Progress, Hye Universal LavO of J^atare; Tlyoûgl)t, tbe Solvent of fier Problerrjs VOL. 5. ' CHICAGO. MARCH 12. 1892. NO. 120

Sunday closing of the fair, and you will earth, showing tho objective results of Sabbath-breaking, we have been find that while something is said oc­ the human intellect, and suggesting its taught to believe, excites the special WORLD'S FAIR. casionally about a civil rest-day, the still greater potential capacities to bo displeasure of heaven—displeasure so petitions themselves are based invariably exerted In the future of the race. W hat great that omnipotence cannot wait for Voice of the Masses. upon the snerednoss of the day. It is valid object can bo urged ugainst open­ punishment to follow, os In the case of even admitted, substantially, by some of ing such an instructive exhibition on theft or murder, but In hot wrath often Sabbatarians Brought Bound with tho.sc supporting the petitions, thut the Sunday, the day on which multitudes kills tho offender by lightning, by cap­ who toll six days of the week can re­ sizing excursion boats on the water, by a Quick Turn. Sabbnth-uay as a rest-day has no founda­ tion in nature. For instance, tho Rev. ceive the educational bonoflt of tho ob pestilence and plague, by flood and Dr. Stevens, a bishop of the Reformed Joel lesson the exhibition will teach flame. Why this greater impatience RINGING SPEECHES GWEN SHOWING Episcopal Church, In his letter accom­ without loss of working tiroo or wages? with violators of tho fourth command­ THAT THE SABllATH WAS MADE 1'OH panying the petitions, says the history In u city where thousands of liquor ment, which Jesus violated habitually, MAN AND NOT MAN I'OR IT. of nations who have no Sabbath show saloon» are vying wiih one another by than with those against crimes which that it is not necessary to physical well­ ingenious and seductive methods to at­ Jesus denounced? Is it because, as W il­ “ The Government of the United being. He thinks tho rest-Uny a bless­ tracting patrons, will not an open fair liam Lloyd Garrison more than forty State.' of America is not, in any sense, ing, but goes on to point out that the on Sunday serve the purpose of a coun­ years ago raid, the clergy depend upon founded on the Christian religion.” blessing is of a religious character. Tho ter-attraction, and thus have a preven­ the alleged sanctity of Sunday and its This was the legend, in big black reverend gentleman is quite right when tive moral effect as well as a positive ed­ rigid observance for their employment, letters on a white background, that was he says the Sabbath is not necessary to ucational value? Those who work six remuneration, influence and power? The stretched across the balcony Nick of the physical well-being. Especially is it not days of tho week need a day of relaxa­ Catholic clergy are more reasonable on stage in Central Music Hall, Sunday necessary now, when laborers'work but tion, recreation and rest; but the rest this subject than the orthodox Protes­ evening, Feb. 27. T h e legend Is a sen­ eight hours a day. Eight hours for that is needed is not entire idleness: it tant clergy, who are doing all they can tence taken from the treaty negotiated work, eight hours for sleep, eight hours 1» rather such as is afforded by enjoy­ to establish Sunday as a national relig­ with Tripoli during the administration for leisure, for meals and mental Im­ ments which bring Into exercise the ious institution in this country, where of George Washington. A silk Amer­ provement, and what need of a Sabbath? powers and faculties that have been but are Jews, Seventh-Day Baptists and Ad­ ican flag suspended immediately beneath The sum and substance of all is, that little used during tho week, while leav­ ventists, Mohammedans and freethink­ this inscription furnished an appropriate Sunday closing would give the people a ing unemployed those which have been ers, whose rights are equal to those of background for the speakers. chance to go to church und listen to the overtaxed by hard or exacting labor to Presbyterians. George Washington in The audience was especially noticeable sermons. But they would rather go to recover their natural tone and vigor. 17'!), in reply to the Presbyterians of for its wide divergence in make-up from th e fair. ('an any dav he too holy for such rest? Massachusetts and Xew Hampshire the general Music Hall gathering. It It is a religious question and a re­ The very idea of a holy day is absurd; complaining that the word Goa had was not an assemblage of capitalists or ligious movement. But religious legis­ for holiness is not an attribute of time, been omitted from the national Consti­ people whose features are often observed lation and religious regulations in con­ but of Intelligent beings. It is we, not tution, distinctly staled that the ac­ at social functions. ducting a great public enterprise like days, that are holy or unholy. knowledgement of God was omitted Quite the contrary. It was in the this, are alike contrary to the genius of Leaving other speakers to discuss the from that document "because it be-, main a gathering of working men and our institutions. questions whether the Interests of social longed to the churches and not to the women, who had assembled to protest There is one reason why the World's order, and the rights of manual labor, State." The treaty early adopted be­ against the closing of the great Colum­ Fair should lie open on Sunday which require that the exposition be closed on tween the United Stales aod Tripoli bian Exposition on Sunday at the de­ wo think conclusive—that is, because it Sunday, I will notice the assumptions recites in the eleventh article as a rea- * mands of a puritanical minority of Sab­ is to be u world's fair. It is not a na­ of the Protestant clergy, that the expo­ son why harmony with that Mohamme­ batarians. The members of this assem­ tional enterprise merely, but an interna­ sition should not be open on that day dan country could be preserved, that blage saw in such action their total tional one as well. All the nations of because it is the Christian Sabbath, and the “ government of the United States exclusion from the benelits aud ad­ the earth have been asked to participate. because the United States, being a is not in any sense founded on the vantages to be derived from a study of And my friend Bonney says that in his Christian nation, should enforce the Christian religion." This treaty be­ the great Exposition unless at a serious outside' religious congress all tho re­ observance of Sunday by legal prohibi­ came, of course, part of the organic law loss to them of time taken from their ligions of the earth can be represented, tion of secular work and amusements. of the land. work, and this time meant loss of money. and their advocates can be heard upon The fact is Sabbath observance was There is nothing in the constitution It was a gathering met to demand due any point wherein their religion agrees never enjoined by Jesus. He broke the of man, nothing in the Christian script­ consideration of the working many as with the Christian religion. Sabbath of his time, for which the Jews ures, nothing in the government of the against the leisurely few. This being, then, a fair in which ail »ought to kill him. When rebuked for United States which affords any rational The meeting, which was called under the world is to participate, how does the working on the Sabbath he replied: ground whatever for the zealous efforts the auspices of the American Secular matter stand? “ My Father worketh hitherto (down to now being made to influence the com­ Union to demand an open World’s Fair, Even if we were to admit—which we this time always) and I work,” thus tak­ missioners against keeping the World’s was composed of members of tho follow­ do not—that a majority of the people of ing away the basis of the Jewish Sab­ Columbian Exposition open on Sunday. ing unions and societies, each of which this country are in favor of Sunday clos­ bath as an ordinance founded u]ton God's To a day of rest and recreation no one bad a certain section in the hall allotted ing: and if we were to admit further— rest from his work. Paul was emphatic objects, but while all have the right to to it: which we do not—that the majority of in denying the obligation to observe worship as they see fit on Sunday and Local Union plo) Amorleun Flint and the people of Great Britain are in favor Sabbath days. Read his epistle to the all other days, the government cannot Glass Workers. of Sunday closing, still that would not Romans ami Colossians. There is not a consistently or wisely legislate in regard Chicago Secular Union. be sufficient. The entire population of the word in the Xew Testament which so to a Sabbath, a religious dav, and the Federation of turners, thirty-five so­ United States aud Great Britain is less much as intimates that the first day of people should not be deprived of the op cieties. thanu hundred millions, while the pop­ the week should be observed as the Sab­ portunitv of visiting the fair on Sunday, Uniltd Carpenters' council. ulation of the world is over fourteen bath. Rev. Samuel J. Hay was justified because the clergy and many of their Carpenters’ union. No. 21. hundred millions. What right have in saying: “ It is little better than a followers want the day given to relig­ Socialistic Labor party. the 100.o00.000 to ask the 1.300,000,000 to fraud' to give the name of Sabbath in any ious service. In the words of Grant: Glazers’ and Glass-cutters' union. conform to one of their religious cus­ case to the first day of the week.” The “ Keep the Church and State forever T in and S h e e t Iro n W o rk ers. toms? When an American visits Rome early Christians had different days for s e p a ra te .” Cigarmakers' union. and goes into the great cathedral, he is regular meetings. The Hebrew Chris­ Journeymen Tailors’ union. not obliged to kiss the pope's toe, nor tians met on Saturday. Some of the The next speaker was Mrs. Corinne S. Amalgamated Society of Carpenters the brass toe of the marble St. Peter. churches held their meetings on the Brown, whose remarks, incisive, logi­ and Joiners. Only the English and the few Amer­ fourth day of the week, on which Christ cal. and sarcastic occasionally, were Painter:-’ district council. ican exhibits were closed on Sunday at was betrayed: others on the sixth day, received with frequent expressions of Ottawa ■ 111.) Turnverein. the Paris exhibition. The Continental Important Petition. the day of the crucifixion. None of approval by the audience. Mrs. Brown Englewood Social Science society. Sunday is very different from the puri­ these days were observed as the Sab­ said : Central Labor union. tan. The Russiuns are a very religious bath. None of the early Christian One of the most significant points in C ig arm ak ers’ union. people, and a Christian people, und yet, fathers regarded any Sabbath as obliga­ tho discussion of the question of open­ Machinists' union. in St. Petersburg, not only are places of tory upon them. Justin Martyr, about ing the World's Fair on Sunday is the On the stage were M. Reiman, E. X. business open on Sundays,’but the public IT SHOULD BE NICELY COPIED AND CIRCULATED the year 160 A. D., in his “ Dialogue fact that both sides want it their way Geer. M. H. Garland, M. L. Morris, S. works go on as usual. with* Typho, the Jew,” wrote: “ You for the go«3d of the workingmen, so im­ C. Crowley. E. S. Mitchell, George Again, even if we were to admit that see that tbe elements are never idle and portant nave the workingmen become. Bor-l. T. B. Wakemun, Xew York: Mrs. the sanctity of the Sabbath is an essen­ FOR SIGNATURES. keep no Sabbath. There was no need Another j>oint is that neither side Sherlie Woodman. C. Bivorte. B. F. tial element of the Christian religion— of the observances of the Sabbaths be­ seems to think that the workingmen Underwood. M. V. Britzius. Charles which we do not, by any means, since fore Moses, neither now is there any arc able to declare for themselves Bary. Dr. Juliet Severance, T. J. Mor­ three-fourths of the Christian world need of them after Jesus Christ." For whether they wish It closed or opened. gan. Mr». M. A. Freeman. H. C. Ben­ do not believe in it—still, the argument more thun three centuries there was no So incapable as well as important do nett, Corinne S. Brown and C. S. Hall for Sunday closing would be insufficient. claim made that there was any divine they seem to be, why do they seem to be berg. The total number of nominal Christians To the Hoi\ora6le the

and ears upon the Spirit world without hav­ tho family were Spiritualists, as before stated, Notes from California. SPIRIT LIFE. ing gone through the preparatory exorcises CELESTIAL MUSIC. neither were they III the least superstitious, T<> t u e E d it o h :—Again l am down by the wliluh usually lake place before the spirit and the box itself Mrs. Nichols would not sea in Southern California; am visiting the A Conference with Spiritual leaves the earth-sphere. Sensational Manifestations in the allow to bu played, us she said she bated it, spiritual colony Summorlnnd. I arrived here Beings. . I have related this Instance of translation Village of Horsoheads. | wil.li the exception of the “ Blue Bolls;" tlint Thursday evening. I And a steady growth of for the peculiar eireumstauces which distin­ was her favorite tune, but It always, when development ill every department here. The HVrltl«'i» Tltrotijfli tlm Manti of an Umilimi guish It will, perhaps, Interest and instruct Wits Not Violini Illuni» played, affected her to tears. Neither Mrs. society is !lourishiug; it is called the “Suin- KknludgV. even those who have made the spiritual phe­ liynnt nor Miss Gardiner would admit they merlnnd Spiritual Association," incorporated (Tim ncrlei o( pi(ierii « r nrc About to pillili»!» wort' THAT HKT TIIK 1101,1,Hit IN MOTION AND VIAUK coiuinuiiloAtott frolli Spirit Ufo In tlio privUo fovm In nomena n study. thought that, the music had been set hi motion under the State law. I’rof. Loveland is tho ------—— ------whit’ll tlioy »to no« mi»«'it loti to tin* imitile Thor linvo TIIE HTREL I I NO Kits EMIT THE " UI.1 E IIKI.I.H by “ spirits who sit in foggy clouds,"or swim President and speaker. Re is the same calm, uol ovoli Itoon i'oplotl, »nil woro » 1 1 wrlttou outuylbo Walking Down the Hill. OK SCOTLAND," TIIK KAVoail'K All! OK LOVE- tut ti|tim hiiutoif ut tho limo of tho communication Tho in (lie vasty deep, hilt they thought the inani- clear headed, clear-minded, intellectual speaker {bast boo no of nil that ends this strange, ovaat- Olotatlou was trinilo whon Ilio incllum wn» umlor Im I.Y IHAIIKI. IIVANT, WHO I.AY DEAD IN THE fnutation remarkable, and Mrs. Ryant be­ ns o f old. irmalon, ami porfoctly im*»*Iv© in tho lufluniico. Ho w on fill history Is second childishness uml mere HOO.VI — IT WAS NO I IKK HAV IIONOIIA1II K WIT­ lieves that it was perforated in answer to Jally cotift'loiip al tho limo, hut llko a fallhful nintimion* oblivion.—**As You f.lke It.") There are many mediums here. Henry B. NESSES TO THE SISTIULAK M AM I KKTATION, the death bed query: “ If you live again, let oU m -artloil tho fact*, him» ami ox|iro»»loiia of tho con As tlio evening shadows lengthen Allen is one of the lineal for psychical powers trolling lntolll)(oiiro »* If ho hml been writing iunior tho me know?" The whole affair is “ beyond the omt. and full .'d intellect tin•*t Imprt Mive character, miri tho description» of Ihe And the years which lie behind us, startling and defying all mceliunleid laws. In #un«lry arene», mode« of life ami occupation have a | I.lko the water that’s paused the mill, stalling out to describe the manifestation it n " ; «»ÿK» • al ••d on Mr fl,,m Uie b e of u i it.-r • li... Francis will ronlMlo Mir that cannot fall to deeply a licet the »pirli Can’t he culled ugnln to duty will be well enough to slate that the witnesses lulmngc, the village druggist. Mr. l.dm.igc Ml.ni, ttl(! KllM, lid,ngi to all! Long mnv he su l ahi II In II» effort» to be worthy of that glorimi» As we’re walking down tho bill. is a broad minded, conscientious truthful ,ive iu Uli„ ¡llcnrllaliol, lo |,|m humanity." ¿boric. J to the manifestation are not Spiritualists, but man, whose word is us good as gold, am he 7/„ Summrrlau.l is a pretty little paper, Mennlittf «I flit' Torni S p irit* IHI’o. Only forty! That'» the summit, belong to good families whose evidence before And the years have Mown so fast a court of law could not bo impeached, and s respected by every man, woman and child bli)|hw| .Uows enterprise in its Wo will explain tho moaning of tho torni T h a t wo lini-d ly thought to count them whose veracity in private life lias never been in the city. .Mr. lulmage is a Spiritualist, proprietor, proprietor withwi the ‘ odds ‘ against him. It al­ Spirit-life. This form is often used to uxpross In tholr journey to the past. and, of course, believes in materialization in tho idea of n futuro alato of existence, and in As we stund here on the llfo-orest, questioned. While the T elegram does not say ways contains well-written articles from ex- I am wondorlng If we will that the manifestation was actually caused by certain forms of those who have passed l>e- | «client writers. Tlie editorials are good, and this senso il iti strictly true, for the spirit lias yond this vale of tears. He said he had Find now Mowers along' our pathw ay invisible hands or spirit» from tho other world, its editor a gentleman. «life of its own iu tìio futura; but it is not As wo’ro walking dowu the hill. every reason to believe that the manifestation, yet the entire affair is so strange and inex­ Santo Barbara, live miles away, has many strictly correct to employ tho term in this strange and inexplicable as it appeared to Only forty’ Who’d have thought it? plicable that it puzzles tho most acute thinker, Spiritualists and a good society. 1 have a cot­ limited sense, for the spirit has a life of its those who were present and hoard it, was Hilt our hair is tinged with gray— and no one who lias hoard tho story has as yet tage here, and together with a fraternal sister, own while it is iu tho body. Tho latter is a Been sprinkled with the titue-dusi caused by n spirit of the dead, possibly Mrs. been able to in any manner dear the profound we are rusticating amid nature's sweetest anil (lente organism of matter, having form and We have met u|kiii our way. ltyaut. The ladies who heard it were excited, And »luce I con It ovor— mystery that linngs about the manifestation. most licautiful treasures. The sea is within a organs of sense—having all the faculties of to bo sure, but no one who knew them doubted Wo have drunk from joy’s rill, Tile parties who witnessed it being trustworthy stone's throw of us, and breaks gently on the intelligence and perception, and it embodies tlie truth of what they related about the oc­ Hut will that thought lighten labor and truthful, their story of the affair must lie shore with a ceaseless song of praise. As I the spirit in its covering. It is, however, As wo’ro walking down the hill? currence. Mr. Tutelage said lie had often had given eredenee, for they certainly saw ami gaze from the window on the varied-colored only the outward shell, while the precious warnings from his medium of disasters. Ten Onlv forty I That’s not old, heard wlmt they related to a T elegram reporter. waters, reflecting the sky and its sunlit clouds. jewel is within. There tho spirit lives while W hen ivo th in k w hat we have done— days previous to the explosion and burning of The story is ns follows; I sec a flock o f sea birds settling down tq>on on earth a life of varied exporlonco. It gives Standing almost at tho point tlie oil tauks at West Junction it came t<> him Mrs. liynnt is the widow of the late (’. W. . ... , . . , .. i the. waves that rock them gently uttd lovinglv. the aspiration to all that is beautiful, to all Where tho journey was begun; In And we bear tho ohthllsh voices, Ily ant, wiio was once proprietor of the liynnt l,ii; Bl‘aI,0 Of _a ,pll!“.r. ? f. .r.U,h:? to., ^ I nnd I m ust break out in song: that is useful, to all that is elevating in hit­ height of several hundred feet, the light I With tholr laughter sweet and shrill, house in tlie village of llorseheads, When he Ob! thou beautiful, fathomless Ocean, man character. When tho eye sparkles, when Come us cohoes from our childhood gradually softening as it reached the zeuith. died he left his family well off in this world's So peaceful and calm In thy pride. the voice trembles, when the hand fashions As wo’ro walking down the hilt. Ten days previous to the death of Jacob I goods, having in his life erected n handsome On thy bosom the sea-bird 1» dealing, (he machine, the statue or the picture, and Schwartz lie had been warned of tlie death of The white and the black, side by side. As the shadows of our lives business block in tlie main street of the village when the discoveries that astonish and bless Lengthen out along the way, one of tlie most distinguished iawyets of this which,bears his name. The ltyaut home, also A white sail is just In the distance, mankind are revealed, it is tho spirit that in­ 1 am thinking, what will cheer us county, and in his own case lie had been It« outlines l scarcely can trace. Till the "mists have cleared away?" located in the main street of Ihe village, ad spires all—that delineates all. It is the spirit warned of an accident which lie endeavored to For the Sun in his mantle of glory of the artist, of the orator, of the musician And 1 wonder In my weakness oiniiig tlio Episcopal church, is an elegant Is kissing the smile on thy face.' Wlmt lies hidden, silent, still— prevent lull did not succeed iu doing. Mr. tiiat makes beautiful things and thrilling Sunny light or gloomy shadows one. Tutelage said there were quite a number of | We arc protected from the weather of old melody. It Is the grand power of the In­ At tho bottom of tho hill. IIKHE THE WIDOW RESIDED Spiritualists in llorseheads, hut none were of Ioccau|oceau byb>' tthree islands about thirty miles from I almm 11 ventor, and the chief sonico of the explorer. —T. M. Morgan. with her children until the messenger of death tlie munlier who heard the music at Mrs.I ' |8*10r°- ^ nc *8 OTcr fifty miles long, I am It is the spirit of the man that makes his eiinic and took her loved ones to a world Uymit’B home, Mrs. Wilcox and Mrs. Mo- to"L 111« call«! “Santa Cruz," another is -character, and develops his intellect. Spirit- Home at Last. where no sorrow nor pain ever comes. Mrs. Henry were out of the village, so that their call' d "San Magiill; tlie third—I have not life may, therefore, he applied to this as well A little child! fair-lmirod, with wondering eyes, ltyaut is an intelligent Woman, not in the least testimony learn«! iu name; they are all uuder high it' to the future life, for it performs and lives I’assed. through an open door, Into tho street. superstitious, living only in the love of her cultivation. Oue is a sheep ranch. The She wamiored on, lost In a land of sighs, COULD NOT HE OBTAINED, n great and useful career on the earth-plane. children and ihe memory of a beloved husband Santazooey (the y silent) mountains are back. _ , , . And wept, "Is there no rest for weurv feet? ” but a number of tlieir friends stated to the W lion we contemplate the enormous work Deon ¡„ tho dark—a door stood open wide, who had passed over to a laud of peace and and lower in their grandeur to the blue vault Hint the spirit lias performed we tuny feel us- A light streamed from it brighter than the day: rest. Four years ago her son was taken from 7 e rg ,a ,I, representative that they would be ((f llc;lV0I1 thcir und^ ating coloring of purple, toulsheil at its capacity, it not Only gives I A mothor's voice kept calling: "Hero! Abide! her, and four mouths ago her son-in-law, Pro­ willing to tnako an affidavit to the trutli of b, VeUow and rod. making them ever our way. anon his ambition and love of the bountiful, Como homc> m-v ,UUco’'°' -vou fessor A. P. Nichols, died, and only last week wlmt they did hear. A number of disinter- „ ,,oautv to * ** tlle eve upon. f hev ,,rotwl H om o!” but it endows him with tho will to accomplish the remains of his lovely wife, Isabel, were ested citizens were also interviewed and each from Uk, m)rUl wlnd,J aX cold blastl and oil the noble works that make wlmt we call A man, forlorn, with matted hair, consigned to the grave. Just before Mrs. expressed then- belief that tlie music-box did k thc valleyi wanu. wUit.h .lrumotus a .. . . . , , , , , Stood In aorowd of sots, more bouaU than men; play the a.rs mentioned hut they could offer u Ul 0’f luxuriant fnllt Ilowers. *-i\ ilizatlon. I hero is no object of value that p CCp qui-scs rent the air, uud dull despair Nichols died, and as her mother was bending does not have its first model *-in its “thought. ’ * Supremely reigned In that accursed don: tenderly over her and whispering comfort ill no explanation as lo the cause. The man.- TUe orttugc K.lnilUi and other tropicals are ripe We often see a man who furnishes some de­ But high above Its revels rang one sound. her dying moments, Mrs. liynnt said to her, featntion.took place; there can be no doubt of aud hutciou3 Uore wWto you, just over the sign that pleases and surprises us; it comes Clearor than sea-bird's ovor roaring sen— Belle, if such a tiling is possible, after you that- " Imt caused it is a mystery that may rookie8 are 8hin,rill{; aluil, 8llow aml ice. The voice of wife and woman! " Lost but found! from his spirit. We look upon some of those are dead will you manifest to me in some way never bo unraveled. As there was no attempt | TmirisU are hcre alul t|lere, enjoying our Como home, my husband! Come! oil! follow me! ever made in tlie Ryant home to introduce gigantic structures that he has erected in the Come Home!” that l can recognize that you live again?" lovely climate. R ose L. Busunell. the manifestation oc- industrial world, and wo exclaim this is, in­ The daughter promised to do so, and in a few mediums or teste as Sunimerlaml, Gil., Feh. IS, ms. poor lost soul, east down with wretchedness; curred in the broad light of day while friends deed', the work of a demi god; or wo behold I 'ale death was ringing out his fatal knell; moments went into the dreamless sleep called the wonderful things lie has done iu the way I No one to pity; no one there to bless death. Mrs. Niehol's death occurred on Mon­ were weeping over the remains of a lovely Progress of the I. S. S. A. of navigation ami think that his genius is ai- The parting " *hour.....I “of * one..... who' ...... loved1 too well. day, February 8, and the following Saturday, Christian woman, trickery or collusion with Thun suddenly a voice "Oh! which Is best? any agency, either temporal or spiritual, can­ most superhuman. Then consider the great while Mrs. ltyaut and her niece, Miss Gardiner, The Illinois Slate Spiritualist Association lias To live or die? Ever to sing or sigh? ” not lie charged. The only theory that can bo deeds of charity, of humanity, that every Tills voice eternal whispered "Come and rest! were bending over the casket, taking a last organized a Lyceum ami Ladies Aid Society. formed outside of tlie spiritualistic belief may now and then illustrate thu bettor ipinlities of Como home, sad soul, and rest eternally! look at the face of tlie dead, there suddenly The Lyceum was organized Feb. 21, 1832. be discovered in the mesmeric current or the im­ our life, and wo can lmvo some idea of tlie ex­ Come Home! " came from a music-box, which had been The object of the Lyceum is thc promo­ —Clement Scott. pregnation of this fluid with the instrument tho tent of spirit influence and power. Wo talk placed upon a stand in the corner of the tion of truth, justice, fraternal love, purity, same as in plancliette and other phenomena, the of the imagination, the judgment, tho will, parlor, the air of “ Blue Hells of Scotland. '' philosophy and spirituality, Thc following Education and Ethics. cause of which are attributed to the electric cur­ and various other faculties, as if they had an It played loud and strong, yet with a peculiar officers were elected: Fora E. Wilson. Foo- The Editor s Table in the Popular Science rent of the body passing through conductors and independent existence, and constituted a sopa- sweetness never heard before, as if angel ductor, Treasurer and Secretary, Mrs. R. directing action steered by thought or tlie rate‘part of our nature, but these arc tho im-1 for contains the following on hands had touched the steel lingers of the in­ Squires, Assistant; Mrs. Jennie Elirhardt. Education and Ethics mind. There's a little poem beginning with mortal energies of Ute spirit, and will go with ' L*' strument. Suddenly the music of “ Blue Guardian; Mrs. Wagner, Assistant; Mr. G. " From tho side of religion many protests the following liues, that best expresses tlie it after death to live and flourish nniiil still Bolls" ceased and the air of “ Grandfather's L. S. Jenifer, Librarian; Alice Jenifer, Musi­ have been made against the present system of situation from the psychical standpoint: greater developments of its unfolding grand- Clock "w as heard. Mrs. Ilyant was shocked cal Director; Mr. Brown, Mr Suydum, Guards; popular education. The clergy of the different « n r. and so were a number of friends in tlie house “ Oh, ovor near us, though unseen, Mrs. D. Bruce, Leader in Physical Develop­ churches cannot help thinking that at least the It.I.USTKATION. who heard the music. This strange manifest­ The dour immortal spirits tread, ment; Fora E. Wilsou, Mrs. J. Elirhardt, more Important doctrines of the Christian For all tho boundless universe There is n wide d life ronce iu the experience ation, not caused hy human hands, performed Mrs. Squires, Mrs. D. Bruce, Mrs. Wagner. faith should be oilleially taught; and they Is life—there are no dead.” of spirit-life. One can see what another does these impossibilities: First, the box had not Developing Class; Mrs. Johnson, Children’s draw most discouraging pictures of what the Wonders almost incredible have been per­ not observe, and fool the Influence of con­ bocu wound in throe years; second, the air of Class; Miss Bruce, 0. S. Jolmsou. Collectors; moral future of the youth of this country will formed through spiritual agencies, but the ditions that arc unknown to others. It is “ Blue Bells" was No, 5 on the card, tho Executive Board, Cora E. Wilsou, Mrs. J. he if their counsels are not heeded. All sound llorsoheuds manifestation, defying mechanical this variety of impressions that affords so Turkish Reveille" next in succession, which Elirhardt, Mr. Jenifer. The Executive Board and successful moral teaching, they contend, laws, is about as wonderful as lias been hoard many views, each perfectly correct, though was an impossible mechanical movement, as and Assistants, Guards and Leaders constitute must repose upon a basis of theology, and to of lately. It lias sot spiritual circles a talking unlike one another. When, therefore, you read tho steel comb and roll of tho instrument are a lloanl of Managers. The Lyceum was dedi­ confine ethical leaching to the region of tho aud amazed and puzzled the unorthodox in accounts coming front several spirit-friends, impacted together so that the cated by Cora K. Wilson Feb. 28, who deliv­ natural is to deprive it of all warrant, of all such affairs, Thc stopping of a dock or ered a very entertaining address. you must not expect to find a uniformity any L------Mtllorllv...... of...... „„„,veCoerciv power. If those TUNES on AIKS MI ST FOLLOW watch at the moment of the owner's death; The Young People’s Lyceum opens at 1:30 more than you would in, the description , , 1 01of na views were„.¿ro correct,eorreet, itlt wouldwol be ditllcult to see each other in succession or defy mechanical lum ini. In.ill .limi l.ui M . . t m il II, I n i i .i i . l ...... I the neighing of a favorite horse or tlie howl of t*. m. every Sunday. All are cordially Invited. human transaction, or how the weakness of our schools on the moral laws. Third, no one had touched the instru­ by many observers. Tho Spirit-world is full a pet dog have been often noted, Imt tlie play­ A Ladies’ Aid Society was organized Feb. side could ever bo remedied; for nothing is ment in three years, and tlie clutches were of object» of absorbing Interest, and these 25, 1832, by the members of thc 1. S. S. A., more certain than that any attempt to tench found to In- intact and the spring that impels ing of a music-box, in which the motive |>ower appeal to the emotions of individuals who nt thc residence of Mr. Jenifer, the President theology ill them would be predestined failure the roller wits unwound. Consequently human had been exhausted for three years, aud the speak of them from their own experience. of thc Association. 220 W. Monroe St, At The people (or some people) will pay for agencies were not concerned in starling the subsequent skip of a whole tune before again AY hen I was llrut translated beyond the grave, its regular Thursday evening business meeting theology in tho pulpit, but they are not willing Instrument, and there was an absence of tlie sounding n note on a new air, is a conundrum my impressions were entirely dissimilar u> the followiug officers were elected: Mrs. Cai- to pay for it in the schools, and have shown usual whirring noise made by the fan regu-1 those made upon every other spirit who had that some one who knows it nil cap have kjns president; Mrs. Tritt. Vice-President; in most unmistakable ways that they do not lator. The parties in tlie room, or near by, preceded tue. No one could feel as I did; liberty to explain in the Telegram'* colum ns. Corn E. Wilson, Secretary; Mrs. D. Bruce, want it there. The question, then, is: Shull who hoard the music wore Mrs. 0. 