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TH E C H U R C H A IT D T T A T U E A Ii P H I L O S O P H Y .' N o. 1. _

Oar brethren o f the old church, rooted and grounded in an­cient Jewish Spiritualism, with its dead formularies as a meas­urement for all light, are in a difficult strait as to the modern advent o f Spiritualism. They deprecate an appeal to the B i­ble, and would hand u^over to the man o f science or natural philosophy. Ward Beggier, some time since, discovered that the present advent loosened the cords o f the Bible, and would have the man of science summoned to the rescue. H is brother Charles, wiser in his light, says that whatever solves the mod­ern, solves the ancient as w e ll; and that to deny the modern, is to make the lids o f the Bible but as paste-board barriers against the plough equally adapted to both , these fields. Ward laughs at Judge Edmonds; but soon the laugh will be on the other side o f the mouth. Indeed, it is already on that wise, as appears in the recent sardonic grin o f the Independent upon spiritual foretelling of events, as instanced by Judge Edmonds in the E ven in g Post.

See, too, the precious confession, and an appeal to material science for salvation, by a writer in the N ew E ng lander— probably a clergyman in faith of the Spiritualism o f old Jew ry! Can darkness be more visible? H e says, “ W e venture a remark in reference to the way in which this field o f research (modern Spiritualism) should be occupied. Here, it may be, is a subtle and difficult department o f natural science to be explored and laid open. I t is no reproach to the intelli­gence, the ability o r the honesty of persons in the ordinary walks of life, i f they should feel that they are incompetent to do it. And no less incompetent are judges, lawyers, physi­cians and clergymen who have been trained in other profess­ions, and who, from the fact that they have succeeded, and become eminent therein, where their speciality is, are not the more, but the less qualified to investigate this subject. It is a vein for the working o f the natural philosopher.”

This reminds us that down the old ages of Jewish Spiritual­ism, “ A sa was wroth with the Seer and put him in prison,” for a thus saith the Lord. A sa was then “ diseased in his feet, and sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians,” and speedily slept with his fathers. This is ominous o f the paral­lel modern case o f the dying church, appealing to physical science for a solution o f a spiritual problem. N ot that we at all doubt that all physical and spiritual science are as one in a truly scientific plan o f a connected w hole; but this is what the routineists, educated in “ their speciality,” cannot com­prehend. Hence, the charge o f the late Mr. Geo. It. Gliddon, o f “ biblical dunces o f the United States,” and he might have added England as we^l to the list.

I t is certainly a very rich vein to be worked, when there is such a confession of death in the churches. I f the light in them be darkness, how great is that darkness. They have no spiritual science by which to read the resurrection and the life,— no spiritual ways, so that all may know the light from the least to the greatest,— but only the “ natural philosopher.” Spiritual unfolding, in consecutive law, is appealed from by clergymen who have been supposed to have some little knowl­edge o f spiritual ways and means, combating modern spiritual phenomena, was referred to the Bible as furnishing a parallel plane o f action, he refused the reference, because he would have Jewish Spiritualism a special exception to the general law. This was not a scientific or a philosophical position for the Professor, however skilled he.

'might be in his “ speciality” o f the Greek particle or Hebrew root. H is brother Professor, Agassiz, has a far more liberal grasp of mind, and in “ The Types o f Mankind,” to which he is a contributor, he “ blushes for the fathers of ths church ; and in his last great work on “ Natural History” he accepts the theory of spiritual causation in a connected whole. I f he pursues this line, he will find him self in no conflict with mod­ern spiritual unfolding, which is also by the universality of condition and law.

I f we turn aside from this point o f view, to interpret the Bible, or any other record o f spiritual manifestation, the sci­entific law o f the connected whole is at once at war with the assumed infallibility o f the special record, i f it does not har­monize with the truths of science. The B ible, under the old way o f interpretation, is set aside by the savans as .worthless in its authority; but i f approached from the modern spiritual stand-point, it will be seen as simply the record o f the spirit- intercourse o f the past ages, to be received no farther as au­thority than commends itself to our highest light o f to-day; and to be tested by the most rigid inductions o f scientific law as manifest throughout the whole nature o f man. A “ Thus saith the Lord” will then have its due weight in the worth of the spirit’s utterance ; and not because the thing spoken is in the name of the Lord, but because it moves truth and love for the affectional and spiritual needs of man. “ There be Lords many and Gods many,” but not every one who cries Lord, Lord, has therefore a sanction for what he says and does.

W e are to try the spirits, whether o f the past or the present; and the past, no more than the present, can be permitted to set up as infallible a “ Thus saith the Lord,” which Lord is simply the familiar spirit o f him with oracular claim.

W e have been led to these remarks in noting the way the savans encounter the Jewish superstitions. W hen Agassiz takes the position of diversified starting-points in animal and human creation, the story o f the Garden o f Eden becomes at once a poetic myth, additional to the thousand and one of Oriental conception, and o f equal credence to the immaculate one o f a later day.

When Hugh Miller, the granite boulder o f orthodox theology, goes outside the Bible to seek testimony in the rocks, it is not difficult to see whereunto such heresy will g ro w ; hence, in building his house on the rock o f ages, he sees the six days of creation dissipate in a mist, and the seventh day not yet ar­rived,— thinks that Moses had a vision, and a panoramic view of future unfolding,— that his days were not literal days, but incalculable cycles o f years ; so that the Jews, and their mod­ern copyists, were, and are rather too fast in their literal ac­ceptations o f mystical eras; and Moses could not have under­stood his own vision, as he and his brethren were commanded to “ remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy,” which, the great geologist says, has not yet arrived. I t was rather hard to stone people for picking up sticks on a day that is yet in the future; and our modern theologians will do well to stay proceedings in their enforcement o f a pious observance o f the seventh day, not yet come. They should remember that “ suf­ficient unto the day,” &c., and wait patiently for that “ good time coming.”

B ut not only the geologists grind the authority out o f the Bible between the upper and the nether rocks; the ethnolo­gists also, finding the Jewish record across their path, cast it upon the dung-hill to be trodden under foot o f men. A s nat­ural philosophers, they address the old record as, “ A rt thou in health, my brother?” and forthwith “ let in ” till almost everything is “ let out,” even to a collapse. Even Agassiz, in the calculation upon some old bones, makes no bonl^s in making an age of the earth very much longer than was drejnnpt of in the philosophy o f Moses.

Our dead churches, which, till recent date, were as the bel­lowing bulls o f Bashan against unbelievers of their claims, and joined in full chorus of “ Lord, Lord,” against Tom Paine and Voltaire, now crouch silent, and with shaking knees, in presence of the embattling hosts rending the veil o f their night. They will soon find that it is not the men o f science by whom they are to be saved from the new spiritualistic advent. I t is a singular fact, that, not to the Lord, but to men o f science, our dead churches turn to be delivered from modern Spiritual­ism. W hat they may expect from this new basis o f salvation, will be seen directly, when we make some extracts, showing the way in which the ancient Spiritualism is received.

Since they appeal unto men o f science and philosophers— as A sa did to the physicians, and imprisoned the Seer for showing the spiritual way— let us take our modern Asas to this judgment-seat, and see i f they will be cured o f their disease, now in their feet, but rapidly rising to their vitals. A t this bar, their theological authority is stripped and cast out on such wise as to be not a little edifying unto salvation.

_ _ I f it be not the verdict they expected from their umpires,

W hen Prof. Felton, in I they wil1 at least not Srow sleePy under the rendering, as do their hearers under their sermons.

From Gliddon’s contribution to the “ Types of Mankind,” we find the authority o f Jewish Spiritualism rated as fol­lows :

“ I t is strange that such pains have been taken to trace to the Jews not only the origin o f all the ideas o f science and re­ligion which are found among eastern nations, but even the commencement o f every possible variety of usage, custom, and ceremony. The small and circumscribed people of the H e­brews, who were generally despised, and who never maintained any intercourse with other nations by trade or by conquest, by religious missionaries, or by philosophical travellers, are •supposed, according to the dreams of certain learned men, to have supplied all Asia, and from thence the whole world, with religion, philosophy, and laws, and even with manners and morals.”— Dokm , in cita tion .

“ But, in Lutheran Germany, where thorough Hebraical scholarship has liberated the public mind from the thraldom o f ignorant priestcraft, these reasonings are familiar to every reader o f a ‘ Kosmos for the People.’

“ Nothing remains but to embrace the opinion, that the dis­tinct characteristics of the human race were imprinted at all tim es; or that in general, mankind does not descend from one man and one woman, from Adam and Eve, but from several human pairs. B ut many o f my readers will now say that God in the Bible has created only one human pair. Perfectly correct. I reply to this only that God did not write the Bible, but that Moses may have written the P enteteuch; and that whether he actually did write these five books, scholars do not know themselves. B ut we know quite certainly, that plants and animals were created at the same time, and not in several days o f creation. W e know very positively, that, without the sun,

no day or night interchanges; and that the sun was not created on the fourth, but on the first day. A s certainly do we know that neither plants nor animals could have lived previously to that creation of the su n ; that the beasts, the worms and the reptiles, were not created later than the birds; and that Adam and Eve were not alone the first human beings upon earth.” — Giebel, in cit.

Now we do not at all fear that any truthful spiritual phenom­ena will conflict in any way with the truths of natural science, when seen in the harmonious plan o f a w h ole; but whether Jewish Spiritualism can maintain its position in that respect, in full, we shall leave to the “ natural philosophers” to decide; since a dying theology has appealed to them. When the ortho­dox Hugh M iller declares that the Bible contains no scientific truth, it would seem that the ancient house of Israel was not built upon a rock, but upon the sand; and that “ natural philos­ophy” is washing away its foundation. When modern spiritual science proves itself in the unfolding heavens with its holy angels present to judge the world, the dead churches are aghast, and cry, “ take any shape but that, and our firm nerves shall never t r e m b l e a n d forthwith beseech the heavenly visitants to depart out o f their coasts, and present themselves as “ a rich vein to be worked by the natural philosopher.” Verily, wisdom is justified of her children.

“ The particular recollections of the Semitic race, which about the first eleven chapters of Genesis inclose, divide themselves into two very distinct parts. During the antediluvian phase, it is a fabulous g e o g r a p h y to T K i o l i it is very difficult to attach a positive meaning; they are Active genealogies, o f which the degrees are filled, either by the names o f ancient heroes, or perhaps by some divinities that are to be found among the other Semitic populations. They are fragments o f confused recollections, wherein dreams are mixed up with realities, very nearly as in the remembrances o f early infancy.”— E icald , in nit. ■

B ut perhaps the best qualified living historiographer o f of Palestine, no less than the one most versed in the literature o f his co-re]igionists, M. Munk, declares, in respect to the first chapter of Genesis, “ This cosmogony is o f an infantile sim­plicity. One must not see in it anything but a poem,— con­taining, indeed some germs o f science, but wherein imagin­ation outbalances reflection, and whioh it would be erroneous to judge from a scientific point o f view.”

“ There was a time, and this time is not very far from our­selves, in which all the sciences were compelled to find their ;rigin in the Bible. I t was the unique basis upon which they ,vere permitted to r ise ; and narrow limits had been fixed to *heir expansion. The astronomer, indeed, was allowed to ob­serve the stars and to make almanacs; but under the condition that the earth should remain at the centre o f the universe, and that the sky should continue to be a solid vault, inter­spersed with luminous points; the cosmographer might draft up charts, but he was obliged to lay down the principle that the earth was a plane surface, miraculously suspended in space, and held up by the will o f God. I f some theologers less ig ­norant than the majority, permitted the earth to assume a round form, it was under express stipulation that there should be no antipodes. The natural history o f animals was bound to speak o f the reproduction o f those which had been saved in the Ark ; history and ethnography had for common basis the dispersion, over the surface of the earth, o f the family of Noah.

“ The sciences had, therefore, their point o f departure fixed and determinate; around each of them was traced a circle, out o f which it was forbidden them to issue, under pain o f falling instantly beneath the dread censure o f the theolo­gers, who always possessed at the service of their notions, wheth­er good or bad, three irresistible arguments, viz : persecution, imprisonment or the stake.”— R evue des D eux 3Iondes, in cit.

“ W e have no account o f when this first o f the Hebrew books was written, nor by whom. I t has been called one of the books of M oses; and some small part o f it may have been written by that great lawgiver and leader o f the Israelites. But it is the work o f various authors and various ages. The larger part in the present form, seems to have been written when the people dwelt in Canaan, and were ruled over by judges, when Ephraim and Manasseh were chiefs among the tribes. B ut the author may have had older writers to guide him in his history. I t is evident, also, in numerous places, that other writers, far more modern, have not scrupled to make their own additions.”— Sam uel Sharpe, in cit.

W e conclude here, article No. 1- o f this series, so as not to press too much the columns o f the “ A g e .” The spiritual presses are crowded to plethora with the influx of bread that cometh down from heaven. Many thunders, too, are yet wait­ing for the uttering o f their voices, and in the consequent out­pouring of the spirit, it may almost be said with one of old time, that i f all were 'printed, not even the world would contain the books; much less can all be poured through the

J A g e .The spirit o f slumber now upon our churches, which ap­

peals to the “ natural philosopher” to solve spiritual phenome­na, involving tho very foundation o f unbending creeds, will

hardly be aroused to an awakening to see that ancient Spirit­ualism can only be fully ventilated by the modern fan, to thor­oughly purge the floor. The natural philosophy o f modern rocks proves too hard for Israel’s rocks o f S in a i; and the ethnologic plurality of nations, as the beginning o f man— as per Agassiz, a Harvard Professor— trundles poor old Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden, with scarce a rag to hide their nakedness; so that any farther augury by the mere letter o f the Jewish old clo’, must cause clergy and congregations to laugh in each other’s faces.

In our forthcoming articles, we will prove that the church in its appeal to the judgment-seat o f material science and phi­losophy for a solution of spiritual phenomena, have had judg­ment already awarded them ; that Jewish Spiritualism as a datum in science, is o f no authority and utterly worthless. Hence, ancient Jewish Spiritualism, though in many o f its as­pects o f low and dark estate, will be able to find its Savior only in the series o f causation, in the more brilliant unfolding o f this 19th century of Jesus. The call upon the rocks has proved a rock o f offence, and fallen upon the invokers, and ground them to powder. Tbe stone which the builders re­jected has become the head of the corner; and Dagon, god of fossil creeds, is fallen flat— with stumps imploring, shames his worshippers. c. b . p .

F o r t h e S p i r i t u a l A g e .

PASSED AWAY.B Y I t . H .

U h* + n l i n n jTo that which cannot quit the dead ?’* -

Not dead! not dead! I know her soul-lit eyes Are striving now to pierce my spirit’s night,

That from her starry home in yon bright skies She comes to lead her loving ones to light.

We know God’s handiwork can never die,Though it may pass aw.iy from this, our earth;

She, the beloved and early lost, is nigh,Awaiting to assist our spirit-birth.

Not dead! not dead! Ah no! there is no death,—There is no boundary to such deep love;

O ur hearts were mingled in a trustful faith,That not e’en Death’s dread summons can remove.

Come, then, departed one! I open wideThe portals of my inmost heart— your home;

P ure spirit, God-ordained to be my guide,I wait, I watch, I call you! Come, oh, come!

P h i l a d e l p h i a , Jan . 29, 1858.

For the Spiritual A ge.

OLYMPUS.I seek the omnipotence Of every beautiful sense,—

Out of our ja rring wars I would grow to the inner stars,—

I would spring from the ashen fells,I would shoot from the rended hells,

Till the banyan-like, upas-like Soul Outbrancheth and pierceth the Whole,

Thick-burdened with fruits on the bland, ..Bright hills of the Deathless Land.

A r d e n t e .

The Sources o f Progress.The great sources of intellectual power and progress to a

people are its strong and original thinkers, be they found where they may. Government cannot, and does not, extend the bounds o f knowledge ; cannot make experiments in the labora­tory, explore the laws o f animal or vegetable nature, or estab­lish the prin&iples of criticism, morals, and religion. The en­ergy which is to carry forward the intellect o f a people, be­longs chiefly to private individuals, who devote themselves to lonely thought, who worship truth, who originate the views de­manded by their age, who help us to throw off the yoke o f es­tablished prejudices, who improve old modes o f education or invent better. I t is true that great men at the head of affairs may, and often do, contribute much to the growth o f a nation’s mind. B ut it too often happens that their station obstructs, rather than aids, their usefulness. Their connection with a party, and the habit o f viewing subjects in reference to person­al aggrandizement, too often obscure the noblest intellects, and convert into patrons of narrow views and temporary interests those who, in other conditions, would have been the lights of their age, and the propagators o f everlasting truth.— Chan- ning.

C o n ten t---- Content is the tranquillity of the heart; prayeris its aliment. I t is satisfied under every dispensation of Providence, and takes thankfully its allotted portion; never inquiring whether a little more would not be a little b etter; knowing that i f God had so judged, it would have been as easy for him to have given the more as the less. That is not true content which does not enjoy, as the gift o f Infinite .Wisdom, what it has ; nor is that true patience which does not suffer meekly the loss o f what it had, because it is not H is will that it should have it longer.— H annah Mere.

TH E SPIR IT U A L W ORTH OP M USIC.Music is one of the Fine Arts, which all minister in various

ways, through various physical organs and senses, to the soul’a everlasting want o f the Beautiful. N o soul is wholly con­tented with the actual. The Beautiful is all it finds in thia world to soothe its discontent. There is something it can love ; there is something it can tru st; it can go out without reserve to meet it, for it is an emblem at least o f all that in its deep­est faith, in its silent longings it had cherished. The Beauti­ful in Nature, or in a work o f A rt, corresponds to that deep­est want o f oursv to which the actual world so seldom corres­ponds. The sight o f Beauty makes us more conscious of this inner want, of this ideal capacity of ours for something better, even for perfection ; and it is chiefly this which prevents u b

from settling down into a mechanical, unprogressive, animal routine. B ut for the Beautiful, we should not know that wo are meant for anything better than we are. It may well be doubted i f even Conscience would tell u s ; that might staud over us as a task-master to warn us to do r ig h t; but we should neither love it nor own its authority. The Beautiful makes us yearn to be perfect; it makes us feel that Heaven is our home, and cast about to make to ourselves a heaven. The Beautiful, come in what shape it w ill, is something we can take home .to u s ; it speaks to our heart o f hearts. There is a certain mys­tery in it which we feel concerns u s ; we always are the ones spoken to just as some portraits look at every one who comes into the room. N o one who is completely entranced by a landscape, a picture, or a song, can doubt for a moment that here he is in his p lace; these things converse with hla ideal nature. In this is the origin and the final cause o f Poetry and the Arts, Music among the rest. This is the secret o f its spell. It reveals to the ravished listener so much within him, it whispers to him the possibility of embracing so much of the infinite world without him, that he owns the right of the sweet, albeit the severe, influence to control him, follows the voice in the air through whatsoever thorny paths below, and evermore aspires to something nobler.

