Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-06
Quarterly Convention OF Spiritual.
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The meeting of the quarterly convention
Of Spiritualists, appointed by the Yer
mont State Association, convened at Stowe
on the 22d OF this month, and continued
four days, one being spent in trip to
Mount Mansfield. The weather was con-
sidered favorable, although cold and a Sc
we're wind blowing most of the time. The
air was clear and the view of the sur
rounding country very distinct. The
grandeur and sublimity of the scene, ex-
tending from those gray old rocks into the
far distance, have no words to describe
With feeling akin to fear, yet with none
of its weakness, I locked down those
craggy precipices, and I felt as though
carried back to period when some
mighty power held those rocky sleeps in
one unceasing motion, as they now ap-
peared in an eternal rest; and the echo
ing din of those fearful thunders seemed
vibrating down the corridors of time,
heard even now, amid the solemn silence.
And thought ''the fool bath said in his
heart, there is no God" and not much less
a fool is he who circumscribes His power
or measures His bounds by creation, the
duration of which six short days might
measure and by a personality like unto
puny man. I thought that he who was fav-
ored to stand upon those nights, and read
the story which the spirit of the scene
was continually whispering, must be
coarse and base indeed, who did not de-
scend wiser and better man.
An excellent dinner was served at the
Tip Top House, where warm fire and
every needful comfort was afforded us,
and toward evening we returned to the
Mansfield House at Stowe, feeling that
the day had been we'll spent.
would here say that those wishing a
rest or change from the wearying rou.
tine of business can find no pleasanter
place, no more home.like accommodations
or better fare, than is found at this ex.
tensive, we'll furnished and ably managed
hotel.
The remainder of our time-Saturday
and Sunday-wsre spent in discussing
the various topics pertaining to our phi
losophy, including, as they do, all the
great reforms of the day, anything and
everything which tends to make human.
ity better and happier. Resolutions Of
various characters were adopted, as, for
instance, Temperance, in its fullest and
broadcast sense. A pure and holy mar
riage relation, in oontradistinction from
the falsehood and gable which the world
sometimes apply to us, and call {" free
leve," but which has no sympathy or sup
port from us in any direction. In short,
every feature of reform, bearing directly
upon practical life, was enjoined in the
form of resolutions The last, and, as I
consider, one of the greatest of these
was one condemning the bigotry of our
last legislature in rejecting bill for le-
CALLING our constitution, thus disabling
US from holding property as an incorporate
body, while at the same time they grant
ed bill incorporating Methodist Camp
Meeting Association, whose object was
the same as ours, viz, to own and hold
in their own right. The resolu-
tion also enjoined upon the convention
and all Spiritualists to support no man
politically who has not pledged to a just
in these matters. In these de-
alterations we were aided by some of our
best talent from Massachusetts,, Illinois
and New York, Vermont herself contrib
uting largely to the greatest thoughts
and eloquence of the occasion. In short,
it was a season long To ba ronenIbered,
and hope and believe that each and all
felt "that it was good for us to be there"
The friends in Stowe, as also many 9TH
ers, labored hard and faithfully that the
convention might be a success, and / be-
Iieve the result fully met their expecta-
tons.
1t was a glorious morning when we
babe each other goodbye, and sadly, with
thoughts of parting, but gladly, with an
ticipations of seeing the dear ones at home,
we separated, and soon the iron horse had
placed great space between us. As for
ourselves, we were with private carriage,
and our road led through beautiful va
-iety of scenery, to the pleasant and ro
mantle home for travellers in East Middle
bury, the hotel of Mr.. Farr, where, after
resting over night and partaking of their
pure Java and other Injuries in the morn
ng, we soon found ourselves among our
,wn familiar hills, whose rare beauty
contrasts favorably with any in the State;
indeed, where has Vermont rival in her
green hills and fertile wales ?
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Rutland, june 28th.
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