Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-04-25

tnelr cause. We agreed on the proposition
DO the spirits Of the dead give reliable IN
formation. through mediums = Aud the
fact that they did not give one argument
to prove the affirmative of the proposition.
show. they had none. Ihcy wess bea. o..
their own challenge. M Barker la,
come 10 their re-cur. H. claims H. eiyc "a
two arguments 10 prove their spirit ir>li-
mony reliable. But before giving III, AZ
gument>. he shows clearly. that their
nled.sinis are aos rc.iabl-. Hear h,,a.
The Spirituaii>t> VI lhi, county have
not a. yet. adopted a,u creed 81 SsIb.ci b
ID 70 an! articles % Fsi,h They have 40
constitution or bylaw, bs which they are
bound. 81 which they pretend are binding
on any oae. Thai l.. ti,e spirits OF The
dead have not yei giy"n them any doctrines
or rules 81 moral conduct; which are
binding Ca ana. Every spirituah.t l. al
liberty to believe. and do. What j. right in
not reliable. and the r,.asou !, rsidr at.
Medium spirit teach all Kinds Of dos rine..
AMI all sorts II morals.
Shis genjlciD tells u. 'the most lhat
w" ,i'"' - '""' ''''>
-
'''''
ahead Of Tie spirits IA .adsogiHa heir be-
lei. ssthe spirit have given them no
l.. tad al -
- IVY ''''''' NV
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'F'i''''''''e '''' WIN ah'''''e' h'"i VIM ''S'-
Nu'' 80 'e'''''''''''' VIII "e I'>l''"''"'e
i'' "ha' any >l''' Az 'hr'nE' = '"''l'u'n.
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HN '''N''s- y h'''"'"'' 'h'N nav NAl'
"l"i'u"h't "' ""''''h'-! governments ~
II" M 'Ne 'l'''''> nave gwen mem 10
"if''l"N 81 fAHh' '"H''hu''"h' 90 pt-'""' =
- '"'a nave "' ''eH ''Ns
h1' - ""oU' J. W. mum ''1'' VINO
'ltHN>' ie,P'hN!''e; u l" 'h" "'h'' 81
'he h'''c' u'A' '"1uei"h' he'i"''''''! a.
u-i""4@INA"S ana '"''"''' )! =" ne ~
manners. why Do tL'' not ~ ana eAPri
''irf = H- -nd i!nH'"iM h''A'rs'! m
lh'' hA'r bp' AL! -i'4''"s 81 i~4'h "'''"E'
have Ah' CONSTITUTION" bA-ia"N' y "Moh
s"s are bound. o. "bieh ih"N pres ""d 1"
." binding CA An, one i~'"-" enough
iu then doctrines and morAi' p" nat h
il Influenced "o"d or bad:
Eut. II by the individual an speak.
j. meant the .Ilil; ;hst speak through
nciiura then n" respon -ibili,v !, On the
spirits alone. unle.. when the pedium l.
d. -lnu@-' Nor to- tbs rrsrapsjhiHig
\sw & T. very JiAin ihA, IN IT," spheres
fu.4 which medium spirit. ootp- they
have mo ar,i-l.. If faith. eon>,,'','i,r ~
hf laws: 80 government. For uey
Lad they would correct or ~xr.i tho~-
81 ihcir brethren who v.rAc.'iv .--care -
m. earth md p.,.r,. mediums. orrn.
had ehArt.-er. '.n l,c. teach false DOR
'rtr., oppose ,iy.i government. art
i-vt..l r-4A ur n.e laa II aiarr -. %
ta.., .A-G-.a ,hal. .u.N Wh. h~ir
i.I.r- ", rl r.t,, n.'.... lA.4ica..5
o-sa. a...c-tr-a,l' surely K '.r good
.l....-.4 ,h. -pa,r~.. A., %. 10. mAi.rr,
u.. oo.' pa, q stop 90 i... bad y,.-.a...
Et.ee.4.y a. u,.toiu...oes. Sea oh. ,4,
a.,AcI dead ATE uaIer 90 uitr-u.a.
o.. iao... luY-u,,ia.lt i.. A..lerY..ers
4 .~e..s. Ia. = he. ti...e -, Ga .,.ri.
r.u,. hss, ,.., ,aa, In. ,sa.., o..
u..... t,..,,. ,l.., t....... A, st,., 49, .,.
soaid cor..ct t.etn. sa Ii.~s rst-f4. 49,
$40, .lsi, ftr..-e,siHs., 800 8. ,rt,a-.
t.e rosd spirits .a tl- sgh.Fs.. - ~
80 4h-.e th.af fruaaa pf~ihrsu -. 80
-nftLxA ar~ : *. ert.s~F ~eailI siap
tl... g. ..rn,sf. G ~ -usala tat o.. -
las-"u, fsr tu-ta- - d. ~ .san la
co.. -fsh-rs- - no rotu- hefe. ihi- =
Ta
Anl astt- had sisir'. siv- th~ sana~
.- af.h,8. tIr-~p-s ssI tr .,hfaf nr.- a
i. r,.r.4 .-r,tt 40 sfr.r .h..rbl give Is.
80 aba ful~. ~ us.rsi- a. -uard
....l -. th.-. :, .re shire ~ -
..- Il.A..' di.fll~. ~ h-,-e-u f'-
.I fI. .,Il .f.tt.s N..rsuar~r :
I-.-.ln -Hrnf .fs irfH,4--s Il
I.- .thc sorrc, ffl4.s of i1c-rfyc.ue.. ~
.,r..f ah.tfae,h eau.ll-reI ranla
.,.a., J.-ar,.t,..lh - he moral character
,ftl.s.e uhp m4t seem OF pretend b. a.
.4t. True. 81, oat Outline, ~ d .f.--
tI... j. Affected d, The apparent charA.-
.... ~ the originator % = doctrine Il i
e.. ..e author Of the do,tG.ue, u iLe
Bible against The spirits ofthe dead =,
r.r .uthor, of The teachings OF thelr medl-
um.. Tue latter are not reliable. The
former Is irust~ orthy.
rHE TWO ARGIMENIs.
Nj. 4. r. Barker thinks he has found
itAo arguments to prove spirit oommunic..-
ions reliable. lie l. too word, IN stating
hi, ,ir--. his argument appear to be this
lie teaches that virtue aud vice have their
.tll rewards ON the rule or iusi ice: a OBJ