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Th3 North •‘Western Orient*A monthly periodical ol the above name I has recently been started at Waukegan, Til.*[ dwetcd io the intcrcs's of Spiritualism. It 1 is edited Uy a committee of Spiritualists, who maintain that “Allegiance to men is treason to Owl,'’—ami is an ably conducted,, fpicy i and wait written miscellany. No journal pcib-i li.died west of New England i.s conducted with more talent am) marked ability in the ' editotiid department than ihe Orient. The editorials are characterized by originality of i thought and terseness of style. . Discarding [ the insipid and comm in place monotony of j p.diiknl scribblers, they convey their idens at . once, in a bold and scmilious manner. Every f comparison is adorned by a well supported metaphor, or cmbelishcd with a historical allusion, which at once illustrates, and convince:, while at the same time, \\? may divert therefrom invigorating rills to refresh the gar doiis of literature. Wc speak now of the intellectual and literary qualities of the Orient• and not of the principles which it essays t° he inrule orthodox. The principles advocated by n journal is one thing—and the man.^ ner in which they are expressed is quiteinvestigate is a fuoh ’e say r:vr.Tiaxri:,I jintl (Mifcri’ui thing— and it is she lai-] 1 or that we more particularly lulmire in the j O/iotl, Fjvt} thought situl fn1© expressioni] com men.I able always. If there is a now bur it theory that strikes the mind favorably, j a It luutglt o.Ni'oiTi.Au, submit it to the tribunala clt; , of re:t‘HHj, together with Ihe philosophy of1 your belief—and if yon are right convinceothers—if you a!-o wrung, let others convince you. The tyranny of opinion has done much to retard the progress of free thinking, Men have tint da rod to bravo popular opinion, brow-beat the prejudices of mankind, and revolt!lionize the public mind. They have shimtk fioni the task, knowing that :l would require ti mem it ted toil for years- But the work hui begun in various portions of the cotitilty. Theories hare spi ung into ex is. twsicc, novel nttd strange. Then entrance have barm met with maledictions and curses.—TJioh* sncijoss, nevy: thek’s, has been proportional to the intrinsic merits of each. While some have been crowned with aloiious success, others have been justly committed to the oblivions ruins of forgetfulness. And so let it be with Spiritualism. If it be a dogmatic innovation—baseless and untrue—let rea* on mid investigation through the public Press condemn it. But it the system is alt that its advocates claim for it, we think-U is morally oeiTiin that the Orient is capable of malting it so appear. Read and investigate before condemning. Jeflcrson once said • Ho who wdl not invijitignfe is a bigot. He who dares not investigate is a slave. lie who cannotAn Academy
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Geneva Weekly Express
Geneva, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Dec 08, 1855
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