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The prcseut position Of Prof. Swing with ref
erence to what, in ecclesiastical vernacular, ia
called 1.-The Church" is suggestive OF topic
which is destined to engage public attention far
mora in the future than it has done IN the past
Prof. Swing has, BY his own choice and act, de-
tached himself completely from all ecclesiastical
organizations great and small, ancient aud re-
cent, orthodox and heretical, and now stands
where roany thousands, perhaps We should say
millions, Of Christians havc stood ever SINCE the
founder OF Christianity rebuked His disciples for
confounding their followers wish Hia- And now
that We have gone back to the ti1no
when the ''company OF tho Disciples |"
began to crystallize into an organization it is in
structive to observe how little their Master had
to do with their organizing projects. And,
judging from the indifference that He showed
for the mere outward shape and form Of Hls
movement, We may imagine His concern when
he saw this exclusive bgotry Of His Disciples,
and foresaw what an embarrassment it would
finally become to His cause. Beginning in His
presence and surviving Bis rebuke, the conflict
between His organized and unattached followers
has been going on from that hour to the
present. Who knows but that He was
favorite Disciple Of the disconnected party, while
he took special pains to avoid tho residence Of
theleaders Of the organized party, who were for
ever boring him with their ecclesiastical self
seeking. Doubtless He waa as silent upon the
matter Of His favorite Disciples joining the new
organization {if there WAS any organization) ~
He WAS prompt and pronounced upon the
"greatest question which agitated the councils
Of his enthusiastically minded followers. In
deed, there is the strongest reason fo1 believing
that neither Lazarus, Mary, or Martha,
were I" members Of the Church." and certain
it is that the one thing lacking in the inquirer
who came to Jesus Was not membership in an
organization. but partnership in spirit With
out which tho organization was and ia hollow
aham.
So it has gone On from that day to this. The
ecclesiastical party have not only kept "tha
Great Babylon which they have builded" in
perpetual broil, but have torn it from time to
time into wa1ring factions, and hare continually
added to the number Of those who would rather
take their chances for the appreciation Of the
head Of the Church by staying out Of it than by
going INTO it. The Christians unattached to any
denomination and uncommitted to any OF the
sides OF any Of the hecontroyersiesthat rend the de-
nominations, have gradually multiplied until
they have become an innuznerable multitude.
They constitute what is called "the congrecx-
ton" in distinction from 'tthe Church." But
for them it Is doubtful whethsr there ia
preacher in Christsndom who could collect
either An audience Or salarT. Some Of them
are Trustees Of the church property, and have q
voice and vote in its disposition and control Some
are called "o1tside Deaeons "a humorous
recognition ct thar services to tha Church. In
, 1874-11-08
HPIRIT-MUBIC,

One Of tho stock attractions 1t so-called apir-
ituM se2nce il music by unseen hands. II the
sitters begin to sing. IN accompaniment, more
OF less correct, Is generally thrummed out On
tho ever-ready violin or guitar. When this hsp-
pens in tho dark, trickery Is almost Always possi-
t,cated cases, IN which q medium, play
ing upon tho pinno, has been accompanied
by notes struck On different musical instruments
which either lie upon the piano or arg suspend
cd in different parts of the room. This has Co.
CURED many times in broad daylight. It has
hitherto been unexp1ainable.
We are oDabled to lay before cur readers de-
tails Of some unpublished experiments by Prof.
TYndall and other scientific men, which seem
to supply I satisfactory solution for this
problem On purely natural grounds. Prof.
Tvndall placed wooden rod On the sounding
board Of piano, connecting it with the top Of
the inatrument. Then, when violin vas
plsced upon the top, tuna played upon the
For Sisters produced some remarkable re-
sults by making : guitar, brought to
their seances by n Investigation, accom-
pany their performances on the piAno.
When, however, the owner ofths guitar secretly
fastened it's rod With wire, and so interrupted
the vibrations from below. the spirits could not
play. Human hands we're more successful. In
both these experiments, the accompaniment WAS
defective in that whole octave mas frequently
missed. Now this il precisely the fau1t
Of "sp1it "-mAdo music. In experiment.
ing On instruments which wers hung in
the room 1t points remote from the one played
by the Investigator, it has been discovered that
by reinforcing tho vibrations caused by tho latter
the former can Be made to play an accompani-
ment. So powerful are tho vibrations thua
crested that heavy timber suspended
from ooe end can be uade to sway
back and forth until it acquires great
momentum BY simply striking 1t with vavea
Of sound. Still more wonderful results can bo
attained. Whether or not avery building has its
keynote and can ba thrown into dangerous
vibration by tho constant striking at that note,
thers are instances which seem to bear out tho
theory. The well-knoVn case of Kings College
Chapel, 1t Cambridge, Eng. is one in point
It il said, We believe On good authority, that
the ."Dead March from Saul" cannot BE-
p1ayad In It without danger. The nasaive
walls and the stone roof swsy under its tnduencs
20 seriously that the performance Of the march !
has bean prohibited When the Hallelujah Cho- |
tua II played In ths Boston Mnsia Hal, ths wtn-
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THE CREED OF JOHN STUART MILL.