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Music is one way o f expressing ourselves. I t is a lan­guage— as much so as words. Through it alone can we com­municate to other minds much that we feel, enjoy, suffer, when words fail us. It is eminently the language o f the heart, o f emotions too delicate for verbal utterance. I t is quicker un­derstood than words. Words are more or less arbitrary, and require to be learned before they mean anything— only fellow- countrymen can -ta lk together. Music is a universal lan­guage ;— the same tones touch the same feelings the world over. Spoken languages address the understanding; when they would interest the feelings, they pass at once into the province o f Music— then it matters not so much w hat is said, as in w hat tones it is said. When an emotion would utter it­self, words are nothing, tones are everything. "

“ For our divine Affections, like the Spheres, 'Move ever, ever musical.” .

W e instinctively recognizc the peculiar notes of joy and an­guish. triumph and despair, consolation, pity, and entreaty— they need no words to interpret them. These ufiiform and in­stinctive tones, modulations, cadences, rhythmic movements, smooth slides and abrupt starts o f the voice are the original elements o f music ; Art only uses its privilege to add to them beauty, or rather to combine them always with reference to a beautiful effect, and then they become Music. Out o f the natural, spontaneous utterances o f human feelings and passions, combined with the love o f the beautiful, Music grew.

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The expressive power of Music is as remarkable in instru­mental music as in song— indeed in some respects more so. Instruments, having greater compass and flexibility, and com­pared with average voices, greater purity o f tone, can wind through the most subtle labyrinths o f melody. Instrumental music, too, is freer. Unconfined by any verbal application to definite thoughts, the heart and the imagination revel in most adventurous excursions upon the “ vasty deep.” The feeling which is not fettered by a thought, is most likely to be univer­sal, and i f expressed in music, without words, will meet per­haps the widest response. Some o f the Sonatas of Beethoven, as we learn to appreciate them, fill us with the most profound emotion ; they have all the mystery of some of the most thrilling poetry ; they seem to express tbe deepest undefined yearnings of the soul; i f we cannot readily and certainly con­jecture their meaning, we instinctively catch their spirit; they win us to the mood in which they were written ; the feelings they express are not o f time, so that hearts in all times and places and circumstances are not excluded from a full response. I t has been said that Beethoven in some instrumental Quar­tets written during his deafness, “ anticipates the feelings o f a future age.”— Jou rn a l o f MiLsic.

Fanaticism.— Fanaticism, whether religious or philosophic, is the child of Pride, a violent and terrible power ! Reason, on the contrary, even when she deceives us, is a mild and tran­quil influence, free from passion, and never inducing men to quarrel with each other.— L e. Harpe.

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F O R M A T IO N A N D M A N A G E M E N T O P C IR C L E S .In fulfillment of our promise last week, and in compliance

■with requests repeatedly made, we submit below some specific suggestions, such as our observation and experience have com­mended, relative to the organization and conduct o f circle- meetings for spiritual development.

1. A circle may be composed of any number of persons who are sufficiently united in a common .purpose— though or­dinarily not more than twelve can be found sufficiently harmo­nious.

2. An equal number of either sex is desirable— or of persons in whom respectively the positive and negative elements predom­inate. Some males are comparatively feminine or negative, as indicated by a lack o f muscularity of organism, and of force o f character; while some females are comparatively masculine or positive, as evinced by the possession of these characteris­tics.

3. For the best conditions, males and females, or positives and negatives, should be arranged alternately,— the most positive and most negative persons occupying opposite positions in the circle. B y most negative is here meant the one who is most susceptible to spiritual influences, or the most o f a medium.

4. A ll should be as nearly as possible “ of one heart and one mind.” N ot that they need be already believers in spirit- intercourse, or receivers of the same theological creed; but simply that they should be free from distrust and animosities towards each other, and united in an earnest purpose to seek the highest truth and good, for the sake of truth and good— willing for the time to lay aside pre-convictions and differences, and to look sincerely for “ more light.” The merely curious, the frivolous, those who have no earnest yearning to be made better, as well as the determined skeptic, the religious or scien­tific bigot, and the grovelling sensualist, are none of them in a condition o f mind to be much benefitted by such meetings.

5. Meetings may be held as often as the convenience of members will perm it; and it is desirable to meet always in the same room, (one set apart for the especial purpose is pref­erable), and each member should occupy the same position at each session. The furniture and walls o f a room become charged with the magnetisms o f persons who occupy i t ; and in proportion to the length of time it is properly occupied for a purpose of this character, does it become adapted thereto. The introduction o f incongruous magnetisms is to some extent a drawback.

6 . The individual members o f a circle should seek to keep themselves at all times in the best conditions, physical, men­tal and moral, by living up to their highest light. Indul­gence in a hearty meal before the meeting is a serious draw­back ; and no one can perform an unworthy act, or even think an impure thought, without contracting thereby more or less o f taint, which hangs about his atmosphere. Those who as­sociate in the sacred intimacy o f the circle should reflect that they have no right to inflict on each other the impurities they may contract by careless and gross lives. Nor can the pure denizens o f higher spheres be otherwise than repulsed from at­mospheres o f impurity.

7. The meetings o f the circle may be opened by singing, oral prayer, a season o f silent aspiration, devotional reading, or any other exercise that w ill tend to quiet, harmonize and unitize the minds present. I f no medium is moved to occupy the attention, let the time be spent in quietness and receptivi­ty, which may be occasionally relieved by cheerful conversa­tion, to avoid fatigue. There is no need o f gloom or long- facedness, and levity is equally unbecoming. A ll controversy should be postponed, and over-anxiety for manifestations should be avoided,— each one seeking himself and herself to become as receptive as possible to spiritual influx, for his and her own good. Let this desire predominate while the wish for phenomena is subordinate, and their production allowed to be incidental. They will then, when they come, be far more likely to be complete and convincing, than when precipitated by undue mental demand.

8 . "When practicable, it is desirable that circles be formed of persons capable o f being developed to the enjoyment of the same gift, or form o f mediumship. The process of development in this way can doubtless be much accelerated.

9. New members, and especially skeptics and sturdy oppo­nents, can never be admitted to circles o f this class, without greatly retarding the process o f development. I f the practice o f admitting them is indulged in, the circle will be pretty sure to be broken up without accomplishing much. Let other inquirers form a circle by themselves.

10. Mediums sometimes advance in spirituality so much more rapidly than other members o f a circle, that it becomes painful and injurious for them to continue the meetings. In such cases, they should be cheerfully permitted to withdraw. B y sitting quietly alone their spiritual growth may proceed much more advantageously, while the circle can continue until others are developsd to mediumship. Some persons never need the aid of circles for this purpose, being naturally medi- umistic.

11. Long and late sittings should be carefully avoided, as injurious to the health of all, and especially ruinous to sensi­tive constitutions. Mediums are greatly liable to be over-taxed by the demands of impatient investigators; and this doubtless has been the chief cause of such cases of physical injury and insan­ity as have occurred among them.

12. Finally, the advice given to those who sought and en­joyed the manifestations of the spirit .in ancient Corinth is equally applicable now— “ Let all things be done decently and in order,”— in a manner worthy intelligent men and women, earnest for truth and good.

W e have only to add that where the purpose of a circle is merely to witness manifestations for the hour, through the in­strumentality o f an already well-developed medium, such medium will ordinarily give suitable directions for the occa­sion: W e do not recommend the formation o f circles at anytime, nor the seeking o f spirit-communion in any way, for any other than the highest purposes. “ Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also ie ip .” a . e . x .

T H E K N O W L E D G E OF CLAUSES.W e hear it very often alleged by the advocates of the Spir­

itual Philosophy, that the material world is the theatre o f ef­fects, and that the spiritual world is the plane of causes. W e now, say they, live in and take cognizance only o f effects, and when we pass into the spiritual world, we shall rise to the knowledge and comprehension of causes. There is a spiritual cause lying behind every material effect or manifestation, and we only need to come on to the plane of causes to understand them,— come directly in contact with them and see them as we now see their material effects. They hold that the external, material world is the plane o f manifestation, whereas the in­ternal, spiritual'world is the plane o f causation.

W e think this^aii error, and will proceed to give our reasons for so thinking. ^ -­

In a strictly philosophical sense, man never can know causes. D id he know causes, he would know God, and under­stand the source o f all creation. W as he intromitted into the realm of causation, he would stand at the very centre and source of all Being, and usurp the prerogative of the Omnis­cient. W as he to un^ertand fully the cause of a single effect, he would know all causes, and his intelligence be limitless. Such a power and knowledge is not given to a finite intelli­gence. *

The intelligence and knowledge of man deals only with the spheres o f manifestations, in whatever plane or condition of existence he may for the time being inhabit. He cognizes the manifestations alone. In whatever sphere of existence he may be, manifestations or effects are patent to his observation and knowledge, while their cause or causes areprofoundly con­cealed from his view. They are still beyond his keenest- sighted penetration.

This mistake has perhaps arisen from the, equivocal signifi­cations attached to the term “ cause." In one sense it is used as an antecedent manifestation of certain results, while iu an­other sense it is taken to mean the potential quality or essen­tial power that manifests. The law of cause and effect re­solves itself into antecedent and consequent. One manifesta­tion precedes another, in such order, and under sueh condi­tions of invariableness, that we connect and associate them in the mind ; and, from an innate sense or intuitive perception, we denominate the former the cause and the latter the effect. W e possess the innate perception that the one has the power to produce the other under the proper conditions. But this perception does not extend to a knowledge of the intrinsic and essential nature of that power,— in which sense the word “ cause” is sometimes used. Our minds are so organized, that upon viewing the manifestation, we are impelled to say that such a power exists. This is all we do or can know of it. W e can test it by various conditions and gather its various manifestations, but we never can come in contact with it or make it tangible to our observation or view, and know it as we do its manifestations. Hence, in this sense, to say that we can live in the world of causes, and know them as we know manifestations or effects, is unphilosophical and absurd.

In this sense the spiritual planes of existence are no more the worlds of causes than the material worlds. They are planes of the manifestation of an indwelling, all-essential power or life, in like manner as the material worlds are planes of manifestation. Like this world, they are worlds of effects, which effects are there tangible to our sensational perceptions and objective to our mental analysis, just as are effects here.

I t is nevertheless true that spiritual effects, antecedents, or “ causes,” so to speak, produce natural or material effects. A ll the planes of life are inherently connected and associated. A ll the manifestations on the spiritual plane have their corres­ponding manifestations here. The}' are the antecedents of which the effects here are the consequents. They are parallel­isms, or concentric planes o f manifestation, associated by an inherent affinity. W hen we come into the spiritual world, we come no more into the world of causes than we are now. W e are stiil in the sphere of effects, and, strictly speaking, know no more of the real or essential nature of cause, than we did here. W e see there the manifestations which answer to cor­responding manifestations here, but we do not there know any more the essential causes of manifestation than we do here.

The human mind can never get beyond the sphere of mani­festations into the world of causes. It observes in either or any plane of life only antecedent and consequent, notes their regular succession under the necessary conditions, and by an innate perception believes that the one produces the other. This is the extent of human knowledge with regard to causes. To say, therefore, that we are ever intromitted into the sphere o f causes, truly speaking, and see and know them as we see and know effects, is absurd; and yet the writer has read and heard many elaborate arguments for the advanced intelligence and knowledge of man, and for his greater opportunities and faculties for fathoming the mysteries o f creation in this respect, when he shall become an inhabitant of* the other world, con­structed by writers and speakers on the assumption that there we would be able to solve tho problem o f creation, or’gain a knowledge of causes, so as to understand all their effects, c.

D. D. Hume, the Medium. ^W e have before us a lengthy statement published in the

Hartford Courant, from a responsible source, detailing phe­nomena witnessed by the writer in the presence of Mr. Hume, at Hartford and at Boston. It is intended to rebut the rep­resentation in the W estm inster Review that Hume was a mere dexterous juggler. W e shall give its substance in a future number.

Apropos of the Review 's statement that Hume is now “ sunk into obscurity,” we find the following statement in the S pring ­field Republican:m— rather doubtful authority, we confess, but it may go for what it is worth ;

“ We learn that D. D. Hume, the American medium, well-known in Springfield, has recently returned to Paris from a visit to the Queen of Holland, who received him with great kindness and attention, and that tie is about to revisit Italy, and will return to America next autumn. An English lady has recently left him by will a life annuity of $1200 per year. This is being a medium to some purpose.”

N e w S p i r i t u a l i s t P e r i o d i c a l i n P a r i s .— W e have received the first number of a n e w monthly issued at Paris, France, entitled “ R cvne Sp ir ite ; Journa l d ’ E tu d es Psychologiqves." It is published under the direction o f 31. A l l a n K a r d e c , au­thor of one of the best Spiritualist works that has yet ap­peared in the French language, Le L ivre des E sp rits . The Revue shows marks o f a systematic and thorough mind in its editor, and is certainly a valuable addition to Spiritualist literature. W e shall avail ourselves of occasional extracts

from its pages.The office of publication is at Rue des Martyrs, N o. 8 .

Price for American subscribers, fourteen francs per annum.

True quietness o f heart is got by resisting our passions, not

c bey ing them. '

THE DISCUSSION AT HARTFORD.In the absence of the usual, quota of contributions from our

associate, we give the following-.a place in our editorial col­umns. I t is from a prominent citizen of Hartford.— a . e . n .

H a r t f o r d , Saturday, March 6 .M e s s r s . E d it o r s :— The discussion announced to take place

between Dr. Hanson of this city, and Prof. Brittan, attracted a full house on Wednesday. Touro H all was full, and among the audience there was a large proportion of members o f the different churches. The question for the first evening was, Do the spirits of departed human beings still continue to man­ifest their power, presence, and intelligence, to those who are in the corporeal state? On this question Prof. Brittan took the affirmative, speaking half an hour, and Dr. Hanson fol­lowed, occupying the same length of time.' Prof. B r i t t a n made a splendid argument for the immortal­ity o r the soul, and summoned to his aid an array o f facts and arguments to sustain his position that the conditions of the future life were such as to admit o f a system o f communica­tion between that sphere o f being and ours. H is argument was a masterly one, and its consistency was maintained by ex­amples taken from nearly all o f the departments of the world of mind and matter. No newspaper sketch o f his remarks can do anything like justice to this strong, compact and beau­tiful argument. •

He contended that inasmuch as we had, while occupying the body, certain powers over the material forms of the world about us, it was rational to suppose that we should retain those powers after leaving the body. That to deprive the enfran­chised spirit o f any of the powers which it possessed while in the form, would be in effect to destroy its individuality, and to destroy its individuality would be to destroy its immortality.

Dr. H a n s o n followed, and devoted his allotted half hour chiefly to a denunciation of what he was pleased to term the “ undignified” character of the so-called spiritual manifesta­tions. This was his main idea, repeated in various ways and forms of expression.

Prof. B r i t t a n responded, saying that nothing which the creative power of D eity has made is undignified. To assert otherwise might suggest the thought that the want o f dignityC C O © C J

was in the person who complained of such want, even in the humblest things in God’s universe. The gentleman says the spiritual manifestations are not dignified enough for him. H e might as reasonably complain that some o f the spiritual mani­festations recorded in the Bible are not dignified. The found­er of the Christian religion was born and cradled in a man­ger. It cannot be alleged that the spirits who manifested through Mary Magdalene were especially dignified or respect­able. There was a want o f dignity in the spirits who pos­sessed the man who dwelt among the tombs, cutting him self with stones, jTet my Christian friend objects to none of these undignified m anifestations! Nay, he believes in the record where it says that unclean spirits actually went into a herd of sw ine , and influenced them to run down a steep place into the sea ! That was not a dignified manifestation, yet my friend seems to find no fault with it on that score.

The debate was a lengthy one, lasting to a late hour. A t an early stage in the discussion, it began to be generally felt among the audience that the man who had come forward to uphold the materialistic side of the argument was not equal to the exigencies o f the occasion. Dr. Hanson was, however,O ’apparently the best, man whom the O r t h o d o x : f r a t e r n i t y c o u l d bring forward to cope in debate with Prof.. B ., and his secta­rian friends were present in considerable numbers to hear the discussion. I t is but fair to say that they listened respectful­ly and with interest, and it is presumed that they heard and digested some wholesome truths.

On the second evening, Dr. Hanson opened the debate, taking the affirmative on the question, “ Can the so-called spiritual phenomena of different ages and countries be reason­ably accounted for without attributing them to the agency of departed human beings?”

It was claimed by Dr. Hanson, who opened the debate on the affirmative side, that all the wonderful facts o f Spiritual­ism could be explained “ in accordance with the deductions of positive science.” This idea he repeated and reiterated, seem­ing to be ignorant of the fact that Spiritualists claim essen­tially the same thing. He denied that ancient and modern Spiritualism were identical, or even analogous, but failed to present any argument in support of his assertion. H e claimed that when a spirit had left the body, it was at once bereft o f all its facu ltie s, so far as our world and its interests are con­cerned. He asserted that the spirit, i f a Christian, went at once to some inconceivably distant and sublime locality, which was the Christian’s heaven ; but contended that if the spi»it were to remain in the neighborhood o f earth, it must necessarily be in total darkness, and without the enjoyment of any one of its faculties! That, it only operated on the nerves and muscles, while in the body, by means o f acting upon the medium of anim al m agnetism which he described as a pecu­liar fluid, the product of digestion ; that when the spirit leaves the body, it can no longer sense anything o f an earthly nature, nor act upon material things. Hence the idea that it can move furniture is absurd.

I t was interesting to see with what precision, grace and ability Prof. Brittan met the gentleman’s positions and refuted them. The whole audience, church-members and all, were ta­ken with him, following his noble flood of eloquence, carrying everything before it— bearing away by the force of its strong­ly-uttered truths every vestige o f opposition, for the time, at least. He took the whole audience with him, and many are the encomiums which have since been passed upon his bold and manly speech by those who have never before commended any­thing connected with Spiritualism.

I intended to give you a sketch o f the debate, but find that it is time for the mail to close, and refer you for fuller partic­ulars to the report given in the Tim es o f this afternoon.

The discussion has been reported by a phonographic report­er. and will be published in full. It will well repay a perusal. So great was the interest excited here by this discussion, that Prof. Brittan determined to give another evening to the sub­ject, and on Friday evening he presented the positive argument for an exalted and catholic Spiritualism, in a manner so elo­quent and forcible as to elicit an admiring tribute from all who heard it. Yours, c. h .