'V. Ryant, uo one could see or hear on l saw and hoard. F I min i, Jv. 1*. L. Trvasurer. The first business meeting was all attempts at monti leaching in the public Miss Gardiner, Mrs. McHenry, Mrs. Wilcox, My cxpvrietu-o was. therefore, peculiar to my held at the President's, 87 8. Morgan St., at school be abandoned, seeing that it enunot be nnvl Mrs. Wright, all respectable ladies, and 2 t*. M.. with officers in their chairs. The self. For instance I «11.1 not see or hear any- ttdlninUu,m l u9 mi A1ijunJt of theology; or belonging to Ilorsehcnd’s best families A Seeking the Light. thing• liittir lutiliuntil mivaiiNilseveral Imhour» iim after nfli»r I uwas id iwiititi'iatiuconscious .... . * . * above officers, with Mrs. C. Uiucliey, were shall n brave effort lie made to give it an Rule 7V7< ;)iYim reporter called at Mrs. Ryant’a resi­ A roso-troo climbed by the window side, «if living, and after I could realize that 1 had Coronulod over with green; elected for thc Executive Board. All oases of pendent status of its own and a fair chance to dence Wednesday and that lady bad no be»l- passed away from earth, l appeared to lie And ambient k i s s e s of sunlit May, destitution known to thc public, please report show what it eau accomplish when conducted tnliou iu stating the facts, which were cor­ And crystal dew s at the close of day perfectly awake, and m v inward sense of being on purely natural lines. ” The 1* polar Scicner roborated by Miss Gardiner. The position of Wooed the p e a r l y buds that, folded, hide to Mr. Jenifer, 220 W. Monroe SL, who will was strong and clear. 1 knew 1 wan in tlie reiKirt to the society. It was resolved to M i'nthlg Is the leading acleiltiflc Journal of this the coffin with u pillar of roses, and a large The crown of the summer's queen. spirit and hud left my body, ami 1 felt a pro appoint a committee of two to investigate all country. Terms: $5 per year; single uuinbor, picture of Mrs. Ryant's son were shown. The Under the floor so damn nnd cold, found sense of test and reixiae. I could who ask for aid, and to help those who prove ho cents Address 1*. Appleton A Co., A Bond coffin was nltotil six foot away from the loca­ Uuder the floor In thc dearth and mould, make no calculation of my position or locality; A strong root ran that felt the life worthy of charity; and each officer and tnom- St,, New York. tion of the music-box which was placed upon nor was 1 able to reason the cause of my Of the outside world with beauty rife; ber of this society is requested to do all in his »mull table of unique desigu. U|*on the And It nushod a tendril up To sec blindness or want of bearing. While in this |»ower to aid the poor, sick nnd sorrowing. to p o f tho Ikix a D resden »cent ja r re|Kx not having been opened, until thu reporter It must grow througlt these, If grow It must. upon a bed. t was sensible of a sweet fra* teen columns of advertisements, which are of ailed, *lmv the funeral. The airs were the evening to help pass a social time. Teste The ro»c* bloomed hy tho window side. grance, and a lieautiful feeling came over me | tm general IuloreHt, but furnishes Iu their place placarded and numbered ft» follow»: “ nine will tie given, ami many different ways to make Creamy and »wed and fair— the evening enjoyable to all who eome. All that 1 was not alone. M\ •• opened entertaining reading matter. Aid us by Bells of Scotland," 5; “ Turkish Reveille," »1; Tho royal crowns of a royal June — nre invited and will In' welcome. as if a bandage was removed, and 1 could sending iu an additional *ul»scril>er. Scut 13 nnd “ Grandfather’s Flock," I. In connection The gold of a summer’» golden noon: ace. My ears were opened as it an iustrn- with this remarkable and truly wonderful t'u|K> of the god», distilling wide S ecretary. weeks for 25 cents. Ambrosi» on thu air. incttl bad liectt inserted and a solid sulwffaiioe manifestation, Mrs. Riant stated that on the “ Spiritual Song*,' by Mattie K. Hull; taken out from the passage that admits ex­ afternoon of January1 21, the box performed a Up through the step* of stone so cold — thirty-one iu number; most admirably adapted terna! sounds. I found myself in u large Hr. Dawson Bums, the English physician simitar imitdfi-station, playing the Blue Hells Ul> through the «tow a tale was told Or life thaï would live because It rou*t, for meetings aud circles. Print«! in pamph­ apart ment tìllud with friends whose Joyous who annually promulgates a letter on drink of Scotland ’ and stopping short on that nir. Of life und growth in darkness and du*t: let form, 32 mo. Price 10 cents each. For exclamations filled the air, and l was treated consumption in Great Britain, says the yearly It »tnrted when uo one was within the room For a green leaf smiled at the blossom* rare »ale at this office. like a welcome and honored guest. All earthly expenditure per bead of that population nnd when examined was found to be unwound Showering tholr glory everywhere; things had disappeared, aud nil earthly sounds And more to me than the roses' gold " Immortality," A Pociu, in five cantos. “ If counting children, i» 7'* shilling», and Hint as in the Inst manifestation when Mrs. bail ceased. lt was a rare experience, I was Was the wealth of praise one loaf could hold. a man die, shall lie live?" is fully answered. figures show a growth iu the drink habit, Imt Nichols Im dead in the room. There was no Ah, loaf so bravo, how many there be informed, to be thus brought into spiritual I In human Hie, seeking life like thee! By 'V. S. Barlow, author of Voices. Price relations at first sight, and to open my eyes at a slower rate limn formerly. |H.s»ihle collusion of ouL-Ule parties. None of —t ¿m OmNnent. i»o cents. For sale at this office. MARCH 12, 1892. THE PROGRESSIVE THINKER

the press, but when 1 challenged him to a pub­ f all thought-growth, biivc us it may be My Own Veritable Dream. THE WITCH OF ENOOR. lic debate, otfering to meet him in any city in filtered through one mortal mind. the Plilted States, he subsided. Probably lie How do you like the picture, progressive IT KNOCKED ME OUT. was engaged to look for Saul’s asses. 1 have thinkers? \Yc wish wo could paint it in The New Interpretation of the Bible practiced astrology and lectured on the Bible your hearts, In ineffaceable colors. Are you Some folks don't believe in dreams, but t for twenty-five years, and every year am more ready to do battle for your spiritual life and I d the Progressive T hink»-.u of Feb. 27 I liberty? You may be given the opportunity; do," said one of a group of mon-aboul town tlrtnly convince*! that I am right. who were discussing subjects which treated mi notice Unit H. Spaulding furnishes an extract Although the allegory eoneernlng the woman if you do not resist with all your might, the showing the opinion of Josephus regarding insidious approach of these reincarnated the superstitious and spiritualistic, and to the of En-dor has been explained, 1 will add a few spirituous and superfine. "I had had dream» this extraordinary “woman," which the Bible incidents by way of eoriolioration. devils, who have conic book to earth with docs not call a “witch," this having resulted their souls steeped in the b la c k magic of mur- and dreams, of course, and bud awakened All the ancient mythologies abound with from many glad they were not true, mid from from the stupidity of the editor or translators allegories descriptive of the changes from H u m ­ doroiiB villainy mid untiring, fiendish purpose many others sorry they were dreams. But who wrote the headlines of the chapter. Now, mer to winter, and winter to summer. Viatuui to conquer, Spiritualism is tbcthe champion of ight bo its na­ the delluitions of words as understood by (he bail a thousand names, and it may be summer altruism. .1 CBiiitism lights the lust, desperate t,mt J1™ “ ' whatsoever might ancients is necessary to be learned before it is battle of colicincentrateli, mean, soulless, um. turo,ture, could haveLavo any significance beyond tlio and winter had equally as many; but whether 1 ■ mmere n u n fact that .»it .....wasa a dream, -I-.-...... 1f ..never consid­ possible to understand the meaning of the more or less, the prominent idea seemed to be lignmit selfishness. Mr. Blaine shows most ered seriously, except in the way of scoff­ sentence. Therefor«, 1 invite attention to the that all those names for summer meant heat graphically bow tlio insidious Jesuit priest ing, until a month ago. Then one night l meaning of the names of a few of the charac­ and light, while those for winter meant cold married his son, only a little over seventeen lmd a dream. 1 thought I was walking iqs ters who play their parts in this beautiful ami darkness. Twice each year these oppos­ years of age (usd then in the bands of a tutor, Broadway, and suddenly something mini U> allegory. ing elements made war upon each other, the preparing for college), to a crafty mid in­ me: ‘Say, you’ll pick up one-fifth of tlio “Saul," in the Hebrew, means death, or hell, decisive battles being fought at the two equi­ triguing woman, in order, no doubt, to either money you have In your pockets before jou or the grave, or winter, or demanded, or sepul­ noxes. Light always conquered at the vernal kill the Secretary or bring him in subjection to go two blocks.' cher, or lent, or ditch. for every noun and verb in equinox, only to be defeated by darkness six the Catholic Church. M. D a s h . That was all there was to the dream, mid I that jargon, erroneously called a “ language," months later at the autumnal equiuox. “ More never thought another thing about it uutil tlio had a great variety of significations, often self- light!" was the agonized cry of those in the ‘When the Sun Went Down.’ next forewarn right on the corner of Twenty - coulmdictory. Winter was the beggar, the bonds of darkness, or “outer darkness," weep­ ninth street and Broadway, I saw a bank i.oler asker, the receiver. ing and gnashing their teeth because they had THE PROBABLE CONDITION OF AN OLD DEACON. tumbling along tbc sidewalk. I picked it up. "David” means the lover, the beloved, the no food to gnash. True, the sun is darkened It was a twenty-rlollor note. »Suddenly the giver, the summer, etc. during winter by reason of the clouds and To the Editor:—Tbc following explanation 1 dream flashed across my mind. The twenty- "Samuel” menus heard of Hod, or asked of storms, but its “fire is never quenched/' aud of the condition after death may be of interest dollar note was Just one-fifth of the money l God, or earth at the vernal equinox, where the fire of the sun is the only fire that time to some of your readers: It was on Tlmnks- already bad with me! Samuel died and was buried, where the Jew­ does not quench. The Intriguing Jesuits. giving evening, A select number of "Well, of course I was a little startled, but ish ecclasiastic year always began aud does This interpretation involves no absurdity, kindred souls bad dined together, not to be in passed the mutter by a s one of the queer co:n- to this day, tiro civil year beginning at the au­ whereas the Christian hell, burning the brim­ TI1KIII AIMS t o DESTROY JAMES 0 . lU.AINE, OR nny way overcome by physical excess, but 1 cidenees a fellow runs up against once In a. tumnal equinox. stone in a bottomless pit, all iu darkness, re­ IIRIXO I1IM UNDER THE SUBJECTION OF THE simply io bo comfortable. After dinner they while. A week after that I bad another “Kn-dor" means fount of the dwelling minds oue of a man going aloug horseback on CATHOLIC CUUItCII. adjourned to the parlor, and, having a sens!- dream, and it was exactly the counterpart uf place, ortho last summer constellation, or Virgo, a cow, afoot and alone with a jug in the tive among them, they began to tease for some- the first oue. So little impression had the ¡se- the virgin, the heroine of every religion down wagon. One of the inevitable events produced by tliing from the other side — as Spiritualists Luencc of the first one made on me that t .is to the Mohammedan. Samuel anointed Saul king of winter, well our form of Government is the necessity over often will, you know. As they were all inti- second oue passed from my mind and was not Winter ended at the vernal equinox, and it knowing that Saul would be dethroned by the coining to our nblost. and most noted men, of mate friends, the controls of the medium recalled to it until, ou going up Broadway, was there that summer liegau. Saul, or winter, king of summer when the suu reached the self defense from the attacks of any and every were well known to the little group. Instead, I picked up a one dollar bank note. Then arrives there-and finds David with the I’hilis- spring equinox. David, a mere youth, was cowardly rulllau, or plotting, sneaking assas­ however, of being visited by some old friend, it occurred to me that l bad only $5 with me. tinea (those that dwell in villages, or summer chosen king of summer. Ho was sent to Saul sin, who can master force enough of muscle the sensitive began to show signs of the ajs 1 had found the one-fifth of the money I hail constellations) gathered to meet him, “aud he ou au ass (the suu while transiting through or low-grade brain to strike from behind, or proach of strange and unfamiliar conditions, a on my person, as the dream suid I would, anil was afraid." He wanted a fortune teller to Cancer, a summer constellation, passes the in the dark, at their gifted victims. The peo­ stnte easily recognized by those accustomed I kicked myself for not putting all the money advise him, but ho had “put away those that two asses, “whereon no man ever sat"). Leav­ ple have been educated to believe that so long to circle work. The medium was distressed ¡n my pockets I could get bold of before leav- had familiar spirits and the wizards, out of ing Cancer, the suu transits through Leo, the as a man is a public servant bo is constantly at and faltering in his utterance. After one or ing home. Of course this repetition of the the land " That is, Virgo had set the previous lion (Hercules), passing a conjunction of Ursa the bar of public opiuion and ignorant crit­ two attempts, came the question in faltering dream made quite an impression on me, and year, just as Aries, tl.e harbinger of summer, Major, the bear, when both the lion and the icism, on trial for all he says or does. The toucs: when, a week or so luter, I had the same rose in the east with the sun. But now, at bear are invisible, being metaphorically slain. Progressive Thinker does not concern itself Where am 1?" dream over again, I didn't forget it next day, the vernal equinox, where winter must end, David boasts of these victories, and prepares with secular alfairs, save wheu they impinge Some oue in the company told him he was and put all the money in my pocket that I had, Virgo was visible; for the first poiut of this to meet Goliath (passage, revolution, heap, upon its field; but it believes that a Spiritual­ in Chicago. and I was madder than a setting hen because constellation is distant from Aries 15(1 degrees discovery), the spirit of summer, which can be ist is all the more a patriotic citizen because Chicago! but there was no Chicago when I hail paid out the day before nil the money I. and the last point ISO degrees. “laid" only by winter. Therefore, he takes he is one of the great family of progressive the sun went down. Where is Chicago?” had available, except $55—a fifty -dollar note “Saul disguised himself.” This is a very “five smooth stones,” symbolical of the live thinkers, who love the truth best, and their In Illinois. ” , and a five-dollar note. Now, maybe you pretty conception on the part of the author, winter months, from the brook, or by metony­ country next; because it symbolizes to them Again came the mournful plaint: "There won't believe it, but as true as I sit here, right for winter moderates as the sun approaches my, the zodiac, and kills this giant. the fullness of that truth. A man ceases to was no Illinois when the sun went down." on the corner of Broadway and Twenty-fourth the vernal equinox, about March 21, and is Saul was so delighted with the valor of the bo a man, and becomes a coward aud a By this time the interest and sympathy of street, I headed off a vagrant bank note as it wa» not at all like the winter in January. So it is beardless youth (the crops were not yet ready poltroon, who turns his back on his country, the whole company were aroused at the hope- tumbling down tire street before the wind. I no wonder the old woman of En-dor did not for harvest) that he gave him his daughter. and refuses his best efforts on her behalf. less tone and evidently bewildered condition of picked it up. It was a little, measly one-dol- know him. But wheu Aries rose with the sun This is very ingenious, depicting the strate­ The daily papers are giving iu full the de­ the enquiring spirit, and they began to ques- lar note. she knew the end of winter was a t hand: th at is, gics of war. David plays the courtier to tails of Hon. James G. Blaine's family mat­ tion in their turn: knew Saul, which means the live winter months, Saul, yet means to overcome him iu the end; tors in regard to the unfortunate connection of " ‘Well!’ said I, my dream was a trirter "Who are you?" off in its figures last night, certain. One or the brethren of the rich man in hell. Saul Saul professes to love David, but is jealous of Jam es G. Blaiue, Jr., with the Romanist-in­ ‘■I am Deacon Adaifts. ” asked her what she saw, aud she replied: “ I him, and gave him Mielial (complete) as a spired Nevins woman. The boy was the fa­ dollar isn’t the fifth of $55—not by a long “ Where did you leave the body?” saw gods [Elohim in the Hebrew, aud the snare; that is, leaving Leo, the suu comes to ther's Benjamin—loved by both parents, be­ shot!' “Do you mean, where was I when the suu very word which is translated God, as the God Virgo, which "completes” the summer. Not cause he was delicate and sensitive, with all "But I kept the dollar, and in the course of went down?" of the Bible] ascending out of the earth. ' much gift about it, however, for Virgo was a the waywardness aud faults which Spiritualists the day had occasion to shove out iny $50 “Yes; don't you know that you are dead?" At the vernal equinox the sun enters Aries, summer constellation audjbelonged to David, know so ■«'ell as belonging to that class. Un­ note to get it changed, aud it was promptly “I began to suspect a little while ago; but and the two together, sun and Aries, are Elo­ king of summer. The strife between Saul der the direction of the Romanist clergy, with shoved back at me. all I know is, that I watched the sun go down him in the plural number, or “gods," for im , and David was descriptive of the struggle be­ what design our readers can imagine, this wo­ " ‘Counterfeit!’ said the cashier. added to the singular, forms the plural in He­ only just now. It seems like last night; I tween cold and heat. David is conquered man of mature years inveigled this boy in his “So my dream was right, after all I seemed to have a kind of a stilling dream; I brew; thus, cherub, a bull: cherubim, bulls. when the sun leaves Virgo, and must now lice teens, into a clandestine marriage performed really bad b u t $5 in m oney on my per?« it was afraid to move or do anything, lest some­ Therefore, as Virgo was setting iu the west before Saul till the end of winter, when Saul at unseemly hours, by a Romish priest, who when I found the one-ilollar note, and of thing bail might happen to me, for I was a she saw the “gods,” suu and Aries, rising out falls "all along on the earth." imd full knowledge that the lioy was a minor, course the find was the one-fifth of that. \ on of the earth, or Hamah, where Samuel was good Presbyterian deacon iu Connecticut. When may well believe that I began to be shaken in P rof. W. H . Chaney. and was doing the deed, if not contrary to his the sun went down, I was sure I was of the buried. Chicago, 111., 1220 L exington S t. father’s wishes, at least without his consent. my skeptical opium) of dreams, and 1 began During winter the earth may bo said to be elect, and most everybody else would burn Of this there is abundant testimony. to make a study of the subject. The other up in bell fire; but if I am dead I must have "dead,” but is revived at each coming spring, Those who can read between the lines can night I had another dream. This dream told made a mistake, for I haven't found any­ so beautifully described by l’ope: The Convent of the Sacred Heart. sec that the Jesuits of this country do not me that the next day I would lose instead of See through this air, this ocean and this earth. SHALL IT HE PUBLISHED IN BOOK FORM? deem it to their interest that a strong man like thing as I expected.” find money. Something said to me: ‘You Again the company questioned: "How All matter quick and bursting into birth. Blaine should have any clmuce for the Presi­ will lose on Broadway the amount of money From the numerous letters of inquiry re­ long ago was it since you passed on?" So Virgo raised Samuel from the dead, for dency. He has too much brain of his own. you have found, aud $150 more.' ceived, there appears to be an earnest desire ‘•I don't know; it seems only last night as she sets in the west, up comes the suu and Could they have made terms with him, or had “I smiled when I started away next morn­ that this Story, which lias awakened so much when I saw the sun go down. " Aries iu the east, the signal for the death of they had the slightest chance of forwarding ing, for I took just $5 with me, leaving all attention as it has appeared in the columns of It then occurred to some one present to ask Saul, or end of winter. Saul complained to their infernal machinations, under his admin­ the rest of my money home. T he P rogressive T hinker, be issued in who was President wheu, as he so continually “ ‘I'll settle this dream business,’ I said to Samuel that the Lord had departed from him; book form. I Lave published several of my istration, old "mm, Romanism aud re­ that is, the cold, the spirit of winter; even bellion " Burchard would uot have been moaned, ‘ ‘the sun went down. ” myself. last volumes by subscription, allowing sub­ "James Madison was the President." Jack Frost would not answer when he called. hypnotized by isuggestion to strike at the weary “ I didn't spend any money to speak of all scribers any number of copies they desired, * ‘Then you have been dead nearly a hun­ The earth in spring putting on her beautiful knight in the last hours of that strange cam­ day, and started borne early with $3. On my at wholesale prices, or even less, placing the dred years," was the comment, from one of way down Broadway 1 met a friend, ami he garments of green, now informs winter that its books iu their hands at as near cost as paign. It is a fact that the people every last hour is at hand. Once more the battle year, in their governmental acts, are becoming the company. asked me if I had an hour or so, and 1 said I posible. This has proved highly satisfactory, " A hundred years!" It was the turn of had. \Ye went to his room. Some of the has been fought between heat and cold, light ami those who wished for the hooks for them­ more and more the puppets of the "Society the spirit now to lie surprised. Again he re­ boys were there. I borrowed $20 of my friend. aud darkness, and once more cold and darkness selves, or as gifts to friends, were able to se­ of Jesus. ” Never since the accursed Loyola peated in the saddest of tones, "A hundred 1 only stayed an hour. When I got home I have been conquered. cure two copies instead of one, and a wide developed Ilia scheme of propaganda has there “Then Saul fell straightway all along on been a field so rich, so inviting for this asso­ years!" counted up. I owed my frieud $173, all lost and rapid distribution was attained. If the ••How did you get here?” asked someone of on the last jack pot. Then, for the first turn, the earth, and was sore afraid because of (lie readers of the "Convent of the Sacred Heart" ciation of demons as America, They do not words of Samuel; and there was no strength want Blaine, nor any other progressive-think­ the friends. my dream came to me. One hundred anil are desirous of extending its sphere of use­ "I began to kind of wake up like, and then iu him [of course not, for cold is the strength ing, independent mind for President. Who­ seventy-three dollars! The amount I hail fulness, aud think it au clliciont means of I guessed l might possibly tie dead. But I of winter]; for be had eaten no bread all the ever sits in the Presidential chair, henceforth, found aud $ 150 besides; aud I had lost it. calling attention to the imminence of the didn’t sec any heaven, nor Jesus, nor hell, and day, nor all the night ” I. Sam. xxviii., 20. they intend shall rule by the power of evil "Do 1 believe in dreams? Well I should danger threatening national life and liberty, L was afraid l might get into trouble if I in The supply of provisions for the winter was and the permission of the Jesuits, as their sav so!" E d. Mott. they have only to so express themselves by vestigated things I didn't know anything often before the sun reached Pisces, the fishes, letter or card, and as soon as a sulBcient num­ tool. Every little while, through the blunder­ wheu the people lived on lisli for just forty ing of some of the blockheads, whom their about; anyway, that was the advice the ber of copies arc subscribed for the book will preacher used to give us, and 1 always tried days before tin- gun reached the vernal equi­ " line-working masters” curse most heartily Cincinnati Notes. be placed in the printers’ bauds. The price to think it was right. But as soon as I began nox, or Aries, the “Lamb of God that takes for their stupidity, some event like this stil­ T o the Editor:—The weather here at Cin­ to subscribers will be, in paper cover, 25 cts.; to move about a little, I saw a faint light, like away the sins of Hie world;" not the sins of lotto-stab at Mr. Blaine, so directly traceable 5 copies for $1.00. Muslin bound, 50 cents. the daybreak, and 1 heard a low whisper: "Go cinnati on last Sunday was cloudy and threat­ the people: but the evils of winter. Here was to the Holy Church, and the polished arts of All I ask of those interested is for them to at toward that light;" and I felt a hand on my ening, a fine, drizzling rain occasionally fall­ the origin of Lent, or abstaining from meat Black Magic; or the McCann affair, at Council once semi their names and- number of copies ing; but despite this, the Psychic Research and living on llsb; or often fasting, which is Bluffs, Iowa, crops out, us bubbles come to shoulder pushing me gently that way. So I they desire. If the result warrants, they k ep t moving. T h e lig h t grew b rig h ter .aud represented by tbc mythical Jesus, who was tlio surface of water about to boil, in token of Society meeting was so well attended that- will be notified and may then send the amount brighter, until 1 came to what seemed an open interviewed for forty days by the devil in the of their subscription. Address, the forces almost ready to burst forth. From standing-room was at a premium, and many wilderness. If Jesus was a real person, then the highest to the lowest, no class, ago nor door, and 1 found myself here. But 1 had were refused admittance. After the usual pre­ Jiirlin Jfcightf, 0. Hudson T uttlf,. a wife; she went away from me a good many the devil must also have been. Therefore, sex is free from their machinations. Is char­ liminary exercises, Mrs. Adah Sheehan, the the Christian is logical in his claim for a per- Terrible Accident and Death. acter or ability in their way? History tolls of years ago. 1 would like to find her. I think regular speaker of the society, delivered her •sonal devil; but those who claim Jesus as an Columbus, and hundreds of others, who, sink­ she could make these tilings plainer to me. trance lecture, mid although her auditors On Wcdnnsdiiy, Feb. 17, .lames L. Kimball, entity and Satan as a myth ure very unreason ing into dishonored graves, were under a But I didn’t think women knew much, and have become accustomed to listen to brilliant station agent, at West Burke, Vt., lit! years able, for the evidence is the same regarding cloud for years, until the Jesuitical power o u g h t n o t to speak iu church, n o r liax-e much orations from her, nevertheless, her lecture of old, was shockingly mangled and instantly both— “the Word of God." waned. Were riches employed against them? to say about heavenly things. But I toll you, last Sunday surprised them by itseloqucucc killed by the cars through the careless neglect I am continually abused for interpreting the They are the wealthiest society controlled by 1 have missed her since the sun wont down." mill depth. Mrs. Eva Sagmaster created au of an employe in not setting the switch as he Bible as a system of allegories wliieli Imvc one min) on the face of the earth, lias a man Here he bade us good night, the company impression bv her trance singing. The di- should have done. Brother Kimball was a their foundation in astronomy and astrology, proved too strong for their merciless on­ cordially inviting him to come again. This aguosing of diseases, and psychometric read­ veteran Spiritualist, and lmd become so by and because I treat the characters us myths, slaughts? Ask for him in the torture cham­ he did at intervals, for nearly two years, dur­ ings by Mrs. Sheehan were as usual wonderfully scientific and critical investigation. lie leaves liketlic “Goddess of Liberty.” In reply 1 bers of the Inquisition, or at the horrors of ing which time lie found his wife, and had per­ apt and correct, and heartily applauued. a wife to whom lie was fondly devoted, who challenge all to a public debate of these qties- the auto-da-je, All these terrlhles of the past ceived the light much more strongly. Gan Prof. Schemer's organ recital was well re­ mourns her loss in deep sorrow, sustained and lions. During Hie four months I have been in only remain to be revived, when these “ meek there be conceived a more pitiable plight than ceived, and his magnificent baritone voice, iu supported by her strong faith, belief and Chicago, live men have accepted these dial- anil lowly " bloodhounds shall have recovered that of a poor soul, who by his wilful blinducss some fine selections, created a furore. knowledge in and of comfort giving philosophy. lenges. One man met me twice; three met strength enough to renew the chase of men. T he 1’rourkssiy* T hinker is always on The funeral was bold at Ids late dwelling, hail so completely destroyed his perceptions, me once each, but refused to try it a second Wo know wo shall bo called alarmists! So sale on Sundays at the meeting ball, and the which was filled to overflowing by syinpnthiz and lost himself in the glorious light that Is time, and the last man, after introducing him­ were the abolitionists of thirty years ago, who demand lias become so great as to exceed- the ing relations and friends. Services were con­ only light to those who can perceive? self, shaking hands and lelliug me not to lie saw with prophetic eye, and predicted the com­ supply. It is regarded hero as a great spiritu­ ducted by the Hon. A. E. Stanley, of afraid of him, ns he would debate with me in ing of the " impending crisis." So have al­ M. Dasii. alistic organ. Leicester, Vt., who lmd been previously en­ two weeks, failed to show up at the time ap­ ways the prophets of truth, in all ages, when You will again hear from me noxt week. gaged by the deceased. On the arrival of Mrs. pointed, and 1 have not heard of him since. they predicted the outcomo in disaster and Mia. Lizzie Faxon Graves Ima beon ap- March 0. H unt. Kiinlmll's mother from Boston, Muss., the Perhaps lie strayed away like the asses which blood. To-day the Spiritualists stand in bat­ singular and Interesting circumstance of five poìnted Postniistress at East Weymouth, Mass. Saul went in search of and got lost—two stars tle array over against tlio Jesuits. Then.' can female representatives of a s many generations The salary is $1,700. Her nppoiiituiont xvas iu Cancer called the two asses, which figure ho no compromise. The former is for the ■Mind R ead in g and B eyond," a scholarly were seen. E. B. Clement. mmlc at thè request of tlie citizons generali*’, continually in the Bible. This challenge to purest and most untramroeled thought for all; statement of the whole subject, with instruc­ and was duo to thè olllcient mimner in wbioh, debate the Bible or astrology is a standing one with them are joined nil who seek honesty, tions plainly given how to train one's self in to all comers. Win. Euimott Coieuiau bus Congressman Johnson, of Indiana, is said purity and uprightness of purpose, and who diiring thè lost soven yoara, she hns actcd as mind reading. By W. A. Hovoy. Price attacked me on three different occasions through to talk ut the rate of 2SU words a minute. hate lies. The Jesuits dosire the suppression oaalstant postmistress. $ 1.25. For sale a t this office. 4 ¿THE PROGRESSIVE THINKER. MARCII 12. 1802.

