F h .3rEJ.cal Life—The Frir&arjr Cepartnaeat in. the School of H m nap. Frogfress. AOL. II. IT-'-! PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 31, M. S. 3 3 .. r ” ,,E8T » X » ir c l:J ;dT*"^L NO. 36.
TO THE SOLDIERS OF TRUTH. progress. Its creeds have'been so many blocks in The Beginning of the End. 'his value as an instrument for this phase of phe nomenal proof. the way, and its doctrines so many leeches draw Mu. R o iier ts Before the victory, is the battle, IIY JUI.IA H. JOHNSON. ing the vitality from the body of all progressive If I may be permitted to speak a word of ad movements. The fact is, rather, that the possi and before the battle, is the hour of preparation. vice to others who work'in different channels, it is Never (hinting, never failing, . Thejtirne seems near at hand when the motives this: Inform yourselves by a series of careful, In the march for truth and right. bilities of civilization, as well.as all departments But lieroio—persevering— of human progress, were innate in man as a pro governing the forces behind the veil are to be re experiments ere you rush into print or upon the ' Guided be by Wisdom’s light. gressive being. • ’ vealed with unmistakable certainty. platform with immature and premature, conclu Sec aloft, the ilaming banners, sions. The phenomenal phases are by no means -» Freedom’s standard raised on high, Civilization is being consummated '(for we have Since the advent of Modern Spiritualism, the And the motto, "Onward ! upward!; only began to be civilized yet) in the face of an revblution of ideas concerning spirituality, has the doubtful exhibitions which the public have . 11 Your redemption draweth nigh." ' opposition, the footsteps of which are marked by well nigh proved universal, and-tlie drift of ad erroneously been taught to consider them. They See the head lights in the distance, the blood of toiling millions, devoted through ig vanced thought is merely in the line of our phi are well known and the established basis of the . List the lessons wfileh they teach; norance to the support of (he false theories which losophy. Upon all sides the attitude of inquirers, ideas advanced by some of the wisest, minds iit Souls Mete,lire whom God hath ehbscn, Europe and America. They are the scientific Heaven’s oracles to preach. enslaved litem, livery intelligent observer of hu betokens great interest in the subject, and ere Courage! hear them boldly shouting, man events will discover that the Church has lost another generation passes, we (shall have ample evidences of immortal existence and the only Angel powers uphold their hands, power in proportion as the race has advanced in proof of the facts of spirit power generally tdemon- evidence worth consideration by strict analysis of Follow gladly, they.will lead you Into Canaan's fruitful lands! sicnce ami true education.’ And it is most unfor- i strated to their satisfaction. For one I have never evidence. They bring us proof that settles the Innate that the attention of mankind is riveted to | frit that the subject was exhausted or even com- question beyond cavil, and aro the beginning of Flee from Egypt's fearful darkness the end of controversy concerning our destiny. Into freedom's glorious light; the religious theories and teachings of the dark prohonded by the early exponents.of the philoso Paths of progi ess trod with firmness, ages, w hen-the race was fur behind the spiritual phy, and the fond delusion that any one could be ft We shall live after death, and those after ub shall- head to portals pure and bright, attainments and progressive thought of the nine leader, in this movement has merited a siuile of know that we live by the evidence these proofs; In the realms of fadeless beauty, give, and by and by the great, mysteries of life Far beyond earth's shadowy scenes, teenth. century. These priestly inventions and contempt. The mighty sages.of antiquity, know Into real joys immortal, cunningly devised fables are brought forward and ing the facts of hum an'developm ent inSipitoof eternal will be unfolded to mortal gaze because of Far beyond this land of dreams. forced upon the present generation and entailed religious ideas, and also knowing the true basis qf them. Never fainting, never faltering, i upon the race, through priestly power and the in* those ideas, have with patience and marvellous A few words more of a personal character. Under - Follow where, the. angels lead, i timidation of'the ignorant and unsuspecting, endurance, been working to perfect their plans to the signature of my initials, I have brought before Golden walks of.lruth,and wisdom' Mind and Mattkii l Yield a halm for,every need. j -Should we not rather follow the inspiration and their ultimate overthrow. There was only one the readers of some of lie ideas So shall all your souls'he gladdened, 'spiritual light of the present, instead of the re- way to do this, and that.- way was to perfect their given by the scientists in spirit life, as given tom e Ho enrlh’Hjuissiopftruly wrought, | llddions from the dark past? Reason points this knowledge over the- material forces so that they by them. And your spint sweelly sheltered, I have no object, in this,'save to contribute in Hafely to the landing brought.' way. could manipulate the latter at will. When that The opposing critic may say, “ This is simply a was done, mcdiuiiiship then could be used to con- some degree to the solution of the phenomena of And the lobe and crown immortal Spiritualism. I have no wish to enter into any Of sweet love your portion he, bill of assertions.” In reply allow mo .to(ask, j-vey to us their knowledge of the facts, and in that In the realms of endless glory, what means the testimony of this cloud of wit manner alone the darkness of the early ages was controversy withother thinkers upon irrelevant Where the many mansion, hc,„ nesses thatdarken our spiritual horizon? What dispelled, During this epoch they have succeeded ■ami uncertain subjects. The - scientific side of “ Onward!" cheers the goodly captain, Spiritualism is the ..only side I care to examine,' “ Claim the pcayl of priceless worth; say those -who have had the full opportunity to in a marked degree, in as .much, as now they are Liberty or death I brave heroes, test these Christian teachings and doctrines in able to come with great' power- in 'experimental and.the religious ideas that, have been connected God is king o’er heaven and earth!" .the life beyond, where all things are weighed circles, but, like alf'groat discoverers,:-they must, with it, in my judgment, are mistakes, ■Ftrmide, July -l//t, ISHO, ‘in the balance, and where-alone, we must look as work proportionate to the laws governing both ■ As one result of confining-my studies to that intelligent beings lor the solution of the question spiritual and material conditions of being. Rut phase, 1 found myself the subject of the ellbrts of CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALISM. under consideration. When the preachers and we need not imagine for a moment, that, their a band of scientists in spirit, life, under the direct followers of these teachers return after a long ko- work is. completed because a few of us have wit control of l’rof. Faraday, of England, who byspirit It seems very important, just at the present journ in spirit life, they frankly state that, the nessed these marvellous displays of phenomena. philosophy and his own materialization has veri time, to fully, consider w hether it is in the order whole.fabric of the plan of salvaiion and kindred Franklin, Faraday, Hare, Morse, Davy, 'Leibig, fied his promi e s a sa n instructor, and at his re of true progress to combine the Christian dogmas doctrines, which they have taught, and learned in and hosts of other eminent, scientists, will never quest. .1 give my etlbrts to the eauso and my name- with the facts ofl Spiritualism, and to determine earth life, have no existence outside of faith ; and be content, till spirit: phenom ena are so perfect, as to any one who cares to know it. ■whether the interests of humanity'require that and that there are no facts even in earth life to to forever settle the questions pertaining to spir ■ T. C. UunniNiiTON. we take the teachings of the spirit world and ■support these Christian teachings,when properly, itual science. 1 would like to call the attention of effectually neutralize them by combining them investigated,.and none whatever to uphold them vour readers to one marked feature of the work of To the, Editor of Mind and Mutttr: ■withthat which will counteract their effect. AVe in spirit life. ‘These men in spirit,-life. They come to aid us to WonciiSTicu, July 18, 1880. say most emphatically; No! Every unprejudiced We are in justice bound to give such witnesses ascertain the truths alone, not the myths of an Bhotiihh Roiikiits:—Something nearayeanigoa mind must admit (hat,the past record of so-called a lull hearing, for such testimony cannot be ig tiquity, and their work has a direct, bearing upon copy of Mind and Ma'I'tkh was placed in my hand Christianity and its followers is decidedly against nored by those who are looking for the truth the isms involved. They speak to us of man in and dating-from that timo your noble, fearless such a combination. That, record is written in which will enable them to avoid the dilemma in all bis relations, physical, mental, spiritual, but, journal;has been a weekly inmate of oar homo. blood, with the pen of terror, and accompanied which these misdirected spirits find themselves they cater to no superstitious. AH'honor to him who can stand upright, in his with an amount of suffering and agony too great when they become convinced that this fuijh Among the instructions given me long ago by manhood, and point out. the errors of humanity to be realized by any individual mind. In fact lias rested on theories instead of truth. A thesc’inslructors was this sentence. “Deal gently without fear or favor. The best friend a man ever when the mind attempts to contemplate the his lew only of these unfortunate spirits b.ave with* the old principles, especially when those has is the keenest critic, for although hundreds - tory of the dark deeds of Christianity and the [ the requisite conditions for expression. While wrongly educated have got, to throwaway Christ’s may enter to our weak failings, it needs imo of churches, it is paralyzed .and sickened as every 1 myriads , are waiting through the weary years, blood in their way to the truth.” Here they rec iron will to point, out bur short comings and Iho page-is turned. in spirit life, to put, themselves on record in ognized the main obstacle to true spiritual know cause. Many there are, who think they are di The spirit that inaugurateduindconsummated earth life through nicdinmistic channels, as to the ledge, viz: a superstition Unit prevented-Iho re vinely appointed to guide the'human soul from this slate of affairs, by-and through the creeds erroneous teachings they have followed, which ception of I,nie ideas by the .."unfortunate-believer darkness up to day light, hut alas how few that and dogmas of the ages, still exists, and would ivere forced upon them in this life and thus they iif error.' I lence We are; to discard religions as will don the robe of humility and sitting at the again assert itself' if permitted to sacrifice Spirit return, after, many- years of diligent, search, after bi'ing.llie devices of men, not the work-of-God, ill feet of Wisdom con the grand old lessons that ualism, the child, progress,-to-appease the grasp the'realization of their expectations, with.dm-' any sense whatever. \V- mother Nature is writing broadcast throughout ing power of those who choose f lie dogma rather appointed hopes and faith in Christian teachings the coming of ancient spirits and their univer otir laud. (Ill! humility, thou sweetest of all the than the truth. The dial on the face of Time lias obliterated, and acknowledge the fallacy of their sal testimony as to the non-existanee of Christi Graces, ami yet how rarely welcomed by Earth’s, been turned back already too often by the dictum former teachings, professions and beliefs; Among; anity previous to the third century, and the hos children, ami here let mo say in all’ kindness of of the professors and so-called teachers of their the late witnesses to these facts 1 wotild call at tile demonstrations-upon the part of the Romish heart, that: self-esteem is the dangerous- reef upom time, shall it again be consummated as the sands tention to the recent communicationfrom Edward hierarchy in spirit-life illuminates the subject with which the good ship Spiritualism Is drifting, and' of the. nineteenth century are fast ebbing away ? I’ayson, 1). 