Enough extracts from Mills posthumous book
on religion have been printed to justify state
ment OF the dead philosophers creed. Tie book
consists Of three eesays-on Nature, the Utility
Of Religion, and Theiam-
Mr. Mill considered Nature failure. Without
pessimisuc philosophy, and regarding this earth
as the worBt possible world that could
be crested, he Jet expresses his indignant con-
tempt for ''so c1umsi1y made and capriciously
governed creation n this planet and its in
habitants." Eo regards It as governed by two
powers, good and evil. which continually strug-
elo with and cannot conquer each other. Read
era OF his autobiography will remember that his
father impressed this l1nnichmsn view upon
him. He says that the only "admissibls moral
theory" Of creation is,' that j" the principle
ofgood cannot 1t once and altogether subdue the
powers OF evil, either physical or moral; could
not place mankind in world free from the ne
cegeity Of an incessant struggle with the maIefi-
cent powers or make them always victorious in
that struggle; but could and did make them
capable Of carrying on the light with vigo1 and
With progressively increasing success." Hero
We catch glimpse of his God, under the guiso
of this vague ''principle Of good" but the
phantom vanishes in the third essay-that on
Theiam.
In this Mr. hill comes to tho conclusion that
thereis "evidence insufficient for proof, but
+irn +n o1F
probability for the existence Of any God what
ever. Such Being may exist and may not. The
philosopher does not know and cannot find out.
The Immortality Of the soul is equally doubt
full. "There ia no ASSURANCE uhateyer Of
Z life after death on grounds of MT
ural religion" He vrites Of Christ a
u eminent genius, probably the great
est moral refozrner and martyr to that mission
who ever existed" etc. Moreover, .::it remains
3 possibility that Christ actually WAS what ho
supposed himself to be. not Cox, for he never
msde the smallest pretension to that character.
and would probably have Thought such pre-
tension as blasphemous as it seemed to the men
who condemned him,-but = man charged with
special, express, and unique commission from
God to lead mankind to truth and vi1tue."
Here, again, we find Mr.. Mill in the position
Of one who denies nothing, ad1nita nothing.
knows nothing. Perhaps this phrase Expresses
his creed as accurately as it can be formulated.
When this idea has been grasped, it will some-
what astonish the reader to find, in the essay On
tho Utility of Religion, and in the concluding
portions OF the one On Theism, the high esti-
mato which Mr.. Mil puts upon religious
belief. He thinks that moral truths
no longer need the sanction Of religion
to be accepted and acted upon, but he believes
that the feelings should be e1alted and the mind
inspired by what the author Of '*Eoce Deus" calls
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The Pastoral Letter addressed by the Bishops
Of tho P1otestant Episcopal Church to tho Clergy
aud laity reviews in elegant diction and forcible
logic many subjects affecting the public aud do
1nestio relations Of Christians; and upon tho
great abuse and scandal Of reckless divorces, and
the recognition OF divorced persons forming new
marriage relations, asserts peculiarly strong doc
trine. That part Of the letter says:
1tts part Of the hbaztJ wherevth Christ has made
freo to lift up Ill domestic fe into the pure IT.
mosphere Of spiritual thought md feeling Marriage
IL longer \ union Of convenience, or 4 matter OF
civil contract It II the blessed heirloom trans-
nitted from tho days of innocence; 1t ia the type aud
emblem Of that union which is between Christ and tho
Church The freedom Of tho chaste pure, Christian
house Etauda preeinent among the earthly hessupa
bestowed On ua in Christ
How In It, then; that souae among you hate presuu-
ed 10 put sway wife except for the cause Of foruca
Hon7 We distressed TO know that home. under
pretext Of \ civil divorce, have, without adequate
cause, dismissed In uncongenial wife or husband
Aud after marrying another, have profaned the Ho1y
Sacrament by coming to 1t with body thus defled
Be ye well insured brethren beloved that whatever
uoense may be tolerated BY society and by civil courts
II any persons be Joined together otherwise than -
Gods Word doth allow, their marriage ia no. lawful
Be adnonshel that II any clease not to his WIFE, but
unlawful1y marz1ea another, and then comes to tho
table Of the Lord although he doth cz1nay and ys1
bly, with his teeth {as ST. Augustine sstth) the
Sacrament Of the Body and Blood Of Christ ret In no
wise III he partaker Of Christ but rather to his ovn
condemnation, doth cat 2nd drink the e.en or eacra
ment OF 50 great thing.
This ia to be taken ~ direct denial Of the
legality, in a moral and religious sense, Of al
divorces, except for adultery. and Of all mar
riages Of persons thus unlawfully divorced. It
Is 4 strict assertion Of the doctrine of the
Church that there can be no putting away .
wife for any but the ona cause. It ia deptal
that marriage ia no more than matter OF ciyl
contract. AL civil divorces. except for adultery,
ats bald to b. uars p1ets1ts for di4naissine N
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notice. 1t should. and undoubtedly will, COM
mand the largest and heartiest share Of public
patronage, and result in q most substantial and
handsome gift to the excellent Hospital which is
the beneficiary on this occasion.
, 1874-11-08

