The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-11-11

anu lllI'Iti I'''S. DtlL Ilit: TIME ii;'\ l'tl
yet come in the order Of events for this
amazing movement which was to star
tie the religious world from its lrowsy
insensibility and to awaken Il spirit of
investigation calculated to try popular
superstitions and unreasonable crret's
in the crucihle Of the scentiti phioso-
phrr.
For many years psychological and
mental science had made rapid adj
vancement. Phrenoloyy had taught
that the brain WAS the organ of the
mind. Mesmrr taught there was in
every human being an element which
is called ''animaI magnetism The
wo"lers of Mesmerism prepared the
minds Of candid thoughtful persons
for the wonders of Spiritualsm. But
above all, Free Government and pro-
gress in liberal thought, had made it
possible for >piritualism to live. At
an earlier age when Church and State
were more closely united; when people
were bound by letters Of arbitrary Gus,
tom; when Il deSpotic priesthood had
power TO control religious thought and
bind men to one form of doctrine and
worship. Its ministers and mediums
would have shared the same fate with
Servttus and Others who sought to pr j.
claim their honest convict ions. These
important preparations were not only
among men for the great spiritual e.
vent which WAS to come. but the spirit
worl'! seemed To have full X rowl+,lye
Of it, and impressed mpdiumistic minds
to declare that IL new diSprnsation, or {.
great truth WAS to dawn upon the
world about the middle of the present
century.
Emanuel $wedrnbnrr, the great Seer.
prnl,!iesied in l772 that in about 50
years wonderful phenomena of Il spirit
ual nature were t. come upon the
earth. Andrew jackson Davis, some
FEARS before the first ''rap'' was heard
at I1yursvillr, predicted that shining in
trlliGrncts from spiritual spheres were
sJ''l to hnl.l direct converse with tie
people OF the earth. laroy Lyman, Il
gentleman OF considerable note us Il
practical Geologlst, prop'psi"d in 1S5 :,
during the protracttu meeting Spuk, II
Of in the commencement Of this article.
that there WAS to be- il great war b.
tween the North and the South. Prr-
haps it MAY be interesting to some IF
your readers to know the manner in
which this Intelligence WAS conveyed
to this gentleman s mind. We will give
1t in his own words. IL said: Il had
Il vision and saw Il great hand cons,
down and lift up Il line between the
North and the South, us W0rkmen do
when marking timber to heW; SlW
large armies contending under it; but
the line WAS not snapped, thus giving
ne to understand there would be Il des-
PIRATE struggle between the north and
south, but they would not be divided
ana become sci a, ate governments. -
Several other young people propsesira of
tile war Willie under spirit influence
Many believed. but few dared to stem
tive tide of orthodox popularity and
proclaim it t" the world.
However. Mr.. Cral,spy would speak
III his meetings, Of the terrible war
ch Was SO soon to bring mourning
ana drsolatiun to so many then happy
homes. 70 use his own language
''.>' CHI a war rs this continent never
WitrtsSrd.' OIt'n some Stuid Ola .le:,-
con or digntary of the church woul,!
rise and call him 4 false prophet. and
snteril'"ly shy ''tlere is no more sign
Of war than there has been foryears."
We we'll remember on first hearing of
the ''Roclester rapings' that the spir.
it. all pr"phesitd of Il coming time
when the Intercourse Of spirits with
ln"rtals would he known and practicetl
all over the world. This with the for
mer predictions spoken Of, have been,
verified to the letter. The. forward
march Of Spiritualisln has no equal il.
| the history OF the progress Of religious
Ideas. In less than thirty years it has
made the circuit ct the civilized world
and has visited unhitlden the temples
| of religion anal the palaces of kings.
III our next we will speak of the bpn-
efficient character OF Sriritualism and
| go on with Mr.. Craps+y's experience as
| published in Tive History Of Modern n.
merican SpiritualiSm.
IIRy \ (,P.pSEy
BURYING THE UATCuEr.-The
Mantcrville Express. edited by our
friend J. 5. Shuck, Il former Worthing.
| tolian. Says:
Good men condemn acts that are
| done in the heat of II cuntrst. but the
most vile Of men shun the corrOling
Eane Of cherished anger. While the Tx.
press in this campaign, us in past ones
and as it will il, the future, has done al
| that it justly could to bring abnut the
results that it desired. it has kind re-.
| spect for the maulya and honorable efforts
OF its opponents to secure the Jesuit
| which they sought :hnt it desires to slIun
! the fumes Of snouIdering enmity rs it
| would the smoke that was wont to arise
from the valley of Hinnom.
A recent number of the Spirit Lake
Beacon comes to us printed on blue pa.
per. Don't suppose the stalwart Ben.
|