1)., in M ind and.Matteh of .July Tblh, unspeakable safisl'acllon to us all. it. behooves all true believers in our beautiful We are inclined to think that the good and true which is only one of many which have preceded it The mam obstacle to the spread of spiritual faith, that they lie watchful ami fearless, heeding; of the spirit world, now, have the power to ap ' in reference to the matter under consideration. truth,.vanishes, with a knowledge of the mythical the teachings of their aiigcd guides, and yet not proach near enough to the plane of human life to Shall wo continue to propagate these errors to origin of all religions. - Good people of all creeds laying aside ilie reasoning facilities .which Nature avert such a disaster, as it would be to arrest-the furthermisguide lluyliuman race and extend the need not fear God’s displeasure if they should lias been furlong centuries perfecting tb guide- tide of human progress and remand the aspiring time of their sulfering in spirit life? This is the stt/i out.-ide of clnlreh limits for truth; for men, Humanity aright. A teacher appears upon the? souls of men back to the condition's of darkness question which should have the thoughtful con not scene, and loading the minds of his disciples, and doubt which is the natural result of the teach sideration of all, but, more especially those who every person would'only.avail themselves of the out through certain avenues of life, tho truth’s ings of Christianity. The human mindnever ac are- engaged in advocating “ Christian .Spiritual presence of spiritual aid through;mediumship, that, lie or she promulgates eonio like mnnuuin the- cepts these teachings only through the most ab ism.” Such have burst, their dogmatic shell prem bearing in mind that.-any.deception coming llmt wilderness, to those furnishing hearts, And they ject mental slavery, and never on the plane of aturely, consequently are not prepared to accept way, generally*comes from hostile religionists in aro strengthened and refreshed thereby; Imt us ' reason and Cod-given soul freedom. j the comprehensive, trutliH of Spiritualism, but spirit-life, the;question of spiritual existence and time rolls on the lessons of tho past, become- stale Do tligse so-called Spiritualists wlftHnlk and ! would fain attempt to go back to the old creed presence, would soon become a demonstrated fad, and threadbare to the rules that: have sped on. write about “Christian Spiritualism,” realize the | bound shell again, that it may enclose them and ijor tin; spirit hosts are equally determined ns >ve Then, my brother or sister, is it well that ye should : import of such a combination, or are they blinded 1 hide what light they may have gained by their are for the opening of the doors to all. 1 do not half iiy ilie wayside to hurl mud and filth at those by the desire to. be on (he popular side rather | limited experience in the spiritual teachings and mean by this that wo shall necessarily find our who have outgrown the swaddling robes of child than on (lie side of truth ? We deem it an insult; phenomena.. Must if be the fate ‘of Spiritualism selves confirmed in our opinions as to the.future, hood and now ask lor more mature garments witlu to the great and good minds, who have passed on | to be thus taken in-and done for, by a lot of stale, Imt if we seek to know the truth, some upon which to clothe their forniH? Ear better that ym in-advance of us to the spirit-world, to attempt to | fledgelings who have selfish interests, at stake? the spirit side will break through the barriers to should place yourself in an humble, receptive neutralize (he light they bear back to us from the I Shall we allow ourselves to be thus drawn into our relief. condition for tho grander unfoldment 'which tho immortal shore, by casting over it, the dark pall the coils of the church time serving priest The strife between hostile and friendly spirits angel world is seeking day by ilgy to give to thee. of man-made creeds and cunningly devised fables, hood? Twery soul who knows the truth and dare is not to last.forever, The inthix of light from “Physician heal thyself,” is a ghmd commami ■ by means of which the priests and censors of hu maintain it, will answer most emphatically in the the wisdom spheres will m ake comparatively which humanity would do well to obey. Many man thought in earth life have risen to power negative. Standing as they dOjOutside the church short work with ignorance, and error. 'Ijfese say, could I but be developed as a medium-'to ad that.they.might rule-with-.a rod of iron. Many, and its gilded errors, apd havhigj, suffered enough powefs tire reaching out to us with great-ardor dress mult itudes from tho rostrum, my cup of hap I-should.suy, ratlier all of us, have,felt its terrible by mental slavery under its rule, they have en and giving the demonstrations with marvellous piness would lie full. I tell, von loved one, there rule; and we wish to say right here to those who- listed for the war in the struggle for truth against ability. It is the beginiiing of the end of super are missions' to be outwronght in tho unfoldinent are engaged in Christian Spiritualism,.there is no priestly power. Such valiant soldiers in the cause stition and ignorance, and nothing is so convin of Freedom and disenthrallinent of the huinau -middle ground in this field. “ Choose ye whom of right and freedom, will .lead the way on tho cing to .the mind in error as to stand face to face mind from religious bigotry, to which the public: ye will serve.” If the Christians and their dog earth plane,'and join hands and forces with those with phenomenal manifestation.' 'They .shatter in speaker bears as light a comparison as the gentle mas, in heaven’s name, bo consistent, go .over from theth realms...... of light, to conquer , in the ' con a moment preoccupied conclusions, aiul iiq soph twilight does to the broad blaze of the noonday to them fully and not be astride of the fence. ' All test of truth against error. For the light Hindi istry can silence their poiyer. , sun. We, educated Americans, send our mission true Spiritualists will respect such a course,on cause the darkness of mental slavery to flee away, When I stood by the side of an ancient Roman aries to destroy idolH among other people, wlmt your part, and the churches will welcome you, for and the night of the soul shall be. followed by the gladiator, at one of Alfred James’ seances, and shall the historian of future ages write concefning- they desire nothing so much as numbers; but if morning dawn which is breaking upon our world marked his physique anil features, so unlike those uh with no sacred hook that will furnish a creeiS ^ou incline to follow the light, of tr.uth as reflected as the rays of the sun of spiritual light pierces the ofnvdern races, I saw the importance as ilevef be- for religious,'' although the perfect antipodes of from the higher life of the spirit world, then it is' dark clouds of error and bids us go free. foro^pf the phenomenon of materialization. To a cadr other, witli Jib mythical Jesus and our entire- for you to fall into line under the banner of Spir- Fellow veterans who have stood the rattling fire niercKpectator thesight was curious as an oxidation- disregard of the silver rule, of Confucius? Oh I jtualisin proper, on which is inscribed, in letterss | of the enemy for a quarter of a century, more ‘or of physical force, but to-a scientist it conveyed n humanity, methinks there should be more toilers; ^ . ----- D-_ - j {less, in the ranks'of Spiritualism, will you Btiind world of meaning, viz., that a person who had and fewer to teach what they cannot live nor under the creeds and dogmas of men forever.” -silent and motionless when your co-operation is• lived centuries ago could'come again witli all the stand. Better to work as our fearless Brother Rob These efforts to Christianize Spiritualism are a i so much needed in the cause of' truth and right? distinguishing peculiarities of his mortal life. This erts is doing, eradicate hero worship from the* natural result, as there are but few of those who | Will you so far forget the interests of the cause of is lire’grand-culmination of spiritual power, the human mind and bring our idols down to,the are called Spiritualists that have any true concep Spiritualism and its mission, as to aid in this resurrection of the dead upon a scientific instead levtd of common humanity, where they may toil tion of its mission; and being so fully .imbued movement of Christianizing Spiritualism either in of miraculous basis. This," the opening o f ,a new for the exjiansion and uplifting of the life “(hut. with the dogmas of the Cliureh, they-ought to act, or by .your silence give consent? 'Your an era to tire race, when knowledge, 'shall supersede is” and. not of-the visionary, life th a t is " to lie.!”. have remained within its fojd, for the time of swer,"in word and deed, will be looked forward to faith and demonstration shall take the place of Yours for truth stripped of its gildings, their deliverance is not yet. bv not only many an earnest'soul on the earth assertion. __ ’ . ■ - F und. L,.Hiu)itKTir. The popular preachers' and theologians of our plane; lint nv.fny a star-crowned angel of light To the detractors ofMr, James as an extraordina day tell us that Christianity is thdToundation of awaits your decision on the siiores of the great ry medium I would say, that his powers in that line IJr. 1). A, Davis, Cliiongo, 111., w rites: “ W oe modern civilization; -A most palpable error; for beyond. B. B. Hum, arbbeyond question; and whatever may be said liiito the recreant sinner that falls upon the anvit instead, it has been a dead weight upon human Mass. by others, for one I- cheerfully bear testimony to under fhe hilmmenuul toiigs in your hands.” S 9 s I
