Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-06-30

49, lher more among themselves as u
ftYie meaning of Greek words than do English
scholars. We have one hundred and fifty
thousand various readings of the New Tesla
| ment, and there are only about one hundred
and sixty thousand words l quoted Wes-
| ley who said it was human spirit that ap-
peared to John.
| Next mentioned the instance of Saul and
Samuel. Mr.. Haddock said Saul did not
communicate. quoted the words of the
! Bible. :" Samuel said to Saul" He declared
the Bible describes appearances. q. e, makes
statements that are false IN fact. / showed
if that was the case, so much the worse for
! the Biblei He wanted to know if nantes
| are immortal. | responded, are wounds,
such as Jesus had. immortal And do spirits
| GO naked He desired to know why modi:
| ums could see spirits, and all could not.
| wanted TO know why the disciples could see
Jesus and the unbelieying Jews could not ?
| Why Daniel could see what the men who
were with him could not see Vision. :"
responded brother Haddock. Then explain
| how vision that talked, uttered words. set
Daniel upon his hands and knees, aused him
| TO trembie, :" touched his lips" one like the
appearance of man. touched and strength
| ened INN and, to cap the climax. the tenth
chapter OF Daniel closes W it'll the inforInaton
as to who the spiritual parsonage was, mich.
| ael, your prince"
Wanted him to tell US about Balaam's
brute seeing the angel, while Balaam at first
| did not. / referred to it several times with
the expectation that he would crack a little
joke on it !; but he became exceedingly shy of
Jokes / mistrusted that he was saving a
few for his closing speech, when l would have
no chance to crack my whip over him. and
SO was obliged to spoil them for him. The
clergy generally interpret several Spiritual
appearances after a style peculiarly their own.
| They claim Baiaam's ass was a medium but
| showed that in this opinion they were en-
tirely mistaken, for they deny that mediums
! are inspired but Balaam's jenny was inspired
by God himself; it had call 10 preach |
which was proof that that ass was MethO.
dist minister, poor brute but it made an ex-
cellent speech. Alas how it w,u.d depre-
cate the degeneracy of modern times, if called
! upon to examine the credentials of its sue
cessors
showed that my friends argument on
Authorization gored his own theory of Chris
tianity to death. Christians teach that there
is a mighty devil with power enough to as
sumo any shape and deceive the whole world
power enough TO transform himself into an
Angel of Light hence. it cannot be de-
| termined that any angel, according to that
theory. ever communicated. No reply from
Sir. HaddOck. But, said my fiend. if one
can see and hear, why cannot others present
see and hear | then quoted Acts XXI 8
to show that those who were with Paul did
not hear the voice that spoke to him.
/ | gave well-authenticated cases of more
than a score of Spirit paintings which were
| fully recognized by friends gave numerous
instances OF exact handwriting of spirits ;
exact description of spirit friends. all afford.
ing, 10 those who received these evidences,
positive proof of Future existence. / never
claimed that human testimony is positive
demon stratiOn.
NJ opponent read part of a letter which
he received frem 3eecher, as If Ii. w. Beech
| er's opinion could settle the question against
| Spiritualism. But Mr.. Beecher confessed in
that letter that he is longing for these very ev-
licences that SpiritualIsts have ! How does
| that compare with what Mr.. Haddock said
during the debate E" that not one i'm hum
dred needed eA ternal proofs afforded by Spir.
itualism. as claimed because ninety -nine out
of one hundred have an innate consciousness
by which they kraoC that man is immortal !:
and, said Mr.. Haddock, I" that is sufficient
without further evidence"
Mr.. Beecher's letter spoiled Mr.. Haddoca' S
theory, or else Mr.. Beecher is one of the un
| fortunates who have an inadequate supply OF
innate consciousness But it is admitted by
Mr.. Haddock that there are ter. in a thousand
who do need more than innate consciousness
to satisfy them that there is lite TO come
Count only billion for the population of the
globe. and there are ten millions every gener-
| alton who need present open spirit-commun-
ion. 1t is nearer truth to say that nine hun
hundred and ninety millions need the proofs
OF SPiritualism. Your dead faith, aud feed
ing on the h">te Ct -: re Spiritual experiences
OF past age are starving souls TO DEATH
Your churches afford no warm, slul-vializ-
ing sustenaGce to yearning, furnishing souls
peering beyond Inc narrow confines Cf a brief
existence. There, beside the grave of her lit
tie one, sits that mother bemoaning the cruel
fate that robbed her OF her household pet, her
heart wrung with torture, her soul crying out
in agony. oh l.! araere is mig darling, nor p
and will you tell me that when she prays for
knowledge, God and angels mock that Deity
sends her strong delnsion; that when she
| fondly imagines her prayer is answered, ami
like Mrs. Gerret Smith, she clasps to her boz
som the form of her spirit child as zeal. as
tangible TO her as it ever was assured that il
lives and visits and comforts her and yet that
| she is deluded do You mean to say that the
ten thousand experiences in thousands of
families, of which have given but FAINT
outline, are all delusion /? TO oppose Spirit
ualism you must become Atheists and dur
ing this entire discussion MIR. Haddock has
used Adventist and Atheistic argu en's.
| showed that my friend IN s quoted Cover
nor Tallmadge. He concluded, because the
Governor said that Spiritualism sustains all
the leading doctrines of Christ ianity, that he
meant Mr. Haddock s theology Personal
God, Fall and Deprayi;y of man. Personal
devil. hell and damnatIon, etc. He ignored
the fact entirely that Christians differ, wide
ly, as TO what are the leading doctrines Of
Christianity. Christians are as divided in
sentiment as Spiritualists, Notwithstanding
they have an 'finfallble" book to correct their
errors. In defining the leading doctrines of
the Christian system, Universalists, Unitari-
ans, and many other sects differ greatly from
Mr.. Haddock's definition. Mr.. Tallmadge
defined what he meant by fundamental prin-
ciples. BY leading doctrines he said he
meant " absolute truth and ' essential right
eousness." This is only one OF many instan-
ces in which my friend has garbled authors.
showed that Spiritualists do not believe
that all the communications are pure and un-
adulierated. Christians do not now clam as
much for their infaLli5le Rible, and we are
far from believing that spirits are iniallble;
or. that The bulk of communications are ex-
actly the ideas and gords of communicating
spirits. My opponent wished To know how
we determined what is genuine He misquos
ted me on this point We determine. show
ell. by observation and experience. quoted
Wesley. who confessed hat among the Meth
odists religious deception took place, and
Wesley declared +" that some persons have
confodnded susceptibility of feeling with
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