The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-23

pear at this desk, he should have a respectful
hearing. Where upon this lady made her way
to the platform and was delivered of an ornate
and eloquent speech on Spiritualsm. This
led the way, and it soon appeared that Spirit
| uallsts were in the majority and meant to run
| the machine. Pure Deism was to be kept in
| the background and this building was to be
gwen to the PRONUNCIATION Of modern Spiritu-
alism.
Mr. Mandel, a Simon-pure Deist, said he
1elt, on entering this hail. that he could say
with Moses, Take off thy shoes, for the
place in which thou standest is holy ground !"
lie could say with the immortal Paine, " The
world Is my country, to do good is my reli-
glon. He had also, wi Ii Thomas jefferson,
SWORD, upon the altar Of God, eternal hos
tillty to every form of human oppression
Theodore Parker had said, The three men
who did most to win the cause Of the Colo
MES and establish here free Republic, were
Washington, Paine and j. tferson. Washing
ton was the sword, Paine the pen Of the Rev
olutlOn, and the pen was indeed mightier
than the sword
An old lady Of ninety years, a venerable
Delst, an intimate friend OF kneeland in his
day, and an oll-iashioned Jetfersonian Demo
cratic free-lhlnker, was invited on to the
platform, and made a speech full OF interest
ing "reminiscences and vivacity, sparkling with
keen wit, and solid with common sense
There was no Spiritualstic nonsense about
her
But the most; effective and remarkable
speech of the day was made by Miss Susan
Wickson, a young lady from Providence
Cnbelet was exceedingly attractive il the
person Of this fair Intdel. As there was moth
ing fast or i'm modest in her appearance or
manner, 50 there was nothing strong minded
Her dress was in excellent taste, and set Oft, to
admirable advantage, her fine figure and
graceful movement. Her eye was full OF
sparkle and light; her voice musical, soft
sweet and clear; and her smile quite lrresisti-
bic Her religion is pure Deism, of the
most radical kind. She believes in one G ID,
and only one. Christ was q good man. He
taught excellent morality. Tie Scrip
tire, old and new, are fables,
pretty stories, good for .the amusement
Of children and ignorant men and women;
the iall Of man, the God child, the great plan
OF salvation, the atonin8 sacrifice, the jmna;
uate concept on, the IN all .bility OF the
Pope, hell heaven these, and all the rest,
are cnnnlngiy devised traps III which the
priests of ali ages have caught and held fast
the masses. Il DO not know God, she said,
and syeefly smiled, Il never saw him, *
cept he dwels i'll humanity ana nature.
Ny God Is in every tree, every tower, every
blade OF grass, mucn more Ill every human
soul Whether it was her doctrine her elo-
Iuence, her fascinating smile, her sweet face,
her musical voice or the novelty OF such
teachings from young and beautiful woman,
she carried the audience with her: and as she
left the platform with abundant applause,
every man f, 1t that if he could not, with IA
clear conscience, embrace all her doctrines,
he could embrace the fair enthusiast with IN
unmiXed satisfaction, and sacrifice himself
SO far as to forget and forgive her decisions.
S.