' CHILDREN’S COLUMN. They rode a long way in silence. M IND A N O M A T T E R No. 12. and possibilities of our own faculties, and the field “ Nothin’ but a second woman, and wantin’to of usefulness, that opens to the view of every DRIFTEd ’ o UT TO SEA. be skipper! ” repeated Uncle Retire softly under The Transit of Ideas. thinker who is willing to throw aside all dogmati his breath. . Appertaining to’ spiritual things there is still cal training, and weigh all things according to BY ROSE HARTWICK THORPE. ■ By-and-by; Clem fell into a doze, which lasted more ignorance, blindness, superstition and des their true merit. And here we must acknowledge Two little ones, grown tired of play, but a short time, when he awoke and saw, a little potism in vogue, than can be eliminated from the that we Ipow as little of our own mental faculties Roamed by the sea, one summer day, way ahead, in trie middle of the road, a queer- m inds o f m en for ages to come. The rulers of the as we do of the .source from which they have been Watching the great waves come and go, Prattling, as children will, you know, lookirig thing coming toward them. past ages have stultified the popular mind with derived. True we know the little1 already accom Of dolls and marbles, kites and strings; • By gazing sharply for a minute, Clem 6aw it was the marvellous to that extent that there remains plished by us as thinkers, and yet we know not Sometimes hinting at graver things, a boy walking backwards on his feet and hands. , at besttonly a morbid relish for truth in its purity. what emotion or circumstance, may open a new At last they spied within their reach JuBt as the horse reached him, he jumped one False modesty can never endure the presence of field of thought, o f which we now have no concep And old boat cast ppon tiic iieacli, side, and looking up between his legs called out: th e “ naked virtue and the living graceB,” nor can tion ; what unforseen event may cut us loose from Helter-iltclter, witln merry'd In, Over its sides they clambered in— “ S ay !” superficial wisdom tolerate the truth in all its our moorings, and launch us out into unfathom Ben, with his tangled, nut-lirown hair, Billy stopped, as he always did when he met glory; its radiant light is blinding to the spiritual able seas. I know by my own experience that Bess, with her sweet face /lushed and fair. anybody. - ■ sight, so long accustomed to grope in darkness. intelligence is more ready to devise than the hand Rolling in from the briny deep, “ My mother— Who’s that boy with you ?” Moreover, the guilty consciences of the masses is to perforin. Take, for example, the transit of Nearer, nearer, the great waves creep “What do von want?” i ■ seeking some door of escape from the hand of ideas. Higher, higher, upon the sands, justice, save that found through common- honesty Reaching out with their giant hands, “I wanter know who that boy is.” Is the reader aware with what facility an idea Grasping the boat in boisterous glee, “ Na-ow, look a-here, Ephraim Blake, ef your and a pure life, push deliberately into the snares can be projected from one point to another by a Tossing it up and out to sea. mother 'wants anything, sav so, or I’ll go right and pitfalls of theology from which escape is well simple act of volition? How long a time does it The sun went down 'mid clouds of gold; along,” and the peddler gathered up the reins. nigh impossible. As the snake allures its victim require to send a thought to some objector friend Night came, with footsteps damp and cold; “ She does,” said the boy, still staring at Clem. into its very jaws, so the false teacher chants his a thousand miles away ? To expatiate upon this Day dawned; the hours crept slowly by; see-saw song of the dying lamb and atoning blood, . And now, ueross the sunny sky, "She wants a pint, an’ she’s got the rags to pay thought, just take the mental’ measurement of an . A blaok eloud stretches fur away, for it.” - * until his hearers become oblivious of every other immense field of space, and then note how sud-' And shuts the golden gutes of day. . There was no house in sight here either, but interest. Hence, with the dawn of reason, and a denly an idea can traverse -the vast distance, A storm comes on, with flash and roar, Billy turned down a lane; round a corner, and breaking away from (he fatal thra|dom of the Premising that we recognize .the fact that clair While a 1 the sky is shrouded o’er; they came to a small, white house, close by the priesthood, it is natural that the mind should re voyance has already penetrated to the “ever-green- The grqat waves, rolling from the west, shore,” and brought us truths of greater value than Bring night and darkness on their, breast. water. .• vert to the other extreme and embrace cold ma Still floats the boat through driving storm, . A woman looked out, ran back, and appeared’ terialism. V all previous knowledge of “The land o’ the leal," Protected by God'Spowerful arm, . again with a big bag of rags, which Uncle Retire Modern Spiritualism made its advent in time toy we are well prepared to take a mental voyage into The home-bound vessel, Seabird* lies began to weigh and bargain for, while the boy in redeem the world from the errors of both’ the' stellar space. In ready trim, 'twixt sea and skies. vited Clem into the barn. •past and the present; the converts from theology . I. Ii. Allard, of Fairhaven, Vt,, is a good subject Her captain paces restless now, A troubled look upon hisbrow, , “Did you ever see a calf with ten legs?” he still clinging to the idea of a personal God, while of mesmerism, and has often been asleep for the While all his nerves with terror thrill; asked, eagerly. the others, from the opposite school, acknowledge purpose of finding lost or stolen property. On one The shadow of some coming ill, Clem didn’t know. no God outside of nature. It is difficult for an in occasion, his mesmerist asked him to go to the The male comes up to where he stands, “There’s one,” said Ephraim; pointing to a telligent person to conceive of intelligence inde moon and describe its general character, climates, And grasps his arm with eager hands; pretty red anti white calf in a pen. pendent of an intelligent thinker. Seeing’every- -inhabitants, plants, etc., which he did. A short “ A boat has just sweptpast,” said he, " Bearing two children out to sea. “ Two forelegs makes eight, and two hind ones where in nalure a wonderful display of design, time after this, a message was given at the Banner "Tjs dangerous now to pul about, ten! Don’t ye see?” ...... we jump at the conclusion that there is a designer. of Light free circle, by a spirit who said she had ‘Yet they cannot be saved without.” Clem said “ Y es” in so calm a tone that the boy We constantly find ourselves hedged about by just returned from a visit to the moon, and pro Nought but their safety will suffice; was suspicious, and wanted to know if he ever laws whose unerring operations are carried on j ceeded to give, the same description of it as Mr. They muni be saved!" the captain erics. heard that before. . - continually independent of man, and we conclude I Allard had done, almost word for word. TJms the ‘‘ By every thought that’s just and right, * By lips / hoped to kiss to-night, Clem couldn’t'remember, hut guessed some of there mukt he an intelligent law-giyer; and as all | testimony of one is supported by the other, even J’ll peril vessel, life and men, the calves at his grandpa's had as many as ’leven human intelligence has been supposed- to he -pur- | though one is still an inhabitant,of earth. Ami God will not forsake me then.” legs. • sonal, we conclude the All-Father must lie a per- I We are told that a nuiti will walk four feet 'n a With anxious faces, one and all, “How could they? Now prove it. Prove it son, and this is all we know or ever can know I second; a horse ten; a train of cars, 4(1; a storm, Jiaeh man rosponded to Hut call ; same’s I did to you,” about it. We may reason from induction to-day, i uO; a hurricane, 100; sound, 1,120; a rifle-ball, And when, at Inst, through driving storm. They lifted up each little form, No, Clem wasn’t sure. Maybe ’twasn’t ’leven1 and from deduction to-morrow, and still wander I 1,400; and that light travels 102,000 miles in a sec The captain started, with a groan, maybe ’twas five, or three; but he promised not about in the fog of our own creating, as liave all j ond of time. But what shall wc say of an.im •"My God7 " he cried, ''(hey are my own?” to tell about Ephraim’s calf, and Ephraim gave the theologians of the past, The Materialist I mortal spirit? Does it not move with still greater One Summer Day. him a rubber bottle stopper and a large slice of thinks God cannot be a person and dwell .in an I velocity? “ Quick as thought,” is a common ex raw turnip. .inhabitable world somewhere-in the sideral beav- j pression; and as quick as thought we can convey HY ANNIE M. LIBBY. Clem was hungry and ate turnip until Uncle ens, because his intelligence is seen everywhere; I our minds from earth to the Moon; a distance of Retire begged some gingerbread and milk for but this is no evidence. .'It would be difficult to J ”41),01)0 miles. We may circumnavigate the earth, Three pairs of linen, three Dmirs of Scotch plaid, him at a house where they called. Unde Retire find a town or city in any civilized country in and then setting by our own fireside recount .the 'hanging dejectedly on the clothes line, one pair of had what he called “ a bite ” before they started which (hero is not evidence of some leading man, varied scenes of our journey, conveying the gray, witlrlittle rivers of pie juice bowing down from home. ■' some, mark (jf a mastermind whose thought'is mind to any point in an instant. - the front, one pair of navy blue, with a big tear iir All the long summer afternoon ■they rode, stop- present while lie may be on his travels in Europe If, then, we go in imagination to the moon, and ■ tiie back—these were Clem’s short,,broad trow- ping, here and there to buy three cents’ worth of or may he a dweller of. the spirit world. When by the power of thought measure the distance ser/i. ' broken glass, a boy had-, picked up, a bit of old we trace tli’e .power of steam to the brain of the from the earth, and then take a- step still farther . And mamma was so unreasonable! iron, a few rags, or to leave a skimmer, a coffee boy Watt, as-lie sits watching the smoking tea into,space, to the sun, ninety-live millions of miles i If he could only go, he would wear the grays pot, or a broom. ' kettle, we may not know how many invisible away, requiring nearly eight minutes for a ray of and his ulster, or the blues, and sit still all day; Clem liked to stand by-when the sides of the thinkers there are present striving to inspire that light to make the transit, and then take another but the j/arty sailed away dojvn the Narrows cart were let down to show the glittering tins.- mind with an idea adequate to revolutionize'the step still farther, to Jupiter, six hundred millions without him, and left him standing alone by "G i He saw some especially lovely little red and mechanics' of the entire world. So when little of miles, requiring'.fifty minutes for light to tra braltar,” a big rock on the shore. blue till pails, and made up his mind to have his Katie Fox demanded of “ old split foot” to make verse the immense spacer^md then'step still “ They think I’ll cry,” he said, "but I won’t!” m other fbuy. one as soon as lie got Iiotrie.—- -. known his wants, people looked upon the result farther to tlui fixed stars, those of -the.first magni Two bright drops rolled down his checks as lie On the whole, Clem liked peddling very well, as a nine day’s wonder of no importance; and yet tude requiring it p6riod of from three to. twelve sp o k e ., ■.■■■ ■ ■ ■ .