The New York herald., 1876-08-14

In sympathy with Dr. Halock. although II wns demon
straied before the close Of the debate that MI
Mccarthy also had his friends present DIR. Hallock
was somewhat late, and the request Of the chair
man, a Mrs Adams sang beautiful Leaves very
crcditably
Dr. Halock first took the platform and announced
that the subject for debate Do Spirits Commun-
cate Through Mediumsyr He OF course. would take
the Affirmative, and Mr.. Mccarthy the negative.
Although the question for debate seemed TO be per-
fectly we'll understood by everybody, neither gentle
man got near it until it time to Close II evil
dent, however, that they both thoroughly posted
on spiritualism, electro agIetism, mesmerism and
subjects oi kindred nature. DR. Hallock said that tho
object OF the discussion was the discovery OF
upon at hrst vondcringy, bat had its be-
levers in every chime and every walk OF life. We
cannot exist In error; We must have the truth. In
speaking OF the future the Doctor SAID that might
theorzs and anticipate as much as pleased but we
couc not Know oil the future unless II be reveaed to
us BY the fundamentally OF friends gone before us
The speaker then read number OF cases OF "man-
Neutrality-suspicious., caressng hands, performance OF
music upon closed and locked pianos movements OF
ponderous bodies, the oreteng OF the late civil war;
the recognition Of faces of dead friends. which, he
claimed were all indispu.abe and the best ev-
idence possible in his favor He SAID they iacts
and to be successfully conroverted be with
lactsl Referring 70 the late promnen Spiriiualst
Judge Edmonds, the speaker said that when
his book went forth TO the world il
was condemned upon all sides but no one did or
could assail the facts upon which the Judge rested his
bei'c Tho speaker said the spirits with u.s. they
are not shut up IN heaven bliss in hell IN tor.
ment They are with US and around Ii Is through
their mrthiuness tina; we know they not IN b ell.
1t is through the lifting Of heavy weights that
they have physica. strength Does any philosopher
want 10 60 TO heaven and sing psalms for ever? No,
that would be monoonous; nc wants to travel, to
the world, and he to come back and
see his friends Mr.. Mccarthy, taking
the platform, said that he a strong believer in
mesmcrism ana electro physcnology, and while he
would admit that ihere many unaccountabie
things done by the socacd mediums, yet he was not
prepared 10 admit that II was through the instrument
ialty OF departed spirits. Said he-'The e,cctro-
physiological state is conditio, which is purely
physical. The involuntary powers of the mind acting
through the voluntary nerves. become entirely passive
The involuntary powers of the mind, acting through
the involuntary nervous system, become rcuupdantly
charged with electro-ncrvous iuid and the results
are ihc manifestations which the Spirituasts claim
to be performed by the spirits through the
diums but which he would explain in much
more rational manner Mr. Mccarthy Spirit
uaIst in the sense Of Bible Spritualist He be-
held communication with the spirit o God, but not
with departed spirits. At this point the debate
took rather rambling course and some Interruptions
took place When point was made by DR.. Hallock
his frcnos applauded aud when Mr.. Mccarthy
ferrcd TO some Of the fraudulent spiritual maucsta-
tons tho ''most hcartcss ana crue' the brethren
on tho nrst bench looked anything but splritucle,
while the speakers friends in tho Of tho hall ap
plauded vOcilerousy. On the whole however the de-
bate carried on in fair and orderly manner,
the speakers were Just warming to thcr subject when
an Adjournment until next Sunday at The same time
and place. was necessary on account OF tho acness Of
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