The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-21

ear Those few who stand warning against such .
monster fabrication has taken hold Of our unfor-
tunate must indeed be strongly fortified in the
truth to dare the task OF running counter TO the
millions; but, Mr.. Editor. only examine the argu-
ments used by those millions to prove their ghost
delusion and the r0ttenness OF their foundation
Take for instance, the quotations OF disciple In
| your last, who undertakes to prove the existence
Of an immortal soul, or ghost, from Paus argument
to the Corinthians on the resurrection OF the dead.
Notice. to begin how friend "Dsciple" manages to
read spiritual body" (Cor. xv., ~ into Immortal
souin ana refers to the resurrection OF Christ.
| Now was Christ ghOsts On, moi "Handle me
and see,r said He to Thomas; "a spirit tphantasms,
or ghost, of the then popular belien hath not flesh
and bones as We see have" this Ii the body With
| which the saints will be "clothed upon" AS John
writes, sTt doth not yet appear what we shall be-,
| but we know that when He shall appear we Will be
| like Him."
1t is strange that an intelligent man does not OBJ
serve that Paul speaks OF the resurrection OF the
dead (Cor. XIV, 49, how immortal souls are sup
posed never to die at all; the reasonable conclusion
is, then, the resurrection OF immortal souls cannot
be referred to in this chapter II the ghost departs
to Eysum when the body dies, and sings psalms
and rides on clouds, after the orthodox
fashion, the resurrection OF body Is q useless and
troublesome ormality, seeing that they seem to get
on all right without one. Indeed, the priest and
parson of modern piety speak OF the body as mere
encumbrance, q shell, priso house and all that
sort Of thing Allow me to inform "Disc iple" that
the ghosts that exist In our day lin the imagina-
tiOns OF the priestcraft &C., have neither body nor
parts can neither be felt, and the furthest
extent OF their abilities Is the pit-a-pat on the
table In dark room. Happy souls wonderful
credutyl
m w
body In he'll" by what line of reasoning friend
arrives at the conclusion that the soul OF man is
and body In hell" is rather beyond our comprehen-
sion. All that we are trying to prove Is that God
that both sou and BODY are
destroyed. Where is the body destroyed, in he'll
or in the graves And it is there God destroys the
or sheep. Numbers, XXI, 2s) $3.50
Again, mans spiritual individuality tghosD is fur
thief on the cross and thinks 1t is impossible to con-
strue 1t any other way than that the thies soul and
Ghrist's soul were In paradise that seli-same day
the thief asked Of Christ was, "Lord, remember me
when thou contest in the kingdom" Tho answer
rendered. 81 say unto thee. in that day thou shalt
be with me in paradise" Now, Mr.. Editor, Chrst's
chant, ''Thy Kingdom come" Therefore one would
suppose 1t Ia yet In the future when they pray for
Be- at s Hs e na
Saviour Jesus Christ who will wake the sleeping
saints and cali the living ones to Him in paradise,
assembled into the heavens" John ill.,, 1877
II Disciple" has any further doubts as to the To-
calty of Christs soul the sefsame day that he was
executed let him consult Acts II. Is. He DAVID,
seeing this before, spoke OF the resurrection OF
Christ that His soul was not LEFT In hell neither his
the grave, "n the heart OF the earth; therefore
it is impossible that the thief could have been with
him in paradise that self-same day, unless "Dis-
cipen suggests that Christ had two souls.
Death means, in the humble opinion Of Disciple"
Truly q the wicked
crueli on, unhappy race to glory 10 such cruel
and relentless Cod who for short life Of Weakness
with such tortured Too many follow such monster.
We prefer the God Of David, "whose wrath
endure:h but little while; his mercy endureth
forever;" Whose tender mercies are over all
His works" who knoweth our frame, who re-
sSmns 'hdf s we are eDrews H 49, So
a ' toFmentins FIRE; "xnd all the proud;
you all that do wickedlyy ,r shall be .,a as
| up saith the Lord OF Hosts that It shall neither
| leave them root nor branch (Malachi w., y.
us than we are to ourselves, and resolves man to
| his original dust seeing 'He will not come unto
BIBLE CHRISTIAN
Archbishop McCloskey's New Secretary
Appointments OF Young Priests, sc.
The Most Rev. Archbishop McCloskey has selected
the Rev. John NJ. Farrelly of St. Peters, Staten
important and delicate position OF secretary. The
Rev. Henry Gordon, OF st. Coumba's, West Twen-
ty-ffth street, has been appointed to succeed
Father Farrey. The Rev. Father Phelan, OF the
Church OF the Holy Innocents, Thirtyseventh
street. takes the place OF the Rev. NJ ]. O'Farrell,
at ST. Peters, Barclay street, promoted to the pas
torate OF Rondout. The Rev. George Murphy, OF
the Church OF tie Immaculate Conception, will in
future oniciate at st. Columba's West Twenty
street, and the Rev. George Galligan of St Peters,
Poughkeepsie at the Church Of the Holy lnnocents,
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Ministcrinl Movements, Changes, Sc.
METHODIST.
Bishop Merrill is to leave here In few days for
his new home in St. Paul, MINI. He will return
again about the middle of August. Rev. Erastus
Rowley, ID. D., has been reelected to the
Presidency OF De Paw College, New Albany,
Ind. Rev. ID. De Winnie, superannuated
preacher OF the New York East Conference,
now past eighty years OF age, has been
attacked with fever and ague at his home in Har-
lem. Rev. William II. Evans and wife, OF
the New York Conference, sailed for Europe
on Saturday last. Mr.. Evans has been suffering
severely from nervous prostraton, induced by over
work. The honorary degree OF A. NJ. has been con-
ferred on Rev. George W. Mclaughlin, Of Phadel-
phia, by the Johnson College, Macon, Mo- Rev.
Henry w. Warren, of Troy Conference, died recently
at his fathers residence, in Wiisborough, Essex
county. n. Y. Bishop Peck, 1t is announced, is so
indisposed in health that he will not be
able for some time to fulfil his Episcopal
and other engagements. Bishop Fosters
necton with Drew Theological Seminary will
remain intact for another academic term
by arrangement with his Episcopal colleagues and
the trustees and faculty OF the institution. Rev. +.
M. Kennedy, OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, has received the honorary degree OF
ID. d. from Trinity College, North Carolina
Rev. Archibald J. Battle, President Of Mer-
Ger University, Georgia, has received a ID.
ID. rom Columbian College, Washington, ID. C.
The Rev. T. W. Hunt, of Metuchen, n. j., returned
last week. after years absence in Europe. Sea-
cliff camp meeting Is to be supplemented by regu-