The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-18
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Nettie NJ. Pcase on ssThc Pure In HEARTH
Women OF delicate physical organization and q
disregard for the first principles OF syntax seem
to be the usual chosen or self-appointed opponents
Of the metaphysics Of Spirtualism. Not the least
known among these ethereal females is Nette N.
Pease Last evening she held forth at very conside
rable length at the Everett Rooms, corner Of Broad
way and Thrtyiourt street, on the subject Of 1.-THE
Pure In Heart' to q large audience, most OF whom
seemed to have gone from the cheap curiosity OF
willing away the time and being afforded a little
Spiritualistic pabulum for the small sum OF ten
cents. The large hall was nearly filled. Afnxed to
the wall, behind the platform, glaring banner
on which were inscribed the words "Anti-Tobacco
Army OF Purity-Health, Progress and Happ-
ness" On coming forward Nettie. who
looked pale, II not sptrittelle, passed her hands
several times over her eyes In the usually approved
fashion among those who are in close communion
with dsemboded spirits, and then began one Of
those rambling discourses consisting OF the fire.
quent reference to spirit lifen progress" 'castng
Of the letters q, 81 custom gong back to the rss
terms, and evidently In language learned BY rote,
and the grammar OF which was about on par with
ply so many systems OF Stacking human thought
aud the natural aspirations OF the soul after TRUTH
and that if we Would attain to the periection
which would unite us closer and closer with
the supreme Being we must pay no regard to
systems Of religion, which, said the speaker, were
all framed by man, but must follow simply the law
Of progression founded IN our nature. 1t was not
very easy to make out what Nettie meant by the
pure In hearn unless 1t meant "going I'M strongly
for communion with the departed and throwing of
entirely all regard for every form OF falthJew sh,
pfde or Christian. Nothing but Spritualism could,
she said, make men pure ana good and happy She
cited Jesus Christ as an example to follow, not how
ever, according to the Christian idea She spoke OF
Him simply rs one who was par excellence Spiritu-
alist because he cast aside the religion or the Jews
and "thought for himsefo He was pure In
heart, said she because he followed the prin-
clples OF nature and did not adhere to
the dogmas and customs OF the lsraelites.
ualism. Materalists, she sad believed only IN the
tangible forms they saw around them and which
were comprehensive to their physical senses. She
pitled these people. They did not belong to the
bright legion Of those who, with spiritual eyes, saw
further, saw that all the life and beauty OF the
essence pervaded the universe aud Infused into II all
that was grand and good. There was, she said,
higher intelligence ruling all things. and the more
people became "pure in heart" (by cast.
Ing systems Of religion to the wind, OF
course) the more would they recognize this
spiritual essence pervading the world. Sne
wound up by informing her audience that she
she would aude to IN the poem referred to the river
which the dismembered spirit passes over In Its
passage from this world to the spirit land.n The
poem was about a. luminous and comprehensive as
the previous discourse, and was mainly character
tied by the 'methought saw and green bank BY
lngess jargon which goes to make up the Jingle Of
incpient but inspired poetasters. The proceedings
over, the audience retired with looks OF agreeable
composure that were decidedly materiallstic.