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tpel hte l&p. »ly.e rer. anne rV, B ita, serf A. cet or; -Oi- ifne a at ito- ery um . Dl<» tr id set- nii cu Jor. ind ch- nn» eat at am f 18,00 FEB TEAS A JBINQLB COPIES, I laf- VOL. XXII < In Advaics. > ui< BOSTON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1867 < Eight OmU > NO. 3 off. ‘ /^JOFFICIAL Bi^RT.] ri> not willing to see what he regarded as “ God made Dgt Dr. A. Underhill, Mrs. Hannah Thomas. Henry spirit-life, let uh strive to follow hl. example by n the higher path of philosophy, will’secnro even to . M. manifest iu the flesh ” hnng by the neck, or cut- Crist, Dr. J. J. Bigelow, John Henry, Edward closer adherence to the cause of Truth and Jus earth the ago of philosophy—the era of true nnd Jit, ting.each other into pieces, and destroying their Marcy,- Sarah J. Stone,. O.. Brownson, A. A. tice, nnd more earnest eftbrts to (Yeo humanity right reason.' And tbiit t^ill bO'nn ngo of justlco, FOUBTH NATIONAL CONVENTION bodies., I well remember, many years ngo, when Wheelock, Mrs. A. A. Wheelock, Mrs. L. Knights, from the bondage of fear, ignorance, bigotry nnd or liberty, and of holy1 fraternity, such os shall ial- this great and good mau returned from the funeral ifth OF SPIRITUALISTS, Mrs. N. T. Ketehnm. Mrs. Ai G. Crocker, Addison superstlon, and ovfl^asd above n)l, to ndorn the put "tb shauio the'broketi 'utterances of tho . Held at Cleveland, Ohio, September 8dt 4th» of one of,ills children, in the deep yearnings of a Kelly, Ansel Randell, O. BjWoodson, Mrs. 8.0. glorious philasqnnrqwe profess with purer IIvm, “saints.” '■ ■' 1 • ‘ • the , 5th and Otb, 1807. father’s soul he composed a beautiful poem; one Huberton, Mrs. A. W. Pnjn,'-Mrs. Rosa C. Wood; purer Lopes, aha rytpurer love‘fdr God nnd hu- Tl Shall we be told thaj slpco philosophy Is an tha ' Hue of each verse was: A. B. French, E. WliippMf J. H. Russell,.Mrs. inanity. < eterual 'nuraiilt’ slnco' we con nevpf roach,the ■a» "I cannot make him dead." Mario Morley, L. F. Hageri.0. D. Ensign, Mrs. T. Witli many thanks for the kindness and liearjy md (Reported for the Convention by Henry T. ChUd, M. D., fttlly intv completely solvent world,' we had ,uwt tho ’ the Secretary.] K And so I feel now of John Pierpont—that I can T. Walton, william W.jLewis.'^ R, Burrlttville, cooperation of the oflloera'dnd members of tliis turn *toKkay ' “ sttmeth|ngpmcticnl''?‘' P atixwor •er not make him dead. Dr. William Bose, O; F."Kellogg, Henry Hnrbnrt, National GrgnnlasUonr and'tolfae •Wor|fcrrln ,oii < i The Fourth National Convention was called to J. M. Peebles said, I simply rise to make a few Mrs. Mary Graham, 0. Kingsley, G. W. Gilbert, cause e very whore;-! freely leave this chirft'td* ’one old remarks in regard to tho Reverend John Pierpont, C. H. Waters, William Ward, Mra. William whom wo shall dll dellglit to honor nnd assist id materMTwhalth of earth; one glimpse of tbehnr- M. order by the President, Newman Weeks, of Ver Ivo because as a true, brave man, I have had a pro Ward, Mrs. H, Dlok, Henry Beak, Mrs. Henry carrying on the grand nnd glorious wdrlt of spirit piony of thlpgs, one, moment’s insight into tlm tia, ' rnont, at 10 a. m., on Tuesday, the 3d of Sept. found reverence for him. When a mere boy I Beck, 8. 8. Clark, George Ingham. Mrs. Thomas ual knowledge and liumnn progress.' sjffHtual lifgnificah'ce of* the external world, Is of . Tlie Secretary being absent, Dr. H. T. Child, of used to hear of the New England Reformer. John Tillbridge, Ellen R. Morris, Hannah T. Thomas, REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN. mote‘value nil the low comforts of a whole Ua William Granger, Sarah Durgin, Ezra Riley, animal lifetime. And besides, nil earthly splen ire Philadelphia, was appointed Secretary pro tem. Pierpont. Thnt wldch I most admired in his Mr. Rhen, on taking the chnir, spoke as follows: character, wns his moral bravery. Whatever lie Peter Berry, W. C. Waldron, Alexander Williams, dors are derived from the soul of things; nil divine lea The published call ofthe Convention was then, believed down deep in his great loving soul to be George W. Autlsdale, A. P.Maine, James Hul Bodies and Gentlemen of the Convention:' heroisms of history come (Yom within; all genius read. true, that he would stand up for in the glory of bert, Sarah E. Micliener, W. W. Bailey, John Since It hns been yonr pleasure to assign mo drinks at the etornn! sources of divine power; nil On motion of Mr. Finney, it was his manhood. Never did