The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-19

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again with the great law OF kingdom-riches.
This has been enforced not from the Primary
down, but In the other direction, Untll man
stands clear from all self-uOssessi0ns he clnnot
realize the possession Of the KIN fdom In hls
breast" Mr.. Harris evidently thinks that this
IL not communion, but 10 IA hard IT, understand
tho difference. All that communism requires IL
that the members Of the community sh III Ia ve
no self-possession aud no sef-intcrest, but that
the kinedom-that Is the conmunity-shall bo
tho owner Of everything. giving TO each mem
her whatever my be suit ,bIc Tor him; aud this
IL the theory Of Mr. Harris.
While there are thinga In this pamphlet that
are positively revolving 10 a healthy mind, we
are glad TO say That there are many eloquent
rhetorical passages criticsing the evils aud short
comnTs alike " the Church, the state, and "
society as at present constituted. A remark
able specimen of this sort IL the chapter de-
nounolng our democratic system OF government
~ something Internal. Along with such sill.
cisms there are also very clever bits OF descrlp-
ton, specimen of which we will now quote.
The person 1t snaiiz,s will easily DO recog-
nized.
Or az In here is p man who gathers to him
self great multitude whom he delights WITH
pouring out the rivers OF his eloqueuce In a
. cred style. Men listen to his prayers, and
they are "a r'inbOws wrought ~ flowers, giis-
tening with the dews OF paradise, tani mt with
the sunbeafns ~ the throne. He affects to rep
resent me- to pre- .ch my doctrine and men say.
= 10. mere let rs 70 uD to the house OF the great
predcner," ana Tn " come away confirmed In
TINS, th It men c IN be saved without being liited
from their uns Ivable conditions. he Disabled
essence OF the Wit Iity of the fresh lives OF
those who sit under him Is absorbed into
his brain for brain fluid. lie il preaching
ont OF tho eubAtsAngo a. thor lives he mr.
hls pasture, and he II their body wolf;
aud he Will not hint OF the secrets OF my
gospel. for he knows th,t II he breaks the
stream OF their conformity to Tho world he
places hlmsef In the attitude Of physical an-
t'gOnism TO them, ana IA no longer carried aud
nourished ~ their bosom. Yot tnis man Il gen
erOus, h0-pitablc, loving. svm athletic, tender
In his all sctiOhs. and meits TO teas when ne
tnlnhs Vi me ana ni my love Tor him and uf the
world. Wherever the great talent of religious
oratOrv advances IN man with MS years, aud
pevoW's, lh seeming, an almost suporhuman
ignc. ION, by sple.dOr, rarity, cOpiUusDess aud
coutlnuousness, that IN us hon esty ana SIN
Rleness fatl a whit below his luminosity. he h
becoming depraved. lie " "a mOnstrous prOuuc-
llon' not a neaitnf II outgrOwtn: lie Is VAN
pirc. And this man would | dccl re by name,
but that his judgments are are idy upon him.
Many OF the notions and doctrines which con-
stitute MIR. Harris's religion Will appear familiar
TO those acquainted with the history OF my stclsm
and Of modern spirituasm and some Of them
were expounded In his own earlier writings.
The dual nature Of God was taught by Joanna
southcott. is believed by the Shakers OF the
present day, and is profoundly illustrated In the
writings of Swedenborg Counterpartal mar
ridge OF the cohabtation OF spirits with
their counteroarts In this world was first de-
scribed by the Marquis de saint Martin hun.
dred years ago, and has been deliberately ar
nrmed by spritualtstic writers since nut wheth-
er such doctrines are novelties or not l., after
all, of little importance. The great question Is
how much truth there IL In the m and ~ Mr. Har.
ria says they ure matters which can only be proved
by experience, not by argument, we nay leave
the subject with the remark tn { we see rea-
son TO admit his extraordinary personal claims.
and That In some respects, his new Revelation
seems to us not divine, but absurd We must nnd
fault with him also Tor bis frequent repetition
81 the atroclOus PHRASE, "in our midst" "in
their mdst;' aud we have noticed one or two
instances where sentences are faulty, the essen
tial verb being omitted In the swift nJw OF
the excited language.