Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-02

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Infdelity upon Society" that was deliver
ed the Sabbath evening previous to the
convention in our village If you will
publish that discourse will try aud get
it for you. I will state, however, that 1T
was mainly made up from extracts from
the writings Of Andrew Jackson Davis,
the modern oracle of these new lights,
and from other writings of lesser lights
in the new Spiritual medium table rap
pings, and music playing humbugs Il
could state and prove, what conspieous
person said in crowd about the birth
and character of the blessed Savior III the
most blasphemous and vulgar language.
But what would 1t avail The modern
bogus reformers claim the largest liberty
in action and language, and if called to-
an account for their abusive epithets and
slanderous sayings of everything, and
every body that is good and virtuous, cry
out with peculiar vehemenoe, persecution,
persecution. They must be tolerated in
all this abuse aud blssphemy, aud no one
must expose their rascaliy doings and
1nisera bic humbug. If We will not yield
to their arrant nonsense, We are frowned
down as miserable bigotted Sectarians,
backed up by miserable priesthood, and
"dying corrupt christianity" L am far
from attributing such spirit to a0 those
who embrace the terrible delusion, and
unmitigated humbug, for some Of them
are unquestionablys sincere. Others who
have been led away for awhile by their
gross imposition, have seen their error
and in renouncing it exposed the gross
fraud upon society they helped to perpet-
uate and at the same time expressed their
deep sorrow and regret, and also wonder
ing at the terrible delusion that engrossed
their whole being and for q time made
them believe they were truly sincere.
While am compelled to oriticise, l do it
without anger or malice, and with pro-
found pity and sorrow. l do not hate
spiritualists, but do abhor and detest the
system of modern spiritualism as an ema.
nation from the devil. Nothing but the
spirit of the arch-fend and enemy to
mans happiness, could dictate such utter
ances as I have heard from the lips of
those who ran mad with this heresy and
abomination. The cannibal in his ignor-
ance is sincere in eating the flesh of hui
man beings. The Hindoo widow is sim
cere when she mounts the flaming burial
pile and is consumed in obedience to the
behests of corrupt system of religion
Because all this is done in sincerity, shall
be prohibited from calling such things
in the light of christianity, aooursed, and
expressing my detestation and abhorrance
of such vile practices upon humanity
and the race No, while I pity the
devotees of these terrible systems
I must, and will denounce them
In this spirit I criticize this hum
bug and arrant imposition, upon the in
telligence and happiness of my fellow
creatures-modern spiritualism, the off
spring of superstition and ignorance
When Il man assails Christianity with
abusive epithets, deem it my duty tt
condemn such abuse, and defend Chris
tianity. When the Saviour of the world i!
msligned, his divine and heavenly teach
ings placed upon the level of the teach
ings of an old spelling book, and his mir
aoles the result of magnetism and psyche
logy, I shall, in my feeble way, denounct
suOi, unu,itis ated sl-rdors ia fitting Ian
guage upon the life, character and teach
ings of Him who gave his life for the sal
walton of the world,
When the Christian Church is grossly
assailed by these christian-haters, 1 shall
not remain silent. | shall defend it tc
the full extent of my power. I care not
how much | may be traduced for this, OF
the source from whence it comes. When
men and women of irreproachable Chris
tian character are called knaves, and by.
pocrites, and mean, | shall defend them
from all such aspersions, feeling that ii is
my bounden duty SO to DO. But for
bear. More anon. CANDoR.
Jan. 30, 1871