New-York tribune., 1875-08-09
4 CONTENTION or orEER PEoPLE
NEW ERA UslERrD ~ AT VINrfAND-vAGAHIEs
AsD IDIOsYNCRAsIEs or ALL SORTS AND cos
IIunNS OF "E. FNkMEss.n

A NEW ERA UsI'ERrD ~ AT VINriAND-VAGAHIEs
AsD mIosYNcRAsIGs or ALL SORTS AND cos
DIuoAS OF "E. FoRME&s."
lrROM STAFF CoERisPo> D..NG or THr TRiBuSE.l
VINELAND, Y. D., Aug. I'll haidy know
what 20 catlc contention OF queer people nov IL nc
III st Of three DAYS session IL TINS village. In the
nrwSpauers il was announced the Now-Jersey state
Convention Of spirituaiss, bnt the yellow hGnd-bils
posted up about town a!cd by tEis strange an
nouncenent: "TAc First Cony ntiOn OF tie New La"
Following TIE heading is this text from Revelations:
"Iu IN The days o the voice - the seventh angel WN'A
rc sial bocn TO sound, the mystery Of God sail h.
flu he'd ~ lie hath disclosed 10 Hrs servants tlc prop-
ets" AleI long lst of expe' IN speakers or less
known in ue circles Of Spluailsts and s0caed social
rc.0mers one reads that there VIII hc "a iT,c dcus-
sion ~ social and religious subjects, including The great
mystery ofthc Bible hi, asst Plu declares in Cod from
TIC beginning OF the world" Thus iar nothing has been
said about Tie Bible and very little about spirltnalism.
The meetings are held in Cosmopolitan Han,
suo airy audience room. This han is tic prop
city Of the Society or the Friends OF Iroesc,s,
an association Of spritdalists, KatiOnaists, Free
Thinkers Female Sufi. gsts, aad variety OF otter
refogmcIs" who with oil their differences, agree in
wanting to make the world better, and in MAINTAINING
tc privilege Of free discussion. "AnyboGy from Hot
tcuto, to Henry Ward Beoclor, is welcome 20 >eak
here" said m active little man, who appeared to be
sort OF deacon
Tue New Ira opened rather discouEacingy yesterday
Only about 30 persons asscnbel sni VIXEN it was found
tlat MIS- WoodAull kept away by Illness TIE little
audience fct the loss O. leader. To-day tho audi
,ncc numbered over 100 persons. III the main
II did not Ter much in appearance from The eongrpga
ton OF any country church, except that the men had
rather mild and dreamy look While the women were
IA c sular and positive. There perhaps dozen
people Who exhibited some striking cccontrciy IN per
sona appearance or course there were men with long
hair end women With short hair. venerable oil gen
Al hol,f nd lfu
by side combs 4 younger man chevcurc that
manv Fashionable ladies would be glad to possess
his glossy brown hair hung down to his waist and
confined at the hack OF his neck by u black ribbon
Among the ladies' few Boomer costumes were to be
socI The of OF these costumes was scarcely
Gsl reuisLablc from the other sen. she wore mans
Panama hat and her outer gar0 consisted OF pair Of
Ilr, nanno imtaloons ard blouse OF the sam, mate
rial falling almost 10 the knee. Men and women
were Obyo isiy VCy lhncA III earnest tEonsh
II was hard 10 gather from their speeches
ara conversation jnst What they wanted TO do to
siaIt tie New LA CuIiousiy vague ana rambling were
their discolrsos, fr Of sisOuudng Gcncracs abOnt
tne evils s0ccty, the ts of Immunity. and M good
time coming hut seldom coming oa tangible, WaStich
po foA M Isy e,sGy sSms & 10 1[,i', o1 9o sys
Extreme are the views they EXPRESS ana destructive
as teit themes II inany resIe.s aIc OF dg aecePt
Jigae from thcr looks ana ways, are h'ncs respeea-
be citizens DAo follow ine received code Of social otlcs
ing -ess to-day devoted 10 criticisms Of the local
,ss ior IL ufaliueEs toward "tLe movement" All
s.dcr what "tle movement really was. When
tho II, citing at last got 70 work IL listened 10 "a
bold Geicnse Of The Wcodhln theory OF the pr0pcr
relations between The scXos coupled of course with de-
runc.uoA Of The institution Of legal mag1iasc Ihe
spcic,r was Mr. VAUGHN OF RiclsuOid. Cy-mc.nbcg
of t,D Yiraiua Ioe. lturc lie sAOWcl himself ctpI-
be OF making clccg, connected aIFunc1t--a t..e"t
by very few II tlubcrs OF The ConFcnton Ntcr
Mr. Vaughn had finished and while the inevitable hat
WAS going around Mr.. Fowler of NEend cad parody
on "WhO killed Cock Robin Z" which he entitled, VINO
Killed that Woman the puport Of which was tiqt one
marriage ~ stem Was tAc death OF women Pihadei.
lal James 4. Bliss, spoke in favor OF The ltrlt OF
eyc:g one do he she pleased in sexual relations.
Ia tno ate noon, Mf. COOnley, the President Oh
arans The Vinrlrd Iapcrs One Cf the editors had per
tnai,y accused him OF allowing licenOus aud immoral
GOoIies TO be declared from the platform. lie had eFcn
threatened Will. violence, hut he not afraid lie
took ~ ten minutes Of passionate defamation TO assure
the audience tt Ae moi AFRAID IhcTcupOn number
of Other people, who began TO look upVn themselves
age TAG orator o. thc morning %ahts,o pc SHOWN ny
~ an who threatened HIM An elderly lady IN an extra
ordinary costume OF white trousers and Il short wnNe
sac bgtiOucd down IN front raid size had been pointed
out ia the iees OF Vncand goel mark FOR bullet.
She sad tnaI tbe ideas Of the ass9ed reiOrmeIs were
cast, and pure and tlcir characters rTcroIchablC.
A well n.e pOpguus AGAINST lie aurora bOleiIiS ~ 10
fire lbeOOls at the radicals y no WORK FOR the good OI
humanity. A venerable gentleman in black talked Il
lOng tilue about intimidation. .
Air. 4. Il. l@idd, WHO introduced as one or Tie
chuc hes from taxation aud told how he had refused TO
nav his taXrs Springfield, blC3se le hti iOund tbat
h15. cents on 81 900 a direct levy 10 support
churches that he dld not Edorse MT hills OF |heand
a,nnt the movement" which lie said was beng helped
forward by the whole spiritual world but gave no deli
no Information 10 what 90 the m0ycinert" Vas lie
corrluded by defending with great Niydy his fashion
80 ,ge- h,s hair and recitiig original on
IIIsvbOdies who would not mind Their own b1siness
THIS novel performance closed the afternoon session.