■■■■ but the sun had gone down,-and lie was hungry those very raps were the precursors of an idea years for a ray of light to make thetransit; tothose . Clem looked surprised. again, when they .heard a Voice calling, " Mr. that is to introduce a new era in science, ethics, in the second magnitude, twenty years; the third, “ Some of that baby’s tears; she’s been crying Peddler, Mr, Peddler! / and, looking back, saw a metaphysics, and_____ religion,,___ , .so...... sweeping...... in its char- , thirty; the fourth, forty-five: the fifth, sixty-six; on m e! ” lie’said, scornfully. little girl running up to the cart. actor that the orthodox idea of a personal God is j the sixth, ninty-six ami the seventh, 180 years of .Then he dug his toes in the sand, wished every “Mr. Peddler,” she said, "your rags is a-spfl- already being terribly shaken and the thirty-nine j timq are required for a ray of light to traverse the stick lying about was" lic'rish or cinnamung,” lih’ !” articles of faith no longer- stand by edicts. But if [ immense distance; thus taking one vast stride and “Gibraltar" a great sugar doughnut. What a sight! Back as far as they could sec orthodoxy were true investigators of earth, and after another until the mind grows dizzy with its After a time, he saw Uncle Retire unfastening was a stream of rags following them. White, the thinkers of the spirit world would have noth ! effort to comprehend the immensity of space that his big ham-doors, and went over. black, green, pink, blue, all colors, big and little, ing to do save to exercise a blind faith in its prom i it is required to travel in its aerial flight; and even He asked Uncle Retire if he was going peddling, all sizes—for the biggest bag had burst. ises without regard to its ability to make them ! then when we turn the telescope upon one of and the old man ‘-eal’lated he might g’out a spell.” ‘Lies le’ me git this boss hove to,” said Uncle good. But the light from heaven, which has suc i those distant worlds, it requires but a moment of Clem looked on while Uncle Retire ran out the Retire, excitedly. ceeded the Ilydeville manifestations,enables us to I Lime to convey the mind to it and to contemplate big red cart, led outtho old white horse, and har “ I’d help,” said the little girl, "hut I am going see that the affairs of men are controlled largely | its generalcharacter so far as known to man. nessed him into the shafts. to carry this pail of milk to my grandmother, and by our spirit friends, ami that they in turn are ! I see by M in d and M atter, that some one lias " I should like to go out a spell,” said Clem. the wolf might catch me if I wait, for it is almost subject to the will power of the spiritual spheres i coined a new word (statuvolence) to express the , , “ W o! sh ! ” said Uncle Retire. dark now." above them to a great degree, .and so on iiptil wo i powers of clairvoyance. At first I was at a loss as “ I’m all alone,” moaned Clem. So she skipped away. reach the seventh sphere whose glorious and -wise | to the import of this child of Neology, but scek- Uncle Retire brought oiit several bags and The peddler and Clem went back to pick up the beings doubtless are compelled to acknowledge I ing for its origin, I find two latin words datarious, stowed them in the cart. rags, Clem looking a little’ anxiously along the that even they are also subjects to an overruling ’standing fast, and Vole or 'Vulare, volatile or’fly . “ It’s going to thunder an’ lighten storm to road for the wolf. • ' , ■ power greater than their own. And in their wise ing. Such is.man, a flying automaton that is tied day,” argued Clem, "and I’ll he killed.” -Hehad heard of goinground the world—lie was counsels and, deliberations they doubtless find to earth, and chafing and struggling to go, like a Uncle Retire didn’t say a word until he was sure that stream of rags did; but lie never thdught matters of vastly greater importance than singing balloon fully inflated ready-Tor-flight so soon as ; ready to mount his cart; then he looked at Clem of stopping until the last one was in the bag and psalms and easting their crowns before the throne the main cord which'chains it to the earth shall as if he just remembered that a doleful-looking the hole fastened up. Then;.perched on the cart of a king, with a body-guard of twenty-four elders be severed. little hoy stood there. . ‘ again, with a long yawii, he asked if Uncle Retire and as many beasts, among which in to devise With mental faculties like ours, who shall say “ Ain’t there nobody to your house? Where’s didn’t wish Billy was an " okslritch,so they could ways and means to assist in the elevation of the we are limited in capacity^ Say rather Unit the that furriner?” get home awful -twick.” inhabitants of the spheres below their own. limitation consists in our imprisonment in mortal " Maggie ? Well, I don’t have much.to do with “ Here we be!’! said Uncle Retire, turning into It is through evolution that every particle of bodies, and in a -luck of culture, that when wc h er.” • a new road. "There’s your house over there,and matter is made to contribute to the work of pro shall have “ shuflled oil' this mortal coil,” we will “Where’s Fannie?” . ...v here is the barn,” he added, as Billy stopped with gress-on one ham}; and it is through the transi- no longer be compelled to acquire knowledge un " Her’s got the toothache, •aii*:i‘my4ittte pig’s his nose against the door. * tion of ideas that inspiration is received from a der difficulties, hut will be able to visit any local dead, too! ” Clem scrambled down, said “ Good-night,” and higher sphere. The folly, ignorance and injustice ity, meeting or library whore knowledge is to be “ Wa-al, git up.” - < . • was running away, when Uncle Retire asked him practiced-upon this earth to-day are sufficient-evi obtained, at pleasure. Our spiritual bodies being Clem climbed up. to stop a minute. ./ dence that it is still in its infancy ; and the condi more subtle and tine than the mortal, they will .Uncle Retire was a short man, with scanty Clem waited a mimifc, while the horse was un tion of things in the first sphere is doubtless still enable us to execute our highest conceptions in white hair, a red face and hlue^yes. harnessed, while the horse was led, while the cart worse, since it is peopled by spirits who were any art or science that can interest or instruct ;" One of his saucy young neighbors said lie bore was-pulled in—how. his hack and legs ached !— hurled into eternity in a low condition, from while to-day we can plan better than build; we the national colors wherever he went. and then, then what were aching and waiting which they have not yet been liberated by the I can. design better than we can execute, lie had been a sailor in his youngfer days, and when Uncle Retire took out one of those little knowledge of a better way of living, and who ■ For example, a few years ago I was employed ■■had ne^r-’unlearned many of the queer phrases blue pails and gave him for his own? .ljave to Jake their first lesson here upon the mini- ss an ornamental painter in a carriage lnanu- he had learned on shipboard. And Lee and Fannie and Josie Bryce and Scott dane plane. -Bryan Grant, on the origin of things,' factory, usually forming the designs after retiring There were some funny black figures on. his Tinker all came to meet him, for mamma had says: • for the night, the next day’s work; th at is, men- hands, and a hoy had said a ship under full sail come from the picnic long ago, and they had had “The'latent heat, light'and-repulsion of iis ' till' designs suitable for the approaching occasion, wasunarkod out upon his chest, supper.. - (matter’s) nitrogen, carbon and sulphur are sta would present themselves to my mental vision, in •Olein couldn’t believe that—" ’Twotild h u rt!” " ' “ I shall get some water for my own supper in tionary ; hut apply, by contact of fire, a lempera- all the beautiful colors known to art, and in deeper Uhde Retire didn’t talk much, but Clem' was my new pail,” said Clem. - ,tnre of a thoiisa d degrees of heat, and the static shading and softer tints of blending than ever , too happy to care. ' Scott and Josie swung on the long sweep, to state is instantly disturbed, and the ■ latent, fok'C’ greeted mortal ken. And, O! how I have tried, He tried to see how long he could look at the bring it down in Clem’s reach. springs forth in repulsion, causing explosion. day after day, with - clumsy hand and brush, to • Him without winking; he watched the horse’s “ You’ll lose it,.Clem; you’ll surely lose it,” said Again fill a glass jar with 'hydrogen and chlorine bring my work up, to within some proximity to . feet, to see if the hirid foot went in the track of Lee; but Clem'calmly slipped-his treasure over gases in a dark room, and they will remain static, the glorious visions of-the night; hut in vain. the fore foot; the green ribbon turfs, to see how the catch with the big wooden bucket, and' they- ■although the diversity of electrical measure is as True I made constant improvement- so long as cir nearly the wheels grazed without touching; the went down with a plunge—went down, but only ’ 88 to 8; hut permit a ray of sunlight to pass into cumstances kept me at the business; hut taste "im white-sailed boats going down the Gurnet; the the big pail came back. the jar repulsion follows, and the electrical excess proved much faster than ability to execute. crows and hawks flying over to Pitch-Pine Hill— Josie almost went down, too, looking.in. is released in terrific explosion. Thus .(.bought Is not Spiritualism, which gives us such a grand and forgot .Uncle Retire until the old mail said: Lee talked philosophically of ii looking glass became the first polarizing principle.” All! hut and cnobling view of our future'prospects, a most “ I dunno as I ought to a-brought ye. ' Did yer and magnet, but most of them concluded it was whence came the,thought? To be just,.we will let glorious philosophy, truths of which deepen and mar say that ye could go anywhere ?” "gone for good.” < Mr.-Grant.answer the question in iiis own words, broaden with every step in advance? Surely wc "No, sir,” replied Clem, truthfully,. “ Shedid “ For there isn’t any bottom to this well,” said if lie can, as follows: - ■ . may, in view of our future angelhood ami the not have time, ’cause all any of them said was-: Scott. "W hat was the thought—the Logos ?, The an heavenly inheritance, endure our present vicissi 'W here’s the salt, and who has the pickles?’ But “ No, sir! ” chimed-in Pliny Wade. “ Maybe a swer comes in every story of birth, life and death; tudes with'a great degree of fortitude, however •one day I asked her if I couldn’t be a peddler, Chinaman’s got your pail this minute, drinking in the history of e very plant that buds, blossoms anxious we may be to do much more than we are and she asked when I got some money. And I puppy-soup outof it." 4 and dies, the separation of the grosser grades of’ able to do for the cause which lias become so dear don’t have any money. I had ten cents, but it “ Never mind; little brother,” said Fannie, you matter'from life, and the individualisation of life to our hearts; .for our spiritual capabilities and got away. All my money gets away!’ can have another.” ^ into simple and complex units of existence, capa possibilities are to be no less Unlimited than the Here the old horse stopped at the tpp of a steep Clem winked hard. . . ble of eternal individual duration.” universe of never ending variety, unlimited space hill. "Yes," he said. • “ I can go peddling most any With this and vohimns of philosophical specu and neverfnding eternity, in which to seek wis On one side of the road was the graveyard, day and get another,” and they all . went to the lation like it, to he met everywhere, I find no dom and minister to the wants and happiness of • thickly set with white stones and over-run with house. fault, ilave th a t it does not do the impossible thing our fellow beings, both in and out of the body, golden-rod and low blackberry vines. • On the "And so,” said his mother, kissing him again that is claimed for it. It simnly deals with re knowing that the on.y direct way of getting good other side were pine woods. and again after hearing his adventures, “my little sults, but falls far short of explaining the