he shrink from that Howard, Samuel A. Dean, Mra. John Howard, both the honor nnd the duties of presiding over great performances nre due to tbe masteries of In Rfiolved, That the delegates from each State or. Territory, which lie believed to be true. What a glorious Eben D. Howe, D. Hiram Bel), P. F. Olds, Ilunoni yonr deliberations, it is bnt iltting that I should the soul; nil great moments of history derive their ill- ; and from the Provinces ot Canada, be requested to confer to example is that to us. Many Spiritualists at this Webb, Jr., L. R. Carver, Mra.'L. R. Carver. acknowledge thia token of yonrconsideration nnd power of performance through snpersensuous 1» gether and select one person from each State, <tc., to com- confidence. l ean only hope that you have made । oic the following committees: present moment are governed more by policy Rlinois—Mrs. II. F. M. Brown, E. V. Wilson, channels from' the eternal deeps of Spiritual Na ow lit, on Credentials and Nominations. than by principle—than by the grand nnd sublime Frank L. Wadsworth, Mra. Lon H. Kimball, no mistake in this selection, for, In this largo Con ture. * fen 2d, on Business., truths tbat have streamed down to ns tlirongh all Hudson Tuttle, Mrs. Emma Tuttle,Ellsl a S mrp, vention, constituted ns it Is, and of those whom I From the tfleas of God tho universe comes blnz- by 54, on Finances. bnve reason to believe must hove a larger and ck, the past ages. On tlint rostrum at Providence E. C. Dunn, II. A. Jones, Mra. W. Meytrs, Wm. ing into symbolic beauty. An ago of “ material " 4th, an Resolutions. we there heard his last words of prophecy, where Meyers. Mrs. J. D. Fuller, Dr. J. Boggs, Mra. richer experience than I foe) to possess, there utility might perhaps got on without a soul; hut On motion, the Convention took a recess of must be those better (itialifled for tlio position yon old no aald to us that It would he hie last appearance Sarah Mashnu, Ira Porter, Milton T. Peters, R. H. if it could, the' coarse grunt of animal comfort twenty minutes. before any public hotly. He felt distinctly that Winslow, Mrs. H. A. Jones, E. S. Holbrook, Dr. have allotted tome. MakingnofurtliUrnpologlos; would be a poor substitute for tho works of genius On being called to order, the delegates reported he wns about to leave that Convention for a Samuel Underhill, Rev. J. 0. Barrett, John L. however, permit me to assure you thnt it shall bo and the divlno enthusiasm of the spiritual-mind asfollows: ......................... grander Convention in the world of spirits, where Spettlgue, Uriah Mil Is, 8. 8. Jones, N. E. Dagget, iny purpose to discharge the duties of Chairman ed. Tho failures of Spiritualism aro grander than It, . without pnrtiality, and without regard to persons Committee on Credentials and Nominations—A. with such men as Thomas Starr King nnd Theo J. R. Dagget. J. 8. Loveland, Hiram M. Lamppenr. tho triumphs of materialism. Heroism and ptiro W. Fleming, of Missouri; Dr. James Cooper, of or personi)! interests. And in this effort, I shall lar dore Parker he might work on. I am no hero William T. Norris, Mrs. William T. Norris, Ruv. J. enthusiasm arise only from tho supersensnous— Indiana; A. A. Wheelock, of Ohio; A. O. Robin worshiper, but I atn better for such men having B. Harrison. look to tho good sense of the Convention to sus tho Hitiritusl, tlio diviuo. An ngo of complete ma de - son, of Massachusetts; James Frist, of Mary lived. As I see them standing up there, I look Indiana—Rev. Moses Hull, Dr. James Cooper, tain mo in all proper measures; for without tliis terialism would ho possible only to a generation in d land; Mrs. O. F. Stevens, of New Jersey; Frank up and admire them, and I feel that I may rise Sirs. M. E. Hulbert, Freeman Taber, Myron E. cooperation, your Chairman will be powerless. of brutes: tho utility thereof could not rise above L. Wadsworth, of Illinois; Warren Chase,of New and stand with them. Friends, let us cherish his Cole. You must remember, furthermore, flint such rules tho trough nnd the hay-rick. It is a fact of histo i of York; Mrs. Mary M. Bailey, of Iowa; Michael B. as ypu adopt will ba your rules, and to these, just oga memory and Ids virtues. I understand there Is a JFfsconsin—Mrs. 8. E Warner, A. J. Fisltback,. ry that tlio sensual school of philosophy, with ita Dyott, of Pennsylvania; L. B. Brown, of Michi choir in tliis Convention who are prepared to sing 3Irs. Pauline Roberts, J. W. Stuart, Mrs. M. A, ly applied and interpreted, wo must nil submit.