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A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY, PHENOMENA, PHILOSOPHY, AND TEACHINGS OF S P I R I T TJ A. L I S M. ^REGISTERED AS A NEWSPAPER, FOR TRANSMISSION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.] No. 157.—V ol . IV.] LONDON, APRIL 4, 1873. [P r ic e O ne P enny . RELATIVE MERITS OF THE DARK AND TIIE LIGHTED SEANCES, AND OF THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF MEDIUM- SHIP. To the Editor.—Dear Sir,—Without attaching more importance to that railing against the dark seance which sometimes appears in your columns than ir really merits, I feel that all our modes of investigating the spiritual phenomena cannot be too well considered and analysed, and tliis, I am happy to perceive, is your own view of the matter. The advent of Modern Spiritualism was predicted in 184(1 through that greatest of modern mediums and clairvoyants, A. J. Davis, in the great work to which his name was attached on its publication in the following year at New York. Coincident with that appeared at Paris Cahagtiet's publications, containing his wonderful researches by means of clair voyance. In Davis's case, the work was evidently that of a band of most highly progressed spirits, numbering among them, I believe, such noble beings as Solon the Athenian law-giver, and Galen the accom plished physician; and it may be said of that comprehensive work, which Professor Bush, then a semi-opponent, styled “ a profound philosophy of the universe,” that it is not likely to be appreciated for at least another generation, owing to its great superiority as a w hole to what is thought most attractive in literature at the present day; and I believe this is the opinion expressed recently by some very highly ; progressed spirits indeed. Cahagnet's works, on the contrary, though j from clairvoyant sources also, contain every variety of greatness and | littleness in idea and expression which are to be found among indi viduals composing modem society, and had not clairvoyance been a ; tabooed subject at that time, his publications would no doubt have become very popular. It is thus evident that clairvoyance, usually considered a high class of mediumship, will bring us acquainted with all classes and grades of spirits, from the highest to the lowest, just as is the case witli mediums for physical manifestations of all kinds to-dav. , And I contend that this is exactly what mankind requires. Were we ! only to receive communications from spirits who had passed, for example, from earthly paradises such as Saturn or Jupiter, grandly i intellectual though they would be, they could not possibly be so suited j to our needs as the various orders of communications habitually ; received, coming from spirits of all denominations in the religious, j moral, or philosophical world, and all teaching us that ‘‘as we sow here so shall we reap hereafter.” A great error seems to prevail among a few Spiritualists, as well as 1 among non-Spiritualists, to the effect that if they only keep away from certain kinds of seances, where they fancy that low or undeveloped spirits “ most do congregate,” they will escape the pernicious influence 1 of such spirits altogether. I think the very contrary, as a rule, is the case. The philanthropist who never attended a seance is inspired hv angelic spirits, while the drunkard or debauchee, who may be equally innocent of attendance at a dark seance, may be cn rapport with the soul of a departed victim to modern vices. I do not believe that in the annals of Spiritualism it has ever been even attempted to be shown that the spirit-developers of any medium, or the spirit-directors of any established circle, public or private, have been other than spirits actuated by the best of motives, either towards the individuals operated on and their families, or towards the world at large. No doubt at many classes of seances spirits of various grades of character approach, and at jiublic seances, where persons of all varieties of character are liable to be admitted, a certain proportion of the spirits attending such seances will be those in attendance on those self-same sceptics, merely in continuation of their ordinary attcndarc ■ on them, however ignorant the latter may be of that important fact. But even if the majority of the persons present were of bad character, there would certainly bo present, in addition to the directing spirits operating on tho public medium, many others actuated by an earnest desire to benefit inquirers. Besides, it is well understood that the spirits who preside over all public seances, or who control public mediums at the lecture-hall, &c., take infinite pains to provide against such contingencies as the undue influence of undeveloped spirits, who might seek to interfere with either their medium, or the members ol ; the circle, or the audience. | But. one of your correspondents has called attention to a s<ance where he found a large bowl of punch placed on the table, t o doubt for the purpose of producing a certain kind of harmony. Perhaps ther • was tto piano or musical-box at hand, and all the sitters laid sore throats, and so were unable to warblet Certainly not once in a thousand times, I think, would he find punch instead of music introduced for the sake of harmony at spiritual seances. As a practice, no doubt it would be highly prejudicial, though perhaps sotue special occasion might exist suited for such a procedure, just in the same way a> a modern physician will prescribe brandy for his patients when prostrate from lev er, etc., but warn him against the use habitually of brandy alter liis i recovery. But the objects in attending seanc’s have to be considered, for if an investigator or Spiritualist wishes to hear a thrilling oration from a high spiritual source on such a subject, for example, as " The Needs of 1 Humanity," he would no doubt be sadly disappointed should he make a mistake and go to a public seance held chiefly :n simple demo; Aration of spirit existence, where a beginner might be half nil hour spelling out a short sentene ■of quite a personal nature. Bui «u the other hand, should such a beginner be desirous of obtaining some proof that spirits ; really do exist, or, having progressed that step, afterwards go to seek j recognition by some departed friend, lie would be sadly disappointed if. instead of receiving either such proof or recognition, he found himself in ■ presence of a public trance-medium, and listened to what lie would | term probably “ a very beautiful address from a lady with her eves shut.” Yet at dark seances, where both physical and trance mediums have been present, I have listened to very excellent discourses indeed on topics of the highest importance; while in the light I have often witnessed, among beginners and sceptics chiefly, the greatest triviality. There seems to be no law, as far as light and darkness are concerned, by which exclusion of ignorant spirits can be predicated, even if it were desirable, or, on the other hand, by whieli any predetermined high j manifestations can be ensured. Of course by conforming to the con ditions suitable for any particular phase of the phenomena, disappoint- , m"lit is unlikely to occur, and there being many tastes to gratify. our spirit-hosts have kindly and considerately provided great variety of entertainments, suiting the needs of all. In the present state of Spiri tualism it is fortunate for society that public mediums are to be met 1with, otherwise many would be deterred from investigating, owing to 1so much patience often being required in having mediums developed and phenomena realised. Hereafter, when every family will possess at least, one medium, no public ones may he required, and then, no doubt, many of the mere physical manifestations will cease, there being no longer any necessity for them. But the spirit-voices and spirit- faces, as at our dark seances to-day, will not cease; on the contrary, what is now only possible on the exclusion of white light, and in dark ness, or with coloured light, will then take place, as on more advanced planets to-day, with vastly increased intensity, ivy a palpable habitual intercourse between men, spirits, and angels, in bodily form. For surely even then spiritual communications are not to he confined to tho writing in trance of beautiful books, or the delivery of splendid orations, delightful though such may he. As well might society now be expected to be content with talented pulpit discourses, and a good novel, leaving aside all social intercourse, as that the Spiritualists of the future should be expected to be content with trance and writing modimnship, discarding the cheerful cm!v<rcmionc, where spirits, relatives, and friends will visibly join in sweet social intercourse; an earnest of that which a little later will greet them in the skies.—Yours faithfully. C. March fl8th, 1873. --------- M r . W ilson (Halifax) has informed us of a recent seance with Mr. John Blackburn as medium, at which he was tied with ropes in a most intricate manner by tho audience, then handcuffed, and tho spirits afterwards unloosed him. In the latter part of tho evening (lie spirits tied him up again in a very secure manner.
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A W E E K L Y JO U R N A L DEVOTED TO T H E H ISTO R Y , PHENOM ENA, PHILOSOPHY, AND TEACHINGS OF
S P I R I T TJ A. L I S M .^REGISTERED AS A NEW SPAPER, FOR TRANSMISSION IN T H E UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.]
No. 157.— V o l . IV.] LONDON, APRIL 4, 1873. [ P r i c e O n e P e n n y .
RELATIVE MERITS OF THE DARK AND TIIE L IG H T E DSEANCES, AND OF THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF MEDIUM-S H IP .
To the Editor.—Dear Sir,—Without attaching more importance to that railing against the dark seance which sometimes appears in your columns than ir really merits, I feel that all our modes of investigating the spiritual phenomena cannot be too well considered and analysed, and tliis, I am happy to perceive, is your own view of the matter. The advent of Modern Spiritualism was predicted in 184(1 through that greatest of modern mediums and clairvoyants, A. J. Davis, in the great work to which his name was attached on its publication in the following year at New York. Coincident with that appeared at Paris Cahagtiet's publications, containing his wonderful researches by means of clair voyance. In Davis's case, the work was evidently that of a band of most highly progressed spirits, numbering among them, I believe, such noble beings as Solon the Athenian law-giver, and Galen the accom plished physician; and it may be said of that comprehensive work, which Professor Bush, then a semi-opponent, styled “ a profound philosophy of the universe,” that it is not likely to be appreciated for at least another generation, owing to its great superiority as a w hole to what is thought most attractive in literature at the present day; and I believe this is the opinion expressed recently by some very highly ; progressed spirits indeed. Cahagnet's works, on the contrary, though j from clairvoyant sources also, contain every variety of greatness and | littleness in idea and expression which are to be found among indi viduals composing modem society, and had not clairvoyance been a ; tabooed subject at that time, his publications would no doubt have become very popular. I t is thus evident that clairvoyance, usually considered a high class of mediumship, will bring us acquainted with all classes and grades of spirits, from the highest to the lowest, just as is the case witli mediums for physical manifestations of all kinds to-dav. , And I contend that this is exactly what mankind requires. Were we ! only to receive communications from spirits who had passed, for example, from earthly paradises such as Saturn or Jupiter, grandly i intellectual though they would be, they could not possibly be so suited j to our needs as the various orders of communications habitually ; received, coming from spirits of all denominations in the religious, j moral, or philosophical world, and all teaching us that ‘‘as we sow here so shall we reap hereafter.”
A great error seems to prevail among a few Spiritualists, as well as 1 among non-Spiritualists, to the effect that if they only keep away from certain kinds of seances, where they fancy that low or undeveloped spirits “ most do congregate,” they will escape the pernicious influence 1 of such spirits altogether. I think the very contrary, as a rule, is the case. The philanthropist who never attended a seance is inspired hv angelic spirits, while the drunkard or debauchee, who may be equally innocent of attendance at a dark seance, may be cn rapport with the soul of a departed victim to modern vices.
I do not believe that in the annals of Spiritualism it has ever been even attempted to be shown that the spirit-developers of any medium, or the spirit-directors of any established circle, public or private, have been other than spirits actuated by the best of motives, either towards the individuals operated on and their families, or towards the world at large. No doubt at many classes of seances spirits of various grades of character approach, and at jiublic seances, where persons of all varieties of character are liable to be admitted, a certain proportion of the spirits attending such seances will be those in attendance on those self- same sceptics, merely in continuation of their ordinary attcndarc ■ on them, however ignorant the latter may be of that important fact. But even if the majority of the persons present were of bad character, there would certainly bo present, in addition to the directing spirits operating on tho public medium, many others actuated by an earnest desire to benefit inquirers. Besides, it is well understood that the spirits who preside over all public seances, or who control public mediums at the lecture-hall, &c., take infinite pains to provide against such contingencies as the undue influence of undeveloped spirits, who
might seek to interfere with either their medium, or the members ol ; the circle, or the audience.| But. one of your correspondents has called attention to a s< ance where he found a large bowl of punch placed on the table, t o doubt for the purpose of producing a certain kind of harmony. Perhaps ther • was tto piano or musical-box at hand, and all the sitters laid sore throats, and so were unable to warblet Certainly not once in a thousand times, I think, would he find punch instead of music introduced for the sake of harmony at spiritual seances. As a practice, no doubt it would be highly prejudicial, though perhaps sotue special occasion might exist suited for such a procedure, just in the same way a> a modern physician will prescribe brandy for his patients when prostrate from lev er, etc., but warn him against the use habitually of brandy alter liis
i recovery.But the objects in attending seanc’s have to be considered, for if an
investigator or Spiritualist wishes to hear a thrilling oration from a high spiritual source on such a subject, for example, as " The Needs of
1 Humanity," he would no doubt be sadly disappointed should he make a mistake and go to a public seance held chiefly :n simple demo; Aration of spirit existence, where a beginner might be half nil hour spelling out a short sentene ■ of quite a personal nature. Bui «u the other hand, should such a beginner be desirous of obtaining some proof that spirits
; really do exist, or, having progressed that step, afterwards go to seek j recognition by some departed friend, lie would be sadly disappointed if.
instead of receiving either such proof or recognition, he found himself in ■ presence of a public trance-medium, and listened to what lie would | term probably “ a very beautiful address from a lady with her eves
shut.” Yet at dark seances, where both physical and trance mediums have been present, I have listened to very excellent discourses indeed on topics of the highest importance; while in the light I have often witnessed, among beginners and sceptics chiefly, the greatest triviality. There seems to be no law, as far as light and darkness are concerned, by which exclusion of ignorant spirits can be predicated, even if it were desirable, or, on the other hand, by whieli any predetermined high
j manifestations can be ensured. Of course by conforming to the con ditions suitable for any particular phase of the phenomena, disappoint-
, m"lit is unlikely to occur, and there being many tastes to gratify. our spirit-hosts have kindly and considerately provided great variety of entertainments, suiting the needs of all. In the present state of Spiri tualism it is fortunate for society that public mediums are to be met
1 with, otherwise many would be deterred from investigating, owing to 1 so much patience often being required in having mediums developed and phenomena realised. Hereafter, when every family will possess at least, one medium, no public ones may he required, and then, no doubt, many of the mere physical manifestations will cease, there being no longer any necessity for them. But the spirit-voices and spirit- faces, as at our dark seances to-day, will not cease; on the contrary, what is now only possible on the exclusion of white light, and in dark ness, or with coloured light, will then take place, as on more advanced planets to-day, with vastly increased intensity, ivy a palpable habitual intercourse between men, spirits, and angels, in bodily form. For surely even then spiritual communications are not to he confined to tho writing in trance of beautiful books, or the delivery of splendid orations, delightful though such may he. As well might society now be expected to be content with talented pulpit discourses, and a good novel, leaving aside all social intercourse, as that the Spiritualists of the future should be expected to be content with trance and writing modimnship, discarding the cheerful cm!v<rcmionc, where spirits, relatives, and friends will visibly join in sweet social intercourse; an earnest of that which a little later will greet them in the skies.—Yours faithfully. C.