THE PROGRESSIVE THINKER A (JiioNtton Answered. •loimtlmn Koontt. Mrs. M. T. Allen bus been lecturing Chester Martin and C larence O. H ow ­ T h c Journal, of Minneapolis, Minn., land would like to make ciigagemenU “ Why In the name of God do«H tho Our venerable friend, Jonathan Kooris, and giving tests at Cedar Falls, Shell speaks as follows of Mrs. C. I). Prudori: Published every Saturday n t No. 40 Lootnla St reo t. saloon exist In a Christian land?"— Itir. ltoek and New Hartford, Iowa. with societies to lecture and give public. Is still alive, and lives at Taylorsville, The seating capacity of Nordon Mull, ' two fo r th e J. T. liuxhot. H. F. Cooley write« from Omaha, Nob.: 250 Second Avo., south, was taxed to test«. They give labor of two J. II. I’VanelH, Krihoi* mid rubllNlirr III. At one time ho and his sons got usual salary of one person. Address Simply because Christians have been "The handful of pilgrims here, known uh the utmost last night, to accommodate wonderful physical manifestations In them at (¡27 Cornell St., O ttaw a, 111. K ntrrnt at ChteOffO Pottofjlrr um VdrhtMM m a tte r tho principal Instrumentalities In tho the First Society of I ’regressive Spiritu­ the eager crowd that assembled there to Ohio, lie writes us that be Iiuh on hand alists, Is here to stay. Wo havo no re­ Mrs. W. H. Lloyd, of Colorado Spring«. manufacture, Halo and use of Intoxicants. hear Mrs. D. Pruderi lecture on the. sub­ TcrniH of Subaorlptlnn a remnant of his “ Pleknloks of Theo­ nowned speaker, anu no massive brown ject of 1 Man's God and the Hplrit God.' Col., writes: "W o have just organized They popularized their use; and sixty T ii* PnomtKsmvR T iiixkrii *11! ho fiirnl»lp'«1 until logical FCnlek K nacks," w hich be will stone edifice, yet we dispense more sound, The service throughout the whole even­ a Spiritual society here, the Union Soci­ further nolle«, *t tiiu folluwlntf term«, luva.lnhljr lu year» ago tho rum and wlno bottle had mall to any one for ton cent«. solid, good common sense every-day re­ ing was of an elevated character. In ety of Progressive Spiritualist». We •dvaooet One year ------11.00 tholr place on nearly uvory deacon'a and ligion in our little hall, than curi be the opening remarks the lecturer re­ have had Mrs. Jeannette W. Crawford Club* of fen (a ropy to the one iretttuir up minister's sideboard. Tho habit wa» Itetrogiule M ovement. found elsewhere In this city. I a s I viewed tho position Intellectually held to s|Mjak for us during the winter. She Him club) ------17.80 Sunday wo received many fine tests from by the human race, and great praise 1» it very able sjsjaker and accomplished Thirteen week* - ...... formed, and Bible text« were quoted In The Emperor of Germany, to conciliate Single copy - - - - - beta a splendid medium, Mr». Fritz. Wo are wa» given to the various «oolotles and lady. She has to leave us soon, to fill an • lltUITTAN' *« family circle», and even In the sacred the Catholic element, recommends In a fulr way to advance the cause further schools that had been formed for the engagement at Salt Lake City. We have Ttemlt by Poatofflee Money Order» IfecUtered I.» tier, desk, justifying tbolr use. Even Jesus, Parliament to enact a law allowing with u lino library, hooks, pamphlets upraising of man. Said the lecturer: not secured a speaker yet to fill her or draft on Chicago or New York. H coaia from h and papers, that will he read by those Ho n centa to set arafu r«ati«il « 0 local hank«, to dam himself, at a marriage festival lasting separate schools for each religious ‘Alan is ruled by tho superior mind, p lace." •end them anl* M you wM itlni amount deducted from from seven to fourteen days, where denomination, In place of Htate schools. wishing to fearn more of the science and called God, who, through tho laws of Under date of Feb. 2Uth, G. H. Brooks, Urn amount tent, Direct all Idler» to J. li. Francis, philosophy of this beautiful truth, mod­ nature which It has made, direct« all Stab. Missionary, writes: "I have held So. 40 Loomis HL. Chicago, 111 drunkenness was common, when tho wine It Is said of William If: Ho has deter­ ern Spiritualism." mined every Prussian subject who is not our aims and aspirations through the meetings In Maitoon, Decatur und Pe­ Take Notice. ran short on tho third day, performed E. A. Doty, of Look port, N. Y., writes: spirit In the flesh. For rnun Is a part of his first miracle, and mode superior a Catholic, shall he a Protestant, belong­ oria. The Decatur society ha» joined r r “ At riptratlrn of ■ubseiifdlon. If not renewed, ing to one of tho designated sects. It Is “The work of emancipation Is progressing God, and God of man. W ithout man God tho State Society. The Peoria one Is the t-aprr 1« discontinued. S o (dlls will be sent for ex wine. With such high authority, how a well-known muxlm that “ Revolutions very satisfactorily In this city and vicin­ could not exist, for It is by his power already a member. I go to Canton to­ tr* liumtN r* that the ruler of the universe Is enabled n r If you do not reerlre your paper prompt!'Miy. could tho clergy war against Intemper­ never go backward." I Ait the Kaiser ity. The spirit control, Alice, through day,! Monday) for the week, and return to control ull the clement» and vanish V rlteto u*. and errors in ••Mr«** «HI be «rompipily ance? press these attempt» as vigorously as he her medium, Mrs. Anna L. Robinson, here for Sunday." corrrrted. and mlMlntr numtM'n supplied gratis. the evil. Without the help of man the They did not. It was Inlldels who set may to destroy the liberty of his sub­ hu» succeeded In b u ild in g Up a n o u rish ­ Dr. G. S. Wood, of San Francisco, Cal., n r Whenever you deal re the address of you r paper ing society known as the United Pro­ evil would overthrow the good, which is Ihangi'd, always give the address of the place to which tho temperance ball rolling; as It was jects, we fool confident that there Isa writes: “The First Society of Progress­ It U then sent, or the change cannot 0-J mode. greater probability of IiIh dethronement gressive • bib, which Is out of debt and the element of the God power, and Inlldels who commenced the anti-slavery therefore It 1» well for us to see unto ive Mediums ha» been recently organ­ A nountiful Hnrve»l f.ir 1!.% Cents. than In his success. Wo hope so, at has a hundsome balance lu It« treasury, crusade, nnd who pushed It to success. its officers for thc year 1802 are: Pres­ ourselves that all our thoughts are pure ized. It held its fir«t meeting alter elec­ least. tion of officers, and attracted a large I)o you want a more bountiful harvest than * " can ident, Wm. Roe; Vice-President, Robert and holy, so that we may help to carry give you for 25 cents? Just pause and think for a mo­ We are find to see the clergy coming audience. Mr. Ben. M. Burney and Miss ment what an Intellectual feast that small Investment Morlund; Secretary, Thomas Ryan; on the grand work of spiritual develop­ to Iho front In these reform movements; Waite gave platform tests of a very win furnish you. The *uhscrlptl«n price of Tiim l**t» Tli« -Hill Anniversary. Treasurer, Mr». Marlon M. Burton. We ment that God Is now giving to his mes­ onassivR T imnkfk thirteen weeks Is only twenty five hut it is just to truth that tho church striking character, and all recognized, cental For that amount you obtain one hundre d and Tho 41th anniversary of Modern Spir­ ull read T h e P r o g r e ssiv e T h in k e r , sengers, te help the advancement of the four pages of solid, substantial, soul-cle*atlng and should bo held responsible, Ixjth for Af­ cause of truth and righteousness.’ In ufter which the meeting wa« form--d Into iiilud-rvfreshlng reading matter, equivalent to a medi­ itualism will ho held ull over the United und wish you continued success.” rican slavery, and for the use of Intox­ conclusion, the lecturer addressed some circles, eight In number, and a medium um-tiled hook! ______States the last of March. Send in L. M. Williams Informs us that the u»»igned to each. The meeting being Icants as a beverage. A l’ope of Rome, Spiritualist» of Springfield, Mo., have word» of advice to parents, and ad vised CLUBS! IMPORTANT SUGGESTION! your reports at once, and they will find very satisfactory, we feel that we have before the great protest, Issued a bull, | established u reading room for liberal them to treat all their offspring with Ab there aro thousands who will at first venture u place In THE PROGRESSIVE THINKER. kindness, as by that means they would at last struck the key-note of harmony only ts»»nty n recent* for Tim Pnooimssiv* T iiinkkii authorizing the enslavement of the literature. It Is a good move. amongst mediums by organizing such a thirteen weeks, wo would suggest totlmMi who receive They should he sent on the day following be enabled to develop tho spiritual i. »ampin Cony, to solicit several others to unite with heathen; shall we again cite the miracle T h e P e o ria (111.j Journal, of Feb. 2!)th, society and Incorporating the surne un­ the exorcises, and should be prepared says: "Mr. O. II. Btooks, missionary nature of thc children and fit them to them, and thus ho able to remit from 91 to t 1 0, or even at Cana, of Galilee, and say that tho become the shining lights of the future." der the laws of the State of California. more than the latter sum. A large number of little w ith care. of the Illinois Slate Spiritualists'1 Asso­ Other meetings are drawing large audi­ amount« will make a large sum total, and thus txfead founder of Christianity not only manu­ the field of our laiM»r and usefulness. The same sug ciation, lectured before the I'ooriu Pro­ A subscriber writes from Newton, ences, especially those of John Slater, gestlon will apply In all rase» of renewal of auhlcrlP- factured wine, but it was he who di­ gressive Association last night to an ap­ Iowa: “ We were pleased with the story Dr. Ravlin, Dr. Bine«, Mr». Place, Mrs. tlons solicit other» Co aid In the good work. You will T he W o r l d 's F air. rected tho servants to “ Draw out. now, preciative audio nee. The reverend gen­ just completed by Hudson Tuttle In your Shrlner, and Mrs. Izjgan, on Sunday experience no difficulty whatever In Inducing Hplrttu- Head tlic report of the meeting of the ailsts to subscribe for Tim PitooBgaafr'a T hinkcm, and bear unto tho governor of the feast," tleman discussed ‘The Present Spirit­ pai>er, and hope the day will come when evenings.'' for not one of them can afford to he without the valua­ this evil system of religion will be swept ble Information Imparted therein each week, and at American Secular Union. It beams ual Needs' and the possibilities of ‘Har­ T. J. House writes: “I have received who gave to the guests until they were away from the uprising of the progress­ iho prlco of only about two ccnta per week. with suggestive thoughts. Now is the monizing Freethinkers and Spiritual­ the last number of TllK PROGRESSIVE well drunk," and then remarked that ive, thinking people." time for action. Read the petition; copy ists.’ He will address the public again T h in k e r and am glad to so-, after read­ the good wine had been kept till then.— next Sunday evening, and will bo pre­ Mrs. Nellie S. Baade can he addressed SATURDAY. MARCH 12 1802. It nicely, and get as many signatures ing Brother Hull's able addre»*, that Stc John ii: 3 to JO. pared to answer all questions pertaining at ulfi 15th St., Detroit, Mich., for camp there is one, at least, among the Spirit­ signed to It as you cun, and send it to to spiritual things." Dr. C. H. H. Ben­ meeting engagements, or for any society ABRAHAM LINCOLN ualist«, that 1»opposed to religious legis­ In Deep Distress. the Honorable Board of Directors of the ton, who sends this extract, says: “The In need of a trance and inspirational lation, and is not afraid to say »o.” above, taken from our dally paper, shows speaker. She will al»o attend funerals. W orld’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, A short time ago an old man was bur­ Tho press dispatches represent the In a nut shell how our work here is re­ 111. Tho pressing need of our people in the led at Caeenovia, near Recdaville, Wis. Episcopal Church at Detroit In great garded by the secular press." book line is a hymn book, from which Ill» »on returned from tho W est recently distress because of a melancholy oc­ “ Tli« Progressive Thinker.” J. Edward Rood, of Cummlngton, are eliminated thc idea» that are obnox­ and expressed a desire to see hi» father's currence at a nklrt-iiance entertainment Mas»., writes: "1 wish to tell you that ious to Spiritualist«. Our mall» have It contains what you ought to know, remains. The corpse wa» taken up and recently given at the Church of tho Mes­ f am very glad you are trying to arouse been loaded with Inquiries in regard to was found to have turned over in the and if you do not take the paper, then songs suitable for the circle«, camp meet­ siah. Tho purpose was commendable, our countrymen to see the danger wc coffin, tearing the hair and lacerating you arc left behind, and no mistake! aro In from the Roman Catholics. It Is ings arid otherSpiritualUtic gatherings. like grab-bags, oyster suppers,—minus the face in agony. There Is, from an intellectual and passing strange that they can rest so This want 1» now supplied by the new the oyster, sales of kisses, lotteries and edition of Mattie E. Hull's songs In a Mr«. Mary C. Lyman, of Fulton, Ky.. spiritual standpoint, a very great dif­ easy while a web is being woven that will ha» filled her engagement with marked other' amusements of a kindred na­ be hard to hreuk, and will result in such neat pamphlet, which fill the bill per­ ture. A bewitchingly artistic sixteeu- ference between two persons, one of fectly so far as their number goes. We success during the past three months bloodshed that our last civil war will be with New England societies of Spiritu­ year-old danseuse was engaged for the whom takes T he Progressive hope there will be more gathered by as child's play In comparison. This sub­ alists. She lectures before the Rc- occasion, and, says the report, “she Thinker and the other does not. One ject_ has______Deen much ___on my ^ ___mind____ for the___her | from the angel whisperings, in the delighted everybody." Dealring to llgio-Phllosophical Society of Spiritual­ is well informed on current events; he past thirty years, and I trust you will near future. They retail for 10 cents. ists at Baltimore, Maryland, through please, she played the tambourine, and knows about tho aggressive policy of continue to agitate It In T h e PROGRESS­ Mrs. N. H. Gardiner writes: “ Wc added foot-notes—otherwise tall kicking. the month of March. She invite- cor- tho Catholics; he knows something of IVE THINKER. I am proud that we have hold meetings here in Salem, Mass., res(K»ndence with societies In reasonable The spectators were wild with enthusi­ the Temple of the Magi and theosophy, one paper whose proprietor has thecour- every Sunday afternoon and evening, and asm, and the dance and accompaniment distance from Baltimore, who would and kindred subjects. He not only age of bis convictions, and will publish Ladle's Aid Friday evenings. Our meet­ like to engage her for Icclur- s and psy­ were repeated. And now the good pastor guts u spiritual feast that is delightfully the truth. It is a shame and disgrace ings are conducted by a board of officers, comes to the front, and objects to the chometric readings; terms reasonable. palatable, but he gets also a view of that other papers are so silent on this and everything Is harmonious. We Address her at 14«*74 E. ’Madison St., A SPIRITUALIST?-’ skirt dance. other movements pulsating in the world! subject. I have taken T h e PROGRESS­ have a fine quartette choir, which the Baltimore, Md. To meet tho deficit produced by con­ He knows what is going on, and when IVE T h in k e r from the first number.” mediums appreciate. We have had some 12 mo., Cloth soil Gold., 10 Ulus., (1.50. stant encroachment» on the revenues of very fine lecturers and test medium» J. P. Cowlc», M. D., of Hartford, Ct., you ask him about this or that, he can “O,” of Seattle, Wash., writes: “We writes as follow» to Mrs. M. A. Freeman, the church, new methods must be de­ this season. Our meetings have been ONE or- THE MOST REMARKABLE BOOKS express his opinion freely, and you will have at present two Spiritual Societies Secretary of the A. 8. U.: "Sav to the vised to raise the pelf. Why- only a largely attended, and we cannot but feel OF MODERN TIMES. BY MRS. N. C. not be met with a vacant stare, as you and one Thcosophleal Society, and Mass Meeting that notwithstanding few months ago they “ sat down ” on a that Spiritualism is coming to the front MAYNARD. EVERY SPIRITUALIST IN will when talking with a person who strange to relate, they are working In Connecticut is quite ‘fogy" on tho Sunday clergyman, a very worthy gentleman, it never reads the paper. more and more every day." AMERICA SHOULD READ IT. is said, who attended horse race», and harmony. Fob. 21st the American Union question, jet I am quite certain that If of Spiritualists held services In the Susie M. Johnson, whose ministrations the matter of opening the World's Fair cvi-n allowed animals of his own raising in this city were well received in the Burying Alive—The D anger of the to compete for prizes. Many of us re­ Masonic Hall, to a full house. Charles on that day were submitted to our peo­ G eneral Survey. Knight, under whose efforts thi» society long ago, Is now In California. She ple, there would lie a large majority T r a n c e . member when the distilleries were writes as follows from San Bernardino mostly owned by good church deacons, has flourished, deemed it wise and fit­ vote in favor of keeping the door« wide The Progressive Thinker has re ­ ting to make the exercises conform to “ I earne here from my home in Long open on every Sunday during the contin­ but that was when whiskey sold for The Spiritualistic Field—Work­ Beach nearly a month ago on a visit to peated the note of warning of the dan­ twenty-five cents a gallon. a celebration of W ashington's birthday, uance of the Fair." ger of hasty burials. The trance in Its ers. Doings, Etc. in accordance with which he invited friends, and there being an organized Mr. and Mrs. Perkin» have removed deepest forma so exactly resembles death OTRcmcmbcr, everyone, that, on account Bro. Chas. J. Clark, a reformed Baptist society of Splritualisi» here owning their Sunday night meeting» to No. 8 Prettily Said. their own hall, I sent the president, Mrs that the most experienced physicians of our large edition, we go lo pres* early Mon minister, to occupy thc rostrum, which Union Square, over T.Tnion Square Bank, Col. Ingersoll, before the Manhattan day morning. Short Items only will he lu he did with credit to himself and benefit Ella Marchant. a note, which resulted in New York. Dr. Perkins receive* call* find it Impossible to distinguish the two. Liberal Club, N. Y., on the evening of «tried If received on the previous Saturday. to the cause. He eloquently and forcibly my having spoken for I hem two Sun daily at .*{01 W. 28th street, cor. -th Ave. Hie Iicvw Bpiritc emphasizes this cau­ We take pleasure In publishing the movements days, and to-day will make the third the 29th ult., is reported to have said: brought out the idea that we could not The Brooklyn meetings and address re­ tion by the following instance which was of lecturers and mediums. Meetings, which as a nation and as individuals attain to The society here have a nice hall ‘Nothing would give me greater de­ are doing a grand work, are of local Interest main the same, 200 Fulton St. presented before the French Academy thut high and spiritual growth so much situated on a large lot, and with a little light than to know that every tear that only, hence wc cannot publish long report« enterprise and small expense it can be A very pleasant “W ashington Social," of Science: sorrow has ever shed will at last become I preference to them, They are too numer­ desired until we became free from the on the night of Feb. 22d, was given by ous for that. A few line« explanatory of the cares of money-getting. Altogether his made very attractive. At present there Mdlle. Emilio Constant had been twice prismatic, and that we will see the seems to be a general spirit of good the friend» of Dr». J. Lamon. at their good work being done, arc always acceptable. remarks tended to awaken new thought home in Salt Lake City, Utah. The la­ pronounced dead, when only in a trance, beautiful bow upon the dark cloud of A great ileal can he said of a meeting In a and desire for more light. Subsequent feeling and a desire for Improvement out had recovered In time to prevent death. Nothing would give me greater dozen lines, giving a •* general survey ” only dle», attired a fo Martha W ashington, re­ to the address, thc children of the Lycc- and lhe clt!' o t Bernardino U one of sembled the dames of revolutionary her being buried alive. A third trance joy than to know there is some world of the glorious work being done. the prettiest I have visited in Southern um marched arouod the hall, each wav­ tim es. A varied entertainment, lovely came on, ana in consequence of what had where innocence will always he a perfect The Spring-time poet says: Sometime California. Surrounded by a continuous ing an American flag. Too much credit refreshments,and "Dan Tucker," chased previously occurred, permission was ob­ shield—some world where justice will you will look back to these bright days chain of mountains, snow-capped und cannot be given to Miss Satie Crisman away the hours: but the best part of the tained from the constitutional authori­ triumph—some world where truth can with tearful eye», and think of all our sun-crowned, which, seen In the dim and Miss Esther Cushman for the able night was the spiritual feast. The spirit ties for the body to remain above ground enter therein nuked and conquer all quiet, happy ways with sobs and sighs. blue mist that sometimes hull conceals assistance which they render to Bro. war-heroes sent greetings, the "Star so long as decomposition should not take comers—some world in which the good You will remember how we road or them, look like the undulating waves of Knight In his efforts to maintain and Spangled Banner" being patriotically place. A week, ton days passed away— man cannot be slandered and maligned talked in this dear room: or, summer the ocean. It would seem as though carry on the Children’s Progressive Ly­ »ungDV a spirit prima donna. Some of there was still no decomposition, but all —some world in which every heart can evenings, how wo rode or walked through living in the presence of so much natural c e u m ." the written spirit messages were signed, the medical men declared she wa» dead, be known as it absolutely is.0 fragrant gloorn. Sometimes alone, or in I grandeur people would be inspired to “George and Martha Washington,' and and at length she was laid tn her coffin. May not the good Colonel ultimately the busy throng again will ring, soft, Frederick Lehman, of Denver, Col., | emulate it In tneir lives. We will hope Only a few minutes before the cotlln was writes: "I desire to say n few words lu "Madame Blavatsky." Prof. Grabendike, find in the teachings of Spiritualism, clear and sweet, an echo of some song we they aro. Your paper Is to mo a sort of to be nailed down, and while the bell of regard lo that remarkable medium now of Colorado, also entertained with his and its life beyond the dark valley of used to sing; and oft, awake or sleeping, spiritual uplifting a* it comes weekly the village was already tolling for the you’ll recall this cozy room—books, mu­ in our midst, Mr. Jules Wallace, who I clairvoyant gift. death, just such a world, with its bow of freighted with good things. I like ft funeral, Madame Arnaud, aunt to the sic, e’en the pictures on the wall and deserve« all thc praise bestowed upon I better and better. Wish I could do Mrs. Maggie Stewart writes: “I have supposed dead girl, came to take a last promise, where innocence is a shield, flowers in bloom. You will romcmlrer him for his excellent and conscientious more to Increase its circulation. I have read 'Breakers Ahead.’ a lecture deliv­ farewell. She stooped to kiss the lips of which will give him all the delight bo ev ery tender word you've said to me, work. His tests ure given in a bold, long looked for just such a paper: an out ered by Moses Hull before the Progress­ her departed niece, and remained In that eo ardently craves. the knowledge that "you've spoken no positive manner, and his audiences com­ tqHiken, fearless advocate of tho tru th ! ive Spiritualist Society, of Indianapolis, position for some time. The bystanders harsh word will comfort thee. Sometime pletely fill the hull. It docs not mutter May your life upon earth be long to Ind. Tho lecture Itself 1s worth six attempted to remove her, lest’her emo­ which part of the hall one occupies, as months' subscription to your excellent Practical Good Sense. you'll weep and pray, but ull in vain—a» carry forward the enterprise so success­ tions should be Injurious to her. She far you roam, for one short hour to rost ho continually circulate« through tho fully Inaugurated." paper, and I feel assured that I voice the waved them away with her hands, and audience. He is a very conscientious sentiment of all who read it, when I say: Independence, Kansan, has passed an from grief nnd puln In this sw<-ot homo. Science, say« Mrs. Browning, wa» remained in that position, her lira upon medium, refunding money to whom he Give us the rest of It. It Is a grnnd lect­ ordinance levying an annual tax of ten Dear heart, I grieve that I must leave thrust Into Europe on the point of a those of her deceased niece, and breath­ cannot givo satisfaction. Mediums of ure. Many people will read history dollars on each church which obtains thee here to walk alone: but sometime Moorish lance. ing, as It turned out afterwards, the we shall find each other there In our his powors and fearlessness and consci­ when found In the columns of a newspa­ warm breath of life Into her lungs. At money from tho people by holding fairs, entiousness can and will do wonderfully Geo. F. Perkins and his estimable per, who would not take the time and spirit home: but In the meantime read wife are still In the East. They are length she exclaimed, “She II veil," and festivals or setting lunches for sale. A this "General Survey," and thus keep progressive work for the cause. Denver trouble to sit down nnd read a bound vol­ then, rising from the body, she pointed good move as far as it goes; but why is a good place for n good public medi­ holding meetings at Union Square Hall, ume In order to find out »omelhing they posted as to the past, tho future und near I Uh St. His Brooklyn address Is out unequivocal signs of life Sne then should not llie church, protected by law, to-day. um, ns the audiences attending these se­ wanted to know. But nuwnpajwr read­ stated that as she was kisbing her niece pay for that protection at it» full value, ances are of an Intelligent and cultured 200 Fulton St. ing is something that everybody indulges she fancied she felt her breath, and In a just as other property Is required to do? W. 8. Clemens, of Columbus, O., writes n a tu re ." '¡hr Freethinker*' Mageuim forMarch 1» In. Hence they are great educators: few minutes wa» convince! of the fact. Church properly, withdrawn from tho| that the Spiritualist» there aro very a very valuable number. The frontl»- and I know of none greater than THE active, and tin- meetings well nttendea. Wm. F. Pfeiffer, President, of Buffalo, The young girl who was supposed to boirj fields of Industry, worth in the aggregate picce is a full-]>agc portrait of the late P r o g r e ssiv e T h in k e r .” dead wa» taken out of th e Mrs. Elizabeth Colt anil C. C. Pomeroy N. Y., writes: "Mr. Oscar A. Edgerly c cotlin and probably one thousand million dollars, concluded his engagement with the Spir­ James Parton. There aro nine fine Mrs. f*. Beckwith write»: “ The St. placed in a warm bed, and in the course estimatingIng the average value at (910,010,000 are doing their best to keep up the likenesses of the mum tier» of the Y. M. of a few hours fully revived. She staled interest. The awakened activity is at­ itualist Society of Buffalo, N. Y., on Sun­ Iziuls Spiritual Association have enjoyed and yet they shirk the expense» of good day evening, Feb. 2*th. The audience F. T. Society. Col. IngcrsoM'» graphic lecture« for I8|»2 a* follows: For March, that during her trance she was fully government. It won't always Is; so tracting the attention of good, orthodox and pointed address before the Now sensible of all that was passing around people,_ who arearo shylys Investigating. in the afternoon and evening were the J. Clegg Wright: April, Lyman C. largest wc have had in tho hall for some York Unitarian Club appears in full. her, and aho even heard tho death-bell , Our correspondentBH&gM&j concludes one! i 1 Iby saying: Howe: May, J. Frank Baxter: October, time: In tho ovonlng ttie subject wa»: 11. F, Underwood contributes a very toll, but was utterly incapable of s|>ccch Mrs. I .in nut llanlluge Itrif ten. “I believe In a punishment for wrong. able article on Thomas Jefferson. Fred L. S. Willis; November and De­ •MlnUtering Angels,' and tho manner cember, Mrs. Anna Orvis. Moses Hull or sign to show that she was not dead. This grand and noble woman has re- «»»«Rh expiate It. Outside of this, George Holyoake tells us what con­ tired from the editorship of the 7Vo Eternal Progression uwulUour pleasure In which tho Intelligences handled it ami wife closed their lectures Sunday was wonderful. Tho audience liltencd stitutes a freethinker and freethought. A W arning Not«. i,. , which enable« uh to bo good, do good, There is much other valuable matter. for tho month of February, and under World*, London, England. She has »tend ttnd maku thc world belter for having m i attentively that they appeared as tbolr ministrations the hall ba* been Dr. Bolton, at the Molhod 1st Centenary In the front ranks for about forty years, lived In It. Long may T h e PKOgrksb- though they’ were entranced. Monday Eliza G. Wickers, of Lra A ngeles, filled every Sunday. Mrs. Maud Lord Church in this city, on Washington's and »» a speaker, author, medium und IVK T h in k e r live to unfold the truth of evening a reception was tendered Mr. Cal., write*: "W e k*vc two meeting« I [>r»xke 1» ln'lhe city, and lias given twfl birthday, is re|iorted lo havo said in the seer she has made a deep Impression on everlasting life Edgerly at the residence of Mr». Dr. here In different hall» every Sunday SundnySunday afleafternoon rnofJD fucture»." Matteson. Tuesday ho gents to Batavia, afternoon and evening. One conducted course of his discourse: “ The time is Mr. H. Blrdsall, of Bay City, Mich., 1» now stopping at the present age, und her name will go N. Y., to officiate ala funeral. Wednes­ by Prof. Bowman and" theth e other at Will C. Hodge at hand for Americans to say to foreign down th c ages a» one untversully ho writes: "For a long time the Spiritual­ [■resent by our good sister, Mrs. Nlok- Beloit. Wis. ists of Bay City have been wishing for a day ho sp eak s a t C'A»Niulaga, und th e first lands: 'This country Is no dumping loved and respected. We shall honor two Hunduvs In March at Brooklyn. N. Y. less. She Is also having a mediums’ good speaker. Mrs. Baade came on the meeting und developing circle every I’lisMcd to S pirit Life. ground for your worthless, shiftless and her by sending her THE PROGRESSIVE' 7th ult.. and loo lured morning and even­ lie was obliged to cancel his Western vicious loafers."’ Kays tho report: " Be­ engagement», on account of the sudden Wednesday afternoon, which 1» well at­ Passed to Kpirlt-llfe, Feb. 27. IS!»2t T h in k e r free, during the reat of her ing. Her lectures were well appre­ tended, and I think will be very bene­ fore Dr. B. could finish his sentence a earthly pilgrimage. All honor, then, to ciated. She will be with us again the ps««lng to tpirlt-llfc of hi» father: he Is Benjamin Johnson, of Auburn, Maine, ficial.” aged 73years and »lx months. A true burst of applause swept around the gal first Sunday in March. Those wishing obliged to remain In tho East, to be near this right royal personage, Emma l i a r at home, as hi» mother 1» very feeble, J. Brown write«: "Mrs. Seery, tho .Spiritualist and an honest and upright lerle», and over the entire room." a good speaker would do well lo address trumpet medium, ha» been at Anderson, dlnge Britten! Mrs Baade." and he doesn't know what moment ho man. He leave« a wife In old age and This feeling Is more general than will be called home. During March Mr«. Ind., the last two week«, and ba» had to poor health, and one son. is supposed by many. If the foreign I Bishop A. Beals wo» In the city last A. M. Gladding will occupy our plat­ turn people away from her circles on M r s . B. A . J o h n s o n . t*. F. Olds. account of so many wanting to go. 8he clement, hacked by a foreign hierarchy, week, just from New Orleans, where he form ." Brother P. F. Olds, of Lansing, Mich., was refreshed by tho Southern sunshine has convinced a very largo number, and Mrs. M. Caswell passed to the h lg h o r insist in Ibelr efforts to destroy our The Society of Spiritualist» of Lansing, ha» given the most »alisfactlon thla system of nubile schools, and continue Is represented by correspondent» as being and beautiful vegetation. Ho was en life, F rid a y , F eb. Ill, I8R2, aged 00 veara. a most estimable gentleman: one who route to fill sundry engagement», of Mich., will hold anniversary exercise» time than evor before. Hho 1« coming Funeral from th e ir residence In Thorn to intrude tneir pernicious theocracy on buck U, given week’« work for tho benefit us, the numbers will Increase as no would never stoop to do a dishonest net, w hich he will »cam rejiort. Saturday and Sunday, March 2'ltli and ton, Mich. She hail been a resident of or Injure anyone Intentionally. We gave Mr». M. A. Clayton, of Albany, N. Y., 27th. at Good Templar»' Ball. Mrs. of the camp mooting. Hho will also be T h o rn to n fo r about fifty years, and leaves other movement of the people ever in­ with us thc whole o f the camp meeting creased In this country. bl» statement in regard to Mr. Arcder, write»: “Ml»» Lizzie Erne»'engagement Baade, of Detroit, and other good speak­ u large concourse of friends to sympa­ and Ihon followed it up with communi­ with the Spiritual Alliance closed last er« wilt be present. A general invitation time, and our camp will be a grand thize with tho husband and daughter in cations from others, showing what they Sunday. We havo been pleased with her is extended to citizens and friend» of success this year." tlielr loneliness: but death, so-called, F. A. Cba*», of Grand Rapids, writes had seen In Archer's presence. Wo do stay here, and have engaged her for Iho nelghtxirlng cities and villages. Come If we could reach all the Spiritualist» had no terror» for her, fo r »he fully real­ us In very complimentary terms of the not accuso any of them of dishonesty, month of October, 1SD2. The last two with well-fillcd lunch basket* and have In the United State», we could soon double ized "there is no death—what seems so medlumlstlc abilities of Mrs. J. Lindsey, each one viewing from hl» own s t aSundays n d of - March - 1- we expect ‘ “te ‘have •*--the an enjoyable time. Lunch will lie served our suhHcrlptloD list. An Illustration can 1* transition:" and wo believe and know of tiiHt city. She Is un old resident, and (mint, and thus tho matter must »land. pleasure of hearing Dr. I. C. Street, of at the hall Sunday. A. J. Champion. hu discerned In the following: Mr». W. it is well with her sou!. Services con­ h.-r psychic abilities havo boon a matter Boston, who has made extensive re­ President; N. Gaucher, Secretary. II. Lloyd, of Colorado Spring», write«: ducted by Mr«. Nellie 8. Buude. of slow but (ture growth, Mrs. Lindsey searches In the realm of occult sclenco, "A neighbor lent me one of your papers, goes out to fill engagements In the pub­ riUTSIDE TUR CATES; A AV> 0 7 7 / - nnd wo shall hope to gain new light from Mows Hull was in thc city lost week, T h e P bogrksbivk T h in k e r , to read. L / rr Islrs snil sk-Ul.rt lljslism lof spirit Into- the Doctor's travel» and Investigations having ju«t returned from a very suc­ OS PEL OP NATURE. PY M. L. lic field. Her address Is Grand Rapids, llrrn> r*. UiroufS Ilio tnsdlam sbts of Msrr (S tr e ss 1 liked it so well that 1 secured one sub­ K jT Mu nn»n soil Win. y . L io n . A boon remote with M icb. Sbelbsiucf. An «acuitimi» otX- cries It. w . In thc East.” ] cessful engagement nt St. Louis. scriber besides ray»olf." •plrllusl truths. Price tl.uu. T • ■- . commeixdaóle? The paper com6ii\es Cheapness ai\6 Excellence. 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did: “ If tho poor man can’t alTord to there can be nothing within tho gates churches has os much right to existence Men whom the love of office cannot kill, and under the management except Unit us uny other Institution, but it mUHt bo Men whom the h u t of ofllce cannot huv; WORLD'S FAIR. go to the fair on a week day, so much Men who possess opinion- and a »111; RINGING THOUGHTS. tho worse for tho poor mnn.” He’s not which Is elevating and ennobling. A kept from continually Interfering with Men who love honor; men who will not lie; Continued from lirnt page. panoramic history Is before you. Tho the rights of others, as Is now proposed, _ going to drivo the half-famished Men who will stnmi before a demagogue progress of the race will be luught by in tho instance of closing tho fair on And damn Ills tronchcrou« lluttcrers without They Should Reverberate months at the fair. They repartl It as wretches buck into their hovels, the object lessons. There will be a collection S unday. winking; the opportunity of their lives, and these starving miners with their nineteen of tho products of scientific investigation We do not propose to Interfere with Tall men.ninrrowned.whollie atiovc the age Through the World! fanatic« would «hut up all those wonders century faces back into tho black holes und work such as was never brought to­ tho right of tho churchgoer to do as he In public duty and In private thinking. of ingenuity and accomplishment one- For while the’rabble with their thumb worn not bettor than those into which their gether before; tho world, In miniature, pleases, ami why should he Interfere seventh of the time for twenty-eight with our right to do as we please? " But creeds, No Sabbath In Nature! beast-like ancestors crawled. will bo on exhibition, oxcopt its pitfalls, Their large professions and their little deeds days we are to live outside the wall its dens of Iniquity aud its vices. In tho tho poor worklngmun must bo protected; thut encloses tho most marvelous works The gods, then, os everything else, Mingle In worldly strife, lol freedom weeps; nature of things, tho atmosphere, ap­ he must have a day of rest," is tho Wrong rules the laud and waiting Justice SHOULD HE NO SABBATH AT THE of man. I have mado n suggestion as to have been improving with tho uges. hypocritical cry of those who would pointments und surroundings, will ho the sleeps. WORLD'S FAIR. what these church people might do for They are getting better nil the time. best that the heart, hand and mind of eoiniit-l others to adopt their own ways these children. It would cost about man can produce. Science, art, beauty of thinking and acting; as though the Mnu’s latest ideal Is as far beyond the Dr. Juliet H. Severance was followed T o t h e E d it o r :— Nature knows no to lot every child who earns Ills und music, each will strive with tho fact was not known thut a great army of bread In Chicago* visit the fair every old crude, cruel, Calvlnistlc conception by T. J. Morgan, who ridiculed the pre­ Subbath: Nature's God knows none; then other for the plaudits of the multitudes. unemployed are In overy possible way tended Interest of the clergy in the la­ Sunday, and arrangements could doubt- us the calcium light is brighter than the There will be one grand aggregation of trying to keep starvation at bay, and how is it that uny puny mortals should less be mad.• at less than that. There j ancient tallow candle, boring man—an interest for his welfare music aud beauty, cither of which kin­ would be only too glad to relieve the that would deprive him of his very op­ have the right to curtail our liberties, will doubtless be provision made for the 1 He is no longer represented-—this God dles the spark of nobility in roan and overworked for at least one day in seven. portunity to benefit by the fair. Ho and shut us out from the World's Fair arouses the ambition to higher Ideals. The churches and the Brewers’ Asso­ schools—for 0hUdVrm!°lnte^ïd in !he | of delighting in human only trnked tho reverend doctor» to get | on one designated day in the week? As Wt* Insist upon Sunday opening that ciation oppose Sunduy opening of the out of the way, and the workingman various sciences botany, natural his- M *«»* and human suffering. He has these standards of excellence may lie fair, for tlie reason that it would, us sot forth by tho Dyershurg Stole (inutile, tory, mineralogy. Charitable provision I acquired the good taste to prefer tho would look out for himself. T. H. seen, heard, felt and appreciated by all they think, draw from those who might Wakernan, of New York, made the clos­ petitions ure going up to Washington will also be made for the wutf» aud laughing faces of little children to the again and again. othorwise bow before their »hrlro-s, aud ing address, and thon a rising vote was from all part» of tho country asking strays of the city to see the fair. I know long fuecs of pious men, tho beautiful Wo insist upon Sunduy opening for might add to their numbers and coffers. culled for on the resolution. Every rnan Congress to vote no aid to the World's Mr. Daniels, of the Waifs’ Mission i llowers, und paintings and works of art that multitude of workers, whether “ Believe or be damned,” Is the busls of und woman in the house except fourteen wouldn’t let such a chance go by: also, Fair at Chicago, unless it is coupled clerks, luborors or urllsans, that on thut the church's principles of action, and to students of a divinity school who were for tho children in homes and osyluiys. that will be found in the exposition, to with tho restrictive proviso that It shall universal resi-duy they may, with their compel people to spend a seventh part irescnt, arose, and as tho divinity stu- Why not for tho little ones who are the gloomy cloisters of a church and the close up on Sundays. Tennesseeans, families, enjoy this great privilege with­ of their time, one-seventh of their entire loots were not workingmen, the resolu­ earning their bread:-' Not in the name suwdust sermon» of the parsons. out tho sense that It costs the wages or lives, as they may dictate, is In their itions were declared carried unanimously. I whose State absolutely refused to con­ of charity, either, but in the name of And so it begins to bo realized tliat tho salary of a day. code of ethics perfectly justifiable. They tribute a solitary cent to this glorious ju stice. tho gods should be self-supporting, thut We insist upon It because It partakes utterly fall to comprehend the law of exhibition of the world, gallantly joins Let the education and fun which is liberty aud individual rights, which only the Declaration of Independence meant of that broad, generous, liberal way of The. Gcrmaii-ICiigll.sli School Asso­ the army of petitioners. Church and stolen from them because of the Indif­ doing things which is in keeping with limits the actions of any one |>erson by | State in this country— religion and pol­ something, that individual liberty is a c ia tio n . ference of society bo inode up to them in our Amcricun institutions, us contrasted tbeirenoroaelim ent u|>on the equal liber­ itics—have never been permitted to th is way. | necessity, and that the sublime sen with those narrow and contracted meth­ ty of another, thus protecting each In C. B. WAITE, President American cla»h by governmental interference. At MRS. FREEMAN’S SPEECH. tence, “Congress shall make no law ods which seek to dominate and rule. his rights to spend his time where and Secular Union—D e a r S i r : Y o u r com ­ this late day Congress cannot afford to When Mrs Freeman, Secretory of respecting un establishment of religion,” If the commissioners who have been se­ how he may elect, and nutting no munication of date Dec. 21, 1891, calling legislate upon conflicting religious the Secular 1’nion, was introduced to has not been repudiated, but remains lected by the President from every Stale barriers in the way of his so doing. attention to the muss meeting under matters, anil this attempt to interfere tho audience she was enthusiastically uhlaze In the hearts of the people, and and Territory In tho Union, equally di­ The church ha» ever been the relent­ your auspices, to be held Feb. 27, 1892, with the municipal regulations of Chi­ Cheered, and at the close of her remarks every lover of liberty demands Its en­ vided between the two great political less enemy of liberty. Ixiok over history, against closing tho World's Fair on cago will full to the ground, after tho the enthusiasm was unbounded. She forcem ent. parties, together with the local directory, und see tho wars, devastations and Sundays, was rend at the special meeting right of petition has been received with said: Wo, then, of the American Secular in short, the management, shall to the murders committed by this arch enemy of our association, und ull due courtesy. The best and brightest Perhaps nothing has ever contributed I’nion demand that In accordance with end, as they have commenced, conduct of progress. Where ha» science met K am lved, That our association fully works of the accumulated centuries of more toward liberalizing the people than the spirit of the Declaration of Inde­ this greatest of all expositions with sa­ with its bitterest oppositions? From endorses your efforts In this direction, the world will be on display at this this agitation of the Sunday question. pendence and the Constitution of the gacity, business judgment, skill, and the the church. Bruno was burned for his and is heartily in sympathy with the Columbian Fair, and we cannot find It In Theixs is scarcely a child ten years United Slutos, the Columbian Expos! exercise of that greatest attribute of advocacy of science. Copernicus dared m ov em en t. our heart- to exclude those whose only old that hus not learned that Sunday lion shall be opened on Sundays, aim we man, sound reason, and not be misled or not publish his wonderful discoveries Ht&olvtel, That n written expression of I chance ill be on Sunday. Certainly, wo« Apollo’s day— aday dedicated to the denounce as traitors to this Government side-tracked by thu walls and petitions until tlie hand of death had soiz.cd him, our sentiments be forwarded to the \ w o u|| should remember ’the Sabbath sun, and its observance by Christians the bigot» who ure working to close it. of a few superstitious or self-righteous und then the church suppressed his American Secular l nlon, with the re- dav u, keep it holv-but, by legislation, decreed by the Emperor Constantine | Christians, then and In that case they works, und Luther cost upon his grave gret of our inability to be personally | whose Sabhath? An interesting article nearly three hundred years after Loud applause greeted Mrs. Freeman will merit and receive the approval of the epithet of /oof. A dungeon's gloom represented. in the current C en tu ry tells us that in Christ’s death. Every Protestant, then, as she bowed at the conclusion of her the American iteople who ure so typically wo» the fate of Galileo for declaring T h e Ge r m a n -E n g l is h S ch o o l A s ­ N ew Y o rk City alone there are 250.000 demanding its observance, acknowledges speech, and when Chairman Waite represented by this grand and magnifi­ the world moved. Kepler gave the s o c ia t io n . Jews whose Sabbath begins on Friday. the supremacy of Home. could mukc himself heard he step|>ed cent audience. . fundamental laws of astronomy, and be­ Clemens Vannegut, President; Wtn. These American citizens own real estate Nature hu» no holy day. She does not forward and introduced as the next cause of its disagreement with tho Bible Kothe, Sen., Secretary. there valued at $209.000,000; while they rest on tho Jewlsn Subbath, or tho speaker Horace Bennett, who said: The next speaker was M. V. Brltzius, he was driven from his seat in the We concur in the above: Socialer have invested in business *207,288,*siO pagan Sunday. From behind the eastern hills, tho who said in part: university lie hud so long and ably filled. Turnverein of Indianapolis—Theo. and more, and this in New York alone. Nature is a democrat. She is no re­ sun in majesty and grandeur rises. Be­ You have now before you the first Upon tho heads of Bacon and Newton, Stempfel, President: Carl Klober, Sec­ Just think of the others scattered over specter of persons, and she docs not be­ fore its burning rays, darkness recedes. workingman who hus H|>oken this even­ Descartes and Laplace, Leibnitz and re ta ry . the United States! Yet they are not lieve in the divine rights of anybody or The mists of morning melt away. Its ing. I speak for 20,000 cigartnakers. Humboldt,—upon ail the devoted heroes Indianajtolia, 1ml. asking that the exhibit be closed on their aniyuiiog. y th in g . light penetrates everywhere. Through As a trade or class of men we do not look of science,—has Christian malice and Sabbath, which they very devoutly Now. in regard to this Sundav ques- i shutters, behind the blinds, into the upon Sunday as binding. As a cln»* we hatred hurled her maledictions. Says , , , « ,* , IVi luf*A n n/1 i t iVAAk: IA n m t nA believe to be the Sabbath of the Bible. tion. we have heard a great deal about I innate and hovel it goes, to bid the demand tho right to use our leisure time Prof. Huxley: “ Who shall uutnber tho It will not do to sneer at these citizens God’s will. A great mauy good people sleeping world awake. Tho lethargy of in the way we think will best answer our patient and earnest seekers after truth WHAT NEXT? as “ foreigners," for a large proportion claim to know just what God thinks the nignt passes off, and all behold an­ necessities. We concede the same right from the days of Galileo until now. whose of them are native and to the manor about everything. I believe it would other day. Nature speaks no word, to everyone else. lives have been embittered and their born. Again, there Is another religious be much hotter if he could speak for neither gives any sign from behind tho good name blasted by the mistaken zeal The World’s Fair Must Be sect in our country, coming up to the eastern hills or elsewhere to indicate to himself I believe he is very often mis­ At the conclusion of Mr. Brltzius’ ad­ of Bibliolaters?" Opened On Sunday. full standard of good citizenship with represented. I am not disposed to either Jew, Christian, Pngau or Inlidel, dress Mrs. Lund sang Arditi's “El Baslo” W herever you find a church, I care all that this phrase implies. Thev own accept all the hard, cruel things his I that one day is holy or another unholy; and then Charles Bary was introduced. not under what name it exists, be it printing ollices und are publishing “books devotees say of him. If a doubt exists j that one day is sacred and another Mr. Bary said: Catholic or Protestant, there you find TOTHE E d it o r :—As you have sounded and magazines, advocating their sincere as to one’s guilt, it should be given to | secular. The Turners of thodistrictof Chicago, an enemy to liberty. the above query several times—and solved conviction that Saturday is the orthodox Some of those who hug with an idola­ the side of innocence. I have a doubt who have chosen one of the least of their Every reform movement of our times it—there may be no impropriety in re­ Sabbath. Their churches and school trous delusion the legend of the Garden it has bitterly opposed. Slavery was a in regard to the cruol things I have members to speak for them in favor of peating. There never has been such houses are beginning to dot free Amer­ heard about God. I don’t pretend to of Eden and the story of the destruction an open fair on Sunday, do so, not as divine institution, and upheld by the ica, and arc now heard from an edu­ know much about him, but 1 think I of all living by the flood, entertain the Germans, but u- American citizens, who church, and only by the brave work of great progress, but to query has been cated ministry and dlplomaled pro­ know a s much as any one, and I don’t belief that Jehovah, the God of the have cast their lot with this great repub­ such “ infidels” as Garrison, Phillips, pertinent. Indeed, the more progress fessors. These be native American believe ho is so much worse than we Jews, 1491 B. C., traced with his finger lic and aro tho staunchest supporters of Lucretia Mott, Abby Kelley, and others, in civilization, arts, sciences, and every­ citizens, and yet you do not hear of the are. He is not so narrow, und small, on a tablet of stone: its institutions. In spite of church opposition and perse­ thing of human good, the more man Seventh-day Adventists petitioning Con­ “ Remember the Sabbath day, to keep cution, was this foul blot upon our na­ and ungenerous, as to want to rob the The twenty-four nationalities which queries as to what shall or can come; gress to close the W orld’s Fair against iteople of the brightest day of their ex­ It holy. Six days shall thou labor and compose the nationalities in tho city of tional honor effectually wiped out. the world on their Sabbath. Indeed, and thus, the greater your sphere as an istence when he h a s an eternity of days do all thy work: but the seventh day is Chicago, are each and every one too im­ Woman has. ever found in the church this is a great big world. Narrow before him. And if I were to speak for the Sabbath of the Lord, thy God. In portant to allow uny one to arrogate to her worst enemy and oppressor. In the editor, and more Improved your paper, gauge roads were all years ago widened him—and I claim just as good a right to it thou »halt not do any work, thou, nor himself the rig lit to decide this question. Bible she Is told her creation was an so does the public look to you for results. into the standard broad gauge, and now speak for him hs any one—I would say th y sod,nor thy daughter, thy manserv­ The movement to close the fair Sundays, afterthought in the creator, and that You are certainly “progressive,” and de- if a person expects to reach his destina- ant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cat­ that I believe he is in favor of keeping while ostensibly in the interest of the she was made solely for man's conveni­ serve great credit. And with support tion in good shape and on time, he must the Fair opeu on Sundays. That old tle, nor the stranger that is within thy laboring rnun, is exactly the opposite. It ence. Moses legalized the »ale of travel on the broad gauge. It's so in will come added obligation to serve the Jewish God. might have said: “ Keep it gates. For in six days the Lord made is really in the Interest of the class who daughters, aud Paul's contemptible religion, politics and business. Thera closed. For your lives don’t dare to heaven and earth, the sea. and all that idle away six days in the w eek- and then doctrines in regard to women have been people. This mutual co-operation is are in this country legions of quite re­ stick your heads outside your tents or in them is, and rested the seventh day: idle away the seventh. It is an agitation used as chains to bind her in her likely to be fruitfully realized. May your spectable people, representing largely build a lire in your homes.’’ But the wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath fomented by millionaire drectors, who degradation. From this enslavement of progress bo aided by ever}’ thinker. the wealth, refinement, enterprise and day and hallowed It.” ’ God of the nineteenth century is a dif­ sell their daughters to titled nonentities mothers a race of slaves is born. Let a There are more thinkers than willing morality of their various localities, ferent kind of God. He could not bear This belief justifies some of our fellow- liberty-loving woman utter a protest though they belong to no church, and who ure European aristocrats and lib­ actors, and there are very bad thinkers, to see men and women and little chil­ citizens in publicly expressing the opin­ ertines. The money contributed by labor against this outrage, or a cry of anguish may doubt the chronology that fixes dren stoned to death for laughing in the ion that the World's Fair should be is exhausted in the payment of $15,000 for the fate of her sex, and her voice is There are many who talk more than the Sabbath of the Bible on Sunday. sunshine, on any day in the week. closed on Sunday. So zealous and earn­ salaries, and now they seek to deprive silenced by the church’s jeers and they think. It will bo a good thing for Are they and their views entitled to no The distorted, impossible, puritan est are they in this purpose, that they the workingman of his only chance to taunts; and “ let your women keep si­ the world when talkers think, and think­ respect or consideration by these worthy ideal of to-day belonees to that old past are forming organizations in various view the results accomplished by the lence in churches, for it is not perm itted ers talk. That is not a “What next?” petitioners? But we speak more espe­ when it was believed that God was a States and trying to create a public sen unto them to speak," rises from a thou- dollars ho has so liberally contributed. for you, but an accomplishment. But cially in behalf of that vast and merito­ jealous God, and delighted in destroying timent in this direction. In addition to and pulpits, to drown the cry. But Will tho workingmen of Chicago tolerate there are some things you might consist­ rious body of bread-winners to whom his creatures, whole nations at a time, a general activity they have asked and women do speak, and will continue to this? Is it not enough that they are now ently be called upon to do. It Is not nec­ Sunday is their only day of rest, devo­ visiting them with earthquakes, fam­ been granted a hearing before tho man­ speak, until some day, above the grave called upon to tolerate Nordrum as chief essary to enumerate tho items directly tion and recreation with* wife and chil­ ines, and pestilence: in fact, in his in­ agement with a view of having their of W orld’s Fair police? I dare to place of their present mistress, the church, dren. The arts and sciences—the con­ satiate cruelty making hut a single wishes complied with. they will sing a song of deliverance. related to the cause of Spiritualism and myself in the category of those who will of mediums—you have the public confi­ centrated beauty of aU civilized coun­ mouthful of a continent. He was a car­ As I understand it. those who are thus Through this church influence our tries—will be to them as nothing if they be denounced as enemies of Chicago's dence that the best possible will be done. nivorous God. and had long, sharp teeth actively engaged claim to represent the secular Government is being more and are excluded on Sundav from this, the interests in ray position on this question. If public confidence were given to each and cruel claws, like the men who made Christian church, but, at tho present I believe in Chicago as firmly as any of more corrupted. time, that claim is unfounded. Eminent medium and spiritual laoorer. there I ?