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The Ilall was filled to its capacity half an hour before the time of commencement, the audience being com- posed of ladies and gentlemen of intellect and learning. The next progressive step is the erection of a larger hall, to meet the current demands of the , present period. On the stage were a number of "tVj/adies, distinguished in the cause of Spiritualism, who occupied the rear row of chairs. In front of them was Mr. Champion,the President" of tile Soeie- * ty; flanked right-and left by the venerable Mr. "‘•ALL M. Spear, Messrs. Shumway, Taylor, and others; Mr. Baxter occupied a central position, a red rose in the left lappel of his coat giving him prominence. Mis? Lena Whitcorn presided at the organ. After singing by the' choir and' audience, Mr. Champion, President of the Society, before lie in- troduced the speaker, referring to the crowded con- dition of the hall, said: - “I regret exceedingly ili is not in our power to accommodate all our friends.' I hold a notice in my hand warning me that I will'be held personally responiblo for, any accident that might occur, owing to the fact that the aisles are obstructed, I regret it exceedingly, but I will have tp request our friends to keej> them open, I have the pleasure of announcing the presence of Mr. Taylor, of Wiikes- barre, Pa., who will favor its with a few remarks. Mr. Taylor said'that in. consequence of the tin- jcomfortable position of so many standing, lie thought they had better proceed at 01.ee with the regular exercises. "What he had intended to say connection with the Convention which had recently been convened in New York by the Second Adventists,.anu in relation to the spiritual seances tlmt had been held in Watkins during the last year. ■ Put lie asked leave to give way to Mr. Paster. , «L Frank JBaxter was" introduced and said. ■ ; “As we look around us and behold this beautiful’ earth with Us-delightful landscapes of hill and dale, -•-irith its guSllfng rp^ings and Dabbling OrooKs. the quietly flowing - river and noisy waterfalls, the ,kc3 and lawns, the fruits and flowers, its sweet, fdrds, its warm brilliant sun ami shining twinkling stars, its balmy breeze and 10- fiowers; when we see all tliese tilings and more, I ask why we are, amid them all, P5>y ? why is man so sorrowful and mis- 'Tl 1ju im 111iT-v- to-day is not confined to the Fo Outcry against social evils is beard from quarter of civil society. Man’s -depravity is deniedp the nobleness and purity and good- A liumap nature is beginning to he asserted; fineness and equality of the race has been de- •d. This generation is now conditioned to re- tliis truth. From the night of mental and lal darkness the masses are surely awakening; Fn are beginning to inquire into their condition, fir relations and their capacity. From the sun equality the rays have illuminated their dark- ened minds. These have broken their confidence ■n the political and eclesiastical institutions. We are on the dawn of a mighty moral revolution. You will tell me the world never was so im- moral as now; so wicked, so dark. This istrue, ap- ■ parently; but it is because- tlie deep seated evils of > the past are uprooted, and they lie before us in all s. their enormity to-dav- These, institutions of the ^ past are giving- .place to those of to-jday. This S p irit of religions proselytisru with the sword in lYbne hand and the Bible, in the other, is unsettling ^All the kingdoms of tlie earth. It carries with it a gpmpound of peace and war, of philosophy'and of ■gnaLicism, of selfislmess and forbearance. It, holds, JBt equality, but it cannot secure it; it awakens a Jlrit which it cannot satisfy nor alloy. Tlie eb, like John the Baptist, is doing this work. every day disgusting the mind with creeds loctrines, and preparing it for philosophy and [Applause.] Man has always been more m. under the control of tyrannical religion and ’’Ipimeut; yet he is-and ever has been miserable society and of the relations which he sustains to his fellow-mail. “ Vice is a monster of such friirhtful mien, Tliat to be hated needs blit, to lie seen; l et seen too oft. fjimilliar witli lier l'aee. W e first endure, then pits*, then embrace. Man has relied too much upon the chnreli, and upon a power more than human to save him. He- llas been educated into a belief that he could form his own character , independent of his peculiar organization or the circumstances which surround him, that crime is the offspring of the depravity ot tlie individual man, and not the producL of society, .or combined man. He has ever been taught that the belief or disberlief in certain religious dogmas would save or destroy him, that such belief was praiseworthy, or blame worthy. H ad li is mind been directed from these remote objects to analyze its own nature, had lie been led to examine the influence on the individual, had lie learned that the power aud capacity of the child, which would give color to his future life was graduated by tlie character and. condition ofits parents, bad lie ob- served the impress which the mot her produces upon the child, ’and that society produces upon the indi- vidual at every successive portion of lus existence he would have learned there was trnLli as well as poetry in the lines. •• Tis education forms Just as ilie tree is bent the com moil mind; Itic tree's inclined-” ry, the other—government—in force and The one has trampled upon reason and thought, the other upon science and if action. Both were united and used rs to check the principle Of progress; been relied upon as man’s only hope. L destroyed, these facts must perish lsYiot and never has been satisfied thg eopdition. Ignorance and poverty, hunger *hwfi^it, i]avery and war, cunning and deceit, are jj^y'written on every page of his history. Ever ESS",;.; , Jio sought to break the chains, and to rise up in ' * -acuity of his manhood, and assert his freedom. ;bas lie been willing to do and dare, and to to secure this happiness, and freedom, blithe been subdued by- the cunning of the wise, and tbo^bwer of the mighty. At the caprice of the designing, myriads have been slaughtered, while tho gory ensign of war has ever floated over the citadel-of religion, subdued and degraded the mass have jost been ready to sink in despondency, deeply impressed with the conviction they were not reali- sing the immunities of their nature. The golden of the millennium of the future foretold by the pliets, and promised by poets and philosophers, ive yet inspired them with tlie hope that at some- ;day in future, swords should be beaten into plough- .shares and into prnning-liooks; that intelligence, ^penalty and peace should gird the globe in the eni--' ^f'Drace. But tlie suffering aud degraded millions Kifv.£E>nscious that they could not realize the promised tftb^bssings, have ever been ready to sink in despair- ' To sucB, the cliurcb has offered its panacea, its ~-all, it lias sought to reconcile his poverty, his ‘"s. aud his miseries With the will of heaven. 1"declared the present life to be a privilege by God,'ere he sent man to heaven or hell, -earthly termination: That the freedom the Hlity, tlie-intelligence, the abundance, tlie^peace Tiappiness, which he liad been anxious for, LJWmch he demands, hinged upon his content. ^TTOtith the present institutions around him ; ^discontent, and despondency would be re- [■yath condemnation from God, himself. But *ieen many poor, destitute andd egraded, b;tba. Wn>ng heaped upon them, who *' bribed or awed into subjection by iture abod. or J1L.. The state with its _____i'icaffolds have subjected tine weak and __ ite'fo obedience, arid.witlr its offices, iti hon- ,:-andL:ejn<ilumettt lias, bribed., many.- But.-.it jay-, be said if man _ loves virtue,.'Wnd hate^-vice HI this crime and'sufl"ering,\ wby thlf'-dratitu- [by this intemperance, .this disease, and pre-' leatb ? Tbe answer metaphysicaly is, lucb ignorance in-man .of the laws of of his - ' morance of the laws of Had he carried 1 1 is examination still further he might, have learned that belief and not the individ- ual, depends upon events, and, that events some- times are-outside of himself: that had he been born oh tbe Ganges he would have been a pagan ; or lie would have played the tyrant, if nursed in the lap of despotism, lie might have learned the truth that is the result of his organization, that he was governed by fixed laws, that there were certain con- ditions that must invariably produce certain results, and that by neglecting to comply with such condi- tions, there is no known power in existanee which could secure such results. For example, health is only to be retained upon the condition ofphj'sologi- cal obedience ; knowledge is to be acquired'only upou the condition that, the mental laws are ob- served, and social harmony can be secured only upon the condition that the laws of society are obeyed. But man lias no desire to be ignorant. It is not his ojm,election. Social discord, vice and suffering, he seeks not. These proceed from that society' which is not tlie product of design, hut of ignorance, and they are forced upon him by the irresistable law of necessity. Under certain con- ditions man lias no desire to change. But when the mind i 3 enlightened as to their falsity, when he is made to see they work against liis own happiness, when lie is thoroughly convinced of this fact, anil he is forced by the laws of his own nature to use the information to effect the desired change, when the principle of reform is to be effected that is to pro- mote happiness through established laws that will effect this wonderful mechanism, and produce the change. Upon this knowledge of governiiient, it will, in its very application secure to society, Lo eacli iiifli-.- vi.liiul without iiifrinKiitK Ih-- ri^l.lB other, afirenose advantages, esseHttaltO-xtU’ develop - ment of his own nature. Is society thus governed and h;ts i it the foundation on the wants of man, aiuf*in the laws of his nature” Does it recognize • tlie equality' of the human family” The age is progressive, and the finger of progress points to lit any changes, to many interpretations of law, and constitutions to tlieir amendment. Natural law is neglected by tlie mass and studied only by tlie few. Not until all can be thoroughly educated so as to supply the wants and demands of human na- ture in his own individual self, will people under- stand how to regulate the true government so it will" best promote the welfare of the collection of indi- viduals forming it. -Ylany of our laws to-day are worthless. Men not only, but women have rights to which government must’and eventually w ill succumb.- We can judge of the cliasaeter and influ- ence of existing political, ecclesiastical, social ami individual combinations, by tbe abrtract principles lying at tlieir base and by the influence they exert upon each other. The governments of the past recognized the legitimacy jf fcirce.and violence, not as a reserve, but as a necessity. It has been said that man’s character is produced not by himself, but by society. The poet lias written, “Custom forms us all.” There is one great falsehood which lies at the. foundation of social institutions ; tliat is m an’s absolute individuality, independence of so- ciety and his ability to make himself good, bad or indifferent. The ipeaker then said the first remedy is to en- lighten man in regard to his condition, liis nature, his power and relations. Alluding to the importance of practical educa- tion, and the necessity of fitness in teachers for their work, he said : “I w ould have them more .practical than they are.” Select the teachers, be- cause first; of tlieir love of teaching, secondly be- cause of their love for their work, thirdly for their love of knowledge, and fourthly for tlieir fit- ness to teach wliat- they know, not selecting.a aroiisj then from yo.xr lethargy and put an end to this fraud and corruption. There is not one here that docs not kndw tlie world would be better for it. (renewed applause) If right gives might in the flglit., then the world will be belter forit." (Continued applause.) TESTS. Under flic present condition of things it will be an exceedingly hard matter to give you any com- munication 1 might get from outside power. But I shall attempt it, because I always do it at the close of my lecture. I require perfect quiet, as one tiling, and”then I never like to have auybody back of me; Those seated on the stage commenced to move, but. they were requested to remain quiet. Mr. Baxter, continuing, said: There seems to be, and there is apt to be, a drawing from me. Of ponrse tliese tilings have to be put up’- with, but l will do wliat 1 can under the circumstances. iiocToi: wir.i.iAMs. There is.present at this time some spirit, which throws- upon 111 c an influence, with considerable force, at first, as though it would take control of me, and yet relaxing, and leaving me as before coming to 111 c. I should judge tliat this was some one who passed on quite suddenly, or at least this person was one who had only about, six or seven days .of sickness, my impression was first it w'as some one who passed suddenly away. Now we get this from the spirit. This person, I should think, is a medium; 1 judge of that simply because it seems now just as if I should now use my hands, as if making passes over some person, and I should think it is some one who is given to working through liis mediumship. This is some one who is very anxious to-night, to make his presence known here, and it is one" who lias returned, since he has been in spirit-life, from time to time: and manifest - ed at different places through different individuals- He gives me that information at tbe present time. This man has passed away, not from here, but from New York city, and is a young man]'some 37 or :>S rears of age, I should judge. This is a man who has not been a long time in spirit-life, it may - be two or three j'eai's: yet, notwithstanding, this person passed away from New 1 ork city, and I think was living there. Yet he was identified more or less with you here, not in a general way, but I feel it is some one wlio is identified with you per- sonally'—I don't know whether with this society or members of this society. I think both. I think it is someone who is well known. This-is a Doctor "Williams. (A voice in tlie audience)—This man was a medium and had tlie power of healing, and was controlled a great deal by' spirits, and exercised clairvoyance. w 11.1:1 AM T.. IllIIST. As I look now to the rear of this ball, very far, L lose sight of the wall. It seems to me as if I was looking beyond, and there seems to be a cloud— perhaps it may be seven or eight feet in diameter, circular in shape—and presented against tliaL baek- person, but it is very in- somewhat seems to s was a dcs: they s __ A mimbai^^HB^^K?^*fjTaJ-eed'side by side at the end, and pilijl upas this is lying now. He stands resting liisel.bf w upon this book, and seems to be looking forw'afd, thus (indicating). As I look now at this pictm-e,"which is presented, I get an influence, and, 1 ■tliink, coming from the spirit. Mind, I do not claim 1 am seeing spirits. In fact the spirits themselves tell medhese things are brought about through nat.ur-- al law' for me to see. Now, the spirit influence I feel comes from the spirit that is here, and I know it Is communicated with that picture. This influence which comes upon ine now affects my' lungs, and there is a dillloully of breathing It seems as if my breath was slioit -r and shorter, and yet there seems to be apain, just alittle pain, with every breath-—not ail acute pain. You may” ask how I endure it, sim- ply because it is momentary; and the moment I get the idea this influence is taken from me. This person—please repeat tlie name again, - if it is the name. 1 see Bedford Springs. W illiam L. Hirst, If I pronounce the name right; the last name is pronounced Hirst, as given to me. Now this form seems to stand again beside this desk or table, and it seems now as iff saw back of-hiin, a little to one side, wliat looks like a cabinet filled with books of some sort. I do not know hardly how to interpret it unless this is a man given to study'. Now it seems to me as if this m(iii stood beside tlie table again". His band is extended, and the picture conies to me like that of a court-room, as if he was standing there talking to this body of men. But the furniture and arrangements here are like that of a court-room. (A voice in the audience)—He was an attorney, well known in this community'—hundreds and thousands knew him. JE.V.ME E. BOTTOMI.EV. such circumstances and things occurred. I do not ask it for myself. 1 do not care anything about a recognition, because 1 have given nine thousand of these facts, and they have been recognized and corroborated in every particular, except half a dozen, and those were not denied. At times per- sons in tl](j audience do not like to recognize spirits. They do-inot wish to be identified witn Spiritual - ism. , T"ATI IKII A M I SOX. Here are presented to me two men. One is -quite young. The one most prominent is a young man, lfl or 20 y-ears of age in appearance. He has 'a very emaciated look. He seems, as I look, to stand there, and now turns an instant, gazing down- ward. And there, just out of reach of liis hands, seems Lo he the shoulders, or in other words, the bust of some aged person, seemingly 1 eacliing up toward him. 1 call judge, from my past experience with such appearances, tliat they belong I 11 some way to each other. Tlie one above him must have entered spirit-life first, and there welcomes this other person—it is son and father. This soil passed on to spirit-life some years ago. It may be J.0 or 12 or more years ago. He passed from out a consumptive body—tlie."body actually worn out with consumption. This person did not belong here, but came from tlie city- of Troy. He was brought here. The family moved here and brought with them this son. He was sick with consump- tion, and shortly after passed on. Tlie name I have in mind here is Whitaker. I don't know whether this is liis name. Yes, see, Welcome Whitaker is the name given to me. I did not know whether it was the name, because I heard tlie word “welcome,” and the name of the other is Welcome Whitaker, and lie followed the son over a year after. Here comes to me a thought: this man, Welcome W hitaker, when he passed on to spirit- life, too had a vision." This man was-taken sick. This is an old man, I lhould say 70 or more years of age. He was sick with pneumonia some two or three months before he passed on. H e was given,, to seeing visions—looking into spirit-life—and lie, at the time of liis death, saw coming to him his son, and tolddiis friends of that, fact that he could see him. This person promised to return, tlie son promising when he passed to spirit-life. They promise to return anil manifest. They have re- turned to-night, interested here: invited, to present themselves and have so done. Q. Does any one recognize any such person or persons as. those named ” A voice : I knew them when they lived in the cit-y of Troy, both father and son. - on as. n. wn.ni;i..M. Here are two that come together again. W ell, one rather stands back, as if not particularly- desi - rous of being described, but I get this from Atti- ca—Judd Pardee. The person with him is a young man, perhaps So or Sli years of age, and he too lias been in spirit life quite a number of years. The influence from this person should indicate that of one" who was very feeble in life, exceedingly- so. 1 cannot stop to t.ell you how I judge of tliat thing,— butpsuch is tlie fact. 1 judge fro-'■'(lie way this in- uie that one very Charles P. Williams. No, I do* ds like that. Please repeat it *“ : ..... ■■ni it to me, (this was will be more sure. Charles P. Wilhelm, if I pronounce the name. -right. . Oh! don't they know Mrs. Doctor Alcinda Wilhelm’s husband :J A voice from the audience : Yes. A (OMPI.I CAT Mil r. U T 1X T K 1 :KST1 X (. TEST. ie, however—Religion—bad its foundatioii^kteaclier to teach from books alone, but from nature and observation. Ignorance must be supplanted by education. In tills Republic we make our own laws, and of course the laws ivill be wise or un- wise, according to the intelligence of the people. The census of 1S70 shows that there are in the United ^tates, five million, six hundred and fifty- eight thousand, and one hundred and fourty-fiur persons, ten years old and upwards, wlio cannot read or. write; but there-are imilTons more who read and write, and yet are ignorant. Look into the factories and see thousands of children em- ployed therfl, who are doomed to ignorance. Some- one suggests have we not . established evening schools for this very class ? Yes ; and I am glad for so-much. But our State has laws, if they mean anything, they are "applicable to this, in so far as we need ndt do away- with them, let us carry out such laws. He referred to the capital, as i suggested equitable distribution gf?* contest between labor and as another remedy a more of property, continuing, be said, ‘"How shall this new share be created, how shall capital and labor come in contact, not in war, but in peace. I am not so sure but tliat the indi- viduals are right wlio contend that government should never allow a man to exceed in wealth, a certain sum ; that more than tliiis, he shall be re- quired togive to public interests, (applause). The evils that afflict society- are great ly increased, if not caused by unjust legislation. It has prostrat- ed our commerce, paralyzed our domestic trade, and industry is burdened by it. It clothes gam- blers in purple and fine lineii, while the laborerids in rags. It keeps even to-day, thousands of com - fortable- dwellings vacant, while those who build them are crowded together In discomfort. W liat right has one man to own all the houses while those who build them are without shelter? Who gave permiss on to wealth to buy up al". the land? We should do away with corruption in the public ser- vice. Let dishonesty in publicolfice be punishable* with perpetual disenfranchisement, (applause). If Republican aud Democratic Congressmen can- not frame just laws, let the prople unite .and elect those who can. Let justice aud right rule. Referring to legalized monopoly he said : “Mon- opoly is an extremely dangerous indi vidual be- cause he had no soul. See him in our Congress, in the State Legislature, running the city corporation, the railroadi corporation, the manufacturing corpo- ration, the banking and insurance institutions, in fact, controlling everything. Is* it not time this giant received!' afl fktal sluug-shot from the people, who are the victims ofhis nefarious varts ? It was a good thing when we attacked the credit mobilier; in the same way let us attack all the ld^ifeed mo- nopolies. " Your free institutions are- danger, Mr. Baxter, resuming : Here, too, is a girl who is shown to me q«ite distinctly-. 1 should say- she was about If or 15 years of age. She is “brought here to-night very anxious to reach certain parties, but at the same time reluctant to name those, parties. If the parties are here they will recognize her and take this-message.to them. It is a message to the ef- fect that she in spirit appears here, and desires notice on the part-of her friends. This is JennieE. BoUoinltiy. But as look now I seem to be looking into a room. I seem to look through doors which seem to open to a second room, and there I can see a form which lies- upon a couch or bed, partially raised -by friends who stand there, and she seems to be pointing. 1 think slie is the same person, she is .reaching up, pointing, pointing, and she turns her liead‘ “Please say* tliat when I passed away, I told to my father and my mother, Joseph and Mary Bottomley, that I saw Jesus. My cry was, Jesus, Jesus. The last words I uttered were those. They were pleased to think I died a Christian. All well, all well. Say to mother and father, it was not Jesus, it was uncle that I mistook for Him—uncle, who had .come for me, come to receive me,"and we are here now to-night.” Attica tells mte, too, that these persons, the people mentioned, were Me- thodist people; that they kuew nothing about Spiritualism, except what they rea$j; and so far as she knows, liad no belief in it at all, and did not countenance it. Attica also tells me now this child is anxious wanting to send a communication, but she must say no, that they are prohibited from this platform. Mr. Baxter here rebuked several of the auditors by saying, I wish I could convince you and others this is-a reality-to me: It annoys me excesdingly to have any one make light of this subject, as I have seen two or three, not very- far from me, in the audience doing, because it breaks my influence. With a great many it is because they cannot realize this tiling. To me it is a great truth. These are" not my words I am uttering when I say wliat these spirits say. Tliese are tbe woids given from the child to somebody, I judge to the parents, and of course I take those words just as they are given, and" give them to you, and many times they seem simple. But let us receive them as they are given. Treat the matter with courtesy whether we believe or disbelieve. . I do not .know under these circum- stances whether to call for a recognition of those persons or not. But it seems just as if this child were attracted here to certain persons in this house to-night. That is my. feeling, and I judge from, that. I will, ask -if any one recognizes any" such person as Jennie Bpttomley. (No responsq^" * ■ . Mr. Baxter, continuing, said: Oftentimes people come to me at the close of the meeting, and tell me they recognize such and such a spirit, and that Mr. Baxtei : There is a man tliat conies to y-ou, ;Mr. Spear, (who was on tlie stage.) It seems to me like an old man. I do not see him, but I feel the" influence, and I should think it was. I don’t know but tbe spirit may be mixing names. Tliat of Ma- plewood is given me, but that Is my- own home, and that . cannot be. Maplewood is changed to 'Barnstable. It is some one Who lias been identi- fied with you in y-ears past. I do not tliink so much. I do not know whether in .Spiritualism. I think in Univefsalism. I should think y-ou and he were-'together instrumental in bringing about some society, or at least the nucleus of some so- ciety in some way-, and I judge a Universalist so - ciety-. I cannot tell y-ou, inasmuch as two names are given, one in Maplewood, where I am living, and one in Malden. This is Eli Hi nekley-. Mr. James Spear: Mrs. Spear's father, of Barn- stable, died at Maplewood . Mr. Baxter: I would like to say I have lived at Maplewood. I moved there from Winchester, but I have hardly ever been there, as I have been ab- sent from borne so much, and 1 know of no fami- lies of tliat name, so that it is thoroughly new to me. That is why- I was confused at first. Do you know what this man has reference to in regard to a church ?” Mr. Spear: He helped me to form a universalist society- in Barnstable many- years ago, and he was the father of Mrs. Spear. He died in Maplewood at the house of liis son. Mr. Baxter: I.see March 5th, 1S02. But now is presented to me- wliat looks like a long room, in which are a large number of cot beds. I see no forms at all there, but I see simply this room. Now is presented to rue the form of a lady ; still my pic- ture fades from me, because it is not held so 1 can describe it to you. I have the name in my mind— Temple—if it is the name,—Elizabeth Temple. This is some person, I think, who was interested in the soldiers in. some, way daring the war; but if so, it must have been 'very early during the war, if the date given, March 5th, 1SG2, was the time of the exit of the spirit; I inferred it so, but I may- be mistaken. W ell, Georgetown Hospital is pre- sented to me—that is, comes into my mind. Does any one know who this person may be ? I tliink very nearly-in every-instance before in our audiences we have been thoroughly corrobora- ted, but to-night yve seem to receive very few re - sponses. Still if we do not recognize, yve cannot respond ; but in two of the instances I feel most sure and quite positive that parties are here that could respond. A y-oice in the audience: Mr. Wilhelm was in business on Race street above Ninth. He went to Germany and died. This response was in refer- ence to a previous test. ” , ■ INVOCATION. Almighty and infinite influence of love, Stealing so gentlv on us.from above; Felt in the spirit, and felt in the form— Felt throughout nature by every god-sign— Told in the love betwixt mother and child. That love so still, steuling so gently, so mild; Yet love universal, omnipotent, great, Which casts out all fears of envy, of hate, Whence art thou ? From whence dost thou How V From God, the life-giver, and he dotli bostow,’ Alike upon all, both the foe and the friend, And our dnty is not done until we extend That love still further, which to us is given, In guiding all souls to the pleasures of heaven. No’- ,oh, our Father, wilt thou give unto tliese, Thy, children in search of the truth, The keys to unlock this mystery, as it seems to-day, And jo Thee be all love forever. Amen. Mrl Spear: I desire the audience to remember this, that the first.'word Mr. Baxter gave was Ma- plewood ; then.^secondly, that the person he saw grasp abs®q5te<^.wah me in forming a “ This pri* then he.gives another spirit, like ail that time I bad no A n e x a c L i y i ^ - ^ T:.. WAS . T h i n k i n g of Universe-45c? out stances, but, to try tl this way you yvill perynlSPrenaarkable' feet spirit means one t7^#table, jlass., bias as to anything thtbf ijift jton in with its arrival at clear This, is the essence of trui by request, Siiy-lh.3 advances ttyjsiii^d in]an ef- fflh tb itntr f la tte r , ^ . • The following communication is from a gentle- man who lias attained the venerable age of, four- score and seven years, preserving all liis faculties, excepting that of sight : Mu. E ditor—Alloyv me to bring the being called man before your readers, physically-, men - tally and spiritually-. What are the elements of which physical man is composed ? Mailer and spirit. W liat is m atter? A substance ponderable and naturally inactive, which can neither attract nor repulse anything of itself, being motionless. What is-spirit? A substauee imponderable, active, having, tlie power of motion of itself, jiossessing the attrac- tive and repulsive force. Is tlie mind function inherent in malter ? It is not. Is it inherent in spirit? It is; for without spirit there is no mind. What is mind ? A passive function inherent in spirit substance; it is not a thing—a snbstance. How many- external "faculties has man ? Five; they are called hearing, seeing, tasting, feeling and smelling. These constitute- the material man, and are called senses or sentative life or soul (in Greek Psyche translated life:—soul), all material, tlie earthly man. .D o tliese five life faculties have tlieir counter- parts ? They do. They- are called life, heat, light, mind and memory-. These live functions inher- ent in spirit substance give sensation and action to tlie outward material man. ^ Hew came man to be ? ^ By- a natural evolution of matter and j spirit from the earth mother. ■ How?. By- a n original life-germ of spirit substance called a-monad. These many monads attract particles of matter to them. They are called molecular cells or protoplastic germs of life. Then the tissues go onward until "the outer man is formed, with his five outer faculties and live inner spirit functions, which rear the future spirit man, an organized entity, onward. The five functions inherent in spirit subs.ance exist in a passive state, but when in an organized form de- velope tlieir nature, in phenomenal manifesta- tions, until again withdrawn in the act called death.- These five soul faculties and five spirit functions are enthroned in the human body as minute sentinels, dependent ou material condi- tions, more or less. All the phenomena of life are only- known on the plane of material science, called the world of effects, as causes unknown and hidden. Man in all ages lias- made efforts to reach the Unknown, hut. has always failed; his imparity too much par- took of his back-brain material; his mind force could only soar as liis brain became spiritualized: )u‘iL‘;e- l in a.I cjki ] . o f 11 • s:iys “ From that bourn no traveller returns,” and all Christendom endorses it. Outside of Modern ^Spiritualism, there is no proof, or any thing that would be received as evidence, that man has a fu- ture life after dying in. this. Of course, in the mysteries of human existence, there are many things that make it more or less probable, or that serve as collateral evidence, of tlie reality of the manifestations of modern spiritualism, "but—tliaL amounts Lo nothing without the latter: bat those" manifestations make such a connection with legen- dary- and superstitious lore, aiid~ even with the Bible, tliat they t hrow a lustre of truth over them, so that, in its broad sense, IHodem Spiritualism is no new institution. But in 1S4S, the year we date it from, tlie spirit world made an intelligent con- nection .with tin's, which, in its subsequent diversi- ty is, not only the great fact, of the century, but makes intelligent, and sensible, much of the fabu- lous and supers! it.ious traditions of the centuries that have passed. That l aw nut overstating the great importance of this “ dawning-Light,” let me quote from tlie edi - tor of the Sc-ient-ffierloai. He is an opposer of spiritualistic claims, knows there is no truth ; in the ixm ; but see how high he sets it, if it could be true : - “ IVe can find no words to.adequately express our sense of the magnitude of its importance to science, it il be true. Such words as profound, vast, stu- jH'ndou.% would need to be slrcnytUcncd a thousand- fold to be fitted for such a, use. I f true, it. will be- come the one r/rund event of the world's history: it will give an imperishable lustre to the litth century. Its discoverer will have no rival in renown, and lii3 name will be written high above any other,” &c. Now the editor wlio wrote the foregoing extract believed it to be a delusion: I know it to be a truth, and the great outstanding truth of the age, and lie endorses tlie statement 1 made in com- mencing. I am glad then, when a man comes in to do bat^ S tin for this truth, especially one who sees the im- portance of and has tlie experience in the physical manifestations, so sorely- tried at the present time,, in the house of, wliat ought to be, its friends. For while wishing the subject purged from frauds, ive wish to be hospitable to all tlie phenomena, had rather entertain a dozen errors, than lose the atten- tion of one that it, is true; or snub a spirit mani- festation, supposing it an attempt to cheat. We do not yel know enougli of influence and control to put on airs. Tbe physical media all need some sustaining hand, and 1 am glad that “ Mind and M atter”.is born, and I wish it success, and I have 110 doubt but tliat it will command it, and be with the old Banner, tlie medium’s friend. . ' i Boston Notes. By our Special Correspondent. Mr. W. J. Colville,the remarkable young corris- y pondent, Inspirational Grator and Poet, who lately^/ 1■ ’ ' r.ivm'V arrived here from last. Sunday afternoon, completed his course o1 ' lec’ t.ures, for November, un- der the auspicies of the j’arker Memorial Hall £nm0<iVnc\(in‘Uie ’ftall to its 'utm ost capacity f _) — — the guides, .was _-‘J L ‘.‘C- 1 !I‘_* . . I iiici -,‘i'KI cue spiritnaUnear at band. Secondly-. Tlie mental and spiritual man lias now arrived, near the close of his w-ork on tlie plane of material science; lie is approaching the plane of spiritual science, called the world of causation, where he can study cause and ellect. Phe wliys and tlie wherefores will be no more un- knowable; a line of demarcation between material and spiritual science w-ill be draw'ii by many of tlie human race. The mental and spiritual brain is and w-ill be so progressed that the laws of causes Will be so well comprehended that man will see and realize the ideal from the real, or material from the spiritual, so that mind and matter will be no more a mystery; effects be no more taken for causes nor causes for effects. Then man will be redeemed from tbe gross impurities of earthly- ap - petites and habits, that have impeded his pathw-ay to the attainment of truth and human happiness. Thirdly. Man, as hitman, is called the organized spii it entity-. We now come to the. point where the monad or original primates of spirit substance leave their molecular cells ef protoplastic tissues, which leave tbfe brain aud muscular system with- out animal life or motion, called a dead body. The material soul force has done its w-ork; the monads, now- freed from their molecular cells and protoplastic tissues, progress w-ith their first functions, life, heat, mind and memory-, and organize themselves, a spirit entity. Now the life, the heat, the light, the mind and the memory of the material man„ re- tains all the past in his life, there being nothing lost except tlie material soul—life. This organized entity is now a spirit, and not a soul; it is material with all its mortal faculties of hearing, seeing, tasting, feeling and .smelling. Spiritual science can comprehend tliat of the material but the material cannot comprehend that of the spiritual. M atter is matter, spirit is spirit; mind is not of-the material but of tbe spirit. E lijah Woodworth. L eslie , Micb., November 21, 1S7S. SPIRITUALIS TIC.” w a s iS- sociefl term. Idea “ y b}ure. iut-d" IS the ■hdy, jen Mapl Mrteen- « Darf fectiyl dispe^ riy RY JOHN WETHERIJEE. For “ hrhid :vn<lMattcr." ^ Every discovery that has been made, and every event that has happened in the world’s history, pales by the side of modern spiritualism, the discovery tliat man survives the dissolation of his body, and is able to announce the fact from the spirit world, that seems to environ and permeate this, j am not over-looking the effect on the world of the Christian era and systom, or that Protestant Reformation, the discovery of the Western continent or the copernican system of the many other great events in human history, when I set modern spiritualism so high. What do they all amount to, to a humanity that lasts three score years and ten. “ Poor pensioners on the bounty of an hour, with no supplementary life, after this life’s fitful fever is over ? It seems to me that if the great fact of future life in unsettled or doubtful, every glorious achieve- ment in mentality, or domain, or system, added to the area of mortal man’s posession, enlarges tbe powers and boundaries of human selfihness, mak- ing the accumulation of sensuous advantages and comforts the chief end and aim'cff life, except that manifestations of human greatness, transcend pow- ers ; streaks of genius, give an improbability to tbe non-perpetuatin of the man, and-would strength - en the side of continued existence as cumulative testimony or enforcement tojthe fact, when presented with tolerable evidence ; But it would seem as the matter stands, as though these manifestations of great human capabilities, instead of helping faith, had brought about the eclipse of faith, and that the world, in its culture^ condition, accumulates wisdom, and wonderful scientific acquisition bad robbed the world of what faith fathers, had in their simplictsity, and-was dot groaning "under its knowledge and its unbelief- P’' OPcourse the. Christian, will "deny this state of things, and say a future life, after this is a part of the Christian system and" a, feet as true as holy .■w rit; and.so it is, but that is not true enough to build-upon ; for the faithful dying Baptist minister said] in his distress, “ but the d ^ ^ t, the doubt.” I make these remarks in full vlMF of biblical and Christian claims, and say that ’the world is infittof on. this point, and nothing short of - — *- traveiler from - the dead, a . report to would" be evidence to humanlty-.to-day. a returned tbe senses, subject, selected by tbe assemblage for consideration T lie JSifljn’s o f tb e 1 lines^ wi I**; enthusiaisin and- ardent applause. The services elefeedjwith a tiiri 11 ing improvised poem on ‘’Purity.” Next month, December, Mrs. Cora Richardson, will occupy- the platform in Parker Memorial Hall, on Sunday- afternoon, while Mr. Colville will deli - ver morning leetuoes in Investigator Hall, Paine Memorial Building, under liis own auspices. In February-, Mr. Colville will again occupy rostrum in Parker Memorial Hall. Mr Colville lias achieved great success here dur- ing tlie past month, and is destined to do" a vast amount of good wherever he goes. The guides, through him do not strive to pull down every thing that is opposed (to intellectual progress, but rather to uncover the good and true, that has so long been covered up by- creeds and customs.. Mr. Colville gives in Abbottford"Hall, Charleston on Sunday- evening's anti delivers discourses, and- poems, and diiseribes character and mediumship, in private at social receptions every evening, when not engaged publicly. He is tired |aud uneasy when not engaged either publicly or privately. Tlie Holmeess still continue here, doinga sub- stantial w ork’in a quiet uudostentatious way. Owing to late events whereby much bad feeling was engendered, as to the merits or demerits of certain mediums, and the genuinenass of their mani- festations, the llolimeses had much to overcome be- fore confidence or interest could be reestablished iifthe material organization, phrases of tlieir me- ’ diumship. In a great measure this pressure has been removed and their sittings are now well attended. ' ^Mrs. Jennie Potter is one of the best test med- iums here, aud gives general satisfaction to all who favor themselves with a sitting with her. She is comfortably- located at No. 130 Castle staeet, in this city, Much indignation is expressed at the disrupta ble conduct of a certain* class who assume to be clarrivoint, and through the colurns of the Herald, aud wlio on trap many into thenjmeshes who'under the supposition, of sitting with true mediums, are only- nauseated and disgusted at tbe bare face cheat practised upon them. Maud Lord has been here fore some time, and lately resumed her seanses. Rumor has it that she intends ihstitutinga suit for $50,000 damages against the “ Police News Publishing Company” for having made her and her ipediumsip tlie subject for a illustration sensational notice in their publication. The Children's Progressive Lyceum is well atten- ded and in flourishing condition. At Mr. Colville’s laat lecture lie made an appeal for aid to the Ladies Aid .Society, in response to which a handsome sum of money was contributed. Mis, Thayer does not meet with the success her mediusliip warrants, Mrs. Booth by sits occasionally to private and select circles, with her usual success. E. Gerry Brown, furnishes spirtualistic notes to the Boston Sunday- Herald, during Mr. 55. Haines absence in Europe. Tlie same amount of inaccur. acy appeai-s in Mr. Brown's notes to the Herald which where characteustic of the pages of default and misnamed Spiritual Scientist. This is much to be regretted as after Brown lias tbe qualification and opportunity to be greatly usefull if he could be more accurate in liis statements. A new society under tlie significant title of the “[Helping Home Association" lias been formed for charitable purposes. These societies extend aid and succor to all that are needy without regard to belief!- The Voice of Angele has removed to Wymouth. Social receptions among the more prominent mediums is quite the order now. Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Hull, Mr. Lull and Mr. Colville had large and pleasant gatherings, affording an inter- change of good feeling all round. Dr. Gardner and Mrs. Jennie Lord Webb are quite i 11, the former having nearly lost his eye sight. The forthcoming “ Mind aud Matter” is anxiously looked for by many who are curious to see it. Obsebver . ‘a - r IDLE VERSUS LDOL. A Sunday-school concert was gi and the superintendent had J subject of idols. H e tol, desiring to know^yvh hlm/sala:' ■ trw,' childre: ■ “Heine lazy, the i members The past^Ahe ijrimary V t 1 1