March fl8th, 1873. ---------Mr . W ils o n (Halifax) has informed u s of a recent seance with
Mr. John Blackburn as medium, at which he was tied with ropes in a most intricate manner by tho audience, then handcuffed, and tho spirits afterwards unloosed him. In the latter part of tho evening (lie spirits tied him up again in a very secure manner.
Till-: M K f> irM AND IM V IiK K A K .I r ,H
r i K H i U , I \ I \ S I) I I - O I'l'< > \ KN'I s.To th» Editor J»r*r Nir, W o u ll y u i k in d ly a l io • ,n* through tli»?
column* ol y o u r IiIwimI |<j ri r : i I, I , , | , , , f i r em -ok* u |>' 'M * I • •• above • u b j e r t I ■ " Ti in no denying i|im )’*, i 11, il .Spirilu >1 i»m "> g" ' ' l h H a firm lioi'I hi fli‘ in in In .if t||i. j,,. ,,i,r ti'irih'-rn r . ■ i ’ - and thour md*now I- Iii.m- in tin* reality mul genuineiii-"- of ihe« , <■-»!i*-'l «j>ir»»h .-nI'mlk; manifestation*. Nevrrtiiele**, t l iov who believe iff tin* >'‘'W *nbi*m have much to Contend willi . the itri*j■ i<li<— i»nA a n '<|»-»' by which am held toward* the believer* m flm r,Nw pinion qiliy b t foe i> ' ill' I profe-.ing f i :i - of fli<. age , any # I iff I*- f i. r 1 1. ■ I p r in c ip le * w h ic h govt h ' i r H arrow a m i , l " j , r a t e d initi 'l*. \ o s o o n e r uo.-n t h*. I r im arid e a r n e s t S p i i ' i t im l i . ! a f t i i a p t to p r o p a g a t e ih*' p r in c ip le * w h ich if* b"li»*vi * to In t r u e , t h a n host* o f r u t h l ' M c h a ra c te r* «•—nil h im "ii every r u le T h e o r f l io d o v am i he te r i r f ln t p o r t io n of N o c - ty lo r o n " " ifi fm ir 11 i f f , m I* ar»* i ina im . i . , t l f r t u i i i - i m in g le to g e t lc - r a* th e y d e c ry am ! d e n o u n c - t l i N philoN-.pliv w h ic h it h o v id e n t th e y h a w not m in d o r su ff ic ient Kr. t in - fo r c e to c o m p r e h e n d .
1 11.. nictapliVNical a s p e c t o f M o d e r n S p i r i tu * l i* in i» in d e e d w o r t h y o f d e e p ooiiaid. :• i t io n ; b u t t h o s e w h o h a v e a l r e a d y in v e s t ig a te d t h e • u b p ct ajfp- i * t.i m e to h a v e road'- bu t a *tq»ertle .al i n q u i r y i n t o it,ami tl......iN.otiN n l n l i in inr have c mi. 'o n - summed up in a feww or.lv t 'ra ifl . imp. -f if- . -o' an.I I g'T'l m oo ami -omn even go to far a* to think that thetr have d - •overe/J all »'m> trn kery in connection witn it, a . I til",- lore a,ye woat they co'.nicI'T a lull ’ rj.o 't ; but whatthey really do exi.......... : no .I: > of th e ir own int.-llcct. W e mayMpe.-t to find v i in c la r a t.-rs in life. They ' a r c not w liov character* th<-y 11-*ian.", n o r who* • l-. I mgs they hurt, only they can explain away tbo-f 11a 1.v’ ic man i f.-vta’iom " without any great mental »train onthen-par r I n.- element a ol their *onl are of the world, und the world would be 1 without them. With lew exception*, those who hare a v a i l e d t i ’ii-.-lv.-s of the opportunity to investigate the subject. h»v- proved themselves bat little qualified to grapple with such a momentous qm -!ion. Without a doubt, they lacked that mental s’arnina which is ti-...... iry to solve all difficult problems.
W. do ref ask the public to believe all r»v, but at lead, we entreat them to be h a n i l lair, and not impute dislione*’ motives to honest men in.t v 1 •i is - they cannot comprehend or explain away what they bare wifne.,"d. Sp.ritualism is a grand r.-ality, and, with proper care and attention, could be u- ■ iilv appli -d in life. Hut some people wish to WCWllll1 while others repudiate it. hecau-f of it - -w; . iarnature. I t i* utterly impossible to please everyone; and it it beca Spiritual!* cannot be fitt'-d into the groove of »o ‘ rice, or run in the rut of orth >d >xy. that it do-s not meet witn genera! approval. Yet, ■wvertbele**. Spiritual baa its aim and it i* UM great oppo nent of infidelity, for it. undoubtedly prove* that our consciousness can and does ex,-t apart from our material organism. .Spiritualism has brought
date uome that has bam laid waste by that, cruel tyrant —Atii sm. And if it destroy* that cold materialistic creed that binds man's soul to this world, and this world alone, then it does more t.nr, all the philosophy or theologies of any age have ever been able to do. spiritualism ought not to be opposed by religionist.*, for, if anything, it demonstrates the truth of the Bible. It is only short sighted and bigoted preachers of the gospel who oppose it; would they only study toe matter more attentively, they would indeed find many reasons fo ibold g it. B at it is evidently the way of life, that thosewho know • . i-t about a tiling ar-- generally the loudest in their con demnation. In our northern counties our philosophy is Ir-irig denounced from tne p . p . t : and it is somewhat amusing to listen to thecoar.se
MM mild at ng Ob -nans can hurl from their*oni. A « o' corit.-mp’ is ail ve tire allowed to re*urn; the pulpit sh:e. is ..- n fro n criticism arid censure, arid the local journals are also n:r,u 1 to i is a reply to to - false statement* -o often made bv them. ' J - ' - -■ J o n * S tV bm .
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S P IB IT C A L I.^ M A M ; D E A T ir .To t ,e E i *o.-. .Sir,— If is geri-ra ily , I th ink ru-id by S p iritu a lis ts
s t b e o r : g . , : . rxtend*over ti..- 1 ; . 'l a id \ e w 'I’e-t.a a-nt. d ;sp '" ,sa 'ions . \Vh< ri vo i delivered a lec tu re ou ■ 'p ir.tu .ili. in OLa-gow, you your»elf quoted at -.,rne iengt.;. from - S tr .p tu re s b'-gir,' . ng wi til <j . . . . W h a t po-itive ktiOW- le.ig- o tuo a tu re of d'-atli, then , can be a tta ined b mere tnortil ev rl w .tho in itia tion in t .e m ore recondite krio a ledg .r of -.oiritual
* o u r nam esake, R o b ert Bum *, lms given us a version of the nine teen th Psalm , from w hich I take th e follow ing
“ Thou giv 'st the w o rd —thv c rea tu re (nan Is to ex steric.- b ro u g h t;
A gain, th o u say *t. * l ’e sons of men.R e tu rn ye in to n o u g h t.’
I bon lav*’ fii'-m w ith a ll th e ir c a r ' s Iri everlas’ing sleep.
As with a i! .od ' /h i tak’st fii'-m off W ith overwhe! n ing sweep.'
A nd tiie above, a* M r. Peebles s b o tik . " M y th , .Man, o r G od,” shows, be |,".-vaient I'i'r-a of ficath u nder ' (.at »-1,;r ir> rh-p, js-ati'.ii,
1. i.n ,■ tne .Sew -lestA m ent 'iispensat ori tie- irjeus of deatii s'-ern r a n o n - ; som etim es th e O ld-Testam ent, idea is recognised as the n o /n . .. on", and im /norta .iry a ' j i l t co n le rr-d f.v C h ris t; som etim es, but m ore rar.-iy th ere |. a sp iritu a l bo 'lv an d a -p irifual resurrection bu t
.. . . s a w tb e q . . , - ; . ; g take* piac • iA w dnafh— “ T h a t w hichth o u s o - t st is no t quickened except it d ie ; and som etim es th e re is a bod ily re su rrec tio n — ‘ I he dear] shall h ear th e voice o f th e Son o f G od , a n d those who h ea r shall l iv e .’ ’J h" in junction , “ Jf th y rig h t ha no offend tne*, cu t it off,’’ w ith th e reason annexed,show * that, th e idea ol a person a: or bodily resurrection was very fam iliar to th e mind of Jesus. : in d eed , this idea s'-ems to lead him to ad o p t a confused figure. The injunction is undoubtedly meant, figuratively, (hough it is difficult to see how t h e casting from us any sin, dear as a r ig h t band o r right eye, is to become “ maimed.”
Under the dispensation of modern .Spiritualism idea* of death are also various. Professor Ife Morgan admitted the phenomena. Mr.
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J a c k s o n d i d , a n d M r . A tk in s o n doe*, ever, t,, , ; )( |( f lowers t h r o u g h Vtotie w a l ls ; a n d in t h a t ca ," »1,-.,,. 14 q h i *1 in n in g b i s iidtiiiNsion of th e t r a . f in r ’ic I,[t , ,,Vhat i(b a , o f d e a th t h ' s c genMcineri m ay have helo | , .
|; ,.,c; M". lUinn' T o f i'.ji. r i tua l n n o; tu e t.o:,lu 'l i o f t l ," l e a c h i ' .■; of s p i r i t s , d e a th lo r s on, ' ' ,■■ e.irs - ni. 11 u i " ( h e n r<an' a i 'na ' ion . I" in.a,ly, we ,s r,o ilea! ti. W h a t seem s so is t r a n s i t ion.
fr, th e ( p i r i f u a l I n s t i t u t i o n h e r e , a few w e , . , , a /o f rom l .o n d o iu g ave a l e c tu re , in w h ic h , a f t e r lam enting of d o T in e a m o n g tl ie meiliiniiN, a od p i r t u ..ariv j, , .e j d■ 11 a m o n g th e m , r- ' / m in i 'u 'Jed e • 1ol all dilli '-ui! i‘ », w h ich f a i th w.-es, f f o u n d , tl,'- l .b i-uio/ ,!)||I I kn o w enn u g l l of h im t o p r e f e r l i . 'l '-pet . 'l ' f/ . r-,’w i ( lis’a i id in g all th a t f h a r e p o i i u ' d Out, a — . / t i<:ap.»e *y at . 'l a ' l /n d m e n * * d e c l a r ' d in ' h e < y l i ........ . ; .ism h a d ... t t h d t n e q u e s t io n o f i m m o r t a l i t y , f va, .... m u c h , b u t i e a r lh i'. t in s is m o re i bar: .n jt s pr< - o s , eg. I f o w e v r, 1 w oold (,ot o ' , n, ,c,e oeu t t e r a n c e ol a l e c tu r e r , w h ich r n a t u r e r I I .o u g h t may e v ,
M r I fo m e , wh e n r,e m e t v,i’ l, ,e . 'ipu'. ' , a . . o, (>. , , ' y e a r s ago , m a d e a pie,- ,an ', sp e ech , ir, vh ch he reu .a r , , - , goo d fo r t h e m t h u s o , m e e t ; he wa* d i n r e d or, ,n ,
......................w i t h o u t it h i m ig h t , p e r h a p s O s -ex p e r ie n c e " , a n d i m p u t e th '-m to t h e w o r k in g ot hi-, . not. p r e t e n d to g ive m s ex ac t w ords , s p o k e n on tn e . r . ■ b u t he is (i g r e a t m e d i u m , a n d h s m o le.stv is .vo- ■■.,
A O.' There is some danger of confound.: g the m teii'ct .a:
individual with d p i r i t u a l i s m a . a sciedce. A'/:orr) .and experience will every inq lire r fir.'I a result i: ir ,s truc t,ve to observe th a t 'b e B ib le ,• a prog.-es- •vpirit ial developm ent from rh a t state or ir.ra-.cy i(
,al was a c c o u t i t e d ' l iv .r .e t.o t h e m o r e r a t io n a l ;, . .c t i r r e s p o n d e n t . W e f ind t h e sa m e * e i . s in a i l i ts e . .a m o n g s t us t o - d a y . In t h e j u n i o r c la - s a r e t h o s e . , .-e r n e n a th e d i r e c t m a n ife s ta t io r i o f t h e i r GrgJ- for b.st , t e r m fo r t h e G o d o f t h e n (.eieent.h c a n t , r y . I ’ . c . ful a n d u r i p r - j u d i c c d g t o u e n t o f h p : r , t u a , . s f i t r .a t ■ p r e v i o is r e v e la t io n " , a n d p r e s e n t t h e S ub jec t in a lo-m . .. m u c h m o r e sal i s f a c to ry m a n n e r so lv e t h e g r e a t p. v . . v ; t h a n a n y e x p e r i e n c e s o r s p e c u l a t i o n s w h ic h . e preceded t|» E d. M.J
SUGGE3TI0X OF .V CENTRAL SOCIETY OF I / ,v -- SPIRITUALISTS.
