The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-02

Of salvation at all but on the contrary.
according to the confession, opposed and
resisted al its claims and demands. IT.
then satisfied and peaceful state OF
mind is now reached through this demon
ry Of Spiritualism, it is, there ia every
reason to fear, but the fuflment, though
we may hope not in its worst and incura-
bic form, of that fearful prediction of the
Apostle Paul. .-"God shall send them
strong delusion, that they should believe
lie )" and that, "becausc they received
not the love Of the truth, that they might
be saved y "but had pleasure in unright.
eousness."
This witchcraft then, as setting aside
all authority but human reason, with its
ever variable standards, leaves all aAoat
on shorelcss and empest-swept sea,
without chart or compass. 1t is as all
must see, from the exposition of its fund.
amental postulates as given by Denton
and numerous others whom might quote
a terrible and demoralizing system of
license. No wonder that all the abomna.
tions of Mormonsim, whose essence is
Spiritualism-and the filthy nastiness and
hideous wickedness Of free loveism can
thrive beneath its baleful shadow. No
marvel that it can take to its bosom all
the repulsive features of every ill., and
that every foul bird finds in it her nest.
AS 1t was in the days of Israel when
"there was no king in the land, and every
man did that which was right in his own
eyes, SO would it be in every land, ifI
this abomination held sway. Let us not
be astonished when we hear one of their
chief priestesses-th immaculate Wood
hull l,exclaim without rebuke ;-"Chastity
Is not virtue. 1t is rather a crime
against nature"
Feeding life's flame with self-substantial fuel.
"Making ia nno where abundance lies.
1t is peevish, proud, made of self.lovc,
the inhabited sin in the canon. 1t i
either want of capacity or opportunity
want OF heart or a bigoted prejudice or
else mere sham and pretence, a cover
for the grossest crimes against the body"
We are, beginning to understand these
spirits. If devils can do worse if they
can brew II moral hel-broth more offeu-
sively pernicious than this delicate extract
affords, it is certain that they have never
exceeded it before. After hearing Mil
tons praise of chastity, of which We can
give but a specimen,-
$50 dear to Heaven is sanity Chastity,
That when a soul is found sincerely 50,
thousand livered angels lackey her,
Driving far of each thing Of sin and guilt
that listening to this inspired language
from Woodruff, one cannot but see the
domain and vocation of this "Witchcrait
of 1871" as Harper's Weekly, truthfully
calls, and pictures it.
Spirits indeed Baspheming, contra
dieting emisaries Of the pit, prompting
to ideas, and practices, at once revoltint,
impious and untruthful 1t leads one 10
cite Milton again, slightly changed
Devil with Devil damned
vis di.t9rd holds
But ! am told and may be again, that
Spiritualism 'is lahls to have imposter,
and wicked persons in It's ranks, aud 20
is any other society Yes, but ever
society is'ut cess.pool, specially cou-
structed to receive lti retain in its nox
Gus depths the sewerage Vi the commun-
ity, as Spiritualism is. Decent organiz,.
items will turn out and cxorci,e from Their
membership, any one who may die t.
morals, and purify to religion, but who
ever does so may find home in some Of
the many base corners OF this habtation
OF demons.
Splrltualist writer's, moreover, of ey-
cry class, like the specimen we have Civ
EN- in this controversy, regard angels a,
spirits. But it is easy to assume, and
assumptions are the chief method Of their
logic. We plant our feet firmly in this,
as in every other point, respecting the
Invisible world and its Inhabitants, upon
the Bible. and resting there we affirm
that before single mortal ever lived
angels were. Besides, entrenched in that
only heaven-inspred book, we further
declare, that there is but one spirit. -
God is Spirit. Aud God, the Hol.
Spirit, is the only Revealer of secret, in
visible, spiritual and eternal things. This
is true spirituaism. That which | criti.
else is but its counterfeit. 1t is but
wretched, wicked attempt to appropriate
the exclusive function and oifice-work off
the Holy Ghost. 1t but seeks to sup
plant and destroy this sublime and d.
vine work-thc Bible, the only and SUI
iclent rule of faith and practice. AMI
yet, while Splritualists are engaged in
this diaholical work of undermining the
faith Of mankind in the sacred scriptures.
they have the unutterabe meanness and /
wicked audacity, to quote the scriptures
in justification of their course, or, at least,
in support Of their position and conduct.
or this we had specimen lately i
the Register. Just as if because Jesus
recognized the presence Of angels" h.
recognized and endorsed the very dealin.
with familiar spirits which he repeatedly /
condemned Just as if the scene on Her
mon, at the sepulchre, in the post-resur-
reetion appearance Of the Savior, in the
prison dcliverance Of Peter, in the revo-
lation Of Patmos, could be made to stand
anywhere within the lecherous enclosure
Of this hoary old Necromancy-ths de-
menry OF every age since man apostat-
lied from his Maker. Take as strona
an instance as they can adduce from the
Bible, that recorded in Rev. %; ., and
what do VIC find? Anything of the phc-
nomena of spirit manifestations No.
For whoever was the immediate agent Of
the revelation John received, he was NJ
mere spirit. He don't say he was, he nei-
Iher pretends TO nor claims to be any such
hing. John holds no midnight seance
70 conjure forth his responses. He speaks
n his own person, and makes the apostle
acquainted with facts. and that is all.
Not phrase is like the witchcraft Of the
ieathen nations or people, nor like the
doubtful, contradictory responses Of ora- .