The New York herald., 1870-11-14
APOLLO HALL.

Mr.. Thomas Gales Forster on Spiritualism-
The Rowing Spirits OF No Mans Land-Thc
Reporters VINO Draw Their Own Picture.
Mr.. Thomas Gales Forster's medium discussed
yesterday morning before the Society Of Progressive
Spiritualists at Apollo Hail. corner Broadway and
Twenty eighth street. The meeting was well aa
tended by mediums OF both sexes and by others Of
spiritual procivities. The greater part of the audi
ence were Of the shady side Of life. The music and
singing was, to use vulgar saying o one horse
affair, and the performers made up by volume Of
sound what they lacked in harmony and
variety Mr. Forster and three other medi-
ums OF the male and female persuasion
occupied the platform Mr. Thomas Gales Forster
is gentleman Of about sixty years OF age Of middle
height, and possesses intellectual head, with
peculiar expression abo ut the eyes. He has won
deriul 1ow OF language, and makes ample use OF 1t.
He never descends to plain English, and may be SAID
In his high flights OF rhetoric about the
grand. the beautiful and the sublime. His bursts
BILE OF scientific and unusual expressions which
are poured forth In torrents amaze, but fall
educated up to spirtualism. HIS high sounding
rhapsodies and flights OF fancy take HIM Off to no
mans land and leave the intellect Of the unimpas-
stoned listener IN dense fog Still, Mr.. Forster IS
genius In his way, and II his eloquence were en-
ployed on more tangible subject would cast many
popular preacher IN the shade.
The drift OF Mr.. Forster's discourse the text
Job, xxxii., S-"But there is o spirit In man." lie
said:-Andrew Jackson Davis truthfuIly said there
is no DIVISION between science, philosopny. meta
physics ana religion; for the first is the rudlmcn and
basis OF the second. the second illustrates
the first and typdes the third, and the fourth per-
vades and comprehends theM all and flows sponta-
neously 10 higher degrees of knowledge and perfec-
ttOn. Hence that religion which cannot be sustained
by scientific demonstrations and philosophical de.
ductons IS Of ltttle benefit to the minds Of the pres
ent age; Inc literal interpretation OF Genesis with
regard TO the creation OF the world and history Of
man Is wholly untenabe. The inculcation OF the
spiritual phenomena are more and more fully sus-
tanned, and the inelectual fires OF Judean
literature are rapidly paing before the glo-
rous sunlight Of the gospel OF to-day.
THE EXISTENCE OF MATTER.
Those who are familiar with natures divine reve-
lati0nS Will understand the theory that all matter
comprised IN the vast array OF the material world
existed az one time Ill one vast mass without form
and void. 1t consists OF certain simple substances
denominated elements, OF which there are sixty
Tour; they are the primary bases OF all matter.
Hence Ii is legitimate to reason by analogy that the
simple substances OF our sphere, SUCH the gases,
metals ana earths, are as liable to exist in any OF
the astral systems as In this globe. Each world
shines In the galaxy and floats upon the sea of uni
versal harmony. Science has also demonstrated
Lnat whetner matter consists of the number
OF elements named or Of but one 1t Is liable
to variety OF changes. AS for the purposes or
scientific demonstrations and philosophical deduc.
tions 1t is legitimate to that matter is SUB.
ject to continuous changes Our globe under this
sublime chronology OF science. existed originally In
heated condition, revolving from east to west
How beautifully does the law VI attraction bespeak
the grandeur OF the Infinite Father OF the Universel
me speaker continued In this strain and wound up
with this grand climax:-There is nothing new out
side OF man. He stands forth upon the apex OF
creation beautiful microcosm in the macrocosm of
nature nature lApplause) 1t is q mistaken idea to con-
49,. THE sPIRrTUALIsT HAS NO GOD
- nc common cnarge made against us; but the
hanansn s y the only creature whorealzes God,
!. tha nis God be- ond conception but that God
- e spirit and soul OF nature and the active pro-
mov,py aoWer anM oi This vast God was
t,n u eAstng FAR back before the creation of
,~nriS ,.th TIM 'iud IL is as absurd to talk about q
""Au "Hnout Coo aa about God without