Certain of the spiritual reformers of the inner l/'e (]«,.. established iri London a Central Association, who-e . objects shall be some what the following 1 - j see st mm.remarkable lack of unity in the manner, and a!so par*ly ir, ii.ij, .. which the several sections of London Spirituals-! tarrv aims; they see a waste of power going on, through the want unity of method ar.d purpt,-'* a- are perfectly practicable; Iconsiderable s'jciai amalgamation tr> be possible, for purpr* -- , ^ i constitutional unfoldment of the several ■ - g -eetional MMia I There is an ancie om that “ Unity w hicb new tx • Ivery J propos of -oe-ial combination among tb • large r/,dy, ». - . I
residing in London. The co of soch a eentru nan Imight be a* follows:—The committee of tne aoe'ety to be Iseveral sectional societies. Each society to elect two. •>.- - • - members, according to the material interests “ev'-rany |represented. Tne mode of such election to b- by La.. ■ sovereignt.v to be tnereby placed in the bands o' ’ e wi.ole of: . ■The mixir g of such central committee to b: upon r , .-s . • nature, viz. an equal number ol women and men. '11, • elected to he empowered to elect its own necessary officia.s
'I. lie objects of this centra! society to fr::—1-t. Th- combination of the scattered powers of all t1,* •
mutual ut.foldment and mutual vigour. Th-s might be r-a: '.y-aforesaid committee organising a serie- of monthly nee' the public, whereat tbe result, of tn- —.might be presented in condensed form, or such selection* f a x I results as the committee might deem advisable ; discu-s'o:, or. -. t.-» be permissible in manner and degr-e .s.umlar to the ptatt .: British Association.
2nd. Such a combination would largely economise the now*** I'/■ • I.e O': -f .
engaged to give a -erie* of lectures exter n ■ j over - veral w -Ls s - tributed amor gtbe different sections, would be able to afford tbs** half the co-.t o: single lectures; d.t ■>, with regard to p t . • mediums.
Brd. '1 lie m a j o r i t y of tii'- moral soc -' es of Lmdon are r. i'',' : small arid fragmentary ; this society would bnt g together a largerr. of reformers than any other method we know of. '1 n -. t . together of nurnljers would be sure to b ad to the develope,"'.- ■ the for ■, J co-o hicii society so rnu?.i
4th. There is a strong probability that -o" ti"- in thee ■find it to their advantage to Ik- affiliated to such a central : out of this would n rurally flow the ea-y po-aibdifv of orgi'.i- C '• vention 'it Spintnalist* once a year iri Loudon.
>.honld tb s sugg.-tion meet the approval of London Sp'ri- ; •'* writer would be happy totee the subject ventilated in this'paper, cry be glari to receive private communications on the sub -i.
Rober t lfxxrK,Of Birmingham, now permanently lota • 1
5, .South Street, Finsbury, EC
CRYSTAL PALACE CONJURIXO.T o the Editor. Sir,—“ Freeligbt” is a fa ir- light; his itaf.em
last week's Medil'M were grossly inaccurate. What I think, k: A ^ aver, have tbe weight of a true signature. Those of *• Fr- , - * by somebody ashamed to attach his real name to his n»i»s*atera-r.f‘-
J. Esuou Jo*1*
Al'lilT. 4 , 1 8 7 3 . THK MEDIUM AND DAYBREAK. 1 5 9
MKSSUS. M A SK E L Y N E AM> COOK V’L' ST. JA M E S 'S H A L E . ,•■ I'li.' i-0 M>l illu s ion ists" o\|v»sing S p iritua lism a t SI. .lumos's H ull in !
m •• original ami uni.iuo en terta inm ent," or. still morn grandly , gi\ ing ; an ''exposition of S p iritua lists’ m anifestations ,'i l a Hom o," seemed to !
to atl'oril a lair .-linin'.' »1' an evening's am iisonu 'iil. Vooor.Iinjrlv on(hr r\cuing of A pril I uuspii'i.uis ilav ■ I occupied a fnutoiiil a t St. .lumos's llall. nii.l props roil In I'.' astonished. Nor was 1 d isappo in ted ; J tliouj.lv hi\ astonishment, arose, n o t from tlm exposure of Spiritualism , j but livin 'tin ' very woud.'i'liil 111.-I th a t a m an should ho found hold [ enough to protoud th a t tlioro was any pnralli'l botwoon his tricks ' rhiin-v, palpable, mid caused by th e plainest, stage m echanism - a n d the manifestations which have occurred in h u n d red s of d raw ing-room s in llio presence of Mr. Home. To do him justice , M r. M askelyne prefaced Ins Jo in seance by d isclaim ing any desire to deny the reality of certain spin:iml phenomena, so-called, though he a t the same tim e inform ed us dial dun were not a ttrib u tab le to sp iril-in lh ienee. W illi Mr. Masko- j Hue's opinion 1 have no th ing to d o ; il may go for w hat it is w orth , which is little enough. Hut 1 w ish to draw at lent ion to t he adm ission ; made by the aroh-o\posor th a t there is som ething besides im posture that there is, in etleet, a reality , o f w hich the •• im postors and M r. j Maskelyne alike, produce an im itation . T h is is .if small im portance to I Spiritualists, who know what they have seen, and on l\ sm ile at the i gullibility of the few who assem bled on All Fool's Ibiv to see Sp iri- ! tu»lism exposed. Tail il has been so industriously asserted th a t S p iri tualism was nil hum bug that one may be excused for quo ting so respectable a w itness when he says that :i b n o t .
Fertile seance itself, it was poor trilling; about as much like the reality as n transpontine farce is like ordinary life. There was a table, amt il was lifted and thing about in a way that any two of your readers may imitate without psychic force. There was a man behind the scenes who was provided with a stick, with which lie beat the tloor and made raps. This phenomenon also your readers may imitate by getting behind a door and hitting il with a walkingstiek. They will rind the process ns entertaining as 1 found the stage-raps. And there was a walkingstiek which, by the help of a line thread, was lifted and bobbed up ami down. And there was a bouquet, which slid down a wire and then slid up again. And then there was a young lady who, at. one part, of lbs proceedings, seemed to be taken with a violent, internal spasm, slid incontinently sat down, with mouth open and eyeballs “ in a fine frenzy rolling,” and who was subsequently seized from behind by some mechanism and elevated into the air. after which she seemed better. And this was what was gravely presented to us as a representa tion of a Spiritualistic seance. This agglouimeration of buffoonery and concealed mechanism, and wires, and threads, on a stage to which none had access, is to reproduce the phenomena which I have witnessed hundreds of times in a family circle or at a social meal, where mechan ism and impostors alike with those who expose them have no place.
Then we had a man's head cut off, and the decapitation was far more like the real thing than the Spiritualism was.
After this, the celebrated cabinet and box scene was introduced. Gentlemen from the audience were requested to examine the cabinet, and I complied with the invitation. The cabinet is carefully padded, so that it is perfectly safe to knock it about, which Mr. Maskelyne did, with a long pole, demonstratively enough. I noticed that be avoided the top of the cabinet, and treated it. tenderly; and I requested per mission to give a few knocks myself. My knocks were severe, and elicited the fact that the top of the cabinet gave a different sound from the sides and shelves. 1 sounded it carefully, and, in spite of the padding, satisfied myself that the mirror was there concealed. The cabinet was an elaborate stage property, about as like those of the Davenports or Air. Y\ illiams's, as Air. Maskelyne’s seance is like Mr. Home’s. Wo were next introduced to a pair of stocks, which would be secure enough if one did not happen to have the key to the padlock in one's possession. I would place far more confidence in two yards of whipcord tied by myself than in any such clumsy contrivance. Last came the wonderful box, with its moveable end—by far the most cleverly-executed deception I saw. But even that would be rendered useless by a few carefully-adjusted fastenings of rope. Air. Maskelyne took care to provide us with a very stout piece of rope, most of which he used himself before lie allowed anyone else to touch it, by passing it round the trunk. By this means little was left, and, as a matter of fact, one end of the box was utterly untied. My observations about the cabinet, and the vigorous way in which I advised the gentleman who was to tie up the box (and who evidently did not see the trick-) to tie up the ends, and leave the rest alone, brought up Air. Alas- kelvne, and caused him to decline to allow me to remain on the stage. This be did under pretence- fair-seeming enough—that one person on the stage was sufficient. No doubt, from Atr. AI.’s point of view. If I had been the one, with rope and time enough, 1 might have been one too manv. But with all mechanism against one, insufficient rope, and a clamorous audience, the performers know that they are practi cally safe.
The farce proceeded, an d 1 need not weary you w ith details . W hen the cabinet was opened th e m irro r was perfectly visible. .1 called my neighbour's a tten tion to it. and not even th e ca re fu lly -ad ju s ted d iagonal lilies of the paper w hich lin ed the cab in e t could conceal th e edge. Distance lends enchan tm en t to th e view ; an d Air. M askelyne w ould bo well advised to rem em ber th is w hen he perfo rm s in public . H e m ust not let observing eyes com e too near, if lie w ould m ain ta in his success. One- tenth of the testa to w hich 1 have pu t professional m edium s w ould expose the tricks o f his perform ance. H a ll th e light , an d h a lf the d is tan ce at which he places his m ach inery , w ould ren d e r it useless ; and a litt le m ore acquaintance w ith the phenom ena w hich he burlesques w ould show him and his audience that th e re is no m ore resem blance betw een them tlm n between the ideal frog -eating F ren ch m an an d typ ica l J o h n Hull of foreign rom ance, and the E ng lish and F rench gen tlem en as we rind them itiiiailv life. Hut a gu llib le p u b lic w ill sw allow a n y th in g , especially when they find the m ix tu re accord w ith th e ir w ishes ; an d they could not have chosen a m ore a p p ro p r ia te ex p o u n d er o f t r u th w ithou t deeep-
tii in Air. .Maskelyne, o r a m ore su itab le dav lo r th e exposure ot a " widespread delusion '' th a n th a t on w hich th ev assem bled a t S t. Jam es's
____‘in k u n io n of •• W h e re a re th e D e a d ? ” in ten d s send ing a copy of
irf work to every c lergym an in E ngland .
tube Spiritual ilctmUi.WHERE ARE THE DEAD;' on, SPIRITUALISM EXPLAINED.
An account of the astounding phenom ena of Spiritualism , affording positive proof by undeniable fuels I Iml. those we mourn as (lend a re still alive, and call cniiiiiiuiiieate w eb u- ; iha t Spiritualism is sanctioned by S crip tu re , and uonsislelit w ith science and common, sense. W ith specim ens o tco iiiin iin irn tions received ; extracts from its li te ra tu re ; advice to investigators; addresses of m edium s; and a ll useful inform ation. By F u it z . IT iee .’is. A. Ire land and Co., P a ll Mull, M anchester.Sueli is the very elaborate title of a little book of ‘2U! pages which
lms been published th is week. As we intend to p r in t in our advertising colum ns an analysis o f the chapters, wo need no t occupy space a t present w ith a very extended account, of its contents. T he m atter is cliiclly derived from the Mkoid.m, w ith selections from o ther papers. T he Work is therefore for the most, p a rt mi epitom e of recent phenom ena, and a guide to the m edium ship a t p resen t in operation amongst, us. T here are chap ters tracing the origin of t he movement, and showing its adap ta tion to the w ants of the age. No great attem pt a t originality is exhibited, as th e au th o r appears m ore in the a ttitu d e of nil historian Hum as a th inker. T hat sueli a w ork will be of g rea t value to inquirers there can be no q u es tio n ; and we heartily wish every in telligen t adult in the country Imd the oppo rtun ity of perusing it.
T H E M A ID O F T H E S P H E R E S ; OR. *■ A T I.L E E N A 'S” *A D D R ESS.
Who art thou, sweetest one,Blithest, and tleetest one,
Agent invisible—far-roving sprite?AVby contest thou, my child,Whilst winter, stern and wild,
Rolls its black clouds on the bleak winds of night?
This is thy trysting-placo ;Where is thy resting-place?
Why contest, thou, child, and whence art thou bound ?What may thy mission be,B old ch ild of m ystery?
F l e e t i n g , a n d s o a r in g , a n d g l i d i n g a r o u n d . '
Villeena’ the bold am I,Child of Behonkerki!
Darkness prevails, and the world wants light;And this is why I come Whilst, winter, deep in gloom,
Rolls its black clouds on the bleak winds of night.
“ Mortals in circles set,AA’itb good intentions met,
List to the voice of the maid of the spheres.I come through doudland blue,AVitb pleasing tales for you ;
We come with missions to dry the world's tears.
“ Green are the paths and grand O f holy sp’i'it-land;
Blithe are the souls that adorn its fair face.There is progression bright,High on its lofty tlight—
Mortals, prepare for that fair world of grace.“ No pandemonium hot
Is the poor mortal’s lot—God has a love as infinite as time ;
See how it blushes where Lovely rose-bushes are.
Blending their beauties in pictures sublime.
We come the truth to toll."Tis superstition's knell ;
See how it. wallows in luxury's feast!We come the veil to tear From its bewildered glare—
See how it shrinks in the shape of a priest.“ We’ll crush its demon snakes;
We'll quench its (laming lakes;Hell with its brimstone no more shall degrade.
Priests have got lying tongues,Wagging with heaven s wrongs;
Souls that believe them are deep in the shade.
Go. and enjoy the world!Strive to employ the world
In the great labours of truth and true love.God's love concentres where Labour's adventures are—
These are man's passports to regions above.•• Little ‘Villeena’ now
Finds other work to do,Good friends at Jarrow her presence invite .
And, by the tops of trees.Over the ileeting breeze.
She will be there in a moment. Good night!"K . G i b s o n .
' "V illee n a" is the name e f a girlish Italian sp irit who manifests at Mr* l’a licit i s circle, at Bishop AueMaml, through the medium ship ef Hie am iable Miss Fatioitt, ami g'ncs its father's name a.- " lielieukerki," and i'als us good night to go to Mr. Gordon's circle at Jarrow .
Mu. Bvk ns answered questions before full and attentive audiences at 7. Corporation Row, on Thursday evening las;, and at Kingston on Siindav. Though the speaker was weak from illness, yet his replies were clear and comprehensive.
