The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-10
SPIRIT WHISPERS.
Mrs. Lille Lectures on Spiritualism, De
structive and Constructive.


Mrs. Lille Lectures on Spiritualism, De-
structive and Constructive.
A moderate sized audience assembled
in the Opera House on Wednesday even
ing to listen to the gifted speaker, Mrs.
Lille, who was announced to speak on
the subject above named, under the au-
spices OF the Canton Lyceum. The lady
was introduced by Judge j. W. Under
hill, in few remarks. stating that the
audience usually chose her subject, but
tonight she would select her own. She
is a medium sized lady, plainly but neat
ly dressed in close fitting garments, and
possesses a quiet yet distinct voice, that
seldom, except when warmed in her
theme, aseends above the ordinary pitch.
Unfortunately the house was filled with
dense smoke arising from the heaters,
which ineOmmOded the speaker cOnsid-
erably, yet she held the audience nearly
an hour and a half.
The lady began by describing what
spiritualism really was, beautiful sys-
tenn Of belief, which, through agencies
that are susceptible Of still greater de-
VelOpment, bring us In close relations
with the spirits Of those who have gone
before, or as she ex pressed IL, passed be-
yond the line W which we call death" Spir.
| itualism finds Its greatest enemies In the
prejudices inculcated by early training,
as 1t Is extremely difficult to eradicate
the effects of youthful teachings, and
when a person dRres to think for him
self. and puTsues a line of conduct at
variance with established dOgmas, he at
once becomes an object Of persecution.
Spiritualism has done away with hell.
We do not believe in place OF eternal
torment or eternal happiness, but do as
| sert that the spirit enters the eternal
state at the place where it left the body,
and Is ever progressing onward and
higher, approaching the standard OF per-
fectiOn. They accuse us OF not belleV-
1 ing the Bible, we believe in everything
that Is good, but there is great deal,
that in the light OF modern science, we
cannot believe, and great deal that Is
merely history Of barparous and unclV-
ilized race OF people, and as everything
Is progressive, the 18th century em-
plOyed some of its prOfOundest scholars
| to "reVise" the scriptures, sure proof
of existing error in that infallible writ,
as 1t did not come up to the modern
standard, and lays itself open to erttt-
cisim. She spoke in favor OF trance
mediums and seances, whereby COM
municatiOn can be had with departed
friends, and said that Peters vision and
the PentecOstal heTy tongues OF flame
were nothing else but spirit manifesto
lions. Inc lAuy LOOK uoCiueu BhOunu IL
favor of taxing church property, which.
with its millions goes free, while the
poor widow, with a house full OF little
ones, supported by the wash-tub, is a
prey to the rapaciOus tax gatherer. Why
warming up) the millions In untaxed
church property Is a direct aid tOpauDer-
ism, in many large cities the churches
own blocks Of land covered with busi-
ness houses, leased as stores, offices, and
even saloons, from which large rents are
drawn and not cent of tax paid. In
conclusion she made an eloquent argu-
ment in favor of her belief.
IMPROVISATION.
The lady Is accustomed to reeite i'm
prOVised poetry on any subject given,
and Judge Underhill suggested "tOlera-
tiOn" and she at once recited dozen or
so stanZa5, 80 smoothly that the doubt
ing Thomas who reported the meeting
thought 1t had been committed TO MEM
Ory, although the Judge assured the
audience he had held no previous con-
Versation with her. The pencil may
have erred and the lady's powers be all
that are represented. She closed with
an invocation to angels and good spirits.
The lady has q pleasing address and Is
thoroughly in earnest, and her future
appearances in Canton will be welcomed
with good houses.