The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-29

pueuomeua 80 tAe various conferences,
such as speaking in uuknowD tongues,
laying hands upon the sick that they
might recover, etc, etc There was a
growing spirit Of Cancellation with the
churches manifest, and an evident de-
sire TO bui!d up, rather than tear down,
ali Of which is pleasant To chronicle.
The spirit of Alcohol, though forbid
den to enter, except when he had pos
session of man, made some disturb
auce in that guise after nlghtfall bat he
skulked away in a wagon outside the
grounds by daylight, where, under the
protection OF the Government Of the
Uuited States, he was disposed Of to any
purchaser 10y the quart or gallon, and no
person could lawfully hinder him. It
was just so at the State Fair. There
was more drunkenness there under the
new regime-the bon bast Of DR.. Watts
to the contrary notwithstanding
at any former fair; aud there never will
arise any lasting good from local pro-
hibition until the giant evil is attacked
at the root, aud the manufacture of alco-
holic beverages ciassed with the crime
Of making counterfeit money, aud pun
ished equally with it.
On Saturday evening, the Mckinley
troupe, a company Of travelling profes-
siouals who had favored the camp
r,aaff,.rr Mil, .,,t,ufc ,ra,. ~ ovt.r..f.,
meut at the town hail, followed by a
dance, which lasted till the chimes Of
midnight came to stop the festivities
And all the while that we were listen
ing from our room at the little hotel to
the harmonious revelry of the dancers
at the hall, the night was made hideous
in another quarter by the horrid orgies
Of the demon Rum. Fighting, bias
phemy-everyt thing that was abomina-
ble-eorrupted the mOonlit air; and,
but fer the fact that we have learned to
submit to the philosophy of the inevit-
able because we cannot help il, we
should have heen utterly miserable.
The midsummer Sabbath daW Wned i'm
the shimmeriug dew of the country air,
and at a. VI we climbed the hill aud
encountered largely increased gather
| ing Of quiet persons, all eager to hear
the coming speech of Dr. a a. Cleve-
land, Of Astoria, who prefaced a CON-
prehensive oration, given in the trance
condition, with a touching aud harmO-
nious song. II il useless for US to at
/ tempt a synopsis of that sermon. II
swayed the people at its will, and left
them hungering for more of the heav-
enly mamma, aud wondering at what be
had said, long after he had finished his
/ address. Dean Clark was on hand with
some very good philosophy, but it was a
new feature to Poulaujers TO see him
affect the trance. He cannot speak
nearly 80 well with lis eyes closed as
open, as all could testify who had heard
l him as-Dean Clark. lie is a man OF
culture and education, e. pable of hold
/ ing an incontrOvertible argument with
any opponent as himself, and be would
certainly succeed better everywhere by
claiming the evident personal response
bllity of his own utterances. Walter
Hyde is also a philosophical speaker,
and his sister, Mrs. Brown, made a very
good impression. Mrs. May and Mrs.
Cline spoke strongly on behalf of the
churches and their ministers, and
l rOundly rebuked the intolerance Of few
Of the persistent opponents Of old the
church for a quarter Of a century, aud
did not realize that the fire and brim-
stone hell they were fighting was a dead
I dogma. Mrs. Cline exhorteI the people
TO pray without ceasiu--not publicly,
I but in their closets Mrs May insisted
upon the exercise of that charity that
will extend Co tie churches as well as
the rest OF The world. The undersigned
was given two hours in all for the plat
form, and did the best she could 10
prove that religious hope was the result
of awakened intelligence; that spiritual
manifestations began with any body who
was able to think; that thought itself
was a spiritual manifestation. The
world wants more proof and less theory,
more demonstration aud less dogma,
more knowledge and less superstition.
The religion Of Jesus was the same as
the religion Of these people. 1t was the
religion of humanity, demonstrated
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spiritual senses of those interested. The
New Testament is full Of IL. We were
exhOrted to "tTy the spirits to see
whether or not they be OF God" and
had often discovered that they were not
always of God. Nothing was easier
than 20 be deceived by fraudulent mani
festations. We then gave little exhi-
bition OF the trance, rs il can readily be
simulated, to show the friends how cas-
lily they might be deceived. Dean Clark
followed, this time with his eyes open,
and made a capital address The meet
ing then adjourned. But an Informal
gathering followed, after An hours re-
cess, at which il was decided to hold a
similar meeting at Gervais this Autumn.
beginning with the third Friday in Sep
tember.
Another night with our good Chris
tian friends, the Castos, and on Monday
the morning train, and home. When
this reaches the eye Of the reader, we
shall be in Astoria, still advocating
universal liberty. A. s. d.
Pnriland Inlv oT Issn