Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-05-02

| IL NJ matter where it comes from ! wish
& be gen,lcmanly and honorable in any
discussion in which my engage. will
not Intentionally misquote nor miscon-
strue ANYTHING my opponent may offer.
Neither will allow my self to bubble nor
blackguard. Everything I say shall be
/ said with the belief that |, is true, and that
/ | eau substantiate IL.
! have carefully read aud re-rcad several
/ times Rev. Mr.. Fietcher's article In the last
/ A|ericnn, aud confcs. to being able to ind
( ~ It but liulc except bare assertions.
some "f II was 50 ob>curcly ~ordcd that
/ am not certain I have found out exactly
what he meant. II I have misunderstood
him Ia any ease. hop" ] shall b., excu,a-
HE
A. | understand it. The only point IN di.-
pute i whether the communications of
spirits are reliable or not. He SAY. the,
are not reliable. II be mean. The, are not
iaf1fihis' / agree with him. But. iud.irg
from all he says, | think he means they arc
not 10 be believed at all.
>aid. In substance. la my letter thar
spirit, are trustworthy and reliable in the
same sense and to the same or a greater
extent than human bcing> are. for they
are merely human beings transported to
another state Of existence: that a short
soionrn there does not materially alter
their disposition. that. II they would
falsify herr. they might AFTER passing over.
/ In - -. A IL
life would most likely be "a ia thai. To
which he replied singular -ophistr,''
which may be argument. hut am entirely
unable 10 appreciate il. lie then proceeds
Ia state. after some prc!iminarie, which
ar" mere conicciurc-. that wiin.s,c. under
-urh cmharra >smcnis such emharraS.-
meut. a. being like human beings | sup
pose n"uld not bc accepted IA any II our
courts OF justice. PRAY, ate not human
Witnesses accepted in our courts of Justice.
lie saws; If spirit tell. one lie. IL j.
no, reliable" That Is to ,ay | suppose. II
spirit tells al uniruih even IN ono in
/ stance and uninien,ionally. Il 8, not to Zee
{ believed at an. VERY vcil. thi. !. a .ifin-
gent rule; bat, Il he will abide d, Il. |
WILL
i-'i W. So" how il work.. AMI - jus' and
( impartial ." ~ application Apply !; to
man ani il reads. u man "ucr unin;cn-
7 ii"nally tell, that which pro,r, n H. ur-
true. %" Il MOI - DO believed a an. Briu-
I II SIN nearer and reduce u practice. IL,
. Mr.. Fletcher ,iA',d iu pamphlet whlchI
-nri~-r D. wiil IL; di>ueu. a'ely pul,-
. l-h'i concerning the ,hal.cns,. ~ lh,
'pfi"a'l>i-- raS" a. that Mr Blrnham
all. 'h' "a. sure q" had often received
information from fhc -lirii-. hHj srra
fte.': anI hi> iut"tceni-, atu tlrnl r4,,
h't" mi'h haT.r"--. NV. thr truth !.
VI. l. has nc',t pretended hc ,aulI SO.
,lHiiN. auJ r -"''i WFue--r- -iaHl read,
Z" sweat ahrmaiifrIy Aui positive, that
hr 'aid o." UGH thing Al iAa; ,iu- Hence.
according ~ BIZ Rev. Nr. Fletcher. avn
reasoning although hc told tina; vi irh va.
uniruo Internationally a. ihiaA H. ,lii :,
nn'''en''p"ally hc j. not tn Dee belle, II II
AZ. stand from under Bro Fi.,sh.r
h"t probably the bet "a. to Assert AIN
whether -p'rit. are reliable Or NO. &. IL
cNan'in" ia" BIN" AMI the record. ana
HISTORY ct Christianity Ani ,cr What
81 cic''r~ ha- been given 10 ,hc,n .n Ia.
HA'i. A-'rftiou- Nili prove is"ihin. ui,-
e. thr authority can De- shown.
p'd The I>rarlif", ever -r-A Aid ami .d-
VICE from .riIii-. 'Anh dld il'cl 90 COM
mhh'eA'ioh aud va, u truthful: ~. 80
sam = chapter. pa Je-u-. while On
Earth hold '"ierc"ur-" With spiri'.t le..
- Luxe y ~. The apostle received
power ana di,csur led after the manner Of
"Ah'r-ihroiHms- Sc ~. hap. Act.
p" early Christians -oughi aid "f the
-piu'. - Nosheims Ecclcsia-tical ILL.,
tory Vol :. page b where il SAYS: the
happy >opl- "i departed Christian. wrrc
invoked 70. numbers. and their aid i'm
rlor~d hy assiduou- and frrvcn, PRAYER.
"hh" none stood up To cci.ure and OPP
p's" hi> ra> r. ai~d Of the Christians
o. the Fl century. The zane practice.
we're Kept up very generally I'll The lG,h.
century. See same work
Ia" spirits al dead christians. h-roc,
aud martr. were frequently ab.arIly
"Nfoll"'l sud seHeraied i. Cod SEE ,am,
Work Vol. ;. page 80. 3In and Other
+ page
Emanuel >wedcnburg. the founder Of
on" Of the most en,iuenily christian sect,
IN existence held daily Intercourse " iii
I >pirii-. see hi, lite aud nrltil...
Believer, ia the Roman church. th.
mother 81 all the Protestant chureh..
idollxe a. We think the .plrit of the
Virgin Mary. by praying to her a, though
She were able to answer PRAYER.
II j. not necessary. I think To mcmillan,
every church separately. suffice il 10 say.
on thu point that ii YOU take from th..
doctrine, and teachings Of any AZ tn.
churrhes-,he gentI.m.,.. cb,,,.. III,
cluded--thAt which i essentially and