M i s s H a r d i n g e a t S a r a t o g a .— The Saratoga R epublican gnres a phonographic report of a recent lecture by Miss Har­dinge at that place. It was on the subject o f “ Dives and Lazarus,” and we hardly need say that it was able and eloquent. W e shall endeavor to find room for some portions of it hereafter.

T h e D i f f e r e n c e .— One of the city papers chronicles the insanity of a printer under the head of “ Another Victim o f Spiritualism.” In the same column of the same paper, the in­sanity and crime of a Baptist clergyman are recorded under the head o f “ Unfortunate ” !

M iss H ardinge at M ontreal.E d itors o f th e S p ir it u a l A ge :—Thia ancient seat of bigotry and

conservatism has recently been shaken to its very centre by a glimpse of the new light through this angelic missionary.

}ler engagement there seemed to have been arranged by the unseen powers. A Mr. Henderson had recently opened a new Hall, and wanted to bring it before the public; a friend who had heard of the reputation of Miss II. as a speaker, advised him to engage her for a course of three lectures, which were arranged accordingly for the 10th, l l t h and 12th of February. She accepted the invitation, and arrived there a day in advance. In the meantime, her lectures had been extensively adver­tised, and the priests and dignitaries had frequent consultations whether she should be permitted to speak at all, or whether she should not be arrested a t once as a disturber of the peace of that quiet people.

They finally concluded to allow her to speak, bu t all thg shepherds were directed to keep the flocks close a t home and not exposed while the wolf was about. The first lecture was thinly attended, but the au­dience consisted mainly of editors, lawyers, clergy, and the other sa- ■vans of the city.

Her lecture lasted over an hour, and delighted the audience; after which the spirits through her invited the audience to ask questions. But few were ventured except by a Jewish Rabbi,who continued to battle for a quarter of an hour. The audience a t the time, and the press the next day, conceded that she had demolished all opposition, and pro­nounced her the wonder of the age.” *

The second lecture, which was on Thursday evening, was crowded; but no questions were then ventured.

She gave a fourth lecture ou Saturday night, and a free lecture on Sunday in the Unitarian Hall. At the other lectures 25 c e n t s admis­sion fee was charged, yet the house could not hold those who desired to attend after the first lecture; and the gentleman who had engaged her, voluntarily paid four times the amount which he had agreed to, although he is not a Spiritualist.

Thus without the aid of believers in the new gospel, the angelic hosts have been heard and planted a seed, of which some must have fallen in good ground.

To those who have not heard Miss Hardinge, it is proper to explain, tha t she speaks with her eyes open, and those not acquainted with me­diums would hardly notice but that she was in her normal condition, although in fact the sp irit’s powers seem to have full control of her. Her fourth lecture was given upon a subject selected by a committee of strangers in the audience, just as she was ready to begin the lec­ture, and was pronounced the best of all. ,

The admiring people considered her the greatest intellectual wonder of the world, and were only astonished that she did not claim the cred­it of it, instead of giving it to the spirits.

At times, during the lectures, the sentiments would call out hisses from a few of the more benighted. -Thus, when she spoke of the fact that a murderer might see his condition and progress in thc future world, it called out a perfect storm. The speaker stood quiet and firm as adamant until the hurricane had spent its force, when she turned and invoked the Gr ea t F a th e r in behalf of the poor m urderer, and every heart was melted and said, “ forgive.”

I have not time to give further details; but she left the city strength­ened by many warm hearts and prayers, to go in her. way preaching the Gospel to all mankind. Yours, &c.

Since the above came to hand, we have received the follow­ing from Miss Hardinge's own pen, which we are sure will be read with interest by all :

To t h e E d it o r s of t h e S p ir it u a l A g e ,—Dear Sirs:—Will you excuse my egotism in offering you a short detail of my experience as a public medium and lecturer in the hitherto untrodden soil of Montreal, C. E. I am sure your readers will sympathize with the obj-.ction I feel to intrude the sayings and doings of mediums before the public, who can listen and judge for themselves, and must feel more interest in the facts of Spiritualism than in reading high flown panegyrics upon its ex­ponents; but I also believe that well-wishers to our glorioiis cause will forgive the egotism in this instance, in view of the satisfactory result, which I, in the absence of any other biographer, conceive I ought to relate.

AVlien the invitation was first tendered me, its acceptance was strong­ly opposed by my kindest friends and advisers here, on the ground of the inevitable opposition which I must encounter, and the almost utter impossibility of talking a conservative and very orthodox city (one too where the facts of Spiritualism were entirely unknown,) into an un­derstanding of its philosophy. The pressure from ■within, however, being more potent than that from without, I set off in the early part of February, and had the comfort of landing in Montreal just as the ther­mometer had, for the first time this winter, sunk to 22 degrees below zero. During my journey my name and mission became known to some of my fellow passengers, and in the midst of much ridicule and bantering, I received many well-meant and friendly warnings to turn back.

On my arrival, I was happy enough to recognize the face of a gen­tleman with whom I had a slight acquaintance on my first coming to America, and whose zeal had urged on my investigations in Spiritual­ism some eighteen months ago, when, Saul-like, I went forth to perse­cute the tru th . This gentleman had subsequently heard me lecture in Brooklyn in defence of the bright cause to which he had first called my attention; and it was at his suggestion, I found, that I had been invited to Montreal. He and one family alone, constituted the entire of the spiritual ranks; and when we came to compare notes a t the hotel to which I was taken, I must confess I at once perceived with dismay that I had never entered upon a more unpromising enterprise.

I was to lecture for three successive nights, at a hall but little known, with tickets of admission at twenty-five cents each. The enierprcneur himself, who owned the hall, was not a Spiritualist, and was scarcely able to account even to himself, why he undertook an engagement which he confessed was everywhere spoken of with ridicule and oppo­sition. The tickets would not sell, and even when tendered for ac­ceptance they were often angrily rejected, and he himself met with wonder how he could presume to expect “ religious people” to patron­ize such wicked charlatanism, “ such gross imposture, daring delu- j sion,” & . C . Some questioned whether I was to be laid out in a cot or I bed, put to sleep, and then speak in a recumbent position; others de­manded the nature of the conjuring tricks to be shown, aud the few who were finally persuaded to come were, most happily for me, persons of sound sense, learning and intellect; and although their numbers on : the first night were few,'and their obvious purpose was simply to de­tect and expose some monstrous fraud, the very fact of my ordeal com- i mencing before such an audience, established the introduction of the spiritual philosophy in Montreal by submitting it to the scrutinizing in- j vestigation of some of the most able minds it had ever been m3- good '■ fortune to speak to. The lecture during an hour and a half was hon- j ored with the most patient attention, and a long series of questions foi- lowed, which were propounded by some of the most learned men in the audience. |

I think, my dear sirs, your readers are already sufficiently acquainted ! with the strength and power by which our noble but invisible allies ’ sustain thc poorest spirit-medium amongst us; and pardon me if I for­bear to make any comments upon the result of this examination, except i humbly and gratefully to acknowledge that the Power which bade me go forth aud take no heed what I should speak or no thought of how I 1 should answer, never for one moment deserted me in my hour of trial. I

The subsequent lectures were attended by crowded audiences, always the most intellectual and learned of any I have yet addressed; and, to ; the honor of the Press, Clergy and Law be it spoken, the challenge which was chiefly offered to them for investigation, was not unan- i swered. I candidly avow my belief that many amongst my audiences .! some of whom were profound scholars, needed but to be convinced by j the unanswerable fac ts of spiritual phenomena, of their truth, to be­come warm advocates, as they would be noble adherents, to its beauti­ful and pure philosophy.

* A w r i t e r i n t b e S p i r i t u a l T e le g r a p h h a s t h c fo l lo w in g a d d i t i o n a l p a r t i c u l a r s r e ­s p e c t in g t h i s ’q u e i t i o n i n g : — E d . A < ;k.

“ T h e q u e s t i o n s — a t l e a s t s o m e o f t h e m — a c c o r d i n g to t h e j o u r n a l s o f t h a t c i t y , w e re ’

p u t w i th t h e o b v io u s p u r p o s e o f c o n f o u n d in g th c s p e a k e r* , b u t a c c o r d i n g to t h ? s a m e

a u t h o r i t y , e a c h s u c c e s s iv e a t t e m p t w a s p r o m p t l y f r u s t r a t e d , a n d t h e t a b l e s t u r n e d u p o n ,

t h e q u e r i s t s . I t w a s d e c l a r e d l h a t t h e s p e a k e r m u s t h a v e d e r u t e d h e r l ife to « t u d r , in

o r d e r to b c a b l e to e x h i b i t t h c l e a r n i n g s h e d i s p l a y e d . T h e R a b b i a n n o u n c e d t h a t i t ;

w a s p l a i n t h a t s h e w a s a c q u a i n t e d w i th t h e H e b r e w l a n g u a g e , a n d in t e r r o g a t e d h e r o n :

t h a t p o i n t . S h e r e p l i e d t h a t s h e h a d u o v e r s t u d i e d t h e H e b r e w . B u t v e r y s h o r t l y a f ­t e r , s h e t r i p p e d h im o n a p o i n t r e l a t i n g to t h a t l a n g u a g e , a n d r e a s o n e d h im d o w n u n t i l h e a c k n o w le d g e d h i s e r r o r . A t th e . c lo se o f t h e s e s s io n , t h e v i c to r y r e m a i n e d t r i u m ­

p h a n t l y w i t h t h e u m p i r e d b u t u n c o n s c io u s « p « a k c r . ”

By the commands of the spirits who control my addresses, my sub­jects have hitherto been selected by themselves ; as they allege tha t from the magnetism of an audience, they can gather up the idea which will be most useful to the largest number. A fter the promised course was concluded, however, a committee from the audience was requested to choose for me, as it was deemed desirable tha t I should continue to lec­ture every day during my stay in Montreal. On Sunday, the 14th, I spoke for the last time. The lecture, a t my own desire, was free, and given in the same hall rented by the U nitarians, who, with an uncon­servative and generous spirit worthy of imitation, granted me its use. in the afternoon. During my stay my hotel was thronged by kind and deeply interested visitors. The most tempting offers, in a pecuniary point of view, were made me to remain, and I was assured th a t all th a t could gratify personal vanity and reward me with emolument, m ust follow my continued efforts. My invariable experience with my spirit- guides, however, has been an entire disregard both of my organs of self-esteem and acquisitiveness; and as they, w ith a wisdom which I have tested by experience to be higher than my own, peremptorily or­dered me away, I told my kind friends th a t my commission was ended, and with Balaam of old, I could not speak more nor less than I was commanded. .

I entered Montreal with ridicule, doubt and distrust following me a t every step. I left it with many blessings and a mutual interchange of kind feeling, for which I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude, both to my friends in and out of the form. I had, of course, to encounter the usual amount of criticism from that portion o f the press who mis­took abuse for argument, and personal insult for a defence of religion. My dress, the color of my hair, length of my curls, tone of voice, every gesture, and every detail of my appearance and manner, were the weapons with which one bold editor combatted the doctrines of Im­mortality, and the attempt, on the part of a woman, and a stranger, to offer to the world the purest and best incentive to the practice of true morality and Christian charity tha t a noble and elevated philosophy can give. *

I am not aware, however, tha t the weakness, rather than the strength of my opponents, was manifested in more than one instance of this kind of attack. The press generally—although, both in public and private, they were willing to make me a phenomenon of learning, memory, firmness, and every possible and impossible talent, ra ther than admit the simple fact of inspiration—treated me with that candor and im par­tiality which marks the scholar, the gentleman and the life-student, who is willing to admit tha t even the most learned amongst us do not know everything, and that there may be some tru th in the old biblical assertion, that wisdom and understanding may be confounded, and even put to shame by the simple and ignorant.

Finally, gentlemen, I would earnestly call upon some one amongst our best test, physical-force mediums, to follow up this visit with a series of those irresistible manifestations, which, more than all the theory, are a t present calculated to lay the foundation for the superstructure o f our bright philosophy. I cannot promise any mediums that they shall reap a golden harvest for their services. My experience, and the counsels of my noble guides, warn me that such expectations should be deser­vedly frustrated. “ But the laborer is worthy of his h ire ,” and I am sure such hire, with the warm-hearted and generous people w ith whom I dealt whilst in Canada, will be as my own was, a j* s t and . liberal one. I stipulated with the gentleman who engaged me, for my expen­ses, and the smallest sum which could compensate me for my actual time; any farther remuneration was entirely “ contingent upon suc­cess;” and thus placed at the mercy of a stranger, I found myself in the hands of a just, kind and honorable man— one who assumed the fact of success and rewarded me accordingly, adding thereto a kindness and care which I can never forget.

For the very few whom I remember as fr ien ds , n o t merely acquain­tances, in Montreal, perhaps in the present undeveloped condition o f the cause the best service I can render them is not to distinguish them. I t would be needless to do so. Their eyes have already recogn ized , with the seer of old, the mountain blazing with the invisible legions o f

. our allies. They know that those who are with us a re stronger th a n 1 those who are against us; and the blessing which I in gratitude le f t ; with them, will be echoed in thousands of voiceless whispers f ro m th e | hosts around them.

Once more I ask pardon for this long detail of personalities, and have only to add my cordial assurance of information, assistance and aid, to any medium who is willing to follow in the footsteps of, Gentlemen,

Yours in earnest hope for the T ruth, E m m a H a r d i n g e .

M u sical A cademy , 1 8 Fourth Avenue, New York, Feb. 24,1858.

Mr. M ansfield’s B usiness M ethods.The writer o f the following is a gentleman o f high standing

in this community, whose opportunities for knowledge on tho subject in hand, entitle his opinion to respectful attention. Mr. Mansfield’s position is one of great perplexity, liable as is the form o f mediumship claimed for him to reasonable suspic­ions and j u s t criticisms. I t is therefore the more incumbent on lovers of truth to carefully avoid hasty and arc-reasonable complaints.— a. e . n\

« B oston . March 1, 1858.To t h e E d it o r s of t h e S p ir it u a l A g e :—In the last number of the

Spiritual Telegraph, published by Charles Partridge, in New York, I find an editorial notice of our friend Mr. Mansfield, which reflects with some severity upon his mode of transacting business, though there 13 no attempt to question his honesty.

I have had some opportunities for becoming acquainted with Mr. Mansfield, and his principles of action, and it seems to me th a t Mr. Partridge mast be laboring under a misapprehension, when he says that Mr. Mansfield conducts his affairs improperly or injudiciously.

I t is expressly stated in the advertisement of Mr. M., that for the sum of one dollar, he will use his etforts to obtain an answer; but will not agree, after having done so, and consumed hours of his time, to re­fund the money if unsuccessful. There can be no ambiguity or unfair­ness in this, any more than for Dr. Stiles to give notice as he does in the Telegraph, that he will not pay. attention to hair sent him for ex­amination without compensation. Persons who are, like Mr. M. and Dr. Stiles, capable of being used as instruments for our benefit, cannot live on air. They and their families must be fed and clothed, like the rest of us; and as no one is obliged to employ them, or any other me­dium, I cannot see any ground for complaint, so long as the terms of service are fairly stated.

Mr. M. says, that for a laTger sum, he will assume the risk of an answer, as the difference in amount would, upon the average, compen­sate him. There are but very few who send the larger sum, while there are many who send nothing, and consider th a t they are doing him a service iu allowing him to use his time to prove to them that he is not an impostor.

Another cause of complaint is, th a t letters of inquiry are not an­swered. I cannot conceive that this complaint has reasonable ground, so long as the medium does not insure an answer. It is taken for g rant­ed that all is done that can be, and therefore letters of inquiry are su­perfluous.

I f those who wish to test the possibility of such communications do not know Mr. Mansfield, or fear to trust him, let them send the letters to some one they can tru st, who will take them in person to him . Above all, let it be borne in mind that while to-day our friends in the other world may not be able to influence the medium a t all, to-morrow, or it may be weeks hence, they may do so.

My own experience with Mr. Mansfield, I th ink, proves this to be true. I left with him, some weeks since, four distinct questions ad­dressed to a friend deceased, and after waiting until I was quite certain no answer would come, I was told by another medium that there was something for me in Mr. Mansfield’s room. I found it to be so. The questions were taken up and repeated, with a satisfactory answer to each. The envelope containing the questions was returned to me un­opened. This I know is the experience of hundreds, •who could add their testimony if it were necessary. '

My purpose in this communication is to do justice to Mr. Mansfield which, I am sure, is all he asks; and I feel equally certain tha t upon further reflection the editor of the Telegraph will see tha t he has been somewhat hasty in his conclusions, and that his objections are not well founded. ' D. W i l d e r , Jk .

D r . N. T. D i l l i n g h a m , of No. 5 0 Kneelnnd street, Boston, furnishes us a statement to the effect that he recently submitted two questions to spirits through Mr. Mansfield. These were w ritten out of Mr. Mans­field’s sight, and presented in such a manner tha t it was u tterly impos­sible for him to learn their import in any ordinary way. They were answered immediately, in Dr. D .’i presence, and in an appropriate and

to h im sa t is fa c to ry m a n n e r . H e se nds u s t h e q uestio ns a n d a n sw e rs ,

■which we d e e m i t need less to p r i n t a t le n g th . T he case is a n a d d i t io n ­

a l te s tim o n y a g a i n s t th e c h a r g e t h a t le tters a r e n e v e r an sw e re d t h r o u g h

M r . M . u n le s s h e h a s o p p o r t u n i t y to a c q u a i n t h im se lf w i th t h e i r c on­

t e n t s in th e u s u a l w ay.

From Maine.Bro. N . S. G reenleaf, of Haverhill, Mass., has been for

some weeks laboring in Camden, Liberty, Thomaston and Union, and designs to visit Belfast, Searsport, Bucksport, Ban­gor, etc., soon. He writes :

“ There is eno u g h to be done in th is S ta te to e m p lo y a n u m b e r of

good m ediums a n d le c tu re rs . T he people a r e r e a d y to h e a r . I n a lm o st

ev e ry school d is t r ic t th e y will op en a n d fill the school house to listen to

w h a t m a y be sa id w ith r e g a r d to m e n ’s p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e existence.

I find m a n y k i n d f r ie n d s , w i th w a r m h e a r t s b e a t i n g s t r o n g ly i n u n iso n

w i t h th e H a r m o n i a l P h i lo s o p h y .” .

Boston anb ictnifii.O ‘o

The M elodeon M eetings. 'M r s . M . E . S a w y e r ( fo r m e r l y Miss B r o w n , o f Ttempleton, w h o h a s

re c e n t l y “ m e t w i t h a c h a n g e of” name , ) — a y o u n g la d y o f Very y o u t h ­

f u l a p p e a r a n c e a n d g ir l is h voice, occupied th e desk on S u n d a y a f t e r ­

n o o n .