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J. F R A N K B A X T E R .

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L a s t S u n d a y e v e n in g M r. J . F ra n k L a x te r , le c t- ' l u r e r a n d tr a n c e m e d iu m , d e liv e re d liis c lo s in g

le c tu re a t W a sh in g to n H a ll , c o rn e r o f S p r in g G ar- i lo n a n d E ig h th s tre e t , u n d e r th e au sp ices o f the. F i r s t S p ir i tu a l S o c ie ty o f P h ila d e lp h ia . T h e I l a l l w a s f i l le d to i ts ca p a c ity h a l f a n h o u r be fo re th e t im e o f c o m m e n c e m e n t, th e a u d ie n c e b e in g co m ­p o se d o f la d ie s a n d g e n t le m e n of in te l le c t a n d le a rn in g . T h e n e x t p ro g re ss iv e s te p is th e e re c tio n o f a la rg e r h a l l , to m e e t th e c u r r e n t d e m a n d s o f th e

, p re s e n t p e r io d . O n th e s ta g e w ere a n u m b e r o f "tV j/ad ies, d is t in g u ish e d in th e ca u se o f S p ir i tu a l is m ,

w h o o cc u p ie d th e r e a r ro w o f c h a irs . I n f ro n t o f th e m w a s M r. C h a m p io n ,th e P residen t" o f tile S oeie-

* ty ; f la n k e d r ig h t - a n d le f t b y th e v e n e ra b le M r. "‘•ALL M . S p ea r, M essrs. S h u m w a y , T a y lo r , a n d o th e rs ;

M r. B a x te r o cc u p ie d a c e n tra l p o s itio n , a red rose in th e le f t la p p e l o f h is co a t g iv in g h im p ro m in e n ce . M is? L e n a W h itc o rn p re s id e d a t th e o rg an .

A f te r s in g in g b y th e ' c h o ir a n d ' a u d ie n c e , M r. C h a m p io n , P re s id e n t o f th e S o cie ty , b efo re lie in ­tro d u c e d th e sp e a k e r, re fe r r in g to th e c ro w d e d co n ­d it io n o f th e h a l l , s a i d : -

“ I r e g re t e x c e e d in g ly ili is n o t in o u r p o w er to ac c o m m o d a te a l l o u r frien d s.' I h o ld a n o tic e in m y h a n d w a rn in g m e th a t I w il l 'b e h e ld p e rso n a lly re sp o n ib lo for, a n y a c c id e n t th a t m ig h t o ccu r, o w in g to th e fa c t th a t th e a is le s a re o b s tru c te d , I re g re t i t e x c ee d in g ly , b u t I w ill h a v e tp re q u e s t o u r frie n d s to keej> th e m o p e n , I h av e th e p le a su re o f a n n o u n c in g th e p re se n c e o f M r. T a y lo r , o f W iik es- b a rre , P a . , w h o w ill fav o r its w ith a few re m a rk s .

M r. T a y lo r s a i d 't h a t in. c o n seq u e n ce o f th e tin - jco m fo rtab le p o sitio n o f so m a n y s ta n d in g , lie th o u g h t th e y h a d b e t te r p ro ceed a t 01.ee w ith th e re g u la r ex e rc ise s . "W hat h e h a d in te n d e d to say

c o n n e c tio n w ith th e C o n v e n tio n w h ich h a d r e c e n tly b ee n c o n v e n e d in N e w Y o rk by th e S eco n d A d v e n tis ts , .a n u in r e la t io n to th e sp ir i tu a l sean ces tlm t h a d b e e n h e ld in W a tk in s d u r in g th e la st y ea r .

■ P u t lie a s k e d le a v e t o g iv e w a y to M r. P a s te r ., «L F r a n k JB ax te r was" in tro d u c e d a n d sa id .■; “ A s w e lo o k a ro u n d u s a n d b e h o ld th is b e a u tifu l’

e a r th w ith U s-d e lig h tfu l la n d sc a p e s o f h ill a n d d a le , -•-irith its guS llfng rp^ings a n d D abb ling OrooKs. th e

q u ie tly flo w in g - r iv e r a n d n o isy w a te r fa lls , th e ,kc3 a n d la w n s , th e f ru its a n d flow ers, its sweet,

fd rd s , i t s w arm b r i l l ia n t s u n am i s h in in g tw in k lin g s ta rs , i ts b a lm y b reeze a n d 10-

fiow ers; w h e n w e see a l l tliese tilin g s an d m o re , I a sk w h y w e a re , a m id th e m a ll,

P5>y ? w h y is m a n so so rro w fu l a n d m is- 'T l 1 ju im 111 iT-v- to -d a y is n o t con fined to th e

F o O utcry a g a in s t so c ia l e v ils is b e a rd fro m q u a r te r o f c iv il so c ie ty . M a n ’s -dep rav ity is d e n ie d p th e n o b le n e ss a n d p u r i ty a n d good-

A l iu m a p n a tu re is b e g in n in g to he a s se rte d ; f in e n e ss a n d e q u a li ty o f th e rac e h as b e e n de- •d. T h is g e n e ra tio n is n o w c o n d itio n e d to re-

tli is t r u th . F ro m th e n ig h t o f m e n ta l an d la l d a rk n e ss th e m asses a re su re ly a w a k e n in g ;

Fn a re b e g in n in g to in q u ire in to th e ir co n d itio n , f ir r e la t io n s a n d th e i r ca p ac ity . F ro m th e su n

e q u a li ty th e ra y s h a v e i l lu m in a te d th e i r d a rk ­ened m in d s . T h e s e h av e b ro k e n th e ir con fidence ■n th e p o lit ic a l a n d e c le s ia s tic a l in s t i tu t io n s . W e a re on th e d a w n o f a m ig h ty m o ra l re v o lu tio n .

Y o u w ill t e l l m e th e w o rld n e v e r w as so im ­m o ra l a s n o w ; so w ick ed , so d a rk . T h is is tru e , ap-

■ p a re n tly ; b u t i t is because- tlie d ee p se a te d ev ils o f > th e p a s t a re u p ro o te d , a n d th e y lie befo re u s in a ll s. th e ir e n o rm ity to -dav- T h ese , in s t i tu t io n s o f th e ^ p a s t a re g iv in g - .p lace to th o se o f to-jday. T h is S p i r i t o f re lig io n s p ro se ly tis ru w ith th e sw o rd in lYbne h a n d a n d th e B ib le , in th e o th e r , is u n s e tt l in g ^All th e k in g d o m s o f tlie e a r th . I t ca rrie s w ith it a

gpm pound o f peace a n d w ar, o f p h ilo s o p h y 'a n d o f ■gnaLicism, o f se lfislm ess a n d fo rb e a ran c e . It, holds, JB t e q u a li ty , b u t i t c a n n o t se c u re it; i t a w a k e n s a J l r i t w h ic h i t c a n n o t sa tis fy n o r a llo y . T lie

eb, lik e J o h n th e B a p tis t , is d o in g th is w ork .ev e ry d a y d isg u s tin g th e m in d w ith creeds

lo c tr in e s , a n d p re p a r in g i t fo r p h ilo so p h y a n d [A p p la u se .] M an has a lw a y s b ee n m ore

m . u n d e r th e c o n tro l o f ty ra n n ic a l re lig io n a n d ’’Ip im eut; y e t h e is -an d ev e r has b ee n m ise ra b le

so c ie ty a n d o f th e re la tio n s w h ic h h e su s ta in s to h is fe llo w -m a il.

“ Vice is a monster of such friirhtful mien,Tliat to be hated needs blit, to lie seen; l et seen too oft. fjimilliar witli lier l'aee.W e first e n d u r e , then pits*, th e n e m b r a c e .

M an h a s re lie d too m u c h u p o n th e ch n re li, a n d u p o n a p o w e r m o re th a n h u m a n to save h im . He­llas b e e n e d u c a te d in to a b e lie f th a t h e co u ld fo rm h is o w n c h a ra c te r , in d e p e n d e n t o f h is p e c u lia r o rg a n iz a tio n o r th e c irc u m sta n c e s w h ic h su r ro u n d h im , th a t c r im e is th e o ffsp ring o f th e d ep ra v ity ot tlie in d iv id u a l m a n , a n d n o t th e producL o f so c ie ty ,

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b e e n su b d u e d by- th e c u n n in g o f th e w ise, an d tb o ^ b w e r o f th e m ig h ty . A t th e cap rice o f th e d es ig n in g , m y ria d s h av e b e e n s la u g h te re d , w h ile th o g o ry e n s ig n o f w a r h a s e v e r floated o v er th e c ita d e l-o f re lig io n , s u b d u e d a n d d eg ra d ed th e m ass h a v e jo s t b ee n re a d y to s in k in d esp o n d en c y , d ee p ly im p re sse d w ith th e co n v ic tio n th e y w ere n o t re a li­s in g th e im m u n itie s o f th e ir n a tu re . T h e g o ld e n

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H a d h e ca rrie d 11 is e x a m in a tio n s ti l l f u r th e r he m ight, h av e le a rn ed th a t b e lie f a n d n o t th e in d iv id ­u a l , d ep e n d s u p o n ev e n ts , a n d , th a t e v e n ts so m e­tim e s a re -o u ts id e o f h im s e lf : th a t h a d h e b e e n b o rn oh tb e G an g es h e w o u ld have b ee n a p ag an ; o r lie w o u ld h av e p la y e d th e ty ra n t , i f n u rse d in th e lap o f d esp o tism , l i e m ig h t h av e le a rn e d th e t r u th th a t is th e r e s u lt o f h is o rg a n iz a tio n , th a t h e w as g o v ern e d b y fixed law s, th a t th e re w ere c e r ta in co n ­d itio n s th a t m u s t in v a r ia b ly p ro d u ce c e r ta in re su lts , a n d th a t b y n e g le c tin g to co m p ly w ith su c h c o n d i­tio n s , th e re is n o k n o w n p o w e r in e x is ta n e e w h ic h co u ld se c u re su c h re su lts . F o r e x a m p le , h e a l th is o n ly to b e r e ta in e d u p o n th e co n d itio n o fp h j 's o lo g i- ca l o b e d ie n c e ; k n o w le d g e is to b e a c q u ire d 'o n ly u p o u th e c o n d itio n that, th e m e n ta l la w s a re o b ­se rv ed , a n d so c ia l h a rm o n y ca n b e se c u re d o n ly u p o n th e c o n d itio n th a t th e law s o f so c ie ty a re o b ey e d . B u t m a n lias no d es ire to b e ig n o ra n t. I t is n o t h is o jm ,e le c t io n . S o cia l d isco rd , vice a n d su ffe rin g , h e se ek s n o t. T h e s e p ro ceed fro m th a t society ' w h ich is n o t tlie p ro d u c t o f d es ig n , h u t o f ig n o ran c e , a n d th e y a re fo rced u p o n h im b y th e ir re s is ta b le law o f n e c e ss ity . U n d e r c e r ta in co n ­d itio n s m a n lias n o d e s ire to ch a n g e . B u t w h e n th e m in d i3 e n l ig h te n e d as to th e i r fa ls ity , w h e n he is m a d e to see th e y w o rk a g a in s t liis o w n h ap p in ess , w h e n lie is th o ro u g h ly co n v in ce d o f th is fac t, an il he is fo rced by th e la w s o f h is o w n n a tu re to u se th e in fo rm a tio n to effect th e d e s ire d ch a n g e , w h e n th e p r in c ip le o f re fo rm is to b e effected th a t is to p ro ­m o te h a p p in e ss th ro u g h e s ta b lish e d law s th a t w ill effect th is w o n d e rfu l m e c h a n ism , a n d p ro d u ce th e change.

Upon this knowledge of governiiient, it will, in its very application secure to society, Lo eacli iiifli-.-vi.liiul w ith o u t iiifrinKiitK Ih-- ri^l.lBo th e r , a firenose ad v a n ta g es , esseH ttaltO -xtU ’ d ev e lo p ­m e n t o f h is o w n n a tu re . I s so c ie ty th u s g o v ern ed a n d h;ts i it th e fo u n d a tio n on th e w a n ts o f m a n , aiuf*in th e law s o f h is n a t u r e ” D o es it reco g n ize

• tlie equa lity ' o f th e h u m a n f a m i ly ” T h e age is p ro g ressiv e , a n d th e finger o f p rog ress p o in ts to lit a n y changes , to m a n y in te rp re ta t io n s o f law , a n d c o n s titu t io n s to t l ie ir a m e n d m e n t. N a tu r a l la w is n eg lec ted by tlie m a ss a n d s tu d ie d o n ly by tlie few . N o t u n t i l a l l c a n b e th o ro u g h ly e d u c a te d so as to su p p ly th e w a n ts a n d d e m a n d s o f h u m a n n a ­tu re in h is o w n in d iv id u a l se lf, w ill p eo p le u n d e r ­s ta n d how to re g u la te th e t r u e g o v e rn m e n t so it will" b e s t p ro m o te th e w e lfa re o f th e c o llec tio n o f in d i­v id u a ls fo rm in g i t . -Y lany o f o u r law s to -d ay are w o rth le ss . M e n n o t o n ly , b u t w o m en h a v e rig h ts to w h ich g o v e rn m e n t m u s t ’ a n d e v e n tu a lly w ill su c c u m b .- W e can ju d g e o f th e c lia sae te r a n d in flu ­en c e o f e x is tin g p o lit ic a l, e c c le s ia s tica l, so c ia l am i in d iv id u a l c o m b in a tio n s , by tb e a b r tr a c t p rin c ip le s ly in g a t tl ie ir base a n d by th e in flu e n ce th e y e x e r t u p o n each o th e r . T h e g o v e rn m e n ts o f th e p a s t rec o g n ize d th e le g itim ac y j f fcirce.and v io len ce , n o t a s a re se rv e , b u t as a n ec ess ity . I t h a s b e e n sa id th a t m a n ’s c h a ra c te r is p ro d u c e d n o t by h im se lf , b u t by so c ie ty . T h e p o e t lias w r i t te n , “ C u s to m fo rm s us a l l .” T h e re is on e g re a t fa lse h o o d w h ich lies a t the. fo u n d a tio n o f soc ia l in s t i tu t io n s ; t l ia t is

m a n ’s a b s o lu te in d iv id u a li ty , in d e p e n d e n c e o f so ­c ie ty a n d h is a b ili ty to m a k e h im s e lf good, b ad o r in d iffe ren t.

T h e ip e a k e r th e n sa id th e first re m e d y is to e n ­lig h te n m a n in reg a rd to h is co n d itio n , liis n a tu re , h is p o w er a n d re la tio n s .

A llu d in g to th e im p o rta n c e o f p ra c tic a l e d u c a ­tio n , a n d th e n e c e ss ity o f fitness in te a c h e rs for th e ir w o rk , h e sa id : “ I w o u ld h av e th e m m o re.practical th a n th e y a re .” S e le c t th e te ac h e rs , b e ­ca u se first; o f tlie ir love o f te a c h in g , se co n d ly be­cau se o f th e ir love fo r th e ir w o rk , th ird ly for th e i r love o f k n o w led g e , a n d fo u r th ly for t l ie ir fit­ness to te a c h w lia t- th e y k n o w , n o t se le c tin g .a

a ro iis j th e n from yo.xr le th a rg y a n d p u t a n e n d to th is f ra u d a n d c o rru p tio n . T h e re is n o t o n e h e re th a t docs n o t k n d w tlie w o rld w o u ld be b e t te r for it . ( re n e w e d a p p la u se )

I f r ig h t g ives m ig h t in th e flglit., th e n th e w o rld w ill be b e l te r f o r i t ." (C o n tin u e d a p p la u se .)

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a n e x c ee d in g ly h a rd m a tte r to g ive y o u a n y co m ­m u n ic a t io n 1 m ig h t g e t fro m o u ts id e p o w er. B u t I sh a ll a t te m p t it, b ecau se I a lw a y s d o i t a t th e close o f m y le c tu re . I re q u ire p e rfec t q u ie t, as on e tilin g , a n d ”th e n I n e v e r lik e to h av e a u y b o d y b ac k o f m e ;

T h o se sea ted on th e s tag e co m m en c ed to m ove, but. th e y w ere re q u e s te d to re m a in q u ie t.

M r. B a x te r , c o n tin u in g , sa id : T h ere seem s to b e , a n d th e re is a p t to be, a d ra w in g from m e . O f p o n rse tliese tilin g s h av e to be p u t u p ’- w ith , b u t l w ill do w lia t 1 c a n u n d e r th e c irc u m sta n ce s .

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th ro w s- u p o n 111c a n in flu e n ce , w ith co n s id e ra b le force, a t first, as th o u g h it w o u ld ta k e c o n tro l o f m e, a n d y e t re la x in g , a n d le av in g m e as befo re co m in g to 111c. I sh o u ld ju d g e t l ia t th is w as som e on e w h o passed on q u ite s u d d e n ly , o r a t le a s t th is p e rso n w as on e w h o h ad o n ly about, s ix o r sev en days .of s ick n ess , m y im p re ss io n w as firs t i t w'as so m e on e w ho passed s u d d e n ly a w a y . N o w w e g e t th is from th e sp ir it . T h is p e rso n , I sh o u ld th in k , is a m e d iu m ; 1 ju d g e o f th a t s im p ly b ec au se it seem s now ju s t as i f I sh o u ld now u se m y h a n d s , as i f m a k in g passes ov er som e person , an d I sh o u ld th in k i t is som e on e w h o is g iv en to w o rk in g th ro u g h liis m e d iu m sh ip . T h is is so m e o n e w ho is v e ry a n x io u s to -n ig h t, to m a k e h is p resen ce k n o w n h ere , a n d i t is one" w ho lias re tu rn e d , s in c e h e h as b ee n in sp ir it- life , fro m tim e to tim e : a n d m a n ife s t­ed a t d iffe ren t p laces th ro u g h d iffe ren t in d iv id u a ls - H e g ives m e th a t in fo rm a tio n a t tb e p re se n t tim e . T h is m a n h as p assed aw ay , n o t fro m h e re , b u t from N ew Y o rk c ity , a n d is a y o u n g m a n ] 'so m e 37 o r :>S re a rs o f age, I sh o u ld ju d g e . T h is is a m a n w h o h as n o t b ee n a lo n g tim e in sp ir it- life , i t may­be tw o o r th re e j'eai's: y e t, n o tw ith s ta n d in g , th is p e rso n passed aw a y fro m N e w 1 o rk c ity , a n d I th in k w as liv in g th e re . Y e t h e w as id e n tif ied m o re o r less w ith you h ere , n o t in a g e n e ra l w ay , b u t I feel i t is som e one w lio is id e n tif ie d w ith y o u p e r­sonally '— I d o n 't kn o w w h e th e r w ith th is so c ie ty o r m e m b e rs o f th is soc ie ty . I th in k b o th . I th in k it is s o m e o n e w ho is w e ll k n o w n .

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m e d iu m a n d h ad tlie p o w er o f h ea lin g , a n d w as c o n tro lle d a g rea t d ea l by' sp ir its , a n d ex e rc ise d c la irv o y an c e .