1 6 0 TilK MINIMUM ANI' PAYURKAK. Al'IlIV, 'I, IK'X
AN VMKKI P AN S I ’I K IT R i m H A ( )nlv ono burn.',- won lil in tin. ini< 1»Ilo ruom. mul Ibis wu« but inMTlu-i U n curious title to m V0 some m-cimnt of tlm .Io iu l -h of it | ,un1' ,'(1 '«’• 11 «}™w" if'» t, . .i* ,, j , | > •, ,* .t ,, i /' n hi Mid Ip rniMii, about (hypo tort back ol tho gas liidil. Nip lli/urrn u,.imHUum who protessod lo show sp ir it- to n u s ; tho sequel lullv war . .. r. | t \ , 1 , ,IM .-St ■ • • all exhibited behind I ms Ciu luiii. Ill ilia centre nl the rear roomrants tho pliiaso, us tho vomlor will Inal. I ho lolu»\vmiv is an ,, , ,, ... , . . i ,i , > 1. . . . . _ . , . . . ’ . i an altar hunt ol IhuumIm, with I ho trout gorgeously doooniml will) r„:
oMmot hvm a lo lio r w e e n e d by u frtoml m Umdoit from a huly f,ioilH „,nMolU8# h|x0 n n ollllv„ Guilu.lic altar. Six hi.-..... mill,, i,, .m \ m o t i o n \ \ lu> \ i s i i c d t h o m e d i u m t o w h o m w o t o h u . a lof t in t h o cen t r e , a n d s m a l l e r ones a r e d i s p o s e d a r o u nd about. |;,u
\ V i s i t t o (Co u p o n .I wi l l n ow g i v e y o n a n a c c o u n t o f o n r visi t t o G o r d o n . W'o w e r e
nboxvn i n t o a s ma l l r o o m . IVeNont ly G o r d o n c a m e in. d r e s s e d in a b l u e s a t i n g a r m e n t , w h i o h l o o k e d l ike a d r e s s i n g - v w n , a mi on hi s lunul hi ' w o r o a c u r i o u s o o m r a l oap . w i t h a t assel d e p e n d i n g f r o m it , ve ry t h i n An d a 1, l o m i a t o d ho l o ok ed m o r o l iko a s p i r i t t h a n a m a n . I o u g h t to lol l yo u (Im; I has o k n o w n t h i s G o r d o n f o r yours. Up was a l wa y s oon- vi l l i ' rod a g o o d n u ' d i u m , h id a s i l l y fol l ow, a m i c omp l e t e l y u n d e r t ho
i ; a n d h i s p h u s
po»o(inscriptions nro hung upon tho walls. At. tho right of tlir altar a passage enclosed hy a hlaok ourlaio. (hi I ho other sulo of llio (l|t. wi n a I hrpo.pornorrd olosot, humIp principally hy n u i u n s liuim 'I'ho foldin'* doors between I Iip throo rooms nro always l.fpl \.old fashioned tahlo stood on a lino with Iho partition hrlwrm from j, | middlo rooms. 'I'ho spoi'tator.-i sal around Iho three siiT . «*i I ho 11!,| whioh projected into tho front room that is, as many of thorn an r, j(j and tho others woro rang'd at tho hank of them.
“ T h o t wo porsoi i s s i l t i n g on e i t h e r s ido o f I Iip tahlo mxl to tir 'd r a n g e d hy ( J o r d o n that, t ho h a rk s o f t h e i r ohai rs emiio h . ,
m l h i e n o e o f ( ’a t h o l i e s p i r i t s ; a n d h i s p l aoo was d o oor a t od w i t h Uoworsa li-u - .- .lb - .o ru o if lx M . V irginM u.-vs,amiGhritte. Well, liehad«nrdi I J f g ? 10 ■■ , ■ . , ,, , .iu lu , luml*. mul ..a ,-a us if we .v h u Uh . ll.em a dollar :.,.ieeo. Tl.on, ! l,|»’,|iu.»l> o( ll.e.luer. 1 l,e oecu|.au . el these elm .s ,«l'[cr seme lit' le .lelav, « e were shew., into the ether ...... .. mul there, as ! j’1 '"Uulenr, mul were (.uuleuhUH ly u.inm-riously ... th.-n) u,,|Hluavs. was the wheie earaohernaUa the altar, ,le.. just. like.ho Komm. 1 lnm "torn ,,,H on. Mr ( tonhm s con e.lerah. a<'at helie one ; lift v candles of all sires, all l ie .h .c lV irg in mul e lu h l; j nm.UH. flurry lmdleng. was sou ed ... front, el he tnhl.., ... the m h :.lowers, all hun< round with pietures mul Ihl.le sentences ; his ruhes, eaeh h a r t ' ^ »<> l-u‘ 1 . . . . . .. . might ho uiudo. luooro, Wo*ton, and mysolt uuoocouril m grtting nn*i
at tho tahlo.A ft or cons id amble* tiuif, oonsmnrd by trifling nmnifp.ilatioiii»Oonloii
ono ditVoron!, oil a ohair. rhoro was singing, and tlnally ho oamo forward und rv'ad a olmptor from tho Inblo touohing spirits ; aftor that, ho wont up to tho altar, knolt down, amt prayiul ; thon ho rang a boll, just liko tho priosis ; tin'll ho whiskod inoouso about ; thon ho prayed again ; thou thoro w..s moro singing, and s\» on. I'hon ho ohangod Ins gown to a xvhito surplice liko a olorgyman, and stood up bo fore tho altar, blow out th* lights of the latter, lighted the gas, amt subdued the middle gas ; wont bank, amt I don't know what vagary ho was at, when out of his gown rose up a bald-headed figure, and as quickly disappeared to give place to a spirit ho called “ Sally," who showed herself several times, nodded. Ac. . then a coloured woman ; ami tlum there was a pause, lit*
like an Kgyptiati ; he came with Gordon quite close, nodded bin head, and lookou quite pleased ; then a baby was seen in Gordon’s arms ; and finally, after another delay, and changing of robes, and prayers, and groans, singing, and praying, he went to tho altar, and there appeared a full-length tlgure of a bride dressed in white, and white tlowers in her hair. Gordon held up her hand in his. She walked with him two or three times quite close to the people. There was no mistake that it was a tiguro, but I shall eoufess it (I can’t help being sceptical) to me the whole thing was painful the faces looked like masks.
1 forgot to tell you of one who had a sweet young face, the only one that pleased me. At the same time, if there was trickery it was w onderful; the forms came out o f his gown, and the reason of the constant changehe said, was that the colours hud so much to do with t he manifestations. ,i, ; , , «. -*,• i e n i mi r i ,i ,, .. 1 deception hunselt. lie was very much a armed, amt gave up •>It is a tnysterv. It it is trickery, it must tall some dav. I lie light Mas , v t . . . . . . • ,,i., . n ‘ . i • • *: . . i , • i %v i, .. nine or ten images, including Ins priestly robe bedecked with tm*e!. •••■:ilim, out still our room was lighted, amt wo could sec distinctly. \> non . . ... .1 . .., i . , • i , • ' . . . , ,* ; -i , . spam* es, wi tn a large cross down the back, with the um ersi.indm:: w:t first sat down, right opposite the altar, a t a distance ol about eight- ' , . . . . . .foot. 1 to It ijuito norvoui. but. .w soon ns 1 s»W tho So-n.ll.Hl spirits. ; U«".' »ouUl booxlutnto.l u-ro in tins oonto.vi.oo o h M,nda> a.lor-.. that lott mo; thov.vo.v so tolallv .lilVonmt, .mliko wlml 1 looko.I for. Mr. (.onion tl.o.i solo.m.l. I'ro.n.so.l ,,,o tlmt ,t would not I’ro- I w,w il.9,i[.pointo.i ; and yot I don't soo how it t-ould ho trickory. thoro I h" »>’' oo o 1«,-n, P, „:,y I omul ol . ho k,mlu.,s no pro,ovation. Ho oonsimulv ...ovod his rohos, and who., tho , n ' ls 19 Rol,,,’,,0 ,’19, 9,!‘' « 9 m:u " bolor", llu’ ,'0';K'r,“:tor,ns dissolved, ho throw then, nil open. 1 " 1,u'1' 'T,ls lul,-v ^ r m l b» sovornl other witnesses who were ...vs
» »• I suppose this ” 10 h ire ox tho unages were exuibiteu on the plattoroi.Vt the con niul identified by many persons present as the spirits they lmil
elusion he begs people to bring oolours yellow, blue, and I ilne —saying ; f hu don s. Iho
I shall go again ; I am determined to find this out. materialisation is different from am that wo have seen.
f c r i u i Ti ’Ai, f o M ' m ' M i : a t Aroi.no H a m , K\rosri:i<t ' OKDo.Ns S r u c i r - M v t k i u a i i s v t i o n s .
-v . spir..marufestations alter the umuuor of Gordon would bo produced, or, in other words, certain parties had made a raid on Gordon, possessed themselves ol tho so-called spirits he has been exhibiting for t-hc past year, and they would show them to the audience, und give them a history ol how t hey were obtained.
\ o u r reporter was at- hand to witness the exhibition, lu tile first, place, Mr. I hurber took the lloor, and in the strongest- possible language denounced .Mr. Gordon, Mr. Thurber had previously been one of lb*. Gordon s most devoted friends and warmest advocates. V 1*1 or giving abrief history ol I hi' exposure, in which ho participated, Mr. I'liurher concluded hy saying “ I want- to brand this rascal Gordon ns a dishon est medium, and unworthy to give any more seiner; in New York. I
Sc(v Y o r k , March ord, 1ST.*>. A. If. CAUMtvr:
ARK T ills SIM It IT- HACKS ( JKNKl ^KV V o t h e i 'd 'J o r o f th e M e d iu m m u l Ih ti/b r e u A.
P ka u Sue, You are aware that 1 never have been thoroughly satv with tho manifestation called “ spirit faces.” I have sat at many 1 these seances, but always had a doubt upon my mind as to - genuineness. 1 am now quite satisfied that some are not ; uul I advise all who go I * > witness these manifestations to take inv cxpOU'"1 1 and put mediums through a far stricter test- (Inin thc\ are at ps■'" subjected to. It is no use searching the cabinet or room where '
to sit; the beard, masks, and draperies are not there, thev.............. ............. "1 ' * • a r e t o s i t ; t h e oeara , ma s u s , a m t i l r a p r r i e s a r e not there. Me' •u llriu l>rlll' " ' r 1,1 Spiri tu.v li*in, m u l il i» I*.-,-;hiw- I a m t h it I w a n t to 1 w u |, | | . r iiu<tlium Mv mlvioo is. s.-atvli llu-m. mul i i . sU - .M lo-
i-jposi ' a „ y lnm ,I p . - i - p H m l its nam n." ooril to tin l i m n .villi iis'n iv t to n . I ’l.stom'.t wi l l , .v l ton , tl.ov-At llu- ol Ml-. I'l.i.rlH'r s ivnm rks , l>r. l-Mwanl Kol.msm. r a m s „ „ „ „ w i th o u t its hri'ivkini;. In,I will, ,-ord. i n n t m ind l.mv n,:u,v k«'";
111r v v 1 n it < I I i...! i I. . .. 1. i I....................... I ‘ ................... I...... 1 I i . . > . , ‘ . .torvvaril ami took the platform , hearing in his arm - a bundle eontainiu live ol the unages said lo have been captured nl G ordon’s. Dr. Kobin son says :
night wo went with the determ ination of exposing him if possible. \\ paid our do llar each, and were mlmiltcd. 'There were present, besides n i i r s e l v e s , IVancis Ih in e tt, M.D., Dr. D. Smith, K. ('hapmun, T*. t \ Deacli, Mrs. Heaeh, Mr. Durnham, Mr. Thiirhi'i', Mrs. Ifwer, Mrs. Neriber, and three o r four ol hers. They were nil, with the except ion ol one or two, well known Spiritualists in this city.
“ Dr. G ordon occupies three rooms front, middle, ami hack. I he fiwdiehre ml-; in (he front- room. Tho middle room, had ono closet Dial- wmm kept locked. A gas burner with t h r e e jets was lit in the Iront- room.
proceeded to materialise. Three or four figures had hern exhibit, when the ‘Spirit Ih-ide’ was produced and Iaiil in front of tho altar, in the attitude of worship; thru Gordon stepped forward to th<’gn.v curtain and raised it, holding it a few seconds. As soon as lie dropu-d the curtain 1 sprang by Mrs. Scribcr, over the corner of tlio table, mg passed the confederate, who tried to prevent my progress, and follow Mr. Gordon in behind the altar, into the three-cornered olo -t k" n mentioned. Gordon said, ‘ iN’eiiare hurting me! ’ 'Then he > \id, ‘Vd are hurting my m edium !’ 1 had not touched him. I told Oord<n:changoil his robes. More singing, everyone joining, then appeared , , , , , , , ., , , , , , .. - T i i ; v ,1 1 - | , |, j i get- out- ot t he olosot-where he had hut, ami, as lie stepped out, lowthe head and shoulders ot a 1 don t know what to call turn he lookou ■ , , , , - - , , 1drop something into a keg hy his side. 1 picked it up, ami beheld!was the head of the figure which had been exhibited as ‘i. • X a p o tc o n / ’ In the midst of the excitement Gordon ran upstairs a bundle in his arms. Thurber and Weston followed him. took : out of a closet in which he was concealed, captured the bundle, r-! brought it downstairs. (hi examination it was found to contain ’A 4 Spirit-IJride/ and some half-dozen more facts familiar to Ger! friends as ‘ 'The Convict,’ 4 Hattie,’ ‘ dido,’ and others,
“ YU were recognised by those present, as being the so-called which Gordon had presented from time to t ime. When Gordon lo .**: that the trick was exposed, he told us ‘ that, he never saw the figr-j before that the spirits made him do il but after being llinav with prosecution, he confessed that he concocted and executed : -•
Spirit Dride ” was a bundle of rags draped in line’"', with a stalled, ilesh coloured arm, which was raised occasionally made to point impressively upward. The laces were all painted filled out behind with rugs, and covered w i*h w igs. The femul •' ‘were all made to lit- on to ono body, and one head was substituted ' • the other as occasion required.