A f te r a n a p p r o p r i a t e a n d w ell-w orded in v o c a tio n , a n a d d r e s s w a s de­

liv ered ( i n th e t r a n c e ) w i th g r e a t f luency, a b o u n d i n g in b e a u tifu l m eta­

p h o r s a n d s t r i k i n g e xpress ions , b u t l a c k i n g in m e th o d a n d consecutive­

n e s s , a n d spoke n w ith su c h r a p i d i t y as to be q u i te u n re p o rt a b l e . The

g e n e r a l se n t im e n t w a s t h a t m a n , as evinced by his h is to r y , is a p r o g r e s ­

sive b e in g ,— t h a t t h e w orld is c o n s ta n t ly b e in g rev o lu tio n ize d ,— a n d

t h a t t b e a g e n c y o f a ll p ro g re s s is I n s p i r a t i o n , w h ic h w as defined as the

in fu sio n o f ideas into th e m in d of m a n from s u p e r i o r sources.

T h e i n s p i r i n g intelligence w as e v id e n tly m o re fa m ilia r w i t h th e gene­

r a l principle oi i n s p i r a t i o n t h a n w ith t h s letter o f those a n c ie n t records

w h ic h a re by m a n y supposed to be i ts sole rep o si to ry — in a s m u c h as th e

s i n g u l a r a n a c h r o n ism w a s co m m it te d of r e p re s e n t in g N a a r p a n as a p p l y ­

i n g to Christ for a c u r e o f h is leprosy !

I n t h e e v e n i n g , a l a r g e a s s e m b la g e g a t h e r e d to w i tn e s s m a n i f e s t a ­t i o n s f r o m t h e sp i r i t - l i fe , t h r o u g h M rs . C o a s ’s m e d iu m s h ip .

M r s . C. s ta te d a t the o u tse t , in a lucid a n d s t r a i g h t - f o r w a r d m a n n e r ,

t h e c ondit ions a n d u s u a l modes of p ro c e e d in g , a n d called for th e choice

o f a com m ittee o f th r e e h o n e s t sk e p tic s to c o n d u c t t h e e x a m in a tio n .

A com m ittee w as chosen, w h e n one o f th e m aro se a n d s ta te d t h a t he was

disqualified fro m se rv in g f ro m t h e fact t h a t he w a s w holly sk e p tic al on

t h e subje ct . H e w as re m i n d e d t h a t honest sk e p tic s w ere j u s t w h a t w as

w a n t e d . “ I decline se rv in g on su c h a c o m m it te e ,” w a s h is response.

T h e a udience d r e w t h e i r ow n inferenc es, a n d r e a d i l y excused h i m , se­

l e c t in g a n o t h e r in h is p lace . T h e com m ittee co nsisted o f M r . G. W.

T u x b u r y , of B o s to n , M r . H i c k s o f C h a rle s to w n , a n d M r . George P .

B r o w n , o f -------.

T h e co m m itte e proceeded to t h e u s u a l te s ts b y folded ballots , a n d

q uestions . I n t h i s w a y , th i r t e e n tes t q u e stio n s were a n s w e re d , e i th e r

b y w ri t in g o r b y r a p s , a n d all c o r re c t ly , a c c o rd in g to t h e c o m m it te e s ’

te s tim o n y . I n one case, th e q u e s tio n e r w a s a s su re d t h a t t h e c o m m u n i ­

c a t i n g s p ir i t w a s h is brother, w h e n ho h a d w r i t te n h i s fa th e r 's n a m e ;

h e a t f irs t th o u g h t i t w as w r o n g , b u t a f t e r w a r d s recollected t h a t he

h a d a deceased b r o t h e r by ihe same name. T h e sa m e g e n t l e m a n w as

to ld t h a t a n o t h e r friend deceased in 1 8 5 3 ; no one p r e s e n t k n e w w h e t h e r

o r no t it w as c o r re c t , b u t a f t e r t a k i n g t im e to re c k o n , t h e g e n t le m a n

testified t h a t i t w as r i g h t . These in c id e n ts in d ic a te d t h a t th e a n s w e rs

Were so m e th in g m o re t h a n m e r e m i n d - r e a d i n g . .

S e v e ra l h u n d r e d folded b a l lo ts w e re t h e n collected f ro m t h e a u d ie n c e ,

t h e n a m e s c o n t a i n e d in th r e e w ere w r i t te n t h r o u g h M rs . C . ’s h a n d be­

fore o p e n in g , a n d se v era l m o re te s ts w ere given. E v e r y questio n w h ic h

w a s resp o n d e d to w a s a d m i t t e d to be a n s w e re d c o rre c tly . T h e two la s t

q u e s tio n s p ro p o se d were n o t r e sp o n d e d to a t a l l— the h o u r b e in g la te ,

a n d th e a u d ie n c e s o m e w h a t u n e a s y . T h e co m m itte e testified t h a t ev e ry ­

t h i n g h a d b een c o n d u c te d w i t h p e rfe c t fa irn ess , so f a r a s t h e y co uld

disc over, a n d t h e a u d ie n c e s e p a r a te d i n good o r d e r , a n d w i t h e v id e n t

g e n e r a l satisfaction.

A s im ila r o p p o r t u n i t y w ill b e afforded on S u n d a y e v e n in g n ex t .

C onference at S p iritu a lists’ B ea d in g R oom ,T h u r s d a y E v e n i x g , M a r c h 4 t h .

D r . G a r d n e r occupied th e c h a ir .

Q u e s t i o n — A d m i t t i n g S p i r i t u a l i s m to b e t r u e , h o w sh o u l d i t s r e ­

ceivers t r e a t sects a n d s e c t a r i a n s ?

D r . C h i l d r e a d a p a p e r in c u l c a t i n g t h e m a n if e s ta t io n o f k i n d n e s s ,

good-w ill , a n d t h e e x te n sio n o f a h e l p i n g h a n d to a l l . T h u n d e r ­

s t o r m s , b i t t e r w e e d s , t h o r n s , v e n o m o u s s e rp e n ts , a l l h a v e t h e i r u s e s ;

so h a v e sects , e r r o r s a n d s in s . T h e con seq u en ces of sin a r e re m o rs e

a n d p a i n , a n d these a r e s te p p in g -s to n e s to h e a v e n , w h i t h e r a l l a r e

te n d in g .

D r. W e e k s h a d been fo rty y e a r s a m e m b e r o f a s e c ta r ia n c h u r c h , a n d

on b ecom ing convinced of t h e t r u t h o f S p i r i t u a l i s m h a d suffered u n ­

c h r is t ia n p e rse c u tio n . Y e t h e t h o u g h t th e g olden r u l e , o f “ W h a t s o ­

e v e r ye w ould t h a t m e n s h o u ld do u n t o y o u , do y e even so to t h e m , ”

could n o t be im p ro v e d u p o n in o u r t r e a t m e n t of t h e sects. T h is w o u ld

n o t p r e v e n t o u r te l l ing th e m o f t h e i r e r r o r s a n d faults .

M r . E d s o n d i d n o t c o n s id e r i t a d u t y to e n d e a v o r to p ro sely te to o u r

v iew s— for t h e m e re p ro se ly te m a y o n ly be m a d e worse. A ll s h o u ld be

in c ite d to in v e s tig a te for th e m se lv e s , a n d t h e y will g r a d u a l l y t r a v e l to­

w a r d s th e t r u t h .

M r . T h a y e r felt t h a t t h e h ig h e s t d u t y of S p i r i t u a l i s ts is to live t r u e

a n d p u r e lives— to be e v e r a c t u a t e d b y a d iv in e c h a r i t y , a n d t h u s to

a t t r a c t o th e rs by t h e d i v i n i t y w i th in th e m . I n this w a y he t h o u g h t far

m o re could be done for t h e a d v a n c e o f S p i r i t u a l i s m t h a n b y p r e a c h i n g

ev en u p o n t h e housetops.

D r . N e w c o m b h a d e n d e a v o r e d to p r a c t i c a l l y evince h is feelings of

good-will to se c ta r ia n s by going a m o n g th e m a n d sh o w in g th e p o w e r of

sp ir i ts in h e a l i n g t h e sick.

M r . T a y l o r u r g e d t h a t S p i r i t u a l i s m h a d developed a s p i r i t o f to ler ­

a t io n a n d c h a r i t y , b y u n fo ld in g t h e p h i lo s o p h y of rel ig io n a n d o f sec­

t a r i a n differences.

M r . N e w t o n m a d e some r e m a r k s w h ic h we will n o t o c cupy spa ce to

re p o r t .

D r . G a r d n e r conceived t h a t th e q u e s t io n m u s t be lef t e n t i r e ly to

in d i v i d u a l d isc ret io n . H a v i n g h i m s e l f e x p e r ie n c e d g r e a t benefits,

m e n t a l l y a n d m o r a l l y , from S p i r i t u a l i s m , h e felt it to be h is d u t y to

l e a d o th e r s to t h e sa m e l i g h t . H e fo u n d t h a t k i n d l y a r g u m e n t a n ­

sw e re d to o p en the m in d s o f some, r id ic u le w a s a d a p t e d to o th e r s ,

w h i le t h e r e w e re th o se w h o needed to h a v e the in c r u s t a t i o n s o f b ig o try

a n d m a t e r i a l i s m b r o k e n u p b y th e p lo w s h a re o f d e n u n c ia t io n .

T h e following questio n w as ad o p ted for c o n sid e ra tio n a t t h e n e x t

m e e t in g . I t opens a b ro a d a n d in t e r e s t i n g field, a n d we hope will d r a w

o u t the b e s t t h o u g h t s of th e best t h i n k e r s a m o n g us:

“ A d m i t t i n g m o d e r n S p ir i tu a l is m to be t r u e , w h a t a r e th e te a c h in g s

w h i c h n a t u r a l l y flow from i t , a n d w h a t influence s h o u ld these te a c h in g s

h a v e u p o n u s as in d iv id u a ls 7 ”

M is s A m e d f . y a t t h e M e i o n a o x . — Miss R. T. A m e d e y , of t h is c i ty ,

W i l l sp e a k in the t r a n c e , a t t h e M e io n a o n , on T u e sd a y e v e n i n g , M a r c h

1 6 t h . I t is ex pected t h a t a poem w ill be im p ro v is e d , a f t e r t h e d is ­

c o u r s e , o n a topic s u g g e ste d by th e a u d ie n c s . No d o u b t t h e oc casion

w i l l b e one o f in te re s t . A n a dm ission fee o f ten cents is c h a r g e d , a n d

t h e a v a i l s , a r e to b e a p p r o p r i a t e d to a w o r t h y c h a r i t a b l e object.

A n o t h e r L e c t u r e r . — W e l e a r n t h a t J . P . B o o d e y , E s q . , o f A l t o n ,

N . H . , h a s r e c e n t ly been e n g a g e d in l e c t u r i n g on S p ir i tu a l is m in t h a t

v ic in i ty . A c o rre sp o n d e n t o f t h e D over Gazette, w r i t i n g f ro m N ew

D u r h a m , s a y s o f his l e c tu r e in t h a t p lace :

“ H is a r g u m e n t w as c l e a r a n d p o in te d , sh o w in g t h a t w h a t e v e r the

p h e n o m e n a m i g h t h e r e a f t e r be p r o v e d to b e , it w a s c e r t a i n , t h e Devil

w a s n o t i ts a u t h o r . M r . Boodey spoke n e a r l y one h o u r a n d a h a lf , a n d

w a s listened to w ith perfect s t i l ln e s s , .a n d I h a v e r a r e l y h e a r d a s p e a k ­

e r who is b e t t e r c a lc u la te d to i n te r e s t a n a u d ie n c e t h a n M r . Boodey

T h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s R f g i s t e r for 1 8 5 8 is o u t , c o n t a i n i n g its u s u a l

f u n d o f s ta tis t ic a l , political a n d b u sin e ss in f o rm a t io n , in d isp e n s a b le for

c o u n tin g -ro o m a n d hom e refe rence . P u b l i s h e d b y A d a m s , S a m p so n &

C o . , 0 1 W a s h in g to n s tre e t .

T h e L a d i e s ’ H a r m o n i a l B a n d meet a t M r s . F e s s e n d e n ’s , No. 1 O a k

S t . , on F r i d a y a f te rn o o n , 1 2 t h inst .

Udu gork aitj) DirinikAConference at 18 Fourth A venue.

T u e s d a y E v e n i n g , M a r c h 2 d . '

D r . G r a y s u b m i t t e d th e following q u e s t io n : W h a t is t h e u se o f th e

e a r t h life ? I n o t h e r w o rd s, w ould it no t h a v e b een b e t te r to begin e x ­

istence on t h e s p i r i t u a l p l a n e , a n d so escape th e c*ree, la b o r s a n d m is ­

er ies o f th is ?

M r . S m i t h sa id , before p ro c e e d in g to t h e disc ussion o f t h is su b je ct ,

h e desired to a s k a q u e stio n connected w ith t h e discussion a t t h e p r e ­

v io u s m eetin g . I t is t h e mission o f S p i r i t u a l i s m to i n s t i tu te a D ivine

k in g d o m on e a r t h . Is this to be r e g a r d e d a s one o f th e geological k i n g ­

d o m s? I f so, is it n o t different f ro m th e o th e r geological k in g d o m s ,

i n a s m u c h as i t h a s i ts b i r th - p l a c e in H eave n ? "

D r . G r a y a sk e d th e s p e a k e r i f he did n o t t h i n k t h e m i n e r a l k i n g d o m

h a d its o rig in in H e a v e n .

M r . P h e n i x p u t t h e q u e s t io n , W h a t is H e a v e n ?

I t w as replied , to have.M r . -----------s a id , to hope. H e a v e n is to look fo rw a r d to th e develop­

m e n t o f o urselves , a n d o f t r u t h — to t h e p u s h i n g a w a y of a ll veils , a n d

t h e o v erco m in g o f a l l t y r a n n i e s a n d w r o n g s , w h ic h hide a n d disfig­

u r e t r u t h . T h e G reek s c alled m a n b y a n ex p re ss iv e n a m e — anihropos, t h e looker u p , th e a s p i r e r , th e h o p e r . The s p i r i t u a l w o rld h a s i ts s u n ,

as well as t h e n a t u r a l . M a n looks u p to both . C louds m a y o bsc ure

t h e m , a n d c o n t in u e to o b s c u re t h e m , b u t h e stil l looks u p , a n d hopes

on. T h u s is i t , a n d ever will be, in o u r s e a rc h for H e a v e n . W e look

u p to t h e C reative pow er; t h is v iv ify in g , t h is e n e r g iz in g p ow er— call

i t b y w h a t n a m e y o u w il l— a n d p u s h o n ; a n d e v e ry ste p b r in g s u s

n e a r e r the In fin ite , w i t h o u t o u r e v e r r e a c h i n g H i m , o r H e a v e n .

D r . G r a y sa id , h e c onsidered hope a re v e a le r , a r e v e l a t o r o f m a n to

him self . M a n ’s s p ir i t t h r o u g h h o p e, re v e a ls to h i m s o m e th in g of his

f u t u r e . H e would define H e a v e n to be, io have. B u t to r e t u r n to the

q u e s tio n of t h e e vening: Do t h e r e v e la t io n s f ro m t h e s p ir i t -w o r ld ,

m a k e it des irab le to q u i t th e e a r th life? ■

M r. P i i e x i x re p lie d , b y a s k i n g i f i t w a s d e s ira b le t o h a v e peaches

r i p e n in s p r i n g .

M r . P a r t r i d g e sa id , t h a t , w i t h o u t d o u b t , t h e e a r t h life h a s m o s t im ­

p o r t a n t uses. I t is n e c e s sa ry to form a n d develop t h e s p ir i t . I t is

n eces sa ry to disc ip line t h e s p i r i t a n d b r i n g it into a c t iv i ty . Those t h a t

d ie y o u n g , lose b y i t th e e x p e r ie n c e , k n o w le d g e a n d d isc ip line o f th e

e a r t h life, a n d c a n n e v e r be so h a p p y as t h o u g h t h e y h a d l ived ou t

th e i r n a t u r a l te r m h e re . T h e y m a y n o t m iss i t— all will be h a p p y —

b u t th e h a p p in e s s o f s u c h will be t h a t o f c h i l d r e n a n d n o t of m e n ;

a n d t h u s i t is t h a t i g n o r a n t a n d m ischievous s p ir i ts come b a c k on this

p la n e to a n n o y u s . N o t t h a t t h e y a r e evil , b u t t h e y h a v e n o t d ev el­

oped to the s t a t u r e o f C h r i s t i a n i t y , w h i c h is th e n o r m a l life o f m a n .

D r . G o u l d .— M a n ’s b u sin e ss in t h is life is to l e a r n t h e re la t io n s be­

tw een th e different d e p a r t m e n t s of o u r n a t u r e ; to develop t h e m , a n d

h a r m o n i z e th e m . E v e r y p a r t s h o u ld be developed a l ik e — n o n e n e g ­

l e c t e d . W h e n c h i l d r e n l e a r n a r i t h m e ti c , i t is n e c e s s a ry for th e m to

begin w i t h t h e g r o u n d r u l e s , a n d l e a r n th e m all . A n d t h e y m u s t

k n o w t h e m u lt ip l ic a t io n ta b le a n d r u l e of t h r e e , before th e y c a n m a k e

a n y g r e a t a d v a n c e s . I f m a n n e g le c ts his m o r a l n a t u r e , he neglects one

o f th e g r o u n d p rin cip le s of his b ein g . C h r is t ia n i ty is th e m u lt ip lic a t io n

ta b le a n d o u r m o r a l p a r t , t h e b a la n c e w heel to th e e n g in e of t r u e p r o ­

g ression.

M r . P i i e x i x . — A n a lo g y teaches u s th e uses o f t h e e a r t h life. P r a c ­

t ically we find t h a t e v e r y s u b s t a n c e in n a t u r e is a l r e a d y p ro g ressed

b e y o n d t h e r e a c h of sc ience to e x a m i n e it. The po tash in th e fe ld sp a r i

ro ck c a n n o t lie c h e m ic a lly s e p a r a te d , b u t t h e mosses a n d lichens will find i

i t . E v e r y t h i n g is t r a v e l l i n g on to a h i g h e r use. M a n is th e ep ito m e j o f a ll n a t u r e b e h in d h im . H e r e p r e s e n t s th e a d v a n c e d condition of all

su b sta n c e s a n d f u n c tio n s u p to h is s t a tu s . T h u s it is f a i r to in f e r t h a t

m a n ’s life h e r e is n e c e ssa ry to h is e x p e r ie n c e s , to th e d ev e lo p m e n t of

h i s loves, & c. I t is his o rg a n ic life, n e c e ssa ry in t h e o r d e r of th i n g s ,

to his t a k i n g His place as a s p i r i t in th e s p ir i t -w o rld . H e , a n d all else,

h a v e g r a d u a l l y i m p ro v e d from t h e first. T h e ho rses on t h e E lg in m a r ­

bles would no t b r i n g fo rty d o lla rs apiece a t a n y h o r se - fa i r in A m erica .