HooLEY's TAEATRE-R4hdoph street. net"eea
1.trr and laSalle. - Money"
, 1874-11-08

GRAND OpER4-EuusE-Cla Clark street. oppoa'ee
sncrrnan Houte Kelly 4 Leon's Alnss1ah*
, 1874-11-08

14rAyFrrE CHAPTER, NO. 9, r. 4. II Hall =
Monroe st.-Stated eonvocation Monday evening koy.
1t ~ o'clock, for business full and prosnp a'tooo-
Ance ssqns'seo' ~ order '' ''' E. Il. TUCKER, Sec.
, 1874-11-08

MccoRM1CK's HALNorth Cl.1h .t5sss ato1s oefneF s1
Kin1,r Teadiocs aud DF1natiq tapefson~t'o' ~
t:-acs c-..nMood aud Nm. Sasah Fisher Ames-
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.rrrxr1oS, SIR KNIGHTS !-Chicaeo Command
e "a. Is speeil Cenelaye Monday sSepinE. Visss
Kn;chts courteously invited Hy order OF the f.
{ns oF nA1~ GEO. F. SINCLAIR, Recorder
, 1874-11-08

NATIONAL LODGE, No. 5ss. A. F: and a. M.-3Sta-
re1 Standardization Tuesday evening, Nov TO- Bo1lnoss
oi importance aad work on F. O. Degrees. ca
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SOCIETY MEETINGS.

STASuAAD a. 1r-fure by Prof. Bonamy Ptcs.
Enh;.rt. Commercial Crises
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
lSOUih JTOOH fOcE.

This place has been IN commotion Tor q
few days past in consequence OF the IN
coming and outgoing oil new neiGhbors.
Mr.. W. ii. Cole has rented his store 10 +.
+. Stevens Tor one year. Mr.. Cole has
taken the store At Bryaut's POnd.reccntly
occupied by o. c. u IL. +. lIoushion.
Sir. John BicGnell has moved out OF the
ncighborhood. Mrs. Lurvcy. widow Of
the late b. c. Lurycy, is aLout moving
from the parsonage where she has spent
the winter, into her own house near by
Leonard Whitman has sold his farm TO G..
l.. Whitman and VIM. ]ickncll.
Mr.. J. T. Lancaster OF Di,iield has just
closed his singing school at this place. It
has been 4 very profitable AMI Interesting
school Mr.. l.. is live man. and one OF
the best teachers TO be found. He keeps
up good interest in his schools besides
going out during the day time and drill
ing his pupils. lie takes a great interest
in their welfare, aud. in short. we can
recommend him to any community who
may need his services.
Rev. J. Il. Fogg's time is abou. TO ex'
pirc. Brother FOgg is g cd preacher
a congcnial man. and suits the people TO
perfection. both Old and young. saint and
sinner. aud We can stale from observa
ton that the people in this community
have been benefited 10y his lAbocs. but 10
the regret of all we learn that we cannot
retain his services another year-Jut VIC
can recommend him to any Iicld OF labor
the conference sees iii 10 send him.
l. W. 4.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
MANH,TTAN. Kansas,
Anil 1. lSI4.