‘The Spiritualists and everybody else were thoroughly indignant h:' '
that the spirits need these tv> manifest; it is most extraordinary ; eight forms, all ditlereut, appeared. As 1 was looking at Gordon, I saw a most beautitul star ; it was the largest. 1 have over seen, and i t rested for a second on a blue curtain ju s t above him.
I he doings o f th is v e ry sa in tly ind iv idual created so m uch suspicion, th a t a Com m ittee ot S p iritua lis ts determ ined to surprise ■ fraud, and yet there was much amusement expressed at the ridioi him d u rin g his portbrnumees. T he account o f th is a ttack \yo take 1 absurdity of tho whole thing. How it is possible for any man te ‘
iron t a recent num ber o f tho l u t n m r o f I J y h t i ■- | 14steal the livery of heaven lo serve tlio devil in ” one van sviuvy'j. , imagine. It was generally doeidod by the conference that a porst'U\u“
* * ! could thus piny upon the most- sacred feelings v>f the human ho'. might to be denouneed by voice and pen, and left alone in the misery 1
N.-tuv « mm g ive, l.,*t Suu.lav lorwioon lo tho ja-oplo who had oo.no that romorso which must' ci-.-taii.lv l>rc\ unon his spirit, out to the GhildmiTs Hyceuui tha t in the afternoon conference spirit- .................... .........................
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may hi' made, they can and do extricate themselves. Again, I 'U'u“' advise that tho instant a spirit-face is swii nl the aperture aiul appears, that the cabinet, or door of room, should bo thrown o}>°'
“ ()ii \ \ ednesdny ('veiling, February k’tHh, I alt-ended a sivuice at Dr. then, the medium t»e still silting in tlie plaeo wlu'rv' In'.••lii'iikl l'v ' («(>rdons, !()(>, I (11 \ venue, in company with ,1. \\ . W cslonand Dr. will have tho happiness ol knowing that you have witur>svfi a M'Mooiv. \\ *' had all visited Dr. G ordon’s before, and had become spirit-m anifestution; if, on (lie eontrarv, \ ou find the uualium c- ' sit i.-licit that he xvas practising an imposition upon the public, and this Iho fastening, and moving about, you will then have the satislaetio1* '
knowing that you arc no longer the dupe, and a great deception been proved. I do not intend it lo bo understood that I believe if 1 “ spirit-laee” nianifestations arc deceptions I should imlm! In* woro 1 lo tliiuk this, tor I inney 1 have seen a dear lYicnd return ' show himself; hut tins the only once in whioh I have seen any liken1* amongst the masks and faces Mini have passed before me, and in d,M may have been deceived, and until I sec il again, and under tlie ' , conditions I have above named, I shall not he satisfied, Hut I sure that mediums who can get the spirit faces will he only too l»;lT
Ap r i l 4, 1873. THE MEDIUM AND DAYBREAK.
to go through the tests. I have never m et with one who lias objected to o'o through any tost tha t I have required, and I have had some experience, though no t to a great extent, in the spirit-faces. Ot those mediums who would object, I oan only say so much the better, and shall indeed be tru ly thankful if the e a rn in g now given make them wiser and better men and women. .Hut in conclusion 1 m ust say that 1 do not throw all the blame upon Lae mediums. A rush comes from everv quarter ealling for spirit-faces, and nothing bu t spirit-faces w ill satisfy. The demand has been greater than the supply, and th is has induced the deception—for we m ust no t forget th a t mediums are like ourselves, mortals, open to the same tem ptations, but w ith this difference, that they are less under self-control. Spirits can a t a ll times lia-.e across to them, and take possession of them ; and who can tell whether the deception that is now being carried on is not the work of some l\iug spirit called forth by a m ighty power, the result of which we know not of at present, but may know hereafter.
I shall be only too glad to hear th a t th e mediums arc able to get spirit-faces under the test conditions; a: the same tim e I would not have tticm devote ail their energies and talent to it, for I th ink som e'of the old manifestations that we lia .e so fee.pi -ntly had are equally interesting.] sit at a circle last evening, a party of six. a ll strangers except the medium. Mr. Herne, and for many nnr.v. its I have not so thoroughly en j, -_v< d suca a seance ; there was great, harm ony and a kind sym pathy existing toward* the medium, tha t produced a continued tiow of manifest.itious. \Ve began by joining hands, and prom ised tha t we w ould not, come what iirekt, unjoin them. W e kept our word, and a m ore in teresting or juausing seance could not have taken "luce. The strangers went away thoroughly delighted. L et us hope we shall have many m ore such seances, and that there may be no more backsliding;.
I hope the mediums w ill accept my w ord when I say tha t I have no unkind feeling towards them , and that I deeply sym pathise w ith them : at the same time, when I k n o w some are com m itting a deception, my lore of truth and honesty, and m y duty to those who p u t faith in me, bids me come forth and speak.— Y ours very tru ly ,
March -8th, 1873. Ca t h k u i.n k B e c k y .[We take the opportunity o f saying a few w ords in respect to the
foregoing letter. F rom its tone the reader is led to suppose th a t a ll the spirit-face mediums in L ondon have been found deceiving, and th a t therefore a proportion of these m anifestations have been counterfeit. We fearlessly sav that- there is n o t the slightest basis in the experience of sitters for such a supposition, n o r does o u r co rrespondent supply any evidence in support of the tendency w hich h e r le tte r bears. W e have sat with all the face-mediums, and have never seen any necessity for supposing that there was trickery a t work. I n m ost cases the test conditions have been so s tric t th a t th e genuineness of th e faces has been absolutely certain. In others, in w hich the m edium was in th e cabinet, the faces have been plentifully recognised, th u s obviating th e use of a ll further tests. W e do not say th a t any one o r all of the m edium s have no t cheated. W e only say that the evidence th a t they have done so has no t been supplied by anyone. W e m ay, perhaps, in th is place m ention the fact that Mr. Herne has been c ircu lating th e re p o r t th a t the face of "John King," as exhibited a t M r. W illiam s's seances, is a fabrication, and that he assisted in the fraud w hile he was in p a rtn e rsh ip w ith M r, Williams. Mr. Herne does no t deny th a t th e m anifestation of “ Jo h n Eng ” is a possibility, but when pressed as to th e p ro p o rtio n of instances in which the authentic m anifestation is given, his answ ers a re evasive and very unsatisfactory. W e m ay state th a t we have had m any sittings both with Williams alone, and also in com pany w ith H ern e , and we have found the likeness of “ Jo h n K ing ” the same in a ll cases. R ecen tly we have had a series of special sittings w ith M r. W illiam s, th a t an a r t is t might make a sketch of “ Jo h n K ing ” in day ligh t for publication as an engraving in H u m a n N a tu r e . A t th e las t seance M rs. B u rn s held M r. Williams through one of th e doors of th e cabinet a ll th e tim e “ Jo h n E ng" manifested. W hen th is was to ld to M r. H e rn e he had the bo ld ness to say that he could sim ulate such a m an ifestation him self. H e tells those who have leisure to listen to h im th a t he k n o w s th a t the agents of all the mediums frequent a shop in H oundsd itch to purchase masks in which to sim ulate spirit-faces : and , in sho rt, M r. H e rn e w ould have the public disbelieve any tests th a t m igh t be devised, even the evidence of their own senses, an d — m odest y o u th !— believe h is most, honourable word. Now, who is M r. H erne th a t he shou ld be allow ed to assume such im portance ? A ccording to h is own confession he is a professional impostor, a cheat, and quite w illing to m ake a liv ing by receiving money under false pretences. If, then , th is m an 's actions, j according to his own account of them , are w holly un reliab le a re h is words therefore to be c red ited as gospel? W e th ink th ere is no sane person who will for a m om ent en te rta in th e no tion th a t th e w ords and statements of such a m an a re w o rth y o f being accepted as tru th , unless supported throughout by incontestable evidence. T h is necessary co r roboration Mr. lle rn e seems to be e ith e r unable o r unw illing to supply . Amongst his other ram bling sta tem ents he is eager to in fo rm his hearers that the fabrication of spirit-t'aces o rig inated w ith S p iritua lists who are supposed to be w orking qu ite in an o th e r d irec tion . O f course we do not attach the sligh test im portance to M r. H e rn e 's statem ents.If a medium's m anifestations a re to be tested , w hy not h is w ords? especially when tlicv arc in opposition to w ell-ascertained facts, atul criminate other people. W e th in k th e best th in g to do w ith M r. H ern e would be to subject him to a course o f m ora l m edicine. H e has been ; ill, down upon his luck, a n d ou t o f pow er. U nder such depressing circumstances Lie has scarcely know n w hat to say d e roga to ry of his successful rivals. The sim ple fact is, he has taken an “ unco scu n n e r" at all mediums, his la te p a rtn e r in p a rticu la r, and th u s has become the medium of the peculiar “ s p i r i t” th a t circum stances have possessed him with. We may p o in t to th e fact th a t u n d e r these circum stances we allow Mr. Herne to use the room s a t the S p ir itu a l In s titu tio n for his seances. Recently he has had som e good m anifestations u n d e r the strictest test conditions, and w ith Airs. B e rry ’s tru ly m o therly care his power is increasing. \Yo would scorn as S p iritu a lis ts to kick a man when hois down, o r tu rn a man o u t when he is ill and d estitu te . W e hope that kindly trea tm en t and tim e for recupera tion w ill enable M r. j Herne to reinstate himself, and th a t he w ill bo led to do to o th e rs as he has born done to. As to the ag ita tion now going on respecting th e ! probity of public m edium s, it canno t b u t have a sa lu ta ry effect. L ike a fever, which elim inates from th e b lood those m o rb id accum ulations
j which would germ inate into a lo w form of life detrim en tal to health , it will purify the movement, ft' mediums have Iwen attem pting tuo insane work of deception, Mrs. B erry’s warning may lie the ir salvation, and to all it will come ns an admonition to follow the straight line o f unswerving rectitude. W e tldn': there should be the nv -t certain testa employed in tlm exhibition <>r ■ I’ t ' ■—i ;
I Special purposes, l iu u d v /j We e. ........... ill .. - pollingthe door of the cabinet suddenly. W e ra th e r recommend preventive
i steps which would render such a violent proceeding it. . ■ ■ - - iry, w hich would at all times interfere w ith the success ot th" ■ -O > ven pu tan end to fu rther m anifestation. Again, it is highly detrine t. ;.i t>, Mio phenomena to have the atm osphere of the seance-room perim • d by tho thought-sphere of suspicious minds ready, cat-like, to pu upon expected prey. Indeed, th is state of things has been ko :uy h i t a t circles during tho last lew weeks, rendering too phenom ena more than usually in term itten t.— E n. M.]
T H E S P IR IT U A L L IF E .To the E d ito r.-—D ear Sir,-—No one can feel mure grateful 1 do
for your un tirin g exertions, tact, and ability displayed in ' • -io -v
,>f Spiritualism . I devour the reports of - res uii ■ andinen using pi iisure, and feel sure tim e will work wm: • : allmii'.iii id w ithin th e circle of its g.'- at truth-u ,,u w w .-ar til ing the suaces-ive proofs of an im m ortality in the umu. r-laud. ad d
• not our united efforts be given no t only to the d -- ... . ,r. uf the factsof tiie tru th of the eternal life, bu t to the consideration of th " w av-and means by which the hum an spirit mnv receive its b sl ch-vi lopmci.i while encased in the clay ? 1 g ran t tha t o u r belief is r. nobie and holyincentive to a good and pure l i f e ; still, as a body, we do n o t ■ .insider the conditions th a t m ilitate against the perfect developm ent of tlw sp irit
| here. As society is at present constituted, how is it possible for tuoso who live in it to become the w orthv pioneers of t r u th ? I t is of little
| use teaching a knowledge of “ the whole nature of man and his relation to external th in g s" if the recipient is surrounded by influences th a t
: degrade and brutalise. So, is it no t tim e th a t the Spiritualists took in : hand the task of a new form ation of society, where m an's haruionial
developm ent shall be the po le-star o f his exertions? W e are at present ! b u t th e m ake-up o f the barbarous ignorance of o u r fo re fa th e rs ; our [ schem e of life cram ps th e sp irit in its upw ard flight, degraded by inces
sant to il for “ the bread that perisheth ." and robs it o f the attainable joys th a t the ju s t exercise of its pow ers m ight produce. A nd yet how easily
i dem onstrab le are the laws of m an's na tu re ; and how certain , if wisdom j took the helm , ou r good ship w ould arrive a t the harbour o f our hopes
— th e goal of peace, joy , and happiness. D o n o t let us wait for capitalists and £ 5 0 sh a re s ; the w orking m an could take his 1, 2, o r 3 pound shares, and num bers would tell. I t is the cause of hum anity—
| the lifting of the lu r id cloud from the brigh t sp irit, and the true elera- - tion of th e hum an fam ily. S urely th a t is sufficient. I f we cannot
begin w ith adults, le t us rem ove the rising generation from out o f the ; sink of in iqu ity called society. T here is no tim e to lose.— I rem ain,
yours very faithfully , G e o r g e C r a c u o f t .j W o r c e s te r , M arch 30, 1873.
