The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-01
PROGRESSIVE SPIRITUALISTS.

THE TwENTY-sEvENTH ANNIVERSARY OF PRO-
GREssIvE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND
SINGING AT REPUBLICAN HALL
decidedly interesting and highly respectable
assembly gathered yesterday afternoon at Re-
publican Hall, No. SIS West Ihirty.thlrd street, to
celebrate the twenty-seventh anniversary OF the
advent Of modern spiritualism. II was mainly
composed OF ladies and gentlemen well advanced
in years and whose faces might have Afforded q
profitable and pleasing siu1y to pnysioRnomists.
Many OF the gentlemen were white-haired. ON
the platform stood four beautiful baskets or
mowers.
Alter the hymn Nearer my God to Thee, the
Chairman, DR.. X. T. Hallock, delivered the intro
ductory address, dwelling upon the electrical
shocKn which the discovery OF Spiritualism pro-
duced upon the world. The civilized world
being rapidly weaned from all faith when Spirit
ualsm burst upon IL. There were many men and
women who looked at this struggle between
Christianity and science with regret and saw
that the only salvation was In Spirituasm. Toe
Municipalities based upon spiritual manifestations,
as was shown Dy history were great as long as
they remained faithful TO the powers from which
their strength was derived, and as soon as they
began TO be doubtful about their gods their decay
commenced. In the year medium
arose VINO understood the power OF
world had repudiated the nrst medium. Moses,
he also suffered reputation. What had modern
Spirltualism done : IL had done one great thing,
and that was TO take the miracles out OF the
realm OF the mere caprice OF ruling power, and
reduced all these spiritual manifestations to law.
Prior 10 1s4s the ordinary idea OF Heaven had
been laughed at by sensible men and woman, who
said ~ don't care a snap Tor your Heaven;
don't want to sing psalms to eternity. I'D rather
sufier damnation with sensible menu And what
makes our idea Of hereafter Why. human love,
affection, memory, intelligence room Tor improve
ment and all powers unlmpaired-Iust the very
state winch the Intelligent man would desire.
MIR. j. q. Nltners plai ed q SOLO on the mute with
admirable nnlsh aud expression, winch was neart-
Iy encored. Mr.. Lyman e. Howe, VINO kept his
e es closed, said You approve OF the charms or
a song, ana we have come here to celebrate
song OF ln1nItude reaching from man to COO.
TINS day marks an epoch which goes far back or
the perIou when the morning stars sang together.
To-day there are many learned historians VINO are
ready 10 DENY even the existence OF Jesus OF Naza-
reth. TINS sceptlcIsm mas been growing gradu-
ally. Tue advent OF modern Splrtuansm. her.
Davis, declared that not only was the commune
cation be ween the TWO worlds established, ont
tnat il was also susceptible OF proof rnus Spirit
uallsm challenged the investigation or tue word.
TINS epoch marks the beginning Of the scien-
tide pnase OF Immortality. IL was 10 carry
devil ana damnatlon, but by the establishment OF
facts. When II thus came TO answer the clamor
tlnc world with genuinely and contempt; by
science II was met squarely aud accepted; but by
III.
duced, trodden upon. But IL was urged that THIS
revelation not presented In an acceptable
form, that IL was taken nOld or by the loWy, the
ignorant VINO Is 70 olame2 II the hlgn and the
scientific would rather nave let II perish should
the Lowry not save IL to the woridS II did come
10 tie lowly; so dtd Jesus. IL was Heavens Her
cues when was launching tue thunaerbOits OF
JOB until the scientific pretenders no
generated IN the lapse OF twenty. seyen
wears ago. fApplause.l / admit that IL Is not
q perfect religion; but look now many centuries
passed. before astronomy, phrenology and every
OF high advancement. Now, II IL took these sci
euces 50 many centuries, what could they expect
Oh tnls twenty -seven year old enlldf Spirltuaiism
combined the characteristics OF science and e.
llgiOn which was destined 70 disinsegrate the fos
sis OF the past On the part vi the materlalists II
was urged tnat Religion was not natural TO man,
but engraited upon him. However, this Is but
pure assumption. without any foundation what
not made TO pray, 10 feel aud TO think. Inc
speaker tnen pave an elaborate analy els OF the
Qualities or the top braln,u the "DacK Drain'
and other brains. which was listened TO
liberated tne serls VI Russia aud the
slaves OF America. It has not only freed four
million OF slaves but TOUR times Jour million Who
had been 10 lar worse than physical oonaage IL
rItualsm repudlated the bondage OF q false
theology, a Iase revelation OF the golden stream
that runs through tue Uorder Isles OF the past
(applauseJ-E taught that the same love held
together the star-spangled gories OF the universe.
tAppause.l
Inc speaker, whose address was a curious mix
turc OF poetry ana prose, ana contained all the
hlgn sounding words IN tue dictionary, finally con-
GUIDED WITH several Violent Jerks Of MS entire body
aid the opening d his eyes.
Mrs. Pauline A. Wieaud sang pretty song, with
nute and piano accompaniment, which was corr
dlally applauded: other addresses ~ Dr. J. D.
NewDrougn and +. " wilson followed, alter which
rne exercises closed, In the evening there was q