Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-29
Gossip Of the Other World.

Mr.. Henry kidlle. superintendent of til,
public schools OF New York since 1870
and Il - superintendent during the 2;
years previous. has seen a great light. an,
now proposes to devote the remainder 0
his days to the dissemination OF Spiritual
Ism. This deliberate proceeding on tn,
part OF Mr.. ki,ldlIe will strike most per
sons as II singular and melancholy epiIeg,,t
TO a long and useful life. The victim OF
spiritual inft,IatiOr in this instance is ,le,
| cribed by the New Yok papers IA Il maj,
of unhleniislied character. bright. genial,
intelligent. and of great industry and
efficiency in The performance of TIE publ
duties with which he is entrusted; he is
also the author of several valuable edur:l-
tional works. and FIR the p:st thirty years
has been Il regulll attendant on the Serv-
ces Of the Episcopal church. His ease
adds another to the somewhat formid,bl
catalogue of prominent men who have
lapstd from the wholesome natural activi-
ties OF this life and surrendered their men
tai sanity and independence TO ylIosty Wis
itation. Mr.. ki'ldle has published a vol
ume OF some 300 pages entitled. Spiritual
Communications Presenting Revelation
Of the Future Life. and Illustrating anil
Confirming the Fund 'mental DO .trinrs Of
the Christian Faith" proceeds from the
sale OF which are to he devoted to the fur
ther diffusion OF the spiritual philosophy.
According TO the reports of the New York
Journals. Mr.. Ki'l,le is in quite fernent
of excitement. and thinks his prominent
position will lend great weight to his 10 ,k
anh give Il new impetus to Sp;rit,l,lism.
lie apparently forgtts that ot',e.. an. more
names than his have been
qllently submerged in the clouds OF obliv-
ion and neglect. to which the common
sense of the world persist-ntly consi.ns
those who run after the strange gods OF
illu>i IN. Judge Elmonls |
was Il man ot eminent legal att;ipments
the chair of chemistry i.,-.i~. 11@@-fsy Of
...,.,.ed IN enviahle repuia-
,;,, nc ,,,,..r of original research: in En- )
Wallace and CrookcS were
men 1T high authority rs scientific natural
ists; the German astronomers. Cold
and Zoelner. We're known through
out Europe; Prof Mapes was man Of
varied learning and Il noted agricultural
chemist; Lord Lytton. John Pirrpont and
Eppes Sargent We're names well known in
the world Of letters; the Owens. father
lnd son. We're men of noble aims and great
turing upon the enchanted and 'Iccei,inl
seas of Spiritualjs SIN. suffered social ship
wreck and sank into obScurity. They
gave all. and gained nothing for the cause
hey espo,,Sed. SpiritlE,lisIn today holds
wen more insignificant place in public
,stimation than it did twenty-five years
lgO; and undoubtedly the same fate that
overlook its great names also awaits Mr..
Kiddlr.
Mr.. Kiidle's volume is made ,Ip chiefly
# communications given during The last
line months. through the medinmship OF
lis married daughter and his son. II kri ~
Ourteen. These communications. judging
" the published extracts. are Of Il most
tedious character. although
to come from such distinguish
Il rcrsonages as Shakespeare. Washington.
Bonaparte. Prince Albert. Mo-
rs. St. raul. Pho Nin. Byron. Penn.
and William Cullen Bryant.
w surely had Il right to expect soGm,hing
vply and characteristic from Poe. Boss
weed and Jim Fisk. hut they all talk
ptty much alike. tlreary wilderness Of ,
waddlc and goody-go"dy pla,iis"le. Not
ne OF these sprrtr,} gentlemen offer any
xcuse or apology for their highly indie [
orOus conduct in thus coming back and j..
Oi'ling their brainless trash upon a world
'hich has seen tit to properly discharge I
hem in the ordinary course of nature. !
he sa,l,lening conclusion forces itself up
" the mini. that If the pages OF Mr.. Kid
les volume present genuine samples Ot !
lpprnal wit and wisdom. then is human |
fe robbed Of its fairest hope. immortal
rowth in other fields OF destiny. IF Mr.. {
idle is correct. shtn heaven is no place
,r sensible men and women. and no per-
IN who respects his own sanity will lie
re- to live again. Pioneer Press. St. Paul,
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