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so m e w h a t se em s to s w as a dcs:th e y s __A m im bai^^H B ^^K ?^*fjTaJ-e e d 's id e by s id e a t th e en d , a n d p i l i j l u p a s th is is ly in g n o w . H e s ta n d s re s tin g liise l.b f w u p o n th is book , a n d seem s to b e lo o k in g forw 'afd , th u s ( in d ic a tin g ) . A s I lo o k n o w a t th is p ic tm -e,"w hich is p re se n te d , I g e t a n in flu e n ce , a n d , 1 ■tliink, co m in g from th e s p ir it . M ind , I do n o t c la im 1 am se e in g sp ir its . I n fac t th e sp ir its th e m se lv es te ll m e d h ese th in g s a re b ro u g h t a b o u t th ro u g h nat.ur-- a l la w ' fo r m e to see . N o w , th e s p ir i t in f lu e n ce I feel com es fro m th e s p ir i t th a t is h e re , a n d I k n o w it Is c o m m u n ic a te d w ith th a t p ic tu re . T h is in flu en ce w h ic h com es u p o n ine now affects my' lu n g s , a n d th e re is a d illlo u lly o f b re a th in g I t seem s as i f m y b re a th w as s lio it -r a n d sh o r te r , a n d y e t th e re seem s to be a p a in , ju s t a l i t t l e p a in , w ith every b rea th -—n o t ail a c u te p a in . Y o u may” ask how I e n d u re it, s im ­p ly b ecau se i t is m o m e n ta ry ; a n d th e m o m e n t I g e t th e id e a th is in f lu e n c e is ta k e n fro m m e . T h is p e r s o n —p le a se re p e a t tlie n a m e a g a in , - i f i t is th e n a m e . 1 see B e d fo rd S p rin g s . W ill ia m L . H ir s t , I f I p ro n o u n c e th e n a m e r ig h t; th e la s t n a m e is p ro n o u n c e d H irs t , as g iv en to m e . N o w th is fo rm seem s to s ta n d ag a in bes ide th is d esk o r ta b le , a n d it se em s n o w as i f f saw b ac k o f-h iin , a l i t t le to on e s id e , w lia t looks lik e a c a b in e t filled w ith books o f so m e so r t. I do n o t k n o w h a rd ly h o w to in te rp re t i t u n le ss th is is a m a n g iven to s tu d y '. N o w i t seem s to m e as i f th is m(iii s to o d b es id e tlie ta b le again". H is b a n d is e x te n d e d , a n d th e p ic tu re con ies to m e lik e th a t o f a c o u rt-ro o m , as i f he w as s ta n d in g th e re ta lk in g to th is body o f m e n . B u t th e f u rn i tu re a n d a r ra n g e m e n ts h e re a re lik e th a t o f a c o u rt-ro o m .

(A voice in th e a u d ie n c e )— H e w as a n a t to rn e y , w ell k n o w n in th is co m m u n ity '— h u n d re d s a n d th o u sa n d s k n e w h im .

JE.V.ME E. BOTTOMI.EV.

su c h c irc u m s ta n c e s an d th in g s o cc u rre d . I do not a sk i t fo r m y se lf . 1 do n o t ca re a n y th in g a b o u t a rec o g n itio n , b ec au se 1 h av e g iv en n in e th o u s a n d o f th e se facts, a n d th e y h av e b e e n reco g n ized a n d c o rro b o ra te d in ev e ry p a r tic u la r , ex c e p t h a l f a d o zen , a n d th o se w ere n o t d e n ie d . A t t im e s p e r­so n s in tl](j a u d ie n c e do n o t lik e to reco g n ize sp ir its . T h e y d o - in o t w ish to be id e n tif ie d w itn S p ir i tu a l­ism . ,

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-qu ite y o u n g . T h e o n e m o st p ro m in e n t is a y o u n g m a n , lfl o r 20 y-ears o f age in a p p e a ra n c e . H e h as

'a v e ry e m a c ia te d look . H e seem s, as I look , to s ta n d th e re , a n d now tu r n s a n instan t, g az in g d o w n ­w a rd . A n d th e re , ju s t o u t of rea ch o f liis h an d s , seem s Lo he th e sh o u ld e rs , o r in o th e r w ords, th e b u s t o f so m e ag ed p e rso n , se em in g ly 1 eac liin g u p to w ard h im . 1 call ju d g e , from m y p as t ex p e rien c e w ith s u c h a p p e a ran c es , tl ia t th e y b e lo n g I11 som e w ay to each o th e r . T lie o n e above h im m u st have e n te re d sp ir it- l i fe first, a n d th e re w elco m es th is o th e r p e rso n — it is so n a n d fa th e r . T h is soil passed o n to sp ir it- life som e y ea rs ago. I t m a y be J.0 o r 12 o r m o re y ea rs ago. H e passed from o u t a co n su m p tiv e b o d y — tlie ."b o d y a c tu a lly w o rn o u t w ith c o n su m p tio n . T h is p e rso n d id n o t b e lo n g h ere , b u t ca m e fro m tlie city- o f T ro y . H e w as b ro u g h t h e re . T h e fam ily m oved h e re a n d b ro u g h t w ith th e m th is so n . H e w as s ick w ith co n su m p ­tio n , a n d sh o r tly a f te r p assed o n . T lie n a m e I h av e in m in d h e re is W h ita k e r . I d o n 't k n o w w h e th e r th is is liis n a m e . Y es , see, W elco m e W h ita k e r is th e n a m e g iv e n to m e. I d id n o t kn o w w h e th e r i t w a s th e n a m e , b ec au se I h e a rd tlie w ord “ w e lc o m e ,” a n d th e n a m e o f th e o th e r is W elco m e W h ita k e r , a n d lie fo llo w ed th e so n ov er a y ea r a f te r. H e re com es to m e a th o u g h t: th is m a n , W elco m e W h ita k e r , w h e n h e passed on to sp ir it- life , to o h a d a vision." T h is m a n w a s - ta k e n s ick . T h is is a n o ld m a n , I lh o u ld say 70 o r m o re years o f age. H e w as s ic k w ith p n e u m o n ia som e tw o or th re e m o n th s befo re h e p assed o n . H e w as given,, to se e in g v is io n s— lo o k in g in to s p ir it- l i fe — a n d lie, a t th e tim e o f liis d e a th , sa w co m in g to h im h is son , a n d to ld d iis fr ie n d s o f that, fac t th a t h e co u ld see h im . T h is p e rso n p ro m ised to re tu rn , tlie son p ro m is in g w h e n he passed to sp ir it- life . T h e y p ro m ise to r e tu r n an il m a n ife s t. T h e y h av e re ­tu rn e d to -n ig h t, in te re s te d here: inv ited , to p re se n t th e m se lv es a n d h av e so done.

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A voice : I k n e w th e m w h e n th e y liv ed in th e cit-y o f T ro y , b o th fa th e r a n d so n .

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one r a th e r s ta n d s back , as i f n o t p a rticu la rly - d e s i­rous o f b e in g d esc rib ed , b u t I g e t th is fro m A tt i ­ca—J u d d P a rd e e . T h e p erso n w ith h im is a y o u n g m a n , p e rh a p s So o r Sli y ea rs o f age, a n d h e to o lias b een in s p ir i t life q u ite a n u m b e r o f y ea rs . T h e in flu en ce fro m th is p e rso n sh o u ld in d ic a te th a t o f one" w h o w as very feeb le in life , exceedingly- so. 1 c a n n o t s to p to t.ell you how I ju d g e o f t l ia t th in g ,— bu tpsuch is tlie fac t. 1 ju d g e fro-'■ '(lie w ay th is in -

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ie, h o w ev er— R e lig io n — b a d its fo u n d a tio ii^ k tea c lie r to te ac h from books a lo n e , b u t fro m n a tu rea n d o b se rv a tio n . Ig n o ra n c e m u s t be s u p p la n te d by e d u c a tio n . I n tills R e p u b lic w e m a k e o u r o w n law s, a n d o f co u rse th e la w s iv ill be w ise o r u n ­w ise , ac co rd in g to th e in te llig e n c e o f th e p eo p le .

T h e ce n su s o f 1S70 sh o w s th a t th e re a re in th e U n ite d ^ ta te s , five m illio n , s ix h u n d re d a n d fifty- e ig h t th o u sa n d , a n d o n e h u n d re d a n d f o u r ty - f iu r p e rso n s , te n y ea rs o ld a n d u p w a rd s , w lio c a n n o t re a d o r . w r i te ; b u t th e re -a re im ilTons m o re w h o re a d a n d w rite , a n d y e t a re ig n o ra n t. L o o k in to th e fac to ries a n d see th o u sa n d s o f c h ild re n e m ­p lo y ed therfl, w ho a re d o o m e d to ig n o ran c e . S o m e­o n e su g g ests h a v e w e n o t . e s ta b l ish e d e v e n in g schoo ls fo r th is very class ? Y e s ; a n d I am g la d for so -m u ch . B u t o u r S ta te h as law s, i f th e y m e a n a n y th in g , th e y a re "applicable to th is , in so fa r as w e n ee d n d t do away- w ith th e m , le t u s ca rry o u t su ch law s.

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sa id , ‘"H ow sh a ll th is n e w sh a re b e c re a te d , how sh a ll ca p ita l a n d la b o r com e in co n tac t, n o t in w ar, b u t in peace . I am n o t so su re b u t t l ia t th e in d i­v id u a ls a re r ig h t w lio c o n te n d th a t g o v e rn m e n t sh o u ld n e v e r a llo w a m a n to ex c ee d in w e a lth , a c e r ta in su m ; th a t m o re th a n tliiis , h e sh a ll b e re ­q u ired to g iv e to p u b lic in te re s ts , (a p p la u se ) .

T h e e v ils th a t afflict society- a re g rea t ly in c re a se d , i f n o t cau sed by u n ju s t le g is la tio n . I t has p ro s tra t­ed o u r co m m erce , p a ra ly ze d o u r d o m e stic tra d e , a n d in d u s try is b u rd e n e d by i t . I t c lo th es g a m ­b le rs in p u rp le a n d fine lin e ii, w h ile th e lab o re rid s in rag s . I t k eep s even to -d ay , th o u sa n d s o f com ­fortab le- d w e llin g s v a c a n t, w h ile th o se w h o b u ild th e m a re c ro w d ed to g e th e r In d isc o m fo rt. W lia t r ig h t h as on e m a n to o w n a l l th e h o u se s w h ile th o se w h o b u ild th e m a re w ith o u t s h e l te r ? W h o gave p e rm iss o n to w e a lth to b u y u p al". th e la n d ? W e sh o u ld do a w a y w ith c o rru p tio n in th e p u b lic s e r ­v ice . L e t d ish o n e s ty in p u b lic o lf ic e b e p un ishab le* w ith p e rp e tu a l d ise n fra n c h ise m e n t, (a p p la u s e ) .

I f R e p u b lic a n a u d D e m o c ra tic C o n g ressm en ca n ­n o t fra m e ju s t law s, le t th e p ro p le u n i te .an d e lec t th o se w h o ca n . L e t ju s t ic e a u d r ig h t ru le .

R e fe r r in g to le g a lize d m o n o p o ly h e sa id : “ M o n ­o po ly is a n e x tre m e ly d a n g e ro u s in d i v id u a l be­c a u se h e h a d n o so u l. S ee h im in o u r C ongress , in th e S ta te L e g is la tu re , r u n n in g th e c i ty c o rp o ra tio n , th e ra ilro a d i c o rp o ra tio n , th e m a n u fa c tu r in g co rp o ­r a t io n , th e b a n k in g a n d in s u ra n c e in s t i tu t io n s , in fac t, c o n tro l l in g e v e ry th in g . Is* i t n o t t im e th is g ia n t received!' afl fk ta l s lu u g - s h o t f ro m th e p e o p le , w h o a re th e v ic tim s o f h i s n e fa r io u s va r ts ? I t w as a g o o d th in g w h e n w e a t ta c k e d th e c r e d i t m o b il ie r ; in th e s a m e w a y le t u s a t ta c k a l l th e ld ^ i f e e d m o ­n o p o lie s . " Y o u r f re e in s t i tu t io n s a re - dan g er,

M r. B a x te r , r e su m in g : H e re , too , is a g ir l w h o is sh o w n to m e q « ite d istinctly -. 1 sh o u ld say- sh e w as a b o u t I f o r 15 y ea rs o f age. S h e is “b ro u g h t h e re to -n ig h t v e ry a n x io u s to rea ch c e r ta in p a rtie s , b u t a t th e sam e tim e r e lu c ta n t to n a m e th o se , p a r tie s . I f th e p a r tie s a re h e re th e y w ill reco g n ize h e r a n d ta k e th is-m essage.to th e m . I t is a m essage to th e e f ­fec t th a t sh e in sp ir i t ap p e a rs h e re , a n d d es ire s n o tic e on th e p a r t-o f h e r f r ie n d s . T h is is J e n n ie E . B oU oin ltiy . B u t as lo o k n o w I seem to b e lo o k in g in to a ro o m . I se em to lo o k th ro u g h doors w h ich se e m to o p en to a se co n d ro o m , a n d th e re I c a n see a fo rm w h ich lies- u p o n a co u ch o r b ed , p a r t ia l ly ra ise d -b y f r ie n d s w h o s ta n d th e re , a n d sh e seem s to b e p o in tin g . 1 th in k slie is th e sa m e p erso n , sh e is .re a c h in g u p , p o in tin g , p o in tin g , a n d sh e tu rn s h e r l ie a d ‘ “ P le a se say* t l ia t w h en I p assed aw a y , I to ld to m y fa th e r a n d m y m o th e r , Jo se p h a n d M ary B o tto m le y , th a t I saw J e s u s . M y cry w as , J e s u s , J e s u s . T h e la s t w o rd s I u t te re d w ere th o se . T h e y w ere p le ase d to th in k I d ie d a C h r is t ia n . A ll w e ll, a l l w e ll . S ay to m o th e r a n d fa th e r, i t w as n o t J e su s , i t w as u n c le th a t I m is to o k fo r H im — u n c le , w ho h a d .com e for m e , com e to rec e iv e m e ,"an d w e a re h e re n o w to -n ig h t.” A ttic a te lls mte, too , th a t th e se p e rso n s, th e p eop le m e n tio n e d , w ere M e­th o d is t peop le ; th a t th e y k u e w n o th in g a b o u t S p ir i tu a lism , ex c e p t w h a t th e y rea$j; a n d so fa r as sh e k n o w s, lia d n o b e l ie f in i t a t a ll, a n d d id n o t c o u n te n a n c e i t . A ttic a a lso te l ls m e n o w th is c h ild is a n x io u s w a n tin g to se n d a c o m m u n ic a tio n , b u t s h e m u s t say no , th a t th e y a re p ro h ib ite d fro m th is p la tfo rm .

M r. B a x te r h e re re b u k e d sev era l of th e a u d ito rs by sa y in g , I w ish I co u ld co n v in ce y o u a n d o th e rs th is is-a re a lity - to m e : I t a n n o y s m e e x c esd in g lyto h av e a n y o n e m a k e l ig h t o f th is su b je c t, as I h av e se en tw o o r th re e , n o t very- f a r from m e, in th e a u d ie n c e d o ing , b ec au se it b rea k s m y in flu en ce . W ith a g re a t m a n y i t is b ecau se th e y c a n n o t re a lize th is tilin g . T o m e it is a g re a t t r u th . T h e se are" n o t m y w ords I am u t te r in g w h e n I say w lia t th e se sp ir its say . T lie se a re tb e w o id s g iv e n fro m th e c h ild to so m eb o d y , I ju d g e to th e p a re n ts , a n d o f co u rse I ta k e th o se w o rd s j u s t as th e y a re g iv en , and" g ive th e m to y o u , a n d m a n y tim e s th ey seem s im p le . B u t le t u s rece iv e th e m as th e y a re g iv en . T re a t th e m a t te r w ith co u rte sy w h e th e r w e b e lie v e o r d isb e lie v e . . I do n o t .know u n d e r th e se c irc u m ­s ta n c e s w h e th e r to c a ll fo r a re c o g n itio n o f th o se p e rso n s o r n o t . B u t i t se em s ju s t a s i f th is c h ild w e re a t t r a c te d h e re to c e r ta in p e rso n s in th is h o u se to -n ig h t. T h a t is m y . fe e lin g , a n d I ju d g e fro m , th a t . I w ill , a s k -if a n y o n e reco g n izes any" su c h p e rso n as J e n n ie B p tto m le y .

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co m e to m e a t th e c lo se o f th e m e e tin g , a n d t e l l m e th e y rec o g n ize su c h a n d s u c h a s p ir i t , a n d th a t

M r. B a x te i : T h e re is a m a n t l ia t con ies to y-ou, ;Mr. S p ea r, (w h o w as o n tlie s ta g e .) I t seem s to m e lik e a n o ld m a n . I do n o t see h im , b u t I feel the" in flu en ce , a n d I sh o u ld th in k it w as. I d o n ’t k n o w b u t tb e s p ir i t m a y be m ix in g n am es. T lia t o f M a­p lew o o d is g iv e n m e , b u t th a t Is my- o w n h o m e , a n d th a t . c a n n o t b e . M ap lew o o d is ch a n g ed to

'B a rn s ta b le . I t is so m e o n e W h o lias b ee n id e n t i­fied w ith y o u in y-ears p a s t. I do n o t t l i in k so m u c h . I do n o t k n o w w h e th e r in .S p iritu a lism . I th in k in U n iv e fsa lism . I sh o u ld th in k y-ou a n d h e w e re - 'to g e th e r in s t ru m e n ta l in b r in g in g a b o u t som e soc ie ty , o r a t le a s t th e n u c le u s o f so m e so ­c ie ty in so m e way-, a n d I ju d g e a U n iv e rs a lis t so ­ciety-. I c a n n o t te ll y-ou, in a sm u c h as tw o n a m e s a re g iv en , o n e in M ap lew ood , w h e re I a m liv ing , a n d o n e in M a ld en . T h is is E li H i nekley-.

M r. J a m e s S p e a r : M rs. S p e a r 's fa th e r , o f B a rn ­s ta b le , d ie d a t M ap lew ood .

M r. B a x te r : I w o u ld lik e to say I h a v e liv e d a t M ap lew ood . I m oved th e re from W in c h e s te r , b u t I h av e h a rd ly e v e r b ee n th e re , as I h av e b een a b ­s e n t from borne so m u c h , a n d 1 k n o w o f n o fa m i­

l i e s o f t l ia t n a m e , so th a t i t is th o ro u g h ly n ew to m e . T h a t is why- I w as co n fu sed a t f irs t. D o y o u k n o w w h a t th is m a n h a s re fe re n c e to in re g a rd to a c h u rc h ?”

M r. S p e a r : H e h e lp e d m e to fo rm a u n iv e rsa lis t society- in B a rn s ta b le many- y ea rs ago, a n d h e w as th e fa th e r o f M rs. S p ear. H e d ie d in M ap lew o o d a t th e h o u se o f liis son .

M r. B a x te r : I .s e e M arch 5 th , 1S02. B u t n o w is p re se n te d to me- w lia t looks lik e a lo n g room , in w h ich a re a la rg e n u m b e r o f co t b ed s . I see no fo rm s a t a l l th e re , b u t I see s im p ly th is ro o m . N o w is p re se n te d to rue th e fo rm o f a la d y ; s t i l l m y p ic ­tu r e fad e s fro m m e , b ec au se i t is n o t h e ld so 1 can d escrib e i t to y o u . I h av e th e n a m e in m y m in d — T em p le— if i t is th e n a m e ,— E liz a b e th T e m p le . T h is is so m e p e rso n , I th in k , w h o w as in te re s te d in th e so ld ie rs in. so m e, w ay d a r in g th e w a r ; b u t i f so, i t m u s t h a v e b e e n 'v e ry e a r ly d u r in g th e w ar, i f th e d a te g iv e n , M arch 5 th , 1SG2, w as th e tim e o f th e e x i t o f th e s p i r i t ; I in fe rre d i t so, b u t I may- be m is ta k e n . W e ll, G e o rg e to w n H o sp ita l is p re ­se n te d to m e — th a t is, com es in to m y m in d . D o es a n y on e k n o w w h o th is p e rso n m a y be ?

I t l i in k very n e a r ly -in e v e ry -in s ta n c e befo re in o u r a u d ie n c e s w e h a v e b e e n th o ro u g h ly co rro b o ra ­te d , b u t to -n ig h t yve se e m to rec e iv e v e ry few re ­sponses. S t i l l if w e do n o t reco g n ize , yve c a n n o t re sp o n d ; b u t in tw o o f th e in s ta n c e s I fee l m o s t su re a n d q u ite p o s itiv e th a t p a r tie s a re h e re th a t co u ld re sp o n d .

A y-oice in th e a u d ie n c e : M r. W ilh e lm w as in b u s in e ss o n R a c e s tre e t ab o v e N in th . H e w e n t to G e rm a n y a n d d ie d . T h is re sp o n se w as in re fe r­en c e to a p re v io u s te s t. ”

, ■ INVOCATION.Almighty and infinite influence of love,Stealing so gentlv on us.from above;Felt in the spirit, and felt in the form—Felt throughout nature by every god-sign—Told in the love betwixt mother and child.That love so still, steuling so gently, so mild;Yet love universal, omnipotent, great,Which casts out all fears of envy, of hate,Whence art thou ? From whence dost thou How V From God, the life-giver, and he dotli bostow,’Alike upon all, both the foe and the friend,And our dnty is not done until we extend That love still further, which to us is given,In guiding all souls to the pleasures of heaven.No’- ,oh, our Father, wilt thou give unto tliese,Thy, children in search of the truth,The keys to unlock this mystery, as it seems to-day, And jo Thee be all love forever. Amen.

M rl S p e a r : I d e s ire th e a u d ie n c e to re m e m b e r th is , th a t th e f irs t.'w o rd M r. B a x te r gave w as M a- p lew o o d ; th e n .^ se co n d ly , th a t th e p e rso n h e saw

g rasp ab s® q 5te<^.w a h m e in fo rm in g a “ T h is p r i * th e n h e .g iv e s a n o th e r

sp ir it, lik e a i l t h a t t im e I b a d n o A n e x a c L iy i^ - ^ T:.. WAS . T h in k in g o fU n iv e rse -4 5 c ? o u ts ta n ce s , b u t , to t r y t l th is w a y y o u yvill p e ry n lS P ren a ark ab le ' fee t s p ir i t m e a n s o n e t7 ^ # ta b le , j l a s s . , b ia s as to a n y th in g th tb f ijift jto n in w ith its a r r iv a l a t c le a r T h is, is th e essence o f t r u i b y re q u e s t,

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f f l h t b i t n t r f l a t t e r ,^ . •

T h e fo llo w in g c o m m u n ic a tio n is fro m a g e n t le ­m a n w h o lias a t ta in e d th e v e n e ra b le age of, fo u r­score a n d sev en y ea rs , p re se rv in g a ll liis fac u ltie s , e x c e p tin g th a t o f sigh t :

M u. E ditor— Alloyv m e to b r in g th e b e in g c a lle d m a n befo re y o u r rea d e rs , physically-, m e n ­ta l ly a n d sp iritually -.

W h a t a re th e e le m e n ts o f w h ich p h y sic a l m a n is com posed ?

M a ile r a n d s p ir i t .W lia t is m a tte r?A su b s ta n c e p o n d e ra b le a n d n a tu ra l ly in a c tiv e ,

w h ich ca n n e i th e r a t t r a c t n o r rep u lse a n y th in g o f itself, b e in g m o tio n less .

W h a t i s - s p i r i t?A su b s ta u e e im p o n d e ra b le , ac tive , hav ing , tlie

p o w er o f m o tio n o f itse lf , jio ssessing th e a t t r a c ­tiv e a n d re p u ls iv e force.

I s tlie m in d fu n c tio n in h e re n t in m a lte r ?I t is n o t.Is i t in h e re n t in s p ir i t? I t is; fo r w ith o u t

s p ir it th e re is no m in d .W h a t is m in d ?A p ass iv e fu n c tio n in h e re n t in s p ir i t su b s ta n c e ;

it is n o t a th in g — a sn b s ta n c e .H o w many- e x te rn a l " facu ltie s h a s m a n ?F iv e ; th e y a re c a lle d h e a r in g , se e in g , ta s tin g ,

fee lin g a n d sm e llin g . T h e se co n s titu te - th e m a te r ia l m a n , a n d a re ca lle d sen ses o r se n ta t iv e life o r so u l ( in G re e k P sy ch e t r a n s la te d life:—s o u l) , a ll m a te r ia l, tlie e a r th ly m a n .

.D o tliese five life fa c u ltie s h av e tl ie ir c o u n te r ­p a r ts ?

T h e y do . They- a re ca lle d life , h e a t, lig h t, m in d a n d m em ory-. T h e se live fu n c tio n s in h e r ­e n t in s p ir i t su b s ta n c e g ive s e n sa tio n a n d a c tio n to tlie o u tw a rd m a te r ia l m a n . ^

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from th e e a r th m o th e r .■ H o w ? .By- a n o r ig in a l life -g erm o f sp ir i t su b s ta n c e

ca lle d a - m o n a d . T h e se m a n y m o n a d s a ttra c t p a r tic le s o f m a tte r to th e m . T h e y a re ca lle d m o le c u la r ce lls o r p ro to p la s tic g e rm s o f life . T h e n th e tis su e s go o n w a rd u n t i l "the o u te r m a n is fo rm ed , w ith h is five o u te r fa c u ltie s a n d live in n e r sp ir it fu n c tio n s , w h ic h r e a r th e fu tu re s p ir it m a n , a n o rg an iz ed e n t ity , o n w a rd . T h e five fu n c tio n s in h e re n t in s p ir i t su b s .a n c e e x is t in a p assiv e s ta te , b u t w h e n in a n o rg a n iz e d fo rm de- v e lope tl ie ir n a tu r e , in p h e n o m e n a l m a n ife s ta ­tio n s , u n t i l a g a in w ith d ra w n in th e a c t ca lle d d e a th .- T h e se five so u l fa c u ltie s a n d five s p ir it fu n c tio n s a re e n th ro n e d in th e h u m a n bo d y as m in u te se n tin e ls , d e p e n d e n t o u m a te r ia l c o n d i­tio n s , m o re o r less.

A ll th e p h e n o m e n a o f life a re only- k n o w n on th e p la n e o f m a te r ia l sc ien ce , c a lle d th e w o rld o f effects, as cau ses u n k n o w n a n d h id d e n . M an in a ll ages lias- m a d e efforts to reach th e U n k n o w n , hut. h a s a lw a y s fa iled ; h is im p a r i ty too m u c h p a r ­to o k o f h is b a c k -b ra in m a te r ia l; h is m in d force c o u ld o n ly so a r as liis b ra in b ec am e sp ir itu a liz e d :

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s:iys “ F ro m th a t b o u rn n o tra v e lle r re tu rn s ,” a n d a ll C h ris te n d o m en d o rses it. O u ts id e o f M o d ern ^Spiritualism , th e re is no proof, o r a n y th in g th a t w o u ld be rece ived as ev id en ce , th a t m a n h a s a fu ­tu re life a f te r d y in g in . th is . O f cou rse , in th e m y s te rie s o f h u m a n ex is te n c e , th e re a re m a n y th in g s th a t m a k e it m o re o r less p ro b a b le , o r th a t se rv e as c o lla te ra l ev id en ce , o f tlie re a lity o f th e m a n ife s ta tio n s o f m o d e rn s p ir i tu a lis m , "but—tliaL a m o u n ts Lo n o th in g w ith o u t th e l a t t e r : b a t those" m a n ife s ta tio n s m a k e su c h a c o n n e c tio n w ith le g e n ­dary- a n d su p e rs t i t io u s lo re , aiid~ ev e n w ith th e B ib le , t lia t th e y t h ro w a lu s tre o f t r u th o v er th e m , so th a t, in its b ro ad sense , IH o d e m S p ir i tu a lism is n o n ew in s t i tu t io n . B u t in 1S4S, th e y e a r w e d a te it from , tlie sp ir i t w o rld m a d e a n in te l l ig e n t co n ­n e c tio n .with tin's, w h ich , in its s u b se q u e n t d iv e rs i­ty is, not o n ly th e g re a t fact, o f th e c e n tu ry , b u t m a k es in te llig e n t, a n d se n s ib le , m u c h o f th e fa b u ­lous a n d supers! it.ious tra d itio n s o f th e c e n tu r ie s th a t h av e passed .