*hlbU him. Woman didn't make any of the these millionaire directors, but my belief Who pay» no taxes on about a billion would ensue grand results. That is too of civUi/.atioL ever dreamed of by m an Gods. Man wouldn't give her a chance. and highly respected laymen, as well as dollars' worth of property, thus saddling in Chicago and of its still greater'grand- often an unrealized "next,” even in the and carried to jierfection by his genius She didn't always admire man's crea­ some of the most intelligent of the clergy this entire burden upon other tax­ and liberality. It is grand* enough for eur is because it is a hotbed of radical­ Spiritualistic body public. tions, but she was compelled to swallow of the Christian church, arc avowed ad­ payers? Tho church: and more, in some the rich and well-to-ao—those wno can ism, and because it is destined to give W hat effort will bring the result? them down and pretend that she did, vocates of the World's Fair being open. of the States it has so influenced legisla­ make any day of the week a season of birth to a movement that among oilier Will it be great patronage of mediums and now man finds fault with her be­ At about tho same period of time the tion that this infamous law Is es­ rest, recreation and devotion—to join reforms is destined to sweep that body of and papers? Then may ensue assumed cause she has developed such a wonder­ ten commandments were given, upon ta b lish e d . those petitioners who would restrain American aristocrats,'the Senate of the authority. Are there danger lines in ful Jonah-llku capacity of swallowing. the same mountain, and the same Jeho­ A man may be robbed of all ho pos­ their less fortunate countrymen from United States, out of existence. On be­ popularity and organization? It Is an And as so much fault has been found with vah, through Moses,the same Jewish or­ sesses, see his wife and children mur­ their God-given rights. But to the half of 45,00*1 Turners, whose accredited editor’s function to detect it. Is there God, liecause of the imperfection of the acle. spoke as follows: dered before his eyes, and yet not bo workingman, to whom tho loss of a day spokesman I am, I demand that the danger of lethargy? It is an editor's world, und the wretchedness of tho race, " And the Lord spake unto Moses in allowed to testify in court against tho represents from 81 to $5. it seems utter World’s Fair be open Sundays and at duty to prevent it. Perhaps tho samo I believe, as I have said before, that Mount Sinai, saying: Both thy bond­ criminal If he will not testify he believes exclusion for himself and family. In lower prices. of each medium and adherent. As the were he permitted to express an opinion men and thy bondmaids, which thou in a God, while the word of a thief or and around Chicago there are hundreds Mr. Bary then amusingly depleted cause of Splrituulism grows, so increases he would be decidedly in favor of Sun­ shalt have, shall be of the heathen that murderer is taken, if he does so believe, of thousands of respectable, intelligent the consequences that would follow if the the duty and care of each worker and day opening. It would give him a aro round about you: of them shall yc and most of them do. clerks und mechanics idle on Sunday. various nations und religions represented investigator. Thon let us confer with chance to set himself right. He would buy bondmen ar.d bondmaids. More­ Then, in many of our States, a man Many of these would, if they could, take at the fuir should demand its closing on one another, and increase the fraternity • want the mechanic, who stands ten or over, of the children of tho strangers may be arrested for splitting a little their little ones and wives to visit the their sabbath, und showed that it would we speculate upon. twelve hours beating the glowing iron that do sojourn among you, of them wood in bis own back-yard on Sundav, museums of art and natural history at be closed every day in the week if such The Spiritual platform Is a vent to the into shape, the machinist, passing day shall ye buy, and of their ‘families that as a friend of mine was not long since, In the W orld’s Fair—the agricultural and action was taken. >He also cited the Cen­ well-charged mind, but tho press reaches after dav amid the pulleys and wheels are with you, which they begat in your Vineland, N. J. We have blasphemy mechanical halls, botanical gardens, tennial exhibition, which had an enor­ the greater number. Each should be of his shop, the workman of the rolling land; and they shall lie your possession laws, to shut the mouths Of irreligious etc. But the portals of this great insti­ mous deficit, duo to Sunday closing, and made tho vehicle of our best endeavors mills, with the heat of the melted lava And ye shall take them as un Inherit­ infidels; Comstock laws, to Interfere tution of education, enjoyment and the success of the recent Baris Exposi­ for mental, moral and spiritual culture. in a few years burning him blind, the ance for your children after you, to in with tho dissemination of unorthodox recreation aro sought to be barred on tion, «hero Sunday was the best patron­ To that end, let all prosperity be ap­ poor working woman, grinding her life herlt them for a possession; they shall teachings in regard to tho laws of the only day when the workers could ized day of the entire week. p lied . out in shops und factories and mills—he be your bondmen forever."—Leviticus, heredity: empowering this miserable make use of* the opjairtunities afforded. A suggestion occurs: The secular would want all those, with their white C h ap . ¿1, vs. 1, 44, 45, 4*1. specimen of the genus to Interfere Plenty of side doors Into questionable Dr. Juliet H. Severance was introduced hnino press claims that no opposition is being faces and hungry eyes, to go to thnt The fourth commandment is broken with tho citizen's rights to tlie safe, un­ resorts will be open. But the wide halls and made the following remarks, brist­ made to closing the World’s Fair on exposition and learn from the progress in letter and spirit by overy Christian ling with thoughts that made a deep molested transit of mails, and victims of in which the wonders of tho floral and of the ages, of tho splundid Inheritance in tho civilized world on the recurrence his tyranny under churoh rulings are Sundays; thut no |H!titions .to thut end " r , " , . , l ' i V " .“ ,, Impression on those present: have “boon presented. Soileties and “ they were liorn. - of every Sunday. The American peo scattered over the country, Immured galleries that hold treasures of art that Mr. President, Gentlemen and Ladles amps Have resolved against such closing They are too poor, these tollers, whoso plo, as well as the people of every civil within prison walls, or have been camps have resolved against such closing *alwould linger lbttl!,old as u dream of °/ delight arA.l.h?_t in It would, melhlnks, be a strange sight Many Spiritualists und Liberals write genius has made this exposition a Ized tuition on tho face of the globe, hounded to their deaths. the thought of the tired woman whoso to a stranger who hud read our Declara­ against it. Why not start a petition, possibility, to go on any other day than have repudiated in word and deed the We have theatres, art galleries, mu­ monotonous life is passed within tho tion of Independence and our Constitu und get tho opposition in shape? Church­ Sunday. They can’t afford tho time. principle of human slavery as command tion to see a meeting like this to urge seums, libraries, and other places of narrow limits of the brick walls of a But many of them might goon that day. edbyGod. It Is regarded by civilized utnusement and instruction closed on men have worked for months to securo cheap tenement—aro now urged to bo the necessity of opening a great exposi­ the closing. Your paper is in Chicago, Alas, in tills boasted Christian civiliza­ nations us an Institution of the past, tion on a day of the week that would tho day of all days when they should be closed. Public opinion would not allow at the door of tho Fair. Will you not tion there are many too poor to gout all. barbarous, Inhumun and degrading. allow the people who ure tho producers open, thus allowing people to choose for a privileged class to grow up to curtail mako yourself tho recipient of the peti­ And when they entered thut exposition, From whence do our fellow citizens de­ of all the wonderful wares to bo there themselves tho menial pabulum their the scant privileges of the Intelligent, tions of oppononta? Send blanks with the sermon prcuched by those -licks and rive their authority to declare one day exhibited, the opportunity of sounding different organizations may demand. respectable |>oor. God bless the triune your papers. Ask for contributions to stones carved and shaped by labor’s God's day and six days man's day? tlie only duy at their command In view­ The great injustice this Indicts upon Sabbath of the ¡ioor man!—rest, devo­ pay for printing and postage. A mite bands into exquisite beauty, would bo Is it custom? If so, it will, like nil ing the wonderful products of the wage-workers, It seems to mo, must be tion and recreation. The civil Sabbath from each of us will do the work. And far grander than nny word that over other custom- which have been In dis­ laborers of tho world. apparent to overy poised mind, us this Is then tho Spiritual exhibit at the Fair I of free America has nothing to gain by fell from the lips of prelate or priest cordance with reason, be repealed. They would naturally inquire what their only opportunity, without loss of pushing it to the extreme of personal will also need help. Your office and you | It won't do to permit that old God of the Once it was the custom to burn disbe had become of our declared principles time which most of them can illy afford. past to dictate to-day. ills standard of Hovers at the stuke. In America they personally should be utilized ‘ “ of religious liberty, that In this fair So long as such laws and usages aro We 10|<5hfwho'n wU1 lhe 'vor,d ««ape from ethics is altogether too low. No one ure permitted not only to disbelieve but land there could lie found a vast army allowed to exist In this country, your In the practical, but ure wonderful in theory. A little of the practical is needed the chains of bigotry, intolerance, now, as in those good old times when tho to utter their disbelief. of people petitioning to have the doors Declaration of Independence Is an empty to secure a Spiritualistic exhibit ul the superstition and Ignorance? Not until *.ods were young, has his gullible ear Are those who are to-day muking closed of a World's Exposition, not i lie, und your shout» *»f liberty but the W orld’s Fair. If vou will assume some every mortal Is educated and allowed punched und remains a bondsman for­ every effort to create a public sentiment Christian exposition, not oven an Amer roarings of fools. Then open wide the of the labor, it will increase tho pros­ the freest scope of investigation. ever. We cannot permit Apollo to in favor of closing the World's Fair on lean exposition, but one to which the doors to ull places of amusement anil Philadelphia, Pa. B. Kik d . step with his pagan foot across the | Sunduy, actuated by high und lofty mo­ whole world 1» Invited to come as exhibit­ Instruction, and allow every citizen to pects wonderfully. Romanists aro plot­ ting; Cardinals und princes are dying; centuries and roll American citizens of tives? Have they the samo earnest de­ o r s and visitors, on tho only day that tho choose for himself tho place ho fools war alarms are sounding; religious their liberties. sire which was expressed by Christ In working-classes can cull their own. Tho will give him most of satisfaction: fori Tlie Spiritualists of 31ieliignn. I don't say that all the gods are in many different ways, to benefit their fel- only duy they cun take their families hold these truths to bo self-evident, thut thought and civilization are changing: and Spiritualism must have aicrl watch­ The Spiritualists of Michigan realize favor of Sunday opening; but I do say lowmon? I f so, let me ask these to men­ anu enter this great school where they ull inun aro endowed with certain Inal- thnt the God that lias been born of the tion some spot or place within the limits can have the opportunity of their lives tcuublo right», among which are Hfo, men upon Its lowers, lest there shall be in full thut T h e P r o g r e s s iv e T h i n k s » best brain material of tho ages Is in of tho city of Chicago, within tho bound to view the wonders of the world there liberty anil the pursuit of happiness;’’ cncruuchments upon Its fair citadel mado leads. In that Stute It has undoubtedly by vandal hordes from out the supersti­ favor of It, und 1 don't believe Dint he uries of the State of Illinois, yen, men­ on exhibition. Yet such Is tho ease. und no less on the first than on any a largcfr circulation than the li.-P. Jour­ tion some spot or place in all this broad other day of the week. tions of im»l centuries. G. W . K a t e s . has entered into a conspiracy with Sam And why? Simply because of u mighty nal, Heller H oy, und B a n n e r o f L ig h t, u \\ Jones, Sam Small, John V. Farwoll, land over which the starry llag waves, HU]H!rslltlon thut even horu, in this Gov­ Wo most emphatically protest ugatnst Philatlelpltin, Pa. which will be so shielded and exempted together. Our mailing list is alw ay s Herrick Johnson und the Suhbuih As­ ernment, pledged to religious liberty by closing thu coming Exposition In the sociation or Col. Elliot Shepherd to from places and associations which cor­ open for lns|H!Clion, tho only Spiritualist its immortal founders, has been allowed face of tho great masses who are anxious A SUGGESTIVE WORK. create a corner on Sunday. He'» not rupt. pollute, and degrade, as that sjiot to, little by little, Insinuate itsolf into p a p e r on earth that advertises that priv­ to attend on Sunduy, and to this und we TA TUVOr.ES’CE: OR, ARTIFICI/'. that kind of a God—nottjou—not a commercial of land set apart by the city of Chleago the legislation of the country, thus in­ ilege. And now comes another largo feel to exclaim, with Dr. Hollunil: 5 Homntfntiultam. Illlbcrto calle«] Meffmcrlam* or God at all. Ho doesn’t keep his eternal I for the World's Columbian Exposition, terfering with tho original Intent of n Animiti Mmtfm-tlar» < ••ntnlnlntf ti tirici hlafortral list of subscribers from Maucelona. Mich., Oli. give us me»: it time like this •unrejr o f M runcr*« Operai loti*, nn«l th r e ia m ln a tlo n eye peeled for the best bargains. He’s I I assert, without fear of contradiction perfectly secular Government. of tho *»irnc by ih c Frcnch commUaloncra. ltv Wtl- sent by a lady—Mrs. Ruth Eastman. Deumiiilii grout hearts, strung luliids, llm n Baker Kahmatock, M 1). Ciotti •!.30. For Mio at not going to say, as one of these bigots | by Jew, Christian, Pagan or Infidel, thut i This superstition crystallized Into True faith anil rosily hands; Ibla l'Ilice. Thanks,many. r MARCH i i eo 'THE PROGRESSIVE THINKER THEY ARE A REALITY upon one edge of the cauls and mine upon the U will (Uso ho obaorvcd timt thè malti body Poems by Edith Willis Linn. EXCELLENT BOOKS! other edge. of Ilio writing ìb different froin tho signature. PUI1MBIIKO IIV CHARLES WKLI.K MOULTON. Occult Manifestations front the Spirit TIiìb ìb arco untoti f«>r by tlio psychio, who stvy» I was then requested to exorcise all tuy will How gladsome it Is In early spring to go into W orld. thnt tili« controlllng power Ih by a colinoli cura- power In desiring the unseen force to come the woe a s aiul Hook for wild Mowers. They burst They Are for Halo at This OflTet >88 and make the communication. After au inter­ posod of threo ndvnnccd intolHgoncca, whocm- forth from the leafy mould in sweet confidence of I ra lì auk Tompkins Relates some Stranok val of a few minutes, nothing transpiring the ploy a Boribc to do ino»! of tliolr wrltiug, al- the sunshine, white the tdr is yet crisp with the breath of winter, perfumed with the faint aroma AIL A POUT DEVn-S. py MOSES HULL, OCCURRENCES, ONE OK W lllCIl H k G IV E S tlioiigli not nll, ns 1 bave «con specimen» in i hui medium said, " If you can come, come now, of melting snow. Thoro is the humble heputlca, é l \ work foil I M w l I*rlcc 15 e^nu* as a art ok is wn xperience P H O E — with petals like Meeks of purple sky, tho pink a g e o r p e a sox. p y th o m a s p a ix e . Communications prom Darwin and L in- elaytoniu and wiud-Mower, und blue violet. The A took Ulti sil altoBW rssd. Prior Ml crm». coi.n nv Means ok Mysterious W ritino ; FEW PLAIN IVOR ns RF.GARDIXG — A Message promfrom the Martyred A" I Church Tatalhm li contala» taiaiblo *Ull*U< • ity Rich­ ard II Wi.ihnmk. Prion Í ccnU. P resident T ransmitted t o a Board of IMPIE MAREE! WORKERS. P 1 ALLEN T rade Man. II Putnam. A >1. A martclnu* 1« ->k. Frie* λ cent» /DIPI.E OF PIELES. P y KEKSE Y GRAPES. Hnudct says, "There are more things iu S Ct T GP II It will wall pay nerumi Prion «1.7S heaven and earth, Lloratio, than are dreamed r y \ r n a s p m il e iui . b y A N D R E W / y Jacken Ostia. SumetlllDS y«U *h**ttM toni Prim 7J of in your philosophy. ” And we have all cent*. probably on occasions realized the profound (¿ t& rjvo i A / ) / M.txns o r m i progressivi m ix e s significance of his word. Prom time imme­ U f».T •» purr. HirlHlui, non »» . turimi i1 «k trine, ami m rr\\rw of I In* um I* nt rrllKidi!« Itlras. Ilf Itrv 8 , 9V»'||rn*T. I’OOipfcÜCl morial until tlie present marvelous phenomena •otiiMhlng goon tu reati. Prier 15 fruii. have been constantly occurring which no 7 ROM s o r / TO SOU!., p y EMMA ROOD Tunic. A '.imuiifal Ixwk uf poema of rare turril. rrleo seieuce or philosophy has been able to satis­ •1.90«y factorily account for. The science and phil­ rp/ETY YEARS IX THE CHURCH OF ROME. osophy which deals with the material tilings / II» It. V Cli e i lilnlqujr. rxprte«t A remiti kable book. of this life wo can only partially understand, Peg. • Cr.\ Prior t t 1Ö. r'OSPEL OFXATURE. PYM. !.. SHERM-IX and what science or philosophy can lift the c/rlfoTL ho C o ÿn o jf 1 1 sr.il Win 1 L>"U A t"-.k repn-t« wlilt spl.Muwi truth*. veil from the immaterial world and reveal the Frico «I tu, occult forces of the invisible universe? f'lORfíAXO PRUXO. UtS UFE. WORKS, V J w rili, martyrdom, P->r1r»ll and mommi* nt. C.,ni|.t I tr.uii The uearest thing to the immaterial which O jZ Jiyr^ÛiAscdL Kicrctlilnkora Magar ln«. K»««IIrtu l..r r. (enact Pr|. ■ n .. r.u. we can to some extent handle, and of which J^JISTORIE II AXn CRITICAI RE IV /.'W GE 1 I Ihr -nudar <|Hr«lloB. ll I« I tn .lu . l. |i, 1 ,. w . llr.'Wn. poteut force we are only on tho threshold of }Y q t /? s fc jfirrt, // j c l M. I). Frico II coni«. discovery, is probably electricity, if the time J L T O ÌY TO MESMERIZE. PY PROF. I. IY. comes which that seer of science, Ktiison, pro­ I I C.ilwrlt, mi filio. . 1 1.ro « .ful tin »Thorl.1 . In Amor* lea Ancient «od m.«lrru mirarlo, ««plained by tu« auu rliui. x n diets, when a lump of coal no bigger than •at attintile work, Price, paper, CO conia £ nice in the following to "Dead Pain:" your list will warm a whole house, and a few ' UccruXoC J ^ c ic f.MMORTM.I! P, OR FUTURE HOMES AXI> 1 learned to take tho hand of Puln ! .Iwolilnir placo. Hr .1 M I’ce.bl»«, M n . A t.u-jk uf rar« hods of tho same will send a train of cars from And look within her tear-stained eyes; merit. lnlorr.tli.it t.. carry lo.ljf prior «I VI. Chicago to New York, we shall then begin to ¿ T t E o n r Z - 7 d , To pierce her fearful dark disguise, fi.svs Axn t h e m e d i u m s , o r c i i r / s t kJ Will mrdlumalllp liy Mom* Hull. A pamphlet Well wurlla And feel her teachings were not vain. reading. Prie« lucra:*. CM) GAcJSn^/'^^ OS- In youth's first flush, in love’s young dream, T H E , A XOVF.I. IT PE AMS WITH AD - One day she came to stay with me; /-< « ancrd llmught. *nt| I. fawlnatlnc Price go crate. the effect of which is sometimes seen ami fre­ S y U x r b Û /'< X $ . G riAjtpìs) 1 hid my face; l would not see T IBERALLECTURES. P Y A . B . FRENCH. quently felt, but whose cause is as difficult to A guest whose voice so harsh could seem. A-c They Bin WurilitbcIrwolghllB gold. Prie», puj" r. V) renta. a c c o u n t for as are flashes of "lightning in the I listened not to what she said. J /FE IX THE S /■(I X E . I Gl ; THE U /Sn ÌR > Sweet Pain, 1 know you better now; / ^ uf Aitiamrl,. I.l.f prim...... - c.f -- n -- han.l...... - of...... At Annr...... j . A nnulline collieil night, which in an instant reveal both til.lory of iti.ti fw rillen •:: - iliri.iiirti___...... the mo.llum.liln; |__ _ of D o, FI» 1 weave white roses for your brow, lif. V..U * 1."u 1.1I *»>.(r t . , 1 tM.Ilil* «-«.rlc.Mo.wlc Frier•>.(... U«i cent*.'__ _ heaven and earth, and ore one can say, Behold' And love you now that you are dead. the jaws of darkness do devour them up? We T H E AXD L ABOR IN THE SPIRIT WORLD. You dwelt beside me till I knew •Z-r tljr Mr. Miry T K1t<*lb*mrr. It .bound, to fact* It r r lc r can only say, "They are, ' Your face was beautiful and fair; roe« to tbe Summer-Land. Price tw o Receitt attention has been called to this You drew my stubborn heart to prayer, T EAFIETS OF THOUGHT GATHZRFD You were so strong, so wise, so true. -*-<.,rr>'1' 'h* T«» of Ufe Prewnted to humanity 1 1 1' - ah it* theme by the puported production of a pro nMdlum«hlp of n. h IjicbIWld. Excellent through.m. " in c * cipitated portrait iu oil, by invisible agency, of three different hands, affording convincing And just as 1 had learned to say, VIE VOICES. P Y WAR REX SUMXER B.IR - that prophetess of theosophy. Mme. lllavatsky, “ Dear Pain! ” you died, and to your grave low. The Volcft contain pnrmi of rrmarkabl« beauty and proof of individualized intelligences. force.7 They are moat excellent. Trice llJUu. an account of which, from a Philadelphia It 1ms probably been truly said that the 1 bring the treasure that you gate; A wreath of joy is mine to-day. 'THE GODS. PY COL. R. C. IXGERSOLL. paper, has gone the rounds of the press, and supernatural does not exist, but that no man I A pamphlet of k> pngc*. W orth IU weight to raid. Price Ji> a brief synopsis of which psychic phenomenon knoweth the boundaries of the natural. Also, And again, the joyful strength coming from c-nta. defeat of our cherished expectations is thus is here given. that the invisible forces of nature am far more ( ) U P S r D E THE GATES; AXD OTHER e x p re s s e d : U c la ic ar..t ik r tr b n . Hr 0 hand of .ptrlt lotelllgencc«. thr-neb A conclusive manifestation of those powers it..' nir.llnni.btp of Mary There«* Shethxmcr. Ao excellcoi work. potent than the visible. W hat thougli wo fail! Through failure l*rlce (|.&. it is claimed occurred in the parlors of Mme. Many may, perhaps, say on reading this ac­ The spirit Icarus to rise. Best, the Philadelphia psychic, iu the pres­ Upon the soul we bear the marks PO EM S OF PROGRESS. B Y LIZZIE DO TEX count: I don't believe a word of it. " The re-1 •A They are T.-ally valuable. Price Il.tU. ence of J. R. Perry, of Wilkesbarre—another ply is: "You don't need to. ” Those who are in­ Of strife and sacrifice. student in the realms of occultism—and a Mrs. I "PHYSICAL PROOFS OF AXOTHF.R LIFE. terested in this theme can easily investigate That which we dream of doing, I . „V itc. t.. tl.e Serhert Comml«loo. Iiy fiu e b J l irMtt. That which we wish to be, I An llluitratcd pamphleL Worth Ita weight In gmd. Price Zh for themselves, and form their own conclu­ I cento. sions. That which our prayer is pleading W ith pure intensity:— P s y c h o p a t h y , o r s p / r i 7 h e a u x g . a In conclusion l will simply reaffirm Hamlet's I 1 le.v.n» on thcrri.Uou.of the »plrlt to It- own "rgiin- This is the truest nature, I !,TO: *n’* fh«* ltiter-rrtatl««n of human being, wllh reference to dictum: “There arc more things in heaven The God-like and the strong: I MBUb. dlM-ne and healing tty the «plrlt ..f t»r IteoJ.mato “ »•b. through Hie medium.I,Ip of Mr*. Cor* I. V. n t' hm -od \ ten seconds. Here was writing apparently and earth, Horatio, than are dreamed of in Struggling and yearning upward I hook ilmi rtery braler, pliy.klan and Ht-lrUaill.t .h.-uld read. done with pen and ink, without any visible your philosophy I r a G a i . e T o m p k in s . Through failure and through wrong. | Fnce II JO material pen or ink, and done in such a W hen we sit down, awaiting the great tide to PHILOSOPHY OF SPIRITUAL INTER 1 conr«r Uy .\D.lr<-w .Jaete.o Davit A rare ». rlc. tt ; • manner as to preclude the possibility of using bear us onward, we are reminded that to few •eaaea great merit Price • I 3. come the great opportunities: an ordinary material pen; and all done under pESEARCHES IX ORIEXTAL HISTORY. I circumstances'and conditions that would make Our lives from day to day are but the scene /V •■TDl.ntrlng the origin of the .levs, the rl.e and «: • d / m a.tr 1 aol.rn *nd the derl rollon of Chrl.tUnlty. • the supposition of any hypnotic influence or Of little things that happen everywhere, Added: Whence our Aryan Ancctor«? Ry fi. W-Broura. M D. Full of the commonplace of toi1 aud care, One of the mwi ralual.le work, et er puhlUhcd. Price »1 JO. Of word and deed that with each moment come. p i AL LIFE I.V THE SPIRIT-LAXP. G/VF.X 1 \ lD.plr*1 |.m it> t.r Mr. Marl. VI KlBB V« a will not bBCBOM The little deed, but oh, so hard to do! weary while reading till* excellent l«»tk. Price 3 cent* H arder than battle of the noisy field, To m eet life’s daily tem pting and not y ield, po.VAX/SM AXD THE REPUBLIC. PY I -» V Rev. lu acJ l.ac-lrg. M A. Ercry ¡atriol »ho-j.d rea l IE To smile in spite of sorrow ana be true. Price »1.00. Already these quotations have trespassed on | C rUD/ES IM PSYCHIC SCIEXCE. AX IX- the limits of my space, and I conclude with the I O TBlOBbie work, tty tlodtoo TutUc. price »1.3. following, which will touch every mother's heart, | C ~ERS OF THF. AGES. EMBRACING SFIR- because coming from the heart of a mother: i j ItnUlan. n n !;-•*•• l Ry 1 M Pt 1 1 it. I*. An ci> eye opedl* uf 1 nl. rr.tlug and lo.trucUre fact*. Price 00. God lends us the birds and the babies HELENE PETROVNA ULAVATSKY Ana the beautiful, brilliant flowers; CTATUVOUSM. OR ARTIFICIAL SOMXAM Mr. Ferry placed these * J huilam. tilth.Tt" railed ni-ni'-rlim: or »nltnal • ag- • • canvasses on a chair Ry Wm. Hakrr Kithnr.li. lt. M p. A very augse.llte w tk with their face sides next to the wall, in a par­ I Crl leal mind, .bould read li. Price (1J0. tially curtained but clearly lighted part of the ELF COX TRAD/CT/OXS OF THE B/R/.r U4 rr>-»fVMs!t|rtD". ihrolorlctl, tnonL btftoricsl §»*1 ♦ r^'" room. Soon a smell of paint was remarked in I Ivr5 cacb rd irt’.rttinthily ant! n«‘»ttv rljr bjr qaotAfl iti» Id . the room, and the madam observed that the And the flowers are gone from the meadow Set ptnre, wlihuot comment. Price 15 c«m». W here once they delighted our eyes. forces were at work. After waiting in silence C HAI.L THF. PIBI.F. BE READ IX OU" And the babies, too. have departed: O pubUo •cbool- Br Rlch%rd B. Westlin *w. It I* c: - in some five minutes, the canvasses were turned u f: atellectual mra(. IVlcc u> rent*. from the wall, and on one of them there was a Alas! for our hurrying tears, Some over the gloomy river, C TUD/ES IX THEOSOPHY; HISTORICAL correct aud beautiful portrait of time. Bla- Some with the grown-up years. * J and pr»cllc»l. A manual for the p-.plr. l’.> W. .1 . CoirUle. vatsky, a copy of which is here reproduced. Vb ualdc to tho».- Im c.tlg ttli.g lb. • -oPhy. Price 1 1 V). The birds will return in the spring-time Latfcr on, it is claimed, while Mme. Best, W hen flowers bespangle the sod; Mr. Berry and Mrs. Kate were looking at the But tho babies, tho blessed babies, portrait, there gradually appeared in the upper Wo have given them back to God. left-hand corner of the background of the Berlin Heights, Ohio. H u d s o n T u t t l e . picture a face and head, nud finally the clean- £ut figure of the white-robed form of Mme. Snowflakes. W here do they go. Blavatsky sitting with an expression of quiet The melting flakes of tho bright, white snow? repose upon her countenance, and her mar­ They go to nourish the April showers; velously beautiful hands gracefully folded. They go to foster the Muytime flowers: Upon the windowsill sits a Hindu idol, an ex­ W here the roots of tho hidden grasses grow, act picture of one formerly belonging to Mr. ' 7¿ < m f l U r z f t ) c l f t l r - There do they go. l'oulkc, aud which was given by him to the How do they go? madam. Below the window are shelves con­ Drop after drop, in a silent flow, Ò lrc\e\Tycn\ W hen the warm rain falls, and the winds are loud taining books with the initials I. U. andS. D. CLOD And tho swallow sings in tho rift of tho cloud, —uo doubt referring to the volumes she had Through tho frozen veins of the earth below written—"Isis Unveiled” and "Sacred Doc­ l e v a They softly go. trine.” Thus was this manifestation given ; W hy do they have it so f BUS- ______More than this, truly, 1 can not toll; JU'^e’ addition to the simple message itself, and l I am neither a seer nor an oracle! is also its attractiveness as a specimen of chirography, Constant. W hen all is answered. I only know That they come and go! there are some peculiarities about it of a per­ I give you back your word again; Kate 1‘ntiunn Osgood sonal significance to me and to no one else, W hy should 1 hold It now? state- 1 do not impute any miracle or supernatural W hy should I see you try in vain it have theory to this revelation, but simply submit To keep a plighted vow? • heart the evidence of my own senses and tlu> fnqt as And so to-day I say good-bye der to it appears, anti leave the reader to draw liis W ithout reproach or tear, an ad own inferences. W ithout one sob or bitter cry To tell that you were dear. that I ANOTHER INSTANCE. Times I Another instance of the display of this And just because my love has grown and that power is here given. A gentleman well known No w hit more wc-tik or cold, ccnU. l ’Ilo 79 vv i.u, 1 make no angry plaint or moan, A YSIPE JOTTIXGS, ESSAYS, SKETCH- Nor speak of days of old; 111 »»tlirrol from tho highway«, l.y- But yet I will not'havc you say, Ijr Manie K Hull. It 1« mwl vitc.lcut- Because I give no blame, Ptlce »I to. That if you’re weak and faiso to-day, T h a t I may be the same. W Seven«," * txiuk of 7T1 r»*e*. Hr Tho Ptu lunx It I* really * Very Inter*«lias and auggeallic work. Trice(1 .3 Not so, Togother bound are wo, J/f/H Y SHE BECAME A SPIRITUALIST. Bound by a golden chain; VI Twrtvc lecture*. 1'y Abtiy A. Judaun. Tilt* hook ahoohl No wordB you »peak . can set ino free, l* read l>jr «'very Spiritual!«!. Price *1.U0: pu«Uge Ucent*. N op ease ray bitter pain. LT/AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN A SPIRITUAL- You need not think tho love that grow W lit!o r , Ctnrluu* ll.-< elation* frum iho Llfo of * Trane« And strengthened day by day Medium. Uy Mr. Nettle t .iihurn Mnj-nard. Thta curloua book tin. no precedent In the KiikIUIi language. 1 1 » theme la nurel Iu W ithin my trustful heart for you, Irulh apparent- It ha« u peculiar hearing npon Iho mail oiomeni- T now can cast away. ou* period In hlitory and rvganllng II* wont fanioua participant— the moat noted American. It U baaed on truth aud fact, and therefore will live frum thla lime form. The puhllaher ha* not •pared care, rvtrarch or expen»* tn II* verification and produc­ Unfeeling or unkind; tion. and hr atakea hi« reputation upon the validity of IU cuntrnia, knowing that tt will bear thorough examination, regard).-«* of Should fickle fortune turn and flee, duciriue or creed or arcE It I* a rvmar-1 able picture—a page of And leavo you far behind; veiled hlttory. (live It a deliberate reading. You will ho amply repaid. Price (I SO. Should all your summer friends depart In cold and nrotid disdain; EF.RS OF THE AGES. OR SPIRITUALISM My love shall live safe in my heart, Pa»t and Prracnt- Hr J. M. Feeble*. M. D. A book of *7» 5page*. It I* an encyclopedia of fact»; a mine of faro knowledge; Should you need it again. a w rk Uiat abuuld he In the bond* of every SplrltualUL Price —C’fiamfitsr' J o u r n a l C h ica g o , MARCH 12, 180 a. THE PROGRESSIVE THINKER. 7