Mr. Edii0r:-l your paper ot The l'lh
OF March. notice an article parporling
to give the birthplace oil Brigham Young.
Il. c. w" undertakes to correct the
statement of DR.. Thompson, but he him
self needs correcting. lie says 1--WE are
able 20 supply our correspondents lack OF
knowledge concerning the place OF Big.
hams birth. 1t was the town OF Whiting.
ham. in Bennington County. Vermont.
The house in which lac was born still
stands | will hero correct this last
statement; Nottingham is not in Ben
uingt0W County. but is in Wmdham
County, and The house in which lie was
born am fully assured was taken down
years ago, havias seen the place where II
stood, some twelve years since. It. luca
lion was some three quarters OF mile
from the birthplace ot myself, and II
being near q celebrated trout brook, /
frequently passed the place on my fishing
excursions, little thinking that Brigham
Young would become such notable per-
sonagc fifty years thereafter.
Our winter has been mainly very mild.
March came in like lamb, and went
out like lion. aul at this writing we are
having u taste of one OF your doNn East
snow storms. which is quite unusual here
at this season OF the year. The prospects
of q good crop Of fall wheat now look
very good; and also the iruit crop looks
very encouraging.
Emigration westward has fairly COM
menced.-tho cars being well filled. and
the roads covered with trains OF wagons
and animals all pushing for a western
home. Our panic times are fast passin
away. and business is being revived in
this section. and many buildings ale now
going up in our city. w. h. &.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
LatU Decisions.

Frederick NJ. Bartlett vs. Inhabitants
of llamlin's Grant; plaintiff nonsuit
ReScript:-The Statute of 1868. proTiI.
Ing Tor The equalization Of municipal war
debts and their reimbursement by the
State. gives no rights and coniers no OBJ.
legations in relation TO any soldiers not
furnished by tho municipalities respec.
lively Pearson VS.. Inh. Hamin's Grant,
60 Me. l5S.
1t docs not appear that the plaintiff
was enlisted At tho instance OF the de-
PENDANT plantation. or that he was put
upon iis quota, though he was . resident
thereof at the time OF his enlistment.
The giving OF the order in suit to the
plaintiff by the assessors of the defend
ant plantation does not render it liable
to pay him any portion Of the trust fund
received from the State TO which he l. not
otherwise entitled (DickersoH. j
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
ByO,Cufeld UenS.

l.. b. Giles &c Co., have sold out their
stock of Dry Goods and Groceries to
Thomas Levy of this town, taking as
part pay his farm valued at S25O0.
A Barrows has retired from the
Clothing business.
Z. Z. Rice has formed copartnership
with the firm name OF Rice Il Devcicux
for the manufacture Of Clothing. They
are intending TO do a large business
they now employ about 30 hands run
mng eight sewing machines in The shop,
besides carrying out n large amount Of
work 10 families in the surrounding
country.
The weather is cold and dry; roads
are settling slowly. +.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
RHinfOrd Centre.

Prof Chamberlin, OF Worcester, Mass.
has been teaching n large and successful
singing school at this place-closing
Friday evening with public concert.
Prof. Chamberlin is one oil The best
teachers in New England-and certainly
the best one we have had hero. To a
thorough knowledge of the science OF
music he adds the art OF rendering and
great urbanity Of manner that advances
and win all who come under bis nstruc-
lion.
During the past winter and this spring
10 this time, there have been twenty five
snow storms-lhe whole fall being nine
feet and one inch. The Indications are
not favorable for an early spring. The
birds have come, but the ground is frozen
deeply and snow.drilis are all around US.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
Porter items.

David Fox of this place has bought
the stand 10 Gently occupied by VIM. IL,
Garland. Moses Stanley of Porter has
sold the house known as the Wentworth
house to George w. Towle OF Porter
Mr.. Towle having sold the stand built ~
Mr.. Stanley to Jacob Virgins OF this
place some time during the past winter.
George Stanley of South Hiram has
sold one half OF his mill Mt that place.
consisting of circular board saw, slave
and clapboard machine and kit lathe, Tor
800, to John Stanley, Jr. The other
halt he has given 10 his son Eugene r..
and they ale now running the slave
machine and have been Tor long while.
on full time. The board saw they Will
not run until summer or not until they
cut all The stave timber down ut their
mill. They say hey have about cwt.
kits to make this season. They sawed
in four hours and eleven minutes Liza
slaves with n common hand machine
and since August they have sawed 80
NJ, gross count.
Jacob Stanley Jr, has exchanged his
one half of the Williams farm even
handed with A. Gould for new stand at
South Hiram. II race Stanley has sold
his one half Of the farm which lie and
his father has occupied for few years
TO Stephen 7. Fox OF South Hiram Tor
$500. Mr.. James Glrland of this place
sold in Dec. last TO Mr.. John Weeks n
lot of land, consisting Of 43 l2 acres
situated in Porter, for $500, from which
Mr.. Weeks has cut oak timber enough to
make 40 VI. slaves, worth 500, and has
lett on the lot 1925 worth of hemlock
and 500 worth of poplar beside guam
tity OF bass AID ash AMI m immense lot
of wood worth 80 cent per cord. ami
has been offered 1925 for the land after
it is cleared OF the timber and wood
thus making this profitable Iralo loT
Mr.. Weeks, financially.
Mr.. Cephas Wadsworth's son. Gen.
Pcleg Wadsworth OF Hiram is dangerous
~ III at his residence in Lynn Mass, he
had recovered somewhat from the ~
phoid fever when he was Frustrated with
congestion OF the lungs; he IS worthy
Young man, member oi Greenleai
I.ndre of Mnsons al Cornish.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
DirfckL TENS.