origin of is by doing good to others, whether spirits or mor The old man stood up in his place and looked hero toiled all day, and lost all his wages! ” the first particle of matter, much less the thought tals. '' silently for a moment over the burying-ground, “ Not all, mamma.” or Deific principle of life lying back of causation, There is fc power that “shapes our ends, Rough, hew them how we will;" then sat down, and Billy jogged on. " Why, your rubber, you lost that.” affording still another example of human folly in In all our wandering? Heaven sends “ Did you.see Injuns?” asked Clem, anxiously. "Y es, Depose it’s los-. I don’t know w here it striving to comprehend the incomprehensible. It Its guides to lead us still. “ My woman’s buried over there," said Uncle is.” is the same line of reasoning that in all past ages - God in his works we ever see Retire, pointing his forefinger lover his shoulder. “•And vour turnip?” has led to the belief in the personality^)! a- mon His thought we may not know; “ Why, there’s a woman at your house now.” " Yes, I ate that up.” ster’ tyrant, Jehovah, Jove, or God, the patron Behind each" threatening cloud may be “She ? Oh, she’s nothin’but a second woman! “ And now your pail ? ” saint of-all the red-handed despots that have ruletj, Love’s pure and warming glow. “ No, not that, mamma,” says Clem, putting only to oppress and enslave. Therefore I’ll work; with faith will wait I s’pose I cried'a pint o’ tears when Eunice died,” . For Heaven’s bounteous store; said the old man, meditatively. “ I was putty down his mug and shaking his head earnestly; But as thinking men and women of a thinking , ’Till angel hands'unbar the gate, weak—I felt bad. She was an awful good woman. “that isn’t lost. I can’t get it, but I know where age; our duty lies, not with the Logos, or the ori And bless me ever more. {Viang, Billv!” it i s ! "— Golden 7>y*. gin of monads, or thonrrhts. even: but with powers St. Albans, Vt. ■' Cmm.ns Tno.'trso.v. [J U L Y 31, M. 8.33.] MlND'AND MATTER. 3
SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS. work towards the end of the reign of Constantine .more significant than the declaration of the spirit Spirit Communion Demonstrated. the Great, since a solar eclipse happened under of Heroditus, that obsession by ignorant and su- ALFRED JAMES, MEDIUM. the Consulate of Optatus and Paulinus in A. D. 334, ; perstitous spirits is the cause of idolatry, whether Oxford, Benton Co„ Ind., July 17, 1880. is mentioned as a recent event. It. also appears i Christian or pagan. “Teach the spirits aiid they . July 19th, M. S. 33. that his work was not published all at one time. will teach.ypu,(’ says this great spirit intelligence,, Editor Mind and Mailer: J ohn P aul R esenius, (Bishop of Zealand.) Each book is dedicated to Manutius Lollianus and this is an inculcation that should he adopted as a I hold the idea that when a person has nothing G ood M o rning , M yn h eer As a bishop of the : this name - is • preceded by the title of pro- motto by the friends of Modern Spiritualism. We Christian religion when here in the mortal life, consul in the dedication only of the font last do not think too much value can be attached to the to say, he had better say nothing. I have, how and as a spirit, I have come to this conclusion, ! hooks. If this Lollianus is the FI. Lollianus who spirit teachings that are being given through the ever, two items, that I think will be interesting, that there must be a radical change in all depart- figures in the Pastes with FI. Arbitio, in A. D. 355, maligned and vilely treated medium, Alfred both to the editor and his I many readers. . , I will ments of life, before there can be any great de- : it is evident that the last books of Firmicus are * James, by the spirits of the great and mighty send money order for five subscriptions’to your gree of progression. A wise and'learned spirit posterior to that date. ■ minds of ancient times.—E d.] can hardly return to this earth, because there are 1 [We cite the following references to Firmicus in ------paper anti some other reading matter that I will millions of spirits that need missionaries to labor the Ecclesiastical Eneyelopxdiu of McClintoek and designate on another page. . ■ C ai.eh J ackson. for the improvement .of their condition. Instead ’ Strong.—E d.] I wish to say to the readers of your paper that I ,of mortals sending enlightened spirits to our side '“ Julius Firmicus Materials, a .Christian writer , Coon M o r n in g , Sir :—I was a Yankee—born in embraced what is known as Modern Spiritualism, ., of life, you are constantly sending those that were of the fourth century, of whom little is known. j New Hampshire—lived there pretty much all my when it first made jts mission known, and since,. hound, up in Christian and dther religions, all There was an astrologer of the same name and [life, and if I had been half as shrewd in looking I have used all the time and money I could spare more or less ignorant of the true purpose of spirit- time, who wrote Matheseos Hb.viii. There .was a | put for my spiritual wants as I was in providing’ I for my earthly wants, would have been better off from other duties to advance the glorious cause. I life. If all, like yourself, labored disinterestedly 1 bishop of Milan of!he same name, who flourished will give the result of a- trip I took last winter. for the good 'of humanity, it would be different, ! at the same time, but probably not the same per- j to-day. But 1 tell you, among us Yankees it is “diamond cut diamond,” aiid if you ain’t pretty Tljere was at that time a medium living some 30 but they are > iased in .their views, and the/ fre- 1 son. He wrote a book, Ik Errors Profanarum Ke- miles from my home, whom I had never seen.' quently promulgate theories that they have no ligionem, which he dedicated to Constantins and smart you are nowhere. I lived long enough to He was making arrangements to move out of the faith, no belief in, and no knowledge of. -There i Constans, and from this it appears he was bred up know pretty well what this mortal life is, tor 1 had reached eighty-one at the, time 1. lit out.’ I State. I had heard various accounts of him. The can never be any true Spirituality without-good in heathenism, and afterwards-Converted to the I thought I’d come here to-day, in order to let ’ Spiritualists said that he was a reliable,. ml very mortal conditions. 'Where the spirit, in a mortal Christian faith. He is not mentioned by any an any folks know down at Concur 1, that I’m alive . "iterest.ng medium lh u l umly es said hat l e body, is continually dwarfed by circumstances, it cient writer; and there is no direct evidence that and feel a good deal better out of that old body, : )V1,S ? ,r“u/1 , U‘ uul ^(,1K l mi^hT will be (lie few and those only that will be able he.held any sacred otiice'in the Christian Church. than when in it. 1 come here sticking mvself in ! h
this thing to expose it, and he said, ‘There is no money in M IN D -AOSTD M ATTER . — . SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALISM. We strongly suspect’ that Prof. Denslow, with exposing it, you had better stay with us; there's a fortune that vaulting ambition that is the invariable ac in It in five years,’ ” (Lie No. 17.) j ‘‘he said lie wanted me as Philadelphia, Saturday, J uly 31, M. 8. 33, In the last number of the R.-P. Journal is copied a witness; that he wanted me to swear to my putting the a seven column article from th e pen of Prof. V. B. companiment of scientific pursuits, is seeking to handcuffs on Mrs. Bliss, and that it was a genuine test se- . anceJ; I told him if I told that I would teil a good deal more, H8F Entered at the Pott Office at Philadelphia, Pa., Denslow, first published in tips- Chicago Daily supplant our amiable spiritual brother, the Editor- and then he said he would not want me," (Lie No. 18). at teconri-clats matter. at-Large of the Banner of'Light, Prof. S. B. Brit- “Cross-examined.—I praMcedmalerializalion to show it. up; Times. It is an account of certain experiences I have for nearly ten years, up to Mareli last, worked as a which the learned professor encountered in tan, in his heaven appointed mission. We tell you salesman, at a store on Eighth street, and left because the PUBLICATION OFFICE, sales were small, ami my employer was poor, and had two Second Story, No. 713 Saneom Street, investigating the spiritual phenomena which Prof. Denslow, we'cannot stand by and see it sons to take my pluce; I was not supported in my materiali PHILADELPHIA. done. It is true Prof. Brittan has been as silent zations by Spiritualists; they were dead-heads; only skep occurs through the mediumship of Dr. Henry , tics pay; I have been for several years a slight-of-liaud per J. M. E o b e e t s . - P u b l ish e s a n d E d it o r . t Slade and Mrs. Simpson, including inde- j on the subject of Mr. Howells literary attempt to former at night; my performance last night was the last; U was the exposure, and people would not believe it when I told RATES OF ADVERTISING. pendent slate writing, touching by unseen destroy Spiritualism, as he has been about Prof. them;..... I went ^ into the business to expose these materializing Each line of nonpareil type, fifteen cents for the first inser- hands, levitation of ponderable bodies by J- R- Buchanan’s attempt to Christianize it, but mediums." lion, and half this rate for each subsequent insertion. ] some unseen power, materialization of spirit ; that makes no difference. The Editor-at-Large As we have once before said, the wholesale per- Business Cards and Continued Advertisements inserted at special rates. j forms, etc. All these various natural phenomena ! business is a bogus affair in every sense of the j jury committed byWm. S. Roberts in giving that Electrotypes and plates will not be inserted. Payment strictly in advance. 1 i Prof. DenBlow testifies to have witnessed under term,-and we think Prof. B. fills the bill to per- j testimony, toenable the Jesuitconspirators, whd < i i V^ T S w l f^ r rti0n,mUrtbe ,e
6 MIND AND MATTER. [J U L Y 31, M . 8. 33.}
