The Worthington advance., 1882-08-03
PERSONALS

! }. W. Simmons, now of Sioux Falls,
is in town visiting friends.
! Miss g. Vervatt is home again, her
school III Seward having closed last Fri
day.
| n: NJ. Smith and wife, Of Sioux City,
are i'll town visiting friends.
Merton McManus, of Minneapolis,
Mnn., has arrived and joined the AD-
VANCE brigade rs Il compositor.
Mr.. Bloedlc, the jolly German black
smith, has returned to Carver county
for the present. Mr.. uaegele remains
III charge of the shop.
jerome Davidson severed his connec-
nectien with the Worthington AD-
| VANCE with the publication of the last
issue of that excellent journal, and
came home Friday evening to take a
| little needed recreation from tie wear
ing effects OF too constant application
to business.-Luverne Herald.
| On the 18th Of March last, Dave Lit
tlechild sold i team to James McQuirk,
of Adrian, Minn., taking a mortgage
| on the same. At the present time Mr..
Littlechild holds the mortgage, but tho
| team and owner have gone where the
woodbine twineth for all Dave knows.
-Slbley Tribune.
sP1RITUALISM IN WoR71INGT0N.
| Tho ADVANCE announced last week
that George P. Colby, the trance and
test medium, was in town. On Wed
nesday evening he delivered lecture,
under control, tracing the growth Of
spiritualism rs distinguished from ma
terial!sm. On Thursday evening his con-
troll answered a number of questions
presented by the audience, relating to
the truths of spiritualism and tie con-
| ditions of spirit life, at the conclu-
sion OF which another spirit control de-
scribed the spirits and scenes surround
ing number of persons in the audi
encc. Near one lady stood in old lady
of a former era, wearing cap and cape
Of 4 peculiar make, which her friends
recognized us corresponding accurately
with IL picture Of the lady's mother.
Near Register Of Deeds johnson stood
young man who was killed in the
army, Mr.. j. recognizing the de-
scription as correct. Near Mrs. Plotts
stood spirit who was accurately de-
scribcd and whom Mrs. =. recognized
us her brother-in-law, who died several
years ago in Kentucky. This spirit, the
control said, would DO instrumental
III bringing Mrs. p. into work which
would give her q national reputation
The control repeated this with empha-
sis. and said, this prophecy will be
fulfilled.' This only confirmed what
the guides of Mrs. 2. have frequently
told her, that there are stirring times
ahead and that her remarkable powers
will be called into full action, giving
her Il national work and name.
Mr.. Colby gave only one private sit
ting while lcra. but that was entirely
satisfactory, the gentleman receiving
:ln accurate description Of his past life
and Of his physical ailments, together
will, All outline OF his future and sug-
gestions ior the hcttering Of his health
and condition. Others would have been
glad to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity for private sittings, but Mr..
Colby could not remain as lie had al
pointments to fill in Nebraska. lie
promised, however, to return, probably
III September, a:ld to give more Of his
time and strength to private slttingS,
when those who wish to investigate
will have an opportunity to test his
powers and to open communication
with their friends in the spirit world.
PARTIES in this vicinity are in CORE
sl,ol;lt:ce Witi& n1;.t4!a)Zing medium
and the slirtualists hope soon to give
those wl!c aye sI1eptical an opportunity
to see matoriulized spirit forms.
The audiences attending Mr.. Colby's
pected to sec and we must commend
them for good order and attention.
There were few ignorant and coarse
people who kept up somo noise, as
though the lectures were Punch and
Judy Show, l'ut generally the audiences
were composed Of Intelligent and Attcn-
tive people. IN fact, our best citizens
were in attendance, and we mean 10y
"best'' those who stand highest. in the
community for culture a:ld character.
Unit! the advent of Mr.. Colby no me-
dunn had spoken III public in Worth
ton for five years. In 1877 Mr.. Cook,
the State lecturer, delivered two lee
lures here, Those were rather stormy
times, when bigotry and brutality we've
rampant. aud there was a great deal Of
talk Of mobbing the speaker and the
editor Of the ADVANCE, who stood by
him. Times have changed. Mr.. Colby
now has Il respectful hearing and we
have heard Of but one ignoramus who
suggested violence, ard lie said this
with b;.ted breath.
Ilenceforth we hope there will be fire.
qucnt opportunities in Worthington to
hear lectures from liberals, spiritual
lists, scientists and all classes Of public
speakers. It is q pity that while the
churches are forever ringing their bells
in our cars, proclaiming their views
from every platform, laying their tracts
on every table, inveigling US into their
church festivals to get our money, put
ting their subscription papers into our
hands and getting our help in linan-
cial way, and doing this unblushingly
and as though they had a perfect right
to 90 all this, 1t is 4 pity, we say, that
many Of these same church people are
violent III their denunciation Of lib
erals who claim and exercise the
same right, and a double pity that there
| are so few liberal speakers. For the
bulk Of the people are hungering and
| thlrsting for a reasonable religion,
| adapted to the wants of this age, and
are weary Of the old Jewish system,
which should have perished with the
| fall OF Jerusalem.
Detained.
| a prominent eastern CAPITALIST who is