O f 2 3 0 0 s u its o f a n c i e n t a r m o r , a t t h e E g l i n t o u n t o u r n a m e n t , b u t

f ourteen w ere found la r g e e n o u g h for m e n of m o d e r n size. H e did no t

bel iev e t h a t S olom on, in o u r d a y , could p ass m u s t e r to te a c h a d is t r ic t

school.

M r . B r o w n s a i d t h a t t l i e u s c o f t h e e a r t h l i f e i s t h e f o r m a t i o n o f t h e

p s y c h i c a l s e l f ; i t s f u r t h e r u s e i s t h e s a m e a s t h a t o f t h e s p i r i t - l i f e , t o

c o n s e r v e t h e h a p p i n e s s o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l .

D r . G r a y . — T h is q u e s t io n h a d b een a sk e d h im b y a s p i r i t , a n d this

h a d in d u c e d h im to s u b m i t it to t h e m e e t in g . W e c a n n o t dispe nse

w i t h a n y s ta g e o f life, f ro m c h ildhood u p , w i t h o u t d r o p p i n g so m e th in g

n e c e s s a ry to m a n h o o d . O n lo o k in g b a c k o v e r h is life, he h a d fo u n d

t h a t his o w n w r o n g d o i n g s , a n d those he h a d s u ffere d , h a d e n te re d

in to a n d form ed t h e v e r y w e a l th o f h is being. T h e object of ' tlie e a r t h

life is to p r o d u c e a n in c r e m e n t o f h a p p i n e s s to t h e in d iv i d u a l ; a n d n o t

to glorify G o d , as he w a s e a r l y t a u g h t from t h e p r i m e r .

M r . L o v e l a n d . — T h e p r i o r question to se t tle is , w h e t h e r m a n is a

p r o d u c t of m a t t e r , o r o f s p i r i t d e v e lo p in g i ts e l f in m a t t e r . I f th e for­

m e r , t h e e a r t h life is a neces si ty; i f th e l a t t e r , t h e q u e stio n is p e r t i ­

n e n t , a n d reso lves i tself in to t h e old q u e s t io n , W h y did n o t God m a k e

m a n p e rfe c t ?

M r . C o l e s . — T h a t w e exis t is c e r t a i n . W e did n o t m a k e ourselves .

H e w ho m a d e u s .doubtless u n d e r s to o d w h a t h e w a s a b o u t ; a n d hence

h e (C o le s ) c oncluded t h a t th e e a r t h life is n e c e s sa ry to o u r b e g in n in g

a n d m a t u r i t y as i m m o r t a l b ein g s . H e h a d seen t h e E lg in m a rb le s ,

a n d did n o t t h i n k m u c h o f th e m as w o r k s o f a r t . T h e sa m e m a y be

sa id o f a n c i e n t p ic tu r e s h e h a d e x a m in e d in E n g l a n d a n d Scotland.

H e h a d also seen H e n r y th e V I H t h in a r m o r , in th e T o w er; a n d a g r e e d

w i t h P ro f . P h e n i x t h a t t h e w o r ld w a s a d v a n c i n g — t h a t m o d e r n m e n ,

a n i m a l s a n d a r t , a r e s u p e r io r to those o f p a s t ages. H a p p in e s s is d e ­

p e n d i n g on d i v e r s i t y of experience. I t is n e c e s s a ry to begin a t th e

lowest r o u n d o f t h e la d d e r , in o r d e r to be com e a c q u a i n t e d w ith all

t h a t m a y be le a r n e d from th e different s ta n d -p o i n t s . To be b o r n a n

a r c h a n g e l w o u ld be e q u iv a le n t to n o t h i n g — like b e g i n n i n g a t f in i s to

w r i t e a book. T h e y o u n g p r in c e , w h e n h e received a c a sk e t of jew els

a n d k in g ly b a u b le s from h is f a t h e r , t u r n e d f ro m th e m a n d stood b y the

w in d o w a n d w ep t . H e w a n t e d to go out. a n d p l a y w i t h th e boys in a

p u d d le . l i e felt t h e w a n t of th e e v e r y -d a y e x p erien ces o f life, w h ic h

o u r p r e s e n t c ondit ion is in te n d e d to i m p a r t , t h a t th ey m a y become the

b a s is o f o u r f u t u r e .

D r . H a l l o c k .— T h e re is no s y s te m of th eo lo g y o r p h ilo so p h y w h ic h

fu rn is h e s a sa t is fa c to ry solution of to-da y. A c c o rd in g to these , God

t o -d a y is n o t a t th e h e lm ; t h e d ev il r u le s s u p r e m e . T he philoso­

p h e r a c c o r d in g ly wishes to w ipe i t o u t , a n d co v e r it w i th th e glories of

th e fu tu re . B u t i f we c a n n o t se t tle the p ro b le m s of t o -d a y , how c a n we

e x p ect to solve those of t o -m o r r o w a n d of th e p a s t ?

I i i a B . D a v i s sa id , t h a t h e a g re e d w ith M r . B ro w n in h is definition

o f the uses of th e p r e s e n t life. Those forced into th e sp ir i t -w o r ld im ­

m a t u r e , will foreve r be c r ip p le d th e r e . H is h a p p in e s s h a d not been

in c re a se d b y S p ir i tu a l is m . H e looked fo rw a r d to a p eriod o f ag es of

m ise ry in a n o t h e r life. H e w as a n a t h e is t once, a n d believed in a n n i ­

h ila t io n . T h e n h e h a d in p r o sp e c tiv e , a t le a s t , a t im e o f re st . W hen

he w as co n v e r te d .to a belief in i m m o r t a l i t y , h e w a s h a p p y for a b r i e f

p e r io d , in t h e p ro s p e c t o f a n ex ten d ed lease of life. B u t w h e n he as­

c e r ta in e d f ro m t h e s p i r i t s th e m se lv e s , t h a t t h e y w e re n o t h a p p y , his

peace fled. H e d i d n o t bel iev e i t possible for a n y b e in g — m a n or

s p i r i t — to b e h a p p y , so lo n g as th is m a s s of h u m a n m isery on o u r e a r t h

r e m a in s . TIe believed t h a t a c e r ta in g r o w t h a n d d ev elo p m en t h e re was

necesBary, in o r d e r to se c u re im m o rt a l i t y a t a l l . M a n y in f a n ts a n d

u ndeveloped m en would find no exis te nce in th e sp ir i t -w o rld .

D r . O r t o x sa id , t h a t th e r e m a r k s o f J f r . D avis h a d g r e a t l y p a in e d

h im . H e sy m p a th iz e d w ith h im d e e p ly in h is u n f o r t u n a t e s t a te of

m in d ; b u t i f B r o t h e r D avis w o u ld look a b o u t h i m , a n d find a n Infinite

God— a k i n d F a t h e r — to s h a r e h is b u r t h e n s w i t h h i m , h e t h o u g h t he

would find a place of rest .

M r. D a v i s sa id , t h a t he h a d looked in a l l d irectio n s , a n d could find

no God. He t h o u g h t t h e d e p e n d in g on God to r e fo r m m a n k i n d , w as

b u t a n ex cu se for o u r ow n s h o r t co m in g s.

M r. B e e s o n sa id , t h a t we m u s t ta k e h o ld o f the w o rk ourselves . The

refo rm of t h e w o rld w a s o u r w o rk , a n d we m u s t do it.

D r . G r a y sa id , t h a t B r o t h e r D a v is w a s m i s t a k e n in himself . H e

h a d k n o w n h im for t w e n ty y e a r s , a n d c o n s id ered h im one o f t h e h a p ­

p ie s t m e n of his a c q u a i n t a n c e . H e is t r y i n g to do good, a n d s y m p a ­

thizes d e e p ly w ith his fellow-m en . T his is c e r t a i n l y the b e g i n n i n g of a

h a p p y life. 1 H e is m is ta k e n in su p p o s in g t h a t s p ir i ts a r e u n h a p p y , c r

t h a t th e y a t t e m p t to conceal t h e i r m is e r y from h im . T h e force o f his

o w n will co m pels t h e i r replies.

M r . L o v e l a n d sa i d , t h a t t h e essence o f t h e f u t u r e w o u ld be lo v e.

H e rejoiced a t t h e p a n g s w h ic h afflicted h i m a n d o th e rs . These call

in to a c t i v i t y a n d life t h e g e r m s o f o u r b e in g , a n d a r e in d isp en sab le to

d e v e lo p m e n t . W h o co uld feel com passion o r s y m p a t h y , b u t for t h e

a c t u a l b i t t e r c o n d it io n o f t h e p r e s e n t . These a r e to b e t h e sweets of

t h e f u t u r e . H e w as g l a d o f his b e in g , g l a d of his s o rro w s, a n d g la d

t h a t o t h e r s w ere st i l l to come. J . B . o .

B r i t t a n a n d H a n s o n ’s D i s c u s s i o n . — S . T. M u n s o n & C o., N o. 5

G r e a t J o n e s s t r e e t , N ew Y o r k , h a v e a com plete p h o n o g r a p h i c re p o r t

o f th e la te discussion o f S p i r i t u a l i s m b y S. B. B r i t t a n a n d D r . H an s o n .

A s the g e n t le m a n em ployed to r e p o r t t h e c o n tro v e rs y h a s been a p r o m ­

i n e n t c o n g ress io n al r e p o r t e r for several y e a r s , we m a y expect a v e r y

sp i r i t e d a n d f a i t h fu l r e p re s e n ta t io n o f t h e contest in a ll i ts aspects.

T h e discussion will be p u b lish e d in full in a n e a t p a m p h l e t , w ith as

l i t t le d e la y as possible. I t will doub tless h a v e a l a r g e sale.

T h e following i te m s, in te n d e d for la s t w e e k ’s issue, w il l n o t be .w ith ­

o u t in te r e s t a t th is date:

M r . J . S. L o v e l a n d is f ill ing a n e n g a g e m e n t of se v e ra l S a b b a t h s a t

D o d w o r t h ’s. H is su b je c t on S u n d a y m o r n i n g , Feb. 2 8 t h , w as I n s p i r a ­

tion. H e q u o te d t h e w o rd s o f J o b , “ T h e re is a sp ir i t in m a n , a n d th e

I n s p i r a t i o n o f t h e A l m i g h t y g iv e th t h e m u n d e r s t a n d i n g ; ” a n d p r o ­

ceeded to show t h a t I n s p i r a t i o n w a s g e n e r a l , as well a s spe cial , a n d

confined to no p a r t i c u l a r a g e o r t im e . I t is a p r o p e r a n d n eces sa ry a t ­

t r i b u t e of m a n , a n d o f all m e n . A re c o r d o f i t , m o re o r less perfe ct ,

m a y be k e p t in a b o o k ; b u t th is re c o r d c a n n o t be i n s p ir a t io n in th e

sense believed in b y t h e s e c t a r i a n c h u r c h e s . I t s h i g h e r fo rm , a n d full

v o lu m e , a r e o n ly to be found in t h e h e a r t o f m a n himself . I n th e eve­

n i n g , th e su b je ct of t h e le c tu re w as D e a th ; a n d th e s p e a k e r c o n tr a s te d ,

w i th m u c h effect, t h e old idea , w h ic h m a d e D e a th th e K i n g o f T e r r o r s ,

w i t h the n ew gospel w h i c h reco gnizes h im as m a n ’s best frien d .

T h e c o n g r e g a t io n of R e v. T. L. H a r r i s c o n t in u e to h a n g u p o n his

l ips w ith u n a b a t e d i n te r e s t . L a s t S u n d a y m o r n in g this e lo q u e n t

p r e a c h e r sp oke o f - t h e f u t u r e o f C h r is t ia n i ty . E x t e r n a l c h u r c h e s , he

d e c la re d , i n a b r i e f p e r io d , w o u ld p ass a w a y . T h e y w o u ld be de­

s t ro y e d b y a n invasion of su b t le s p i r i t s , w h o would t a k e possession of

t h e c o nference, t h e c o m m u n io n - ta b le , a n d t h e p u l p i t . These would

f ind u t t e r a n c e t h r o u g h y o u n g g i r ls , m e n a n d w o m e n , a n d cle rg y m e n

th e m se lv e s , w h o , l iv in g in e x t e r n a l s , w o u ld n o t be ab le to disc e rn be­

tw e e n good a n d evil s p i r i t s ; a n d w h e n t h e two k in d s w ere s t a n d i n g b y

t h e i r side , w ould as soon lis ten to t h e one as the o th e r . N o m erely e x ­

t e r n a l c l e r g y m a n c a n s t a n d before M rs . H a t c h , a n d t h a t c lass o f a n t i -

C h r is t ia n s p i r i t s , w h o , by n o t co nfessing, d e n y th e L o rd ; (? ) a n d these

e xhibit ions w i th in a u d w ith o u t th e C h u r c h , o f t h e w eak n e ss o f C h u rc l i -

ism , will s t r i p it b a r e before th e w orld, a n d dives t i t o f its pow er;

w h e n m e n will d r o p it a n d look for so m e th in g b e t te r . T h is will p r e ­

p a r e t h e w a y for th e e s ta b l is h m e n t o f th e N ew C h u r c h , w h i c h will

t h e n become u n iv e r s a l .

M r s . H a t c h a d d re sse d a la r g e a u d ie n c e a t th e B ro o k l y n I n s t i t u t e on

S u n d a y af te rn o o n . T h e su b je ct of h e r discourse w a s , “ T h e Life a n d

D oings o f St. P a u l . ” T h e w o n d e rfu l in te r e s t w h ic h follows h e r m eet­

in g s , b o th in B r o o k ly n a n d N ew Y o r k , is stil l u n a b a t e d . Those who

h e a r d h e r on S u n d a y , s p e a k in r a p t u r o u s te r m s o f th e a b il i ty a n d

scope of th e le c tu re .

A r e v iv a l o f re l ig io n , u n p r e c e d e n t e d in e x t e n t a n d influe nce, is a t

p r e s e n t o p e r a t i n g in N ew Y o r k , B ro o k l y n , a n d a d jo in in g to w n s. C o n ­

v ersions a r e n u m b e r e d by h u n d r e d s a n d by t h o u s a n d s in a single week.

T h is in te re st is c h a r a c t e r i z e d , we a r e i n fo rm e d , by a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y

a bsence o f se c ta ria n ze al , a n d a w o n d e rfu l in fu sio n o f s p i r i t u a l ideas.

T h e fact t h a t a n g e ls a n d th e s p ir i ts of th e d e p a r t e d a r e in o u r m id s t ,

s y m p a th i z i n g w ith u s a n d in flu e n cin g u s to good, is in m a n y in stan c es ,

we a r e to ld , o p e n ly re cognized a t t h e m eetings w h ic h this re l igious i n ­

te r e s t h a s called forth .

D r . O r t o n h a s re c e n t l y r e t u r n e d from a le c t u r i n g t o u r u p th e H u d ­

son. He r e p o r t s S p i r i t u a l i s m in a f lourishing condit ion in th e N o r t h

R iv e r towns. A t P o u g h k e e p s ie , th e R e v. M r . D a v is , ( U n i v e r s a l i s t , ) is

d e l iv e r in g a course of S a b b a t h e v e n in g le c tu re s on S p ir i tu a l is m to la rg e

a n d in c re a s in g a u d ie n c e s , n u m b e r i n g a m o n g t h e m , m a n y m e m b e rs of

o th e r c h u r c h e s , a n d p r o m i n e n t cit izens. M r . Dy- is a n ab le s p e a k e r , well

i m b u e d w ith th e s p i r i t u a l ideas , w hich he, h a s teste d a n d se ttled

b y a n extens ive p e rs o n a l exp e r ie n c e ; a n d ac c o r in g ly t h e influence

h e is e x e r t i n g in fa v o r of t h e ca u s e in t h a t t o w n , is m a r k e d a n d de -

A t R o n d o u t , a few noble f r ie n d s o f S p i r i t u a l i s m h a v e o p e n e d a c on­

v e n ie n t h a l l , w h ic h will hold th r e e or fo u r h u n d r e d p e r s o n s , a n d a re

n o w p r e p a r e d to go a h e a d . T h e y a r e w e a k - h a n d e d , b u t th ey r e q u e s t

le c tu r e rs p a s sin g u p a n d d o w n th e r i v e r , to g iv e th e m a ca ll . A d a y ’s

n o tice will e n ab le th e m to n o t i fy t h e frien d s a n d p r e p a r e for a le c tu re ;

a n d s p e a k e r s m a y d e p e n d on h a v i n g t h e i r w a n t s su p p l ie d , a n d receiv­

i n g a sm a ll r e m u n e r a t i o n beside. I n q u i r e for Geo. S m i t h , b u i ld e r ; or

D r . S m ith .

M rs . H y z e r , th e w e l l - k n o w n t r a n c e - s p e a k e r , la te of V e r m o n t , b u t

n o w o f W a t e r f o r d , N . Y . , c o n te m p la te s v is i t in g t h e c i ty o f N ew Y o r k

som e fo u r o r five weeks h en ce. She is now filling a n e n g a g e m e n t w ith

t h e frien d s a t B uffalo, w h ic h e x te n d s th r o u g h s e v e ra l S a b b a th s .

<#acts untr |icnmrhs.“ The Jerks” R evived.

