The New York herald., 1871-09-04
ADVANCED sPIRITUALISTs.

Meeting At Arolo Hall-Mr. Thomns Gales
! Forster Goes Into n franco and 1hen
s'Iioes For" All ForSus of Il sigton.
! select congregation OF Advanced Spirltualistsr
met yesterday morning at Apollo Hall TO hear Mr.
Thomas Gales Forster elucidate the principles Of
their society. The number present was about TWO
hundred. and as the hall Is capaclous enough to
seat several thousand, the audience prese nted A
somewhat struggling appearance. Inc presence of
half q dozen Shakers, clothed the peculiar garb
OF their Sect attracted considerable attention, and
they truly were unique looking specimens.
Tho exercises opened With music, followed by
hymn, which had the desired effect upon Mr.. Forster
who drtcd Into what Is called tie trance s,ateu
IL which exalted condit on he evolved from his
inner consciousness several lines Of poetry.
Alter short interval, during which tie meledcon
was played and another hymn sung the speaker
again arose and commenced MS discourse by quot.
ing one OF Theodore Tiitons advanced opinions.
Mr.. Forster evidently believes in theodore whom
he termed "tle bravsst and ablest editor in the
land"
Tie audience was requested TO 'stand upon
THE MIGHTY ALLR0HANY OF THOUGHT"
AMI after the speaker had given them time to men
taiy achieve this somewhat startling feat, he di-
rcctcd them to cast their eyes upon tho domain OF
Christenjom and mark how civilization AMI prog
ress had been wrecked on the shores Of religious al.
acics The speaker then attacked various religious
sects o! the civilized world, from the Catholic
Church, which lie called the "mother Of them ali,D
down to the last invented, orthodox New England.
tsm. lie particularly impressed upon his audience
the value Of ad,ecilves and supcrlatlves-
aud he practiced what he preached, for
he literally iutcrlarded his discourse with
these embellishments. Aztec dwelling ut
some length uLOn Cnarlemagne ana has contcmpO-
raries. whom he Inscribed as can intellectual
stcalion OF illustri0us magnitude, whose briliancy
0ucc dazZ!ed The worl but who mad now evantshed
HON the stage or action"
he FiERCELY AssAIIED CATHOLICISM
which he termed "the hori lille institution OF an in-
failiole Church." Having demolished the Church
OF Rome to the evident salts action OF MS hearers,
lie proceeded to wipe the ecclesiastical cObweJs'
Churches, when portion OF his discourse
evidently asOnsled the sober Shakers who listened
WITH Open-mouthed attention. Mr.. Forster breaches
universal but Individual religion sort OF "cvery-
onc-or-hmself ana God.lo -lis.aIp theory, and de.
rounces oil Churches forms. ministers and priests,
as bonds which hold captive the GLORIOUS and im.
mortal soul OF man,
CHRISTIANITY IS A RELIGION or FEAR,
and through lis tcrrors Its ministers prey upon the
creduy OF their followers. "That great that g0fi-
ous, that rople that mysterious, That wOndcrlui,
tnat aspiring, that immortal thing tho ,, soul,
sand years mems minds nave been cnchoined
by Christianity, and tho minister mas stoou
between man and his God. Tho priests nave taught
now arrived Tor each one to stand upon the broad
and expansive platform OF individual upeIy: Man
should he AFRAID OF nothing not even OF Ood. Ihe
soul should gaze through the untold vlstaS Oi or.
ganic law aud look God straight In the race wihous
lear.
ADVANCED srIRIruALrsx KNOWS NO CHURCH.
and It's believers aim only ct mutual love and con-
stant progress. In the next world prosresson stall