The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-02-08
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Ni-tiHg Institutions, let in sli Institution,
herr exists au iuAerrbi spirit OF canscr
saiiAm which leads their supporters {,
i'ls'se The sliril IT progress, la MA I'm
,~riect state IL -oeieIy. Institutions nj,
rcrssafily imperfect, sud generate al
wyitablr conflict between their sdber
'nt- sud those animated by 4 higher rev
iAtiun, Wherefore, as Stephen said {,
he jews, Which Of the Prophets hav,
,ul Your fathers persecuIrdY' and thu
Ir,us Of Nazareth was ciucif,d b, III,
eople Of his time The prophets Of ia,
IrWish di.len,aiion pointed TO nal,
Messiah, buI since his advent the proph
-ls OF the Christian dispensation have Ia
Heated the Somiug Of
A FEMALE MESSIAH.
This was first announced by John In hi,
.evelation FROM tatnlos, IN which he fore
old the exact date of the advent of ihi,
,ew messiah, aud sad that two witnesse'
"a earth should bear witness til the time
che Lords prayer j. a prophecy and IL
edition, "fhy kingdom come" evi,lenc.
= that tiuse who utter Il are dissatisfied
with the preseut oider Of society and ~,
raching forward fora higher state. A.
lac prophets Ia the Jewish lmiiun stood
~ higher plane than The organization,
I that day, 20 Is Shakeri,ln, the prophet
lo-da,, sup rinr 10 all existing iuslilu
tcns; il l. founded on higher reveal
ION, aud Is destined la Auppiant he mon,
imperfect order Of the presrnt. Spiriln'
,Iisn, " hicl, is the imperfect glimpse Of \
ightr life, wherever it moves aud opeI.
ties. Il siutcgraies II j. All angel o.
gtt, ACT lite; il brings tangible eyi
nee OF spirltu4i existence 10 those WIN
,ere made intidrls by the nalrriali,lic
'ndrncies uf updcin christianity. l,
rdl proves tbe IoNsibititl Of cuninuuica
,on between the living and tie dead.
making men neither better nor worse il,
nelr actual lile. But
WHO ARE lie PROPHETS,
nd whence do lley dc!ive their inspira.
Iol.I liz The spirit world there are scvri,
l>llhct spheres nr ages; of these, ID,
amer or Christ spllrle il nearest The deI, +,
'lid tlose " ho are baptized " lll its eIna-
ton M tie ltu teachers OF humanity
his sphere IL accessible to lie ihlubl
ants uf all worlds IL The universe. III,
Jews Thought that all outside OF their own
race would be- lost, and they were SUI
'fised that Jesus should hold cummuni.
; ton with people beloud their pale
tut Jesus, u Christian, WAS expanding
and enlarging Ia the tree atmOsphe OF
nc Christ ,phcre, into which lac lad been
'aplizrd, The lecturer then referred /,
Il, leulzcdrk, as ptiiHatiye ,mbuimelit
i ohakeri,m, who inspired b, th spir
II Christ, hud gwen up all earthly tier.
nd devoted hln.eIf sole y 10 spiiil cul.
are. Like blm was John the Baptist.
and thu, also Jesus of Nazareth seyt.r,n
nnis' II from every earthly tie, and beuI
All his energies 10 incarnale Ia hi. lite
rHE PRINCIPLES or TnE CHRIST. sPmEER
iiut lhe Inspirations vi the Christopher
we're not cvnhnrd 10 particular Pace
1 TIC Chinese, The iiin zoos, tie Mosrenl,
ne Red indians, all had their prophets.
= hu, by The lghl of Iheir inspiration, l,t
ne world On 10 higher sIHg,s vi xistence
dUderh tlieologtans, THINK that all whr
10 moi embrace their cleeds will b,
banned, but il liiet are tested b, The,
ives, the n,ujorily vi lliuse " no adulims-
er this theu.ogY VIII be damned, lux
lac woid Ia it, real seiise AS condemned.
he idea that ilan vii b. consigned to
tvfnal fire and birthstone, for errors no.
i Lille, bat VI beli,i, il false and uInui-
ful,
rvr forms 81 IA ,tli let grace lees zeAlots fgh,
nt eau be hIuug NEVss diu Al a. sLt rk H.
Ii q man proves his love 10 God aud
nan by u NE Ui seii-drntihg devotion, |
sod ioFe7 um " neither tlleUiogiaiis do ol |
at. lhc speaker tiisu ieieiied 90 the ir
ulation % The lnnip as merely a tempo,
af!, not an eter al order, iilied iol lh
hldhood Of huiimult! u higher oidui
as tue britacf"oud u laitb; the lellu~
nip Ui Kindred Mlu upited Ia ccln.
,on alth pud love. lie would uut scua
j, ~ TO lich II tuey did nUt breuue SHAH
-, bat tie wuuid tel Them that lhert
las mote 81 heaven among the Shakefs
lan lhry intagiucd. a biiei sketch vi
haketism concluded the iectus, wihci,
a. iis,eDed to etlli profound attention,
ifd Ia quruti! appiaudel.
kidIess abiuinvite D"olililr, pleas
pt.iaccd, elderly lady, lbeu made D,lsi
] ness, Winch, unfortunately, uuilea
pate viii not petmd u 10 ttAhstlibe
he itact d llgc yaftuus Yeats " Inch maxi
nctica drsiincd ior the development
humanity ~ its hglle.t condition, aud
jpke e. quentl 10 iAyur of woman's
git 10 tlss franchise, say lng that IL HE
Ii 4 1i sgate was na d. 3ur irulAies it,s
81 cvnIse would lac 60 eeanse and tuu j.
aie q. enaAcr, did not generally utter.
IS ~ Ourliv matters, Oat uhe ties
ia kUJd caure tiIey 0H,.iiuies liksd ~
sip Il aivag. Eilres, DovliIie Ma lis-
led 10 With deep inlsi,si, and y As he
lrhtiy iBletiuptd by slpipu.e, II
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