The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-01
SCOUTING SPIRITUALISTS.
Celebration Ct the Anniversary Of the
Advent Of the Ism.
Addresses by Judge Edmonds, DIR.
Hallock and Others.


Yesterday afternoon. At two O'Clock, q choice
crowd OF strong-mined women and weak minded
men assembled at Apollo Hall, Twenty.eghth street
and Broadway, to celebrate the twenty-thrd ami
versary IN the visible flesh OF modern spirtualism.
The men all wore long hair and the women all wore
short hair; and all were pale and thin enough 10
encourage bziief IN the aatagonism OF spirit 10
matter. One very curious feature, howe YER was to
be noticed as distinguishing the feminine part OF
the audience In spite Of the prejudice reported 10
exist among
THE AMAzoNs OF THE DAY
against curs and well male boots and elegantly
fitting gloves oil the ladies present were attred in
the height OF fashion ana certainly evnced an appe-
rc for the vanlIles OF the world, the nesh and The
devil.
At two O'Clock, the meeting having been called to
order, the learned Judge EdmOnls was called to
the chair and delivered the following address in
sepulchral tone OF voice, winch elected frequent
applause from the 800 or 1000 spectators VINO
hal gathered together within the frescoed walls Of
Apollo Hall He began by tracing the history OF
Splrituallsm through the z0roasterian ss and con-
tiDned.-
ccasnay since that time the presence OF spirits ha.
sssp made o a"o1 .%onS ~ IN
az Fay .mong sss @ ., we enos. srca
wsa" az s s s.saysrss
spirit made manifest among u.s. Within ,hss
sss 4, a%
showing sss 10 every ealing ami aascns ,, s npnoe
lieve that It. march has bn begun among
still moving BY the operation Of Is most powerful n.trr
gathered together in Is Now, is under such
d y. H:a sss
deaf mnst hear ANA the mst increduons cannot safely
Ssry %na. sa am as " our duty to
The physcsl MANIFESTATIONS which powerfully
cite wonder have almost entirely departed from
among Tneir office was 70 Ire reality spirit
has been performed. That henceiorh the
appeal No.. TO our senses. but 70 our ntelecs ANA
spirit OF dsvo,n At once 'hs attribute aud the badge
ss: g .AsS
Of :s Srs to receive M. realize the great prnc
Divine source thu. opened the destiny man,
men as freely they have gwen 10 forcing
thought which claim and exercise oarsev,s What,
e and ARE ss mat se
tie solution oi this problem.
e, at once on e.V the earth and m which 4 is our Dies
ths. ana leading prineips which
hearts ami our ne,shbor better than ourselves
the 9 the spir. lie when TIA. principle
veaed prominent amid All It's Is that sacri
Of happiness Or sha You could eeaoi that scsne Il:
sma.. Of Which The S Sa and Soy p. o
and the which Ills every heart to overlooking
would then realize the import of These words once
hs saSn scene ,ss spT. 70 m.n on the sar
from grave which Ignorance and Sirory have ,hra
the u Ssh ea%s
and 10 The arms The am pars which out.
And Oh could YOU O%; know tie ,nri OF glad joy which
you could cast through heavens by your
would hail your rcpy could you the happ ness
you would confer on the countless malhtndes above
ascent IRON its goom you would not IN youI
ans 10 with sfn snS Of e
1--we must os the breath OF your no.sr, the eOlood of
This lesson teach and errins man. to I'M
have INK MIN and draw Elm higher ,sd. love,
ind a. sn aa he s
through mort lips or through his vast creation sti ui
mighty to triumph over ain and DEATH all powerful
hs Is The lesson witch the brgh, hosts Of heaven are
pouring Ia such Of light oenghted man
The hour has come the day of hrs eempuon Is NIGH and
vail. Heaven, thrsush r,s mighty mansions rejoice;
ssa. aua T1 oss . u.s. sa
hearts g mankind the Of love- man. aim.
ever Thu. ss. The spirit world SPOKEN '' e' ana
Is tie iato which to pass FROM ths sre.,rr in.
nation Of man. And il this our daily he on Earth.
to make due preparation for them, shall We
be iTpeiei by powerful OF motives ANON morais
obey that and most inncxioe to work
broken law always own avenssr but that obedence %
the law Of God 10 tie only passport to happiness
Judge Ednunds, having concluded his address.
proceeded to lnllct upon the two spiritual
communications IRON James J. Brady aud the
Judges deceased wife, That from Mr.. Prady was
lneriaby stupid and displayed very palpaby the de-
teriordti0n in intellect produced by vegetation
upon the celestial steppes. Certainty II Mr. Brady
hal been In the nesh he would never. with a due
regard for the literary sensb Titles OF his readers,
have Inflicted such q tissue OF nonsense as the
Judge presented 10 his aulc1ce as his composition
And as 10 the letter from the JUICES wife, connabial
Partially could alone explain his toieratlon OF It.
The judge, Immediately after lnshing his grafton,
vacated the chair and departed
DR.. HAiLocK then took the chair and told the
audience that they would observe that this was a
varied and somewhat protracted session, and there
fore each speaker should be as brief as possible.
for eacn orator. To descend from the
sublime to The riic1lous, he-yes, he
was there. aud he would like to take
were there to commemorate was famiiiar to most
or them. Modern spirtnalism-its newness-con-
sisted In lis scientific aspects at present What
80 far 1t affected
THE NOTIONS OF sPIRITs
occurred for the first time twentv-thrce years ago.
Prior that people han shrunk from spirits, or had
looked upon their existence as superstition. but
twenty three years ago TINS thing took on new
aspect and challenged the attention Of the world.
IL came Ia a way In harmony with the genius Of the
appealing 70 the Intellect; It came
To every man who saw IL, and Ii came as q great
emancipation, relieving them from the fear or |
death; aud II came too, nc time when the rcscr-
vors IN which people drew their hope for the future
the epoch 0f Jesus the weaker md weaker grew |
our ia h In the realities OF spiritual life, owing 10
the attacks Of physical science Rcnan-a very |