T h e L iv in g sto n C o u n ty JVews of th e 6 t h in s t . , s a y s :—

“ W e l e a r n t h a t a t A voca, 111., t h e M e th o d is ts a r e h a v i n g a re l ig io u s

e x citem en t . A t m eetin g s of this k i n d we believe i t is c u s t o m a ry for

th e a t t e n d a n t s to h a v e w h a t is t e r m e d ‘ th e p o w e r . ’ B u t a t t h is place

t h e w o n d e r h a s a ssu m e d a different s h a p e ; m e m b e r s o f t h e a u d ic n c e

a re " s u d d e n ly siezed w i t h v io le n t sp a sm s c a u s i n g th e m to j u m p a n d

t u m b l e d o w n , w r i t h e a n d tw is t a n d t u m b l e a b o u t g e n e r a l ly like ‘ a

p a r c h e d p e a . ’ O u r in f o rm a n t sa ys , a m a n p a ssin g t h e s tre e ts one d a y

feeling t h e influence co m in g u p o n h i m fastened h is a r m s a b o u t a post

to k eep f ro m b e in g t a k e n u p o r t h r o w n d o w n , a n d h a d i t n o t been t h a t

t h e g r o u n d w as frozen, the post w ould h a v e been t h u s m i r a c u l o u s l y

p ulled u p . Those t h u s affected c l in g to th e i r se ats in th e v a i n a t t e m p t

to keep them se lv e s w i th in b o u n d s , b u t th e m ore th e y e x e r t th em se lv e s

to keep q u i e t , th e m ore t h e y a r e j e r k e d a n d s t r u n g a b o u t . ”

A n o t h e r a c c o u n t s a y s :

“ F r o m fifty to a h u n d r e d w ere j e r k i n g a t t h e sa m e time. T h e ir

h a n d s , s h o u ld e rs , feet a n d h e a d s w ould be violently t h r o w n in to th e

m o st g ro te s q u e a n d a p p a r e n t l y f r ig h tfu l s h a p e s . T h e w o m e n ’s b onnets

w ould fly off, t h e i r h a i r become d ish e v e le d , a n d in some in stan c es s n a p

l ike a w h ip . I n so me in s ta n c e s i t a t t a c k e d u n b e l ie v e rs , a n d u n c o n ­

v e r te d m e n who t r ie d to resis t i t , b y folding th e i r a r m s a n d w r a p p i n g

th e m t i g h t l y a r o u n d t h e i r bodies, b u t in s p ite o f th e m se lv e s , t h e i r

s h o u ld e rs , f irst one a n d t h e n th e o t h e r , w ould be j e r k e d b a c k , t il l th e y

lost a l l control of th e m s e lv e s .”

[ “ T h e p o w e r ” w h ic h M eth o d is ts a n d o th e r re l igionis ts a r e w o n t to

evoke in t h e i r “ p r a y i n g c i r c le s ,” is u s u a l ly doub tless n o t h i n g more

n o r less t h a n t h e influence o f sp ir i ts — t h o u g h t h e y u s u a l ly t e r m i t th e

“ S p ir i t of G o d .” I n o r d e r to re v iv e the “ j e r k s , ” it is o n ly necessa­

r y t h a t t h e people sh o u ld come into r a p p o r t w i t h a c las s of sp i r i t s who

d e l ig h t to exercise o r a m u s e th e m se lv e s in t h a t way. H a d s u c h scenes

a s those above described o c c u r r e d a t a S p i r i t u a l i s t m e e t in g , i t would

h a v e been a t e r r ib le s c a n d a l ; b u t M e th o d is m h a s becom e “ re s p e c ta b le ,”

a n d t h a t a l te r s th e case e n t i r e l y .— E d . A g e . ]

Statistics o f Insanity.W e le a r n from th e P en n sy lva n ia Inq u ire r t h a t t h e l a t e a n n u a l R e ­

p o r t of t h e P e n n s y l v a n ia S ta te L u n a t ic A s y lu m p r e s e n t s th e following

sta tis t ic s :

“ T h e n u m b e r o f p e r s o n s a d m i t t e d in to t h e A s y lu m sinc e i ts com­

m e n c e m e n t h a s been 8 9 8 , viz : 3 7 3 fem ales, a n d 5 2 5 m a le s . The

c auses assigned for t h e i r l u n a c y a r e t h u s s ta te d :—

111 h e a l t h , 8 7 ; dom estic t r o u b le , 1 0 7 ; g r ie f , 3 ; M ille r ism , 4 ; S p ir ­

i t u a l r a p p i n g s , 1 ; excessive s t u d y , 3 ; d i s a p p o in t m e n t , 3 ; o v er e x e r ­

t io n , 9 ; epilepsy, 3 1 ; f r i g h t , 8 ; in te m p e r a n c e , 2 4 ; re l ig io u s e x cite­

m e n t , 6 ; p u e r p e r a l , 2 7 ; o p iu m e a t i n g , 2 ; loss of sleep, 3 ; disease of

t h e b r a i n , 8 ; f a i lu re in b u sin e ss , 2 ; a n x i e t y , 4 ; i n j u r y of th e h e a d ,

9 ; loss o f m o n e y , 4 ; ill t r e a t m e n t , 2 ; excesses 1 0 ; novel r e a d i n g , 2 ;

e x p o s u re to th e s u n , 2 ; w a n t of o cc u p a tio n , 1 ; mortified p r i d e , 1 ; pol­

i t ic s , 1 ; n o t a s s ig n e d , 4 7 5 . ”

[ I f these s ta tis t ic s a r e o f a n y v a lu e , it will be seen t h a t t h e allegation

a g a i n s t S p i r i t u a l i s m , so c o n s t a n t ly r e p e a t e d , o f a “ f r ig h tfu l te n d e n c y

to i n s a n i t y , ” b e a r s w ith e q u a l force a g a i n s t poli t ics; w i th four t im es

g r e a t e r foroe a g a i n s t M ille r is m ; w i t h s ix t im es g r e a t e r w e ig h t a g a in s t

o t h e r form s of re l ig io u s e x c i te m e n t; a n d w i t h 1 0 7 t im es g r e a t e r force

a g a i n s t dom estic r e l a t i o n s ! H o w l o n g , in th e face o f su c h f a c ts , will

p re ss a n d p u l p i t c o n t i n u e to re i t e ra t e t h e stul« falsehood?— E » . A o e . ]

Spiritual JJJjcnoiimta.Spirit Im personations in Kansas.

W e w itnessed a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y p h a s e of th e s p i r i t u a l m anifestation

a t L a w re n c e d u r i n g o u r r e c e n t visi t to t h a t tow n. A G e r m a n in th e

c o u rse o f a g e n e ra l c o n v e r s a tio n , r e m a r k e d t h a t he believed t h a t some

c a la m ity h a d befallen his f a m ily , w h ic h w ould oblige h im to r e t u r n to

E u r o p e in t h e sp r i n g . A g e n t l e m a n p r e s e n t , who h a d been w h a t is

called a t r a n c e - m e d i u m , b u t who su p p o s e d t h a t h e h a d lost those pe­

c u l i a r p o w e r s , i m n ^ i a t e l y b e g a n to m ove sp a sm o d ic a lly — h is eyes

closed— his bosom h e a v e d — a n d he m a r c h e d w ith a m i l i ta ry s t r i d e , u p

a n d down t h e room . A f te r o ne or two t u r n s h e m a d e a n effort to sieze

a sa b re . H e w a s p r e v e n te d from d o in g so, b u t im m e d ia te ly s t r u c k th e

G e r m a n a violent blow. T h e y w ere s e p a r a te d ; w h e n , w i t h o u t a w o rd ,

t h e m e d iu m p a n to m iz e d a sw ord fig h t, m a d e a g u t t u r a l s o u n d i n d ic a ­

t i n g a w o u n d in th e t h r o a t , a n d fell b a c k w a r d as if d e a d . T h e m edi­

u m , a f te r a few n e r v o u s m o v e m e n ts , o p ened his eyes— ns m u c h a s to u -

ished a n d a s i g n o r a n t of the m e a n i n g o f w h a t h e h a d d o n e as a n y one

in th e room .

T h e G e r m a n a p p e a r e d g r e a t l y a g i t a t e d , b u t told u s t h e in te r p re t a t i o n

o f the m y s t e r y . .

H e w a s a so ldier in t h e r e v o l u t i o n a r y w a r s ; a n d once in a sw ord

f ight, ki lled o ne o f t h e ro y a l t r o o p s . T h e s p i r i t o f t h is p e rs o n , he

s a id , h a d often co me to h i m , t h r o u g h m e d iu m s ; a n d in d ic a te d his

p re se n c e , a t o t h e r t im e s , by r a p p i n g s a t s p i r i t u a l circles! H e did not

k n o w h is n a m e — h a d seen h im only once —in a fight for life; h e a r d only

one u t t e r a n c e o f his voice— th e d e a t h - r a t t l e c a u se d by a s a b re w o u n d

in his t h r o a t , w h ic h h e h a d inflicted a n d th e m e d iu m h a d im itated!

H e h a d h a r d l y c o n clu d ed th is e x p la n a t i o n w h e n th e m e d i u m was

a g a in e n t r a n c e d . H e des crib ed a r o o m — a b e d — a corpse— the candles

a t its h e a d — th e crucifix— a n d th e s ty le of f u r n i t u r e . T h e G e rm a n

s ta te d t h a t th is w as a n a c c u r a t e d e s c rip tio n of & b ed-room in his house

a t hom e in E u ro p e . T h e m e d iu m (w h o c o u ld s p e a k no o th e r t h a n the

E n g lis h l a n g u a g e ) w a s a s k e d in the P r u s s i a n to n g u e a q u e s tio n in r e ­

la tion to t h e room. A n ew n e r v o u s m o v e m e n t w as p e rc e p t ib le over

his fe a tu re s; w h e n h e a n s w e re d in t h e sa m e l a n g u a g e a n d d ialect— a c ­

c u r a t e l y a n d m in u te ly ! H e t h e n sp oke in E n g l i s h a n d described a n

old m a n , w ith as m u c h a c c u r a c y a n d m in u te n e s s of d e ta i l , as if he h a d

stood before us. D u r i n g all t h is t im e tHe m e d i u m ’s eyes w e re closed.

T h e G e r m a n recognized h i m as a n old m o n k who w a s his t u t o r , a n d

as ked i f h e could t a k e possession o f t h e m e d iu m a n d sp e a k w ith him .

T h e re w as a s h o r t p a u s e , w h e n th e m e d i u m in a n a l te re d voice, a d ­

dressed th e G e r m a n in the P r u s s i a n l a n g u a g e , a n d shook h a n d s w ith

h im . H e a r o s e ,a n d c h a u n t e d a L a t in p r a y e r , slow ly, sole m nly a u d d is ­

t i n c t l y , w h ic h w as w r i t te n d o w n as he u t t e r e d each w o r d . I t was

fou nd to be a R o m a n Catholic c h n u n t , w h ic h ( t h e G e r m a n s a i d ) was

t h e p r a y e r th e old m o n k m a n y a t i m e c h a u n t e d in th e C a th e d ra l of his

n a t iv e tow n.

A n o th e r s p i r i t , ( o r w h a t p u r p o r t e d to be o n e ) took possession of th e m e­

d i u m ' s “ o r g a n i s m , ” (a s th e believ ers t e r m t h e b o d y , ) p r a y e d in a foreign

l a n g u a g e w ith w o n d erfu l sw eetness o f i n t o n a t io n , a n d s in c e r i ty of m a n ­

n e r . H e, also spoke w ith t h e G e r m a n , te l l in g h i m , as he in fo rm ed u s ,

m a n y i n c id e n ts of his life a t home!

*\Ye h a v e n o t sp a ce to describe th e e n t i r e p r o g r a m m e o f t h a t ev en in g

of w onders. Suffice it to s a y , t h a t t h e m e d iu m s a n g th e p a tr io tic songs

of P r u s s i a , — t h e h y m n w h ic h th e G e r m a n ’s m o th e r s a n g to lu l l h e r

b abes to sleep— w rote th e n a m e s o f h is f r ie n d s , “ who h a d gone be­

f o r e , ” in t h e G e r m a n c h i r o g r a p h v ; a n d s p o k e —a n s w e ri n g test q u e s ­

tio n s a c c u r a t e l y — in four different l a n g u a g e s , besides se v era l dialects

o f th e m — w ith each a n d a l l of w h ic h , iu his n o r m a l co n d it io n , h e was

total ly u n a c q u a i n t e d !

W ho c a n e x p la in these p h e n o m e n a ?— T h e odic fluid m u s t be a w o n ­

d e rfu l e le m e n t i f i t a lo u e w as th e cause o f these m y ste r ie s .— Crusader o f Freedom. '

* Phenom ena at N ew H aven.D r . W . P o r t e r gives in th e N ew H a v e n Journal and C ourier , a n ac ­

c o u n t o f p h e n o m e n a w itnes sed a t th e ho u se of D r. S t iles, in t h a t c i ty ,

o f w hich th e following w ere th e p r in c ip a l :

“ I asked i f th e s p i r i t could place th e fable on th e to p o f m y h e a d ; it

a n s w e re d , yes . I t was t h e n raised u p by a n un se en p o w e r , a n d placed

legs u p u p o n m y h e a d . * * * T h e n a n a r t ic le w as t h r o w n from

t h e opposite side o f th e room ac ross w h e re we ant, w h ic h p ro v e d to be

a h o r n , a p a r t of a n u m b r e l la h a n d l e ; th e n c am e a n o t h e r a r t ic le w h iz­

z ing by o u r e a r s , w h ic h was found to be a t i n h a l f p in t m e a s u r e , w h ic h

c a m e from a closet a t leas t tw e lv e feet from w h e re we s a t , a n d was

t h r o w n a d ista n c e of t w e n ty feet; th e n c a m e a c h a ir f ro m th e f u r t h e r

e nd o f the ro o m , p a s s in g o v e r o u r h e a d s , a n d re s te d on th e opposite

s ide of t h e room fro m w h e re it w as first m o v e d . T h e above m a n ife s ta ­

t ions w ere seen b y a d im l ig h t . T h e g a s was th e n t u r n e d on so as to p ro ­

d u c e a b r i l l i a n t l i g h t , a n d t h e q u e s t io n w as a s k e d , ‘ can y o u raise the

table w i t h o u t o u r t o u c h i n g i t ? ’ T h e response w a s ‘ y e s . 5 T h e table

w as t h e n r a is e d b y invisible p o w e r c le a r from t h e floor a t least one

foot, a n d th e r e h e ld , w i t h o u t a n y o ne b e in g in c o n ta c t w ith it. The

q u e s tio n w a s t h e n a s k e d t h e s p i r i t , ‘ Can yo u d a u c e ?’ I t r e sp o n d e d by

' d r o p p in g th e tab le to th e floor, a n d r a p p i n g to in d ic a te * Yes.* O n e th en

c om m enced to s in g in a l ively m a n n e r , Y a n k e e Doodle, u p o n w h ic h th e

table com m enced a n d c o n t i n u e d to d r u m w i t h i ts legs , a n d s o u n d in g

ev e ry n o te v e r y d i s t i n c t u n t i l t h e t u n e w a s f in ish e d .”

Phenom ena in M issouri. .T h e e d i to r of the Gape G i r a d e a u ( M o . ) Eagle m a k e s t h e following

s t a t e m e n t s : .

O u r Devi l is a m e d i u m , a n d b y h o ld in g a p e n loosely in his h a n d ,

i t w ill , i n v o l u n t a r i l y on his p a r t , w r i t e a n s w e rs to q uestio ns; t u r n i n g

his eyes from th e p a p e r , he k now s n o t w h a t is w r i t te n till he ex am ines.

T h o u g h sometimes co rre ct in his replies, he f re q u e n tly m akes mistakes.

B u t he m a d e o u r li t t le w r i t in g tab le p erfo rm som e most w onderful feats

a few n i g h t s since. I t w e n t a n y w h e r e a b o u t o u r s a n c t u m t h a t i t m ig h t

b e d ire c te d . I t t rav elled a b o u t w ith a boy on th e top of i t , a n d w hen

r e q u i r e d to c a re e n a n d sl ide h im oti it d id so, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a y o u t h

of con s id erab le s t r e n g t h t r ie d to hold h im on.

The ta b le was to ld to sh a k e h a n d s w ith a . c e r t a i n m a n ; it w e n t to

the place w h e re he w as s t a n d i n g / a u d d iag o n ally held u p one of i ts legs.

I t was r e q u ire d to get in to t h e lap o f a n o t h e r , w hen it ap p ro a c h e d

h i m a n d placed one leg on his knee. N o w , these a r e f i c t s , which

se v e ra l o f o u r best cit izens can testify to, a n d who a r e s t i l l incred u lo u s

w ith r e g a r d to i ts sp i r i t u a l origin . W e do not k n o w w h a t motive po wer

c a u se d th e tab le to m ove a b o u t as i t d id . The y o u t h could no t h av e

been in collusion w ith a n y o t h e r p e rso n , a n d t h a t , to u s , r e n d e r s the

whole t h i n g so m u c h t h e m ore m y sterious. The y o u t h i n q u ire d the

n a m e of th e s p i r i t , a n d to his u tm o s t s u r p r i s e w ro te down th e n a m e of

his f a t h e r , who h a d died m a n y y e a r s ago.

Phenom ena at Portsmouth.J o h n M . L o r d , E s q . , of P o r t s m o u t h , N. I I . , u n d e r d a te o f F eb . 2 7 ,

c o m m u n ic a te s t h e su b jo in e d s t a te m e n ts . W e o m it i r r e l e v a n t p ort io ns

of t h e l e t t e r :

“ M y p r i n c i p a l des ig n a t th is t im e in w r i t i n g , is to tell y o u how

s p ir i t - f r ie n d s favore d u s on t h e 2 2 d i n s t . , to com m e m o ra te W a s h i n g ­

t o n 's b i r t h - n i g h t . W e h a v e a t th e c h a p e l a p ia n o a n d s e ra p h in e . A

few frien d s assem bled a t th e room in th e e v e n in g , a n d a f t e r e x c lu d in g

t h e l ig h t , s p ir i t - f r ie n d s c a m e a n d p la y e d on b o th i n s t r u m e n t s a t th e

s a m e time. T h e e x e c u tio n was m a r v e l lo u s , for no p erson in th e room

co uld a p p r o a c h to a n y t h i n g like it. W e w ere e n t e r t a i n e d w i t h p a t r i ­

otic a i r s , a n d a g r e a t v a r i e t y o f pieces, for n e a r l y an hour and a half. We h a d also a b a t t le -s c e n e re p re s e n t e d ; a noise re se m b lin g t h u n d e r ,

w hich shook the b u i ld in g ; r a p s of th e lo u d es t k i n d w ere h e a r d , a n d

l ig h ts show n of d a z z lin g b e a u ty . I t was a r e m a r k a b le pro ceed in g ,

wholly u n a n t i c i p a t e d , a n d m u s t f u r n i s h a n o t h e r conclusive ev id en ce of

spirit* re a l i t ie s .”

T H E S P I R I T U A L A G E .B O S T O N A N D N E W Y O R K , M A R C H 1 3 , 1 8 5 8 .

L e t t e r s R e c e i v e d — XI. X. G o o d m a n , “ E p o c h ,” J . B . C h a n d l e r , J . Thompson, J . N . D e a n s , H ig g in s B r o ’s , W . A . C o r m e , J . " W h it t ie r , G . K n a p p , J . A . D e v e a u , H. I I * - z e l to n , D . p . M y e r s , G . D . I l e n c k , I'.. W o r c e s t e r , J . M c P h e r s o n , H . C h a m p l a i n , A . B .