EDITORIAL BRIEFS. I not intended for publication. We failed to cross and many others, and from their widely differing A Most Valuable Offer—Spirit Obsession Diagnosed, standpoints of belief, the debate was an animated “O ur P r e m iu m s ” will positively be withdrawn j ^ ^ 'n ^ e manuscript and our proof-reader one and excited great-interest. B rother R oberts You may say in your paper I a on failed to detect the mistake until nearly all our that will give free examination of persons who the 1st day of September. T hursday, July 22d. ! edition was struck off. would like to know whether they are obsessed or M rs. J ames A. Buss, left Philadelphia for Meeting opened as usual with music, “ We are not, if they will subscribe for'Mind and M atter ' Springfield, Mass., last Wednesday afternoon. j T he Spiritualists and Liberaljsts of Van Buren waiting . by , the river;” followed by . invocation,inn/ by six months or one year. Any person accepting Amavtia H arthav AT D - will keen a siinnlv of an^ adjoining counties will hold their next con- j Mrs. Nettie Pease F o x ; poem read by Col. D. M. this offer must send a note from you to that effect. A manda H arthan, M. D., will keep a supply oi r J b Ci r Amr . 7th pn^|Fox;lecturebyMr8.0.T.Samuels,fromthesub- All applications by letter must contain a lock of M ind and Matter for sale at Lake Pleasant Camp-1 ven^10n Saturday and Sunday, A |,u. “ I ject, “The Gods men worship.” These Gods were hair of the applicant, age, sex, etc., and one three- meeting this year. |8th, 1880, in the apple orchard grove of Robert, provej by hercontrols tobe litany and varied. cent postage, stamp. Address B. F. Brown, Box T art wppk in thp “Kind Words ” wp made an i Nesbitt, in the township of Hamilton, six miles j Owing tothe rain thecircle in theevening was 28, Lewiston, Maine. This proposition to remain S 3 , ’h o i have ! north west of Debtor village, — dag at 2 ! omitted open until further notice. B. F. B rown. Friday, July 23d. [We regard the.abo re proposition of Mr, Brown read Waverly, 111., and notWaVerly, Iowa. . o’clock, P. M., on Saturday. Dr. A. B. Spinney, of ■ „ . . . _ i as a most important one to the afflicted apart from Detroit, and Mrs. E.-C. Woodrfiff, of South Haven...... Conference ( meeting opened in the afternoon | h int est ^ have in it,—E d.], T he address of C. J. Raichard, the well kndwn are engaged as speakers; and Dr. C. A. Dunning, j withith singing ‘ I need Thee every Hour;” followed i ______magnetic healer, will be at Oak Hill, Scarboro, i ...... ,. . tl , ,,T r bvby. stirnnirstirring Mfim.itilrxremnremarks fromfwAivt lWDr. Juliet Tiilint Uuirni*nm>DSeverance, hfof !I ' ^ | of Marcellus, will furnish vocal music; the liam- Me., until further notice, and he will visit patients Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Samuels, of Chicago, and j R. C. Flower’s Generous Offer. ilton Brass Band, instrumental music. There will others. Col. D. M. Fox, of New York, took the in that vicinity. For the purpose of extending the circulation of be some tenting on the ground ; also, a refresh singing book as his subject, and criticised the old j AN]) Matter—the best Spiritualist paper Contributors and correspondents will take no ment stand with lemonade and ice-cream. To orthodox hymns. This was followed by a lively | We have—I iriuku this offer: Any one sending tice that their articles or letters must be in hand discussion on the Spiritualists’ God,” ending . ,ne two-dollars (my regular pricej, and with it a help defray expenses and avoid “passing the hat,” with some very sensible remarks by Airs. Goodale. . ]ock of hair, giving age, height, weight, sex, tem- by Wednesday morning to secure insertion, as a fee of ten cents for each adult will be taken at She claimed that if the God of Nature must be | perature of skin and feet; with two postage stamps we go to press early on Thursday morning of each the gate on Sunday. L. S, Burdick, President, worshipped, the Godess of Nature should also re- for answer; I will give them a thorough exnrni- week. Box B., Kalamazoo, Mich.; Lottie M. Warner, ceive her share of homage; that a God without nation of their case; also full.advise as to what a Godess was no God at all. course they had best pursue; and I will send you Prof. P.0. H udson, the balladist, and composer- ! Secretary, Paw Paw, Michigan, Conference in the evening opened by singing the two dollars to pay their subscription lo Mind the “Sankey of Spiritualism,” can be engaged to ,,, ,, , , • , v 1 the “ Sweet Bv-and-Bv.” The subject for disuim- and Matter. Let all letters of this kind he ad sing for all .Liberal and Spiritual meetings, on 71 1 . sion for the evening was What do Spiritualists dressed to me in your care. reasonable terms, his address is 144 Grand River to .—I have made arrangements with one of the lJelieVe?” Dr. Juliet Jl. Severance made this R. C. Flower, M. D., Avenue, Detroit, Mich. best show bill printers in this country to print | subject not only plain but beautiful, by comparing 1319 F ilbert St., Philadelphia, Pa. some large posters for advertising the Freethink- j the earth life to _the. primary department^ of our Dr. W. L. J ack, of Haverhill, Mass., will be at graded schools, in which our spiritual, nature re- ers’Convention. The posters will be 38x48 inches Dr. J. C. Phillips’ Liberal Offer. the Lake Pleasant Camp Meeting, where he will ... , , ,, . , , ceives the first rudiments of the life beyond; and , in size, printed m red and blue mk, with a fine j o,dv those who improve this life can expect to be Gaiko, Wis., Jan. 14, 1880. diagnose diseases,treat thesick, and give pr vale j |J0,.(|er Qn these posters will be printed the pie- j ready for even the lowest spheres of spirit life, lho. R oberts Yon can say in your .paper that sittings, only, untilSeptember 1st. He is «ur J taire of the American eagle with a scroll in his | bhe claimed that Spiritualists are the most moral, any one subscribing for your paper through me, agent for taking sul^cripnons for Mind and j beak (J„ whi, h win ,)C inSt.riije(1 “ Universal Men- j «*>'* ,'vo*;M, and that our prisons arc-peo- and sending stamps to prepay answer, will receive Matter. . , „ , , ., , . • \. „ pled, not hv Spiritualists, but by orthodox people, a psychoinetrical reading; or should they prefer'a till Liberty, under which will be a full notice of | ytatingr that in her visits among thousands ofcon- medical examination, by giving two or three lead I n a recent business letter received from N. N. tlie convention, including names of speakers, rail- viets, in severaldifferent States, she had not ing symptoms, (tofacilitate) will receive the latter. AVhitaker, of Fredonia, N. Y., that gentleman road rates, etc. These bills will he forwarded- by I found one Spiritualist; proving one of two tilings, Send lock of hair. Du. .1. C. Riin.ui's, Psycliomdrisl, Clairvoyant and Muynelic Ilealer. Bays: “The improvements, on the -spiritual ; ni(J.to anv address on application. The charges ' l'jtl,er that Spii iiualists do not commit crime, or ,, , .,, , ' , , : else we are too smart, to be caught at it; either ol camp-ground arc progressing finely; the hall 40 tor the same will be, for 2-) or less, / cents each' - - which is a conijiliment. A Mediums Valuable Offer. by 80 feet on the ground and the hotel are nearly i for imy number over 25, 0 cents each. If to he i S a t u r d a y , July 24tli. 1 Grand R aimds, April 20, 1880. completed. We have rooms for mediums to hold sent by mail an additional sum sufficient to cover j Saturday afternoon the meeting was opened by Dmr Brother .•—Seeing that through the columns Beances, which will be tree lo them. The meet postage must be added. I earnestly request every ! music—“Joy to the World ;” followed by a lecture of Mind and M atter, a work can he done to the ing is to commence August 7ih and hold over four friend of tree thought to order a few of these bills I from the spirit control of Mrs. 0. T. Samuels. Af- advancement of spiritual progress, I thought I . Sundays.” : | ter the lecture a discussion was held in regard to would make the following oiler. Any person.' and aid in getting them posted throughout Hie i mediums’ camp-meetings for the next year. A sending me $2.If) and two three cent stamps,.! will • Grove Meeting—The Spiritualists of Lakewood whole country. II. .L. Green,-Secretary of Free- I committee was ajipoiuted to draft resolutions ex- ] give either a medical examination or business N. J., and adjacent towns, will hold a two days ''tliinkers’ Association, Salamanca, N. Y. I pressive of the views of the meeting, to report at consultation, and will forward I lie same.to you to- Grove Meeting in Lakewood, commencing Satur the evening conference. secure to them M in d a n d M atter for one year. Du. R. G. F lower commenced practice in the The following preamble aiu resolutions were Yours'respectfully, day, .AugustAugust Till,/in, aat t8 o o’clock clock iR.M., • Al., and continuing j c5tv of Philadelphia a little less than six months 1 reported-and .unanimously adopted; Mrs. Du. Sayi.es, over Sunday. Mrs.Nettie Reuse Fox,of New York : . We are informed that during this short time j , tlie .mediiim.s’ (Gnip-Meeti.ig - now. 3lio Jefferson Av.e., Grand Rapids, M idi. City, will la* the nrincinitl sneaker imYslml Kv 1 . , , . . . . , i aboiU to close at, (.reedmoor Rark.-l-lHladelplua, others.t-K iTridmik fw.ih a /Hsian ./. veill l Y . i I bcplmsjii.ui j/atients; that .every patient lias j,as ju j|8 jx-sults more than.iiccomplislied the. im- A Vitapathic Physician’s Kind offer; y ; ‘ ^ ; ( , ■ ,L | been greatly beuefilted and all but a few perma- I pnrtant objects for which it was instituted ; and, tained.d. Lakewood isIs onOil Hiethe CentralCent ral R.R. ofot New | ,u.ntlv cured; that these patients have represented | whereas, the success of this iniliutorvmovement Dear Friend of H uman Prooress :—I- have not Jersey.:y. ExcursionHm u k j.,,1 ticketsti.-kets cairhui-1 bek obtained..Inaincl in...... ,lia,.l5,., u k|]01(„ „ | 0. i-m.il.im, Ik- uiwlimi.klia |»«er in time to seek subscribers to your valuable paper;: but 1 will oiler this inducement to every -person New York or A jjlensai.L anil l . r o - difiU„llt ,liTOKra. 0vt„. ,'WJ ...... <*• ...... » sending me two dollars (my usual price) and with fit'/Hle nicetinir k -i 111 i/-t ■ i-i i 1 n------...... --- . cm-viiieiug evidence of the vast importance of ex- - ‘ '1‘ . i have-not-had any use of their-feet, hands, lingers I tending the facilities for such conibin/itions of it a lock of their haiiyage, sex. etc,, with postage''’ stum]) for answer; I will make for them a full Mrs. J ames A. B;.iks gave a complimentary ma- ! or limbs for years, Dr. F, has made to walk and I mediumisticjiower; therefore, examination of their case—give diagnosis and ad terializing seance at this office last Monduv even-1 given them full, free and perfect-use of the dead- I A/Vi./v/, Unit ue at once iHoceed to make pie- vice, and will forward-tlieir two dollars tip you to mg, to a lew.of our personal ln e n d s.h e nmni- | ened limbs; that most ol these cures are per- j Jl0.x( V(1,(|, al j.,,,.;, iin,(. p|.H.(. .,s ni;iv |„. ,it!. pay for them a year’s subscription to Mind and festations. were very line; aimand quite (juue a unmoornumber oiof J i formedjonneu in one treatmentueauiieiii ojof twentyminutes; iwenuy innnues; thatmai [i emeucided -upon upon byoy lhome executiveexecuuve committee,coininiuee, to hene apap- Matter. This oiler remains good for all time. , the spirit forms were fullyly identified. Mrs. .Bliss I many who have not, walked for vears.except with pointed to arrange for and conduct the same. ■ J. B. Ga .mimiei.i,, M. I)., V. I). will spend the remainderer of the summelAvitl. i crutches, have been cured in a few minutes time, ■ “ «»»•»»»«*. of seven he appoint- 2(i(i Longwofth >St., Cincinnati, Ohio. „ .. ... 1...... I„ ’..... furiwi.i /,. iiw ii, i...... „ cm1- w1,I‘ ii'.tl.only to lake all nectary steps to Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hill at .Springfield, Mass. She ! and have returned to their homes perfectly well, i (.arrv 0„| ||1(. „|,jects herein declared, ' ~ - will not be able to make definite engagements to . carrying their crutches; and that many who have | The following persons were appointed by said Harry C. Gordon’s Liberal Offer. hold seances until the latter part ’of 'October next. : never walked since birth, have been'made to'walk committee:. J. M. Roberts, 718 Sansojn Street, PmEADEij’iiia, Pa., March 1st, M. S. 32. i ii.- K u.;il „ i.i,ii,7 ,.vi..T.;« i.:. ' I’biladelphia; Dr. Juliet B. Severance, of Mil wan- To any person who will subscribe for Mind and O n bejiteniber Lst, M. S. .io, all th e picture lire- ; ...... 1 • J ' kvu; H. H. Hill, of Sunn^lieM, Mass.; Mrs. Onlio- i •, r . books in prool ol tins statement to any parson 1 im T /.r Mib-nr/. • i.mu^ \ piicu ,,r7i*> Matter for one year, through me, I will give a nnuins now ollcred to subscribers for tins jnq/er miner ...... J . . I lia ^amuus, oi unu^o, .lames a . ol /i.> frem Slala Wrilhty Beaiir.e and one admission ticket will be willi'drawn and the price of tin* paper re who may desire to see for themselves something Sansom Street,-Rhiladelphia; Mrs.