T h a t l a w n u t o v e rs ta tin g th e g re a t im p o rta n c e o f th is “ d aw n in g -L ig h t,” le t m e q u o te from tlie e d i­to r o f th e S c - i e n t - f f i e r l o a i . H e is a n opposer o f sp ir i tu a lis t ic c la im s, k n o w s th e re is no t r u th ; in th e ixm ; b u t see how h ig h h e se ts it, i f i t c o u ld be tru e : -

“ IVe can find no w ords to .a d e q u a te ly ex p re ss o u r sen se o f th e m a g n itu d e o f its im p o rta n c e to sc ience, it i l be tru e . S u c h w o rd s as p r o fo u n d , v a s t, s tu - jH'ndou.% w o u ld n eed to be s lrcn y tU c n cd a th o u sa n d ­fo ld to be f i t t e d f o r su c h a, use. I f tru e , it. w ill be­com e the one r/rund even t o f th e w o r ld 's h is to ry : i t w ill g ive a n im p e r ish a b le lu s tre to th e l i t th c e n tu ry . I ts d isco v ere r w ill h av e no r iv a l in ren o w n , a n d lii3 n am e w ill be w r i t te n h ig h above a n y o th e r ,” &c.

N o w th e e d ito r w lio w ro te th e fo rego ing e x tra c t b e liev ed it to be a d e lu s io n : I k n o w i t to be a tru th , a n d th e g re a t o u ts ta n d in g t r u th o f th e age, a n d lie en d o rse s tlie s ta te m e n t 1 m a d e in com ­m en c in g .

I am g lad th e n , w h e n a m a n com es in to do bat^ S tin fo r th is t r u th , e sp ec ia lly o n e w h o sees th e im ­p o rta n c e o f a n d h as tlie e x p e r ie n c e in th e p h y sic a l m a n ife s ta tio n s , so sorely- tr ie d a t th e p re s e n t tim e,, in th e h o u se of, w lia t o u g h t to b e , its f r ie n d s . F o r w h ile w ish in g th e su b je c t p u rg e d fro m fra u d s , ive w ish to be h o sp ita b le to a l l tlie p h e n o m e n a , h a d ra th e r e n te r ta in a d o zen e rro rs , th a n lose th e a t te n ­tio n o f on e th a t it, is t r u e ; o r s n u b a s p ir i t m a n i­festa tio n , su p p o sin g it an a t te m p t to c h e a t . W e do n o t y e l k n o w enoug li o f in f lu e n c e a n d co n tro l to p u t on a irs . T b e p h y sic a l m e d ia a l l n e e d som e s u s ta in in g h a n d , a n d 1 am g la d th a t “ M in d a n d M a t te r ” .is b o rn , a n d I w ish i t success, a n d I have 110 dou b t b u t t l ia t i t w ill c o m m a n d it, a n d b e w ith th e o ld B a n n e r , tlie m e d iu m ’s f r ie n d . .

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n o w a rr iv e d , n e a r th e close o f h is w-ork o n tlie p la n e o f m a te r ia l sc ience; lie is a p p ro a c h in g th e p la n e o f s p ir itu a l sc ien ce , ca lle d th e w o rld o f ca u sa tio n , w h e re h e ca n s tu d y cau se a n d ellect. P h e w liys a n d tlie w h ere fo res w ill be n o m o re u n ­k n o w a b le ; a lin e o f d e m a rc a tio n b e tw e e n m a te r ia l a n d s p ir itu a l sc ien ce w-ill b e draw 'ii by m a n y o f tlie h u m a n race . T h e m e n ta l a n d s p ir itu a l b ra in is a n d w-ill be so p ro g ressed th a t th e law s o f causes W ill be so w e ll co m p re h e n d e d th a t m a n w ill see a n d re a lize th e id e a l fro m th e rea l, o r m a te r ia l from th e s p ir itu a l, so th a t m in d a n d m a tte r w ill be no m ore a m y s te ry ; effects b e n o m o re ta k e n fo r cau ses n o r causes fo r effects. T h e n m a n w ill be red e em e d fro m tb e gross im p u r it ie s o f earthly- a p ­p e tite s a n d h a b its , th a t h a v e im p e d e d h is pathw -ay to th e a t ta in m e n t o f t r u th a n d h u m a n h ap p in ess .

T h ird ly . M an , as h itm a n , is ca lle d th e o rg an iz ed spii it entity-. W e n o w com e to th e . p o in t w h ere th e m o n a d o r o r ig in a l p r im a te s o f s p ir i t su b s ta n c e leave th e ir m o le c u la r ce lls e f p ro to p la s tic tissu es, w h ich leave tbfe b ra in a u d m u sc u la r sy s tem w ith ­o u t a n im a l life o r m o tio n , ca lle d a d ea d body . T h e m a te r ia l so u l fo rce h as d o n e its w-ork; th e m o n a d s , now- fre ed fro m th e ir m o le c u la r ce lls a n d p ro to p la s tic tis su es , p ro g ress w-ith th e i r f irs t fu n c tio n s , life, h ea t, m in d a n d m em ory-, a n d o rg an iz e th e m se lv e s , a sp ir it e n t i ty . N o w th e life , th e h e a t, th e lig h t, th e m in d a n d th e m e m o ry o f th e m a te r ia l m a n „ re ­ta in s a l l th e p a s t in h is life , th e re b e in g n o th in g lo st ex c e p t tlie m a te r ia l so u l— life .

T h is o rg an iz ed e n t i ty is n o w a sp ir it , a n d n o t a sou l; i t is m a te r ia l w ith a l l its m o rta l fa c u ltie s o f h e a r in g , se e in g , ta s tin g , fe e lin g a n d .sm e llin g . S p ir i tu a l sc ien ce can c o m p re h e n d t l ia t o f th e m a te r ia l b u t th e m a te r ia l c a n n o t c o m p re h e n d th a t of th e s p ir i tu a l . M a tte r is m a tte r , s p ir i t is sp ir it; m in d is n o t o f-th e m a te r ia l b u t o f tb e sp ir it .

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E v e ry d iscovery th a t h a s b e e n m a d e , a n d ev e ry e v e n t th a t h a s h a p p e n e d in th e w o r ld ’s h is to ry , p a le s by th e s id e o f m o d e rn s p ir i tu a l is m , th e d isc o v ery t l ia t m a n su rv iv es th e d isso la tio n o f h is bod y , a n d is a b le to a n n o u n c e th e fac t fro m th e s p ir i t w o rld , th a t se em s to e n v iro n a n d p e rm e a te th is , j a m n o t o v e r- lo o k in g th e effect o n th e w o rld o f th e C h r is t ia n e ra a n d sy sto m , o r th a t P ro te s ta n t R e fo rm a tio n , th e d iscovery o f th e W e s te rn c o n tin e n t o r th e c o p e rn ic a n sy s te m o f th e m a n y o th e r g re a t ev e n ts in h u m a n h is to ry , w h e n I se t m o d e rn s p ir i tu a lis m so h ig h . W h a t do th e y a ll a m o u n t to , to a h u m a n ity th a t la s ts th re e sco re y e a rs a n d te n .

“ P o o r p e n s io n e rs o n th e b o u n ty o f a n h o u r , w ith n o su p p le m e n ta ry life , a f te r th is l i f e ’s fitfu l fever is over ?

I t seem s to m e th a t i f th e g re a t fac t o f fu tu re life in u n s e tt le d o r d o u b tfu l, ev e ry g lo r io u s ac h ie v e ­m e n t in m e n ta l i ty , o r d o m a in , o r sy s tem , a d d e d to th e a re a o f m o r ta l m a n ’s posession , e n la rg e s tb e p o w ers a n d b o u n d a r ie s o f h u m a n se lfih n ess , m a k ­in g th e a c c u m u la tio n o f se n su o u s a d v a n ta g e s a n d com fo rts th e c h ie f e n d a n d a im 'c f f life , e x c e p t th a t m a n ife s ta tio n s o f h u m a n g rea tn ess , t ra n sc e n d p o w ­ers ; s tre a k s o f g e n iu s , g ive a n im p ro b a b ility to tb e n o n -p e rp e tu a tin o f th e m a n , an d -w o u ld s tre n g th ­e n th e s id e o f c o n tin u e d e x is te n c e as c u m u la tiv e te s tim o n y o r e n fo rc e m e n t to jth e fac t, w h e n p re se n te d w ith to le ra b le e v id e n c e ;

B u t i t w o u ld seem a s th e m a t te r s ta n d s , a s th o u g h th e se m a n ife s ta tio n s o f g r e a t h u m a n ca p a b ilitie s , in s te a d o f h e lp in g fa ith , h a d b ro u g h t a b o u t th e ec lip se o f fa ith , a n d th a t th e w o rld , in i ts c u l tu re ^ c o n d itio n , a c c u m u la te s w isd o m , a n d w o n d e rfu l sc ien tific a c q u is i tio n b a d ro b b e d th e w o rld o f w h a t fa ith fa th e rs , h a d in th e i r s im p lic ts ity , a n d -w a s d o t g ro a n in g "under i t s k n o w le d g e a n d i t s u n b e lie f - P ’ '

O P c o u rse th e . C h r is t ia n , w il l "deny th is s ta te o f th in g s , a n d s a y a fu tu re life , a f t e r th is is a p a r t o f th e C h r is t ia n s y s te m and" a , f e e t a s t r u e as h o ly .■w r i t ; a n d .s o i t i s , b u t t h a t is n o t t r u e e n o u g h to b u ild -u p o n ; fo r th e fa i th fu l d y in g B a p tis t m in is te r sa id ] i n h is d is tre ss , “ b u t th e d ^ ^ t , th e d o u b t .” Im a k e th e se r e m a rk s in f u l l vlM F o f b ib lic a l a n d C h r is t ia n c la im s , a n d sa y th a t ’th e w o r ld is in fitto f o n . th is p o in t , a n d n o th in g s h o r t o f - —*- tr a v e i le r f ro m - th e d e a d , a . r e p o r t to w o u ld " b e ev id en c e to h u m an lty -.to -day .

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N e x t m o n th , D ec em b e r, M rs. C o ra R ic h a rd so n , w ill occupy- th e p la tfo rm in P a r k e r M em oria l H a ll , o n Sunday- a f te rn o o n , w h ile M r. C o lv ille w ill d e li­v e r m o rn in g le e tu o e s in In v e s tig a to r H a ll , P a in e M e m o ria l B u ild in g , u n d e r liis o w n au sp ices .

In F ebruary-, M r. C o lv ille w ill ag a in o cc u p y ro s tru m in P a rk e r M em o ria l H a ll .

M r C o lv ille lias ac h ie v ed g re a t success h e re d u r ­in g tlie p a s t m o n th , a n d is d e s tin e d to do" a v as t a m o u n t o f good w h e re v e r h e goes. T h e gu ides, th ro u g h h im do n o t s tr iv e to p u ll d o w n ev e ry th in g th a t is opposed (to in te l le c tu a l p rog ress, b u t r a th e r to u n c o v e r th e good a n d tru e , th a t h as so lo n g b ee n covered u p by- c reed s a n d c u s to m s ..

M r. C o lv ille g ives in A b b o ttfo rd " H a ll, C h a rle s to n on Sunday- e v e n in g 's an ti d e liv e rs d isco u rses , an d - poem s, a n d d iise rib es c h a ra c te r a n d m e d iu m sh ip , in p r iv a te a t soc ia l rec ep tio n s ev e ry ev e n in g , w h e n n o t en g ag ed p u b lic ly . H e is t ire d |a u d u n e a sy w h en n o t en g ag ed e i th e r p u b lic ly o r p r iv a te ly .

T lie H o lm e ess s t i l l c o n tin u e h e re , d o in g a s u b ­s ta n tia l w o r k ’in a q u ie t u u d o s te n ta t io u s w ay . O w in g to la te ev e n ts w h ereb y m u c h b a d fe e lin g w as e n g e n d e red , as to th e m e rits o r d e m e r its o f c e r ta in m e d iu m s , a n d th e g e n u in e n a ss o f th e ir m a n i­fes ta tio n s , th e l lo l im e s e s had m u c h to o v erco m e be­fore con fidence o r in te re s t c o u ld b e re e s ta b l is h e d i i f t h e m a te r ia l o rg a n iz a tio n , p h rase s o f t l ie ir m e- ’ d iu m s h ip . In a g re a t m e a su re th is p re ssu re h as b ee n rem o v e d a n d th e ir s it t in g s a re n o w w e ll a t te n d e d . '

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T h e C h ild re n 's P ro g ress iv e L y c e u m is w e ll a t te n ­ded a n d in f lo u rish in g c o n d itio n .

A t M r. C o lv ille ’s la a t le c tu re lie m a d e a n ap p e a l fo r a id to th e L a d ie s A id .Society, in re sp o n se to w h ich a h an d so m e su m o f m o n e y w as c o n tr ib u te d .

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M rs. B oo th by s its o c c a s io n a lly to p r iv a te a n d se lec t circ les , w ith h e r u su a l success.

E . G erry B ro w n , fu rn ish e s sp ir tu a lis t ic n o te s to th e B o s to n Sunday- H e ra ld , d u r in g M r. 55. H a in e s ab sen ce in E u ro p e . T lie sam e a m o u n t o f in a c c u r. acy appeai-s in M r. B ro w n 's n o tes to th e H e ra ld w h ich w h ere c h a ra c te u s tic o f th e pages o f d e fa u lt a n d m isn a m e d S p ir i tu a l S c ie n tis t . T h is is m u c h to b e re g re tte d as a f te r B ro w n lia s tb e q u a lif ic a tio n a n d o p p o r tu n ity to be g re a tly u se fu ll i f h e c o u ld b e m o re a c c u ra te in liis s ta te m e n ts .

A n ew so c ie ty u n d e r tlie s ig n ific an t t i t le o f th e “ [H e lp in g H o m e A sso c ia tio n " lias b ee n fo rm ed fo r c h a r ita b le p u rp o ses .

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d i s t r i b u t f a n ^ in P h i l a d e in h io a n d v ic in i ty , a n d i t is p o s s ib le t h a t m a n y f r ie n d s o f p ro g re s s m a y n o t r e c e iv e a c o p y . I n o r d e r to g r a t i f y a l l a n e x t r a e d i t io n w il l b e p r in te d , c o p ie s o f w h ic h w i l l b e f u r n is h e d , u p o n a p p l i c a t io n b e in g m a d e a t t h e office o f p u b l i c a t io n , N o . 7 Iff H an so m s t r e e t , b y m a i l o r o th e r w is e .

W e h av e rece iv ed a v e ry b e a u tifu lly ex p ressed p o e tic tr ib u te a d d re sse d to M rs. Y o u n g , M e d iu m , o f 1020 N o r th 22d s tre e t, P h ila d e lp h ia , On lfe b a lf o f th e T ru s te e s o f th e F i r s t R efo rm S p ir i tu a l C h u rch , th ro u g h th e S e c re ta ry , G a r re t t B . C u lle n . I t n o t b e in g o f g e n e ra l1 in te re s t, w e re g re t w e c a n n o t g ive i t a p la c e in th is issu e o f o u r p a p e r . I t is a n e x ­p re ss io n c f th e th a n k s o f th e tru s te e s fo r th e v a lu ­ab le se rv ices re n d e re d th e m b y M rs. Y o u n g , in a id ­in g th e m to re liev e th e ir a sso c ia tio n from d eb t.

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d e liv e re d a t W a sh in g to n H a ll h is t S u n d ay : ev e n in g , a n d p u b lis h e d in th is issu e o f M in d a n d M a t t e r , w as fu rn is h e d by th e ac co m p lish e d re p o r te r M r. A . E . I rw in , P re s id e n t o f th e P h o n o g ra p h ic 's R e p o rte r 's A sso c ia tio n o f P h ila d e lp h ia . I t is th e in te n tio n o f th e p u b lis h e r o f th is p a p e r to fu rn is h , as m u c h as possib le , th e re p o rts o f le c tu re s o f a ll p ro m in e n t

T ra ili^ jn e il in iiis ^ n n . 'l o th e rs , w h o can g ive a n y lig h t, o r im p a r t ar y know ledge ', ui' e x p la in th e la w s in re ­fe re n c e to th e s ta r t l in g d ev e lo p m e n ts o f th e in te r ­e s t in g p h e i o u en a , e n t i t le d “M o:’c n S p ir i tu a l is m ,’’ now th e su b je c t o f ca re fu l a n d q u ie t in v e s tig a tio n , a m o n g th e le a rn e d p ro fesso rs o f th e w o rld a t la rg e .

I t affords u s p le a su re to in v ite th e a t te n t io n o f o u r re a d e rs to a sm a ll h y m n a l c o m p ila tio n e n t i­tle d , “ S p ir i tu a l G ospel H y m n s ” b y -W il lia m 'II . W e s tc o tt. I t co n s is t o f fifty pag es a n d c o n ta isn h y m n s fo rm in g a m o st d e s ira b le c o lle c tio n o f m u s ic fo r s p ir i tu a l m e e tin g s a n d c irc les , a n d fo r u se a t h o m e , M r. W e s tc o tt is a t r a in e d v o ca lis t, a n d th is has se rv e d h im w e ll in th e a d m ira b le choice' h e h as m a d e o f h is m a tte r .

T h e b o o k h as a c o n v e n ie n t in d e x a lp h a b e tic a lly a r ­ra n g e d b y m e a n s o f w h ich each h y m n is re a d ily fo u n d . I t re ta i ls a t th e low p r ic e o f te n ce n ts . A p a r t from t he m e rits o f th e bo o k M r. W e s tc o tt a s a

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ta in e d a n a r tic le e n t i t le d “ M o rto n 's G h o s t,” in w h ic h th a t jo u r n a l is t ic re p re se n ta tiv e o f th e e n e m ie s o f S p ir i tu a l is m seek s to c re a te p o p u la r p re ­ju d ic e a g a in s t J o h n S . M o rto n , la te P re s id e n t o f th e M a rk e t S tre e t P asse n g er- R a ilw a y .C om pany, an d n o w o n tr ia l fo r-d e fra u d in g th a t c o rp o ra tio n ; a t th e e x p e n se o f S p ir i tu a l is m . A s th is h o s ti le d e m o n s tra ­t io n , o n th e p a r t o f th e Time.*, is b u t a re p e tit io n o f s im ila r a t te m p ts to in ju re that, cause ,, to th o se w h ich w e r e m a d e in re la t io n to th e b u s in e ss ac ts o f E . B . W a rd , la te o f D e tro it , M ich ., a n d C o rn e liu s V a n d e rb i l t , la te o f N ew Y o rk , w e p ro p o se to define d is t in c t ly th e p o sitio n w h ic h M i n d a n d M a t t e r w ill ta k e in re la tio n to th e q u e s tio n s w h ich w ere in ­v o lv ed in each o f th o se affairs. W e e a rn e s tly so­l ic i t a h e a r in g on th e se p o in ts , a n d h ope th e re a d e r w il l ca ll fo r o u r n e x t n u m b e r;

W e a sk , a s a favor, th a t o u r re a d e rs w ill lay as id e th is n u m b e r o f M i n d a n d M a t t e r fo r re fe ren c e , a n d th a t they, w ill a t te n t iv e ly re a d th e v e r y in te r ­e s tin g n a r ra t iv e o f fac ts co n n e c te d w i t h th e r e ­m a rk a b le ca se o f M iss F a n c lie r , a s p u b lis h e d b y th e S u n (N e w Y o rk ) , o n th e 2 4 th in s t . T h is s in g u la r case h a s a lre a d y c re a te d th e w id e s t in te re s t, a n d

; h a s en g a g ed th e a t te n t io n o f th e le a rn e d w orld to I a n e x te n t w h ich few e v e n ts h a v e d o n e .

T h e im p o rta n c e o f i t c a n n o t b e o v er e s tim a te d , a s i t th ro w s a Hood o f lig h t on th e su b je c t o f th e re ­la tio n s o f th e S p ir i t , so u l o r m in d , to th e o rg a n iz e d ' m a tte r o f th e p liy s ie ia l bod y , in w h ic h i t liv es a n d , a c ts as a m u n d a n e b e in g . O u r n e x t n u m b e r w ill e m b ra ce a c r it ic a l e x a m in a tio n o f th e fac ts co n ­n e c te d w ith M iss F a n c h e r ’s e v e n tfu l e x p e r ie n c e s , a n d we, h a v e , fo r th a t rea so n , p u b lis h e d th e very f u l l a n d c a re fu lly -p re p a re d n a r ra t iv e o f th e S u n in th is n u m b e r o f o u r .p a p e r . \

. I t affords u s h ig h g ra tif ic a tio n to b e a b le , e v e n a t th is la te d ay , to g ive to M r. a n d M rs. J a n ie s A . B liss , a n o p p o r tu n ity , p u b lic ly ,to c o n fro n t th e i r ac­cu se rs a n d to d e n y th e g ro ss ly u n ju s t m is ta te m e n ts c o n c e rn in g th e m w h ic h w ere m a d e by a n d th ro u g h th e d e fu n c t S p ir i tu a l S c ie n tis t a n d th e I le lL g io -P h i- lo so p h ic a l J o u r n a 1. W e d ee m i t b u t a s im p le ac t o f ju s t ic e to sa y th a t w e p e rso n a lly k n o w th a t th p fac ts a re , s u b s ta n tia l ly , as M r. B lis s g ives th e m in h is 'l e t te r . W e t r u s t th a t su c h c ru e l a n d d ish o n o r­a b le , t r e a tm e n t as th o se fa i th fu l m e d iu m s h av e rec e iv e d w ill cease .

I t is la n d e n o u g h th a t m e d iu m s sh o u ld h a v e to e n d u re th e sc o rn a n d p re ju d ic e o f th e o p en e n e m ie s o f S p ir i tu a l is m . T h e y sh o u ld b e sp a re d

* th e p e rse c u tio n o f th o se w h o se d u ty i t is to see th a t th e y rece iv e f a ir a n d ju s t t r e a tm e n t , w h e n a s sa ile d b y th o se w h o se o b je c t i t is to c ru sh o u t a l l w h o a re w il l in g to b eco m e th e in s tru m e n ts , th ro u g h w h ich th e t r u th o f S p ir i tu a l is m ca n b e b ro u g h t to th ek n o w le d g e o f m a n k in d .

Although M i n d a n d M a t t e r ' is tw o w eek s y o u n g e r th a n Progress, C o l. J o h n W . F o rn e y ’s a d m ira b le w e e k ly jo u r n a l , w e c a n n o t re f ra in from a p p e a r in g p re su m p tio u s in c o n g ra tu la t in g th e r e a d ­in g p u b lic u p o n t l ia t v a lu a b le a d d i t io n to cosm o­p o li ta n l i te r a tu re . T h e re a re ti ia n y a b le M o n th iy a n d S e m i-m o n th ly p e rio d ic a ls o f a si m i la r c h a ra c te r a n d a lso m a n y a b le w e e k ly p u b lic a tio n s o f a S ec ta ­r ia n , p a r t i s a n o r esp ec ia l n a tu re . T h e re a re , h o w ­e v e r , v ery few "w eakly jo u r n a ls th a t a re c a lc u la te d to cQver so b ro a d a field o f in fo rm a tio n a s th a t ph icb P rogress is in te n d e d to cover. •• W i th

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I n c o n s tru c tin g , la u n c h in g , m a n n in g a n d d e sp a tc h ­in g a n e w c ra f t o n th e v as t se a o f l i t e r a tu r e , w e w e ll k n o w th a t th e success o f th e v e n tu re m u s t m a in ly d e p e n d o n th e n a tu re a n d v a lu e o f th e com ­m o d itie s w ith w h ic h th a t c ra f t is f re ig h te d , a n d th e w a n ts o f th e p eo p le to w h o m th o se c o m m o d itie s a re se n t.

A s a p re lim in a ry m e a su re to su c h a v e n tu re , w e, a few w ee k s s in c e , a n n o u n c e d b y p ro sp e c tu s a n d o th e rw ise , o u r p u rp o se to p u b lis h a w e e k ly jo u r n a l , th e firs t n u m b e r o f w h ic h w e h a v e th e g ra tify in g p riv ile g e o f s u b m i t t in g fo r y o u r c o n s id e ra tio n .

W e d e e m e d i t d u e to y o u t h a t t h e s o l ic i ta t io n o f y o u r p a t r o n a g e s h o u ld b e d e fe r r e d u n t i l w e c o u ld p la c e b e fo r e y o u a s p e c im e n c o p y o f M i n d a n d M a t t e r , p r e f e r r in g to a b id e y o u r j u d g m e n t o f i t s m e r i t s a n d v a lu e , a f t e r a c r i t i c a l e x a m in a t io n o f i t s i n i t i a l n u m b e r .

T h e n u m e ro u s f r ie n d ly a n d e n c o u ra g in g re ­sp o n ses w h ich th e p ro sp e c tiv e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e p u b lic a t io n h as c a lle d fo rth , from a b le a n d in ­f lu e n t ia l m e n a n d w o m en , in a l l p a r ts o f th e c o u n ­try , afford a m p le a s su ra n c e th a t w e h av e n o t ac te d ra s h ly in se n d in g fo r th Mind and Matter on its voyage o f u se fu ln e ss .

W e m ig h t e n te r m o re in to d e ta il , in s e t t in g fo rth th e ob jec ts a n d p u rp o ses w h ich w ill a n im a te a u d g o v ern th e e d i to r ia l m a n a g e m e n t o f Mind and

Matter , th a n w a s / c o n ta in e d in th e p u b lis h e d p ro sp e c tu s ; b u t as i t is im p o ss ib le to fo resee w h a t co m in g even ts, m a y re n d e r n ec essa ry a n d p ro p e r, co m m o n p ru d e n c e a n d good fa i th suggest- th a t w e sh o u ld re se rv e th a t .'f re ed o m o f ju d g m e n t w h ic h is e s se n tia l to in d e p e n d e n t, l ib e ra l a n d to le ra n t jo u r ­n a l is m . W e d es ire , h o w e v e r, to re p e a t, in th is co n n e c tio n , th e fo llo w in g d e c la ra tio n o f th e g e n e ra l a n d .fu n d a m e n ta l o b jec ts o f th is p u b lic a t io n ;’ a n d w e a sk o u r p a tro n s to h o ld us s tr ic tly to th e o b se r­vance o f th is d e c la ra tio n , w h e th e r in p a r t , o r as a w ho le .

“ I t w ill be its first o b je c t to g ive co rrec t in fo rm a l t io n in re la tio n to a l l m a tte rs th a t cone& iq^M odern S p ir i tu a lism . I t w ill a im to p ro m o te u n i ty o f fee lin g a n d a c t io n ; a m o n g th e fr ie n d s o f th a t c a u se ; a n d , to th a t e n d , i t w ill a d h e re c lo se ly to th e te a c h in g s w h ic h th e p h e n o m e n a l fac ts o f S p ir i tu a lism im part-. I t w ill co -o p e ra te w ith m o r ta ls a n d S p ir its , in a ll efforts to in d u c e th e o cc u rre n c e o f su c h facts, a n d w ill m a k e th e m as p u b lic ly k n o w n as p o ss ib le . I t w ill in s is t o n th e t r u th , th e w h o le t r u th a n d n o th in g b u t th e t r u th in re la t io n th e re to , a n d n e i th e r e x ­p e n se n o r tro u b le w ill b e sp a re d to d e te rm in e co r­re c tly , a n d w i th o u t b ia s o r p re ju d ic e , a ll q u e s tio n s o f fac t w h ich m a y a rise , m a n y w ay re la t in g to th e s p ir i tu a l ca u se . '

“ E d u c a tio n a l to p ics w iil c o n s ti tu te a p ro m in e n t fe a tu re , o f _ Mind and Matter . I n th is d e p a r t­m e n t w ill ' b e .in c lu d e d e v e ry th in g w h ich c a n ,- in a n y w ay , c o n tr ib u te to th e e n l ig h te n m e n t a n d e le - . v a tio n o f th e h u m a n m in d ; o r te n d to - b re a k th e sh a c k le s th a t ig n o ra n c e , su p fe rs titu tio n o r p re ju d ic e lias fa s te n e d u p o n it.

