The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-05-28

The sun shone gloriousIy yesterday a
the air was 90 bright and keen that the s
dslians felt it, influence all over. II
churches were we'll attended and At abo
four o'clock in the afternoon, Whites Ha
wa filled by about forty persons, many
them spiritualists and the others scofie
and unbelievers. Whites Hall il about
undesirable place as decent man can e
into and preserve his proper mental an
physical equipoise, for the seats and bench,
are rickety and dusty and the walls dam
and mouldy in appearance, with evidence
all around of the storms OF the last t~ent
yexns, insomuch that the stranger migf
imagine himself
IN NoAH's ARK.
The meeting was opened with the singin;
OF q song wherein occurs the verse:
"Could but stand where Moses stood,
And view the landscape DER,
Not Jordans stream, nor deaths cold food
Would fright me from that shore"
There vas also another religious hymn
about
by the side Of the river of light
Where the saints all immortal and fair
Are roted in their garments of white.
Over there. over there!
Oh! think Of the friends over there
DIR. Ii. +. Hughes then delivered an orig
inal poem, after which he discussed the or
igin of the bible, from the time that the
sacred books were discovered, as purported
in the Temple in the days Of Ezra down te
the present time.
He declared the bible not divinely m.
spired; and gave historical facts, showing
that the council at Nice, body Of human
beings, many of them no better than they
should be, voted upon the so-called sacred
books, then in existence, declaring which
should he thrown out as not of divine ORR
gin
He, also, was the cause of q lengthy dis
cussion, in the hall, regarding the merits of
Jesus Christ.
DIR. Hughes was of the opinion that the
Christians based the divinity of their relig-
ion upon the miracles of Christ, which were
beyond the capacity of mankind.
Here DIR. Conkwrght controverted him,
saying that Christianity was based on the
incontrovertable truths of the billie.
DIR. Hughes replied that $50 is Spiritual
ism based on incontrovertable truths"
"what truths ?" asked DIR. Conk wright.
Demonstrated truths" was the reply.
"And Katie King was one of them" con.
tinued Dr. Cartwright amid loud laughter.
"They say that SpiritusIism Is . wonderful
revelation in these latter times, but I cam
not see what it has ever done, except
to tip tables. All the spirits
whom We hear from, who have
crossed to the shining shore, don't seem to
know any more than they did before they
left"
"Your own Bible was gotten up BY Spir-
itualists," cried DR.. Hughes, "the prophets,
and apostles and Jesus himself were medi-
ums."
81 hope not" said Dr. Conkwright.
Lawyer z. J. Smith wanted to know Why |
it WAS that the Spiriiualists we're always at
war with the Christians.
DR.. Hughes replied that the Christians
were ut fault. They claimed the only |
known revelation from God to man. We
claim hundreds of revelations, here to-day,
and everywhere else.
Another party was DESTROYS of knowing |
rhv q cort~;o vorao v.s Loft mt -h.r 1
the second sacred song was sang.
Because we do not believe in the atone
ment was the reply I'VE pay our own bills,
wedont ask Jesus Christ to step up to the
captains Office and settle for us"
A discussion then arose regarding death
ted scenes.
DR.. Hughes contended that people when
they are dying never zee Christ in the spir-
it-they always behold their sainted moth
er, or some other ono of the family.
DR.. Willis p. King stated that he had
beheld dying persons, whose faces were ra-
diant with joy in the hope of . blessed i'm
mortality in the presence of their Saviour.
''Some have had nothing but snakes and
other animals before their ewes a they
went out" cried a voice in the audience.
Loud laughter.
HAS any one ever seen the devil?" was
another inquiry.
I'VE have seen traces of his footprints,'
was the retort amid more ringing laughter.
DIR. Conkwright here laid the Boston
Investigator on the table and going in cor
ner by an open window, lighted his cigar.
81 see this Boston Investigator" said he
declares that christian clergymen are the
implacable enemies of mankind, and that
they are hypocrites and frauds and dead
beats, 20 to speak. Nov is this the sen,i-
ment of the Spiritualisis assembled here?
"The Inrcaigator is an in6del paper
''spoke DR.. Hughes.
"But it 10 circulated among you."
1--WE find many things in it that We can
endorse but We do not uphold the paper in
all things"
II should hope not. The Investigation be-
lieves in neither God man or the devil"
DR.. Hughes further defending Spiritual
ism, repeated his statement that il was .
demonstrated fact, and that it had already
accomplished more wonders since its birth |
than had Christianity, during the same
space of time. The truth enunciated by
Andrew Jackson Davis, would live and
grow and his name would live a. long ~
Christs. There was spurious Spiritualism
rs there was spurious gold, but the real
thing would continue to shine and neither
time. calumny nor dirt could wash away or
wear out its lustre.
The company then broke up, As the sup
per hour had arrived and every one was
getting hungry.