The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-10
APOLLO HALL.

Rcligio-Philosophical Trance Speaking
by the Spiritualists-A Theology of
Love, Philosophy and Flowers.
There was fair attendance at Apollo Hall yes
terday morning, when Miss Nettie Maynard ap-
peared upon the platform to become the medium
for departed spirits in the delivery OF pleasant
address. Like the "somnambula" she came for
ward, but she carried no candle, as her prototype
did, doubtless believing the "eectric" light more
suitable in our time to illuminate the world. She
was plainly and nicely dressed and she looked
for moment upon an elegantly apparelled
audience Then her head dropped and cher
waxen lids dropped down" and glued themselves
to her cheeks. A slight SILVER ran through her
frame, her hands were slowly and TREMENDOUSLY ex-
tended towards the audience, and In q voice thrill
ing with emotion she began:-
THE LOVING CHILD OF GOD
reaches out through the universe in an infinite
number Of golden chords that bind the world
together IN a web of beauty. The same inspiration
that guided the movements Of Moses in the wilder
ness and moulded the beautiful ideals that sprang
winged from the soul OF Jesus are being shed upon
the earth to-day from the inexhaustibe Source of
Good. In our brief moment and century we are
presenting from a thousand varying sources earn
est questonings of deep Importance to each and
all OF us, and from thousands OF sources the
challenged answer comes echolng back,
Is the Cry OF every yearning soul in Christendom
and 1t is the truth OF the immortality OF the soul
that we are trying to promugate for the saving Of
the people, The deep appreciation OF the value of
how widespread is the want OF them. The age is
ripe for these proofs, as is shown by the uncon-
II the spirituallstc philosophy is weak, the whole
chain Of human belief in immortality must be as
weak as this its weakest link. Spiritualism does
away with the old materiaistc and narrow doc
trine Of "a tooth for tooth and an eye for an eye"
and 1t throws over
COLD AND cAREwoRN FORMS
the pure mantle that childhood wears when it
dawns upon this life. 1t is
The first faint streak Of the morning
that Longfellow so touchlngly painted as stealing
over the brow OF Evapgeline, as the ''dawn OF
another life that breaks on this earthly horizon"
II you look In your halls Of legislation you will find
corruption on the one hand and the basest uses OF
the forms OF law for rank Injustice on the
ether Peace Yet U nss Seen the
you better things. For eighteen centuries the
mantle OF Jesus, rent to Fragments by the soldiers
brilliant light Of His truth and spirituality Shine
through and fall upon q selfish age. And now the
Church that should preach His truth bands its sects
together
10 SHUT OUT THIS LIGHT.
live again. The splritualistic element is moving
t. take Be- n % sna that
We are marching in an army without wea
p0ns, without munitions OF war, but strong
In the might OF truth, an army which
ChristendOm teach issues Of falsehoods and appeal
to the passions and prejudces OF men and wo
men. We appeal only to the reason Of men and
At the conclusion OF the lecture Miss Maynard
passed through slight spasm0dc 'spell," and re-
treated to seat on the PLATFORM where an aged
fine quartet sang In the gallery, and as the music
died away the audience dispersed.