“ S c ie n tif ic su b je c ts , e sp ec ia lly th o se w h ich in ­vo lve th e e lu c id a tio n o f th e n a tu ra l r e la t io n s o f

ce ive p a r t ic u la r a t te n t io u ^ i in i i 'c o T ^ t i i lS B ^ f t iH r r i^ - object. o f th e p u b lic a t io n .

“ G e n e ra l l i t e r a tu r e w ill be as fu lly .n o ticed , as th e m o re le a d in g o b jec ts o f th e p ap e r, w ill p e rm it. I n a w o rd , no p a in s w ill b e sp a re d to re n d e r i t in ­te re s tin g to la n je a n d v a rie d c lasses o f re a d e rs .

• “Mind and Matted w ill in no w ay an ta g o n iz e th e b u s in e ss in te re s ts o f o th e r S p ir i tu a l p u b li­c a t io n ; h u t w ill se e k to c re a te a g e n e ro u s r iv a lry a m o n g th e m to c a rry S p ir i tu a lism in to fields n o t h i th e r to i l lu m in a te d by its m o m e n to u s tru th s .

“ N o th in g u n w o r th y o f th e a p p ro b a tio n o f a p u re m in d e d , h o n o ra b le pea-son w ill find a p la ce in its c o lu m n s . ’ P e rs o n a l m a tte rs , in w h ic h th e g e n e r a l . p u b lic h a v e no in te re s t, w i l l b e r ig id ly e x c lu d e d .

“ T h e t i t le o f th e p a p e r , Mind and Matter ,

h a s b e e n se le c te d b ec au se o f i ts ex p re ss iv e co m p re­h e n s iv e n e s s— m in d a n d m a t te r e m b ra c in g ev e ry ­th in g S p ir i tu a l o r m a te r ia l in th e U n iv e rse . I t is in te iid e d th a t th e p a p e r sh a ll be so co n d u c te d as to . ju s t i f y th e t i t l e a t- i ts h e a d .'

S u ch a re th e l im ita t io n s w h ic h w e feel i t p ro p e r to p re sc rib e as to th e e d i to r ia l m a n a g e m e n t o f th is jo u r n a l . I t w o u ld be u n n a tu ra l to su p p o se th a t a n e a rn e s t a n d th o ro u g h d isc u ss io n o f th e v ario u s q u e s tio n s w h ich re la te to th e d e s ig n a te d su b je c ts is a v o id a b le . T h e re a re w id e ly v a r ie d a n d d iv e rg e n t o p in io n s e n te r ta in e d c o n c e rn in g a ll su c h q u es tio n s ; a n d w e c a n n o t h o p e to m e e t th e v iew s o f a l l o u r re a d e rs ; b u t i t w ill b e o u r c o n s ta n t e ffo rt to b e a r t r u th b e y o n d th e con troversial- field , th a t i t m a y b less a n d p ro fit a ll w h o a re s tr iv in g to a t ta in it. W id e ly as m a n k in d m a y d iffe r in o p in io n as to w h a t is t r u e , r ig h t a n d b e s t fo r h u m a n ity ; o r, h o w ­e v e r z -alous th e y m a y b e to p ro p ag a te th e ir p e c u lia r v iew s in r e la t io n th e re to ; i t is b u t j u s t to reg a rd th e m as b e in g a n im a te d b y th e sa m e m o tiv es , a n d as s tr iv in g to ach iev e th e s a m e re s u l t— h u m a n h a p ­p in e ss .

T h is th e n is th e co m m o n g ro u n d , w h e re o n w e m a y a l l m e e t a n d fee l th a t w ith o u t d is t in c tio n s o f a n y k in d w e a re a l l c h i ld re n o f th e sa m e p a re n ta g e , h e irs o f th e s a m e in h e r i ta n c e , a n d fe llo w -w ay fa re rs o n th e jo u r n e y o f a n e n d le ss life . T h is an c h o r, o n e flu k e o f w h ic h is c h a r i ty a n d th e o th e r f ra te r -te rn ity , w ill h o ld i M i n d a n d M a t t e r a t its m o o r­ings, le t th e a n g ry w av es o f co n tro v e rsy a n d th e te m p e s ts o f p ass io n ra g e a ro u n d i t a s th e y m ay ; a n d w h e n th e se h a v e sp e n t th e ir f u ry in v a in , o u r s ta u n c h a n d w e ll tr ie d c ra f t w ill r e su m e its voyage ev e r s te e re d b y th e b e a c o n l ig h ts— T r u th , Ju s t ic e , R ig h t a n d P e a c e . -

W e a re fu lly co n sc io u s o f th e h e a v y re sp o n s ib ility w e a ssu m e in se e k in g to p u b lic ly in c u lc a te v iew s o f h u m a n w e lfa re th a t a re c o n d e m n e d a s e rro n e o u s a n d p e rn ic io u s , n o t o n ly b y th e p o p u la r m assed, b u t th e le a rn e d a n d a b le le a d e rs a n d te a c h e rs o f th o se m asses . W e h av e , h o w ev e r, b u t o n e fea r, a n d lh a t

th a t w e m a y la c k th e a b i l i ty a n d jo u r n a l i s t ic e x ­p e r ie n c e tl^ '^ W iU tJb e re q u ire d to r e n d e r th a t se rv ice i n th e c a u se o f s o u l’s d es ire top e rfo rm .

S p ir i tu a l is m is e i th e r r ig h t o r w ro n g , t r u e o r

-fa lse , b e n e f ic e n t - o r p e rn ic ip u s._ B e i t w h l th e se i t m a y , itT u is c e r ta in ly a t ta in e d a fo o th o ld th e m in d s o f v a s t n u m b e rs o f p e o p le , tl*econse-£ q u e n c e s o f w h ic h a r e to b e o f in c a lc u la b le im om eni

> fo r go o d o r e v il. I f t r u e , r ig h t a n d -b c iie ficen t, w e , a t p re s e n t , b e lie v e , i t b eh o o v e s hufeaanity to ' a c ce p t a n d fo llo w i ts te ac h in g s ; fo r i t w ill b le ss a n d p ro fit th e m , a s n o p re v io u s te a c h in g h a s e v e r done. I f fa lse , w ro n g a n d p e rn ic io u s , th is c a u n o t b e too p ro m p tly d e m o n s tra te d a n d its ev il effects a rrested? I t is to a id in a co rre c t d e te rm in a tio n o f th is m o 1 m e n to u s q u e s tio n th a t th is jo u r n a l is p u b lis h e d .

I n th is fie ld o f effort, w e s e t o u t w ith th is w e ll e s ta b lish e d la n d -m a rk , th a t t r u e k n o w le d g e can a lo n e b e a c q u ire d th ro u g h th e te s t o f a p p lie d facts. I f to g a in k n o w le d g e c o n c e rn in g th e o rig in a n d des­t in a t io n o f th e life p r in c ip le o f m a n is th e p u rp o se w e h a v e in v iew , th e o n ly re lia b le g u id e -b o a rd s to fo llo w a re th e fac ts w h ic h C re a tiv e W isd o m has p la c e d befo re u s . P re -e m in e n tly does th is h o ld good , in re g a rd to M o d e rn S p ir i tu a lism . I f i t w ill n o t b e a r th e c ru c ia l te s t of a p p lie d fac ts , a n d th is w ith o u t a s in g le fa ilu re , th e n i t is n o t tru e o r rig h t, a n d i t w ill h av e to ta k e its p la c e w ith th e d e lu s io n s w h ic h , in th e n a m e o f R e lig io n , h a v e e n s lav e d th e m in d s a n d w re ck e d th e h o p es a n d h a p p in e ss o f u n ­to ld m illio n s o f E a r th ’s c h ild re n . W e say th is em ­p h a tic a lly , b ec au se th a t w h ic h is c o n tra d ic te d by a n y w e ll-d e te rm in e d fa c t o r fac ts c a n n o t b e tru e , in th e e s se n tia l n a tu re o f th in g s . A fte r m o re th a n th a n five y e a rs o f ca re fu l a n d p a t ie n t in v e s tig a tio n o f th e phenom itva l fac ts w h ich h av e cau sed th e rise a n d -w onderfu l sp re a d o f S p ir i tu a l ism , w e h av e b ee n led to c o n c lu d e th a t i t is, w h a t i t p u rp o rts to be, th e te a c h in g < f h u m a n s p ir its w h o once in h a b ite d th e e a r th , a s w e do, a n d w h o h av e d iscovered v ari­o u s m e a n s o f jim p a rtin g a k n o w le d g e o f th a t in a p ­p re c ia b le t r u th to us.

T o p u r s u e th a t in v e s tig a tio n p u b lic ly , i t w ill b e th e esp ec ia l a im o f th e w r i te r to co llec t, an a ly z e a n d c o lla te tlie fac ts th a t c o n s titu te w h a t, fo r w a n t o f a b e t te r d e s ig n a tio n , is ca lle d M o d ern S p ir i tu a l­ism . I t .w ill b e a m a tte r o f in d iffe ren ce to h im , w h e th e r th is ra t io n a l m e th o d o f p ro c e d u re results- in s u s ta in in g o r d e s tro y in g h is p re se n t v iew s up o n th a t s u b je c t ; i t is T r u th h e seeks; .w hose n a k e d c h a rm s w il l c o m p e n sa te fo r th e sacrifice of_every-per­so n a l in te re s t o r c o n s id e ra tio n . I f S p ir i tu a l ism , w h e n tr ie d .b y every fa c t,sh a ll be fo u n d on th e side o f E rro r in h e r c o n te s t a g a in s t T r u th , th e n Mind and

Matter w ill b e w ith d ra w n from its p eace fu l p u r ­su its , a n d b e s e n t fo rth a rm e d to b a t te r dow n tlie w a lls b e h in d w h ich th e d a rk leg io n s o f th e fo rm er h a v e fo u n d s h e l te r : a n d th o u g h th e d iscom fitted fo rces s h a ll p ro v e to be th o se w h o m w e m o st love, y e t w ill w e fee l th a t w e co u ld do n o g re a te r a c t o f b ro th e r ly k in d n e s s th a n to d isa rm a n d su b d u e th e m ■ for th e ca u se o f T r u th .

"\Ve in v o k e th e co -o p e ra tio n o f a ll, w h e th e r f r ie n d s o r o p p o n e n ts o f S p ir i tu a l isin , w ith o u r efforts to e l ic i t a n d a d v a n ce o n ly th a t w h ich is s tr ic tly t r u e in re la t io n to M o d ern S p ir i tu a l ism . T h is th ey can do by in fo rm in g u s o f su c h fac ts as m a y b e ob ­se rv ed b y th e iB ^ w in c h re. j e c t o r w h ic h w ill a d d to th e wi k n o w le d g e . T h e- ■ —— • — -■ ' r v/j i il i _

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fill period of my life still I cannot allow you to In in doubt as to my true position in the matter,

though I have never spoken one word on the subject to any one save two of my most intimate friends who were mixed up In the affair. . la m not egotistical enough to suppose that you will altogether acquit me of blame, bnt your great knowledge of human nature will enable you to judge whether i have deserved all the hard things which have been uttered against me'.

^ h e n fo llo w s a n a c c o u n t, a t so m e le n g th , o f th e e v e n ts a t te n d in g h is c a re e r as a n h o n e s t m e d iu m . T h is p e r io d o f h is h is to ry te rm in a te d w h e n h e b e ­cam e, as lie a l leg e d , a p u b lic m e d iu m . W r it in g o f th a t te rm in a t io n o f h is h o n e s ty , lie sa y s : .

At last the calls upon iny time became so humerous that I was,, compelled;—and this at the reiterated sug­gestion of my friends—to put a “ prohibitory ” fee on my services ; jn other words I was announced as a public medium. From that time I can date my mis­fortunes. When.the manifestations, simple though they, were, did not come quickly, I was foolish enough to “ assist ” them ; aud after a time as the sitters be­came. weary of the same tiling, they were treated oc­casionally to a change—much to their (but not to mine) gratification. About this time I was urged to sit especially for development for “ materializations,” and in an evil hour I consented, though fora long time our efforts in that direction were not rewarded with any tangible result. save\hat occasionally a few luminous clouds were visible in the circle and these assumed, or were by the aid- of the imagination, wrought into fantastic shapes .which many declared were veritablespirit-fonns in process of development. Clairvoyants with.whom I frequently sat, described these tilings 'hovering about tiie circle, and in fact some were professedly recognized as tlie shadows of departed lriends. This was (indeed to me a ray of hope.and augured well for our future success. I was tliqs inclined to continue tlie weary work, and I did so In that frame of mind, In which Micawber con- stan'tly dwelt and, hoped that ultimately, something would “ turn up,” and give to these Hitting shadows, if not substantiaiy. -at least more defined tangibiliTy. We were disappointed, however, for they assumed no more definite shapes. About this time everybody was talking" of “ John .King.” arid the thought flashed through my brain: that f/tra' “ ghost,” however, could be counterfeited, and after .a very little, effort, to and behold, it came—hot what we had long been expect­ing, a visitant from tlie other shore, but a second edition of “.John King ! ” ' A little while after this’ Iwent to ----------, and visited oneor two mediums there—not for tlie purpose of picking up information, but solely with the intent of discovering.if all these ma­terialized “ spirits ” appeared under the same condi­tions as “ John King” was reported to do, and to-dis­cover if possible, and see with my own eyes a real

'genuine, disembodied spirit.I.need liardly tell you tliut after going tlie round of

tlie “ mediums,” I discovered nothing but deceit and fraud, and I returned home thoroughly disgusted with myself and with everybody I had witnessed, and re­gretting that,! had been such a fool as to have gone so l'ar in tlie business that it was next to impossible to retreat. I had placed my foot u-ion the burning ploughshare, and I was impelled onward. I ielt Unit 1 could not, withouuincurring a great deal of odium and exciting much suspicion, withdraw myself from tlie vortex, and tlie circumstances mentioned belowJiept me in it. My return to --------- was anxiouslywaited for, and as soon as I arrived I was beset by invitations from all quarters to attend seances, and though at any other time I would inive shrunk from such a moral degradation, and rather buried myself in oblivion than, continue as I had begun, still I could not help myself, for apart flora tlie considerations above mentioned, I was momentarily much em­barrassed, and without one friend to lend me a help­ing hand ; and so in that evil hour tlie tempter found me a willing tool.

A slight change subsequently came upon my for­tunes, and I was enabled to give up my public seances, and for some time ceased silting even at private circles; but a reverse in the wheel or fortune having come round, I was pursuaded, although it was generally known pr thought that all the power had gone from me. to sit again, and a series of public seances were arranged by some of my precious f r i e n d s , and it was at the n- coml of tlicse that

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w as;' ~ T n a t d isc o v e ry w a s n o t m a d e u n t i l , o n h is a r r iv a l in S t. P e te rs b u rg , “ h e ” w a s o rd e re d to p la c e th e m a t th e d isp o sa l o f h is “ D e a r B ro th e r ,” th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l . T h is o rd e r w as so im ­p e ra tiv e th a t , a l th o u g h “ w ea ry a n d i l l ,” h e “ h a d to u n p a c k b o x es th a t h a d b ee n u n o p e n e d fo r e ig h te e n m o n th s .” W ho g av e M r. H o m e th a t “ im p e ra tiv e ” o rd e r? M r. H o m e does n o t te l l u s . N o t th e C z a r o f R u ss ia , c e r ta in ly ; a n d n o o th e r m o r ta l co u ld h a v e g iv e n so ir re s is la b le a n o rd e r . M r. H o m e- leaves u s to in fe r that" th e “ im p e ra tiv e o rd e r” w h ic h h e w as u n w illin g ly c o n s tra in e d to o b e y w a s o f im -. m o r ta l a u th o r i ty . W h o w as th a t im m o rta l m a s te r o f “ th e c e le b ra te d m e d iu m ” M r-H o m e w h o se o rd e rs

l i e d u rs t n o t d iso b e y ? AVas lie a friend- o f T r u th ? a n d d id h e d es ire to h av e th e t r u th o f S p ir i tu a l ism to p re v a il o n th e e a r th ? T h a t h e w as in fu ll sy m ­p a th y w ith h is m e d iu m , a n d th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r ­

n a l in th e ir , co u rse to w a rd s o th e r m e d iu m s is p la in . M ay n o t h is “ im p e ra tiv e o rd e rs ,” o r h is re s is tle s s in ­flu en ces c o m p e lle d th e u n c h a r i ta b le t r e a tm e n t o f m e d iu m s w h ic h h a s ch a ra c te r iz e d th e ir p u b lic co u rse . ‘

B u t n o t c o n te n t w ith im p u g n in g th e h o n e s ty a n d good .fa ith o f p u b lic m e d iu m s , M r. H o m e h a s g o n e o u t o f h is w ay to a ssa il th e in te g r ity o f th o se S p ir­i tu a lis ts w h o h a v e f e l t i t u n iu s t to a l lo w a ssa iled

.m e d iu m s to be c o n d e m n e d u n h e a rd a n d w ith o u t ev id en ce a g a in s t th e m th a t w o u ld w a r ra n t th e con­d e m n a tio n o f a b ru te . F o r th is h ig h o ffense , th e se frie n d s o f fa ir p la y to w ard s m e d iu m s a re d e n o u n c e d , b y M f. H o m e , as en g a g ed in “ th e d ish o n e s t b u s i­ness o f w h ite w a sh in g th e im p o s tu re s o f th is a g e .” S u ch d e n u n c ia tio n f ro m a n h o n e s t m e d iu m is ce r­ta in ly o u t o f p lace , a u d , th e re fo re , c h a r ity d e m a n d s th a t su c h u tte ra n c e s sh a ll b e a t t r ib u te d to u n fr ie n d ly o r a d v e rse c o n tro l lin g sp ir its . \

I t is w ith s in c e re re lu c ta n c e th a t w e h a v e fe lt it a d u ty , th u s e a r ly , to define o u r p o s itio n n s to th e is su e w h ic h th e co rre sp o n d e n ce in q u e s tio n in ­v o lv e s , a n d w e t r u s t th a t w e w ill h av e n o occasion to a g a in d iffe r w ith M r. H o m e a n d h is f r ie n d th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l, a b o u t m a tte rs w h ic h in every- in s la n c e m u s t b e d e te rm in e d b y ev id en ce , a n d ca n ­n o t be d e te rm in e d by th e ip se d ix i t o f a n y n u m b e r o f p e rso n s , h o w e v e r im p o r ta n t th e y m a y reg a rd th e ir u n s u p p o r te d o p in io n s ; o r b y th e w h o lesa le asp e rs io n s o f h o n e s t a n d fa i th fu l m e d iu m s b y su ch ' re lia b le m e d iu m s as th is “ p e n i te n t tr ic k s te r ,” w hose c o r re s p o n d e n c e 's 60 im p o r ta n t in th e e s tim a tio n o f M r. H o m e a n d h is e d ito r ia l f r ie n d . '

AVe h a v e o 'm itted th e se co n d le tte r , w h ic h is re ­fe rred to , b ec au se i t is - e n t ire ly ir re le v a n t a n d u n ­w o rth o f n o tic e in th is co n n e c tio n .

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is n o t o v e rs te p p e d , b y t l m . ^ ^ p I S ™ JO '•ru m is n o t ovei.'sieppeu nv lik. -°S se lv es o f o u r offer. W e sincere7y-»«»V j ~ / 3no th e o lo g ic a l, p h ilo so p h ic a l, sc ien tific , p ro fessio n a l a n d m a te r ia l is t ic o p p o n en ts o f S p ir i tu a lism -will g ive th e ir rea so n s fo r th e ir o p p o sitio n to th a t C ause , th ro u g h Mind and Ma t t e r ; a n d th e y m ay re s t a s su re d o f th e m o st c o u r te o u s e d i to r ia l tre a tm e n t.

W ith th is d e c la ra tio n o f th e a im s a n d pu rp o ses o f o u r p u b lic a t io n , w e e n te r o n th e se a o f jo u rn a lism , fe e lin g co n fid e n t th a t , so lo n g as w e k eep in s ig h t th e fac ts w h ich w ill g o v ern o n r cou rse , w e w ill com e to P o r t in sa fe ty . -

A C o u r s e o f A c t i o n t h a t S h o u ld . C e a s e .I n th e J te lir /io u s P h ilo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l o f N ov .

K ith , w as p u b lis h e d th e fo llo w in g le t te r fro m D .D . H o m e , th e S p ir i tu a l M e d iu m , a n d a u th o r o f a work e n t i t le d “ E ig h ts a n d S h a d o w s o f S p ir i tu ­a l ism . ”Vo ih e E d i t o r o f th e P h i lo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l :

AH true Spiritualists and ever}- honest investigator owe you a debt of gratitude for the man-like and up­right course you are pursuing. I trust that, like my­self, you will be enabled to bide your time, and smile to see tlie tempest rage. I enclose you letters of im­portance, which you are at liberty to use as you think best. Karnes, dates and localities, I have erased— not to be given, inasmuch as it matters but little whether such an occurrence took place in Americaor , Europe. I can on)y affirm that the unfortunate man was in reality a reliable medium. I bid you God­speed. Yours for the truth,

•? - D. 1). Home.St. Petersburg , Russia , S e p te m b e r 20 (h , 1878.

T h a t le t te r is fo llo w e d b y tw o le t te r s w h ich p u r ­p o rts to h a v e b ee n w r i t te n to M r. H o m e , b y a p e n i­te n t m e d iu m w h o h a d p ra c tic e d d e c ep tio n in e x ­h ib it in g h is g if ts o f m e d iu m sh ip . AA7ho th is m e ­d iu m is, n e i th e r M r. H o m e o r h is c o rre sp o n d e n t h a v e h a d th e f ra n k n e s s to s ta te . T h e s e le t te rs o f h is u n -n a m e d c o rre sp o n d e n t, M r. H o m e c h a ra c te r­izes as “ le t te rs o f im p o r ta n c e ” a n d sa y s to th e e d ito r o f th e J o u r n a l , “ Y o u a re a t l ib e r ty to u se th e m as y o u th in k b e s t .” T lie e d i to r th o u g h t b e s t to p u b ­lish th e m w ith th is in tro d u c t io n : “ M o w h e f e l l ; A p e n i te n t tr ic k s te r te lls h is ex p er ien c e 'to the cele­b ra te d m e d iu m , D . X>. H o m e .'’’ A n d i t w as o f su c h a t r ic k s te r , th a t M r. H o m e w ro te , “ I ca n affirm th a t th e u n f o r tu n a te m a n w as in r e a li ty a re lia b le m e d iu m .” I f th a t a ff irm a tio n h a d a n y v a lu e in th e e s t im a tio n o f tlie e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l , a s i t seem s to h a v e h a d , b y th e co u rse w h ic h th e la t te r ad o p ted in p u b lis h in g i t , th e n h a s th e w a r, w h ic h th e la t te r h as b e e n -waging a g a in s t d ish o n e s ty in m e d iu m sh ip , b e e n m o s t u n ju s t , e v e n to w a rd s m e d iu m is tic tr ic k s te r s . I t is u n n e c c e ssa ry to d o m o re on th a t p o in t, th a n to leav e th e e d ito r o f th e J o u r n a l, a n d h is c o rre sp o n d e n t, to in fo rm th e p u b lic w h a t a l l th e i r la b o re d effo rts to c re a te p u b lic d is t ru s t f m e­d iu m s a m o u n t to , in v ie w o f su c h a n a ff irm a tio n as th a t ? I f su c h a co n fessed tr ic k s te r , a s th e m e d iu m in q u e s tio n , is r e l ia b le , a s M r. H o m e affirm s, w h a t m e d iu m o u g h t th e p u b lic ? -

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S ucli is th is “ im p o r ta n t le t te r .” I m p o r ta n t to w hom ? N o t to th e p u b lic c e r ta in ly , fo r i t g ives th e m n o in fo rm a tio n w h a te v e r re g a rd in g th e f ra u d u le n t ac ts o f its a u th o r . H is “ ro u n d , u n v a r ­n ish e d ta le ” does n o t in c lu d e a single, w o rd co n ­c e rn in g th e f ra u d u le n t m e a n s lie u se d to s im u la te “ m a te r ia liz e d s p ir its ,” o r ad d u c e o n e fac t to sh o w th a t a n y m e d iu m e v e r re so r te d to s im ila r o r o th e r f ra u d u le n t m e a n s to s im u la te s p ir i t m a te r ia l iz a tio n o r a n y o th e r p h y sica l o r p sy c h o lo g ic a l s p ir i tu a l p h e n o m e n a . T o w h o m th e n lia s su c h a le t te r a n y fe a tu re o f “ im p o r ta n c e ? ” O n ly to th o se , l ik e M r. H o m e a n d th e e d i to r o f th e I te l ig io P h ilo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l , w h o , ju d g in g fro m th e i r p u b lis h e d u t te r ­an ces , h a v e -e m u la te d e a c l i .o th e r in th e i r effo rts to d isc re d it m a n y o f th e m o s t fa i th fu l a n d s te a d fa s t m e d iu m s , w h o c o n s ti tu te th e b u lk w a rk o f s p ir i tu ­a l ism in its s tru g g le fo r a h e a r in g ,.a g a in s t th e com ­b in e d a s s a u lt o f i ts e n e m ie s . S u c h ir re le v a n t a n d f ru it le s s sc rib b lin g , a s th a t le t te r c o n ta in s , co n ­c e rn in g th e o n e p o in t o n w h ic h i t w as in te n d e d to b ea r, c a n h a v e n o o t h e r . “ im p o r ta n c e ” th a n a s i t m a y se rv e to d iv e r t a t te n t io n f ro m th e issu e w h ich M r. H o m e a n d th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l , a s p ro m i­n e n t a n d in f lu e n tia l S p ir i tu a l is ts , h a v e ra sh ly ra is e d w ith in th e s p i r i tu a l d efen ces . I t is in o rd e r to p re v e n t th a t d iv e rs io n , th a t w e h a v e fe l t i t n ec - ce ssa ry to g iv e i t a n y a t te n t io n . I t w ill ta k e so m e­th in g in f in in ite ly m o re p e r t in e n t a n d s in c e re , th a n is th a t “ im p o r ta n t le t te r ” to sh o w th e ju s t ic e o f ju d g in g a m e d iu m , o r a class o f m e d iu m s , b y th e co n fessed ly d ish o n e s t c o n d u c t o f o n e p a r t ic u la r m e d iu m . . :

AVe c a n n o t do less th a n p u b lis h , in th is co n n ec­t io n , th e fo llo w in g l e t t e r f ro m M r. H o m e to thei e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l , a s i t a p p e a re d in th e sam e n u m b e r o f th a t p a p e r :■ A LATER COMMUNICATION FROM MR. HOME. D e a r B r o t h e r :—Better than any one you will be

able to appreciate tlie,impression -which impelled me to send you the interesting document (or rather con­fession of the poor fellow who had been engulfed in the “ John King,” Punch and Judy, cabinet impostures) just at the moment I did. You will see that the dates are 187G, and I had stowed the letters away, never ex­pecting to make use of .them; on our arrival in St. Petersburg I was ordered to place them at your disr posal. I was very weary and ill, but the order was imperative, and I had to unpack boxes which had been unopened for eighteen months. The whole tbing fully corroborates what at that very moment was transpiring in a country far distant from me. I am- still' very glad that no names were given, for I am we'l convinced that one was, in years gone by, an honest man. ■

It is to be hoped.that the day Is not far distant when the dishonest business of whitewashing the impos­tures of this age, will come to the termination they so Justly merit. " - „

London, Oct- 16, 3878. '

T h is le t te r sh o w s h o w fu lly M r. I lo m e an d " th e e d i to r o f th e J o u r n a l a re in sy m p a th y a n d accord in th e i r p u b lic p ro ce ed in g s . M r. H o m e , w h e n h e rec e iv e d th e p re c e d in g “ im p o r ta n t le t t r , ” in 1876, re g a rd e d i t o f so l i t t le im p o r ta n c e o r v a lu e th a t h e to o k n o n o tic e o f i t i n h is boo k , “ E ig h ts a n d S h ad o w s o f S p ir i tu a l is m ,” w h ic h w as n o t p u b lis h e d u n t i l 1S77, a n d in w h ic h i t w o u ld h a v e b e e n r e le ­v a n t, i f a n y w h e re . In d e e d , so w o rth le ss d id h e re ­g a r d i t t h a t h e h a d s to w e d th is “ im p o r ta n t l e t t e r ” aw a y , n e v e r e x p e c tin g ■ to m a k e u se o f i t . I t w as n o t u n t i l S e p te m b e r , 1878-—tw o y e a rs a f t e j h e re - c e iv a d —ifcEijtbat M r . H o m e d isc o v ered h o w im p o r-

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th e A rc h b ish o p o f B a lt im o re b y P o p e L e o X I I E “M o s t I l lu s tr io u s a n d M ost l i ever e n d S ir :

T h e S u p re m e C o n g re g a tio n o f th e H o ly Office on A V ednesday, th e 24 th u ltim o , to o k in to c o n s id e ra ­tio n a sp eech , p u b lis h e d b y th e P re s id e n t o f a so c ie ty ca lle d th e O rd e r o f th e A m e r ic a n U n io n , w h ich b re a th e s th e m o s t d e a d ly h a t re d to tlie C a th o lic re lig io n , a n d in w h ic h m o s t v i l la in o u s sch em es a re offered fo r i ts u t t e r e x t irp a tio n , w ere su c h a th in g p o ssib le .

