giving place to reunion, the once
harmonious Episcopacy is threaten
ed with another secession somewhat
similar to that which the preaching Of
the Wesleys and Whitefeld produced
a century or so ago. The Methodist
Church is rib taken from the side
OF the prelatic church of England.
and a second Eve would be no mira
Gle. We can see no other issue out
of this controversy"