Mr.. Bedford, a student OF the Thcolosi
cal Institution At Andoyer. Mass, has
again returned TO Dixiicld to spend the
spring vacation. He has preached in The
Chapel the four past Sundays. lie is 4
very popular young p.cachcr, well calcu'
lated to draw out the people 10 hear him.
and he is truly good man. lie goes
about from house to house doing good"
He preached lectures at the poor farm TO
the inmates there in the afternoon oil the
two past Sundays. There are quite 4
number OF o,i persons there and some
feeble oaes who wanted TO hear him
preach, and by their earnest solicitations
he went to preach to them there. lie is
expected TO preach two Sundays more
before he returns 10 AnlJycr.
We are sorry to say that our stage line
from Dixdcll to North jay has changed
hands, not that We think it is going into
bad hands, but because we are 10th 10
part with - good and SO faithful man
rs William L. fainter. who has carried
the mail on that route for years. We
think he would not have sold out at this
time but for The sickness OF his younger
and only brother. who lies sick OF can
cerous humor. DR. Green OF Portland
was up TO see him \ few weeks ago, but
did not express much hope ofhis recovery.
Mr.. fainter in his stage lines we believe.
has been entirely successful in satisfying
the public. and has saved = handsome
"naygin' for himself
Mr.. Sargent, the oycrscer OF our Poor
Farm which is situated upon the River
road one mile below our village. has
hauled down from The Bluff O. rough hill
on said frrm) thirty six thousand of al
old growth pine Of good quality, and
landed it upon the banks of the river
Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
Vest Summer Items.

Mr.. VIM. Churchill met with an acci.
dent on the 1t irst. lie stepped on 4
piIc of wood and tho wood slipping threw
him headforcmos, on log. cutting his
lip and otherwise iujming him. We arc
happy to say he is in fair way of
recovery.
Burney Field blistered his hand chop
ping wood-caught cold in it-and now
has bad looking hand.
Our egg merchant says nc never knew
eggs so plenty rs At the present time.
Ira Murch has Lecn having 4 touch OF
the chiils, but is some better now.
H. Rowe aud j. Noycs have tapped 10
trees, and gathered 200 pals OF sap from
one days run. Poor sap weather last
eck.-Rcgister.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-04-14
TTUeJur1 Items.

The West Fryeburg Debating Society
held It's last meeting for the season on
Saturday evening. April 1, with a crowd
ed house. The exercises consisted OF
Declarations. REGULATIONS. TaJlcaux and
Dialogues. interspcrsed with music.
This was the first entertainment Of the
kind ever given in this place, bu: notwilh'
standing this, and also that most OF
those who took pant never acted before.
il was considered hy MI present TO be a
perfect success. Much praise was given
the committee Of arrangements: Mrs.
Nellie Ballard. Miss Mary Colby, b. T..
Hulchins. and MelNin Lang. for their
choice OF Dialogues and TabIcAux. Eyoy
meeting of this society has been q sue
cess almos, invariably driving a full
house. The society adjourned with full
determination TO met again At an early
date in the Fall. They certainly have
the full sympathy, and will have the
active CO operation of the people OF this
place and our Green Ilill' neighbors
many of whom have bcen active and
efficient members.
Oar school, the balance Of which, after
Mr. Cowell lell, was finished cat by Mr..
MelyiIl Wentworth of Lebanon, with
gratifying success.
Eugene Charles OF Stow, met with n
remarkable accident last week in draw
ing out load OF manure. BY some
means the fastening that held the cart
body 10 the axle, gave way, allowing Tie
body 10 slip forward in going down a
sharp pitch. aud ins.I.Ily killing both
of his oxen.
Mr.. K. X. Colby is suffering very
much from heart disease, not having got
comfortable night rest for several
weeks. though until within few days
be has attended regulally 10 his business
It the baIn, stable, &c, aud chopped
most Of his wood for The coming year.
His case is OF SO precarious a nature, as
10 seriously alarm hi. Iamil ! and friends.
X.