The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-04-30

JUDGE IpAoNDs AND srihlriAiish
INTERESTING ,asS'NHssAhr

auo,tton. so as 10 enabl, its numor.
Qua readers to Judge for themselves,
induces me now to iutrudo upon it,
In il. so,,ccs Of the Is, aud I'd inst.
of the meeting of the sspiriluali.is on
the Sis, alt. am placed ia false
nosit;on. ia its article Of the lst
nv letter to the meeting was spok eli
a. {" rather verbose document, aud
on Che "a my abscace was spoken Of
thus The abso,,ee Of Mr. (Mrs p
kane was a big and heavy blow, but
the absence Of Judge f1monds was
a far bigger aud heavier" Now, all
,hs does no, soouvey An aecurate
Wow. and to do that, and at the same
time relying upon tho vol Known
fairness of tho Herald l. bog the
favor Of a publication in il. columns
of nv letter read on that occasion.
- ~ EDMoNps
900 ...
TO THOSE VINO Anx RrRx ASSAM
urrp TO cxLsnsArx rHs ANN.
yyasAuy o, rus ADVENT ~
MODERN srInlruALHM I'D
,,, ,-e,
,.ie',h"a ~ pou'v NANNY,
when hopo - 'u' "A"s'e"', ''o-
paltcS,ahns VIZ" you pe''opSa9 Wv
,"'s interesting 9'oa,'o" A"u ~
'eehhg an interest," ~ w, ''uAs w.
grows more 'n'ens, a, 'r'n"'o !"
ase 'n' ~ . NnV"i ,I, - " IN ~. a.,
Jecl nope you WIN permit W, "
naafess 70 you Jew wo,'' =, ."eu'
ana consrA'u'"''o', /" NOV NOV u '"."".
ton. IL seems TO me 'nn' We ca""os =
be TOO careful 10 nave 'oy opJe', w
our eeienFauonS h'suhcuy an'er'
stood, we 90 no. mean M 20 o,""
mat To" era is '.e mrs, ',me ,u'' y
intercourse win 'ne sp'''' "I'' v. IA" a.,
been known among men ana We 90
not celebrate It's advent a. new
event 10 TIE nn" aus, OF nanN'nu, sui, ~, N'
',f ba'h AZ we nav l .,. n"oW ~ ',
OF tho nc o, ma" we '.e'ss1 w. ap
pearAnee' h.erywhero' pom ~ 's''uo
and pro'ane history, VIC nave .no'unH
OF It's presence every 'e,slon e.e1
known among men uAs rsSe'a'ion
rom inc sp','' No',a y, ~ ~ ,ou"as
ton ANA we An.' 'a'' Ne,' .".' our
age Is net inc h,s, ID when IL ns.
appeared. but TINS age Z" INC hr''
IN which II nus peen uca'' VIVA W'ss
y ana wen ~ u "o" nav 'o' Wv
'rst time INC human race nhse ~
Vancoa var eh1"en !" Apv"'"H, "
man ana ms relations 70 10y rs, !, 'nu ~ i"
freedom on thought 70 mAss II aVa''
able for our happiness ana progress
ana II IS now 'ha' LOT 'no n's, ''me
we are enap'eo 70 rise a'o w. Wv X
noranee' superstition ana ie', wp''"
have hitherto smut OUT 'ne neh, o.
heaven rom 'hp n9'"a" sou' :, = '"'s
cmanciranQm- cry 'p1,VFasea's"'fo'
ceiye to welcome and to proh' by III
Never till now bas the spifl' p,s''"''
been hailed by an understanding en- I
lipb,encd enough to ccmpr,hs"u ~,
AZ one time It was regarded q, :
| direct communion with God himself ,
| At anb,Iier time rs The intcrFerenco =
the stars and planets With human a !.
fairs AZ one time il was v'c.ea u
n miracle, involving suspension O
universal law, and AZ another mo
with denial OF fact as 'ncon'psus''
with ire Law Of God and OF nature
Now. as oominp from angels, On or
Ear If created intelligence. disunc
from the human race, and now =
emanating from devils or angels 'a'i
en- from their high estate vow
VA. ss,rology used ioI the gn'ds"c
of human Affairs, aud anon II wa
: witchcraft, involving a compact D
, ,w.sn the devil sad weak mortal
hut all for evil. Az oas t'"o y
instruments of its appearance weo'
: he wonbioped ~ g5dn =. anoths
+, revorencei as prophets ard a q,
i n,ber. hung. drowned aud burned
j. ,bc thousand Ms witches, Now 'o'
N ,ae,e. by rioebus violence and nc
n e s into the saint beck. 10
70 ,ared Ia death by holy iuquisiiio
/. , ,s;aJ and executed by courts Of j.
it ..,..onoe1 "a tho fnrr!c