[T he earnest cry of ou r correspondent is heard from h und reds of lip s i in m any places. A lready th ere are various p lans in contem plation, for I some o f w hich seo H u m a n N a t u r e for A pril. O ther thoughts w ill
follow .— E d . M .]
A G h o s t St o r y .— A t W est A uckland te r ro r has been caused by the : rep o rted appearance o f th e ghosts of several victim s of the woman i hanged a t D u rh am on M arch 26, 1373. fo r poisoning. The apparitions
appeared in th e ch u rch y ard from w hich th e bodies were exhum ed, and ' in th e o ld rec to ry w here th ey were dissected, n ear w hich bu ild ing a
p itm an passed a t m idn igh t on th e 26 th , w hen he saw a child w alking along th e road , bu t could n o t obtain from it an y rep ly to his questions. T he spectre , he alleged, follow ed him in to h is house, and w alked about
. in h is bedroom . S trange noises w ere heard , and the m an ran out o f tho house, w ith h is wife, in to th e house o f a neighbour, w here they recollected th a t they had left th e ir in fan t in th e ir own house. A young m an w ho volun teered to fetch it, re tu rn ed a larm ed, sta ting th a t he had seen th e spectre com ing dow n th e stairs . T he elderly female th en rescued the ch ild . T h is p itm an an d his wife, also o th e r p itm en , have refused to pass the old rec to ry an d chu rchyard . M uch conste rna tion p revails also am ongst the people generally .— D a r i / T c i r i j r a ^ h , M arch 28 th, 1873.
1st respect to th e “ In q u iry from E gyp t," we have received the follow ing sh o rt no te front A lexandria, da ted -March 24 th ;— •• I have noticed th e answ ers in th e M e d i u m of th e 14th insr. T he m edium was no t well ju s t before th e d iscontinuance of th e m anifestations, but as she is m uch s tro n g er now, we a re very anxious to recom m ence our sittings." T h is sh o rt sentence goes fa r to co rrobo ra te the op in ion o f the sp irits as to w hy th e m anifestations failed.
L iv e rp o o l.— Air. W allace is labouring am ong the various circles in tow n, an d do ing good. H o delivered tw o addresses in the trance-sta te on Sunday, w hich gave g rea t satisfaction. T he w eather was against th e a ttendance, bu t in the evening he had a good audience, l l i s speak ing elicited good a tten tio n , l i e is engaged every n igh t, and w ill be d u r in g th e week. I t was announced on Sunday th a t A ir. B u rns w ou ld bo p resen t nex t S unday to lec tu re tw ice.— S e c r e t a r y .
L it e r a r y N o t ic e s .— “ O u r N ational C hurch th e .E g is o f L ib e rty , E quality , an d F ra te rn ity ," is a cartoon published a t Id ., by A pp leyard , 88, F a rr in g d o n S treet, T he C hurch is rep resen ted as a huge um brella in th e form o f th e dom e of St. P au l's , w ith th e various sections o f tho C hurch try in g to keep them selves d ry u n d e r it, an d p u ll it over to th e ir s ide ; N onconfo rm ists, Scientists, P ap is ts , an d Infidels g roup round . “ W h a t o f th e D ead?" an address de livered bv Air. M orse in tho trance state, on S unday , Ja n . 26 th , a t th e Is lin g to n Assembly Rooms, L iverpool, is now ready, p rice one penny , a n d m av be obtained at th e S p ir itu a l In s titu tio n . T he m any th o u san d s w ho have heard Air. M orsa speak u nder sp irit-co n tro l w ill be g lad to have th is address in a perm a nen t form . A ndrew Jackson D avis is open ing a Progressive L ib ra ry an d S p ir itu a l B ookstore in New Y'ork.
E . F . B . (B e l f a s t ).— U nless th e figure on the p ho to g rap h can be recognised, th e re w ill be som e difficulty in a ttestin g its genuineness.
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A h s t of' A :/< :>!s f. r fh< “ ) f i t hur> " i ind X /n r i tu o f / i t s r o tu w op)wot'* on poot idT. In ( . 'm o t io n trsp i ohiuf th< tn o w m tn t in th r i r fh i r t i r u la r t lh t r u ' t 'nop Ar ,>btoinrd fro )» uost of' fh ts s .i</snts,
THE MEDIUM AND DAYBREAK.F R ID A F, A I 'm / . I. 1H7.T.
HOW TO SAVE OAK) A VII AD FOR Till-: S l'l IMTDAI, INSTITUTION.
A p.-nnv i:- !V p.-nuy i-iinu'il, Iml. wli.-n we run <1.. a nennvWorth >'! work in eavin.-r (lie penny then we earn I w opener liy the ravine proeers. This very oeenll pi'ohlem wo hope ic nnfol.l in Mieli a praei i.-u I iniuinev i bn I onr lea.lei's w ill not, only ho nhlo to understand it, hut put it into piaetieal operation.
We need seaively say that the Mk DIUM does not, elear its expenses, a matter whieh is supposed to ho understood hy all win. are in the lialiit of readiup il. This renders it a serious eiiemul.ranee lo the Spiritual Institution, which, ns a missionary eilort, is not a reniunorutiyo concern, hut rather the i-oulrary. From these causes il hie- heen freqiienlK staled that .t'oOO a-year are necessary to supply the delieieney lints incurred, hut. ns that sum has never heen suh erihed in any one y ear, tin' eoneern' lias very much emlmrrassed those who sustain il,
It is noyy three years since the Mk i.ii m y\ as eat ahlished, During; last year tin- pressure of mutter was so pTeal.nnd there were so many important, purposes to servo, that, the paper was increased m sire hy one hall. This caused a preal increase in expense, hut. at tin. same time a marked return in results. The circulation has heen nupnientod more durinp; the last eiphl months thint from the commencement of the paper. The power of the Mk o ii'.vi as an instrument, ol ,-,-ood for the promotion of tin. cause has also heen Very much enhanced. So that ns a means ol' serv hip? Spiritnalism and extendin'- tin- circulation of the paper the increase in size has worked adniirahlv.
I >ut at this rale el expense I lie Mk h ii m is a dead loss of at least J-'-OO per iinimni, not takinp; into aeeounl the cost of cdilinp- and extra expen i s Idr reporlinp', \e . .t':’()0 is a liuye sum to lind. andtho dillieulty is to know when, il is lo conn. Irom. Noy\ for our savinp- process: If each reader ol' tho M inn \i found another, the paper would In- self siipportin;- at once, and the I limp; would ho douoimic.il hotter than hv siihserihinp' the money lo keep il at. its present eirculut ion. Ilie plaeinp; ol’ tho paper on a sound loot i I ip- liiianeially , would indeed he t lie smallest part ol' the pood aeeom plished. Il i:, heeontinp' a. reeopllised fact (hat the AIk iiii m does more lor Spirit mil ism than any ot her or all other external ap-eneios continued. Where there is no local activity amonp'sl SpiriUtillisIs,11, keeps the cause alive, and excites to aeliyo elldrl. Where the (Spirit ualists are at w ork it combines I hem, and directs I liotu hv the experiences of others and tin. (eaeliiiips of various kinds whieh it presents, lint it in not only as an aid and comfort to those enpaped m (lie calico that our little paper is useful; as a missionary, it hriups hundreds into I lie fold «j u i. > 11 y and oll’ei-t ively . We are const ant ly lioariiijt of its usefulness in this eyor wideiiinp Held of aelioii. A short time iitfo n pvnlloitisn received a small parcel yy rapped in a leaf of the Mi nn vi. Ilo had never heard ol tho paper, and all lie knew of .Sniriluiilism was IV.... tin. si....is which apitear fromtime lo t i .... in the newspapers. lie looked III. (he dcprsiled ; heel,vvJiifli, iiolyy ith landing its huinilinlo'l poxilion, east a ray ol light
into I ho mi x i-in- mind ol the readei, Ih saw wlao it. v. n . puli llslie.l, - nl tm ,i|||.|i yvnrlia, and is now a lieaily and hasy yy-aluj I or IUli l it ila I)sill A pent lemil II is III t he la. lot ol pin, ■ i■), o. > 11y..II In Ale 11 m xi tin tin- I aide at a Turk i-h hat h in a mal laud I-ova A young man look u up and read it. nun day w hen \ 1.11111; lln-lmlliIn - attention was ail’e.ted, and In- a. undei deu-hi| -at m „medium, w ith promise ol I’ul.nro n-i-luln- - - A letler ir-aa I-nit huni, ieeelye-1 sotilo llnio ago, stales (lull. Ill- yxiit- i -ally 11 n< I - -1, the Ml-nii \i till the Ill I time a low days previous lo w 1111 in. In let ter, lie sa y s
1 ue.i-i licle iid ill N i nr il mil inlil or anything I'liperiiiit niid, I nit nil,,> - ' id nip i 0111 | in per, I -1- I - n 1111111I In try a Ini lie I got il i'll' ‘te si iij/lr i-11 I M -I, II lid a 111 I || it I l lip Ill'll | I y all la III I-, I lint I‘III I 'll dll' I at da I lllll|"ll: |||| unit dow 11, my right anil Htartad oil a gyniiliisl ia. eiiMiisiaii niiiliil li,- I at da II l.epl Miviiipilip nail Ian | a up, and rolliap innl I u i id il i op. uni turning amt I w ml mg, and lummii'i'ing, ami not. tniwnri y-ni mill is 1 i-i-i’iil rie gyration--, il went, at S Inr t.yvn liinira. Ann limy |iiil| <-at li.i- nniiiuill nt 1ml11n1nlnHi.nl. it ereali'd. I wadi Inr liirlln-r 1 tiI• ir 1 miln-n - I he aiihji.el,
Those iitsliiueen could lie multiplied to any extent., idinwilig the preill import iinee of spread nig I lie NlililllM na vvalely an | n e ■dih , , it is a host in itself, and does its work willionl <■ 1111« 1 xxnj.'e- nr eluinee of fuiluro, iSonn. hiidnl unh-ls nuiloi this their .'pei nil mirk, mid e.iiereed vvouderflllly. Mr, l-’u.i ic i t.t., Ilishop A mil lliud, xx nli-:" A oil m ay gelid u s lo r ty l iv e M k i u i i m s yvenkly n o w , 11 ■ vve Inue r e e o iv e d im i ro o r d o r s , a n d w i l l m o s l l i k e ly w a u l nnire era Ion-.. If n il e i r e l e s w o r k e d ill t h i s yyny, our m m w o u ld lie very n c l l c c l c d t h a t is, l o m a i n . t in . M i n i u m se l l auppnrl.i iig nl if- p r e s e n t , si..e.
An has heen already slated, to elleel, thin de irahln pnipira, it . only necessary for each one who l a k e s the M k.i h u m to 11101 nie-1 la. sultsi-riber. In some places this may he a dillieult lick ; in ailm ■ I is <111 ■ Iii easy. It' another subscriber e.annol ho ivlilwitied, tin. next host thing; is lo buy one or more ex Is a copies a xveek. mill |il.V"-them where (hey can la. useful. Ily a lilth ...... (Iii-m- J".!t*lmay he easily say ml, and lar more Ilian f'.'ilO witrlh ol wurli ilota
It our readers can hear yyilh having; their kind real 1 ilmlio. put into I lie waste paper | malt e l, mal hay e I lie paper -w eat id doyxlo the burn anuouneeinenl, of eurrenl, news, then vvo can .....nun-dale thein. It is not at. our pleusurn that, tho paper grows kiir'-i: hill if wo full'll our dut y in t hi* work vvhieli devolves npell a- 'VO cannot, do ofhervvisn than jiermit, il. It would he an inigriatelal soul who would prumldo at tin' crow mg lioall hhlllle: nl 11 rliiM oi' a paper, lint, w ho is lo pay tho expense is a t|iuvtioi) xvhlfli we must, leave our readers lo answer; and they can do it ni" olleeliuilly hy reeiiiioi-atiu;: a. little of tho mills",gang devalien sail sell saerilien yvhieli is hem;; exereised in providing them vvilk - good and cheap paper.
We shall he plad if our correspondents will lake the null 1<‘i uj', and p'ivo their experiences and successes in the direction in " hiik w o point..
T l l l - l l*l \ I d l F T K ' A I , K F . I ’O U T S I THSt'I .M I ’ l 'IO N Idhf.
T h o on ly l.liinp' lo he d o n e I teforo go ing ; to |i i .... yxilh tlto clie.se d i t i o n is i n r m v i y o f ro m t h e e o m n i i l l e o p e r m i -iitn to extend tli.- i i i n n h e r ol ' c o p i e s l o ho p r i n t e d . T he i cp ly is e x p e c t e d daily, nil1'! w h i c h t h e p l a t e s w i l l he a t o n c e p u l to p re s s . M eanwhile nar f r ie n d - s h o u l d p u t t o g o o d u s e t h o few r e m a i n i n g d a y s h . -h m '1 ke list, is c l o s e d , a l t e r w h i c h e a c h c o p y xx ill h e xxorl.h Os. \\ •’ m* g l a d t o lie nl 1I1. to r e p o r t , th ill , n e a r ly I t " 1 c o p ie s h a v e heen >**1" s e r i h e d lo r la s t xveek, a n d w o h e a r o f l a r g e o r d e r ! I1 0 1 1 1 \ai.-u-- a n d A u s t r a l i a . I 'lgvpl is l l i i s w e e k i n c l u d e d in t h e list el | 'he ( . 0 w h i c h a, p a r c e l o f c o p i e s is (o he s e a l . T h e r e a r e som e plac* n e a r e r h o m e f ro m w h i c h w o s h o u l d ho g l ia l to roeeiv e an er.ln'.
