Connecticut western news., 1876-08-11
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First she asked for subjects; two were
 gwen. Second, lnvocatlons. With sub-
 Jects submitted, she appeared to start more
 systematically than on the previous evening"
 But give her what topic you will, if it
 touches any Bible truth she will sail out to
 the same teachings. It was very easy to
 track her to the sources of her illumination
 "A few thoughts from unsectarianism, a
 few from Uniyersalism, as these ideas
 were brought forward thirty years ago. Those denomInations at the present time, haVlng modified the expressions of faith,
 that now freshly drop from her lips in their
 original crudeness.
 Of the queries submitted for her solution,
 one was medical. The millesimal dose
 wrought to evolve an ingenuity in eY ading
 the point equal to any wide-swake persons
 devices in non-committal, and SO we poor,
 unskilled hearers merely querled, is this the
 spiritual attainments of our dead doctors
 Why, they still are propounding diverse
 rules just as they did ln their mundane
 schools!! Her medical querist doubtless
 left the hall with the exact measure of
 knowledge possessed at entering it. His
 other topic suggested the happiest thought
 of the evening, viz: that the Scripture tes-
 timony, thus distinctly enunciated for her to explain, opened 10 us all measure of unadulterated truth which the vapid exposi- tion attempted by Mrs. B. could not set aside. Mrs. B. constantly employs the plural pronoun; whether this be done in the lawful loftiness of scientific professor ship, or as a token of fraternal consocia- tion with invisible confreres, was beyond the ken of some of her hearers.
 The Scripture text recited was, ''Repent and be baptized every ono of you for the remission of your sins." Were it fitting to indulge amusement over so grave theme one might have smiled while watching her gliding through and glosslng over. But one weighty thought pressed heavily on the mind. It was this: How destitute this woman is of experimental knowledge of the allimportant themes on which she rashly ventures to guide other souls. And another thought as to her hearers: Will they yield their common sense to that sway even were 1t syren voice, in the words of that malignant genius the early ntrud- CT in Fden's garden-saying "Thou shalt not surely die."
 How much wiser it were in them to open the revelation from God, addressed as 1t is to their individual accountability, and ask the teachings of that promised spirit that is to take of the things of that word and make | them plain to man, remembering the while | that unequivocal declaration-"He that is | wise is wise for himself. and he that scorn- eth himself alone shall bear it."
 What responsible public teacher would lay hand on the holy Scriptures and bold ly proclaim: ''No salvation by grace, but by deeds," and what unswayed | audience in the exercise of their natura, common sense would be begulled into ap. plause of such harmful words2
 Instead of imbibing the baleful irrever- cnce of another in regard to the sacrifice of the son of God, would that each soul for itself might turn penitently and gratefully 10 the cross saying in the words of a genuine poet
 Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness
 My beauty are-my glorious dress ;-
 Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed.
 With joy shall lift up my head"
 A woman's voice speaking from the in- elect and the heart is an acknowledged power. On all women is this power con- erred as Heavenly endowment, with the equisite to employ it in attracting men md children Heavenward. The tune is ad- | 'anciug when this instrumentality of the iosng 0oice shall be, employed more and ! nore joyfully in the service of our blessed i 3edeemer. But the tongue of woman ngaged in lehearsing over and over again distorted views of the works and motives If those who from the pulpit proclaim the 'ood news of salvation through Christ t-re- emption by precious blood shed for sin. I ers, and when to these misrepresentations k re added the arrogant assumptions as to + Ter own interpretations of the Blble-that lorious source of knowledge of vital truth accompanying it all with hppant imper- { luencies in naming the name of our anoint- W d Christ Chat Name toward whom those $, aught by the spirit of God reverently bow 8 our Immanuel, God with us). In regard = 0 such utterances it is simple sorrow and uffering to listen thereto. Suppose it were 8 some deem it, eloquence-even as that T f one who playeth well on an instrument, e nd the instrument such as is to be met in m ~;, oTI ne bereaved, yearning for their loved dead how much more fitting that woman's fit of consolation be applied to guiding uch weeping mourners to one ever living he, whose infinite power, and constant resence, and sympathy can succor every fir cart of grief, Iinstead of pretendingg to ast shad owdY shades of the invisible as if si I lvoking help of the spirits of dead humans se 'andering hither, and yon These re- tr ,arks might be rated as invidious were le best friends of the speaker that she nows nothing of what she is saying be- ore her audiences, and has no recollections 4 fterward. If any think she has thence no TO ,sponsibilitY for her exhibitions, who an an as? Is it divided with the atte ndants ce 'ell, it was good little gathering in a W pod little hall, of attentive listeners, some nu whom received with more than compla- is ,ncy her unwise opinions; yet as of hole, in regard to approual cf sentiments, aG asG ey were as widely divided as the east om the west, It is said by some who are