Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-18

An anonymous correspondent in the Swift
County Advocate, under the nom de plume
of Delta" takes umbrage at our stigma
tizing Spiritualism as ''humbug," and
considers it shows want of moral cult
vaton" on our part, and also gives good
evidence of our 'adhering to the doctrines
of Thos.. Paine. Voltaire. and other atheis
tic celebrities" We do net usually notice
anonymous communications, and do not in
this instance depart from the rule, to at
tempt to argue the point with Delta, for
we know that no logic would make the
least impression on the brain Of person
who is so simple minded as to be hood
winked by this absurdity. delta" quotes
scripture to prove his assertions, and We
presume also to give this ism tone Of re-
spectability. Acts 2, 1918; Heb 10, 1928;
1st Cor, all Of 18th Chap; Rev. %, 80,
are quoted, but we, through our line of
reasoning, can see nothing in the scriptures
that will sustain Spiritualism in any of its
claims. The passage from Acts, alludes to
'last days" Now, does "Delta" recklessly
nsinuate that these are the latter days of
| mankind and the world? Why, to US, it
appears that the simple facts of Spiritual
ism and SEiritualists prove that the world
| is in its infancy and mankind i'll their swad-
ling cloths. Now, take 1st Cor, 18th
/ Chap, it speaks of Spiritual Gifts. Now,
| if "pelta's" beliefs, or rather ideas, are
strengthened by sentences where the simple
/ word spirits occur, we would advise him to
! purchase liquor dealers ledger, and keep
| it as s. nursing bottle from which to draw
| sustenancc for his notionalitiGs. References
to certain passagesof scripture to sustain any
belief, allow great latitude i'll argument for
all thinking minds place their own construc-
ton on sentences and passages, and were
people TO accept either our or Deltas trans.
lation, they would do an injustice to thou
sands whose views are as worthy of con-
sideration, and as much at variance as we
sincerely trust are ours and those who en-
terrain similar notions with Delta The
trickery and jugglery of the Humes, Foxes,
Davenports, ct al, throw shade OF suspi
cion on the leaders, and leave the inference
that their followers are simply dupes. Nc
revelations of the spirits (D, and nothing
that has emenated from the spirit land G?
is in the least wonderful; indeed the say
ings attributed to the illustrious dead arc
unworthy of them, in fact not even com
mon sense. If we take one passage OF
scripture, we must reconcile its utterances
with the thoughts contained in every
other relevant passage. It is nonsense
. pie idea; if the Bible is true in one par
ticular chapter, or one solitary verse OF
sentence, it is also true in its entirety.
we cast aside one sentence, we must rejec
the whole. We will take it that the "Bihl
is the word of God that unerring source O.
all truth, and refer Delta" to 1st Cor, IL
O; But as 1t is a0rittef, eye hath not see'
nor ear heard, neither hare entered ant
the heart of man, the things which Go,
hath prepared for them that love Him.
Again, Isaiah lv, OH: eFor behold Gre
! ate new heavens and new earth: and til
former shall net be remembered, nor com
into mind" Also, Psalms CIV, II: 9Th
dead praise not the Lord, neither any tia
: go down into silence" Also, 1st Cor. il
to IL. We might go on for week, BIT
as we previously asserted, SO far as Delta
, is concerned, We consider it a waste {
: space and time. Our only reason for nc
ignoring the matter is, we object to seem
the Bible misreplesented, and in hands vi
] able to appreciate its blessed teaching
] There are no instances on record of comm,
. nication with disembodied spirits