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8 Mr. J. Hisoocks, Tisbury 812 W. N. Ariufleld, Esq. 88 Hr. Dobson, Harrow 8
10 Mr. 11. Swire, Bowling 01 Mr. S. Mathers, Kilkoel 8S Mr. .10. Thornton, Bradford8 Mr. l ’atterson, Middlesborough 88 Mr. Skeldon, Crewe 8
Mr..Harrison, Trinity College 8 A\ . 8. Godbe, Esq., Utah 8Mr. R. Morgan, Worcester 0Mr. Lowe, Birmingham 0W. Kingdom, Esq. 8Mr. Wilby, Leicester !lDr. Sexton
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stone M r. ,1. HopsT. I’. Ilarlois, lOsq,, Noweasllo •I. II. Stones, lOsq., Hlaeklmrn Mr. T. Wilson, Aylesbury Mr. Dixon, Kentish Town Mr. .1. Webster, lor Hall's Pond Association Mr. It. I’earoe, for SI.. .IoIiii'h
Assoeiat ion, ( 'lerkcuvvell .1. .1. 1 lerl'sl, 'I'lii' I(ague Mr. Hi'oadbenl, for Sowerliy
Bridgo Society M r. .1. I lavios, Swinlon M r. (1. Tommy, Bristol Mr. J. Ward, Northampton Mrs. Waddell, l’orl.obello Mr. 11..I. Hughes,Carnarvon Mr. .1. Wilde, llagg's Lane Mr. 11'. Hlinkhorn, Walsall Mr. R. Ashworth, Halifax Mr. .1. Uenthoook, Halesowen I /codsMiss Dewdney, Dawlish M rs. LoweMr, .1. Alolluor, for Glasgow
Association Mr. R. Ilrown, York ,1. Culpan, Esq., Halifax Mr. A. Baldwin, Helper Mr, G-. 11. Clark, Edinburgh Mr. Allwood, PhrenologistMr. ,1. ,1. Walker Mr. ,1. Johnson, Walworth Mr. E. Hallam, Lincoln Air. .L McMuldrow, Kirkcud
bright.Dr. Hunter, Ocbil Park Alisa Derby, Northampton Captain Phillips, Boll in H all Air. J. Coop, West. Houghton Air. W. Avery, Rochdale .H. 10. Kennedy, Esq., Hamp
ton Court A. II.A. Inglis, Esq., ElginAir. Wootlon, Alilo EndMr. R. Jackson, Whaley BridgeMr. MeGeaohy, GlasgowAl r, R„ ,11 umphreys,Port,HindooInquirer, EgyptAir. J. Foley, Birmingham
THE PORTRAIT CM-' “ JO H N KINO.”The great didicult.y experienced in reproducing the drawing of this
spirit as a wood engraving has caused considerable delay in the publica tion of Human Nature for April. One block was spoiled in the engrav ing. and another bad to lie drawn. It is probable that. Unman Nature will not be ready till the early part, of next, week. This portrait is exciting a great deal of interest, and orders for the number come in steadily.
DR. SEXTON AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.On Wednesday afternoon Dr. Sexton lectured on Spiritualism in the
Opera IIouso, Crystal Palace to a rather numerous and highly-rospect,- able audience. Mr. Coleman presided. Great, attention was paid to ( lie speaker. At the close a few questions were asked, which were promptly met by the Doctor. The whole proceedings passed oil' in the most satisfactory manner.
Dr. Sexton delivers another lecture at the same plaoo Ibis afternoon at four o’clock.
SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED FOR THE SPIRITUAL INSTITUTION IN DECEMBER, 1872.
£ N. I). £ S. n.Air. Bccdmnn ... 1 0 0 An Inquirer (Margate).. 0 o tiMr*. Hennings ... ... 1 u 0 Mr. Kindlay (BurslrmAir. Young ........... ... 1 u ti circle) ................... *> 0 0Afr. Tomlinson O it 0 Al r. Sul horland 1 I 0Mr. Witheford ... 0 *> (i Al r.Ousumn (Stoke circle) 1 r> 0Osceola................... 5 0 0 Afr. Derby 0 G (1Miss Jluvvarlh ... 0 It) 0 Mrs. Schmidt, Rangiorn. 1 0 0Alins Dewdney 0 *> (■> Signor I’arisi 1 0 0Air. J. J. Rhodes... (1 1 0 M r. ( trick and Friends. (1 in (1Air. John Culpan... 5 ti 0 t . r . s ..................... *> n 0Mr, Clift ........... ... 1 0 0 Captain Markham 0 uAir. ]<’, Evorilf ... 1 0 I) Mr. Hook ................... 1 n oA Friend ........... ... 0 1 0
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NIOVT HUN DA \ IN LONDON.Sunday Services for Spiritualists, ul Cavendish Rooms, Mortimer
Street, Wells street, Oxford Street., ai. 7 . Mr. Morse will spank w the Trunoo Slate, under Spirit Inllueuei.,
Charles Voysey, ill, St. George's I lull, Laughton Place, Regent M reel,at 11.
Sunday Lecture Society, 81. George's Hall. W M.D.. K. R.S., F.L.S., on' " The Sli'reosenpe, I lie IV eular V ision."
Huildax Kveuillg'i lor ( lie People, Nl ( Irorgo h Hall lollowed I"' I lamleTn Oratorio, “ I lie Me .'.mb
“ An Hnlellernd Pulpit,'' Soulli ......... GliapeM. I). Conway, on “ Kos"il Sine.
New I full * of Science, Old SI reel. C Hradlaugh, on “ lleimy m High Plane*.”
1,1ST OK | ,K( "I'D It ERS ON 8TI It IT! IA 1.1SAIHiiunii, .1., IN, Soul.bnniplon Row, l.ondon. llo’l'TKUM i :i .i i , Mrs., I, llidsdale 81 reel, I hi r 1 i 11:; I on.11 Alirnu, It., ft, South Street., Kmsburv, l.ondon, 1,0.Mo ii.su , .1. J., 15, Soul liainploii How, l.oiid.ui, \\ (’.M ci.romi, I’iik n i n i', lb, 8iiUl.bainpt.on How. l.ondon. W.C.Sioxt on, Dr., 17, Trafalgar Hoad, l,ondoii, 8.lx.W11,non, A. !>., It, Horn Street,, I'ellon Kune, Halil.in.
Will Mr. Wood (Halifax), Mr . SeuMorgond. Mr. .taction, Mr. .1. son, and others who are not mentioned, send in tlmir uddivi'.o appear in this list.
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KDLL LENGTH 8PI RIT-KORMS.This manifestation is being frequeidlv observed. On a recent evening,
"Joint King,” through Mr. Williams's tnediutnsliip at Air. Slaters, was seen kneeling while he lifted the eurlain which formed the frond of the cabinet. The spirit-form was seen to dissolve away before the eyes of the spectators, after having been touched repeatedly lo make certain of its solidity. At. M iss Cook's seances a similar manil'e Ini ton has occurred. The full length figure of “ Kalcy" melted away a-, it stood in full view of the company, the medium being at the same time visible. A few evenings ago, while Airs. Holmes was in the trance, her spirit-guides staled through her Hint in a lew weeks they would he enabled to walk about I lie room so its lo lie seen of all.
W. Hire, yim were Of All
20, Timor's Road, W.— Yours received. Glad to hear ■re admiring Maskelyno and Cook's performance on the evening bools' day. Von were in your rii/ht jilace for once.
R o c iih a i.k.- Miss Harlow, of Rhodes, r< expeeled lo give an address in the trance stale in the “ Good Y\ ill " Society’s Hoorn, River Street, Rochdale, on Sunday, April (ill), at. six o'clock, p.m., w hen it is hoped the Spiritualist friend* from the surrounding (listriels will attend.
Alt;. HtutNS is to address I he meet ings at. I lie ruddy Rooms, Ming ton, Liverpool, next. Sunday afternoon and evening. We understand the time is to he occupied in answering questions Irotn the audience a mode of (Utilising informal ion w liicli that , prater can ti e w il It consider able facility.
.Da. B u x t o n ' s lecture for the Dalsloti Assoeiat ion, at the Luxembourg Hall, on Thursday last, was a great, success. As is usual with the Doctor, his lecture was a masterly clforl, and certain lo meet the nppre oiul.ion of an intellectual auditory. In addition lo that central feature, there was the further satisfaction of a. numerous al tendance. Ii is gratifying to observe the increasing success and popularity of I lie Da 1st on Assoeiat ion.
Wi: Alin ot.An to hear our great, subject is again startl'd in Dublin. Air. Mat'Donnell, who has evidently assumed the belt as Irish champion against, all coiners, has formed his third eirele, and is developing a medium, which promises to afford superior experiment* soon. 11 is room is well filled by inquirers, and we are sure friends in Hint cily w ill have no dillieully in obtaining admission. We should be glad to bear ol bis progress from time to time,
A oouitnNi'OMiKNT refers to the possible line ol mediuinsliip, and in illustration stales I lint ut a sitting il was comm union led that b is younger sou, a boy at school, would he placed in a situation in a short time. At. the same silting the business was described, and the parties who would interest themselves in the lad's brlinll, even lo giving their names. These were entire strangers, and the statement made by the spirits was not at. the time believed. Two weeks afterwards the hov was in the situation through the iulluenee of the parlies thus describ' d.
No t t in g h a m. The ( 'hildrcn's Lyceum ha* to la' removed Irian As central position lo I,he British Workman s Dome in Derby Iv’oad. I be change will not lake place munedialelv. II is caused through I lie great noise which the children mate vvlien marching, which interior' s with the comfort, of the' other tenants in the building. During the remainder of their Sundays at the old place the children will have to suspend the morn active forms of exercise. The seeri'lary'. uddiv is J. B. Herod, .1.1), Robin Hood Terrace.
T iik Halifax friends will hold (heir annual lea-meeting on (lood Friday, in (heir New Hall of Freedom, Hack Lord Street, l.i.-ler l ane. Tea on table ill. I o'clock. Tickets for adults, Is. each ; lor children under t.liirfecu years, lid. each. At six oelork llie cuterleminent will commence, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, songs, reel Inlions, Ac. Mr. and Mrs. Sealtergood. and other medium . will be present to vary the proceedings with the exercise ol their gilts. At 8 o'clock, dancing and other aiuuscinenls will lie the order of the evening.
Till! 11 noKMONlivviKi: paragraph maker in a West Hiding pniier has unearthed a profound mystery, lie concludes abusing Spiriluali il* by nlllrming flint “ I lie silence ol the tomb w ill never be broken mild lino' is lost in eternity." All we require to lie told is vv here vv ill I lie " loud' be when “ time" is lost, and how will its “ silence be broken it there is no time to break if in? Before our paragraph-maker wades so lar into the subject, a friend should lav bold of him by Hie ears •<> thill lie may llof gel beyond bin depth. No doubt bis aural developmeulstaken.
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l'Mi. 10101)C>M AT HALIFAX.To ll»' Editor.—Dear Sir,—The new hull nt Halifax, lately opened
br Mrs. Butterfield, will in future bo called “ The New Hall of Free dom." This hall being so nailed, wo buvo resolved Io let it for any progressive movement, political or religious, there being no other sunn room of freedom in the most snored little town ol llalilax I sny sacred
•arth, what did they do in that age? Tim rich bad the priests ns their guides; but what did they with him? Tlmy lied, they slandered, they persecuted, and linally put him to death. What, for ? For speaking the truth. Hy the light they show will they be known. In the spirit- land there were no Mr. >So-nnd no’s, ’there they were known by the light they gave." .1 list before the spirit, left, the medium, if said, “ d o to that
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because the word Halifax means “ holy plnoo; ’’ yea, the priesthood of hook and judge for yourselves ; you can each think; you have tli Halifax have reminded us that the ground whereon we tread is holy, but more especially do they say their pulpits and their platforms from which they speak arc most holy indeed. The priesthood of Halifax jjiav justly be likened unto Noali and his family, the eight righteous persons, who entered into the ark and were saved ; the brute creation that went into the ark, two and two of every sort, may also justly repre sent their little flocks; while wo, the unbelievers, like unto those with out the ark, are left to perish. Wo have boon forbidden to outer the srk of the Lord, and have been turned out into the streets of Halifax.Wo, like unto those without the ark, have struggled hard, and climbed the highest mountains of dillloulty, and hitherto have saved ourselves from the surging waters. Having boon persecuted, wo can sympathise with others. We have already lot tho room to a persecuted people, the Internationalists or Republicans, for two lectures to ho given hy John F. Morgan. Wo have also opened the way for Charles Brad- laugh, a man that, lias been shut out of tho ark of the Lord in the town of Halifax for several years. IIo will yet save himself from the sur rounding elements of oppression and tyranny, and even from his own persistent and conscious bigotry with respect to Spiritualism, which is growing more and more apparent to his late and present followers.But nevertheless, it is him and suohliko inon wo Imvo to thank for a free press and free speech, free halls and free platforms, liu t a mighty work remains yet to bo done in this direction. There are thousands of men that dare not bo free becauso of filthy lucre. I might say here, the great bulk of tho people of England are yet slaves to tho pulpit and the press. A great many parsons and editors of public newspapers arc the greatest stumbling-blocks in tho ago in which we now live. While slaves themselves, they sing, “ Britons never shall bo slaves.” Freedom is a thing almost unknown in the world. Universal naturo speaks of freedom everywhere, hut man enjoys the least of it. Tho days are coming when man shall enjoy his birthright of freedom to the full extent, when his fellow-man shall not coine to barter it out of him, but when every man shall seek another’s wealth, and not his own solely, as he does at the present clay. . R. A.
March 2Sth, 1873.