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* 8 MIND ANID MATTER. [JULY 81,‘M.B,8fcJ
A SOUL VISION. with bis index finger) apparently a lifeless form, and unsusceptible of identification. It may, in BLACKFOOTS WORK. it being thus subjected for my present special pur virtue of said deficiencies in the requisite condi BY LOU WAUBBOCKEB. pose. The same in its original, rarified state fills, tions be made to more fully represent some other R elieves a Consumptive P atient. person than the subject proper. Now, in getting a Cerro Gdrdo, III., May 24. He thought, from the land beyond the stara as it were the vast realm of space, and through That a wondrous angel came, the law of force, acting through chemical affinity, photograph, you have only mateialized what be J ob. A . B lits /—The paper you sent me I applied The thunder rolled from his chariot wheel?, is wrought out into external forms, such as you fore was an invisible image of the subject. I to the chest of a consumptive patient and it gave And his steeds were the lightning's flame. see everywhere around you, under the energies have said that the material uBed for materializing immediate relief. I have four or five other pa In stature and form, he was like a Ood, ' and supervision of spirit germs. This substance a, spirit form consists of certain forces consitituting tients on whom I desire to try your paper. En And bis robe of the purplest hue in part the subject known as the medium; ana closed find 50 cents for some. Was girdled about with a zone of light is ever subject to the law of change, and is sus That looped it back from liis vesture'while, ceptible of being rendered both visible and invisi- that the same must become properly manipulated Yours respectfully, From his vesture white as the snow. i ble by virtue of the two great polar processes of —thoroughly infiltrated with the magnetism and P. 8. R efloglo, M, D. The flowing locks of his auburn hair, action—consolidarity and rarification. Thus is the expressive qualities of the spirit seeking ma O'er his shoulders went rippling down, Nature’s method of materializing and dematerial- terialization-must become surcharged with his R elieves Severe Pain in the Side. Went rippling down like the shimmering waves East Liverpool, 0., April 14, 1880. That the summer sun shines on. izing; or organizing and disorganizing; and to or her temperamental characteristics, in order to you, may seem to be wholly the result of give full and complete expression to the individ Jat. A. Bliss:—I received the magnetized paper And his eyes were as blue as the bluest depths in three days after sending for it. Accept thanks Of be azure hued vault above. involuntary law, or the special creation of uality of the materialized spirit: otherwise he (the And in them the look that I like to see an “Infinite mind,’.’ but in fact is superintended spirit) becoming thus incarnated—materialized— for your promptness. I suffer much with a pain In the eyes of the one that I love. by the will force of an infinity of spirit germs will fail to become identified, perhaps, even by in the side; and, on the evening of the 28tn of With a graceful curve to his flying steeds, —the nearest approach to an Infinite spirit his most intimate friend. “ In other words, if the March, the pain being very severe, I applied it As the chariot wheels drew nigh, conceivable. These two polar forces are es aura used is more positively charged with the and in less than a half hour the pain was gone He caught my hand, and soon by bis side, and has not been so severe since. I am convinced I sped thro* the upper sky— sential to the existence of all things—spirit and vital qualities of the medium, which will be the Away^away thro’ the upper sky; matter, occupying positive and negative rela case when not properly manipulated, then the that another sheet will cure me. Many thanks to And the thunder rolled from our chariot wheels, tions to each other, in virtue of which their materialized form will resembled more fully, and Black foot. Yours truly, As we sped thro’ the upper sky. powers and natures respectively are made known. will quite likely be taken for the veritable me M. E. Calhoun. On, on we fled through the measureless realms You see, then, that materialization and its counter dium. Again, it often occurs that the auric forces That lead to the great hereafter, B etter than M edicine. While the thunder rolled from our chariot wheels, phenomenon is no miracle as supposed by unthink of two or more persons, equally positive, yet va And our lightning steeds flew faster. ing and credulous minds of earth, but is simply ried in temperament, are used for a materialized Boston, Mass., April 25, 1880. Jas. A. Bliss:—I received the magnetized paper Hark! another sound is falling gently on the ear, the result of spirit energy directed in the strictest form ; in this case greater effort and care are re Sweetly low: distinctly clear. harmony and compalibility with universal law quired on the part of the acting spirit in manipu and wish to tell you of the result.. My complaint 'TIs the uutermostsound of the outermost wave and order. Nature’s process, so to speak, of or- lating the forces so as to be able to give full ex has been out of the reach of medicine for the lust Of the mighty .rythmic ocean, forty years. For the last two of which I have Where the poetry of motion, and the poetry of song, ginizing—materialization—and its counter-action pression to. his true individuality,: and in case of Boll'their billowy swells along, is more or less slow, being governed by the law of failure under said circumstances the spirit on ex been constantly under the doctor’s care. I sent Bound together by the beauty periodicity, considering also the crude state of the hibition may represent either one or ail the me for some magnetized paper and itis doing won Of the vast harmonic throng. auric forces together with their nature and uses. diums directly concerned, as also partly the spirit ders for me. I shall be so glad if it will cure me. Still faster flew our lightning steeds, Spirits proper, having passed ,froin the germinal himself, but perfectly, none. Certain it is, how It is better than anything I have tried yet and re And the billowy sounds grew stronger, While from the track of eur chariot wheels state through the cyclic movements of the mate ever, lie will most resemble in expression the one lieved me in a shorter time. Accept thanks. The thunder rolled no longer. rializing and spiritualizing process, and hence ex whose auric force proves the most positive; and Yours respectfully, For softer than down from 1’uradise birds, ist in a more perfect state of,development, accel then, by the untaught, skeptical observer, will T. I, Howk,„ Was lire dowry way that we Rped on, No. 2 Garland St. Till we came at length'to the myriads hosts, erate and hasten the completion 'of like results by [ likely be declared to be the medium .whom lie Who dwell in the land ICIysian. selecting from their audience—the medium in i best represents, though said medium at file in- Good for Pa ralysis. • Oh, the joy extatic thrilling, ,4 ! particular—auric forces in a more advanced state i stant may be safely secured with rope or other Through my in-most being, filling . ! than thaUof the universal aura in Nature; and i fastenings in the cabinet. Indeed such often hap- J. A. Bliss—Sir:—It is always best to own up to- To its fullnessall my soul; i by virtue of the combined action of will-force of j pens at seance rooms, especially where dishonest facts. I had to send for the magnetized paper at Like the waves oflife eternal, Itippling thro' the reulms supernal, 1 many spirits concentrated with single purpose on j persons are acting the role of detectives. Still the- request of my wife, although I had no faith in Muking music as they roll. the material selected, bring it rapidly to the I again : sometimes,.owing to imperfect conditions, the paper. She has been troubled with one of her proper consistency so as to adhere to the form or : improper manifestations by inexperienced mate- hips and at times the limb has almost been para A SCENE BEYOND T hV veT l ; OR, MATERIALIZA body of the spirit wishing to materialize, said I rializing spirits, they may appear in a form too lyzed. The effects of it has been truly wonderful, TION AS SEEN IN A VISION. spirit being also a magnet, pro tempore. To illus- ! dark or too light in complexion, too large or small, far beyond our expectations, as a marked change Irate more clearly, imagine to yourself the neu- ; too tall or not full in height, the hair or beard cor-, for the better has been wrought. Enclosed please cleus of a planet drawing magnetically, as it were, t respond more closely -to that of medium in color find stamps for more paper. You liavg! our grate 1IY J. It. MENDENHALL. from the great solar.source the chemical proper- : or otherwise than the same originally of the ful thanks. S. W. Lincoln. ties that arc to enter into and compose its plane- \ spirit,; the voice and even the dialect, possibly, j The article below is the embodiment of a scene tary constitution, and.you will have pictured in ; maybetter represent that of the medium than the , ' Relieves Heart Disease. witnessed by me under .the conditions described, your mind the first step in the grand science o f! spirit when expressed in the earth form, accord- Houston I’. ()., Alleghany Co., I’a. about one year ago. I.sent a copy of the same to materialization. That is, you will have, muteriali- I ing to the grossness or the lineness of the vocal J. A..Illiss:—Enclosed please find 20 cents, for: the ItrP. Journal for publication, but from some zation in its crude or lowest form. Now make one orgaiis of the medium used. The spirit material which send me two more sheets of magnetised' cause not stated, it was rejected. As it seems to me vast leap over the intermediate links in creation, ized may he deficient in point of memory'.of Tacts,, paper, as the.sheet 1 had has done me so much to contain a principle explanatory of much mys up to man, and take into your perceptive sphere a such as seemingly he 'should be most familiar good, I have heart disease and it, relieves trie as tery. connected with—the phenomenal phase o f! spirit germ drawing similarly from the universal with—nay, he may he unable to announce even soon aH.it is placed over my heart. Please^end spirit materialization,' I rewrite and send it to. i source of life, the invisible component -parts, his own "name, especially when-lhe medium used me also a specimen copy of Mind and Matter, for you, and. if in your consideration it merits space i which, by concent ration form its organic structure, is wholly defcctive in his-re entive phrcnal pow which J shall he ever so'much obliged/ in the columns of Mind'and. Matter, you will I and when'completed you will have in your m ind’s ers: and many other defects may present them Mrs. Bell Gordon. accord to it the same. ’ j eye the ultimatum of forms—eternal human forms, selves with a new beginner (spirit) jn the art of The night was far spent, the moon and stars I which, property speaking, ismaterialization. Now, materialization ; all of which have their cause in Milliiurn, July I8th, 1880. looked softly down from tlieii1 skyey homes, and man being the ultimate of Ibrms-^the coronation' variably in the impropcr.qr ill-tempering of the Editor Mind and Midler r ' the deep-silence around me rendered (lie hour .or epitome of Nature, he embodies in himself all auric forces used by the acting spirit for said pur one most favorable for meditation, as I laid the laws, forces and possibilities (hat characterize pose: for, as I have before said, lie must become ■§>ik :—I. was much pleased with tlie perusal of . stretched-upon m y .couch in a somewhat restless the great primeval source of being—1 mean -Na thoroughly master himself, or by proxy, of bis your paper of the 10th instant, to see you take so- frame of mind. I had been wandering in thought ture in (lie broadest sense of the word—the em- newly assumed position, to he able to present.: decided a stand for: mediums, the much abused- over the great theme of immortality, as revealed bodiitient of causes and effects—consequently he himself in appearance that will fully express his and misunderstood.of mortals-; .'and were it not through spirit materialization, and I remember is an imitator of Nature in all her grand move identical self-hood. This is a delicate point, and for them and their organisms, what should w e- having invoked the-: blessing of wisdom from the ments; so when man comes to learn, to compre- I repeal; with em phasis,U nit the auric forces itsei know, of this great I mlh-s-Iniiuortality ? Having angel sphere, when a strange, yet pleasant spell i bend the properties o f Nature--th.i* infinite source 1 must he brought into that state of consistency, as hail a.good deal of experience,'Lain thankful that came over my sensorium, which carried me be of beings, lie will b’ectmrc proporlionably master will perfect ly 'blend and adapt itself to I lie const-i- I have always defended and assisted them when yond the veil of material view. J was, and yet, I of her, mid become a colaborer, so to speak, even ' tutional or temperamental condition of the acting slandered by those smart ones, who always know was not, (if such phraseology be allowable,) for in world building. Hence it is, that spirits having ! spirit; for unless this is done, there will he cor most without examination—crying fraud and stop- seemingly, I was both myseif and another, the learned something of the law of-higher chemis responding deficiencies, -variations and dissimu- piiigall progress; and when they could not crush latter being recognized as a,dweller in the spirit try, they arc enabled to transmute mailer at, will, larities in the appearance of the spirit in his newly ilie poor mediums bv fair means, then ignorance spheres. For a period, we each strove with the even in the twinkling of an eye, from a state of procured form, thus making him a suspicious would resort to falsehoods. ' ■ Other for the ascendency in identity. In this dual invisibility to that of visibility, and tin' m m ; '■ character to llm untaught and inexperienced ob I well recollect the Hardy affair in New York, form of existence, so to speak, strange scenery en and when this act is applied to spirit phenomena, server. Isay itis imposssible for any object in when the Murrays, Farnsworths, Hayles and oth compassed me, aiid thoughts interrogatively it is wlml is called spirit materialization, and de- [ nature, to give a full rounded out. expression of ers fried to prove fraud against her; which was flooded my brain in torrent streams. Wlien, be materialization. It is all natural, and no miracle self when impediments exist, Man even in his too lliin, at the lime, as she was too well known, hold ! an atmosphere of greyish hue, dense ami as 1 have before said; and when understood it is earl'll form must he, so eireimislaneed or' condi and had been put under too many lest conditions palpable, formed itself about me, apparently from simply a ropctiiion of a movement in Nature, im tioned as to be able to maslcr his surroundings'' for such persons to disprove her honesty and grand inediumship in her phase. I had a hard nothing, or rather from that which before was properly ealied creation-.. There is, however, much before heiii. can i mi fullyn» i iv represent 11 m uni.'111 hisj i in ireal uu i self:run . syny it »i .inis j ■ . . . , * , * . KT , . wholly invisible. 