Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-17

spect that we hear in these socities are not
so palatable or pleasant? Liberality of
mind is very desirable, but the moral and
religious life with superstition, is to be pre-
ferred to moral and religious death with
liberty. Liberal thoughts only, will not
supply us with the bread of the soul. The
bread of heaven is deeper than this. Here
then is the true secret. This defect does
and must continue to diminish membership
universally, from law of humanity that
cannot be abrogated or set aside; conse-
quently, means are wanted to build, and
as there is no attempt at earnest preaching
to the heart the fountain of character, but
as some fippantly call the talk of the speak
ers, mere high falutinisms to the magma
tons, men are not lifted out Of their sell
fishness by such gospel, and they do not
feel the heavenly impulse Of giving, and
therefore do not give more than they can
not well get off without giving, and so
nothing is done even by those who are
members; and as the result of the religion
in the churches often when rich member
dies, money is left to the church, but am
Ong spiritualists this was never known to
take place l believe, for the reason that
spiritualism has never been made to live in
the internal, or religious nature where, es-
pecially, the man is to be found when leaV-
ing this world and consequently, Is not re-
membered in the souls affections and al
F; this must evidently continue to be the cast
more and more. and spiritualism will be
come less prominent if this want Of man:
nature is not complied with.
Now, will spiritualists ever comprehend
the subject and govern themselves accord
ingly. They may depend upon it there i
but one way by which they can ever cX
pect to increase or even continue to exis
at all, az a body, viz: to become aworshiP
ping society and to bring out more preach
ing and praying talent and more earnes
heart talk, and less fowery lccturing talen
simply.
The moral and religious life is the poin
and must be made the point Of all effort
whether spiritualism is talked or not, O
whether it be true or false; all other thing
must be made to bend to this, and indee
nothing to be esteemed valuable but as
conduces to or assists in the deyelopcmcr
of the union of man with God
) If spiritualists shall ever become able
: "rknow the things which make for the
peace" which seems too, ''to have been hi
from their eyes as indicated, they wi
have the chance to, and probably will b'
, come the leading society, or rather th
| church Of America, or Of the world, for tn
true church Is evidently just between spil
: itualism and orthodoxy, the first lis state
r wanting in heart, and the last in liberia
l ism. When spirituahsm gets more hear
therefore, it will then be where orthodox
3, and all other relgionist- must evcntuaI
d come, a. the mind advances, thus formm
the great church, the one church, Of Whil
t we have heard so much and seen 50 it'll
= and its faith will be the faith or religion
n the universe, a religion a. applicable to Q,
e planet as another.
g The religion of the universe" DR.. F,
: loves of England says, Consists in {
l. knowing Of God, and this knowledge is n
IS a simultaneous burst Of light or lights up,
It the mind, but an accumulation of partic
r lars perpetually increasing and hence
a in conformity with the Slow but certain
l. tellectual advancement of man. LIEF