time the communication was written I had not hold of them; then the professor lets go of wns present. She saw tlie first initial of the TWILIGHT MUSINGS. thought of the matter for long, long years. THAT VERY "SIMPLE TRICK” them, and you put them to your thigh. (I name, nffd.lhon pronounced the name that she To-night, I feel the presence of the golden­ would suggest, to help the Colonel out, that heard; said she saw the spirit. 1 asked for n Ami now, nt this twilight hour, there comes haired angel, and as 1 sat down at my table Of the Champion Fraud Hunter. until he becomes an expert, he had hettci description. She gave it, the size, complexion, to mo by Impression n little angel «ml says: to write 1 hail no idea what I was to write grease the thigh to make it more supple.) Then, color of hair and eyes and the stylo in which “Master; tell your readers about mol Tell about, 1 had not thought of this test for holding tlie slates with said thigh, you put the spirit always wore her hair. The doscrip- Ills Silly M ethod of Explaining tlio Slate youi hand into your pocket, lake out your I tion was fully recognized by me. The me- them about your little girl pupil! Tell them some years. 1 cannot describe my feelings. Writing IMiemmicna. how 1 made myself known to you from this I was impelled to tell this liltlo story. 1 felt wedge and pry the slates open. Of course, ilium told mo tlmt the spirit wns writing mid side of lifel Master, I had an object in it my duty, a duty 1 owed to the modest, you won’t displace the twine, or loosen the soon asked me to open the slates. I did so, Brother Francis, 1 am a little surprised, but eomiug to you aside from the love I had for loving, simple and innocent little pupil of screws, or crack the wax with which they are hut first read tlie pellets wliieli had been placed very much pleased, to see in the R. P, Jour- you. 1 wanted you to write the same for mine, that listened to my chiding and com­ sealed; nud, of course, no one will sec you ul upon thorn. They proved to he those relating ual of Feb. 27 that the few of our people who others to read. 1 wanted others having loved mending in the long, long ago. My story is the performance, because it is so very simple; to this spirit. I lmd divided the question by rend it have been nf tor its editor so sharply that ones on this side of the great river, to know told in the language I was impressed to tell it. and then all you have to do is to put your hand asking for a message, and giving the relation­ ills old-time boasted courage seems to fail him that the angels never forget; that every kind To me it is a glorious fact that sweetens my in your pocket ngain, take out the metal tube ship on one, and the name simply on the other. and lie comes down from the exalted high po act, every kind word spoken, every little en­ life, for it teaches me one of the grandest nud do the writing. Of course they won’t see So the selection proved to he a good test to sitiou of parity, honesty, and general excel couragement given is engraved deeply on lessons of my life. Little did I think when this, either, it's so very simple. Neither will me. Then upon one of the slates I found a lence, from which he has been lighting the memory's tablet never to be etraeod. I want acting as a pedagogue in that old red school- they sec you pull the wedge out again, nor long message completely filling it, and written claims relative to spiritual phenomena in what­ others to know that every unkind wool, every house in my youthful days, that the kind see you put it and the tube hack in your j iu a line hand, addressed to mo by name, and ever slmpe they attract . his attention, and falsehood, every net of brutality or cruelty words J then uttered, the etforts 1 then made pocket—of course not, becuuse it's so very commencing: “You do not need Wlint's (under pressure) lias explained the “ very sira will mar and deface the garment to be worn to educate and instruct the youth under my simple! in a innnr ?" Anil then follows a beautiful pie trick." I suppose he will Soon have us so well by the perpetrator, wheu he or she crosses charge as a teacher, would come back to me 1 do not want to he rude, hut when a man message with incidents known to me atone; a posted now (if his conversion proves lasting), the river where all shall meet their just reward I" as blessings from the spirit side of life after says he can write ns tlie editor of the R. 1’. name also mentioned not on any of my pel­ that Professor Archer and all such will have I seem to hear the words repeated: “ Mas many days coming to cheer me in the down­ Journal said ho could, aud then explains how lets, and tlie spirit's name signed in full. (I to go out of business on account of our being ter. will you do this for me to-night!” Yos, 1 hill of life, to encourage me in my everyday to do it as lie has, then is it not fair to con­ had written only the first name iu tlie pellet.) so well educated as to hi1 able to see through will. 1 iove to speak of my spiritual expe­ labor and toil; to till mo with a happiness clude that lie took the cue of his thought from No such theory as suggested would apply their very simple tricks. I am sorry lie did riences. I love to call attention to my friends the world knows but little of. the creature the deacon heard calling him to to my case. All my questions were satisfac­ not commence with us sooner. If he hud he No! 1 knew uothing of the Spiritual in preach? May wc not also conclude that he is torily answered by independent writing, aud “over there.” I love to tell my readers how might have done ns much for ns, mid have my younger days. Had I. known then, ns 1 not cut out the right way, or made of tlie right I, be it understood, was an entire stranger to thev still come to me, how they impress me, made us as near perfect as lie boasts be lias do now, how much more of good 1 might have kind of material to discorn accurately the dif­ this medium. I could give other interesting hotv they educate me, how they help me to made the Chicago police, it was unkind of lend a good and manly life, and thus lit my­ accomplished. How many cross and cruel ference between truth and falsehood, or to tell instances also in my subsequent sittings with him to do so much for the police and so little words I might never have uttered. 1 low many, what fraud is, and, therefore, is not rcsposihle her, affording absolute proof of the genuine­ self f o r that examination preparatory to my for us. To help my readers appreciate the entering that higher department whose teach­ many times, where I have made the heart for what he writes? Geo. Bbooks. ness of the manifestations. kind of work lie lias heretofore done for us, I ers are the golden-haired angels. weary and sad, I might have made it joyous Jiloominyton, 111. In oue instance ray question upon the folded here quote from the “Better Way” of Feb. 27 In company with a friend, 1 once was and happy? How many dark spots I might m ♦ » pellet, placed betwtceu a pair of slates, was thus: The “Independent Pulpit," of Waco, present at a private spiritual seance in Mason have removed from my own soul? for a picture. When I opened these slates Texas, says: “Some time ago one of its cor­ In Defense of Mrs. Maud Jones Citv. Iowa, Mrs. Babcock, a private medium, Every good, kind, noble, forgiving, as well | there was a drawing of a human face, ar­ respondents asked the editor of the 'll. I’. Gillette being the mouth piece for the angels. This as loving act, is recorded by the nugels with tistically done. My next pellet contained a Journal’ • * » the following question To the E ditob:—In issue of Feb. 13 ot was the first and only time I ever saw the ink that is as indelible as eternity is lasting. request for a message for one of my family at ‘Can you oblige me with the name ami address the R. P. Journal, of Chicago, is published a medium or that she ever saw me. During Then, why do 1 write these articles? It is to home. While the pair of 6lates witli that of a reliable materializing medium iu Chicago? lengthy report of a sitting for independent this sitting several spirits gave their names do good, to lift up the fallen, the poor and pellet was lying before me, I incident!}- re­ To which he replied: slate-writing with the medium, Mrs. Maud ami identified themselves. At last I received neglected ones of earth, to comfort the un­ marked that I did not recognize the face on “ ‘There is not a materializing show in Joues-Gillette. a written message signed “Fanny Kimball. fortunate; to tell them to never despair—that the previous pair of slates. I opened these America that is entitled to confidence. We The anonymous writer, iu endeavoring to This message contained many words of loving the darkest hour is just before dawn; that the slates and my request was answered by a would like to hear what the “Buuuer of Light' show by n p r io r i reasoning that the manifesta­ endearment, but we had no remembrance of angels are ever near; that life is a grand school, statement from the control that a message and the “Better Way" have to say on the sub­ tions were fraudulent, has succeeded in proving any person bearing the name signed to the and the seeming misfortunes of earth arc but could not then be sent to the ope named. je c t.' ” nothing, but exposes his imperfect knowledge communication, and I was led to believe the lessons in the elementary department, to be And another brief message answered my Spiritualists, how is that for a professedly of the facts, which the editor of the above­ same to be a fraud or a failure. At that contrasted with the joys in store for us when mental remark that tlie picture represented spiritualistic journal? Just think, a hungry named pseudo-Spiritualist journal is only too time I was unite well acquainted with Mr. T. they are mastered and overcome. It seemed so and so, giving the name. I mention this man asks for bread and gets a stone of discour­ willing to publish, and to thus give out to the Wilkins, a good medium for communications, hard to me to teach that district school for as it conveys the internal evidences of truth agement. lie asks for light and gets the be­ world that genuine, independent slate-writiug and who was a foreman in a printing olllce in the small pittance in money I received at the and cannot be in anywise relegated to fraud clouding darkness that may be expected to fol is not to be looked for or is hardly an admis my town. The day after 1 received the com- time; but when l realize that some of the or trickery. low the bite of a poisonous snake. He seems sible fact. munlcation at Mason City, I invited him to scholars are now bright and beautiful angels, The writer of the unfavorable account could to have had some courage (not the Bundy 1 desire to say emphatically to those who my home and had a private sitting with him. that come to me ami teach me from the other see nothing but au attempt to defraud him. kind) and some hope left yet, so lie asks spirit­ are seeking for knowledge, that this phase of After sitting a short time the medium was en­ side of life, in return—come to me and im­ He tries to show that the pictures are made ualistic editors about the matter; and now, spirit-manifestation is a fact, and the medium tranced and his hand was controlled to write press me to do right and shun wrong—impress by a certain process which would require let us suppose what would likely be bis thought referred to has proved to the satisfaction of me the following communication: me to speak kindly to the weak and sensitive, much time and patience to produce, and would when lie afterwards finds out that not only is many keen and observing investigators to be “Den* old schoolmaster, when I wrote you to never say one word, or do one thing to add necessitate changing of slates. The instances materialization a fraud and all the mediums an excellent instrument for the use of the the communicatioit through Mi's. Babcock, to another’s woe or suffering, I feel that I which I have quoted will not allow of any such frauds, but that all the editors of Spiritualist spirit-world. There is testimony of the high­ yesterday, 1 could not control her well enough am amply paid for the few kind efforts I explanation. papers except himself arc either frauds or est character to prove this assertion. Last to identify myself. 1 signed my name to then made to educate and develop the child­ It is an oft-repeated saying, and gives a dupes, and their papers all fraud-promoting summer, at Onset, Mrs. Gillette’s time was that communication as “Fanny Kimball;” ish mind. So, in the coming years, when good illustration here, that if one's mind is sheets. almost constantly employed in demonstrating but you knew me as Fanny Cummings. I writer and reader will meet in the higher school so completely filled with the idea of fraud Spiritualists, how do you like the looks of the facts of spirit communion through inde­ lived with a man named Moses Cummings, of life, I feel that every kind word I write that he will not have it any other way when our champion? What do you think of his way pendent spirit-writing, and gave general satis­ who adopted me, and 1 took his name, my to encourage and strengthen the feeble, the in the presence of a sensitive psychic, the in­ of teaching enquirers the way of truth and the faction. Among others, Mr. Budington, the parents being dead at the time. You will re­ oues that grope in darkness, will help to lift visible operators have the power to so mani­ beauties of Spiritualism generally? How does it editor of A lcyone, has published a statemeut member Jiim, surely. lie had large, black me up more and more out of the mud and fest as lo confirm his unbelief, and the me­ soundjto you to be told about1 -spiritual shows?’ whiskers, and was very profane in his speech, mire, out of selfishness and bigotry, up into that he took his own slates aud they were dium may be but a truthful and humble in­ And in such elegant language to be told that and made his girls work out in the field. the beautiful gardens in the Land of the Leal, never out of his sight for a moment. They strument at the same time. there is not one in America that is entitled to Master, you remember me, surely. I attended where all will work in accordance with the were placed upon a goblet on tlie table, and I could add many more instances to this confidence! What does he mean, unless it be school wheu you were the teacher. You services rendered their fellow-mortals here messages and a picture were produced upon narrative, but have already occupied too much that they arc all frauds imposing on poor saw me in some mischief with a boy. one day on earth. So may the impression given me them. Also the Hon. A. B. Richmond had valuable space. I simply desire to vindicate gullible dupes that he might have educated, in school, and you made us sit together on by this angel pupil of mine, and the beautiful a sitting and the results were satisfactory 01)e whose character I believe to have been but didn't, because he was so busy with his the same seat in a corner of the house near test given, proving in reality there is no death, under test conditions. He took with him four maliciously assailed. Chas. P. Cocks. work of teachiug the Chicago police to arrest the door. Oh, how ashamed I was, when you only a removal to a higher sphere, cause my pairs of school slates, previously marked; B ro o klyn , A . 1*.. Feb. 21. '92. and brutally mistreat women for being engaged did this, and I promised 1 would not whisper readers to pouder over this truthful article as also a set of folding card-board slates, which in religious exercises. The reckless extrava­ again. I passed over to this side of life when they sit and think over the great problem of he had possessed for years for memoranda. Gleams of Beautiful Sunlight. gance of his mad zeal is just as likely to effect I was sixteen years of age, and I found that life at the twilight’s gloaming. These slates were not allowed out of Mr. To tiie E ditor:—I would like to speak of injury to innocent persons and to the cause of your kind instruction had doue much for me; M. P. R oseckans. Richmond's sight, and he placed around the my daughter Estelle, whose transition occurred truth as it is to result iu justice to those who that the lessons 1 had learned when you were card slates a rubber baud, and enclosed them are guilty of fraudulent practices for the sake March 7th, 1S91. She viewed the approach­ my teacher had opened the way for greater Little Prue’s Opinion. within a pair of school slates with a rubber of gain. If he will avoid injustice to the iuuo- band also around them. Then he requested, ing change as a happy event Being a firm progress, both before and after I entered this Little Prue'd been very busy all the morning cenland injury to the truth, then every oue of believer in the spiritual philosophy, she deemed spuere of existence. Oh. my master, 1 never with her broom. if possible, that tlie guides produce a picture us will be glad to have him succeed in his forgot you. As Boon as 1 entered this life I “ Helping mamma,” so she told us. as she went on the latter. The remaining three pair of death but laying aside the material form to from room to room efforts to eliminate fraud from the ranks of our made inquiries for you, and I found you. I school slates were perfectly clean, and a ques­ enter the new life of happier and higher use­ Making little dusty whirlwinds as she swung her mediums. We know that such success would tion which he had written and folded iuto a have been with you many, many times, but broom about. fulness. While conversing one day regard­ be good for our cause and for all honest me­ could never make myself known toyou before. Bless her heart, she thinks she’s helping," small pellet was placed between each pair. ing the future life, I requested her to inform mamma laughed, "beyond a doubt.” diums, too. Mr. Richmond’s testimony is that wheu he ■God bless you, my old sclioolmaster! You me, if conditions would permit, whether she have many friends over here, and it adds to nonest mediums are not all fools. They opened these, messages were seen upon the When the call to dinner sounded, little Prue did found spirit-life anything like what she had their joy and happiness wheu you live a good, not respond. know that genuine coin circulates more freely slates, and they wore pertinent answers to his noble and manly life. Some day you will “Strange," said mamma, “when there’s chicken,” when it ¡9 properly protected against counter­ questions. At last he opened the small card pictured in her mind while on earth; and also for of chicken Prue was fond. reap the reward for your labor. Until we meet feits. They know, too, that we waut the genu­ board slates, aud found on the first leaf a to give me a word or sentence as a pass-word "Look about and tind her, children. She was ine coin; but our doughty champion of pure of recognition after her transition. She re­ on this side of the river, I will be one of your hungry hours ago name written iu color, and upon tlie next guardians and watchers. I will try to instruct When she smelled the chicken cooking, but she Spiritualism cauuot get the latter idea iuto his leaf a picture, being a likeness of Ed. S, plied, “It shall be, ‘I come!' " She then said: and develop you in return for what you did said she'd wait and grow.” head. Wheeler, who in earth life was well known to “Tell our friend (who is a writing medium, for me, when a weak and simple child. I All about the house wo sought her, upstairs, The only thought at all prominent in his many Spiritualists. and owing to extreme sensitiveness on her may never write to you again, but dear old downstairs, everywhere, journal is that we are ¡such a lot of gullible This testimony is from one who is a close part 1 am obliged to omit her name) that But each one came back reporting that no little master, I will be near you in time of trouble dupes that it is necessary to have some real observer, a lawyer of ability aud renown, through her hand I will write a certain letter Prue was there. smart fellow to light frauds for us; mid that be (naming the letter, which was X ) which promise and will impress you what to do. I am not “Seems to mo I saw her sitting on the back The writing was upon his own marked slates the little child that you knew, but a growu- porch," grandma said, is foreordained, predestined and called to this and under crucial test conditions. The writer was verified soon after her transition. The up woman in spirit!ife, more grand and beau­ "W hen I went to shoo the hens off, scratching in work. We are so skeptical, however, that we of the damaging article which I have made medium had no previous knowledge of what the berry bed." tiful than you can have any conception. How think he lias mistaken the origin of the call he reference to, alleges that tlie medium [>erfonna the letter was to be. Regarding the fulfill­ 1 would love to tell you all about this, but I There we found the missing darling with her heard, I will explain what I think of it by a all this as trickery, lie goes into detail to at­ ment of her promise to me the messages lie- broom across her lap, am losing control, so will close by saying, very simple story. tempt to show that it is all done on the theory low will testify, which were written under good And her head against the clapboard In a deep A certain deacon plowing iu bis field heard test conditions. The medium above-mentioned •God bless you, my master; be honest, be true. and dreamful nap. that the medium palms the pellets, opens aud From your ohl pupil, Fanny Kimball, known And we had to shake and shake her ere the the Lord calling him to preach, and lie left his reads them under cover of the table and ac­ saw, clairvoyant!}-, my daughter and her as Fanny Cummings." heavy lids would rise plow and hurried to the village church and tually writes the messages herself, and then father, who requested her to write, to which That the roguish dream-elves' lingers pressed rushed in where an official meeting was be­ When I had read this communication the after showing clean slates, changes them sur she complied by going into the next room, upon the sleepy eyes. ing held, and almost out of breath lie stain and, procuring paper aud pencil, she seated facts came to me at once. I let my mind go rcptitiously. Furthermore, that to produce “ Chicken's waiting,"called out mnnima. "Aren't mured out what he had hoard. Just then herself at a table with no light in the room. away back in the past, to the little red school- the messages oil the slates brought, she you hungry, little one?" a donkey walked by the church and opened up Tiie time was S o'clock iu the evening. She linUHC ill Licking county, Ohio; to the time "I'm dost starvin’," was the answor, "but 1 holds them up edgewise on the table ami writes Ids loudest music, and the deneon was still when I was a teacher in the same, to the little dreamed such lots of fun. upon them in the presence of the sitter wliilo wrote three messages, together with tlie more excited as lie said: '‘There, brethren, golden-haired girl that sat on one of the low Dreamed I was a-ealin’ chicken, and it lasted his mind is otherwise engaged in conversation. names of three otiier spirit friends, making awful dood, there! can’t you hear him?” And I believe, benches near the tire; to the time when we Will any one of sense, who has had sittings six different handwritings. The first message But it didn't stop my hungry, seems so, as it from the nature of the R. I*. Journal's work, was from ray sister-in-law, wliuse transition caught this modest little girl in mischief with ought to should," with this or any other genuine merlin in for that if its editor ever heard any call to it, then a boy of about her own age; how we punished this phase, accept tlmt ns an explanation of occurred two weeks following my daughter's. “ I dot drellle tired a-workln’,'1 Prue explained, the call must have come from the same source The two messages seem to be so connected I them by making them sit on the same scat o'er heaped-up plate, her method, in view of their own experiences as did that call which the deacon hoard. together. Yes, it was plain to me then, and “ So sought I'd rest a intnnlt, an' I went asleep, in their investigations? We can safely say will copy both: ~~1 The Colonel was not called to tell us that it I could fancy the little golden-haired child n right straight. that uo such theory will stand. Allow me to Tell Jane this is a reality and a truth. My! Ain't chicken dood? I dreamed so, hut, I”— was a “very simple trick” to write inside two grown-up woman in spirit-life. For many give an extract from my own diary. 1 ar­ I will give my other loved oues a sure test as with wise young head «shake — slates fastened together with screws mid twine long years I lmd not thought of that child, rived at Onset on tlie 3l)th of July last. I soon as I can control long enough. Mauy. " “ It tastes bettor in ray stummiek when 1 eat it in the manner lie described: but after lie did and her name lmd passed from my memory. wide awuke.” had never heard of Mrs. Gillette before. 1 Mother, -We come.' uot -I come,‘ but aU tell us so, lie heard numerous calls to explain 1 knew not whether she were living on earth —Bbtn K. Ilafortl. called at her cottage tlie next morning and lmd of us, aud I testify this is a reality; not fic­ how the trick was done, audio! he heard; and or had been transplanted in the llowery gar­ a sitting. I took no slates with me, but used titious or imaginary, but actually existing. Those who feel an interest in sustain­ lo! lie also answered. dens of heaven. No, ull the many, many those that she furnished. They were cleaned Tins is real life, not quite as 1 thought iu ing a frcu-tliought paper, that Is not crowded Spiritualists, all, have you read Ilia answer? years of the past seemed as a blank tome, in my presence, and after being sure of tlmt, earth-life—hut better.—E. M. H .” If you have not, then do read it; especially if and I was transported totlml old school house with advertisements, should introduce‘Tins two of them were bound together with rubber you like fun, do read it. Learn to do it your­ These messages from the loved ones beyond and its surroundings—to the time when, as n I'hooueshivk Tiiinkek to their neighbors and bauds nud remained continually iu my sight selves. You can, easily. All you have to do the vale are gleams of sunlight, which brighten 1 tcaclic-r, 1 “ boarded around ' the district—to friends, and get them to subscribe. Sent 13 on the table. As requested, I wrote names the dark hours of my lonely life. is to pul a wedge iu your pocket, mid also a and questions on Imlf a dozen slips of piqier tlie time when we boarded with “ Moses Cum­ weeks for 25 cents. metal tulie with a slate |>oiicil in the end of it. Mas. L. It. J . Howard. mings," “ the man with black whiskers. ” Oh! and folded t h e m into the hallols. The medium Then gut soma “professors.” and lot them he Gen. O. O. Howard is preparing to write a could not see what 1 wrote, and there was no p f V T iiK P r o o u b s s iv k T h in k e r combines how he would swear when he was angry? men and women thoroughly trained in scien­ Then we remembered his strong, healthy girls, life of President /aclmry Taylor, and has other person in the room. The medium then c h e a p n e s s tific matters generally: lmt he sure they are a n d EXCELLENCE. The a b le s t that worked out in the fields. All these ohl been at- work for nearly a year gathering ma­ folded each of the Imllots into small pellets w rite rs semi it their best thoughts, because in terial therefor. Recently lie was in Louisville, imbued with Spiritualism, so you can gull and they were mixed together on the table. sdencs came before mo as I gazed on the paper them. Have a spectator, or more than one, so doiug they reach the largest number of 1 held in my hand. So far as my knowledge where he went to consult Gen. Thomas Taylor In feeling of them some magnetic inlliieuce regarding the disputed date of “ Old Rough to see that there is uo trickery about it. prompted her to select one of these and place readers, and do a correspondingly greater extended there was a great fact related on and Ready's" marriage. He found the court Have a stand to work by. Then seat the par­ it upon the slat-'s just under the hand. Then am ount of good than they would if they sent that paper. 1 knew the fact was unknown to record fixing the date of the ceremony June ties, and one of the “ professors" will produce she immediately fell of another, selecting it th e m to a paper with a s m a lle r circulation. slates fastened ns described iu the statement tile medium, as the matter related took place 40, 1810, and found also the log-house on the out of the lot, and placed that also with the Interest your neightiors and friends in the before ho was born, far away in another bank of Ilarrod's Creek where the ceremony of the “very simple trick.” Now have other under the robber hand. Then she qpld paper aud induce them to subscribe. It is State. It was not mind-reading, for at the was performed. him pul them under the stand; then you take | a certain relative of mine, long time decease—- pent thirteen weeks for 25 cents. 8 THE PROGRESSIVE THINKER. MARCH 12, 1803.