AVherefore, th e S a c re d C o n g reg a tio n h a s o rd e re d th a t a copy, o f th e sa id ad d re ss be s e n t to y o u , w ith th e v iew th a t by m a k in g tlie m a tte r k n o w n , y o u r G race m ig h t ta k e n a iiis to a d m o n ish th e o th e r b ishops o f N o r th A m e r ic a to u se a l l ca re a n d d ili­gen ce to s tu d y a n d in fo rm th e m se lv e s o n tlie a r ts a n d sch em es o f so c ie tie s , c o n d e m n e d by th e C h u rc h , e sp ec ia lly o f th is sc -c a lle d O rd e r o f tlie A m e ric a n U n io n , in o rd e r th a t th e y m o re re a d ily g u a rd th e f a i th fu l fro m th e ir w ile s , a n d , a t tlie sa m e t im e , a d o p t su c li m e a n s as w ill p ro te c t tli is C h u rc h fro m a n y d am ag e w h ic h m ig h t r e s u l t to h e r fryiin tl ie p lo ts o r th e se im p io u s a n d g o d le ss m e n .

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W h e n m e n com e' to k n o w a n d rfi b r ie f a n d t r a n s ie n t m u n d a n e life- o f m aS p r im a ry d e p a r tm e n t in a schoo l, th e w h ic h w ill c o n t in u e th ro u g h e tern ifcy^T hey n o t so o v e rv a lu e t h i s 'w o r ld ’s possessio n s a n d ac ­q u ir e m e n ts ; a n d so u n d e rv a lu e th e s to re s o f w is­d o m th a t th e a f te r life h a s in re se rv e fo r th o se w h o a re q u a lif ie d to a p p re c ia te th o se p rice le ss tre a su re s . AVill m a n k in d e v e r u n d e r s ta n d and* k n o w th is m o ­m e n to u s t r u t h ? AVe a n s w e r— Y e s . T h e l ig h tis n o w d a w n in g fro m s u p e rn a l r e a lm s , . th a t w il l p e n e tr a te th e m in d s a n d h e a r ts o f m e n , a n d _ th a t- w ill in sp ire th e m w ith su c h s e n tim e n ts o f b en e v o ­le n c e a n d . love th a t S e lfish n ess w ill le a v e th e h u - ‘ m a n b re a s t. T h is m a y a l l s o u n d l ik e a p o e t’s d re a m to th o se , w h o , in th e i r p r id e o f le a rn in g o r in d iffe ren ce o f ig n o ra n c e , a re u n w il l in g to o p en th e ir ey es to th e l ig h t th a t is b e a m in g th ro u g h th e r if te d a n d h o a ry c lo u d s o f e r r o r?

B r e th r e n ! b la m e u s n o t . fo r o u r a p p a re n t e n th u ­s ia sm in th is m a tte r ; fo r w e, lik e m a n y o f y o u , for n e a r ly a q u a r te r o f a c e n tu ry , re fu se d to c re d it th e te s tim o n y o f tlio sq w hose t ru th fu ln e s s a n d in te lli- g an c e r e g a rd in g a n y o th e r su b je c t , w e c o u ld rio t h a v e b e e n m a d e to d o u b t. N o m a n o r w o m a n e v e r scoffed a t S p ir i tu a l is m as w e d id ; n o o n e w as e v e r m o re u n c h a r i ta b le a n d su p e rc ilio u s , th a n w ere w e, to w a rd s th o se w h o h a d th e p ra c tic a l good sen se to lis td n to th e v o ice o f th e f r ie n d s w h o w ere c a llin g to th e m from , th e o th e r sh o re o f th e r iv e r o f D e a th . H o w lo n g th is in se n sa te fo lly m ig h t h av e D ontinued , w e tr e m b le . to c o n te m p la te .

I t m u s t suffice to sa y , th a t , a t a n h o u r , a n d ^ m d e r c irc u m s ta n c e s w h e n le a s t e x p e c te d ; o u r lo v in g 'p a r- e u ts a n d f r ie n d s in s p ir i t life , fo u n d m e a n s o v erco m e h a u g h ty n a tu re . N e v e r w as a c o n q u e s t so b le ssed as th a t w h ich m a d e u s w il l in g to s i t a t th e fee t o f th e c o n q u e ro rs a n d le a rn w isd o m fo rm .th e ir in sp ire d life . F ro m th e m w e le a rn e d th e g re a t t r u th th a t a tim e w o u ld com e, w h e n a l l m a n ­k in d w o u ld b e b o u n d to g e th e r in o n e e n d le ss c h a in o f love a n d sy m p a th y . F ro m "th em w e le a rn e d th a t th o se in sp ire d h o sts th a t p eo p led e tlie ; ia l space a re la b o rin g , c o m b in in g a n d o rg a n iz in g to a s s is t u s , by th e ir u n i te d w isd o m a n d p o w er, to o v erep m e th e ty r a n t o f se lfish n ess a n d e s ta b lish th e r i g h t 'o f love a m o n g m eii on e a r th . T o m a n ife s t th e ir a b i l i ty to a c co m p lish th is m il le n n ia l e n te rp rise , th e y a re se e k in g .in ev e ry p o ss ib le w ay to se cu re th e qo-ojiera-

.t io n o f th e ir b re tl ie re n h e re , th is th e y w ill do, a n d a re d o in g a t a ra te th a t defies re s tr a in t . i

T h e n B re th e rc n o f e a r th cease y o u r efio rts to d iv id e a n d e s tra n g e th o se w h o m u s t live to g e th e r h e re a n d h e re a f te r fo r good o r ill , Y o u w ill y e t find th a t y o u a re a l ik e im p e d in g th e w h e e l o f p rog ress w h ich is p ro p e lle d by a p o w er th a t w il l p re v a il o v er y o u r in s is te n c e .

E sp e c ia lly do w e b eseech o f y o u to cease y o u r re a c tio n a ry ac ts a n d in tr ig u e s in th is la n d o f l ib e r ty a n d e d u c a tio n . F a c t io n s a n d sec ts a n d p a r tie s h a v e no e le m e n t h e re in w h ic h th e y can e n d u re a n d flo u rish . E sp e c ia lly is th is th e case w ith su c h fac tio n s, se c ts a n d p a r tie s as se e k to effect th e ir p u rp o ses b y secrecy , a n d g u ile .

T lie sc h o o lm a s te r h a s goLten a b ro a d in A m e r ic a a u d h is p u p ils fill ev e ry n o o k a n d c o rn e r o f th e la n d . A w a y w ith y o u r m y s te r ie s a n d f lu m m e rie s a n d i f y o u m u s t a n to g o n iz e y o u r fe llo w m e n , do it in o p en day a n d as b eco m es m e n w h o feel y o u hq tru th ,, r ig h t a n d ju s t ic e w ith y o u .

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to n is h m e n t a t a c o n d itio n o f th in g s , in th e A m eri- :'can R e p u b lic , th a t c o u ld h a v e g iv e n r ise to su c h a m issiv e as th e above . U n fo r tu n a te ly , w s h a v e n o t se e n th e sp eech w h ich lia s ca u se d th e “ C o n g reg a­tio n o f th e P ro p o g a tio n o f th e F a i th ,” a t R o m e , to se n d su c h a w a r lik e in ju n c tio n to its r e p re s e n ta ­tiv es in th is la n d o f re lig io u s a n d p e rso n a l f re ed o m . AVe c a n n o t, th e re fo re , ju d g e w h a t ex c u se o r j u s t i ­fica tion th e re w as fo r th is fo re ig n h ie ra rc h ic a l in te r ­v en tio n in affairs, w h ich ca n p ro p e r ly a p p e r ta in o n ly to tlie in te re s ts o f tlie p eo p le o f A m e ric a , a n d th e in s t i tu t io n s w h ic h th e y h a v e e s ta b lish e d fo r th e ir c o m m o n s e c u r ity a n d w e lfa re . AVe a re fo rced to b e liev e , in v iew o f th a t g rav e a n d s ig n i­fican t c o m m an d , th a t th e re is a n o rd e r o f s e c ta r ia n p ro p a g a n d is ts in th is c o u n try , w lio a re se e k in g to d e fe a t th e sc h em e s o f th e p ro p a g a n d is ts o f R o m e , b y m e a n s a n d dev ices a n a lo g o u s to th o se w h ic h h av e c h a ra c te r iz e d th e o p e ra tio n s o f th e s e c re t o r­d ers o r o rg a n iz a tio n s th a t a re e n t i r e ly u n d e r th e R o m a n C a tfio lic C h u rc h . I f th e re is su c h a se c re t so c ie ty as th e O rd e r o f th e A m e ric a n U n io n in th is c o u n try , "which P o p e L e o ’s-m iss iv e a lleg e s h a s b een o rg a n iz e d to in a u g u ra te a s e c ta r ia n w a r a g a in s t u t r f p o r tio n o f th e 'A m e r ic a n p eo p le , th e n , in d e e d , is i t t im e fo r u s to ra ise a w a rn in g c ry th a t s h a ll a ro u se th e l r ie n d s o f re lig io u s a n d c iv ij^ lib e rty th ro u g h o u t th e la n d . A m eric an s ! y e w h o v a lu e th e in h e r i ta n c e w h ich y o u r fa th e r ’s sacrificed s q m u c h to h a n d d o w n to y o u , h o w ca n y o u h e so u n t r u e to y o u r lin e ag e , a n d so lo s t to a se n se o f t l ie im portau .ee o f th e w o rk v d ^ c h th e y ach iev ed , as to se e k to in v o lv e th is fa ir a n d g lo rio u s la n d in fo llie s th a t h av e e v e r w re ck e d th e p eace a n d p ro sp e r ity o f, th o se n a tio n s th a t w ere d rag g ed d o w n b y th e m ?

B re th re n !- b e y e P a p is ts o r P ro te s ta n ts , re m e m - .b e r th a t th is is n o t th e age o r c o u n try in w h ich th e in tr ig u e s a n d in te re s ts o f a m b itio u s m e n , w il l be a llo w e d to in te r fe re w ith th e o n w a rd m a rc h o f e n l ig h te n e d P ro g ress . T lie ro o ts o f . th e tr e e o f liberty* h a v e s tru c k to o d e e p ly in to th e h e a r t s 'o f A m erican:- f re e m e n to be to rn a w a y b y th e te m p e s ts o f s e c ta ria n p a fe io n . <

T o th e th o u g h tfu l- , a n d '.O bservant s tu d e n t o f S ocia l S c ience , th e re is n o g r e a te r cau se fo r so lic i­tu d e th a n th e v a rie d , p e r s is te n t a n d f re q u e n t efforts th a t a r e m a d e to c re a te d issen s io n s a n d d iv is io n s b e tw e e n p eo p le w h o x a n h a v e b u t o n e c o m m o n in ­te re s t a n d o n e co rn m o n w e lfa re . N o fa lla c y h a s e v e r c u rse d h u m a n ity as h a s th a t , th a t p eace , h a p p '- n s i a n d p ro sp e r i 'y can 'he enjf y e d b y a n y p eo p l , w h e re th e t r u e in te re s ts o f on e o r a few a re n o t th e in te re s ts o f a l l . - '■

T h e p ag es o f h is to ry a re ev e ry w h e re .s ta iu e d w ith th e d e p lo ra b le p roofs o f th e t r u th o f th is d e c la ra ­tio n .. Y e t, in th e f f a c e o f th a t im p re ss iv e w a rn in g , w e see le a rn e d a n d ab le m e n , in la rg e n u m b e rs , o rg a n iz in g to d iv id e a n d e s tra n g e th e p eo p le o f o n e c o m m o n c o u n try a n d ra n g e th e m in r iv a l re lig io u s sects , p o lit ic a l p a rtie s , a n d soc ia l c lasses ; a n d th i- - , . to o , in tlie n a m e o f a D iv in e d isp e n sa tio n , the_very life a n d so u l o f w h ic h is u n iv e rsa l love, a u d c h a r ity .

B r e th r e n ! is th is r ig h t ? is i t r a t io n a l ? D o y o u fo rg e t th a t w e a re a l l b r e th r e n ? A ll e n t i t le d to sh a re e q u a lly in th e b e n e f ic e n t p riv ile g es o f -a c o m m o n c re a to r? AVhy th e n th is i r ra t io n a l di ■ 're fo r a g g ra n d iz e m e n t a u d p o w er, w h ic h se em s to p e r­v a d e th e m in d s o f m e n , a n d to d o m in a te th e a c tio n

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T h e p h ilo so p h e r , th e sage, th e s ta te coverer, th e in v e n to r , th e a r t iz a n , co m m o n -sen se m a n — D r. B e n ja m in l c le a rly typ ifies mind, am i tn — ......m o u ld in g lu a l te r to its v a rio u s u ses .

T h e p r in tin g p ress a n d boo k s d e n o te th^ w h ich m in d lias u se d to p e rp e tu a te a k n o t i ts t r iu m p h s o v e r th e im p e d im e n ts o f m a tte ^ p h y sic a l u n iv e rse , to w h ic h i t is b o u n d by o f its be in g .

T h e m o u n ta in s , w h ich w ere b u r ie d in glood in g th e h o u rs o f n ig h t , w e re fit e m b le m s o f a n c e , s u p e rs t i t io n a n d p re ju d ice ; b u t w h e n l ig h t b y th e g lo r io u s b ea m s o f th e r is in g T r u th , th e i r i l lu m in a te d s u m m its sh in e fo rth th e sy m b o l o f m in d ’s m o st e x a lte d a s p ira t io n s —I n ­c i t in g tlie d e s ire to a c h ie v e tl ie a s c e n t to — ti/ose lo f ty p eak s, b e y o n d w h ic h e x te n d s th a t b o u n d le ss ' reg io n o f sp ace w h e n c e s h in e s th e e te r n a l ra y s o f th e b e n e fic e n t o rb o f T r u th .

T h e r iv e r , w h ic h is s e e n e m e rg in g f ro m th e m o u n ta in ra v in e , is a fit e m b le m o f th e c o n t in u o u s in d iv id u a l life o f m a n . S ta r t in g fo rth fro m so m e q u ie t n o o k , i t c reep s s lo w ly a n d fe e b ly a lo n g , g ro w ­in g as i t p ro ce ed s— a fit e m b le m o f ch ild h o o d ;, t h e n , . as i f c o n sc io u s o f i ts p o w e r a n d im m o r ta l d e s tin y , i t ru sh e s e a g e r ly a lo n g to e n c o u n te r th e o b s ta c le s w h ich lie in i ts d e s tin e d c o u rse — a n e m b le m o f im ­p e tu o u s y o u th ; th e n c e p lu n g in g o n w a rd a m id ro ck s a n d p rec ip ices , i t fo am s a n d su rg e s W ith d es­p e ra te e n e rg y — a n e m b le m , o f th e s tru g g le s o f a d u l t life ; a t le n g th i t re a c h e s th e m o u n ta in ’s base , w h e n c e i t flow s g ra n d ly fo r th a lo n g the p e a c e fu l v a lle y , w h e re th e c o n fu s io n a n d tu rm o il th ro u g h w h ic h i t fo u g h t i t s . w ay , d ie g ra d u a lly u p o n th e e a r— a n e m b le m o f m a t u r e j g e a n d the a p p ro a c h o f tlie la s t s ta g e o f m ail a n d f in a lly i t flow s m a je s tic a lly a? its w a y to th e o c e a n — a fit e m b le m o f a n d c o n te n tm e n t o f r ip e o ld age , a n d tS I co n fid en ce w h ic h g ro w s s tro n g e r as th e p ro ac h es th e s ta g e w h ic h is to u s h e r i t in to a l m o r ta l life . . •

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t ic s o f th e n ew sp a p e rs o f th e d iffe re n t coun tries^ o f th e w o rld , w ith th e o b je c t sh o w in g th e p ro p o rtio n ­a te re p re s e n ta t io n o f d is t in c tiv e ly C a th o lic o p in io n s in th e p e r io d ic a l p ress , I t a p p e a rs th a t E u ro p e c a n b o a s t o f th i r te e n th o u sa n d n in e h u n d r e d a n d s ix ty n e w sp a p e rs a n d p e r io d ic a ls , o f w h ic h o n ly a b o u t o n e i l l tw e n ty -fo u r , o r n in e h u n d r e d and : th ir ty - se v en , a re C a th o lic in te n d e n c y . T h e la rg e s t p ro ­p o r t io n is sh o w n b y B e lg iu m — o n e h u n d re d a n d fifty -fo u r o u t o f tw o h u n d r e d a n d fifty . G re a t B r i ta in a n d F ra n c e , a P ro te s ta n t a n d C a th o lic c o u n try , h a v e th e s a m e n u m b e r o f C a th o lic jo u r ­n a ls , 42 ; o n ly in B r i ta in i t is fo rty -tw o o u t o f tw o th o u s a n d five h u n d re d - ; in F ra n c e , fo rty - tw o o u t o f tw o t lio u sa u d . A ll Che C a th o lic p ap e rs in P a r is can o n ly c la im s ix th o u s a n d su b sc rib e rs b e tw e e n th e m ; w h ile th e U n iv e rs is s a id to se ll o n ly sev en th o u s a n d cop ies in th e w h o le o f F ra n c e . G e rm a n y e x h ib i ts th e la rg e s t is su e o f n e w sp a p e rs , o f w h ich o n e in fo u r te e n is C a th o l ic , A u s tr ia , w ith a th ird o f th e to ta l issu e o f G e rm a n y , sh o w s on e i: i th ir te e n . H e re a g a in th e d iffe ren ce b e tw e e n th e P r o te s ta n t a n d C a th o lic E m p ire is v e ry s l .g h t . I ta ly h a s o n e in s e v e n ; S p a in , o n ly o n e in e ig h t. T u r n in g to N o r th A m e ric a , w e find a to ta l o f e ig h t th o u sa n d five h u n d re d * so m e w h a t m o re th a n B r i ta in - F r a n c e , a n d G erm an y , to g e th e r , o f w h ich o n e h u n d re d a n d ♦HirtAfrfi a re In e n t o f so m

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D e a r S i r : I n y o u r p ro sp e c tu s y o u s t a r t o u t w ith th e d e c la ra t io n th a t M i n d *a m d M a t t e r w ill in s is t o n th e t r u th , th e w h o le t r u th , a n d n o th ­in g b u t th e t r u th ,” in ’r e la t io n to th o se m a tte rs th a t c o n c e rn th e c a u se o f S p i r i t u a l ly ^ T h a t is a m o s t n o b le a n d c o m m e n d a b le d e te r im n a tio n , a n d I a v a il m y s e lf o f j t to s e t r ig h t a m a t te r w h ic h n o t- o n ly co n c ern s M rs . B lis s a n d ,m y se lf , b u t th e ca u se o f S p ir i tu a l is m , w h ic h h a s b e e n a s sa ile d a t o u r e x ­p en se , in th e tra n sa c tio n s to. w h ic h I a sk y o u r p e r ­m iss io n to re fe r in th is le t te r .

- F o r m o re th a n a y ^ a r M rs. B lis s a n d m y s e lf h a v e b e e n o b lig e d to liq ifrU ffp jiiifm iiid i d a n d u n ju s t ac­c u s a tio n th a t w e h a v e a c k n o w le d g e d d ish o n e s ty a n d d e e e p tio u a s p u b lic m e d iu m s .

T h is u n ju s t a n d u n tr u th f u l a c c u sa tio n , I am so rry to b e c o m p e lle d to say , h a s b e e n m a d e by th o se w h o c la im to re p re s e n t p u re a n d u n d e f i le d S p ir i tu a l is m . A s s u c h p u b lis h e d e x p re ss io n s h av e a p p e a red , I h a v e , in ev e ry c a s e ,‘ p ro m p tly re p lie d to th e ir a u th o rs , a n d b egged o u r a s sa ila n ts to do M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf ju s t ic e b y p u b lis h in g o u r d e ­n ia l o f su c h m is s ta te m e n ts . I n n o in s ta n c e h as a n y .fa ir a n d p ro p e r r e tr a c tio n b e e n m:?&e, ev en w h e n I h av e sh o w n , b y a b s o lu te p ro o f, th e ir u n ju s t p o s it io n to w a rd s u s .

. F o r in s ta n c e , w h e n w e rec e iv e d a fa ir a n d sq u a re a c q u it ta l o f th e c r im e o f c o n sp ira cy , w h ich h a d b ee n ch a rg ed a g a in s t u s , o n th e p e i ju re d te s tim o n y o f th e h ir e d to o ls o f [the en e m ie s o f S p ir i tu a l is m , tiie R e lig io -P h i lo s o p h ic a l J o u r n a l p u b lic ly ch a rg ed th a t “ th e B lis s e s h a d , th r o u g h th e ir ' counse l, a d ­

m i t t e d th a t a ll th e ir m a n ife s ta tio n s w ere b u t com ­m o n ju g g le r s ’ tr ic k s and, h a d a lic a y s been -so.” T h is positive: m is -s ta te m e n t I , a t o n ce , ch a lle n g e d , a n d s e n t io th a t jo u r n a l a copy o f T h e 'Times o f P h ila d e lp h ia , a p a p e r th a t h a d sp a re d n o m e a n s to p ro c u re th e co n v ic tio n o f M rs. B liss a n d m y se lf ,, w h ich c o n ta in e d a n a c c o u n t o f th e t r ia l th a t r e ­s u lte d In o u r - t r iu m p h a n t a c q u it ta l . T h e T im es w ith u n lo o k e d -fo r f a irn e s s , ' w lie n its c o n d u c to rs fo u n d th e m se lv es co m p le te ly d iseq rn fitted , a d m it ­te d t h a t ' a l th o u g h M r. B ro w n ,-o u r ''c o u n s e l , h a d ta k e n - tlie g ro u n d th a t e v e n i f th e fac ts w ere as th e C o m m o n w e a lth 's c o u n se l c la im e d ,,th e re h a d b ee n n o le g a l o flence c o m m itte d ; y e t , th a t M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf h a d n o t o n ly n o t a s se n te d to th a t a c tio n , o n th e p a r t o f o u r co u n se l, b u t h a d p ro te s te d a g a in s t i t . In d e e d , M r. B ro w n , o u r co u n se l, s a id to th e T im es' re p o r te r , “ I co u ld do n o th in g w ith B liss, a n d w a s c o m p e lled to ta k e th e b u l l b y th e h o rn s a n d figh t th e case in m y o w n w a y .” C ol. B u n d - , th e e d i to r o f th e I t . P . J o u r n a l , re fu se d to co rrec t h is m is re p re s e n ta tio n . .

T lie n e x t I saw o f th e sa m e a sp e rs io n w as a 'r e p e ­t i t io n o f i t in th e n o w d e fu n c t S p ir i tu a l S c ie n tis t , e d ite d by E . G e rry B row ffi o f B o s to n , M ass. A s a fa lse h o o d ,—-like a sn o w b a ll, en la rg e s as i t ro lls ,—. M r .B ro w n a d d e d to th e J o u r n a l 's m is -s ta te m e n t by p u b lic ly a lleg in g , “ th a t th e -B lis s e s h a d in open C o u r t u n d e r o a t h a d m itte d th a t a l l th e ir m a n i­fe s ta tio n s w ere tr ic k s , a n d a lw a y s h a d b e e n .”

A s so o n as th is ag g rav a ted m is -s ta te m e n t cam e u n d e r m y n o tic e , I s e n t M r. B ro w n a copy o f th e Tim es, a n a u th o r i ty w h ic h I su p p o se d w o u ld show h im tlie in ju s tic e o f h is u n fo u n d e d a l le g a tio n . H e to o k u o no tice: o f m y appeal, fo r fa ir t r e a tm e n t , o r o f th e p o sitiv e c o n tra d ic t io n o f th e T im es, as to th e t r u th o f h is m a la c io u s a l le g a tio n .

M rs. B liss a u d m y s e lf h o p ed th a t th is c a lu m n y w o u ld h e re eu d , b u t w e w e re d o o m e d to d isa p ­p o in tm e n t. M r. W m . E m m e tt C o lem a u , a p ro m i­n e n t w ri te r , s u b se q u e n tly to o k o ccas io n to re p e a t th e o ft-d e n ie d im p u ta tio n , iu a c o m m u n ic a tio n w h ich w as p u b lis h e d in th e JRe lig io -P h ilo so p h ic a l J o u r n a l . M r. C o le m a n a lle g e d th a t “ th e B lisses h a d m a d e a fu ll co n fessio n th a t th e y h a d a lw a y s p ro d u c e d th e m a n ife s ta tio n s th e m se lv e s ,” a n d w en t o n to s ta te th a t i f o u r co n fessio n w as a t r u e o n e , i t w as e n o u g h to [sh o w th a t , i f w e n o w lia d m a te r ia l i­z a tio n o f s p ir i t fo rm s th a t th e y m u s t b e u n re l ia b le ; a n d f u r th e r , t h a t i f w e h a d lie d -when w e m a d e th e con fession , w e w e re n o t w o rth y o f con fidence o r bo- lie f. T h is I p ro m p tly d e n ie d . M r. C o le m a n re ­p lie d by p o s ta l ca rd , sa y in g th a t lie o n ly ju d g e d o f

■ th e t r u th o f h is c a lu m n y fi o m w h a t h e h a d re a d in th e n ew sp ap ers , a n d th a t h e d id n o t se e k to do m e a n y in ju s tic e . .1 th e n s e n t h im fYirttier ev id en c e o ftlio in c o rre c tn e s s o f Ills n tib lis lio da g a in s t us. T o tills lie re p lie d iu tin a b in e r , c r it ic is in g th e co u rse o f th e H o n . T h o m a s H a z a rd as to h is p u b lic te s tim o n y in o u r b eh a lf .

H e d id u s th e s t in te d ju s t ic e , h o w ev e r, to a d m it p u b lic ly , “ T h a t B l i s s d en ies h a v in g m a d e a c o n fe s ­s io n ,” b u t h e w ilfu lly a d h e ie d to h is m is s ta te m e n t b y sa y in g , ‘T h e re a d e r t a n b e liev e B l i s s o r th e p u b -, l ie p re ss as th e y see f it.’ *

T o th e s e re p e a te d p u b lic m is re p re se n ta tio M rs. B lis s and! m y s e lf a sk th e p r iv ile g e o f r e p ly in g th ro u g h M in d a n d f l a t t e r , th a t w e a re , a n d g a v e a lw a y s b e e n -s in c e w e h a v e b e e n befo re th e p u b lic as m e d iu m s , h o n e s t a n d ' fa ith fu l in s t ru m e n ts o f w h a t w e b e lie v e to h e s p ir i t p o w e r a n d in te llig e n c e , a n d th a t w e h a v e d e p e n d e d e n t ir e ly on su c h p o w e r a n d in te llig e n c e fo r tlie p h e n o m e n a l m a n ife s ta ­tio n s w h ic h h av e o cc u rre d a t o u r se an c es . IVe, f u r th e r , d e s ire to d ec la re ; w ith o u t a n y e q u iv o ca ­t io n o r re se rv a tio n , th a t w e h av e n e v e r a t a n y tim e o r in a n y m a n n e r , a t te m p te d “ t o h k t .p ” th e m a n i­fe s ta tio n s in a n y o th e r w a y th a n to Sit p ass iv e ly fo r t l ie ir o c c u rre n c e . B o th 1 M rs. B liss a n d m y se lf , a t th e firs t t r ia l o f th e in d ic tm e n t th a t w as fo u n d a g a in s t u s , w ere c a lle d to th e s ta n d as w itn esses , by o u r c o u n se l, a n d u n d e r s o le m n o a th , w ith tiie p a in s a n d p e n a ltie s fo r-p e rju ry p la in ly b e fo re u s , w e c a ll­ed u p o n G od to W itness th a t w e sp o k e th e t r u th w h e n w e d e c la re d . th a t th e ch a rg e a g a in s t u s w as fa lse , a n d th a t w e h a d n e v e r c o m m itte d a n y fra u d as m e d iu m s o r co n sp ire d w i th a n y p e rso n o r p e r­so n s to dece ive a n y m a n , w o m an o r ch ild , a t o u r p u b lic o r p r iv a te se an c es . A

N o t o ii ly ' d id M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf so te s tify , b u t , w h e n th e c o u n se l fo r th e - C o m m o n w e a lth o f P e n n sy lv a n ia , M r. . J a m e s H . H e v e r in j w h o also re p re se n te d o u r p r iv a te p ro sec u to rs a n d persecutoi-s; so u g h t, b y th e m o s t se d u c tiv e a n d te m p tin g over­tu re s , to in d u c e u s to p u b lic ly a d m it th a t w e p ro ­d u c e d th e m a n ife s ta tio n s b y tr ic k e ry . W e, in d ig - n a n t ly , sp u rn e d th e illeg a l a n d d ish o n o ra b le p ro p o ­s it io n s , p re fe rr in g to re m a in in p r iso n r a th e r th a n s ta te th a t w h ich w as fa lse , to s e c u re o u r l ib e r ty a n d escape th e fa te o f a 'lo n g 'a n d m erc ile ss im p r iso n ­m e n t th a t th e n s ta re d u s in th e face.

