Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-05-19
From Nest Bennington.

The WESTERN RESERVE SEMINARY.
May u, 1869.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I suppose you will al
low something in favor of the W. r.
Seminary as well as that which was de-
signed FORTS hurt. / found some eight or
ten false statements in a little article by a
"Spiritualist'-an article only about one
fourth of a column long; but as "obedi-
enee to the ten commandments is good
and disobedience 10 them Is BETTER and
a ''lie is a truth, ii NAV be sal right"
The school he said had "run down from
$50 TO 50.'
l.. The school has never been as low
as fifty during a term within my knOwl-
edge, and L have known it for ten years.
I'd. We have only ten less this term
than last spring term, instead of 100 less
as he stated! notwithstanding the efforts
Of some to the contrary.
Sd. I would observe that our attend
noe viii fully average with that of Al
leghany College as reported in their cat
alogue of last year.
4th. Prof. H. I. johnson is not "com-
ing to Pennington" although l wrote to
him requesting him 10 come. The peO-
pie of Orwell have a claim upon his time
for five years, only three of which have
transpired. Neither is Prof. johnson
u HIkA AANAAAAE a. oAAA n
ously asserted, but a scholar and a gen.
tleman." 1 would not leave this Semi
nary 10 teach elsewhere, but 1 prefer to
preach than teach, and will say that l
never have met a more noble, self sacri-
fcing people Than l have found here.
With the exception of a few who would
oppose Christian institutions land there
are not a half dozen men in this immedi-
ate vicinity who are Spiritualists or are
members now of that society. 1 have
found a people a earnestly devoted 10 the
cause of education as 1 ever met; nor do
/ intend to leave here until the Seminary
is in at least as good hands S my own.
"The Methodist tried TO TlHl Spiritual
lists OUt Of office" They made no such
an attempt, and from other causes, per-
haps, only me nan was elected who has
not denied being a Spiritualist. But this
item is of no account either way.
"Ihe NethOdiStS have postponed the
erection of their church, That is false.
The building committee are going to trOrk
immediately. and one man, Mr.. Chauncy
Taft, has subscribed tUo thousand dollars,
more than your hall cost-which hall is
not yet paid for and the part that was
| paid was raised under the guise Of a
"Uaon Hail. with no expectation that
spiritual preachers were TO be supported
by ~carousals and dances.
1 would say before closing this note
that the ftful uprising of Spiritualism
in this town upon the completion of
Union Hail." and the organizing of
1 S~piritualists for many miles around into
a society here, has reacted and all is quiet.
The last "kick of the elephant is only
now observable through the anonymous
articles in the worthy CHRONICLE. Spirit
ualists have tired of travelling all the
way from SouthingtOn and surrounding
towns to dance and listen to "shut eyed
mediums" and will soon be forgotten.
1 never saw an article Astounding in more
false statements than the one referred to,
and / think its author was wise in with
holding his name from the public. You
| should not Judge of the influence of
| S~piritu3lism by its bold talk through the
| columns 0fthe CHRONICLE. for zone man
could have a prolific pen
Yours, truly, A. y. CRAFT.