with the atnhnwlftl, liquid t«nlniUiiti himI in the rear of the house were the for many generations, lake the ground . I- IMMiAIU *if !•» I* ” • » \\ , I, I picturesque slave hut*, In and out of that the Bible was the only lui|Mo-latit A REMA A ‘A fill O / A’ U fA .V 'D t«r, tfiv# luuiin (u f u l l »»••. livlglit am i wcol# s i |«o 1 • . |1 -lag stsbijH In* t"«r bilr. id • f *■)• « »1*1 ••(»•• lt«Ui,aUI4», If r u r n li lo . Affidi«*»« VI Irti Tir»#' »UI» r Uni |»crtu»lli al »»4 • i.»k ..r four t>sw? •*»■» «*» h»« iu isoup mud. occasion had demanded they would uuiateD uck I*, anai, 1*1,1 uucnnoi It,,,.hi,..,- wouiu i.t notm i i,„,wbsthss h u e K winm sfw awrrlsStm tlm ut uir »tsfls, Aiino«, »»4 sdc I soum rsit art I have voluntarily »acrlflood their lives b een p u b lish ed . Ill sh o r t, th e p h ilo so p h y funil* »»«.. I'lilr«*,. |u .-i ■WATER OF H F t. A par« MiiaduUrratrsj mineral water, which U for *' Mar»" George and Miss Fanny. lu­ that enlightens, and the floiluu that en- » .n ...... T., h uhMutlid In curtnf nil fnrma of k id k e y , I deed, falthfuluoa* and loyalty are char­ riches the brain, would not exist Tho DRL1ARLE SMXD ///A A .A •\ UVEA Ill.ADDIJt STOMACH »ml BownljdU- acteristics of thU subject race Eiarly 1 (M h.lt literature lb« world ha. ever 1." * . orilgfn Will cur# ■IlIHlI SHIUBIIlSI. 01S* and rrmort CAll Ull from Ihn hUA- learned to both love and pity them, and Seen la. In tny ju d g m e n t, th e |MM-tlo— th e I "*• s'11 <•* spirit |*>w»t Is l • Williams. Laks list,». f i i i d tt Sum rtmndv for Brlf bt*i Dinnnnn, nnd have always felt that there is something dramatic: that Is lO Mjf, |bn literature I **‘W>*'______**w will rnntorn nnd build up rytUm« aoffnrin^ radically wrong in the Institution of | of Action In lu widest sense CcrUlnlv I % fMS IDA X. W1LMER, ’ TH, PS Y- I ^ 5 ' Vrom Iom of vlUltty nnd g«n«rni debUllT. ' A Will*W ills forloi fin*(is# pnmpblnlpsaphlol ronUOilncconhlnla, full sla v ery If the church could have had contro I , j 1 11 iH ’ M irlrr, ru4 I# I«#r i*l wul » Hiiur# Aller psiUculass. TssUatoultlt sad Ph.,to Xu Adjoining my father's plantation was the plays of -Shaksocare would never Itruai liulMMi* 11* - sii* M. I* lu K Nui lhn«k 4^h\c*gu. III. rsisd D um u n c in a i Ibis nmol bu­ ne owned by a gentleman of Scotch an­ havo been writton; the literature of the Ill t is w*-rs ts i. Is- cestry, who had two son* of about my own stage could not have existed; most iR A D /X iiS /»)• S« >/ /A’ fi/O L O G V M a M»U S t. Wllkss-tUjTs. r». age. (n whose society l was early thrown, SCINTILLATIONS. works of fiction, and nearly all |K>etry. A h«»*d rmrt dei* nf ‘ Irti* f (It# j>» n»»n etc«» u a iti I») t» U» l»r m a d l u l l « r i l l e n «It Ilm «i (.so nn4 both In school hours and out, aud finally would have perished In the brain. So I it tir? of ailtlce. *1 O 'k J nml !*•'! a»tr>* •« we attended collegi'college together; ludoctIndeed, äpurks Iront Col. Ingoraoll. think It hardly fair to say tliut "the Bible «Hir UMHilh * i A'l i r t w l»r II | ‘ t A di » tu r i . we were nearly as Intimatelyin i associated has produced the richest and moat varied W»Hli»m Vl»w lt| tu we could have been had we been own ADVANCKUKNT O f BC1BNCK. literature tho world has ever seen.” C* \f. A /7 /-A A , VITAL RLRCTHtC b roth ers. Thousands of theological Nicks have • ) • m a in - a l. Ihm » • ; lo ( t »cof4 nuiuln>*. Neither do I think it true that “ wo are" 2U14 ( oNX ur TUI OMINI'IKA». CHAIACTIMI My sister possessed great personal boon written on thousands of questions (*M%n m i nur, fimi (lai li ft. Ili «l4mc«>, Indebted to Christianity for tho ad vance- SÎUÎ Wontw nli uirnUR, l.lili«fM ijit 1M LINA lillil.K S BTOHY OP PIONUR beauty and sweetness of to ill pe r, anil of no possible Importance. Libraries draw a round bur imuiv frltjuds and rnent of science, art, philosophy, letters have been printed on subjects not worth I f/xS. / . / / / / / A'A A A A I l/A/ï /'MAX, LD'®- ______| admirers: aud a» time wore on Herbert, aud learning." 1 11 • || I • • . t I I' '•••*1 ' 1 1 » »< • I 1 ' !.. - - Ml , discussing not worth thinking about — vv MmllMin » m c I. mit (in i'jD ...... the younger of Mr. Nole’s sons, beg* n to I cheerfully admit that we are Indebted aud that will, In a few years, be regarded to Christianity for some learning, and I1*' bis addrvrses to her. I had long as puerile by the whole world. r i i U'KNfiR QUhSTiO.\S PVT MVCTCDinilC CA Mil V that the human mLnd I n i s I h h -ii d e v e lo p e d 1 i<> # 011» 1«) Ih tin ir lit.». « known he tenderly loved her. Every lll< r»l irmisUllou from Hir I min Tl«#- -*g% t»r I lrfti«»r* A lYl T 0 I Lnlullo rAmlLl by the discussion of the absurdities of UIRAKD AND l,l« K, *1 thing weiit ua smoothly us a "marriage ih»> ru llili •! I iir«.I'.ari tii «>r m. l • Tl*r i . itt. aa Mr. Peters in his enthusiasm usk» this «I It'll I OlllaakFd/' f«> r» |-fI* •' I* \ P»».s.l •« , Vq; superstition. Certainly million- and 1 A Tali- or IMoiieer Idle In South heir with the trusting lover«. Finally millions havo had what m ight lx- called question: "Who raised oor great Insti­ VI••ft ) ■!»«.(. risIlRifrll'tiU. I*» I*f1» • . IH «riti. tho happy day for tho wedding wu.-. M"f* «d*l»(4st (<» ol«fi |*r< .(•••! mil Ml Dll IK * i«4t I ;,4 m i .Michigan. tution» of learning? infidels never u »iHwIlllit* IliHlt It'U tili, la Ilf u tlirr ItSHik». I '•.» named They, In the meantime, were all mental exercise, and their minds may have been somewhat broadened by the stone of them." Ht h t XX BUU.K. SOW IX SPIRIT-LIKE. , unconscious of the dark aud fitUtl cloud (7 A 'A - 4 PKhSt.XT ♦40,00, examination, even, of these absurdities, Stephen Girard founded the l»c«t Insti­ which was gathering In their horUon A Mulltiud«'» «r«'* 1'iirw]I un l It*I»)- NiHM'Dtni li»i*|th. #r»'1 I'A R T 11, C H A P . I. tution of learning, the best charity, the |a»wrr iir«M»! rsjui, ii.. I t (isrtiis »MI u u tll It h u rst u|R»n th em In o v e r w h e lm ­ kiu B V k i «»k* I. church was nut tho friend of science or noblest ever founded in this or nnv other ■ !••!> Ur •«*■> « tire»4 ut s tliltivtrt y )fir.'>«'siI • *l|s.ill«..„s UM-, tins ing awfulncss, and changed the whole •t tu " n# h |ir» »4 *ii AfMKlD r prt *• HI esf *lu ns . Mr. Moliti I » Story. learning when it burned Vunlni fur laud: and under the roof built by his Rtft ** TIm* |*uiir c*o tii|«l<*(il «irmi Rflrr ).*t| Ki-t Iti) writing hb "Dialogues Concerning Nat­ wisdom and his wealth many thousands ll'fll f Ulf» « Ilu* t< f.rl !.. li" tur tlx » .....gill. a I l of those must nearly concerned; but of orphans have been reared, clothed, Tilt: VIHólNla N o n a thus It wus, u heart In which was colled ure.” What shall vve say of the "Index All »tioAo 1 1 gc( It (l»)e Ur Nlil.rill lr« s* A elmi,ii F.xpurgatorlu*?" For hundreds of >our# fed and educated, not only In books, but »litffl Irltrr *»f all IIkii 1 « n i» r1 |h l( Nil. I hr the deadly ser|siU of jealousy and 2 In avocations, and became happy uud A. J. HWiin, Ltxikmil M ainili, Ti'inn iirr. | >, the time had fully eouie when hatred hud cunningly planned the de­ all book» of any particular value were F it useful eitixens. Under his will there the McDonalds were to expect their vis­ struction of two innocent and unsus|iecl- placed on tho "Index" and good Cath­ UBERA L O EE ER,9 BY A RE//A has been distributed to the poor fuel U> t»le r(Ntr\l »r» u » punctually at the aiqioliilcd hour they wretched man carried out Ills wicked de­ in favor of science and learning'? Will dlhtfti*««' rotr »•m»«' frtrr. I») lu !*>:•« n*li nt «Mrll THE PSYCHOGRAPH That wo are Indebted to Christianity distribution goes on year after year. vrlllliff. AddrffM. Hr.J K. Wllfle» '»aan arrived, hrlugtng nappy hearU and sign. you will presently know. 'U o n for the advancement of seleuoo seems tine of the best observatories in the •ntlllng faces. Meantime, 1 lmd married ono of tho 'Min. To DM. j. r n iio .u . world was built by tho generosity of for sn enpsrstlflsd piichoinotrlc remin». n DIAL PLANCHETTE! The salutation« between each of the sweetest and deal-cut little girls in the absurd. Wluil science? Chl'istiutilty m was certainly the enemy of astronomy, James Lick, an Inllucl. I call attention stilili 11U. . 11 or *4rlc» oli Imifiiru iiisii.-ia, mi litili, party were a» hearty aud sincere as whole country round, at least so I look ot Imlr, slvlns »(ti' sin) *-i, 0 0 1 * dollnr sud Dir. • Ttlli tnnnifA«Qt lm» Im»w Im « »i t-hurtHiRlilf D-m H tr> and I believe It wu» Mr. Draper who said to these two cases simply to show that liH111 < r«• 11 a ItUrkltlM uri. %r»4 Un» !*• iti-ri iti xr# nail.f.^ though the mooting were that of old thought und I have never changed my i cini suni|» Tiiu '-'i'o •u..ii» sn.wi ria (or noria« that astronomy took her revenge, so that the gentleman Is mistaken, and that lie itr, w. Vsn liun-ii ili. . i, ellisse», in ir 1 lori ((iati (tir l'IaD' ti' 11• , Isoli» iti rry n r« | lo (!»•• CVF* and long-tried friends. For not a shadow mind, ho udded stnllinglIngly, glancing i*lii(> nini cofr»" 1UMI n t III# rouiniuritrntlori«, nu4 ut not a slur that glitters In all tho heavens was somewhat carried away by his steal. u •ii' AHa uf «Ut «'loftlti* rnmidiiieUli* Muti) wlm wrr« of doubt was longer entertained as to affectionately at his »till beautiful, ' T i l ! S D K AMI HI.AUiD. S li XU bear- a Christian name! So, too, Mr. Peters takes the ground ikh • h aft t*f u»**lr tiim JlurnO tlt «rllt lut*«-. »fi« r » frw the genuine goodricps and true worth of though matronly wife. Iaiulse La Mnng ihr«*«’ i t's'Di etniiti'« 1“T j>rIn nie li iu-r (rf u4vl< «< •U Onv». I*rr-|» »Ut# in r^rrU «* N»toDUhl!*i; C4xiiU»u Can it be said that the church has been that "wo are Indebted to Christianity troni Ih© h »irttm-fritl W I*. plie lim. M I> . tlh k ni''*f l<»ti» fu»«» ll(. lr «l( j*an* (1 frlrD ia this family: or that It was a fact that had boon left an orphan at an early nge, •ou Itoolntrd Hilrafn IIL fluir the friend of geology, or of any true for our chronology-" ( ‘•jn . li 11. MtsNtvih, 1 »fli’iit, S. V-, » f i l r # : •* I •tern necessity alone was re«ponslble for but with |s>»ltlon and fortune which was c*itu ut un ir »itoli* (t,y ( t r I*« j r ft> i(gm fU * fro rn fnany philosophy? Let me "show you how this According to Christianity this world J-JOW TO filò OMI- A Uh01 CM. the mystery which had so long obscured superintended by a guardian who had fri«*nd(t. M in fr>»n (br okt »»"iilrt» »!..#«• g r » r e is Impossible. has been | (copied :iN)Ul six thousand I ■/ £■■■■'■ Hir.. . . i • • • I*--- -I Ml. • •(oYir* ur» Ut'«» ifr«*»» In Ibc ulé ) ar>1 Tlmjr h»rv th em . sent her when at the ago of eighteen to Itltflily a»ll«fa< t«4T, ItFl |4»»in1 It« m# ll«Nt hDlril- The church accepts the Bible as an } „ivvs piri«;»1# . « «.Aint ii(i.t dtitgudin! • >..ur The curiosity and anxiety of the Mc­ this couutry (for she lived in sunny u»H*ih i» tu J*-* b u n Ut» irr«»i««t n/thforl |« tj,*- »• -, «r» i.*»g Donalds was. therefore, greatly In­ France), where sho could bo in tho society 1M b»v« li»»4 * uf ‘ *.,n, 4««uriit* f. »ad thH r motiu»r ** to And Ua meaning, and if that meaning line from father loson down to the Flood, creased, to learn what tho strange fate of KnglUli-»i«cuklng |a-opie, anil thus tho rl»r F.utfrn# « rN»ri|. toL'tov toriiitiir» L*«** m«4 # hM Is opposed to any result that the human mid from the Flood down Vo the coming lotrrrbtrd I» ¡sty i bt< »1 matter«, could be which had so completely pro­ more perfectly acquire their language, mind may have reached, the meaning of Christ, showing that men have been O c»n r»n fini coxyc«»i) ruom»,room», c^ii») to ili"«* *t li sir:«, wttb wrllp* «• futlotoat * * 1 un» tiiurb [•>• »»• d « |t|i ihr hibited them from mingling with the and also that sue might become familiar » 8ptrUu»ll»t r mliy. »( 8N bt. Jobb'* I*!»* «* ti«*»r Union wW iph fan *4*fii ma« aud »III u»<«r«nifblf (<••! It iaa stands and tho result reached by the upon tbe earth only about six thousand finn "{-{a rtiM.it> I tu»! |»»«(v U I* %rry «im i» t» outer world. At length evening came, with American inunncrs and customs. Park. mind roust be abandoned. For hundreds years. This chronology Is infinitely ab­ I*riiii'l|»ii‘ »r«4 tonrtriK'tbffL »nd 1 »m *urr iun*( »*r f»» and theI IDSsped fled hour, when Mr. Molatt Tho city oho«on chanced to be the one 'T'UIi RUN!) MEDIUM, MM. MM HD ftiorr **b«!Uvo («I «pirli t*.* t!t»u it«»* on* r.-.» In a** of years the Bible was tho standard, and surd, mid I do not believe lliai there Is 1 Iwllcre It »tU friirftllj raprvgjf lUc laurr & I Ui rvtlecm his promise by narrating J. A. Hcstb. glvs* n DIh is 1>r IstOir In order th»( in which wa» located the college I an Intelligent, well educated Christian tUftuprrl« r iihtU» In-Dtrir kouvh." the dark and unhappy portion of his whenever anything was assorted in any xlI msy tisve s olixm-e 1» lull uli i- » .-n lit, nisk « attended, I met her at a reception, and In the world, having examined the sub­ till» rsmxrkstils offer: Send ten rrot* In «liver, »(th A. P Mtllrr. J-mre*IMI and ID «» editorial life, which wo will, as nearly as possible, science contrary to tho Bible, thechurcO tfrr of (hr |n»trumfntt In Iti» |«al*rr. ||M W ortli'nftoa my fate was scaled. I succeeded in ject. who will say that tho Christian lock of tistr xod itxnip sod he will »end you s trNI •Minn » Atirasra. M p; MTh» t*«T(*|)ofrrarb I» au to*- repeat to his own language: Immediately denounced the scientist. 1 reAdlng. Address, Fred A. llvslU. US Ahl>itt street |iuniuadlng her to remain on this side of chronology is correct. uim»q tlir ptaaclirtt^. liaviuA a dial aad let Sly dear friends, he began, I am this admit the standard has been changed, Detroit. Midi. is- »lib Ia feto toirrd*. to> If.al %vrf llttl# Ir the Atlantic and hecome my bride. Of Neither can it, I think, truthfully be day a very happy man, notwithstanding and minister» are very busy, not trying EL TED PEBBLE SPECTACLES rrsu trrd (.» Xl*e •v*mmt»t»lr»ti »©• course, a« our family was of old French said that "we are Indebted to Christian­ IvrW* do4<> IB«< ID)-»|Ut* tu m-iit»)Bie|>4 It lu sll sb<> e a rs ta so* much of my life lias been darkened to show that science dot\- not ngree with M restore lost vision. The spoetxclns Itisi I send tre t m iti» ,)u»«U'«i) s tir ilir r « (» irtu csn m u m at>4 c u n stock, we 11-connected and affluent, there ity for the continuation of history.” The Urge eyes, monnted InsBne steel (rsnie. sent I»y mill ami cramped; all that portion too, in the Bible, but that the Blblo agrees with tUBBleste." was no objection on the part of the best modern historians of whom I have In x nice wooden box. Slxle xge xnd bos Ions you hs< r J b»i what Invest I*»'"»* want flntn* rtrrles »sot which 1 might havo accomplished most s c ie n c e . worn clxsies Or tend me your xddresa sod T will send Frlce. I.) mall, free with fall 4lm.il.ms fur asc II jJU guardian; and at the time of which 1 am any knowledge arc Voltaire, Hume, Gib­ (all dfrecllom xnd llluitrsled drculsr. Ilosr to he Sued toward exerting a good and lameflclal about to relate, we had been married Certainly Christianity has done llttlQ Fur sale at this office. bon, Buckle and Draper. by my new method of elxlrroyxnt slsht Prire of influence over my fellow-beings, and som e year», and a »we«*t lit t le boy bad for art. The early Christians destroyed »pectxcie» 1.10. Address. D. F. Pools, Clinton. lows, if all the marbles of Greece and Home upon th u s Ism d able to look back and (eel that come to us, of whom l was very proud. which they could lay their violent hand»! sjGEXTS WANTED TO SELL THE LECTRICITY I had not lived altogether In vain. That we« bit of a boy there who has P ro!’. Cnclw ell. UK. THOM \a A ITU A M M ctirt Oh! what happiness It must surely be and nothing has been produced by the SunfuwerSunCower Jewel,Jewel. IdsHi* Itsdr"Dsdgs of"f KeromttlonH»-"-mlltoe. Ll>’Lib grown to that puny fad you see, my Lewis L. Evarts, of Shamokin, Pa., ersi discounu C. D. Usines Co , ttocbeiter. X. V.fsstf srhendrtif. fxll. Lung xud Spine Bxl- to those who have the assurance that Christian world equal to the fragments ______terse«, Gxlrxnle Insoles, Kidney xnd friends, (pointing to Louis, a great six- writes: "For the past two weeks (Feb. they have lived to tome ¿<«»1 pnrposi that were accidentally preserved. There Stomsrh B.lterlrs xod Female Ilslter, v ipport. . , . . . foot___ man) man > U what there b left of our lath to 27th) we have had with us Prof. •TVE BLIND MEDIUM, MM OF. / / . W. AwxrOed Gold Me.lt I snd Diploma tv (hr A t f i ­ realising that the world U better for | baby boy. have been many nrtlsis who were Chris­ n d j by " ‘ _ “ J. \V. Cud well, the well-known mesmer­ Ä Blnelstr.frtnelNtr. viliwill send« •«. «r? 1« •. It l. not thus; for In place of having al- cause they wore Christians: becaus*- TILE THOMAS HATH lit « *>., was necessarily occasioned by the shining by appreciative audiences. His ojioning V rnnuot. LmvHL M**« B oi «IT. Cardins*«!), Ohio. way s been ready to join my good neigh­ there hare been many Christians who up and replacing of old furniture, pic lecture was on ‘Mesmerism, and It* Con­ THE SIGN OK Hl-XOGMTION. bors In all their many good works b-, were not artists. It cannot he said that lures and so forth, with new: then nection with Spiritualism and Bible Mir placing my shoulder, too, to the wheel, art Is boro of any creed. The mode of >P arranging all things and apartments in acles,” comparing the reasonablem -- of a W e a r I h e B a d g e when our country was new, and the peo­ expression may be determ ined, and prob­ pleasing order: beside# the baking of belief In this with modem theology. ple of our place so much required the ably Is to a certain degree, by the belief ASTRAL wedding cakes and accompanying gwxl The Professor strikes out straight from ^ . V / 5 RE IN TOUCH WITH THE f b encourage moot and supis>rt of each of the artist: but not his artistic perccp m i l •plr1 (u»t fnursU f. |o rm * d by onfT(»r*»l things for my sister'» coming nuptials. the shoulder, and yet hb lectures other, I was studying how l could most tion and feeling. l»w. Tb«? Gimflovrr turn* II« f»»'c to Ui* fruo ■f “ Truth. However, ail pn-[>araHons were finally throughout were given Sn such n kind » fit emblem for f9|»Irltu»ll«u 1( I» » i«e»utifui Jewel. MAGNETIC REMEDIES. effectually withdraw myself from their GAUILCO AND KEPLER. Price II. Profit# demoted to the c»u*o AddreoC.D completed; and the truly eventful day on spirit that even those that differed with T lif (trsn-lr.t systrra of spirlt-retnrdie* rrrr notice: but t believed the safety of Nub So, Galileo did not make his discover HbfDta, at fit CUtr 81-. Bocbt+t*r. S. Y. ttif * fives lois ihe hin -1 r>f man !.. cure and anni­ which we fondly expected to see my him could lake no offence, and were to myself and family demanded such a les because he was a Christian, but In hilate all form , of sl»r«M beautiful sister mode a happy bride, was be found nightly among hb Ibtenere. AN ASTONISHING OKKK1C A full description of Uii* svstnn o f m etlksfiofl, course, as you will discover before my spite of it. His Hi ole was the other way al length ushered in, clear and bright, W e expect to have an organization hen* sito a lecture ly prüf olnry II Richmond, the story U through. and so was hi# creed. Consequently celebratevi occultist trill tve found In Ihe pam ph­ which we construed into a favorable soon. Societies would do well to secure i My father » w t rich Virginia planter, they could not. by any (xxwlhllity, have END THREE J C f A T STAMPS let entitled Tin A tra ai. C rini which is ofgreal augury: and faithful old Hulda hut ex­ the service# of Prof. J. W . Cad well. He Interest to all searcher* after truth and will be who, being left an orphan at an earlv aasisted him. Kepler did not discover 5 lock of bxtr. «*•■. c»i»,. •**, «its 1**410* rrsiriom . press«! the sentiment of u* all when, is al present engaged by the Spiritualist« ts 4 roxr dlssxss »III bs 4t*ciu—d fret l.( t|>lHi *vwtr sent lo any address m reeerja o f «lamp fov age. grew to manhood voder the guardi­ gaxlng affectionately and fondly at her or announce what arv known as the Dr. A B. DoDsoo. Ssn J—e. Cull postage- A 'llrrsr, “Three Law*” because he was a Chris, of W illiamsport, P a L. J SHAFER. anship of a good uncle, who on rov fa­ fair young mistress, she exclaimed: «sii W siRissrns Ii .' ,.av**t> Ciocaoo. lu . ther's tarenty-flrst birthday placed at "Happy am de bride dat de sunshine tian: but &s I said about Galileo, in spite PROGRESSIVE THINKER AND SEIM- of hb creed. M iclilgm i Item «. JL (tax) tat axis hf Tltei k e m u , KU W X4U> his dl.pnsal quite a large fortune, which on. hooey." Noon came and the sun •’jet» sew fork. Every Christian who has really found EVERY MAR WHO WOULD BE A MAN he (the uncle * had thus far been holding | seemed never to shine more radiantly. Pursuant to adjournment the Free­ Or (ria ««mi l ’Hurt ac tocraaa« *4 out and demonstrated and clung to a fact In trust for him. Shortly after this, he Not a cloud was seen to crests it# bright Thinker* of Southwestern Michigan held AvHjlif t MANLY ENERGY marri««! the ■laugh u an old aod hoo- ! disk, noally the dark mantle of night inconsistent with the absolute inspl their meeting at Ingraham's Hail, Colu­ AIL WHO WOULD KNOW THEM- tion of tbe Scripture*, has done so cer­ J I sette, ind drstlsy •It.slf send tat Ills Wlfifxin. en d resides L with • hem hlsovrn fam ily thrown over tbe land. mn. Feb. 2*in. The meeting wax ad­ Pfjxboioffc»] CKnrts A d lft» tilt) •uiwp for l»for v ^ "T^EIectric Corontf »ad loag been os> Inti mate term* tainly without the assistance of hb creed. dressed hy Solomon Cook,of Hartford, and Ri»tb*n. M n M L wn.u»Ra,sn w MU» ttrun. K •« El*cvrlfiaa *+*■ I n v l a r r a t a a tba '(* tw COStiBW.1 T.CHr, l-Clf Itomlf and t,-»- «’ '*» *f-a p * * eft a n » n 1 1 f The year following said «rents ay Let me Illustrate thb. When our ances­ was well attended. He *ix>ke of the in­ r««Yor«a loa« «ffality.. 1» «J i*»"gifiaa father moved to Virginia, «here he In­ tors were burning each other to please (V mesi » ii'vg #•'» »fr* »—■»( Inundate- llud-on Tuttle W ith consistencies of a belief in the Bible a# p CHOME TRY. CONSULT WITH t»* »c - ' a*d Mfeta. vested largely la land and slave*. God: when they were ready to destroy a book of divine origin, and the conse­ Prof A ll NrtCT»»**# tft all m»i'»r» frrfalnifif i*. ^------TVs ars» tutine Ca. IT UM « 8i. Postal t’anl«. a man with «word and flame for leaching tactical Uf». »l4 jo ur ^(rlt Mirada Nmii |«iet of It was la dear old Virginia that I and | quent Incongruities of the Christian code. balr. or baadvrfrlóg. aaà oar dollar. Will aa»v< a dear sister wore bom. aad s here the , A communication from Hudson Tuttle the rotundity of the world, the Moor« In The faculty of tbe speaker to lospirc the lb re« quMtion« fra* of ebana. bend for circuì*« day» of my boyhood and youth Spain wene teaching geography to lhdr mlrthfulneiM of bis audience b a rare Add ree». IN lHi«trfffL Mll*ff«kM. WM. NO rJ R u s s appears In another column, stating that | I n » h « or Id w ilR e tsn w en t 1 annul: aye, am! still dear to my children with bra** globe*. So, too. one and a very good one. because It call* _ tuft «f fit» BAM If he has sufficient encouragement, b e! « f a r l i « heart ||f and rccxtlloctioe# of | they had observatories and knew some­ out the jolly nature of hb hearers and VES YOU CAN k .? i£ T Plrrrr*» JRayaHI« • Ill Issue "The Coo vent of tbe Sacred I l * M l r Tm »* Tin« « •Tn'.ralad thwe early day* thing of the orbits of the «tars. produces a harmonious feeling, a condi­ FT WELL. SEND 11 EOR A BOT- Tn*s« b ** r » Wit-tallt • str. tl l Lo««- They did not And out these thing» be­ and» ei , ÎS ÎM , f(Q Jf 'B H oop« Of M # d Our home w** ow* of exquiaUe beauty, Heart" in book form, to «ell for cent# i tion that opens tbe «oui or understand­ G U* of Si isi« or t.ir t A »rtrti remedy. Parejj lira* |«t(rnm*)'h»tst*tiil gsit»f«f| cause they were Mohammedan*, nor on M fffuSie, aad M m gxeils+ d r«4Uvfif omrvi tifi V | N l l . ___ . i sot oaly iBberiorly. where Uee and har- 1* paper, and 50 cent* in muslin coven. I ing for the reception of tbe truth. The Th*«»»&di rrjate orrr brallAi reatored Pur huodL JkifAtith! I»«».H | ftojwt J’trfffrtftM Alila«Trto*—t * » 1 I f aU L account of their belief In the Impnmthlc AftoA itoiUiMMf li/» « »»«4lKt lilA f, h«oA d t bsoqt reigned, but the «xtertar also * ti Those who are wtuing to take a enpy are | addrve# sir well rendered. Some action U rn , «ad klémnt »nsnrat» u m U w M u r r n M j lovely beyond compare Tbe b ow was They were far beyond the Christian« i was taken relative to a camp meeting at * Mad f r drralar. Pr I L Mftn 01«M MajaffllF B laallrT r»M ^M PSSL1«!? requested to drop him a postal card al lo» IAN riAW CUs'O C a L or BAlWT 1/JTTIli IQ . a large, whim, ohi faahkmed itrjeiur*. intellectually, and it ha* been very pr> t- Hawk# Grove, to commence some time with low French * •*:,»»*. vide por- «*» stating the fart, with their name ically «aid by Mr». Browning that "S«'i- ! LETCHER TRAXCE AX/) 1 in August next. Definite arrangement* / 5 * and address. Now. If we air any judge r d o wa# thrust Into tbe brain of Europe %ß . Lw» r- • m»41am. W « Utf Ur*»« Eev T u t Fnirn Soul to Soul. Ua s s . aad wing« thrown out Ivre aad will he made at the next meeting un-1 iMy. R'nra t U> I ftNAM« >w! there a* oosi rvo y ncs or taste had rug- of th* progressive thinker», they will on the point of a Moorish lance."" j doubtrdly. The meeting adjourned to Tl «M »| f p. u . »ad ftatatflaf • IF « I »lfm «U* BY EMMA ROOD TUTTLE. From tbe Arab* we got our numerals. hinIIuimMf. I«*«UK ffk . i#*«rr»4 Term* «X- tP gvated It stood coaaiderahty bark from Inundate him with peetal card*: la fact, meet In two weeks at the same place. 'THIS VOLUMEME CONTAINS THE- making mathematic* of the higher jj VOL l the highroad, from which It was ap> Boynton. President; C. H- Lewis, w o n d e r f u l oeeer uva row / P I upbm 4*t th*Uff »Uilfc-tF. »Ltfd ' ttf l i T I tl lA let the postal card*, stating tbe number »rf»l rlA trr'>?■!!I »o4 n>hBti»tJr ti»»1rr »rvxl A •roarhed dlagtmally by a graveled branches practU-al. We alio got ,y, pro tern. A p i(N la f R ffin , « Itti UKi# ilii»rlr ifff « tulli♦•LI # £ £ I of ooplas of tbe contemplated work you them tbe art of making cov lYfW ataffil». krk fif (Mir. ir .* n i. »tmT '«»ff A r»» n i* It»** »!tl< b Ln» e olirà* («si vide b-fiff» driveway, bonder** ataag with S rtgh l- »r»if»xvn: «»>1 1 «1(1 »vy».; Tir» » f '» ‘l » M f f l f T M 4 M « ' liM.iUlrtr li ----UrtAmU t»r Ilf« I inlet II*« hoed flower», and «haded o'er a ■ « itk e r wiU take, jvwt flood Mr. Tuttle'« town which U almost at tbe found» » .« )• I.t fo u r r»as A44rr»«. I ff. W . f U f . I»**» l i m . | l M L m ÌB m T « n n « Ridilli • l*Fffswj — boas* tbwre mere a •amber «4 ertmi* » « Iti M eeting* in Tbl* City. t*ar»»u« -ft^tmrml IT* I CSSII) U rm te S« Tmtl» b »m a » ss ik m t aatrw uafrtqmmWwl qi and uaV H an argument in favor of monarchy OMij h.'nn, m u « | r »tei« !**• M df » tf*(H >e>U to raS tsrVwr ‘V mss, rausWtir -««•-*•* that Shakepeanr. tbe gronleet of men, •NfH Wf i»« Ui» Oiirvff Ft*«* r, •»4 r—'Ìtflil Iti R«s i«»ruur. M*t e»».sr* swi*J 1» tens Uks • müiar to all mvw tbns* i » 1 iaU m atoly wAiffhaitefii Mio ffttttfl » « r tf» nummi tri tm* • IsuuT a* < • mu* te t w a us Xsiir a our M u r a » v ,aVrd wRb th* to m ami i ot -JM* rite WU boro and lived in a monaroby. tlW ff ■-.«»«—n»w»T s Cr—r a etttes a*jr, *nu r«to t so M tow i A ll a n w « d U stre wer. to he i DHL DC CVtSTA B V tS T A K L IMUl ia)»ua—W trrto Trftnra» A p —1 silt slmir F A I N L E S S C H I L D B I K I 11 •am uleM ato «»TsaUllir -Itauter O Llgut at» • bus*, taomy. shady am*». Strmiag 1 I BnrWSt e« Sperm a:-*ei Dr. De O nta take# on* of tb* effect* w ■( *•"! '*Sb«l«st tHiWir. etmrrl p a r. indeed ÌM wfcith to MW* <\Ne\ a general o n e , or of a vnat number ZfUZABL TH CAD l STANTON'S SsJutllr rrSU-4. toUMS Us- f lu mask. - [- II - ( ) ta r U __ A. Tbiua.v Siruaa re»» »ha bnaiifsl — Mrs ssr* A. a I g a i Th* iawts-lte m art «* toy rauwr, and make* it tbe nnaae. mn on frofUr» » >fl«»A Ma mf» M » |m»f» Ut r M rrvirk Clarfbri b eafiUlWMly In tu ru ^ D I t mi FRED EVANS. n ^ n iuff tumimmitr tmà pmrt, ■totor was a lllSJ* is a m r to w s. toti.■■ l la «pie's V U « *) Soesery. cater (hr at other effect», bet of tbe generali "W * Rimi nlvrat# «r.» daujr> im u> ili in» ita» m t Mr M ihr.sfltoU -nIa« “TWE Wf.LL A .v . - / .V SI A «<«■• ra-talns to safe*, b t-amiful) oae of ttow nadadad syoto axtasad Br «eesns to think that ail evwnt* for ■Fb«»i( 1« grmmél «»4 Ua»i b«N) « r t r t r n m M li er—1 »»4 » 4 1 Ida»* fe n * street. *.- / ter f>vI h'gnr' » »yka , <* r ®f»Wl m ir m » » wm— 1« f» r«w i UiW m # j tm» Ut U»i Ui r which twtaed beeeystoeàka. and m as/ erttorte», and specially all tbe «1Ü RM m m n x t m t r « l a t i WKIT m ì*h M fiv. m I» t » bmrrnrnm fmm i r rvrvH «ff For »»W •» tbt« a clitohtBg htoi»iec 1 . than fortofing good enea, were eaos«d by « bri*tian.)ty. fhftlbff» •» ihèr -tmU t Md»d m b—»■■ t«i rWmav t *• i»« i W « M m . T«*t» »«Wth Ar a realtor at tact the rivi, nation o* our » t NUfThKr. Ot»*« T*«> o « — >*mi la a iM d . O r M « » w i 4 » Rvt n f l a r I» «*»J «BWtnb a too* ievwty toady i .a t RVfft* 4 V« I *M e »iff»éi-TflâJ a»p » IL « * n tro tti l«ff rrnkKa. r « w tm tb» m«rrL ili mtniiiiri ili la tbb « x u w sa eu oat time to the resoli of conati*— cause« with » « » *ftei>r •«» - 4 i w tt Umoi U»» ih— YOU SHOULD READ IT. w u 4 catch ihr »U te aad aUtory g ream which ChrtoUaaclty had little to da. d*nffr»g W tfc)s except toy w ay o f h in d ra n ce. *» I - « t s r b d ln r MV « -to». • r. «ff JL ILOSOrHY OE SPIRITUAL IN- of atatsary and Swalx » 4 I M 7 »«L» i mt » r « ha ( - *•* m*v a ite s w — s o , ìaue-uii P i»rr*ff»vvta riteweMdi OurAUifftUf «f Apmtat Dow) tie Doctor lb ink that tbe material lnrwn-.TU'm .f ■ AtfttUnri U t Offrir»; tHjdflMÉ hedge, acant eheste and Irene M i W ■■» tl M»»p|. ga'lhf •!«, o*l. » ■ *(• Se«— aO—sm. Da L. progrès» of the world wa» earned by tbto **"« i » Ai (ff?T|ffi** o f* « [ **** (-toste S to « A«*. CUIn rate — a n 1 i k»ll ari» te ' »tat« tai ihttrlt ^*»1*4». L '- rmulttM aodm asd onefrauv.. iff» « I«* b I A JA »» « I tetolffaa %m Mff f ' •*—torv*. r,t t *i;U »1 Bngbt-piuaagwl aaurr Nrd. tb e Of Cbrieteadosn reto* oa this lupired b » p — iM d — • » »■ « o r i l i Mta4 A f Hr* Tb* fTwjptt f A tMtÊÊM ad.mn-ai wtvidaad Nnrd*rt*g Ml -L ffW «o»4 um t«—r rtBltt'Uff • M » « Ihm » l .'if ff*v N to O t — U so ir*. Io!» ff » I « m t» »fl M i l «if 11*0 eofttff. TH* « iff etti» 1# toM « « < • W TT' at Id dertaraUon: "It to tender (or a camel to •Of ( » ' rmnn mu fir« pT.EC ("-«=r. S u ed »N xU . m en J** *** fi-tapaTtai rm «»tts Pfeil««—»*»j ft —^lb» »gli»» ilftalif <» CR»# wl'ffri «f “ I r . Bar» > through tbe eye of a oeodie than as* Sto st) Tnrs I* M t lâ~ta t» » t tt* R»ta tato*» t t f t Waeffti l — p i to».“ »al «.*• «»-tosi tata ir» «»f w«ooi /»«vrl CJsMl teriRg. aad (s-ran wi t terstiag oct p * c e I Ttt — m «i tUe »Mitai Iff •«—Imi M « i— «1 mort •UM F—«*#» ff f—!» Fata off ut tolta ilo . • t o a* T Itowtoi a rich mao to «tor tbe kingdom of M. P . tatti I t a 'U Isd— « i l i « « « U » m» into a »aad of deism s ms# and at 7 * a r Tiw II»« form m m #— *.!*— » Attü tolagW wiU tha «and« that aalwted 1 £ b ir d , m a id öl the saa's - •ta» m 1. W. W . U : « m m » A m m ■ m» »(It tt»r»>«i »-rttt.Ut «M tbe W ie; air was th* drone tf tow a# ^TW turn ijmrth T«ttF HISTORY OF ATHARAEL. they haxaod it and oat aasaag tha roata. R r v Ur, •*» «ai n i - F—I of fo p vf«r?t / ZEE IN THE STONE AGE. Tl . ’ . t a - p ** f~f M î s r /R ir m a g n e t iz e d which, to (M r m am . twiaed ------1 toter» M e-:>». to h1 mtesiti i- to —sIte I A p u r Hto . u * l27 r lltew l Cterf Crum «4 a BwA of P r V .» ¿ ^ te s T jn * i r — W . r to) ■ I. )«* SI j where, a luxuriant, 'ragrajit maae j s n s t o — te a l— to t Ute H t W M I U C C o r B i. W i»t. v * :> uusTteso,« t-rtiw a. ««pu. ] ptok. rad. yelinw aad while y