N o r w a s jd iis a l l ; I m a d e a w r i t te n a ffid av it b e ­fo re A ld e rm a n C h a rle s C a rp e n te r , ta k in g d ire c t is ­su e w ith th e p e r ju re d te s tim o n y o f th e p r in c ip a l w itn e sses fo r th d C o m m o n w ea lili, w h ic h I p la ce d a t th e ir d isp o sa l, a n d defied th e m to te s t th e t r u th o f m y d e c la ra tio n s b y th e ch a rg e o f p e r ju ry a g a in s t

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f ro m a c ru e l' im p r is o n m e n t a t a t im e w hesf b ec o m e a m o th e r . F o r n e a r ly fo u r m c o m p e lle d to l ie in p r is o n f ru it le s s ly en< to h a v e m y case t r i e d ! th e “ tw o te rm ru le as i t is c a lle d , le a v in g i t d is c re tio n a ry S ta te s a t to r n e y a t w h a ti t im e th e c a s e s c a lle d fo r t r ia l . T h e t im e w as a b o u t to w h e n I w o u ld h a v e h e e n e n t i t le d , u n d e r to b e d isc h a rg ed , M rs. B l i s s a n d m y s e lf w re q u ire d to m e e t o u r accu sers ,W e w e re w i th o u t a n y a b i li ty to em p lo y lega l a ss is ­ta n c e a n d w e re co m p e lled to p e t i t io n th e C o u r t to ass ig n u s C o u n se l, J u d g e F e l l , i n th e ex e rc ise o f h is d isc re tio n , a s s ig n e d u s , I s a ia h B ro w n E sq , M r. B o w m a n o n r p re v io u s , co u n se l, h a v in g b e e n m o st w ic k e d ly ch a rg ed b v J o h n C la rk , th e fo re m a n o f th e ju r y th a t h a d tr ie d u s w ith h a v in g c o rru p tly so u g h t to in flu e n ce h is a c tio n as a ju r io r , c o u ld n o t ac t. . A _ -

I t is d u e to M r. B o w m a n to say , th a t a t th e t r ia l o f th a t ch a rg e , w h e n a h o s t o f w itn esses . Ju d g e s , la w y e rs , p h y s ic ia n s a n d c i tiz e n s o f th e h ig h e s t c h a ra c te r ca m e fo rw a rd to te s tify o n liis b eh a lf , lie w as a c q u itte d w ith o u t th e ju r y le a v in g th e b o x .

O n M r. B ro w n ta k in g ch a rg e o f o u r ca se , h e re - fu se d to be- g o v e rn e d by o u r a n y c o n s id e ra tio n o th e r th e d isc h a rg e o f liis d u ty as ‘a sw o rn officer o f th e C o u r t. H e c a lle d to h is a s s is ta n c e , M essrs. K in se y a n d M u n tz . M rs. B lis s a n d m p se lf w ere n o t c o n su lte d o r o u r re q u e s ts l is te n e d to; a t a n y p e rio d o f th e t r ia l . W e w ere b o th w il l in g a n d a n x ­io u s to b e c a lle d as w itn e sses , a n d re q u e s te d to l ie , M r. B ro w n a n d liis a sso c ia te s o v e rru le d o u r r e ­q u e s t. W e liad al 1 o u r w itn e s s e s ih C o u r t re a d y to . b e ca lle d a t a n y tim e , b u t; w lie n t h e , te s t im o n y fo r th e S ta te c lo sed , th e c o u n se l fo r th e defense! co n ­c lu d e d th a t n o case lia d b e e n p ro v e d a g a in s t u s , a n d d e te rm in e d to go to , th e ju r y /w ith o u t; c a llin g a w itn e ss .

T h e case w as a rg u e d b y D is tr ic t A tto rn e y K e rr fo r th e S ta te , a n d by M r. B ro w n o n o u r b eha lf.

J u d g e F e l l c h a rg ed tlie ju r y , w lio re ti re d a n d af­te r b e in g o u t a few h o u rs ; ca m e in to C o u r t w ith a v e r d ic to f ‘n o t g u i i ty .’

S u ch b rie fly a re th e facts o f t li is to u s , m e m o ra b le tr ia l . W e h a d fo rced o ijr accu sers in a n issu e in w h ic h e v e ry th in g w as a g a in s t o u r ch a n ce s o f u l t i ­m a te v ic to ry ; a n im a te d a n d su s ta in e d s o le ly by tlie co n sc io u sn e ss o f th e r ig lit io u sn ess o f b u r cause , a n d b y o u r con fidence in th e p o w e r o f o u r S p ir i t f r ie n d s to d e fe n d a n d p ro te c t us. W e w ere , so fa r a s h u ­m a n h e lp is co n c ern ed , p o w erle ss to h a v e m a d e th e c o n te s t w h ich has re s u lte d in e s ta b lish in g th e leg a l r ig h t o f S p ir i tu a l m e d iu m s to s i t in p u b lic fo r S p ir i tu a l m a n ife s ta tio n s a n d to ta k e co m p e n sa tio n th e re fo r f ro m a n y p erson w lio d es ire s to a t te n d th e ir sean ces. H a v in g d o n e tliis , do w e ask to o m u c h , in d e s ir in g to be s e t r ig h t b e fo re tlie w o r ld ? M i's. B liss a n d m y s e lf h a v e n o t d isc o n tin u e d o u r sean ces a t a n y ra te , w h e n i t w as .p o ss ib le to g ive - th em , a n d w e do n o t in te n d to .

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M a tte r , M in d a n d S p ir it .BY PROl-’. .1. EDWIN CHURCHILL, A. M.

T h e se n su o u s , v is ib le , ta n g ib le — w lia t w e see, ta s te , a n d s m e ll— is w h a t th e sc ie n tis ts ca ll N a tu re . T h a t w h ic h th in k s , k n o w s, rea so n s , ju d g e s , is M in d ; a n d th a t p a r t K o f u s w h ic h has- e x is te d a lw a y s , n e v e r liad a b e g in n in g — th e re fo re can h av e n o e n d — w h ich w as, a n d is, a n d e v e r w ill b e ; is in a l l a n d th rough , a l l— is th e life o f a ll th in g s— t h e s p i r i t , ( E lo i— G o d — ). T lie w o rld o f m a n ­k in d , n o t b e in g s p ir i tu a lly e n l ig h te n e d , co u ld o n ly g a in k n o w le d g e -o f tilin g s th ro u g h tlie senses, b y t l ie ir ex p e rie n c e s . T lie e ra o f tlie sp ir i tu a l d is ­p e n s a tio n h a s d e e n in a u g u ra te d w ith in th is c e n tu ­ry , a n d m e n b e g in to l e a r n - th a t tlie I d e a l is th e ideal", th a t s p ir it , n o t. M a tte r h as p o w er a n d force. T h e in v is ib le w o rld , ab o v e th e ta n g ib le , o u t is th e c o n tro llin g p o w er. M a te r ia lis ts w ith a ll th e i r sc ien tific lo re a re o u t a t se a w h e n th e O ccu lt, (o r S p ir it) d ives to th e Real-, ex p lo re s w ith o u t v is i­b le c h a r t o r com pass th e re a lm s o f c au ses. T h e y tre a s u re u p effects, a n d d raw tlie ir c o n c lu s io n s from d a ta u n re lia b le a n d ev a n e sc e n t, b e c au se th e y a s ­su m e th e re w as no first cau se . T h e re fo re , th e y c o n ­c lu d e th a t , “ T h a t w h ich liad a b e g in n in g w ill nave a n P n d .” T h e y e n d e a v o r to p ro v e th a t M :n d is tlie r e s u l t o f O rg a n iz e d M a tte r ; th a t w ith o u t p h y s i­ca l o rg a n iz a tio n th e re c o u ld be no L ife ; , th a t th o u g h t is tb p r e s u lt o f th e a c tio n o f th e p h y sica l

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th e s a m e t im e b e c a lc u la te d to d e m o n ­s tr a te th e p sy ch o lo g ica l p o w er a n d in f lu e n c e o f d is­em b o d ie d h u m a n in te llig e n c e o v e r th e p h y s ic a l o r­g a n ism s o f th o se se n s itiv e p e rso n s k n o w n as s p ir i t­u a l m e d iu m s . I n ch o s in g m a tte r fo r th is p u rp o se , w e w ill give, n o th in g b u t th a t w h ic h w e p e rso n a lly k n o w , o r h av e ev e ry re a so n to b e liev e , is fro m co m ­m u n ic a t in g sp ir its . T h e q u e s tio n o f id e n tif ic a tio n o f th e sp ir its c o m m u n ic a tin g , w e w ill in n o case a t te m p t to d e te rm in e , as th a t is a m a tte r th a t w o u ld re q u ire fa c u ltie s o f p e rc e p tio n w h ic h w e do n o t p re - te n d to possess. [E d ito r .]

C o m m u n ic a tio n s rece iv ed th ro u g h A lfre d J a m e s , o f P h ila d e lp h ia , w h ile u n c o n sc io u s ly e n tra n c e d a n d ta k e n d o w n b y tlie e d i to r o f M i n d a n d M a t t e r as th e y fe ll fro m tlie lip s o f th e m e d iu m s , N o v . 2S, -1S7S.: - ;

‘•G ood M o rn in g , S ir.,—-T h e re a re th re e a t t r ib u te s n e c e s sa ry fo r m a n ’s success in m o r ta l life— b ra v e ry , a m b itio n a n d a r tfu ln e s s . T h e s e w ere a t tr ib u te s th a t m a d e in y n am e a n d fam e in tlie ea r tli- life . D o 1 re g re t th a t I u se d th e m ? I a n s w e r e m p h a tic a lly — N o . I b e liev e in s ie z h ig ev e ry p ro p itio u s c irc u m ­s ta n c e th a t W ould f a r th e r th e o b jec ts o f iny a m b i­tio n , a n d I a c te d o n th a t b e lie f .

W ith tlie B ib le in o n e h a n d a n d tlie sw o rd in th e o th e r . I r a is e d tlie s to rm s o f p o lit ic a l a n d re lig io u s fa n a tic ism a n d ru le d th e m a t m y w ill ; a n d in so d o in g , I m a d e o n e s te p —o n e g ra n d s tr id e in th e co u rse o f u n iv e rsa l p rog ress.

A s a ll a f te r g en e ra tio n s , m u s t u se t h a t w h ic h is le f t to th e m b y p ro ce ed in g g e n e ra tio n s as a b as is o f a c tio n ; so , I la id in m y day a b as is fo r a c tio n th a t lias a n s w e re d well-—a b as is th a t n e i th e r e rro r , n o r s u p e rs t it io n , n o r p re ju d ic e can sh a k e .

“ T lie fac ts o f y e s te rd a y c a n h a rd ly b e s ta te d as tlie fac ts o f to -d ay . T h e y beco m e a lte re d by tlie ir a d a p ta tio n to th e m in d s o f m a n k in d : a n d n e i th e r y o u n o r I c a n e v e r c o m p re h e n d t r u th u n le ss w e p u rg e o u rse lv e s fro m a ll p re ju d ic e s , a n d w ith free a n d u n ­b ia sed m iu d s tu r n ov er th e leaves in th e hook o f n a ­tu re , in o u r se a rch fo r th a t w h ic h is D iv in e . H e w h o th ro w s a s tu m b lin g b lo c k in th e p a th w a y o f t r u th , w ill m o s t p ro b a b ly b re a k liis n e c k o v e r th a t v e ry b lo c k .

“ W h a t is w a n tin g in th e p re se n t d ay , is a firm d e ­te rm in a tio n , a iid a lso .a w isli— a d es ire , to receive tlio so in lin e-ices fro m th e a f te r- life k in d ly an d p le a sa n tly : fo r th e y a re k n o c k in g a t ev e ry d o o r, a n d i f th e y a re n o t a d m itte d , th e y w ill force a n e n ­tra n c e .' “ E v e n now , th e firs t s te p p in g -s to n e to e n l ig h te n ­m e n t for h u m a n ity lias b e e n re a c h e d , a n d th in k y o u th a t su c h in te llig e n c e s as m y se lf ( I com e n o t h e re to b o a s l) w ill h av e o u r ex p e r ie n c e tra m p le d u p o n ? I te l l y o u — N o; fo r le g io n a f te r le g io n o f th e a d ­vance L a n d p ro g ressed a re w a it in g fo r th e o p p o r tu n ­ity to sh o w e r th e ir tre a su re s o f k n o w le d g e u p o n th e eart-li.

“ In m y m o r ta l life I w as a m a n o f if'on firm ness,; a n d 1 halve lo st n o n e o f th is q u a l i ty o f m in d s in c e I crossed t,o th e o th e r s id e . -T here I w ill m a in ta in a ll I h av e sa id h e re to -d ay . T h o u g h th e w a lls o f p re ju ­d ice a re b u i l t m o u n ta in s h ig h , y e t w ill I o v e rle ap th e m .

“ Y o u — y o u rs e lf w ill so o n s ta n d in .the b re a c h ; b u t be n o t am az ed , n o r tlincli a t th e ro a r o f p rie s ts a n d d em ag o g u e s—for th e c h a n n e l o f S p ir i tu a l i ty ru n s d ee p e r in th e b rea s ts o f th e v as t m u lt i tu d e th a n y o u a re a w a re of.

“ W ith a u n ite d n e s s o f p u rp o se b e tw e e n th o se w ho , on th is s id e , k n o w th e tru ll i , a n d w lio a re d e ­te rm in e d to m a in ta in it; a u d th e leg ions o f in te l l i ­g en ces in th e a f te r life ,, to co -o p e ra te w ith ea ch o th e r, we' w ill com pel o u r e n e m ie s to sh o w ju s t r e a ­so n s w h y th e y re s is t th e t r u th w e b rin g , Or re m a in fo rev er s ile n t. I have e x h a u s te d th a t a l lo tm e n t o f p o w er, w h ich is m in e , to -day ; a u d I w ill g ive w ay to o th e rs . S ign m e O u t e r C r o Ma y e l l .

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“ W h o is -the m o s t v ir tu o u s m a n ? H e w h o c a n r e ­s is t e v i l w h e n i t te m p ts h im ; a n d th e m a n th a t h a s a c h ie v e d t h is is g r e a te r th a n h e avIio h a s c o n q u e r e d a c ity .

“ T h e la w o f p ro sre ss is c o n ta in e d in th is se n ­te n ce : A p e rfe c tio n o f th e c o n q u e s t o f y o u rse lf . B y th is - I m e a n , b ec o m in g free a n d u n tra m m e lle d , so th a t th e p u r ifie d sp ir it , r is in g ov er tlie a sh es o f b ase p h y s ic a l p assio n s, e n te r s in to th e jo y s o f th e In fin ite .

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is th e r e s u l t o f th e S p ir i t’s a c tio n X>n th e p h y s ic a l O rg a n iz a tio n , p ro d u c in g m o tio n , life , s e n sa tio n , a n d in te llig e n c e fc w h ic h w ill u l t i ­m a te in k n o w le d g e a n d w isd o m .

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d ic a te m y se lf, I w as fo rced to ap p e a l fo r ju s t ic e to th e C o u rts o f P e n n s y lv a n ia . I liad o u r s la n d e re rs a r re s te d , b u t fa iled , th ro u g h th e m a n ife s t u n f a ir ­n ess o f-th e la w s re p re se n ta tiv e s to b r in g th e m to th e b a r o f p u b lic ju s t ic e . T h is action ; o n m y p a r t, h o w ev er, ac co m p lish e d w h a t I in te n d e d , fo r i t fo rced m y e n e m ie s to do th a t w h ic h th e y h a d so u g h t in ev e ry case to escape, to w it : m a k e a p u b lic ch a rg e a g a in s t M rs. B liss a n d m yse lf.

O n th a t ch a rg e w e w e re h e ld fo r . tr ia l , in d ic te d a n d tr ie d . W ith o u t m e a n s su ffic ien t to em p lo y co u n se l, a n d w ith th e m o s t e x a sp e ra te d p o p u la r p re d ju d ic e a g a in s t u s , w e w e re ca lle d , on th e 27 th o f S e p t. 1S77,’ to m e e t o u r p e rse e iito rs in th e a re n a o f p u b lie jn s tice , in a t r ia l w h ic h la s te d n in e

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.o f w as re so r te d to , to s e c u re o u r c o n v ic tio n . W h e n th e te s tim o n y c losed , so co n fid e n t w as M r. W e n d a ll P . Bowan-, o u r a b le c o u u c e l, o f th e ' ju s t ic e o f o u r cau se th a t b e p ro p o sed to th e C o m m o n w e a lth C o u n se l to s u b m it th e case, to -the J u r y w ih o u t s u m m in g u p th e ev id en c e . T h is th e la t te r w e re n o t p re p a re d fo r, and- th e y ask ed a n a d jo u rn m e n t o f th e C o u r t u n t i l th e n e x t d ay , th a t th e y m ig h t co n s id o r th is u n w e lc o m e p ro p o s itio n .

W h e n tlie C o u r t m e t, n e x t m o n iin g , M r. H e v e rin th r o u g h M r B o w m a n a p p e a le d to M rs. B liss a n d m y s e lf to w ith d ra w o u r p le a o f nor, g u i l ty p ro m is­in g th a t i f w e w o u ld do so , b o th lie a n d th e S la te s A tto rn e y w o u ld u se th e ir in f lu e n c e w ith th e -C o u r t to g ive th e lig h te s t p o ssib le p u n is h m e n t. T h is o fie r w e w ith d is d a in re fu se d , p re fe r in g im p r iso n ­m e n t to se c u r in g l ib e r ty a t th e cost o f su c h a fa lse­hoo d , n o t d a r in g to le t th e ju r y see th a t th e y la ck e d co n fid en ce -in th e i r cau se , th e tw o c o u n se l fo r th e S ta te -w ere fo rced to ac ce p t Mia. B o w a n 's p ro p o sitio n . J u d g e B rig g s th e n ch a rg ed th e ju ry in su c h a m a n n e r , a s to in flu e n ce th e m to find u s g u i l ty .* n o tw ith s ta n d in g , th e j u r y w h e n th e y re t i re d s to o d e ig h t fo r c o n v ic tio n to fo u r a c q u it ta l a f te r b e in g o u t tw o w h o le days, th e ju r y fa ile d to ag re e a n d w ere d isc h a rg ed . N >t b e in g a b le to find a f r ie n d w h o w a s q u a l if ie r a n d w ill in g to g o m y b a il, I Was im p riso n e d to a w a it a n e w tr ia l . M rs . B lis s w as m o re fo r tu n a te , a n d th ro u g h th e official m a g m a - n i ty o f J u d g e B rig g ’s i n -acceptingyas b a i l o n e w h o re s id e d l>eyond h is j u r i s d i c t i o n s h e w a s sa v e d

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M e d iu m , M r. W . J . C o lv ille , w h o la te ly a rr iv e d in th is c o u n try fro m E n g la n d , g av e Ins firs t le c tu re in A m e ric a to -d ay , in “ P a r k e r M e m o ria l H a l l ,” to a v ery la rg e a n d h ig h ly - in te l l ig e n t a u d ie n c e .

T h e su b je c t ch o sen b y th e c o m m itte e , to b e co n ­s id e re d by th e M e d iu m ’s g u id e s fo r a d isc o u rse , w as, “ T h e U ses o f S p ir i tu a l is m ,” w h ic h w as h a n ­d le d b y th e c o n tro l l in g s p ir i t in a su p e rb m a n n e r , a n d in a s ty le u n a p p ro a c h a b le and. in te n s e ly in te r ­e s tin g . H e w as l is te n e d to w ith m a rk e d a t te n t io n a n d f re q u e n tly in te r r a p te d b y a p p la u se a n d e x c la ­m a tio n s o f d ec id e d a p p ro b a tio n .

So in te n t w ere th e lis te n e rs to ca tc h e v e ry w ord a n d to c lo se ly fo llo w th e sp e a k e r, th a t th e e n t ire a u d ie n c e , as w ith o n e accord , a s su m e d a p o s it io n o f ea g e r a t te n t io n , w h ic h w as m a in ta in e d u n t i l th e close o f th e ad d ress . ,

A fte r th e d isc o u rse M r. C o lv ille re q u e s te d th o se w ho d e s ire d to do so , to a s k q u e s tio n s re le v a n t to th e d isco u rse . S ev e ra l q u e s tio n s w e re a s k e d a n d in s ta n t ly ta k e n u p b y tlie c o n tro l lin g in flu e n ce , a n d a n sw e re d in a m a n n e r to c a ll fo rth g e n e ra l a p p ro i'a l a n d sa tis fa c tio n fro m th e la rg e a ssem b ly .

T h e se rv ices co n c lu d e d b y a re q u e s t fro m M r. C o h fllle t h a t a su b je c t fo r a p o e m b e h a n d e d u p w h ich w as a c te d u p o u by th e a u d ie n c e . S ev e ra l w ere b ro u g h t fo rw ard a n d re a d by th e c h a irm a n . I t w as d ec id e d by a m a jo r ity v o te th a t “ L o v e a n d P o e tr y ” b e tlie su b je c t fo r a p o em . M r. C o lv ille im m e d i­a te ly gave w ay to th e c o n tro l l in g in flu en ce ,: a n d in a f lu en t, sm o o th v e in o f d ee p p a th o s , r e n d e re d a p o em o f o v er a d o zen verses, g re a tly to th e d e lig h t a n d g ra tif ic a tio n o f th e a u d ie n c e ." Af. th e close o t th e le c tu re M r. C o lv ille w as w a rm ly c o n g ra tu la te d b y m a n y la d ie s ' a n d g e u tle - m e n , a n d h e a r t i ly th a n k e d fo r th e o p p o r tu n ity a n d p le a su re offorded th e m o f l is te n in g to so a b le a n d in s tru c tiv e a d isc o u rse , a n d c o n g ra tu la te d th e sp e a k e r u p o n h is d ec id e d success in h is f irs t p u b lic effort in A m eric a . J . N . H o l m e s , .

N o . S D a v is s t r e e t ,B o s to n , M ass.B o -to n , M ass., N o v . 3 , 1S78.W e a re m u c h g ra tified to b e in fo rm e d th a t th e

h ig h e x p e c ta tio n s w h ic h M r. C o lv ille ’s f irs t p u b lic a p p e a ra n c e in A m e r ic a a w a k e n e d , h a s b e e n m o re th a n m a in ta in e d by h is s u b s e q u e n t a d d re sses ; a n d th a t h e p ro m ises to b e c o m e a s ta r o f th e firs t m ag ­n i tu d e in th e g a la x y o f d is tin g u ish e d e x p o n e n ts of th e re v e la tio n s o f S p ir i tu a l is m . M r.' C o lv ille ’s p re se n t ad d re ss is N o . S D a v is s tre e t, B o s to n .— [E eL

“ I n th e g re a t v a lle y b e tw e e n tlie N o r th a n d S o u th m o u n ta in s in P e n n s y lv a n ia , c o m m o n ly ca lle d th e E a s te rn R id g es, a w ell w as d u g in F ra n k l in C o u n ty , a n d a n o th e r in C u m b e r la n d C o u n ty , th i r ty o r fo rty m ile s fro m th e fo rm e r, w h ic h le d to a d is ­covery affo rd in g m u c h in te re s t a n d sp e c u la tio n . A fte r p ro c e e d in g in ea ch in s ta n c e to th e d e p th o f tw e n ty s ix fee t, th e b o tto m o f th o se w e lls s u d d e n ly gave w ay , b u t fo r tu n a te ly , w h e n th e w o rk m e n h a d a l l re tire d , a to r r e u t o f w a te r g u sh e d u p . A le ad w ith fifty fa th o m s o f l in e w as s u n k w ith o u t f ind ing th e le a s t o b s tru c tio n . T h e y r e m a in a t th is tim e

.u n to u c h e d a n d o f u n k n o w n d e p th . T h e p re su m p ­t i o n is th a t th e re is a s u b te r r a n a e n la k e in th a t q u a r te r , a n d h o w i t e x te n d s u n d e r th e b a se o f tbje v a s t p r im itiv e m o u n ta in s b e tw e e n th e S u s q u e h a n n a a n d P it ts b u rg , w ill n e v e r b e a s c e r ta in e d , u n le ss by so m e te r r ib le c o n v u ls io n o f n a tu re i t sh o u ld b e ip re - c ip ite d in th e tre m e n d o u s a b y s s .— F r o m F i le s W e e k ly R e g is te r A u g . 13. 1876.

I f “ T h e p ro p e r s tu d y of. m a n k in d is m a n ,” a s th e G re a t P o e t h a s s a id , le t th e m p u rsu e th a t s tu d y , w i th o u t le t o r h in d ra n c e , in th e f ie ld s o f N a tu re . T h e D iv in e M in d h a s s p re a d th a t field befo re ite ra t io n a l c re a tu re s as th e i r c o m m o n p a s tu ra g e . T h e n le t Lhem e a t a n d d r in k th e i r fill.

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“ G o o d M o rn in g S ir : I h av e , as a s p ir it , l is te n ­ed to w h a t w as sa id b y th e p re c e d in g sp e a k e r . T h e lesson of th e a f te r life th a t I Dring is d if fe re n t from h is . l i i s e x p e r ie n c e is t r u e to m e.

“ M y e x p e r ie n c e h a s ta u g h t m e h u m il i ty . W h e n h e re I Avrote a se n te n c e ; w h ic h in th is a f te r o r s p ir it life I th in k is fo o lish n ess . I t w as th is : “ I

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g ra n d -—th e re is su c h sublim iC w v^\b& sS* 'm aniTesta? tio n s , in th e a f te r life , w h e re th e y a re n o t ta in te d b y m o r ta l c o n d itio n s— th ere ,, in , sp ir it , ac ts th a t m ig h ty p r in c ip le —L o v e—--in a l l i ts p e rfe c tio n — th e n 1 w a n t n o re s t. N ew b e a u tie s„a re u n fo ld e d every d ay — th e re , is knoAviedge su c h as m o r ta l ea rs n e v e r h e a rd a n d w isd o m sh in e s o n e v e iy sp ir i t c o u n te ­n a n c e . H a d I a n A rc h a n g e l 's p o w ers I c o u ld n o t do ju s t ic e to m y e x p e r ie n c e s as a s p ir i t . T h e r e is su c h a d e p th — su c h a m ig h ty p e n e tra t io n in to c a u se s ; a n d ’ th e ir efforts a re so A'isible. T h e re w e- m e e t in o n e g rea i te m p le o f H a rm o n y — S aces i\'ho h av e w r i t te n — w arrio rs w lio h av e fo u g h t— th e re y o u m e e t th e p ro u d e a r th ly k in g s h o rn o f e a r th ly g lo ry — th e re in m a n y cases, th e p o v e r ty o f s p ir i t v is ib le in th o se p r in c e s a n d lo rd s o l e a r th , is te r r i ­b le to see.