M a c k e n z ie , J . P . H a n c o c k , C . G . L e a v e n s , B . G i l l e t t , S . D . C l a r k , W . H e n d e n o n , R . K i i j p , J . M e r r i l l , 'i'i . A . B u t t e r f i e ld , M . A . F r e n c h , E . S a m s o n , S . Y o u n g , A . P. Phil* l i p s , T . B a r n e s , L . B u r g e s s , D . B a ld w in , P . T e a n , J . V . F o w le r , J . R . O r to n , F . Jostfr- ly n , C o m s to c k & M o n ro e , W . I I . B a y le s s , D . M . K n a p c n , S . B . N ic h o ls , O . J . M u l le n ,

W . B i r d s a l l , F . L . W a d s w o r th , A . M i lt e n b e r g e r , I I . J . S e d g w ic k , J . R . G r id l e y , J . C C o n n e r , M . M . B is h o p , T . H . C h iv c r s , C . C . , I . C . D a y .

P E R S O N A L A N D S P E C I A X . .

A. E . N e w t o n l e c tu r e s , on T u esd ay e v e n in g o f t h is w eek , before th« Y o u n g M e n ’s L y c e u m a t G r a n tv i l le , Mass. O n S a t u r d a y evening at M ilford; on S u n d a y m o r n i n g a t H opedale; a n d on Sunday afternoon a t M ilford . *

M r s . M . S. T o w x s e n d w i l l s p e a k i n M a rlb o r o ’ , M a ss . , on Sunday, 2 1 s t i n s t .

T h e u n d e r s i g n e d is p r e p a r e d to devote a sm a ll p o r t io n o f his tim e to

l e c t u r i n g on “ S p i r i t u a l i s m . ” H i s object is to present a n im partia l a n d c a re fu l s t a te m e n t of th e facts a n d a r g u m e n t s on the subject, u th e y n o w s t a n d , — w ith especial reference to t h e C a m b r i d g e investigations.

F o r f u r t h e r in fo rm a tio n as to his m e th o d o f t r e a t i n g t h e subject, h« w ould re fe r to those who h a v e h e a r d h is l e c t u r e s in P o r t l a n d , P o rts ­m o u t h , M o n t r e a l , a n d elsew here. T. W . H i g g i n s o . n , W o rc e s te r , Mass.

G e o r g e S t e a r n s , a u t h o r o f “ The M ista k e o f C h r i s t e n d o m , will a n s w e r calls , in a n y d ire c tio n , to le c t u r e o n t h e v a r i o u s Im positions o f Ecclesiastical A u t h o r i t y , as well as ou t h e R a t i o n a l Evidence o f Life a f t e r D e a t h , a n d P ro s p e c tiv e H a p p in e s s th e r e i n . A d d re ss , u n til f u r t h e r n o t ic e . W est A c to n , Mass .

T h e s u b s c r ib e r c o n tin u e s to receive calls to l e c tu re on Spiritualism , l i e is p r e p a r e d to p r e s e n t th e su b je c t in i ts P h e n o m e n a l , B ib lic a l aud Philosophical aspects; also, to disc uss i ts c la im s to p u b l ic favor, w ith a n y ho n o ra b le d i s p u t a n t . J o n s H o b a r t .

R eferences— D r. H . F . G a r d n e r a n d A. E . N ew to n .

M i s s S a r a h A . M a g o i - n , T ra n c e S p e a k in g M e d i u m , Trill answ ercall* for s p e a k in g on th e S a b b a t h , o r a t a n y o th e r t im e . A d d r e s s h e r a t E a s t C a m b r i d g e , M ass .

MEETINGS IN BOSTON AND VICINITY.S unday M ee tin g s— Miss M. E. B r o w n , t r a n c e - s p e a k c r , ag ed seven­

teen y e a r s , will spe ak a t th e M elodeon o n S u n d a y n e x t, a t 3 o ’c lo ck , P . M. I n th e e v e n in g , a t 7 1-2 o'c lock, M rs. A. L. Coan w ill g i** o p p o r t u n i t y for p u b lic test m a n if e s ta t io n s f ro m sp ir i ts .

S p i r i t u a l i s t M e e t i n g s will be held a t N o. 1 4 Brom fie ld S t . , eY ery

S u m l a y af te rn o o n . A dm ission free . A C i r c l e for m e d i u m develop­m e n t a n d s p i r i t u a l m a n ife sta t io n s will be held e v e r y S u n d a y m o rn in g a n d e v e n in g a t t h e sa m e place. Adm ission o cents .

W e e k l y C o n f e r e n c e M e e t i n g , every T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , a t No. 14 Bromfield s t r e e t , c o m m e n c in g a t 7 1 - 2 o ’clock.

M e e t i n g s i n C h e l s e a , on S u n d a y s , m o r n in g a n d e v e n i n g , a t G u i u >

I I a l l , c o r n e r o f B e ll in g h a m a n d H a w t h o r n e s t re e ts . 1). F . G o d ­

d a r d , r e g u l a r sp e a k e r . Seats free.

C h a r l e s t o w n . — M e etings in E v e n i n g S t a r H a l l , 6 9 M a i n S t., every S u n d a y forenoon, a f te rn o o n a n d e v ening. T h e forenoons will b e occupied

by c i r c l e s ; th e af tern o o n s devoted to th e free d isc ussion o f q u e s t is n s per­ta i n i n g to S p i r i t u a l i s m , a n d th e e v e n in g s to s p e a k in g b y L o r i n q M o o d t .

H o u r s o f m e e t in g 1 0 A. M . , 2 1 - 2 a n d 7 P . M.

I n C a m b r i d g e p o r t . — M e e tin g s a t W a s h f b g t o n H a l l , M a i n stre e t, e v e ry S u n d a y a f te rn o o n a n d e v e n i n g , a t 3 a n d 7 o ’clock.

I n Q u i n c y . — M e etings in M a rip o s a H a l l e v e r y S u n d a y .

S a l e m . — M e e tin g s a t L y c e u m I l a l l ev e ry S u n d a y a f te rn o o n a n d even­i n g a t 2 1 - 2 a n d 7 o ’clock. T h e b e s t L e c t u re r s a n d T r a n c e Speaker* e n g a g e d .

- MEDIUMS IN BOSTON.J . Y . M A N S F I E L D , M e d iu m f o r a n s w e r i n g S e a l e d L e t t e r s , m a y b e t d d r a n d a t

N o . 3 W i u t e r s t r e e t , B o s to n ( o v e r G . T u r n b u l l k C o . 's d r y g o o d s s t o r e ) .T e r m s — M r . .M. d e v o te ? h i s w h o le t i u i e t o t h i s b u s in ess* , a n d c h a r g e s a fe e o f S I

a n d f o u r p o s t a g e s t a m p s to p a y r e t u r n p o s t a g e , fo r h i s e f f o r t s to o b t a i n a n a n sw er, b a t

d o e s n o t g u a r a n t e e a n a n s w e r fo r t h i s s u m .

P e r s o n s w h o w is h a g u a r a n t e e w ill r e c e iv e a n a n s w e r to t h e i r l e t t e r s , o r the letter a n d m o n e y w il l b e r e t u r n e d i n t h i r t y d a y s f r o m i t s r e c e p t io n . Charge fee g u a r a n t e e , $ 3 .

N o l e t t e r s w i l l r e c e iv e a t t e n t i o n u n l e s s a c c o m p a n i e d w i t h t h e p r o p e r fe e .M r . M a n s f ie ld w il l r c c e iv e v i s i t o r s a t h i s o ff ic e o n M o n d a y s , W e d n e s d a y s and S at

u n l a y s . P e r s o n s a r e r e q u e s t e d n o t to c a l l o n o t h e r d a y s . 39 t fM is s R . T . A M E D Y , C2 A l le n s t r e e t , B o s to n , T r a n c e S p e a k i n g M e d i u m , w i l l answ er

c a l l3 f'*r s p e a k in g o n th e S a b b a t h a n d a t a n y o t h e r t im e t h e f r ie n d s m a y d e s i r e . A d­d r e s s h e r a t 3 2 A lle n s t r e e t , B o s to n . J I T S h e w ill a l s o a t t e n d f u n e r a l s .

M r s . R . I I . B U R T , W r i t i n g a n d T r a n c e M e d iu m , 1 0 3 W a s h in g t o n , o p p o s i t e M iD t

s t r e e t . H o u r s f ro m 10 to 1 , a n d f ro m 2 to 7 . 2 — 3 mM r s . K N U j I I T , W r i t i n g M e d iu m , 15 M o n tg o m e r y p l a c e , u p o n e f l i g h t o f s t a i r *

d o o r N o . 4 . H o u r s 9 t o 1 a n d 2 to 5 : T e r m ? oO c c n t s a s e a n c e .M rs . B I I A N , R a p p i n g , W r i t i n g a n d T m n c e M e d iu m . H o u r s f r o m 9 t o 1 A . M .

a n i l 2 to 5 P . M r a t N o . 3 0 5 W a s h in g t o n s t r e e t : a l s o e v e n in g s a t 51 K n e e l a n d s t r e e t .

M r s . B . K . L I T T L E , ( f o r m e r ly M is s E l l i s ) T e s t M e d i u m , b y R a p p i n g , W r iU n f f

a n d T r a n c e . R o o m s N o . -10 E l l io t s t r e e t . H o u r s f r o m 9 to 1 2 A . M . , a n d 2 t o Q P . M

T e r r a s $ 1 p e r h o u r fo r o n e o r tw o p e r s o n s ; 5 0 c e n t s f o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l p e r s o n

C l a i r v o y a n t E x a m i n a t i o n s fu r D i s e a s e s a n d P r e s c r i p t i o n s , $ 1 . (M r s . D . C . K E N D A L L , A r t i s t , N o . 7 M o r to n P l a c e , B o s to n . F lo w e r * , L a n d '

s c a p e s , e t c . , p a i n t e d u n d e r S p i r i t u a l I n f lu e n c e . C ir c l e s M o n d a y a n d F r i d a y e v e n i n g !M r s . D I C K I N S O N , N o . 1 6 B u y ls to n p l a c c , S e e r , H e a l i n g a n d T r a n c e M e d i u m

g iv e s c o m m u n ic a t io n s c o n c e r n i n g t h e P a s t , P r e s e n t a n d F u t u r e

M r s . L . B . C O V E R T , W r i t i n g , S p e a k i n g a n d P e r s o n a t i n g M e d i u m , N o . 3 5 S o u t l s t . w i l l s i t fo r c o m m u n i c a t i o n s b e tw e e n t h e h o u r s o f 9 a n d 1 2 A . M . a n d 2 and 1 P . M ., o r , i f d e s i r e d , w ill v i s i t f a m i l i e s . T e r r a s 5 0 c t s . 3 4 — 3 m

M r s . L . B . S M I T H , W r i t i n g a n d H e a l i n g M e d iu m , S p i r i t - S e c r a n d D e l i n e a t o r o f C h a r a c t e r , N o . 4 5 H a r r i s o n A v e n u e . H o u r s f r o m 9 A . M . to 1 P . M ., a n d f r o m 2 t h

9 P . M . T e r m s 5 0 c e n t s ; M e d ic a l e x a m i n a t i o n s a n d a i d $ 1 . R e g u l a r c i r c l e s o n

T u e s d a j* a n d F r i d a y e v e n i n g s ; a d m i t t a n c e 10 c e n t s . M r s . S . w i l l a l s o r e c e i v e c a l l s t a

l e c tu r e .

SPIRITUAL BOOKS AND PEBIODICAXS.C E N T R A L D E P O T , N O . 5 U r £ a T J O N E S S T R E E T , N E W Y O R K .

O flic e o f t h e S p i r i t u a l A g e .

S . T . M U N S O N k C o . , A g e n t s , s e c o n d d o o r E a s t o f B r o a d w a y , o p p o s i t e t h e L a ­

F a r g e , k e e p a l l t h e R e f o r m P u b l i c a t i o n s , t o g e t h e r w i t h a s p l e n d i d a s s o r t m e n t o f S p i r i t ­

u a l B o o k s , a l l o f w h ic h w il l b e s o ld a t t h e lo w e s t p u b l i s h e r ’s p r i c e s f o r c a s h . A ll p e i- s o n s w h o w is h to p u r c h a s e t h e c l a s s o f B o o k s m e n t i o n e d , w i l l f i n d i t f o r t h e i r advan t a z e to s e n d t h e i r o r d e r s to M u n s o n k C o ., w h o w il l g iv e i n s t a n t a t t e n t i o n te th e do . m a n d s o f t h e i r c u s t o m e r s . S u b s c r i p t i o n s r e c e iv e d fo r a l l

S piritual and Eeform Papers and Serial Publications. 6B o o k s a n d n t h u r m e r c h a n d i s e o r d e r e d a t o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t , n o t e x c e p t i n g M i s c e l l a ­

n e o u s a n d S c h o o l B o o k s , S t a t i o n e r y , k c . , w il l b e s e n t t h r o u g h t h e p o s t o f f ic e , b y t h * .

p r e s s , o r in p r i v a t e h a n d s , a s m n y b e d i r e c t e d , w i t h o u t d e l a y , a n d a l l p a p e r s a n d p e r i ­

o d i c a l s f o r w a r d e d a s s o o n a s p u b l i s h e d .A l l S p i r i t u a l i s t s a n d R e f o r m e r s w h o v i s i t N e w Y o r k , a r e r e q u e s t e d t o c a l l , I m m e d i ­

a t e l y o n t h e i r a r r i v a l , a t M u n s o n & C o .’s , fu r t h e p u r p o s e o f r e g i s t e r i n g th e i r n a m e s .D v th i s m e a n s t h e y m a y b e c o m e k n o w n to t h e f r ie n d s in t h i s c i t y , a n d t h u s t h e i r i a

t e r e s t s a n d p l e a s u r e m a y b e e s s e n t i a l l y p r o m o te d .M e r c h a n t s a n d o t h e r s f r o m d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y , w h o w a n t a n y o f till

S p i r i t u a l p a p e r s , s h o u ld c a l l a t t h e o ff ic e o f T h e S p i r i t u a l J t j e , a n d s u b s c r ib e . T h e

l o c a t io n is c e n t r a l , a n d t h e w h o le e s t a b l i s h m e n t o n t h e f i r s t f lo o r , s o t h a t o u r c u s t o m e r s a r e n o t r e q u i r e d t o a s c e n d a n y lo f ty f l i g h t s t o in a c c e s s ib l e u p p e r r o o m s t o f i n d

S . T . M U N S O N J : C O ., A p e n t s , N o . 5 G r e a t J o n e s s t r e e t , N . T .

SPIRIT-BEMEDY FOB DYSPEPSIA.A r e c ip e fo r t h e e f f e c tu a l c u r e o f t h i s d i s t r e s s in g c o m p l a i n t , s im p le i n i t s prepara­

t io n , i n e x p e n s i v e , a n d p u r e l y v e g e ta b l e , w ill b e f o r w a r d e d to a n y a d d r e s s en receipt o f s i r r e d s t a m p s . T h i s r e m e d y h a s b e e n , a n d is n o w 3 b e i n g u s e d w i t h t h e g r e a t e s t su c­c e s s in t h i s c l a s s o l c a s e ? , a n d w a s g iv e n b y s p i r i t p o w e r t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m s h i p o f t h e u n d e r s ig n e d , w h o d e s i r e s to g iv e i t to t h e p u b l i c o n t h e a b o v e c o n d i t i o n , know ing

i g r e a t g o o d w ill r e s u l t f ro m U s u t e . A d d r e s s ( w i t h B ta m p s e n c lo s e d ) A . B . N n r c o m * ,

| 2 S u ffo lk P la c e , B o s to n , M a s s . 1 1 — 2 t

W . S . CO U R TN EY 1, B E N J . t . P l T I I .

Rem arkable Case o f Clairvoyance.T h e following c i r c u m s t a n c e is r e la te d to us l>y one of o u r p r o m in e n t

citizens, who received th e intelligence b y l e t t e r f ro m h is wife, n o w r e ­

s id in g in t h e S ta te of New Y ork.

O n t h e n i g h t o f th e t e r r ib le d e s tru c t io n o f th e Pacific Hotel , a l i t t le

b r o t h e r of M r . H e n r y R oc h e ste r , l iv in g ut hom e w ith his p a r e n t s n e a r

A v o n , New l u r k , aw oke so me t i m e a l t e r m id n i g h t w ith s c re a m in g a n d

t e a r s , s a y i n g t h a t thc hotel in St. Louis teas 0/1 f i r e , and that his brother H en ry was burn ing to death. So in te n se was his a l a r m a n d

h o r r o r t h a t i t w a s w ith c o n s id e ra b le difficulty t h a t he could be q uieted.

O n th e follow ing d a y , a t n o o n , th e p a r e n t s received a t e l e g r a p h ic

d e s p a tc h from t h i s c i ty c o n f irm in g th e li t t le b o y ’g d r e a m in e v e r y p a r ­

t i c u l a r . — St* Lou is Democrat.

COURTNEY & PAYNE,a t t o r n e y s a n d c o u n s e l l o r s a t l a w .

O ff ic e s N o . 3 4 6 B r o a d w a y , N e w Y o r k , a n d N o . 1 0 C o u r t s t r e e t , BrookljO .M e s s r s . C o u r t n e y a n d P a y n e w i l l g i v e t h e i r a t t e n t i o n to t h e pro*ecution and co llec­

t i o n o f c l a im s a u d a l l b u s i n e s s p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e p r o f e s s i o n , in the Court* o f N ew Yortr a n d B r o o k ly n a n d t h e a d j o i n i n g c o u n t i e s .

B y t h e i r p r o m p t a n d u n d i v i d e d a t t e n t i o n t o b u s i n e s s t h e y hope to d eserrt t h * s h a r e o f t h e p a t r o n a g e o f t h e s p i r i t u a l p u b l i c . -

JUST PUBLISHED.M e s m e r i s m ^ S p i r i t u a l i s m , W i t c h c r a f t a n d M ir a c l e : A Brief Treatise, show ing

t h a t M e s m e r is m is a k e y w h ic h w ill u n lo c k m a n y c h a m b e r s of M y s t e r y . B y ALLSS P c t n a . 11, a u t h o r o f u S p i r i t ’W o r k s ,” a n d u N a t t y a S p i r i t . ” Price 2 6 ccnts. For sa te b y B k l a M a r s h , 1 4 B r o m f ie ld s t r e e t .