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with tho umbroalnl, liquid sweets which | 1 Ills, I think, is hariily true. Haa not Jl yfKS. MAGGI! STEWART WILL f r e e t o e v e r y b o d y these busy little workers ox tract ino«l of modern llteruturo been produced / K f u ltr s i t i ., ».» irtlrr fr»»m k *f »»«If. nO lHI*l D r. R . C R E E R , III« noted lionler, SO year* skillfully. lai a ltd ìóniMUr tutUcr* Prlr«? «1 Ad moolii-c,will give (fpeini.il, «1 „xnmlunUnuand In »pile of tho Bible'/ I)ld not Christ Ian», V*' In the roar of tho house were the I dr*aa, X u. r ia it M alli * lW ft, lM<|Ua. «Mil» u,lrlo. i» r»onally or l.y letter. Wlit'1 1 b y lot­ for many gone ration«, take the ground tor. illvn nam e In full. ««■-. height an.I »eight. col­ picturesque slave huts, In and out of | that tho Bible was tho only lm(>orUtnt A REMARK ABt. A Ofi'Miti. SEXO o r of ey es and on" bunting ajm iptoiu, nisi you w ill which were continually fluttering their J l t*M 3 « r n l l* «It»..-,m|«. * lark «** I«*** rrc o iv o n b r l n f ini'- f a It m u I o u t l i n e » * >■<"«* book' and that hooks differing from tliu ttatiift, an»- an d a n t, anti I w ill « * >’*•• • " M »1 particular ca#,-, Inc. is ling c a u s e »»') c u r e — female Inmates, with brlght-huod tur­ Blhlo xhould bo destroyed? dlairfioaU of »mir Addr» a* .1 1 . bans, adding more color to tho scene. M I»., l*rltirf|>«l Mfttfii'ttl« IlMljlUlr. *.rai»d itaptda. If curable. Addre. I f Christianity—Catholic and Protest­ Hielt l*lr»or alftlft »liai |> it ‘I'mIIi al »um mir ad n r □ PDCCD 127 La Salt, Street. CHICAGO. Conspicuous among them wore my sister, ant—-could have hod It« way. tho works »oriI•»’ment lu. III U I I n t U n C L n , ZLrci.«* on* sc. son,? (w >>sb. and my old Muck mummies, Iinitia and of Voltaire, Spinoza. Ilumo, i'ulnu, Hum­ //. RAXOA/.I., SPIRt i UAL Julo, who had lieun the guardians of our I boldt, Darwin, H uoqkoI, Spencer, Comte, I (loftier, nan furnUh hundred* of »«••tlinonlal* babyhood; and l verily believe that If | Huxley, Tyndal, Draper, c.u-tho, < ilbbon. Bond ft lock of your Hair. «Ule one leading •rmpUitn, occuslon had demanded they would •«'*. ftgft. wtn*llii*r tnarrli’d or alngi'L t®d tBGloH fire Buckle and Buchnor would not have 2 -cant •latiipa fur frr» diagonal«. Addrraa, Ml Call WATER OF W F t have voluntarily sacrificed their lives | been published. In short, the philosophy fornlft ft*®., Chicago. III. **» A par* unadulterated mineral »rat«, which la for " Mars" tieorgo and Miss Funny. In­ that enlightens, und tho fiction that en­ fly unsiuftlod In curing all form, of KIDRZf, deed, faithfulness ami loyalty are char­ riches the brain, would not exist. The DBUABLB OFFER. SEND THREE VA LIVER. BLADDER. STOMACH and Bowddla* £ \ 2 cent aiftinpfl. lock of hair, nain» ago, •«•! on« lead order,. Will euro MIIMII. RHIUiltlS«. OtS- acteristics of this subjoot race. Kurly I greatest literature thG world has over­ Ingaymploin, and I will dlaglioar your dficaac fron with PEPSH. and remove CALCULI bom the blad­ learned to both love and pity them, and I seen Is. In my judgment, tho poetic—the III« aid of aplrll power. I,r B. B. William«, Lako 0**tia. der. 8 nro remedy for Brlght'e DUeaee. and have always felt thut there is something dramatic: that Is to say, tho literature ▼ft. WI«. ^ will reatore and build up ryitera» «offering , , from Iom of vitality and general debility. radically wrong in the Institution of | of fiction In Its widest sense. Certainly S. to A S. IV/LMFROTH, PSY• Write for free pamphlet containing full slav ery . If the church eould have had control, IVI .-11,>1»mrdnr, and teacher ut *«*ul culture. Atlio particular,. Testimonial» and Photo En­ Adjoining my father's plantation was | the plays of Shuksncuro would never n » 1 1 1 1 1 llulldlng. Hoorn M, | m to M Van Huren «trect, graved Letter« concerning thle remoiko- one owned by a gentleman of Scotch an- have boon written; too literature of tho Chicago, HI. 131 blo water, to J.rvpcnnr, re.-trv, who had two sons of about my own stagu could not have existed; most TRADINGS II V SOLAR BIOLOGY. 34 S Main St. Wllkm-Barre, Pa. ag e , fn whoso society I was early thrown. SCINTILLATIONS. works of fiction, und nearly all poetry, A n«ll,||y D to I," rr«,l I'nll wrUb-ti deliri.«tlon and both in school...... hours and out,...... and liliali ' ly j would have perished In the brain. So’ 1 letter «if edvire. el r»«-el and ned der f«ortunce. Libraries drew’around her many friends and moot of science, art, philosophy, letters have been printed on subject» not worth LIA/-IE KE I.LE >' IIA A’ /'MAX, LIFE. and learning." i \ / ,i Ili4i**ti, i rrlrliM litl Trum i Uuilor»« Mollimi, admirers: and as lime wore on Herbert, discussing—not worth thinking about— •lift VC. •trrrt. jot» flair.______i tho younger of Mr. Nolo'» sons, U-gi u to 1 cheerfully admit thut we are Indebted aud that will, in a few years, bo regarded pay hi» addresses to her. I had long to Christianity for »onto learning, and an puerile by the whole world. / , i' E OTEN ER QUEST!OSS RUT that the human mind has been developed I ^ !*» Won»« »» t»jry ll»/lIt< * 11 » I • 11 In ibrlr H-.\. • Known bo tenderly loved her. Every ¡U t AH I) A N D L IC K , III» ral lr« A )l> lt"0 11>* L a titi Tli» •»! I lgl»'#rL A MYSTERIOUS FAMILY thing went as smoothly as a " marriage by tho discussion of tho absurdities of lite fllllilnt Tli^'I’ifU ii *■! |{ It.|C a!) a«kr«|. until it burst upon them In overwhelm­ noblest ever founded In this or any other lady far ftVfty rtirrd of • thirty jrarV 'il*, iw , Ita* church was not the friend of science or arm «ui *‘ft* a i'frftü l-" Al»«»ll*rr |>r» «* öt »»f «IO m " t ing awfulness, and changed the whole land: anil under thu roof built by his M r. M olatt s Storj’. life current, and blighted the prospect learning when it burned Vunini for gift.** TI*» |«*»r «’a« do ftll I ft«k* Hrft.j a aiamp. plain writing his "Dialogues Concerning Nat­ wisdom and hi» wealth many thousands ad «Ire**; n*»i ou** • > rni>t. »rii until a firr you g»t tnjr of those most nearly concerned; but IrtlrT dir» ritti* «hai to «1*1 f"7 ln« «I IH »Dg III* «(ok. ure." What shall we say of the "Index of orphans have been reared, clothed, All Who d** Il g* t lid a y a Ircilm n ii !?• •■ A Dlftiup— THE VIRGINIA HOME. thus it was, a heart in which was coiled Kxpurgatorius?" For hundreds of years fed und educated, not only in books, but lion Irturof «ti llura—flirti I will writ* It all I»r. the deadly serpent of jealousy und ,1. myaut», l«****k"ui Mountain. Tphih'Oit , lì" all books of any particular value were in avocatlous, and became happy and Finally the time had fully come when hatred hud cunningly planned the de useful citizens. Under his will there the Mel)onaid» were to expect their vis­ truetion of two Innocent and unsuspect­ placed on the ‘"'index" and good Cath­ A LIBERAL OFFER! BY A RELIA olics forbidden to read them. Wu» this has been distributed to the poor fuel to x l ble clairvoyant and inHfrnrttc Ii* 'rr hrnd fi ir itor». nor did they have tomy to wait; ing souls. With what success the the value of more than $500.000: and this 3-cent •taini’«. l - k Of Lair, name, agr «md M W> punctually at tbo appointed hour they wretched man carried out his wicked de­ in favor of science and learning? will dfagnoai' your «raæ free, by lndrpendmt «plrt! THE PSYCHOGRAPH That we are indebted to Christianity distribution goes on year after year. wrtttng Addrraa. Dr, J. 8 . l«»>orka. Hhtr»*T *»*•« f'U arrived, bringing nappy hearts ana signs you will presently know. OU for the advancement of science seems One of the best observatories in the II/RTTE TO !>K. y . C. PHILLIPS smiling faces. Meantime, 1 had married one of the world wus built by the generosity of VV for til on paralleled p*vr)iom«rtrlc rrvlln*. DIAL PLANCHETTE! The ;alutatlons between each of the sweetest and dearest little girls in the absurd. What science? Christianity was eortalnly the enemy of astronomy, .lamuB Lick, an infidel. I call attention am ination or advice «ue dollar and titrer TLI. In.r.nnit-nt La« no«-l.-va tL„r,,'iBlilr lr»t» 4 h» and 1 believe it was Mr. Draper who »aid to these two cases simplv to show that 2-cent •tftinr*» Three qaraltonft an•*■« red for 25 cent». nuiu-noj« In .r-.tlxat*>r», ana lia. pro«H ,,,. ,» u tU f io though the meeting were that of old thought, und I have never changed my the gentleman is mistaken, and that he 815 W. Van Ituren ftrert. Chicago. 111. Iti (onrtbao lL- |«l»nrl.-ti-, i»,ib In r.r»r«l lo II,- c-r and long-tried friends. For not a shadow that astronomy took her revenge, so that lalntp a„,J , .. ,,f in« r.mimuni,»lion», and u mind, he added smilingly, glancing was somewhat carried away by his zeal. not a star thut glitters in all the heavens rniir. SICK ARE HEALED. SESD a m ean. ,.f dv« -lopin* m- lM k U. D - «It.larfc. this family: or that it was a fact that Can it be said that the church has been oleati,.o»loo* fromfruii, thrlrdrpILelr denart-d¡i-part.-,l frlen«l«.frlrn'l«. had been left an orphan at an early ago, for our chronology." •on Boulevard C h lt- w « l' -______‘î 't f cape |I». 11.fòla * arda,, Ortrot. Orí,- x. V- wrtl-a **tb»d stern necessity alone was responsible for tho friend of geology, or ol any true but with position and fortune which was According to Christianity this world / r o iIV TO BECOME A MEDIUM. eonimunhatlon» (by tli- P.yelM«raplirfr>rtn tnan» the mystery which had so long obscured superintended by a guardian who had I g»U osoph^ Let me show you how this ,th-r (rl'-ml». et en troni thè ,,ld a-ttl-r» wb w# grave has been peopled aliout six thousand I 1 Blin Bl & Haro»*-. SU ', Fifth •«<--!. OntroluMletL, alone» are n-.»»»urrowu (U n ,e old yard. T h-y bar* th e m . sent her when at the age of eighteen to will «-ml you a pantpnl-t. r-« I*, «l. Inipluvnl nml < h»-n lil.-Mr «ail.fartory. and prò»-.1 1 ., me tbat Spiri years. Christian chronology gives the p in e : alao a a-al-4 l-lte r l of »,/n. d.ught, r, and th-lr m-dber." creased, to learn what the strange fate to find its meaning, and if that meaning t>r. Eug.ne Crowell. wb H«-wrlllnga bo«e mode hi» of English-speaking )>eople, and thus tho and from the Flood down to the coming "PIRI7 UALISTS VISITING CHICAGO could be which had so completely pro­ Is opposed to any result that the human n»m- fa,niilar t-, tboae Inter-.ted In paycbl-al matterò, more perfectly acquire their language, of Christ, showing that men have been wrlt-« a* foibe»»: •• | ani moeh pleaaed wltb Ih» Par- hibited them from mingling with the mind may have reached, the meaning a Spirituali»!.’ mllp. at S9 Sb Jobb» Place bear Union cbocnptl you aeot tue. and wlll ih r»ugh\y t-»t It thè and also that she might become familiar upon the earth only about six thousand outer world. At length evening came, stands and the result reached by the P a r t Bmt riuniiy I may bave, li |» «rry »impte I, with American manners and customs. years. This chronology is infinitely ab­ prtnclpte an«l e. ,t..p, and t am aure tiwt.t Ir- far and the specified hour, when Mr. Molatt mind must be abandoned. For hundreds mure »eu.ltlve to «pirli j.... thtB ,t)r n„» tB 0,« The city chosen chanced to be tho one surd, and I do not believe that there is y y / £ BLIND MEDIUM, MR. ERED was to redeem his promise by narrating of years the Bible was the standard, and A. Healb. (rive* rrodlntr» hr lett'-r In order that I hetlevr II wlll g-n-rally «up»-ro-Je tbe lalt—r wben in which was located the college I an intelligent, well educated Christian A It# »operi« r m erita becotne knowm” the dark and unhappy portion of his whenever anything was asserted in any all may bare a chance to to t 1)1 » power» be make, A. P. Miller. t»nmall»t ami p.«t. In an ed Ite,ri al no attended, I met her at a reception, and in the world, having examined the sub­ tbt« remarkable offer: Send ten cenu In »liver, with life, which we will, as nearly as possible, science contrary to the Bible, thechuretr tlce of tbe Itutrutnent In bl» paper. tb» w. nblngton my fate was sealed. I succeeded in ject. who will say that the Christian lock of bait and »tamp and he wtl! »end you a trial iMInn.i A hv.M -t a»y»: "The P»yrb,)«Tapb U anlm- repeat in his own language: persuading her to remain on this side of immediately denounced the scientist. I reading. Addrcaa, Fred A. Heath. IK Abbott ,ireet provi-mrnt up>m tbe pianchr-ue, ha« in* a dlol and tet- chronology is correct. Detroit. Midi. 1 » My dear friends, he began, I am this admit the standard has been changed, t-ra, »Uh a few wurd», »o tbat Very little -power' V the Atlantic and become my bride. Of Neither can it, I think, truthfully be appareutly r-rjulml to gl ve thè communlcailona. day a very happy man, notwithstanding course, as our family was of old French and ministers are very busy, not trying ÄAELTED PEBBLE SPECTACLES " e do m>t hevitate lo re- • unmend It to all wbo care to said that "we are indebted to Christian­ IVA reitor« lo»t rttlon. The »pectóele» that I »end are so' much of my life has been darkened stock, well-connected and affluent, there to show that science does not agree with t»»t thè . "The grandc't »y*tcm of spirit-reraedie* ever notice; but I believed the safety of both So, Galileo did not make his discover­ Haine*. 35 St. Clair St.. Roche.ter. N. Y. Mlf 1 given into the hand of man to cure and anni­ which we fondly expected to see my him could take no offence, and were to myself and family demanded such a ies because he was a Christian, but in hilate alt form» of di'ease. beautiful sister made a happy bride, was be found nightly among his listeners AN ASTONISHING OFFER! A full description of this system of medication, course, as you wifi discover before my­ spite of it. His Biole was the other way at length ushered in, clear and bright, YVe e x p e c t to h a v e a n o rg a n iz a tio n h e r e nlso a lecture t,v Prof. Olncy H. Richmond, the stery is through. which we construed into a favorable and so was his creed. Consequently celebrate.! occultist, «tail be found in the pam ph­ My father was a rich Virginia planter, they could not, by any possibility, have soon. Societies would do well to secure 'END THREE 2 CENT STAMPS let, entitled.T h e a -.tr a l G t t d e . w h ich is o f gre a t augury; and faithful old Hulda but ex­ interest to all searcher* after trulh and wiU be who" being left an orphan at an early assisted him. Kepler did not discover tho services of Prof. J. W . Cadwell. He 5 lock of hair, »ge. name, »0 X, one leading «ymplotn. pressed the sentiment of us all when, is at present engaged by the Spiritualists and yourdUeaie will ho dlagmwed free by »plrft po' #enl to any address ou receipt of stamp for age. grew to manhood under the guardi­ gazing affectionately and fondly at her or announce what are known as the Dr. A. B. Doh*on. San Jote, Call. postage. Address, anship of a good uncle, who on my fa­ "Three Laws” because he was a Chris­ of W illiam sport, Pa. L. J. SHAFER, fair young mistress, she exclaimed: *oiS W a sh c c g t o v B<*t-usv*nr>. C h ic a o o . U -t- ther's twenty-first birthday placed at Happy am de bride dat de sun shine tian; but as I said about Galileo, in spite PROGRESSIVE THINKER AND SP/R his disposal quite a large fortune, which of his creed. M ichigan Items. Í Itual Book* for »ale by Ttlui Mcrrett. Si3 W 3Uh on, honey." Noon came and tho sun »treet. New York. EVERY MAN WHO WOULD BE A MAN ho (the uncle) had thus far been holding seemed never to shine more radiantly. Every Christian who has really found Pursuant to adjournment the Free Or u t» «vocìi desre ftc. is a u w ol out and demonstrated and clung to a fact in trust for him. Shortly after this, he Not a eloud was seen to cross its bright Thinkers of Southwestern M ichigan held MANLY ENERGY married the dauj^iter of "an old and hon­ disk. Finally the dark mantle of night inconsistent with tho absolute inspira­ their meeting at Ingraham 's Hall, Colo- ALL WHO WOULD KNOW THF.M- tion of the Scriptures, ha» done so cer­ T~1 selve».and de.ttny tb.-uld .end for the William» mm ored resident, with whom his own family- was thrown over the land. tna, Feb. 28th. The meeting was ad Ptycbologlcal Chart. Addre.» with »tamp for Infor '* * * £ £ " T^EIsctrfc Coromt hail long been on intim ate terms. tainly without the assistance of hiscreed. dressed by Solomon Cook,of H artford .and nintton. Mra. M.K W il l ia m », z a W. tlith »treet, N . t> Electrifies and InvlBcrote» 'b* (To t>e Continued.) V. citfr Päu bram » M t m n s i ja a #■ ) p e r m a n e n tly The year following said events my Let me illustrate this. W hen our ances­ was well attended. He spoke of the in r e s t o r e s l o s t v ita lity . fiwtii«n-.-w'b«a father moved to Virginia, where he in­ tor» were burning oach other to please Ikf aeak. tnrirarate Mir v*'"« rci'*«e*»al« Inundate Hudson Tuttle W ith consistencies of a belief in the Bible as PSYCHOME TRY. CONSULT WITh the ifctl aad isiirm. S^f* 1 tot catalogue. vested largely in land and slaves. God: when they wore reudy to destroy a book of divine origin, and the conse 1 Prof. A. B. Severance In all matter, pertaining to T it C rm E « a e C:.. U 7 LtSUU Sl . C ilajo It was in dear old Virginia that I and Postal Cards. a man with sword and flame for teaching practical life, amt your *plrU-lrlcnds. Send lock of quent Incongruities of the Christian code hair, or handwriting, and one dollar. WIU an»we: a dear sister were born, and where the A communication from Hudson Tuttle the rotundity of the world, tho Moors in The faculty of the speaker to inspire the three queaUon* free of charge. Send for circular» Spain wore teaching geography to their Address. I»S tUi «treet. Milwaukee. Wl#. 17.: days of my boyhood and youth appears in another column, stating that mirthfulness of his audience is a rare NO TRUSS I n t h o W o r ld w ill were missed: aye, and still dear to my children with brass globes. So, too, one und a very good one, because it calls if he has sufficient encouragement, he fV R?.p" i turo rr ct»# heart are scenes and recollections of they had observatories and knew some­ out the jolly’nature of his hearers anil YES YOU CAN Itka I»r. I r r r e '* M n ffiirllO will igsue "The Convent of the Sacred ftaliaallo L_ % T __ r i l l a . T h il CVlvbrfttftd those early days. thing of the orbits of tho stars. produces a harmonious feeling, a condi f ' FT WELL. SEND « 1 FOR A BOT- Tru^sbas m / J j j \ rurea thous­ Our home was one of exquisite beauty, H eart" in book form, to sell for 25 cents They did not find out these things be­ L F tie of R l ix iii or Lir*. A »plrli remedy. Purely a n d s o f m SJm ' cftM?«. >"o It u or fitftal tion that, opens the soul or understand Spnncs. can lx* worn th ra »* and comfort not only interiorly, where love and har­ cause they were Mohammedans, nor on vegetable, and MaguetUed. iv.ltlvely renew* life In paper, and 50 cents in muslin covers. ing for tho reception of the truth. The TU- aaand» rejoice over health re*tored. For blood, A llliliB )! D ay. F«(*cifiultyjTru*»«»«•nt b ;M ill mony reigned, but the exterior also was account of their belief in tho impossible Avoid Irnitftliooil If y«*u want tho lllA T,«entl 4« Those who are willing to take a copy are address was well rendered. Some action liver, and kidney ailments there 1 » no better remedy In aLaxnp« tar I*amphl«t 5 o - 1# A.'. !n* #« all Irttani to lovely beyond compare. The house was They wore far beyond the Christians was taken relative to a camp meeting ut made. Send for circular. Dr. K. K Myen Clin'on M a u t u l l r II iloII p T rU M €’«». I Olt. Tl CRClAiOJfJ requested to drop him a postal card at Iowa. tin 8 AN F H a NCISTO. CAla. or SAINT LOUIS. MO. a large, white, olu-fushloned structure, intellectually, and it has been very poet­ Hawks Grove, to commence some time once stating the fact, with their name with low French windows, wide por­ ically said by Mrs. Browning that “Sci­ in August next. Definite arrangements f W. FLETCHER, TRANCE AND ticoes, and wings thrown out here and and address. Now, if we are any judge ence was thrust into tho brain of Europe \J « bo*lm-i. median). JiW W. 43d »tr—i New York From Soul to Soul. will be rnude at the next meeting un City. Hour» 9 to 4. t'uhllc «eance* Monday *nn«3 there as convenience or taste had sug­ of the progressive thinkers, they will on the point of a Moorish lance." doubtedly. The meeting adjourned to Thursday s )-. M . and Saturday» S p. ». Leiien upon 13Y EMMA ROOD TUTTLE. gested. it stood considerably back from inundate him with postal cards; in fact, From the Arabs we got our numerals, meet in two weeks at the same place inrdlutn»hlp, health, etc., antwered. Term» »7. 1») 'HIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE the highroad, from which "it was ap- making mathematics of the higher let the postal cards, stating the number 1). Boynton, President; C. H. Lewis A WONDERFUL OFFER BY A P o ll’ T he»t Poems of thu author, and aonie of her tno« reached diagonally by a graveled branches practical. Wc also got from Secrctauy. protem . x L erful clairvoyant and magnetic b-«ler Scudi popular »ubgt, with the tuu.lc by rmlnent composers. riveway, bordered along with brlght- of copies of the contemplated work you them the art of making cotton paper, 2 -ccnt sump*, lock of luir. age. »es. aud one leading At)>ong tbe 1‘oenis wlilcb have aUrscled wide nolle« S •ymplotn. and I will #eml you a full and correct dlag- are: "Budding Hu»," "Incident» of Life t'ndrr tbo hued flowers, and shaded o'er on either will take, just flood Mr. Tuttle’s town which is almost ut the foundation of no»!» of your CM-. Addre##. Dr. W. F. Lay. Bos The, Blue Law»," "Parson Smith'» Prophecy." “From th modern intelligence. We learned from Denver Colo. !£ Highland» of Hravrn." Thr c u r Marrow,** •• 80UI side by tall, majestic trees. After postoffice. You want "Tho Convent of •/ ,)U> of Fulvla at Slcyon," Thr ilol; Maid of K* nt. reaching the house it curved, and ex­ the Sacred Heart," with which to do them to make cotton cloth, making cloan- IR PSYCHOMETRIC DIAGNOSIS etc. tended to the stable office, and so forth. linoss possible in Christendom. »end five t-cenl «tamp#, age and «•*. Short p«y- The Music Include» "The t'oaeen City;" “Clan missionary work. It must go forth as a F hel." a June Song: "Wo Shall Meet our Friends lu tbe chomeirlc reading of yourself or friend V) ct# Full Just inside the small gutc that closed So, from among people of different re­ Morulas"; Meet i s at the Crystal Gate»." missionary of light. No money is re­ K reading, past, present and future. II. Dr. U. B. Xtchot#. the entrance to the avenue through which ligions, we have learned many useful SO West Monroe »treet, Chicago. 111. IX Many of the Poems are admirably adapted for recita­ quired now, only send In your names and tion. and were used by tbe author ui brr public read­ pedestrians reached the house, were things; but they did not discover them 0Q 2 ing». scattered a number of rustic seats on the postoffice addresses to Mr. Tuttle at on account of their religion. CARL SIXTUS, P u r» . N o T tr « # ,—Mrs Emma Rood Tuttle 1» matter­ ful In ber prolific poetical genius—Tbe Two World» green turf beneath the waving trees. Berlin Heights, Ohio. It will not do to say that the religion 55 T IE a LING MEDIUM AND HYP.YO- (Eng.) A talented writer, and one of Prrsldeot Gap Beside these public approaches to the of Greece was true because the Greeks A A Hit. D e)eloping ,,f M edium., and Dl»»a»e* tl, ,.1 's brightest scholar».—Chansar.lng Argus were tho greatest sculptors. Neither is treated hr Vital Magncil»m. Ilypiiotl.m and also tTi—i poet. wbo#e writings or«- familiar to many.— house there were a number of private Magnetic Trealmeut. IT* LaSalle Avc., Chicago. HI f(eirolt AdrrrtDer. Mrs Tuule 1» well known as ones, though unfrequented and unfa­ M eetings In Tlila City. it an argument in favor ol monarchy Office hours,2 to* r. a. Hr. Slttu. ha» mode rxpcrl a poetess and author of many exquisite songs—Sal. that Shakspeare, the greatest of men, tneniv before Hie Chicago Pre»» Club and feertved It* K»e. spectator. Ilerpuemsare worthy to bang like • miliar to all save those most Intimately rndorvenirnt. No letters antwered without my fee o banner on our wall* to recall u# d»Uy to our bcltef associated with the house and grounds. The Splrltuallit* of this city hold regular was born and lived in a monarchy. 41.W enclosed. selves.—Hester M. Poole. A gifted lady, wltb ran, meetings ou Sunday as follows: All around there were to be discovered DR. DE COSTA'S MISTAKE. pietlc talent.—'Warren Tribune. A poet wltb abun­ dant talent and versatility.—Banner of Light. She Is little, mossy, shady nooks, forming cosy- First Society of Spiritualists hold meetings Dr. De Costa takes one of the effects of 5 Í PAINLESS CHILDBIKTH. one of nature's poets—American. IntulUve, spiritual, places indeed, in which to sock quiet at Washington Boul., and O g d en A vc.. 10:45 a general cause, or of a vast number of O T/LIZABE TH CADY STANTONS dalnlllr refined, setting Itsrlf to music.—Progressive and 7 :45. A nna Orvls, speaker for March. Thinker. Strong, true and beautiful.—Mr*. Kan» A. and repose. The favorite resort of ray causes, and makes it tho cause, not only AJL* prophecy verified. 8 be say* tn a lecture to la­ Cndrrwood. Clarlbcl U exquisitely beautiful.—D. D. sister was a little summer house, built in The People’* Spiritual Society, under the of other effects, but of the general cause. FRED EVANS, dle» regarding maternity and painless parturition Uottic. supervision of Mr Jenifer, will hold services ■* We mu#t educate our daughters to think that moth­ Tbo volume contain» 223 page* 1» branttfully printed one of these secluded spots, around He seems to think that all events for yv/E w e l l uson s sEss/r/rt erhood I* grand, and tbat Ood never cursed It." My and bound, and furnishes a fluo Holiday UlTL Price which twined honeysuckles, and other at Bricklayer’s Hall, M South Peoria street, at many centuries, and especially all the 1 for l*«rcli«xrnpli> <«r mission among women 1 » to preach tbl» new gospel. »1.50. |K>n« of tiow to *lt. F or parilculmr« hedge, acacia shrubs and trees, ole­ Does the Doctor think that the m aterial •end io cent* In •tAmi*, «uiln? «ge, •«**, etc.. In your K close stamp for circular: Address. Do. L. Auto. Discernment of Spirit*; Stratford Mystrrfe*; Doctrias dent. 2241 Cottage Grove Avc., Chicago, IIL of Evil Spirit#; Origin of Spirit Sounds: Concerning anders and pomegranates; also a number progress of the world was caused by this own tiftiul« riunir, for dr*cnptiVe circular, office Sympathetic Spirit#; Formation of circle«; Kc.urrnc- The Philosophical Spiritual Society meets at passage; "Take no thought for the hour* 1 0 to S. Addre** «II lett«pi» to Mr Fred Lv*n» llou of tbe Dead. A Voice from tbe Spirit-Land: True of magnolia trees, which made the whole I M MeAUUler &t., 8 nn FrancUco, CftlIfoniU. 1Ï4 J/R. JULIET H. SEVER A SC WILL Religion. This work has been tratulatcd Into the air redolent with their rare perfumes. Arlington Hall, Indiana arenue and Thirty- m o rro w ? " first street, at 10:45. A-S »utwi-r call» to lector,- on Spirituali»')!. Includ­ Frenrh and German. It contain» an account of tho Bright-plumaged native birds from the Does be seriously insist that the wealth rRS. E. PARTRIDGE'St FEMALE ing all reforms, after the h-lldai». She has also for very wonderful Spiritual Development» at the houaa The First South Side Spiritual Society will of Christendom rests on this inspired sale her luunpblri# ■« F.olatlun In Lsrtb and Spirit of Rev. Dr. Phelps Strafford. Conn., and »fmtlnr caoe* adjacent woodland bordering the rip­ l v i tttffdlcfiiaft.n If v<*u will »end tnc fo u r «jnm>t**ni Cottdllloa»-. Life and Health, or llow to Live a Century: to all parts of thr country. Th!» volmnn Is tbe Aral hold services at 77 Thirty-first street, at 3:80. declaration: "It is easier for a camel to •ftd curio»«* tue unor dollar, *nd two cent sump.»P» I Wll The Indu.lrlal and Finan, 1st Problem»: Philosoph.« of from the author directly on the subject u t "Spiritual­ pling river, flitted about, merrily twit­ •end Toil llrrb* to «ult jrour f m v (Moody•nux aud Prof. G. G. W. Van Horn lectures and gives pass through the eye of a needle than Dlsea#*-and How to Cure the sick Without Drugs: A ism.” and h#» stood tho teat of mauy years. Cloth tering, and occasionally bursting out DUmii-ft »»irr cure. 8 «u Antoulo, Testa. ■131 l>tM'Us»lon of the Soelttl question B etw een Ju liet II. IIJSL Postage ul cent* Fur »»lo at this office. into a flood of delicious song; and tests at Bricklayers hall, corner of Peoria and for a rich man to enter the kingdom of N4 « eran—. M. J,.. #nd David Jonc», editor of the Olive Monroe streets, each Sunday evening at 7:45. h e a v e n ? " Branch. The five for n u c-m». »Ingle 15 cenu. Addre*# mingled with the sounds that saluted n/.UEB/RD, MAID OF THE SENE- Ju lte t II. Severance, M. D.. So. 2 W arren A ienuc. the balmy air was the drone of bees as The First Gertnin Spiritualist Society of DOCTOR PETERS. . ** »»»vr» magnetic garland» prophetic of Ilf- C Id cago. HISTORY OF ATHARAEL. Chicago, meet* at 116 Fifth Avc., every Sun­ In Kartlt Tral’«. Gl«ra name and sentiment of t.,al they buzzed in and out among the roses, The Rev. Mr. Peters, in answer, takes male and guides. P-n photo of your »plrlt wigwam, I EE IN THE STONE AGE. THE day at 3:80 p. u. •bluing on table lands beyond »bsdowy glen» where which, in their season, twined every­ the ground that tho Bible has produced POWERFUL SPIRIT MAGNETIZED L history of Atharael. Chief Priest of a Band of Al* ne«,-r the hungry wolf „rbtar follow In trail» of tbe AT paper. Urals all dD-ases Te.tlmonUI» from Aryans. This pamphlet, routalnlng VI page*, was writ­t­ Mrs. Waguey and Mrs. Summers will hold ItomelrM. send 11. name, age and address. Dr M»n- ten through the medlumihlpof U. G. Flglcy. and t* Ite where, a luxuriant, fragrant mass of meetings nt No. 11 Nor*h Ada St., every Sun­ tho richest and most varied literature Maine to CallfornU. Send So cents to Orln Wo, d bury- n­ the wojld has ever seen. m og IIki.k> l l . a . g r t k. $23 Maple SL, Ypallamt, Mlrh West Familugtou, Maine, for a package with dlrec tensely luterestiug. l*rlce tu canta. For aalo at till*U pink, red, yellow and white bloom, rich day at 3 :30 r. si. UH tlun. IX office.