The New York herald., 1874-09-27
CONVENTION OF sPIRITUALIsTS.
Is There q Personal God and is There
Personal Devil vls-Interesting Pro-
ceedings.


ceedings.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Sept 26, 1874.
The ninth annual convention OF the Connecticut
Association or Spirituaists, a body numbering
many thousands. began this morning at Loomis'
Temple OF Music, and Will continue through to-
morrow. Among the noted Spiritualists present
were Miss Ella Hinman. Falls Village; Anthony
Higgins Salem, Mass. Austin G. Simmons, Yer.
mont; Dr. S'orer, Boston; Louis wastehroker,
Michigan; Mrs. l.. l.. Pascoe and Mrs. Annie Mid
dlebrOOk. OF Bridgeport.
The Convention was called TO order by the Pres-
dent Miss f. Annie Human, a trance medium
Committees on finance, resolutions ana business
were appointed, wnen Mr.. Amos Doubleday, OF
vermont said IL was with dftdence that he ro g
to speak, but he was lover of truth, lover OF
mankind. ana therefore could not hep 1t. lie was
happy TO see lew who were believers in sp,r.
itual intercourse. Was 1t fact that there Is
no personal God Was 1t q TACT that there is no
personal devil, Was it essential that persons
should believe in the death of Saviour IN order
to enter heavenS And Is there a he'll some " here
in the world where men are to be consigned II
they do not thus believer THESE were questions
which would demand great study an d con empia-
tion. The truth could only be reached through
tue medium ofsplrtua ism as Il science.
The rieslaent said As individuals or as an as
socation they could not expect to shape the
course OF men OF to dictate the particular course
oil mediums. Statistics showed tnat more than
one-nali OF tie children bOin uie beiore ATTAINING
tae age OF hVe Years. SplrltualiSm had naught "
do with the future OF these. but 1t had much TO do
win those arrived at the years OF sore ,iou.
sceptclsm could not stand before the scientific
developments and teachings OF the Spirltuahst.
MIR. Cbauucy Barnes. WAC canned the honor OF
calling the first convention of Spiritualists in
America, said he lett his fishlng boat twenty-five
years ago TO embark IN this Lew ship, ana II ne
then believed there was devil ne b lieved the
devil then had him, but a new light hau now
0rOAen upon llm. He mad naviyated through the
long years uhtii now. lie was with them IOr the
purpose Of dehberatny on thus great subject.
MIS- l.. L.. Pascoe Gad bet spirit lalist rom In
fnncy. Alter stating that IN her opinion Chilst
mad come the seconu time, sue declared that spirit
uai.sin was notning more nor less than glorious
personal liberty, and that If God should permit
WIN ner To HVe as lOug as dld Methuseiah, she
would strive to do her duty and enjoy that liberty.
MIR. A. +. Simmons OF Vermont, SAID the spi,i OF
unrest Is truly abroad. We are living almost in
aye OF miracles and yet We dOuOt everything. lie
s,oke oi ms ,iraton and It's ELECTS as seen
through the me0ium OF SplrItualiSin. He demon.
stra Ell that hlRh spiritual conditions are not de-
pendent Tor their attainment on any state INTO
Wnch an accidental nature may have placed us.
lie made comparisons between the beiies OF
Christians aud Mohdmmedans, ana endeavored
to show that one was rs much entitled TO the
support and belief OF rational minds as the other.
as Iegai ds the luture. The inspiration vi splr
itualistlC influence alone c0ud enable US to
discern IT, 1t was q Saracen who first invented
algebra. Though o. S-ml-barbarouS origin mis- dis
cOvery has Iutuenced the minds o. the wnoie
civilized world. Splrituaiism gives the world =
prophetic warning; tlat theie Is nothing pro-
found or seemingly ineXpllcab.e tnat 1t cannot be
overturned. Like Coiunpus OF Old, we, III the
pursuit OF trutn, are explorers, the correctness
OF whose theories Will one day be accepted and
startle the world.
addresses VIII be delivered by distinguished
speakers.