Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-15
SPIRITUALISAI,
An Excellent Sermon by Rev C. H strick-
land.

hofs ". H. otflchtanu, II. L., the aDle
and eloquent pastor of the First Baptist
Church. preached to a large congregation
in his church Sunday night, an admirable
discourse on the subject of "Spiritualism, y
voicing, as we think, the sentiments of all
right-thinking people on that widely dis
cussed question. He took for his text the
3lst verse of the 10th chapter of Acts:
"And he said unto him, if they hear not
Moses and the prophets, neither will they
be persuaded, though one rose from the
dead"
AS is known by Bible readers, this is the
concluding sentence of the parable of the
rich man and Lazarus, and the text is the
reply of Father Abraham to the rich man,
who lifted up his voice from hell and de-
sired the spirit of Lazarus sent back to
earth, to convert his (the rich man's) five
brothers from the error of their ways.
DR.. Strickland began by referring to
some of the mysterious passages and al
lusions in the book of holy writ, and also to
some of the popular and prevalent super
stitions and mysteries of the times, which
he said exist and will continue to do SO, and
there are many mysterious occurrences,
which cannot be cleared up.
He said he adm IS and
believes there aIe spirits, and also admits
that there are mysteries inexpieable in
spirituahsm. There may be spiritual
agency, of some kind, although he don't
believe it, yet he don't pretend to be able to
produce the proof that there is not. Able
and learned men have borne testimony on
both sides of the question. But it is alb
surd to believe that the souls and spirits of
the departed dead can be summoned back to
earth at the beck and call of human agency.
Weas people, he said, are naturally su-
perstitious, and willing to be led, gulled
and humbugged. Man can be wrought up
to state of mind that he can be made to
see and believe anything in the world. 1t
may be by animal magnetism, nesmerism,
or something of the kind; he don't pretend
to say how. He enumerated some instan-
ces where spiritualistic frauds had been ex-
posed, but these do not explain the
mysteries of spiritualism, he said.
But let there be mystery in it. If it is
spirit agency, let us avoid it, because, ac-
cording to the teachings of good and
learned men, there is danger in it. If the
Almighty Spirit in one instance, as is
recorded, refused to send a spirit back to
earth, there is no evidence that He has ever
altered that decree. In conclusion, he ad-
monished his hearers in regard to this ques-
ton of spiritualism, to let it alone-let it
severely alone.
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was seized with a sudden impulse Sunday
night to pay visit to Chattanooga, and
made his arrangements and took the early
train yesterday morning. Before taking his
leave, however, he appropriated to his uses
Jef's watch, about Sc in money, two
razors and perhaps other appurtenances Of
the shop.
| The loss of the articles was discovered al
an early hour yesterday morning, and 6
telegram sent to CHATTANOOGA officials, who
were at the train to give Clip reception on
his arrival in the city. Sheriff C. B. Cos
sett, armed with the necessary papers,
went down on the next train, and was ex
pected to return with the prisoner last
night.
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