The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-12-28

| impossible; and asserted that spiritual
ism gives sure hope Of future life
friends come back from the spirit world
and give evidence or It.
A second great objection to Christian
| ity lie, that it is . miraculous religion.
According to it, every thing originated
In . miraculous way. We were croe-
ted in . miraculous way, and 40 none
of 10 are sc for heaven. we must be MI
raculously changed before We can get
there. This change will have the effect
to destroy all identity The true reli-.
gion wants no miracles. only nAtnre
We live hereafter because our natures
demsud it. II came in our composition
a grand necessity. Instead of mirac>
ulously changing, the future will enable
10 to out grow the scars that sin have
made on our souls.
The third great objection lie, Christi
anity endorses the Bible and drags q
carcass, parts of which christians blush
ct the mention OF. Jesus could not out
grow his Jewish education, and the
greatest man of modern times, (Swed-
enborg,) chung to the Bible all his life,
and endeavored TO wiring interpretations
from it other than its direct and obvious
intention. The most advanced sects Of
Christians, (Unitarians and Universe
lists J, make poor headway With it.
The fourth objection is, that Christi
anity is dogmatical and denouncing.
The speaker here criticized at length
the effect of the doctrine of damnation
in the prosecutions and nquisitions prac
ticed by Christians.
Mr.. Denton's closing remarks were
especially fine. He congratulated the
citizens OF Richmond on the erection of
the beautiful Hall. which to night Is
dedicated to Humanity and Freedom. in
the best sense of the words. Here let
no bigotry ever enter to stop the voice
Of any reformer who has progressed be
yond us. Let us not think We have
yet reached the perfection. We dedicate
this Hall to Science. Here let the As
tronomer tell the result of his resear
ches Nothing that he may discover
with his telescope can hurt our religion.
Here let the Geo!ogist tell Of his grand
sdiscoveries,-h can find nothing which
will injure osr Bible. Nothing that We
know now is finality. The ultimate
in religion has not been reached, and
the doors of this Hall are ever open to
the advanced Reformer and Scientist.
YEARLY MEETING
of the Friends of Progress convened
on Saturday, and held sessions on SON
day morning and Monday A large At
tendance was present from Chicago, Ind
annapolis, and Cincinnati, as well -
from Wayne and adjoining counties.
On Sunday afternoon the Progressive
Lyceum met for the first time in the au-
ditorium. and its session was attended
by large crowd OF visitors and specta.
tors. In the evening, the Hall-fioor
aud gallery-was packed by The great
crowd. Mr.. Danton spoke. after which
Miss Lizzie K5ser, being under infu-
ence' described several spirits which
we're recognized BY persons present On
Monday evening, the Lyceum gave Al
other exhibition.
HEF6N sa
FSahtA For he Palladium.
Mr. EDITOR IL have been waiting for
some time past for something to turn up
in our locality to write you . Sensations
article, but nothing startling or strange
has happened in this locality, 90 will
write nothing in particular and hash up
q dish to while away dull day. AS TO
the weather, we are all posted as to that,
especially farmers that have corn to
gather, which is the universal case in
this region, as the corn hss bsen too wet
TO crib and still continues So It would
not be surprising If the seed corn was an
object next spring, and We had better
look to it in time, il it is not already too
late. Half a crop is = big average for
corn in this neighborhood. The wheat
looks very poor, and not more than half
thick enough On the ground, quite .
contrast in looks of last years crop.
Weddings seem to be the order Of the
day. Looking for cold winter, likely,
has something to do with it as well a.
the fall in paint, as young man-that
had lot of fax seed to sell--said that
30 many girls had got married it did
not take half the paint. Hence the fall
in seed. Hard times 10 che common
complaint amongst the farmers their
wheat brings them less than expenses
in some cases. The hog and corn crop
both light. leaves bat small profits.
= There 10 considerable noise amongst
the geese, and more amongst their own
ers to find OUT who does own them,
about these days, in certain localities.
We read in the Fret Chaptar of Isaiah,
3rd verse, that 1.-THE OK knoweth his
owner, and the ass his masters crib
bat suppose that geese are not endow-
ed with that knowledge, and men arc
sometimes kEown to differ on the sub
ject. Some 'coon-hunters cut some val