1 was gazing witli a sense of that, is mystery connected with the phenomena with u inatom lizing Hpirit Jtonly tlmtrhiH cate-i.s a ' V’111-'', 1* 1 ilf 00J .l!'ie<*l!,,n- °J rk, who had surprise upon Ibis newly formed peieeof “crea of spirit materialization, which seems to bailie tin; thousand-fold more, complex.” ■' ^roiic. I'luough all the phases from tostst to 'm aterial tion,” when in response to my unvoiced inquiry, senses and ingenuity, even of the most advanced Such• is■ the style i and .diameter I.. of ._ the (etiehihgs ... 1 Iization, riji I l, . i i iitt/lmid tinlinumitpai'sliine ivtnliLlemoulds of hand,lm 11 etc. I en as to its cause and purpose; a voice reached my experimenter in said phenomena, and olten mis of a spirit wlio is an honorable member of a ma countered much .trouble in defending her and the understanding; and said This is materiaiiza- leads Hie investigator in forming '.correct eonelu- terialized Jiand touching a subject more grave, falsehoods told were astonishing. For'instance, tion.”: All! yes, thought!, and the greiit tlieine of S sions as to the gCuiuineness- of i ho .‘-origin of the j grand and important in its use than any other one of our old Spiritualists, who had been a leader materialization became at once the subject of dis-.j plienoinenaTie 'observes, And liere, let tne say j ever vouchsafed, to mankind, even the subject of and put down for his conduct, told .fudge 0., a, course between-^whom shall l syy—for neither to you itis my present mission and purpose to cm- ! spirit materialization—the deepest, .broadest and warm friend of mine, who was a partial believer,- my real self, nor he who seemed to he evolving lighten you upon this most intricate anilimpor the crowning argument in favor of munis immor that the medium would make no more moulds of out of iny personage, had yet fairly won the vic tant element in the art of spirit inaterializatioii— tality, The spirit wlro made the above statements hands, as she had scalded, her hand in practising tory, in our struggle for tlie possession of selfhood, the wonder of the nineteenth century, Some of under the conditions doscTibed, at a seance after her tricks, and circulated the story fresh. J heard nevertheless, the conversation wont on, and as I you have witnessed, ere this,, what is called m ate wards given by Mrs. Mendenhall, acknowledged, of it; myself and others had a sitting with her. grew more, conscious I perceived the fact, that rialized spirit forms, resembling closely at limes, when in materialized form, that the statements, My spirit brollier. took a ring I had on my linger, materialization is hut the externalizing of ftirccs both in size, feature and movement the medium as I have them written, are nearly exactly as lie held it in his materialized fingers and gave pie his hitherto enveloped in (lie realms of invisibility, ,.j who, at Hie same instant'.may- have been placgd j made them, and that they are strictly truff,' as lie hand and his full name on the hack of the glove B uti shoiild have said, that, in the progress of indi- ! under what is called fraud proof conditions; and j understood -thenq in their application to the sub- in raised letters, and placed the hand on' mine, visualizat ion, my friend became more fully indi-! thus while you were willing to testify before.llm j joct under consideration. How important-then it which was warm. yiduulized, or perfect in organic structure and the [ highest tribunal of justice that said medium wasi is that investigators of spiritphenomena shouldTlie following Sunday I carried the mould of functions of life, while I, sit tiering no real, loss in secured beyond the possibilityof self-extrication, study and learn something ofthe laws governingt4ie hand to the conference'ami told llm story, these, yet experienced a new and strange posi-: you were almost as willing to assert that, the form the production of said phenomena before seeking and ealied the Mr. Farnsworth out by name, who tion 6l being, i. e: J seemed to be wholly outside ; you beheld as the apparition, was the veritable to push themselves out upon the world as the only told the untruth, and he was not man enough Id of my original self, possessing all that belonged to i medium. Now, it is evident that both of these i teachers, )')retending to make conditions in which say a word, hut at a later time he said he had been my personality, while the body I had previously'; statements cannot possibly be true—you have the heavenly hosts shall work, arid stigmatizing told so, Until did nottake; and 1 much rcgretlhat occupied, some-how had become the material | either mistaken the '.medium to be made wholly j all mediums with the contemptible title'of frauds, many of our old Spiritualists, after having learned clothing of my mysteriously evol ved friend.' Thus | secure in his position, or you have mistaken the j tricksters and dishonest villians, who will not suli- the phenomena and not the philosophy, were our W.e were, two-distinct individualities in every re-'; apparition lor the medium. How is this? lie ; mil themselves to lie-used for spirit manifestation most determined opponents. As to the Fditor-nt- Bpect recognizable. And though I had- a body i that hath an ear let him heal:;for behold I show, under conditions and circumstances of theirLarge own and' Davis, they both deserve your notice. suited to the occasion, quite like the one my friend I ymt a mystery. You will remember I told you, : ignorant device—nay, would strive to take the Mr. Brittun and myself have held 'a'number of had dispossessed me of, I felt that, it, too, was j that materialized spirit forms- are composed of ; work out of the hands of the celestial throng and arguments about materializations, and lie always mine, and was somehow attached to it by atten-! certain auric forces taken principally from the run ’ the whole machinery after The manner of held I was deluded when I had seen my mother's uated filaments of electro-vital force. Here a new i m^lmm, aided by that of the audience, etc. Now, their own' getting tip, Yfe flien of folly! if you spirit, who ealied-my mime with a pronunciation Scene of action began to manifest, and material it is the chemistry of these forces, when'undis know so much about the necessary conditions for quite peculiar.; and iny dear sister (who lias been ized bodies were formed one by one of an aura turbed in thq-ir connection with, spirit, that ren spirit manifestations, rappings, materializations, my saviour frommaterialism) and 1 kissed her in which seemed to be drawn from my former body ders not only the spirit, hut evdn the m edium - etc.; if you positively know said phenomena can broad giis light; twenty others .saw the same. through the will force and manipulations of spirits yea, all persons and objects recognizable, when in lie produced tinder conditions of your own con And for. men who pretend to be our teachers to present, each of whom by turn occupied the newly their, natural state. 1 have also -told you that trivance, why in the mime Of common- s'ense do deny these great of' facts, known by -thousands, materialized form, thusmaking, themselves visi these-forces,' under the will-power of the acting you not, as honest teachers, go to work and pro had better step down and out, and try to get edu ble-to tlie many by-slanders seeming to be yet in spirit, must positively- be brought to a certain- state duce them yourselves? Surely, if you have any cation, which is continually advancing, and which the earth - form..' Tlie most important of those of chemical■■•consistency b efore,the phenom ena real confidence in your claims as to the conditions will continue to advance through time, here and clothed in the newly materialized forms, was a culled spirit materialization can take place.suffi necessary for the production of said phenomena, hereafter. The cause js progressing and ministers bright, clever, mulatto spirit, who made himself" ciently so as to remain intact long enough for you ought to understand something of.the process and others lire denying their old creeds as well as the acknowledged proficient to the audience in recognition by the observers. .This, indeed, is a by which they are wrought; and having spirits Beecher. Yours truly, A. A. Tiiuiuier, the Science of materialization. I will, therefore nice point in the'manipulating process of spirit within you, you certainly ought to he able to pro confine myself, in this narrative, more particularly' phenomena, and may he illustated by comparison duce at least one rap—just one—onp rap, if not a A Catbolic Speaks His Mind. to what transpired'with him. -1 remember dis with the art or practice of photography. Now it genuine materialized form. Do vou say that we . Savannah, July llith, 1880. tinctly with what familiarity and manly ability lie is a fact that all effects wrought in nature have (you)are not mediums, and that these phenomena Mr. J. M. Roberts.—Dear S ir:—Having read an treated the subject of bis discourse, and-think 1 certain cardinal principles to be considered in can be produced only through the constitutional article in your paper of (May 2‘Jtli, headed. “ A can give it quite verbatim. It was as follows: tracing out their line of movement. The whole conditions of media? Then why not take tlie Catholic Secret Council,” I enclose you the amount “ Ladies and gentlemen, you see that I am now process may be expressed in. the trio terms of .media into your own hands and show how ma for your paper for three months. Being a Catho visible to your view—a living spirit, clothed in a ■ eailse, meaning ami effect. The means used is terialized forms, fabrics, etc., are produced. If lic myself, and having been among them the best tangible form, yet I am no more real in'my exist--' always the medium. In photography, light chemi you can not do tliis, then in the name of common part of my life, I can appreciate your article, and enee now than I was some twenty minutes ago, cals, etc., constitute the medium, the artist, the honesty, cease your blatant cry of frauds, tricks know it to he true,in every particular. It is high when, to you, I was wholly invisible—unknown. cause and the photo the effect. T he skilful .artist ters and exposed mediums; confess that you know time that every paper in the country should ex The body you now behold is not mine, however, alone can tell vou how exact one must be in all nothing of the conditions necessary for the pro pose tliein as you do, 1 see with pleasure that only for the time being. Mine is a celestial body 1 the manipulations of the chemicals in order to he ductiou of spirit phenomena ; and prove to the they commence-tO'driv.e the Jesuits from my na “formed of an aura'which served as the connecting Successful-in procuring a genuine likeness of the world that you have tlie good of the cause at heart tive land, , for they are the most dangerous _ class of jink between my once earthly form and my spirit subject—one that can he readily recognized. The by-being willing that the teachers of Immortality j all. But I fear that a large portion of them will or real self. The one you now see is hut newly least possible variation from the requisites of the , should be those of immortal spheres—the real j emigrate and take a foothold here, and will help composed of certain raritiqd properties collected ; law governing the process of action, for instance,! discoverers of the law and conditions by which its j those that are here in undermining the institu- from the earth’s atmosphere, the bodies of mv an- manipulation of the chemicals intensity of the j glorious truths can be demonstrated to. man on tions of this country. -Hoping to read many more dience, and especially from that of my medium, flight, and the timing of. the sensitive plate, etc., ( earth. ' J. H. Mendenhall. | such articles against them, I remain respectfully, whose external form you see there (pointing to it will render the picture proportionately defective,1 Unionport,' Indiana. Jos. E, Loiseatj.