“ I n m y m o r ta l life , I w as so m e w h a t l ik e a m a r­b le s ta tu e — co ld ly in te l le c tu a l . T h e s e n t im e n t of lo v e o r th e p r in c ip le ca lle d b y th a t n a m e , w as r a re ly m a n ife s t— b y m e Avliile in m y m o r ta l s ta te . S u c h ice-b erg m e n n ev e r a p p ro x im a te very n e a r to t r u th ; a n d fo r th e rea so n , th a t th e re is n o o p en in g in th e i r n a tu re to a llo w th e e n tra n c e o f a n y th in g b u t s te rn facts.

A s to m y se lf, w h e n I co m e to a n r iy z e , to a c e r­ta in e x te n t , m y e a r th ly e x p e r ie n c e b y th e te s t o f m y o w n rea so n , love to o k th e sh a p e o f th e p la y o f d es ire o n m a tte r , s im p le fo r s e n su a li ty .

T h is co n fessio n o f m in e , m a d e h e re to -d ay , m a y n o t ag ree in so m e p o in ts w ith w h a t y o u m a y h av e re a d a b o u t m e, b u t I s ta n d h e re u n m a sk e d , b ecau se I h a v e le a rn e d th a t h e w h o d r in k s d ee p es t o f h u ­m a n ity sh a ll b e th e h ig h e s t a rc h a n g e l in th e fu tu re ; a n d th o u g h th e d ra f t m a y be b it te r th e effects o f i t a re g ra n d a n d w o n d e rfu l .

W h e n th e in g re d ie n t o f s p ir i tu a l i ty ca n h e fo rced in to a n d m in g le d w ith th e m a tte r o f th is C osm os, th e sp ir i tu a lis t ic .m a n ife s ta tio n s w ill b eco m e so g ra n d a n d g lo rio u s th a t m a n sh a ll say , ‘N o w I h av e s e e n th e g lo ry o f th e In f in ity , 1 no lo n g e r b e liev e , I k n o w .’[ A s th e re m u s t b e a n e n d to a ll th in g s in th is w o rld , so th e re m u s t b e a n e n d to th is in te rv ie w .I h a v e .n o t b e e n a b le to say e x a c tly w h a t I w a n te d to say to -d ay , b u t l h a v e c e r ta in ly m a d e c le a r a few id e as .

I h a d a s tro n g d e s ire to u se th is c h a n n e l w h ic h h a s b e e n o p e n e d b y w h a t is k n o w n to u s as th e W isd o m C irc le in th e sp ir i t l i f e a n d w e w ill y e t sp e ak th ro u g h i t w ith to n g u e o f m a tck le ss e lo q u en c e w h e n w e ha%'e su c ce ed ed in k e e p in g it f re e f ro m a ll c o n ta m in a tio n o f a n e a r th ly s o r t ; a n d th is Ave w ill do s tep by s te p .

N o w , s ir , befo re I go I w ish to say a few w ords to y o u p e r s o n a l ly : C eep y o u r e y e on th a t g re a tS ta r o t th e E a s t— M o d e rn S p ir i tu a l ism , fo r i t w ill so o n co m e w ith a m ig h ty r u s h . T h e p re se n t is b u t th e ca lm th a t p reced es th e h u rr ic a n e ; a n d w e w ill a s sa il o h r en e m ie s w ith su c h ev id en ces o f a n a f te r life , th a t n o n e s h a ll d a re to g a in s a y th e m . A n d y o u , s ir , a re a lev er, in th e b a u d s o f th e s p ir i t w o rld to a id iu th e a c c o m p lish m e n t o f th is re s u lt . Y o u sh a ll n o t o n ly h e a r us, b u t sh a ll see u s , p e rso n a lly m a te r ia liz e d , th e b e a re rs o f th e g la d tid in g s o f t r u th . M ay th e In f in i te e n a b le y o u iv ise ly a n d w;e l l .te p e rfo rm y o u r p a r t .

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WASH I R O O K DEPOT.■ R IC H A R D R O B E R T S , B o o k se lle r , N o . 1010 S e v en th s tre e t , ab o v e N e w Y o rk a v e n u e , W a sh in g ­to n D . C ., k ee p s c o n s ta n t ly fo r sa le M i n d a n d * M a t t e r .

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k ee p s c o n s ta n t ly fo r sa le M i n d a n d M a t t e r . 'ROCHESTER, X. Y-, BOOK DEPOT. ’

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“ G o o d m o rn in g , s ir : I t h a s b e e n a sse r te d , m o s t p o s itiv e ly a u d 'd o g m ttic a lly , th a t a l l th a t m o r ta l ca n k n o w o f t r u th , is in th e a b s tra c t , a n d th a t a b so lu te t r u th c a n n o t b e a t ta in e d - b y m o r ta l in te llig e n c e s . T h is p ro p o s itio n is s e t fo r th d a ily , p e rh a p s ; b u t i f th o se , w h o a s se r t th is , w o u ld sa y th a t th e se a re th e l im ita t io n s o f to -d ay th e y w o u ld , c e r ta in ly , be [very n e a r ly c o rre c t. B u t , w h a t m a y p o ssib ly b e .th e l im ita t io n s o f to -m o rro w , th e y k n o w n o th in g a b o u t— a b so lu te ly n o th in g - T h e re fo re , I say , con­fid en tly , th a t th e tim e w ill com e w h e n m o r ta l in ­te llig e n c e w ill b e a b le , b y th e h e lp of. sp ir its , to g ra sp a b s o lu te t r u th .

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c la red th e s e rm o n sh e h a d ju s t b e e n l is te n in g to w a s 'th e f in est d isc o u rse sh e liad e v e r h e a rd .'

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f r ie n d . v !“ I ’m n o s u r e ,” re p lie d th e g u d ew ife .“ B u t w h a t w as th e te x t a n d how d id h e d iv id e

it S’” s t i l l ’p u rs u e d h e r f r ie n d . >“ I d in n a m in d th e te x l ,” a n s w e re d th e la d y ,

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th a t book says th a t th e m o o m w a s m a d e before tb e c o w s 'th a t g ive th e m ilk .”

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“ B e c a u se I c a n ’t , ” sh e re p lie d .“ B e ca u se y o u c a n 't ,” h e re sp o n d e d . “ W h y ,

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h e w e n t in to th e sh e d , d rove a few in to th e door, th e n g av e th e re m a in d e r to N e llie . S h e fo u n d it a n easy til in g to d riv e th e n a ils , a n d fe l t q u ite p ro u d o f h e r a c h ie v e m e n t in th e m e c h a n ic a l a r t .

S h e h a v in g co m p le ted th e w o rk , th e fa th e r sa id : “ N o w , m y g ir l , th a t lesson m a k es y o u in d e p e n d e n t. S o m e o f th e se d ay s I ’ll te a c h y o u h o w to d r iv e a ho rse , sh a rp e n a k n ife , a n d w h ittle , too , w ith o u t c u t t in g y o u r lin g ers . D o n ’t y o u le t th e doo rs c re a k o n tl ie ir h in g e s fo r w a n t o f a n o ile d fea th e r; o r th e l i t t le c h i ld re n ’s shoes, o r y o u r o w n sh o es g e t h a rd in th e w iu te r tim e fo r w a n t o f a l i t t le g re a se .”

“ A n d as fo r y o u , b o y ,” sa id th e f a th e r ,- tu rn in g to C h a rl ie a n d h is l i t t le se v e n -y e a r o ld b ro th e r , “y o u o u g h t to le a rn h o w to m a k e a bed , sw eep a room , o r sew o n a b u tto n . A l i t t le co o k in g w iil n o t h u r t y o u . M a n y a b ee fs tea k a u d fre sh fish h av e I cooked in m y d ay , a n d m y m o th e r to ld m e w h e n I w as a boy th a t I c o u ld b e a t a n y h o y m a k ­in g a p o t o f coffee. T h e r e is no te l l in g w h a t y o u r lo t m a y be, o r w h ere y o u w ill b e cast so m e tim e d u r in g y o u r life . T h e m o st h e lp le ss p e o p le I h av e m e t w ith w ere th o se w h o co u ld do o n ly o n e k in d o f w o rk . A ll y o u boys an d g ir ls sh o u ld le a rn som e o n e th in g v ery w e ll a n d m a k e th a t y o u r d ep e n d ­en ce fo r a liv in g a u d a d d to i t as m u c h sk il l as y o u

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re s to re d . F o r h a l f a n h o u r sh e saw", a r t ic u la te d a n d . l is te n e d . T h e n th e s e th r e e se n se s d ese r te d h e r a g a in , a n d w ith in te n m o re d ay s h e r fingers b e­cam e c len c h ed , h e r ja w s lo c k ed , h e r l im b s tw is te d . S p asm s w ere th e re a f te r m o re f re q u e n t a n d v io le n t-

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a b le to k ee p a n y food o n h e r s to m a c h , a n d i t w as ju s t s h o r t o f tw o m o n th s th a t sh e w as w itb o n t n o u r ish m e n t. T h e n v e ry l ig h t food w as o n e d ay g iv e n h e r w ith s e e m in g ly b en e fic ia l re s u lts . S h e h as e a te n a l to g e th e r s in c e th a t d ay — n e a r ly th ir te e n y e a rs ago n o t so m u c h food in th e ag g reg a .e as a n o rd in a r ily h e a l th fu l g ir l o f h e r age w o u ld e a t in fo rty -e ig h t h o u rs .

T h re e m o n th s a n d a - h a lf a f te r th e a c c id e n t sh e M e n t in to a r ig id tra n c e fo r tw e n ty -o n e h o u rs , a n d th e n p a s se d in to a re la x e d tra n c e th a t la s te d for th re e d ay s . H e r th r o a t b ec am e p a ra ly z e d , a n d sh e co u ld n e f fh e r sw a llo w n o r u t te r a so u n d . H e r n g h t a im d o u b le d u p b ac k o f h e r h e a d a u d b ecam e fixed th e re w ith th e r ig id ity o f d e a th . A y e a r l a te r ' th is c o n d itio n w as fo llo w ed b y a b so lu te r ig id ity o f th e body w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f th e le f t a rm a n d h a n d , w h ich sh e w as a b le to u se . T h is la t te r c o n d itio n la s ted fo r n in e -y e a rs , in a l l o f w h ich t im e sh e w as c o n tin u a l ly d r if t in g in to a n d o u t o f tra n c e s . S h e c o n tin u e d to be b lin d , th e p u p ils o f th e ey es b e in g ro lle d u p w a rd , a n d th e w h ite s o n ly v is ib le w h e n th e lid s w ere p a r te d fo r e x a m in a tio n . V e ry t ig h t ly in ­d ee d w e re th e lid s se a le d , a n d w ith d ifficu lty w ere th e y o p en e d . S h e h ad th e p o w e r o f sp eech , h o w ­ever, a lm o s t a l l o f th e tim e , a l th o u g h it le f t h e r a t in te rv a ls . .

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S im re m a in s th u s fo r so m e tim e s h a l f a n h o u r , so m e tim e s fo r h a l f a m in u te . S h e h as re m a in e d so fo r tw e n ty - f o u r . h o u rs . A f te r sh e recovers, th e b re a th in g fo r a few seco n d s is v e ry la b o re d , a n d sh e is e x h a u s te d , th e m u sc le s r e la x to th e i r fo rm e r co n ­d itio n , a n d sh e se ttle s b a c k u p o n h e r p illo w wiLk a v e iy m a rk e d e x p re ss io n o f e i th e r a c u te so rro w o r g ie a t p le a su re u p o n h e r face, fo r h e r e x p e rie n c e s in th e tra n c e g ive h e r o n e o f th e o th e r o f th e se se n sa ­tio n s .

T h e tra n c e s a re th e o n ly re s t sh e o b ta in s . S lie n e v e r s leep s . D a y a n d n ig h t a re a l ik e to h e r . S h e ca n d is t in g u ish p e rso n s , fo rm s a n d 'co lo rs w itli as m u c h ac cu rac y a t m id n ig h t as a t m id d a y , a l th o u g h it is e s ta b lish e d b ey o n d q u e s tio n th a t sh e h a s n o t th e s ig h t o f h e r n a tu ra l eyes, n o r h as sh e h a d su c h n o rm a l s ig h t sav e in th e in te rv a l m e n tio n e d , s ince th e b e g in n in g o f th e a t ta c k .

I h r e e T e a rs ago th e r ig id ity o f h e r b o d y re la x e d a n d s ig h t a n d h e a r in g w ere re s to re d , M e m o ry o f e v e ry th in g th a t h a d h a p p e n e d in th e n in e y ea rs d isa p p ea re d . S h e co u ld n o t reco g n ize f rie n d s w hose a c q u a in ta n c e h a d b e e n m a d e in th a t p e rio d . H e r th o u g h ts w e n t back to ev e n ts th a t w ere h a p p e n in g w h en sh e s a n k in to th e n in e y e a rs ’ s tu p o r , a n d she b eg an to tq lk o f th e m as th o u g h th e y h a d ,o c c u rre d a n .h o u r befo re . I n a l l th e n in e y ea rs slie h a d b ee n m a se m i-u n c o n sc io u s co n d itio n , possessed , h o w e v e r a t tim e s o f a s to u ish in g m e n ta l v ig o r a n d o f n ie ch a n i c a l in g e n u ity . S h e re fu sed sa y in g i t m a d e h e r s ic k .

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sev era l a t te m p ts , b u t sh e ceases n o t u n t i l sa tisfied . A t o th e r t im e s h e r v is io n w a n d e rs . I t h a s g o n e to a su m m e r s e a t on tlie H u d so n , w b e re w ere sev era l o f h e r f r ie n d s , a n d sh e h as .a fte rw ard b ee n a b le to d esc rib e m in u te ly th e h o u se s , tlie b a rn s , tb e m e a ­dow s, a n d fences, th e w a te r in f ro n t o f anil th e w o o d la n d in th e r e a r o f th e d w e ll in g , a n d w ith a f id e lity th a t is in s ta n t ly ie e o g n iz e d by th o se fa m ilia r w ith th e reg io n . W h e n sc ien tific m e n a n d p h y s i­c ian s h av e -p ro d u ced so m e e x tra o rd in a i i ly d ifficu lt te s ts she h a s b ee n o b lig e d to w a it u n t i l tlie tra n c e c o n d it io n cam e u p o n h e r ; fo r i t does n o t seem a l ­w ays to be v o lu n ta ry . B u t i f i t is a s im p le q u e s ­t io n o f re a d in g a n o rd in a ry se a le d le t te r , o r a n ­n o u n c in g th e a r r iv a l o f a p e rso n a t th e s t r e e t door, sh e ea s ily so lv es th e d ifficu lty w ith o u t rec o u rse to tlie tra n c e . A s sh e re s ts c o n t in u a l ly u p o n h e r r ig h t s id e , h e r face is a v e r te d -from th e e n tra n c e to th e ro o m . Y e t sh e o f te n t im e s k n o w s w h o e n te rs , a l th o u g h u n a b le to tu r n lie r h e a d , a n d is q u ic k to d isc e rn a n y p e c u lia r i ty o r c h a n g e o f d ress . I f a g e n t le m a n f r ie n d p u ts o n a w h ite n e c k tie in e a rly sp rin g , a f te r h a v in g w o rn a b la c k o n e , slie is q u ite lik e ly to c ry o u t. h e r face a v e r te d : “ G ood a f te r ­n o o n , M r . ---------- ! W h e re d id y o u g e t y o u r n e c k ­tie ? ” I t lias b e e n d e e m e d n ecessa ry to d a rk e n h e r ro o m , a n d th e sh a d es a re t ig h t ly d raw n;.- y e t th e d a rk n e ss does n o t affect h e r v is io n . S he is ev e r b u sy in th e d a rk n e ss , re a d in g o f a t n e e d le or

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a s in g le sh e e t, a n d th e w in d o w w as k e p t p a r tly open . In all. these , y e a r s , h e r r ig h t a rm re m a in e d b e n t b e h in d h e r h e a d , a n d w h e n re la x a tio n r e tu r ­ned a t the^end o f th a t p e r io d , th e m e m b e r w as n o t re leased f ro m its te n s io n , as w as th e r e s t o f tlie body . T h e a rm re m a in s s ti ll in th e s a m e c ra m p ed p o s itio n . L

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th e firs t a p p e a ra n c e o f liis p a p e r : “ T h e k iss in gty p e s , a s th e y p re ss w ith p o w e r tlie fa ir face o f o u r c le a n w h ile p ag es, w il l in tro d u c e to tlie g e n tle p e ru s e r a b e a u tifu l a n d w e ll-c u ltiv a te d field o f e n ­te rp r is e in p o p u la r jo u rn a l is m , in a n e w a n d ta s te fu l d re ss .”

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a n e n e r s ey es w e re a b s o lu te ly s ig h tle ss , th e e y e lid s b e in g c lo sed a n d tb e ey e b a lls fixed as th o u g h ill d e a th , sh e w as a b le w ith fa c ility a n d w ith o u t se e m in g effort, to m a k e m a rv e ls o f fan c y w o rk . F o r lie r g e n t le m a n f r ie n d s slie e m ­b ro id e re d su sp e u d e rs a n d vvorkejl s lip p e rs a n d w a tc h p o ck e ts , a n d fo r c o m p an io n s o f g ir lh o o d slie m a d e n e e d le w o rk o f a ll k in d , p in cu sh io n s an d w ax flow ers. E v e ry s t i tc h w as in its^, p ro p e r p lace , every sh a d e o f co lo red th re a d a n d w ore led w as co rrec tly d ra w n . H e r h a n d iw o rk w as as n e a r p e rfe c tio n as c o u ld 'b e . S om e o f i t w as s e n t to -fairs, w h e re , its m a k e r b e in g u n k n o w n , it w as p ro ­n o u n c e d su p e rio r to a ll o th e rs o f its k in d e x liib ire il. S o m etim es slie w o rk ed fro m p a p e r p a t te rn s p u r ­ch ased a t a fancy s to re , so m e tim e s fro n t o th e r fancy w o rk , b u t o f te n e r sh e o r ig in a te d lie r des igns. I t w as im p o ss ib le to d ece iv e h e r in tlie q u a l i ty o r sh a d e of tlie m a te r ia ls w ith w h ich slie w o rk e d , lie r ra re p o w er o f so -ca lled se co n d s ig h t e n a b lin g lie r to d e te c t an y flaw w ith g re a te r ac cu rac y th a n d id th e n a tu ra l v is io n o f lie r f r ie n d s . O n es , w h e n a p e c u lia r ly d e lic a te effect ill a p iece o f w o rs ted w o rk ca lle d fo r a n esp ec ia l sh a d e , i t w as n ec essa ry to ask a g e n t le m a n f r ie n d to p ro c u re i t fo r h e r in N ew Y o rk c ity . M iss F a n c h e r ev in ce d c o n s id e r­ab le a n x ie ty le s t a n e r ro r sh o u ld b e m a d e in th e se lec tio n , a n d gave m o re m in u te d ire c tio n s co n ­c e rn in g its p u rc h a se th a n w as lie r p ra c tic e , v l n d u e tim e h e r f r ie n d r e tu rn e d w ith th e p a rc e l. “ Y o u ’ve b ro u g h t tlie w ro n g sh a d e , I a m so rry to s a y ,” w as tlie g re e tin g slie gave liiin b e fo re h e h a d so m iic li as sp o k en to h e r; a n d w h ile th e w o rs ted w as y e t in h is p o ck e t.

“ I t ’s ju s t a c co rd in g to sa m p le , M iss M o llie . 4 lie sa le sm a n w as very p a r t ic u la r to co m p are th e m .” r “ Y es , h e m a y h av e th o u g h t so, b u t i t 's a sh a d e to o lig h t, a n d w ill n o t d o .”

. x h e w o rs ted w a s ,p ro d u c e d a n d th e p a t te rn from w h ic h th e w o rk w as to b e m a d e w as p u t by its s id e . T h o se in th e ro o m co u ld n o t d e te c t a d iffe rence . T lie 's ic k g irl in s is te d th a t i t w as too lig h g t. “ T a k e i t b a c k p le a se , a n d th e e x p e r t (vill c o n v in ce y o u th a t I am rig h t ,” sh e sa id . • B a ck w e n t tlie g e m le - m a iL w itk th e w o rs ted .

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A ll th is w a x -w o rk m a k in g a n d e m b ro id e ry a n d n e e d le w o rk o n can v as is m a d e w h ile o n e h a n d ife r ig id ly h e ld h a c k o f h e r h e a d . YVith th is h a n d sh e h o ld s h e r w o rik a n d p lie s tlie n e e d le w ith th e . o th e r . E v e n th o u g h sh e lia d th e s ig h t o f h e r eyes, i t m u s t b e im p o ss ib le fo r h e r to se e th e w o rk in tlie p o s itio n in w h ic h slie is c o m p e lled to h o ld i t . S lie w orks o r rea d s by n ig q t, n o lig h t w h a te v e r b e in g in tb e ro o m , w ith th e sa m e fa c ili ty as b y d ay , a n d n o t fo r a n in s ta n t h e s ita te s to se le c t tlie p ro p e r sh a d e a n d s ize o f w o rs ted fro m th e sco re o f co lo rs a n d sizes th a t a re w ith in h e r re a c h . S h e w o rk s m o n o g ram s o f h e r o w n fan c y in to th e s i lk h a n d ­k e rc h ie fs o f h e r g e n t le m e n f r ie n d s , a n d p u ts b u t ­te rflie s a n d leav es a n d b ird s u p o n th e m w ith ra re ta s te a n d s k i l l . O n e o f tlie m o s t b e a u t i­fu l o f h e r w ax w o rk p ro d u c tio n s , a n - e x q u is i te a n d d e lic a te b o w e r o f roses a n d creep ers , a d o rn s th e p a r ­lo r o f P ro f . W e s t’s B ro o k ly n H e ig h ts S e m in a ry , 120 M o n ta g u e s tre e t . S lie h a s n eg lec ted n o n e o f lie r f r ie n d s ; a l l h av e som e l i t t le g em o f Ik r o .vn fash ­io n in g .

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s ig h l-se e in g , tSSE-her frie n d s t«U of w ith th e g rea t­e s t in te re s t, a re o f tb e r e fq in ol’ h e r u n c le Isaac from C a lifo rn ia , a n d tb o vveicome h o m e , som et im e a f te rw a rd , o f l ie r lo s t jiet-do^*. H e r u n c le ,Ml-. Isaac C ro sb y , went, to California before tlie ac ­c id e n t to M iss F a n c h e r , a n d w h ile sb e w as a com ­p a ra tiv e ly l i t t le g ir l. H e w as s tro n g , h e a lth y ro b u s t, w ith a fu ll face a n d a b ig c h e s t. W hij C a lifo rn ia lie c o n tra c te d c o n su m p tio n , a n d | y e a rs a f te r h is a r r iv a l th e re , r e tu rn e d to B rook a n d firs t o f a l l so u g h t M rs. C rosby ; w ith w B M iss F a n c h e r l iv e s . . P ro f . W e st, h e r o ld in s tru c t: a n d M is . C ro sb y s a t in lie r ro o m w h e n th e d o o ! b e ll w as ru n g . M rs. C ro sb y s ta r te d to a n s w e r thi su m m o n s , a n d as s lie - s te p p e d ’fro in tb e ro o m M iss F a n c l ie r e x c la im e d ill a s to n ish e d to n e s , “ W h y , i t ’s U n c le I k e !”

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I w e n t to y o u r sch o o l. H o w lie h a s changed*—h o wsic k lie lo o k s .” A iu l M iss F a u c l ie r e n te r ta in e d th e P ro fesso r w ith a d e sc r ip tio n o f h e r u n c le ’s d e p a r tu re fo r tlie la n d o f g o ld , liow lie th e n a p p e a re d , a n d h is c o n tra s te d p h y s io g n o m y o n h is r e tu r n . M e a n tim e M rs. C ro sb y lia d o p en e d th e do o r, a n d , n o t reco g ­n iz in g h e r b ro th e r , a sk e d th e v is i to r ’s b u s in e ss . M r. C ro sb y lia d in d e e d so c h a n g e d th a t i t r e q u ir e d so m e l i t t le ta lk to c o n v in ce th e s is te r o f h is id e n t i ty . A f te r a h a l f h o u r sh e r e tu r n e d u p s ta ir s a n d s a lu te d M iss F a n c h e r w ith “ W h o do y o u th in k is d o w n in th e p a r lo r ?” a n d M iss F a iic h e r v e ry p ro m p tly a n ­sw ered , “ U n c le Ik e , o f co u rse , a n d lie is v e ry s ic k .” T lie g ir l h a il in s ta n t ly re c o g n iz e d h im , w h ile , o f co u rse , i t w as im p o ss ib le fo r h e r - to see h im .

M iss F a n c h e r ’s p e t dog h a d c o n tr iv e d to f in d a w a rm e r p la c e in h e r h e a r t th a n h a d h e r o th e r 'p e ts . H e ra re ly le f t lie r , a n d h e w as m u c h o f a co m ­p a n io n in h e r lo n g h o u rs o f w a k e fu ln e ss . B u t o n e d a y tl ie dog d isa p p e a re d f ro m th e h o u s e a n d w as se en ag a in n o m o re fo r so m e tim e . M iss F a n c h e r m o u rn e d fo r h im , b u t sh e in s is te d th a t h e w o u ld soon r e tu r n ag a iii, a n d slie se e m e d to b e c o n s ta n t ly lo o k in g fo r h im . I t w as a b o u t 2 o 'c lo c k o n e ra in y , te m p e s tu o u s m o rn in g t l ia t s lie arousecL M rs. C ro sb y . “ G e t u p , g e t u p ,” sh e c r ie d , “ th e (log is c o m in g ho m e.- I see h im w ay d o w n th e a v e n u e . H e is co m in g th is w ay a n d h e w ill so o n be h e re .” M rs . C rosby d id n o t h u r ry , a n d M iss F a n c h e r b ro k e o u t o n ce m o re , “ H e re lie co n ies n e a re r . C o d o w n a u d le t h im in ; h e ’ll b e h e re b y th e t im e y o u g e t 't o th e door; th e re lie is ac ro ss th e s tr e e t—-n o w h e ’s o n th e s te p s . “ M rs. C ro sb y w e n t d o w n a n d th e re w a s th e lo s t dog, w e t, g a u n t , h u n g ry , b u t happyt. hom e- H e w as ta k e n to M iss F a n c h e r , a m s i le n t h o u rs p re c e d in g th e b re a k o f d a y sh e fe(T w ith th e b e s t tlie h o u se affo rded .

A g e n tle m a n w h o h a d b e e n a f re q u e n t v is ito r e n te re d h e r ro o m o n e a f te rn o o n , a n d , la u g h in g ly to ss in g a w a lle t in th e a ir , s a id , “ T e l l m e h o w m u c h c h a n g e is in th e re a n d I w ill g iv e i t to y o u .”

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for— m y floo r is cov e re d w itli p la te z in c , I h a v e s te a m r u n n in g u n d e r it , th is h e a ts tlie a p a r tm e n t a n d w h en tlie sc h o la rs ta k e t l i e i r s ta n d h e re in th e i r p ap e r so le d s l ip p e rs , a n d w h e n th e se ts a re a lre a d y , I j u s t tu r n o n tb e s te a m a n d sq c h liv e ly a n d ' e n tire ly a m u s in g d a n c in g w a su ie v e r se e n before.'

“ M y la m e ! p ro fe s s o r w l ia t p u t t h a t in to y o u r h e a d

1

I tr ie d o n th e g r id d le th e o th e r d a y in th e k itc h en r* Brifl(*f»t. b a d n la ae d i t to c o o L -and I ’d an cedw h e re B r id g e t h a d p la ce d i t to c o o k

I th in k f ro m in s p ira t io n ,”H e re se v e ra l y o u n g la d ie s fa in te d , g r id d le an d

fe e t b e in g u p p e rm o s t in t l ie ir m in d s a t th e tim e oi g o in g off.

* A n e c d o t e o f H o r a c e G r e e l y A d r u n k e n C o n g re s s m a n s a id to H o ra c e G re e le y ,

o n e d a y , “ I a m a s e l f -m a d e m a n .” -■“ T h e n s i r , ” r e p l ie d th e p h ilo s o p h ic a l n o *

“ t h e f a c t r e l ie v e s th e A lm ig h ty o f a g r e a t s i b i l i t y .”


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