The New York herald., 1870-07-25
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Rank MISUNDERSTANDING and tho Bible
Held Up to RidicaIe-Address Of tho Rcv,
Moses Hull,

Rank Blasphemy-Christianity and tho Bible
Held Up to RidicaIe-Address Of tho Rev.
Moses Hull.
The hot weather had doubtless the erect OF con-
slderably diminishing the attendance at Apollo Hail.
corner OF broadway and Twenty-elghth street, yes
terday forenoon; nevertheless the hall was pretty
well filled by number OF respectable looking per.
sons OF both sexes from the ages thirty to seventy
who assembled there to hear the Rev. Moses Hull ex-
pound the theory and doctrines Of progressive spirit
ualism, and compare the evidences for the truth OF
spirtualism generally with the evidences on which
ordinary Christianity Is founded.
On entering our reporter found mild old gentle
man seated in the doorway, with several ten cent
Treasury stamps interlacing the fingers Of his left
hand, after the manner Of an accomplished street
car conductor. As the reporter attempted to pass
in the man Of stamps dexterously borred the way
by lifting one foot and placing 1t against the oppo-
site door post and, in that position courteously In
formed the intruder the cost OF
ADMISSION WAS ONLY TEN CENTS,
having received which he dropped his foot again,
smiled like jolly old saint who had done his duty
manfuly and bowed the visitor in.
After the singing OF hymn by two pretty young
ladies' and TALL handsome full bearded gentleman
Of middle age, the Rev. Moses Hull "a stout, gentle.
man, with thick black hair and dark, heavy
mustache) approached the rostrum, and commenced
his discourse 1t surprised HIM to lnd ultsa Chris.
supported by outward evidences appealing TO the
reason and the senses, while they were ready to
swallow s-~.c.,&eH.
no matter how preposterous or now lamentably un
corroborated by reliable testimony, related IN sup.
port OF Christianity. The reality and divinity Of
| Christ is MADE entirely dependent on his miracles
| He lthe preacher) saw more miracles performed py
spirtoasn than were ever attributed 70 Christ; A As
fnr ha mi rp I'm
| 10 see them tested by the light and
APPLIANcEs or TUE NINETEENTH CENTURY,
! with the NEW YORK HERALD'5 corps OF reporters
| standing by TO Interview the miracle workers. In
these days we have hPbit OF asking too many ques
pubic. 'I II the hum5na miracles Of the Bible were
attempted to-day In New York the Argns-eyed re-
pOrters OF the HERALD and the other enerprlsing
daily papers of America would PICK the sham to
! pic es In twinklng. The original compilers and
early preservers OF the Bible were men Of bud
cn''ae'er c0niessSa S"SSHRs Ialsvss xsp Si9 LIARS.
| who openly proclaimed that there Was no har n In
lying SO long as IT served the Church, and some OF
whom try to make us believe that they spent part OF
their time In preaching to human monsters with one
eye each IN Tie centre OF the breast ana like mpOs
everybody steeDed Ia Ignorance, and the asso-
cates and companions OF Christ were all marksmen,
Weo nersSe cod be- easily The mira
cles OF spiritualism were Of no such doubtful re
cord. They did not die out with human Ignorance
and disappear before human enlightenment They
are performed this very day and can stand the tes @
preacher recently that she feared he was
VERY BAD MAN.
because he did not respect the divine origin Of mar
riage. Did she know what the divine origin Of mar
riage was according to the Bbe9 He could tell hei
It was rape and fornCatlon and all sorts Of mpurty
Sprltuasm has higher notions Of those things, and
In the Progressive Spiritualistc Church there were
no such pastors as Horace Cook and others OF thai
stamp
Mr.. Hull was listened to very aientivey, and MI
remarks now and then called forth some pretty l0ut
laughter. Indeed, he once or twice came near re
ceivlng q round Of appIause but, 1t being divine
service, the manifestations were suppressed. HI
pleads his cause eloquently and no one would thinl
0fquestioning 4 sincerity.