New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-16
THE COURTS.
sURRoGArEs coURr-SEw-YonK COUNTY.

sURROGATE'S c0URf-NEw-YoRK COUNTY
Before SURROGATE HufciingS.- Qmetism IN ne
Nineteenth CenhTy-In re me WQ Richord Hyasl Aa'
dOgon-Richard DRYDEN AGdng1nd ~ so an In
April last he made VIII IN when no oirt,teu az no
exSe:es sf fST Ba ay1g h@ at Nook u
ton for preservaon under the charge o p,VP me
body as opposed to my Christian alth 70 1e 1879
Union. He declares his intention 20 DC 10 Cu' S S
other relationship. the smallest possois emanov VI P
pang any kind Of RrGReTyw Ga%t sdSypgon contests
tins will on the ground that his uncle was nCt wien aA
ing OF sufficiently sane mind 70 dispose 9t lbs prSpesE
executed that the testatOr was IN earlier ne snteNl
business man and an energetic agent oaI ha. seS ~
four years before his DEATH ana iler sole p,r
ment with regard TO woman' his nina to9k PeSu IN
religious turn, OF which one result was Door ~
cept for its Unitarian doctrines Iecalis 20
Quests doctrines OF two centuries ago Tue doctrines
IN it are an utter abnegaon OF sell ana oeAei Ii an
Mr. Rogers, the principal witness examiner ioe mo
opponent gives quite ceary S later Of
Mr.. Addngtens coming to the Office occupied Dy hmsen
business he then wished to insure Mr. Rogerss life. and
Mr. Rogers says was quite convincing hongh MT Rogers
argued on the side OF Investments; MI Rogers under
stood that shortly before he had been refused by lady
and had turned his attention 10 religious subjects year
later he said his mind was ID sneh state ne TJuH ~
no attention to business IN 1868 he went south TOT ns
health and returned in 1862 ON his return, MI Nem
hls counsel and the witness were askeS ~ % 70 Guy
ceased told them chat ray OF nght s hra,s
him, penetrated his skull, ana eLteIeu MS Otaau
that from that moment he became compo-
nenf part OF God hmselfhs mortality entirely ceased
and he himself was IN the state that EDah MAS
when he was translated TO heaven his rule OF eonduo
was governed by God himself his spiritual wants Weo
dictated by God the very food he ate was dictated
waiter came, and had two or three kinds OF meat no
casped his hands and asked direction and received an
answer; in the beginning OF this state, II he 70, 10
answer he would go hungry but atery there bad oeea
no such trouble he mentioned that once when asAeu
by a waiter a second time what meat he woud nave
before he had chance to ask direction, ne kn0cked 70
,caiter docn and when witness demonstrated me de'
ceased said God struck that waiter, not myself 10
regarded it sinful TO increase the amount OF
he had already accumulated, and must Do guoeu
by God IN its distribution his COLLECTION or
payment OF money depended on the same direction rs
view OF the Bible was that IL was only guide whele
direct inspiration failed. Thus, in changing ms oos
ing house. he found the Bible spoke OF two Witnessg
and two persons advising the change. he made u m
relation God in spiritual things Was OF the ssle 70
ture as Pauls, whose relation was the same as oss
all having received the same power IN the nterpretad
OF spiritual things In writing his book he suomi'eu
each chapter God and interhned and corrected ,s
der that dictatior Later he felt IL sinful 10 taa VIZ
women, as they distracted his thoughts and sihu+
talk OF or to have business pursuits ,,.D
The case is not yet decided. ID. Il. Jaqnes tor pViV
nents 5. schedrowtl and G. sayers opposed