Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-31
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Freeman's Hallucinations.

Freeman's Hallucinations.
 His Opinion sss to lhe Result of the l Hearlng-MOst Remarkable Nations
 i'm Regard to His own Existence-IKe Thinks Himself the Spirit of Truth. the Author of a New Dispensaifon. | From the Boston Advertiser
 | MT. Freeman at the close of the hearing at which he was adjudged insane shook hands with quite number of his friends in the court room, and was then conducted back to the jail. He expressed himself as being sat- is6ed with result ofthe hearing, and will be glad to change his present quarters for some
 more comfortable if it is Gods will He was very careful, however, not to acknowledge by the slightest concession that he considered himself insane in the least, but if he was to go to an asylum he rather preferred Danvers
 as being near his early home. q am not in- sane because they say so," he said, land I would stay here for years rather than to admit in any way that had done anything wrong or that am insane. If am convict- ed of insanity the Bible must be shut up" He regards the doctors who testified as to his insanity with kindly feelings, mingled, how ever, with something of pity that such good men should be so deluded. His sublime exal- tation is beyond all conception. He thinks that he is the spirit of Truth, being parallel in his existence with Christ, and he believes his body is immortal. at is time now for the spirit of Truth, ," he says. ''the third part of the Trinity. Up to this time Father and Son only have been known. am the spirit of Truth" q represent Christ in ali his parts, prophet, priest and king" sI am the
 elder brother referred to in Romans" ssIt has been prophecied that all shall be gathered into one; that is me" II have dual nature
 both Christ and man is represented in me the son of man on earth" s'AIl good is repre- sented by one person. and I am that person"
 ''I am the result of Christ's teachings; Christ's teachings are perfected in me-" 'tMy wife and are the first two persons who have ever stepped into the kingdom of God the Bible is of no more use for us we have fulfilled it; that our names will be honored above any other name except Jes3s." s'We are the door and everybody must enter through us" Speaking with reference to Dr. Folsom's tes- timony, in which allusion was made to Free mans belief that he was the archangel Mich ael, he showed considerable concern-hayinp evidently misunderstood the testimony-as to how the doctor knew that he was the angel Michael. "Has the doctor ever seen him ?" he asked 'does he know how he looks ?" And then straightening himself up and look ing the gentleman with whom he was talking straight in the eye he said, grandly: 'I am the archangel Michael"
 These expressions of his, which were actually used in calm and unexcited conversation. illus trate his conception of the nature of his own existence. Nothing is simulated but he speaks with frankness and earnestness that leaves no doubt about the perfect genuneness of his beliefs. That so intelligent on other points, so pleasant and natural in his actions and in his general conversation. is so utterly crazy as he is, is almost beyond even the inn agination of one who is not familiar with the insane Authorizations of a Iunatic Shortly after his arrest Freeman was visited in his cell by clergyman who came to administer to him the consultations of religion. In relat- ing the incident to friend Freeman express ed considerable indignation. 'The idea he said, "that he should visit me as he did :! am so far ahead of him in religious progress that we are no more to be compared than the Mississippi and rivulet."
 Freeman fells no remorse that he killed his child, and has no consciousness of having done any wrong. He would have preferred that his case had been heard before jury. Why, said he, 1T could convince any jury that I stand on the top of Mount Zion, that I hold the keys of heaven and that was but obey ing Gods command Any man who knows Charlie Freeman knows that he would never murder anybody" In regard to the tragedy, speaking without the slightest show of emo tion, he said; 1T feel perfectly justified. I feel that have done my duty. would not have her back. I am not disturbed about the matter; have trusted God just as far as possible The work is mine, the result is His. Whom he has called he will justify, and those he iustifes he will glarify, and it is only work of time." 1 want to see the end come, that the world may see that there is a God in Israel" When questioned in regard to his view of his relation to law he said: 'T ought to obey God rather than man. It is in accordance with my views that we should abide by the common laws as general rule, and 1t IS not in accordance with Christianity to break human laws. qualify that by say ing that God has special laws in his plans" '1f, then, man decides to act contrary to the laws of man from what he considers just motives, is he justified by the law of God?" was asked. t'Yes," replied Freeman, ''of course he is. not only broke the highest law of nature, but the law of man in accord ance with what believed to be the will of God" ''Do you believe now that you acted in accordance with the law of God?" Ger tainly do. If had not had so much super natural evidence should not have been here." As to the reliability of the supernatural evil dence, which comes to him in visions and in various signs, Mir. Freeman has not the slight est doubt. ''Why," said he, Git is just as look at you now and think I see you. It may be an optical illusion, but if I feel, smell and touch you, and you strike back, I am con vinced.'
 Freeman thinks that he and his wife have passed through the 'baptism of fre," as he terms it, which is the third state in the Chris tian progress Their entrance to this state was through the sacrifice of their child. Rev K. the s1ittle book" mentioned is his little child. The verses referred to are "And the voice which I heard from heaven spoke unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book
 which is open in the hand of the angel And
 I went unto the angel and said unto him, Give me the little book And he said unto me, Take it and eat it up, and it shall make
 thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey And took the little book out of the angels hand and eat it up. And he said unto me, ''Thou must prophecy again | before many peoples and nations and tongues and kings" He claims that the Scriptures
 are now fulfilled, and that the light his child | throwns on them is all the light they will | receive hereafter. In accordance with the suggestion of the court, MT. Freeuan's coun- sel, as soon as they obtain the necessary pa pers from the clerk, will petition the governor to order commitment to the Danvers insane
 asylum.
 Mrs. Freeman is regarded by experts as be- ing nearly, if not quite, as insane as her hus- band. She shares in his exaltation and holds
 the same beliefs that he does. In regard to the tragedy, she now says: ttWhy, if I did not
 believe it was ordered of God, what should I do? I should become insane" In obedience to a command received from God, she has cut
 her hair off quite short, has ceased to wear cuffs and collars and has discarded all forms of jewelry and articles of personal adorn-
 ment.
 The Talmud on Supremacy of Reason. From the Pan Mall Gazette.l
 The supremacy of reason even in matters of faith is well set forth in one of the most re-
 markable legends contained in the Talmud, to
 be found in Baba Metziah (59): ''An impor- tant question of doctrine as to pure and i'm pure things was being discussed in the pres
 ence of Rabbi Eliezer the Great. All his arguments urged in favor of the views he en- tertained had been answered; he could find
 no reply. He was silenced, but not convinced.
 Suddenly his eye caught plant. that was
 growing in 8 corner. That am in the right
 he indignantly exclaimed, 'and that my views
 are in accordance with our law, let yonder