MISS FAUCITT AT DARLINGTON.From an extended report furnished by Mr. R. Forster, we are made
acquainted with particulars of txvo very successful seances by Miss Fuueitt, of Bishop Auckland, which took place at tho house of Mr. Robert Wilson, Hopetown, on tho evenings of March 15 and 1(5. On the first evening the medium was tied and untied by the spirits repeatedly, and after being tied hy Mr. Macgowan, the bolls and other instruments were handled freely by the spirits, and direct writing was also obtained. After the formal seance, some very interesting phenomena took place. Mr. Robert Wilson has a child in the spirit-world, which was enabled to materialise a hand and touch its parents and others in tho room.
On the Sunday evening after, spirit-lights and tying and untying by the spirits. The medium was specially tied, and while thus secured, a
Oil, friends, mm it.. Farewell.”Hoatlorgood, of Ibwlford, was the next, medium to apeak. She
eemmenced by eerie ul ly begging t he al l eel.ion of I,he congregat Ion |’or a short, l ime. While I hoiiHaml i rely on t he liihleaml implicitly believe in it, they deny the source from which if was derived. “ Ob," y t.)i»-y, "the liihlo was communicated hy the spirit, ol God.” How did they Know that.? They rend in one place that no one could t ee < n,d and live.If they read further on, they would (itel it. wan an angel that communi cated with them. If they would on] y read I heir IbhlcH, fir y would find that instead of denying (Spiritualinm if taught if. Why, it they -el. aside Spiritualism, they would set; the liihlo aside at once. Home attempted to deny Spiritualism because they did not understand if. Did they or could they understand the thoughts I,hat. Ilow through their own mind**? From whence came these ideas, if there was not a superior power to I heir own? it was an estahlishsd fuel. that, there was something controlling man ; a something far beyond his comprehension. Spiritualism lias been all through the world’s history. They were told it was somethin" new. Why, it was t he old doctrine ; it was the teaching of .leans fie who was praised by millions. Did ho not hold communion with Moe-s and Elias? When they took and hound him did ho not say that, ho could have twelve legions of angels to wait on and deliver him ? With all tho boasted enlightenment of the nineteenth century, man is st ill in a state of bondage, and will bo so long as one man tries to oppress another. God will not ask anyone for another man’s deeds. It will not be, /.hat has another man said or done ? it will bo each one for himself. This was what Christ taught, what, the apostles taught, that man was to be free and to seek out lor himself. Who has been able to demonstrate this fact? If man dies, shall he live again? Religionists say it, is possible . they hope so, and that they will rise when the trump of I,lie archangel sounds. I )eat,h to the Spiritualist was the trump of the angel ; when they entered spirit-land they were not, called on to give their relig'ous v:<-w- or creed; the idea was preposterous. Religionists hay look to the Bible. Sceptics want something beyond this ; I hey want facts. Spiritual ism was doing something for the Atheists. It taught them that when life left the body they did not go into a state of non-exisleriee. ,S .rit uuli-m brings convincing proofs; it brings the phenomena before their ey>-“, and compels them to acknowledge facts. Rich and all nmv become convinced of the reality of Spiritualism if they would only give it a
j fair and honest trial. St,. Paul told them plainly he knew what he I had believed, and that he had not followed cunningly-devi-ed fable-., j When asked at the conclusion of the address the name of the spirit
who lmd been talking, it answered, “ William W ilb e r fo r c T h e j meeting was brought to a close by prayer.I In the evening another meeting was held in the same place, and was
attended by close upon 500 persons; scor'-s went away unable to gain admission, as the room was crowded. The Spiritualists hen- prevailed
I on Mrs. Scattergood to remain with them a few days; privet me* tines ! were held at several places, and another public meeting la-' even ng
(Wednesday). Spiritualism is a puzzler here. People profess not to . . . - . . . , believe in it, vet they are unable to deny that it has strange phenomena :
gCn.t!e'1La’’, I,1e 'C.d:.0n th® > _ _tl!°.si ’1 r j3.‘lC?,0ln-1?ia'!*led, .1 I'* I and, moreover, they candidly confess that the mediums could not ofthemselves deliver the, addresses they do. In conclusion, allow nc- toon the bells and tambourine. Direct writing was also found on paper
which had been carefully marked before the seance. The medium was lifted by tho spirits on to the table and off again while securely tied to her chair. The spirits then played on the violin high up in the room, over the sitters’ heads, and finally unloosed the medium from the severe tying which had held her so firmly to her chair. As on tho previous evening, the ring-test was successfully given, after which the spirit “ Dan’oer” addressed the sitters in the direct spirit-voice. A spirit then gave a short address through the medium, and the seance terminated.
After the company had dispersed, Miss Faueitfc was controlled to sit at the piano, when she sang an unintelligible ditty, accompanying her self at the same time on the instrument. I t was stated by the spirits that “ Villeena ” controlled the medium to sing an Indian song, while another spirit controlled the hands to play. At supper the table, containing its burden of good things and the lamp, was raised about i a foot from the floor, and gracefully oscillated without disturbing any | article upon it. The seances gave great satisfaction, and Miss Faucitt j has kindly consented to repeat the visit at an early date. I t will be I seen that this young lady is a very extraordinary medium, and has ! a useful and important career before her.
state that we are working hard m our own a movement, and making as much truly,
Springfield, March 27th, 1873.
cause, the anti-vaccination headway as the Spiritualist-.- -Vours
J. W. IF.-
MARGARET CLEM ENTS, following spirit-message from the B a n n e r of Light,We cut tho
March 22“ My father asks that, some one may come back to prove to him that
there is another life. His name is James M. Clements. He lives in Liverpool, England. My name, Margaret Clements. X died on tic* 2nd day of December, 1841, of small-pox. I was seventeen years o’ 1. Vnd if he will go to Mr. Hamilton, a medium, in Liverpool, I will convince him that there is another life, and that they who dwell in that life can communicate with those they have left here.—October 31.”
EAST LONDON ASSOCIATION OF SPIRITUALISTS.This new organisation was inaugurated on Tuesday evening by a very
I successful tea-meeting, in the Temperance Hall, Tysson Street, Bethnal I Green Road. About sixty partook of tea, after which the hall wa.-densely i crowded. Mr. Burns presided, and called on the secretary, Mr. Mor*<\: to make a statement as to the position ol the society. I t was reported I that there were nineteen members on the books,and there were prospects I of a year’s work with the resources at command. Speeches were
delivered hy Air. Harper, Air. Morse (in trance), Air. Am--, Aliss
SPIRITUALISM AT DEWSBURY.On Saturday evening over one hundred Spiritualists and their
friends sat down to an excellent tea provided for them in the warehouse of Messrs. John Fenton and Sons, woollen manufacturers,Bradford Road. Tho warehouse was kindly placed at their disposal, owing to their not being able to borrow either a school or other public ' Reeves (in trance), and Air. -tephens. Aliss Sparey sang a ,-eug, - id
instructive intion to all.
building. After tea Mr. W. Fenton was called on to preside. Addresses were delivered through tho following mediums:—Mr. J. Annitage, Batley Carr ; Airs. Scattergood, Bradford ; Mrs. Swift, Cawthorpo ; Airs. Swire, Bonding; and Mrs. Addv, from Mirfield. The address of s the last lady was highly spoken of. Messrs. Fenton kindly placed the I warehouse at the disposal of the Spiritualists on Sunday. In the after- ! noon there assembled more than ono hundred persons, who, judging by i their excellent behaviour, had met to hear something of Spiritualism, j In their number we noticed Independents, New Connection, Primitive I Methodists, Glory Band Alen, arid people of no religion whatever. The meeting was presided over by Air. Joseph Wild, Hagg’s Lane. Alter singing and prayer, Air. J. Armitage became entranced, and responded to the hymn by saying, “ Yes, friends, you may gather at the river; you may gather at the river of truth, at the river of life, at the river of l ig h ta n d you may gather at the river of love, and it ever flows, and ever has done since that mighty God created man ; it ever flows, and still it goes on without turning. Alan had polluted that river ; now they wi re given to sec what they bad done, and an oppor tunity was given them to return back. When tho Nazarene was on
Aliss Sexton gave a recitation. The proceedings were of an and enjoyable description, and passed oil’ with evident snti The society will meet on Sunday and Tie -day evening1--.
Since the received.
ihove was in type a much more extended report
T ii f . Sr. M a i iy m . i io n f , A s s o c i a t i o n o f 1 n q f i u f u s i n t o Srium a u - . ' i . — Tho quarterly meeting of the above society will he held at th< Hall of Progress, 00, Church Street, Paddington, on Monday next, April 7th. at 7.30 p.m. precisely. Spiritualist? may gain adu.i lance to this ne-etmg through the introduction of any of ils members. Addrf-'S will t * delivered hy Messrs. Harper, Hunt. “ Ilistorious.” and others. AU?s Claxton anil Air. Tindall have kindly promised some vocal and instru mental music. The committee trust that tlie nu mbers will endeavour to make this meeting a thorough succees. not only by their pro- -nee on tliiB occasion, hut also through the introduction of inquir- rs into Spiritualism. H. D. Jencken, Esq., M.R.I., barristcr-nt-!: w, has courteously consented to preside over the meeting.—Ciiaiii.; - W i i i t f , I I, L i l l i e M ii'e iilcb t •i/e S t r e e t .
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,, J o b k i’ii D ix o n , N cnv M arket. Place (on S a tu rd ay E ven ings).DKWSBl K N Anns, B ookbinding Olllcc, B radford Road.DOWLATS .To h k i'H II. C'oinn , Bookseller, 2.'>, Uliiirch S treet.EDINBURGH P k t k ii La u i i i f . S ta tioner, 28, C lerk S treet.GILDERSOMK E. IIu o o u k , N ew sagent.GLASGOW—J . Mc D k m ' i i y , 8i», U nion S tree t.HALIFAX—As h w o r t h . 8, N orlli S treet.H Kl’K MO N I) W IK E E i.i .i s , Aeeoiiul Hook M aker, S ta tioner, Ac. H U D D ER SFIELD ( 'o w h i i .i., P r in te r and S ta tio n er, 24. K irkgate .
,, G. H r p im .k s t o n . G eneral D ealer, K in g S treet.HULL—J o h n Ij . Bl a n d , 42, New K ing S treet.KEIGHLEY J . T i i .i .o t k o n , M ary S treet, G reengate.KINGSTON-ON-THAM ES Brydon, B ookseller, A pp lem ark et.LEEDS Great N orthern Railway Bookstall.
,, o . W. Bo o t h . North S treet.LEICESTER Mu. H k w i-t t , G ranby Street.
„ M It. Bl- NT, ( ’a r ts Lane, High Street .LIVERPOOL M um. Lk k ih t o n , 2W, W’oh! Derby Road.
M M as. T h o m a s , 106, Brnwiilow Hill.P u l l e n , 71. Brunswick Road, and 88 Cast It* Street.
/, Mr. !M S in n o t t , la, H ayw orth S treet, E \e rto n .LONDON Bi I(Mo m >m v M ns. P a ic k , Bookseller, Jam aica Road.
M VVi i i r u l o w , Bookseller, 201, Jam aiea Road.D a l s t o n T h o m a h W i i .k s , C ireiilatlug L ibrary, Dalston Lane.K ii mu k n S a u n d i k s . CMiiclicstcr Road, K ilburn Park .M i i .k E n d Ro a d , 212 .1 F. IIa i .n k n , Bookseller and P rin ter.P a n m n u t o n 'l‘. W i u t t i n g i i a m , 80, Ulnirelt Street., Edgw are Road. P im l i c o —W. R ic iia k d m , N ew sagent, 7, Taehbrook Street.W IIm cciia im* I. Ro a d (210)—Mr. Ka d i s , Newsagent.
LOUGH BoRoUU H J . Bi n t , h o . Pinfold Gate.MANI’ll i-.H'l KR Jo h n IIk y wo o p, 14.1, Deunsgate.
,, J o n k h , Bookseller, hk S tre iio rd Road, Hnltne.M ARY I.EBON E T. W j i i t i i n g i i a m , 27, W arren S treet, Fit/.roy St|tiai*ti.M IDDLEHBORO' Bl a c k u n i ts , Bookseller, &«., 1. Cannon Street.MOltLEY T. Wll.KINHoN, Bookseller and Nova sagent.NEWCASTLE--< >N 'V\ N 10 10. J . Bi.AKK, G ra inger S treet.NORTHAMPTON J o h n Ua t k h , Newsagent, &e., 18, D rapery .
,, J . VVakd, ‘J, St. E dm und 's Terraoe.NOTTINGHAM J . 11 it c i ic o c k , 84, Mnrplo S treet.
„ J . Hw k k t , Bookseller, Htoney S treet.OLDHAM T. Ro v i.k , Newsagent, Victoria M arket.PORTSMOUTH F. Fooitn, BookseBer, 18, C harlotte S treet.PltMHTON- W a iid , Bookseller. «Ve., 148, Frlarguto.IB IT 11 EH HAM- ('Aim, Bookseller, the Bridge.HTOKE ON-TRENT T. O u mma n , Hritssfounder, South Street. M ount Pleasant. SWANSEA J omi eii | | . Co i i in , Bookseller, 7. Oaatle II S treet.W A LHA LL T. Hm m u io h n , Medical Botanist, 18, George HI reel.WEST HARTLEPOOL T iio h . H u l l , Auctioneer, II. Adelaide Htroot.WOLVKRH A M PTON—It. NoiiTON. Bookseller. Darlington Hir«*«t.WOIB.'EH'I’I*. It Mr. G. M o uoas, Newsngent, Little Angel Street.WREXHAM J . Ro o i i ih , Bookseller, Hope Street.YORK E. I ’ll A I’M AN, BookHeller, Mlciklegato.
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TITUS. O L IV E , T b a n c k M e d iu m for T est Com m unications 111 from Spirit Relatives and Friends; also for the Cure of various Diseases by Spirit-Magnetism and Prescriptions.—49, llolmont Street, Chalk Farm Road, London, N.W.
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