Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-01
ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT.
The nOetTine OF the Trinity as &c Is
Held by Spiritual witness for
Beeeher.

Beecher.
Among the extraordinary develop
ments OF the Beecher trial, that mad,
| by Mrs. Palmer in her explanation o
the doctrine OF the trinity stands fore
most as strange tumble Of the spiritus
and the material. The New York TTney
reporter gives her name as Mrs. Eliza
| beth La Pierre Palmer, and describes
| her as "a remarkable. looking woman
VINO arose from among the Beechei
| psrty, and walked feebly in the direc-
ton OF the witness chair, leaning OF the
arm of her husband, u tall, muscular
man, with small head. She was tall
and dark, with straight, Indian-like
| features, and black hair hanging in lit
| tie curls down the forehead nearly to
| her eyes. She wore q black dress, the
cOTsage of which was trimmed down the
| front with row Of scarlet satin bows, q
| large seal-skin jacket, and high dark
straw hat, profusely trimmed with wide
scarlet brocaded silk ribbons. She -four
ished brown fan. She was perfectly
cool, and gave her testimony slowly, 10
low voice, and with the utmost delib-
Grafton, but at the same time with clear
cut distinctness.
Mr.. Beach-DO you believe that Christ
is God? A.-No, sir.
Q.-What?. A.-No, sir.
Q.-YOu do not believe in the divinity
of Christ, then? A.-Most certainly. /
believe your son is not you, but your
son; and / believe that our Lord and
Master, Jesus Christ, is the only begOt.
ten son Of the ever living God.
Q-Do you believe in the Godhead? Z?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-The trinity? A.-Yes, sir.
Q-Why don't you believe in his di-
vinity, then? Al do believe in his
divinity, most certainly.
Q.-Well, if you believe in the God
head, three persons joined in one, how
do you separate the identity Of the
father and the son? Aust the same
as | separate your son from you.
Q.-YOu don't believe that they are
Identical in spirit? Al don't believe
they are one person.
Q-YOu don't believe they are? A
| believe God is the father, the HOLY
Ghost is the mother, and Jesus Christ
is the son. They are one family.
Q.-Do you believe God the Father is
the parent and the Holy Ghost the
mother. A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And Christ is the son? A.-Yes,
sir; he is God Of this planet, not the God
OF the whole universe; | believe that Je-
sus Christ is the literal God of this plan
ct, this earth.
Q-That is, his sovereignty is con-
fined to this earth? A.-Yes, sir: he is
the literal King, aud Ruler, and Master,
and God of this planet-that he created
it, and rules over it, and reigns over it.
Q-That, you suppose, must be by
deputatiOn from God the Father? A
No, sir.
Q-Whst? A.-NO, sir; l believe it
is his inheritance, his birthright.
Q.-FrOm whom does he inherit it?
A.-FrOm his Father, God, not by dep
utatiOn, but because it is his inheritance
come to him because he is of age.
Q,-Then you don't suppose that the
Son has the same extent and sovereign
ty and power as the Father? A.-Most
certainly not, only this planet; the SOW
ereignty Of the Son is supreme on this
planet.
Q-Supreme on this planet, the
earth? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And that he has no sovereignty
beyond the boundaries of this earth?
Al believe he has.
Q Sovereign power? A.-Yes, but
not to the extent Of the everlasting
God,
cit cannot be sovereign then?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-SOvereign and yet subject to God
the father? A.-Yes, sir, because 1 be-
lieve there are 3 great many planets,
ana that he may have one or two, or
more, besides this over which he rules.
Q The question that. 1 want to put is
this: AS understand you, you say that
the Son is not the same breadth and ex-
tent as the Father? A No, sir.
Q-Only these particular planets
which are his inheritance from the
father, and made subject to his control?
A.-That is what mean, sir.
Q,-Well, DON'T you believe the scrip
tural account of the birth of the Savior.
A.-Yes. sir.
Q.-And how do you make the Holy
Ghost the mother? Am this way
L don't believe that God ever abrOgated
any OF his laws, and believe that when
he saw fit to send Jesus Christ, his only
begotten Son, here on thisplanet in the
form OF man, and to become q living
man and God in one, I believe that he
OvershadOwed Joseph, the father, and
the Holy Ghost overshadowed Mary,
the mother; and then Joseph and Mary
were both thrown into a deep, dead
trance, where neither of them were
conscious Of their acts any more than
the dead, and that there and then, in a
perfectly natural manner, Jesus Christ
was begotten of Mary by the overshad-
owing of these spirits, and that he was
a divine, holy child, begOtten Of the
Holy Ghost and the Father.
The COurt-Mr. Beach, won't that
do?
Mr.. Beach, guess that will do.
The COurt-That will do, Mrs. Palmer.