A D is c o u r s e on F a i t h , H op e a n d L o v e ; d e l i v e r e d in N ew Yorlc, Sunday, A pril 3 , 1 S 5 7 ; t o w h ic h is a d d e d A R e p o r t o f a P h i l o s o p h i c a l Investigation of th e N atare o f

M e d i u m s h i p . B y M r s . C o r a L V . H a t c h . P r i c e 1 6 c«nta. For sate b y B k l a M a r s h , 1 4 B r o m f ie ld s t r e e t . T— t f

“ THE PSALMS OF L IF E ”( T h i r d E d i t i o n . ) B y J o h n S . A d a m s* , n e a t l y b o u n d . Trice T5 cents. J u s t pdb»

lithed and W sate Hr Bela Marsh. N o. 14 BromfiMd street. H*—81.

Interesting‘ CLAIRVOYANCE BY THE IN D IA N S.

In the year 1766, Capt. Jonathan Carver, o f Boston, Mass.,1 made a journey to Michilimacinac, Mich., 1300 miles from

Boston, then the most remote English post on this continent; and from thence proceeded westerly to the falls o f St. Antho­ny and n o r th e r ly round about the head waters o f the Missis­sippi ; thence easterly to the shores of Lake Superior, and by t h a t l a k e to the point o f beginning, expending some money and nearly three years o f time in the journey, which was un­dertaken for the purpose o f obtaining knowledge o f the remote and unknown regions of the W est, then recently acquired from

• France by the treaty o f Versailles. H e was in hopes of be­ing able to penetrate “ to the head of the river of the W est, (the Oregon), which falls into the Straits o f Anin,” and fol­lowing it to the sea, there terminate his journey. But being unable to procure the quantity and kind of goods which he desired to present to the Indians, to induce them to favor his designs, he reluctantly retraced his steps easterly to Boston,

■ where he arrived in October, 1768, after traveling “ near 7000 miles,” and penetrating much further westerly than any Brit­ish subject had before. The history of his travels, a very in­teresting work, was first published in London in the year 1 1 t 8 , with the patronage of Sir Joseph Banks. .F. R. S., &c. In the fourth American edition printed in 1802, we find the follow­ing story, by which it appears that the art and wonders of Mes­merism were known to the Indian priests, at Grand Portage, Wisconsin, a century ago. '

“ The traders we expected being later this season than usual, and our numbers very considerable, for there were more than three hundred o f us, the stock of provisions we had brought with us was nearly exhausted, and we waited with impatience for their arrival.

One day, whilst we were expressing our wishes for this de­sirable event, and looking from an eminence in hopes o f seeing them come over the lake, the ch ief priest belonging to the band o f K illistinoes, told us thut he would endeavor to obtain a conference with the Great Spirit, and know from him when the traders would arrive. I paid little attention to this dec­laration, supposing that it would be productive o f some jug­gling trick, just sufficiently covered to deceive the ignorant In­dians. But the king o f that tribe telling me that this was chiefly undertaken by the priest, to alleviate my anxiety, and at the same time to convince me how much interest he had with the Great Spirit, I thought it necessary to restrain my animadversions on his design.

The following evenifig was fixed upon for this spiritual con­ference. When everything had been properly prepared, the king came to me and led me to a capacious tent, the covering o f which was drawn up, so as to render what was transacting within, visible to those who stood without. W e found the tent surrounded by a great number o f the Indians, but we readily gained admission, and seated ourselves on the skins laid on the ground for that purpose.

In the centre I observed that there was a place of an ob­long shape, which was composed of stakes stuck in the ground, with intervals between, so as to form a kind o f chest or coffin, large enough to contain the body o f a man. These were of a middle size^and placed in such a distance from each other that whatever lay within them was readily to be discerned. The tent was perfectly illuminated by a great number o f torches made of splinters cut from the pine or birch tree, which the Indians held in their hands.

In a few minutes the priest entered; when an amazing large elk’s skin being spread on the ground, just at my feet, he laid him self down upon it, after having stripped himself of every garment except that which he wore close about his mid­dle. Being now prostrate on his back, he first laid hold of one side o f the skin, and folded it over him, and then the other ; leaving only his head uncovered. .This was no sooner done, than two o f the young men who stood by, took about forty

* yards o f strong cord, made also o f an elk’s hide, and rolled it tight round his body, so that he was completely swathed within the skin like an Egyptian Mummy, one took him by the heels, and the other by the head, and lifted him over the pales into the enclosure. I could also now discern him as plain as I had hitherto done, and I took care not to turn my eyes a moment from the object before me, that I might the more readily detect the artifice; for such, I doubted not, but that it would turn out to be.

The priest had not lain in this situation more than a few seconds, when he began to mutter. This he continued to do for some time, and then by degrees grew louder and louder,

, till at length he spoke articulately ; however, what he uttered was such a mixed jargon of the Chippeway, Ottawaw and K il- listinoe languages, that I could not understand but very little o f it. Having continued in this tone for a considerable while, he at last exerted his voice to its utmost pitch, sometimes raving, and sometimes praying, till he hud worked him self into such an agitation, that he foamed at his mouth.

After having remained near three quarters o f an hour in the place, and continued his vociferation with unabated vigor, he seemed to be quite exhausted, and remained speechless. But in an instant he sprang upon his feet, notwithstanding at the time he was put in, it appeared impossible for him to move either his legs or arms, and shaking off his covering, as quick as i f the bands with which it had been bound were burned asunder, he began to address those who stood around, in a\firm and audible voice. ‘ My brothers, 1 said h e , ‘the Great Spirit has deigned to hold a talk with his servant, at my earliest re-

—cpfest. He has not, indeed, told me when the persons we ex­pect, will be here; but to-morrow, soon after the sun has reached the highest point in the heavens, a canoe will arrive, and the people in t iat will inform us when the traders will come.”

Having said this, he stepped out of the enclosure, and after he had put on his robes, dismissed the assembly. I own I was greatly astonished at what I had seen ; but as I observed that every eye in the company was fixed on me with a view to discover my sentiments, I carefully concealed every emo­tion.

The next day the sun shone bright, and long before noon all the Indians were gathered together on the eminence that over­looked the lake. The old king came to me and asked me whether I had so much confidence in what the priest foretold as to join his people on the hill, and wait for the completion o f it; I told him I was at a loss what opinion to form o f the prediction, but that I would readily attend him. On this, we walked together, to the place where the others were assem­bled. Every eye was fixed by turns on me -and on the lake ; when just as the sun had reached his zenith, agreeably to what the priest had foretold, a canoe came round a point o f land about a league distant. The Indians no sooner beheld it, than

T H Ethey set up an universal shout, and by their looks seemed to triumph in the interest their priest thus evidently had with the Great Spirit. -

In less than an hour the canoe reached the shore, when I attended the king and chief to receive those who were on board. A s soon as the men were landed, we walked all to­gether to the king’s tent, when, according to their invariable custom, we began to smoke ; and this we did, notwithstanding our impatience to know the tidings they brought, without asking any questions; for the Indians ar^ th e most deliberate people in the world. However, after some trivial conversa­tion, the king inquired o f them, whether they had seen any­thing o f the traders? The men replied that they had parted from them a few days before, and that they proposed being here the scond day from the present. They accordingly ar­rived at that time, greatly to our satisfaction, but more par­ticularly so to that o f the Indians, who found by this event the importance both of their priest and their nation greatly augmented in the sight of a stranger.

This story, I acknowledge, appears to carry with it marks o f great credulity in the relater. But no one is less tinctured with that weakness than myself. The circumstances o f it, I own, are of a very extraordinary nature; however, as I can vouch for their being free from either exaggeration or mis­representation, being m yself a cool and dispassionate observ­er o f them all, I thought it necessary to give them to the pub­lic. And this I do without wishing to mislead the judgment o f my readers, or to make any superstitious impressions on their minds, but leaving them to draw from it what conclusions they please.”

B eautiful Close to a Life.An old age that is enviable is a rare th in g ; and the follow­

ing account o f the last years o f the life o f the famous scholar Albertus Magnus, (given in Seghart’s Life o f him) is very beautiful:— The story is, that when he was past eighty, he was lecturing, as usual, to a vast audience in the schools at Co­logne. H is memory suddenly failed him, and he came to a stand-still— a thing so unusual with him, as to cause great as­tonishment among his hearers. A fter a long and distressing pause, he'made the following extraordinary disclosure:— That in his youth he had devoted him self to learning with every faculty o f his mind and soul. W hat he could not master by efforts o f intellect, he, was in the habit o f extorting by fer­vent prayer. That on one o f these occasions the blessed V ir­gin had appeared to him, and had granted his request once for all. That he had been endowed with a miraculous scientific acquirement from that time forward. B ut that, to make the gift innocuous to his soul, the Virgin had at the same time promised that before his death all his argumentative power should be taken from him, that God might take him to himself in the simplicity o f infancy. ‘ This is now accomplished; therefore I now know that my time is come. I make public confession before you, dear friends, that I believe all the arti­cles o f the Christian faith ; and i f I have said or written any­thing not conformable thereto, or shall hereafter do so, let it be counted for nought.’ Thus saying, he quitted the rostrum, amid the tears of the assemblage, and lived the remainder of his life with the understanding o f a child o f five years old, and the harmlessncss o f a dove.”

S P X R I T TJ -A. L A G E

Triumph, o f M ind over Matter.The human mind is often weakened by its union with a frail

ahd diseased b ody; but sometimes it asserts its mastery over the frame that holds it, and by its own inherent vigor compels that body to do service when it seems on the very brink of the grave. Dr. Elder, in his biography o f Dr. Kane, gives an il­lustration of this. He says he once asked Dr. Kane, after his return from the last Arctic expedition—

“ For the best proved instance that he knew o f the soul’s power over the body— an instance that might push the hard- baked philosophy of materialism to the consciousness o f its own idiocy.”

H e paused a moment, and then said, with a spring— “ The soul can lift the body out of its boots, sir. When our captain was dying— I say d y in g; I have seen scurvy enough to know— every old scar in his body was a running ulcer. I f conscience festers under its wounds correspondingly, hell is not hard to understand. I never saw a case so bad that either lived or died. Men die o f it usually long before they are so ill as he was. There was trouble aboard ; there might be mutiny. So soon as the breath was out o f his body, we might be at each others’ throats. I felt that he owed even the repose o f dying to the service. I went down to his bunk, and shouted in his ear— ‘ Mutiny, captain, m utiny!’ H e shook off the cadaveric stupor. ‘ Set me up,’ he said, ‘ and order these fellows before me.’ He heard the complaint, ordered punishment, and from that hour convalesced. Keep that man awake with danger, and he wouldn’t die o f anything until his duty was done.”

“ B ite or be D am ned.”A writer in the Atlantic Monthly, speaking o f a New Eng­

land minister, gives the following anecdote of Dr. Bellamy, which some o f our preachers at the present day would do well to profit by :

“ A young minister who had made him self conspicuous for a severe and denunciatory style o f preaching, came to him one day to inquire why he did not have more success. ‘ Why, man,’ said the doctor, ‘ can’t you take a lesson of the fisher­man ? How do you go to work i f you want to catch a trout ? lo u get a little hook and a fine line, you bait it carefully, and throw it as gently as possible, and then you sit and wait and humor your fish till you can get him ashore. Now you get a great cod hook and rope line, and trash it into the water and bawl out, ‘B ite or be damned !’ ”

' Charms for the Toothache.A person professing to be a Christian, has been detected in

Syke, Scotland, in selling charms to cure the tootlfache. One o f these charms reads as follows :— “ St. Peter sat on a mar­ble stone weeping and crying, the Lord Jesus came by, asked what aileth thee Peter, my Lord God it’s my tooth, arise then Peter and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shaltnever have the toothache.^ Given to A -------B -------in the nameof the Lord Jesus Christ. ><j M t*!.”

Somebody says that the devil is a mean word any way you can fix it. You can’t make a respectable word o f it anyhow. Remove the d and it’s evil, remove the e and it is vile, remove the v and it i4 ill, remove the i and the I itself is a cockney

for hell. '

“ Sir,” said a blustering little man to a religious opponent, “ to what sect do you suppose I belong?” “ W ell, Id o n ’t know, but should think you belonged to the class generally

called arc-sects.” ,

F o r t h e S p i r i t u a l A g e .

EESPONSE TO “ X SAW FROM THE BEACH,” By X. M.B Y I - I . .

The sun burst in splendor through morning’s dim shadow,And fluDg his gold mantle o’er twilight afiir,

Illuming his path through the forest and meadow,And guiding trium phant his fire-studded car.

B ut ere he had reached his meridian glory,A storm-cloud arose o’er the promise so fair;

The voice of the thunders resounded the story,And darkness grew deep ’mid the lightning’s wild glare.

The scene passed again o’er my rapturous vision;' I saw Love arrayed on the morn of his pride;All radiant with smiles E h o n e the pathway elysian,

And music and m irth swelled the deep-flowing tide.

From his a ltar a cloud of sweet incense uprising,In mist floated over each hidden abyss;

I t shrouded all frailties—all human devising—And spanned every chasm w ith a rainbow of bliss.

Now joyous he bathes in the fountain of blushes,So brilliant the hope, and so blinding the glare;

Till over the brink of delusion he rushes,And quenches his fire in the gulf of despair.

’Tis evening; and over the calm waters gleaming,The day-god that rose so majestic at morn,

Serenely descends to his purple bed, dreaming ■Of glories beyond that await the new dawn.

And such the affection that groweth divinerThrough scenes of temptation, ’mid turmoil and strife;

That hath passed through the flames of affliction’s refiner,And conquered the foe in the warfare of life.

I laud not the passion tha t wins by caressing,That culls for its own all its sweetest, best flowers;

B ut give me the love that grows blessed in blessing,And pours out its life like the sunshine and showers.

A PEAYEE FOE MY LOVED ONE.B Y JA 2 IE S B U SSELL LOW ELL.

God! do not let my loved one die,But ra ther wait until the time

That I am grown in purityEnough to enter thy pure clime.

Then take me, I will gladly go,So tha t my love remain below!

Oh, let her stay! She is by birth .Vt’hat I through death must learn to be;

: We need her more on our poor earth,Than thou canst need in heaven with thee;

She hath her wings already, I Must burst this earth-shell ere I fly.

. Then, God, take me! We shall be near,More near than ever, each to each;

H er angel ears will find more clear My heavenly than my earthly speech;

And still as I draw nigh to thee,Her soul aud mine shall closer be.

BE FEEE.! Be free—not chiefly from the iron chain,

But from the one which passion forges; be The master of thyself! If lost, regain

The rule o’er chance, sense, circumstance. Be free. Trample thy proud lusts proudly ’neath thy feet,And stand erect, as for a heaven-born one is meet.”

P R O S P E C T U S .

THE SPIRITUAL AGE;D e v o t e d t o R a t i o n a l S p i r i t u a l i s m a n d P r a c t i c a l R e f o r m .

T H E X E W E N G L A N D S P I R I T U A L I S T A N D B R I T T A N ’S ( N E W T O R .K )

S P I R I T U A L A G E U N I T E D .

A. E. NEWTON and S. B. BEITTAN, Editors,L. B. MONEOE, Associate E ditor and Business A gent.

T h e S p i r i t u a l A g e w il l b e , a s h e r e to f o r e , m a i n l y d e v o t e d t o t h e e l u c id a t io n o f t h e

n a t u r e , l a w s , r e l a t i o n s a n d f u n c t i o n s o f M a x 5 t h e m y s t e r i o u s c a p a b i l i t i e s o f d e p a r t e d

h u m a n s p i r i t s ; t o g e t h e r w i t h a r a t i o n a l p h i l o s o p h y o f S p i r i t u a l i s m , b o t h w i t h r e s p e c t

t o i t s e s s e n t i a l p r i n c i p l e s a n d p h e n o m e n a l i l l u s t r a t i o n s ; a n d i t w i l l b e o n e o f i t s c a r d i ­

n a l o b j e c t s t o r e d u c e t h e a c c u m u l a t e d s p i r i t u a l e l e m e n t s to a m o r e s c i e n t i f i c a n d d e ­

m o n s t r a t i v e fo r m .B u t T h e S p i r i t u a l A g e w i l l n o t b e l i m i t e d t o t h e d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e S p i r i t u a l P h i l o s ­

o p h y a n d R e f o r m , n o r c o n f in e d a lo n e to t h e i r g r e a t a n d o b v io u s i s s u e s ; b u t w i l l a l s o

i l l u s t r a t e t h e l a w s a n d c o n d i t i o n s o f i n d i v i d u a l d e v e l o p m e n t a n d g e n e r a l p r o g r e s s , i n

e v e r y d e p a r t m e n t o f h u m a n l e a r n i n g , a n d a s a p p l i e d t o e v e r y p h a s e o f h u m a n l ife .

T h i s j o u r n a l s h a l l b e f r e e , l i b e r a l , r a t i o n a l , a n d r e l i g io u s in i t s s p i r i t a n d p o l i c y , b u t i n

n o s e n s e d o g m a t i c , s e c t a r i a n , o r p r o s c r i p t i v e ; a n d w h i le i t s h a l l b e t r u l y c a t h o l i c i n i t s

s y m p a t h i e s , i t s h a l l , a t t h e s a m e t i m e , b e f e a r l e s s , s e a r c h i n g , a n d c r i t i c a l , i n i t s a n a l y ­

se * o f a l l s u b j e c t s , a n d r i g h t e o u s in i t s j u d g m e n t s o f m e n a n d t h i n g s .

T h e P a p e r , i n i t s G e n e r a l N e w s D e p a r t m e n t , w i l l c o n t a in a b r i e f d i g e s t o f

w h a te v e r is m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g a n d i m p o r t a n t i n S c ie n c e , L i t e r a t u r e , A r t , M o r a ls , T h e o l ­

o g y a n d R e l i g io n ; w h i l e , a s a w h o le , t h e c o n t e n t s w i l l b e f r e s h , o r i g i n a l , a n d h i g h l y

d i v e r s i f i e d .T h e M i s c e l l a n e o u s D e p a r t m e n t w i l l c o n t a in M y t h i c a n d S p i r i t u a l S to r i e s , i n w h ic h

t h e s u b t l e e l e m e n t s a n d p o w e r s o f t h e S p i r i t - W o r l d , a n d t h e m o s t t h r i l l i n g , a c t u a l s o u l

e x p e r i e n c e s o f t h e l i v in g w i l l b e b r o u g h t o u t i n t h e m o s t a t t r a c t i v e fo r m .

I t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e c o m b in a t io n o f t a l e n t a n d c o n c e n t r a t i o n Of p a t r o n a g e s e c u r e d

b y t h i s u u i o n w il l e n a b l e t h e p u b l i s h e r s to p r e s e n t a p a p e r w h ic h w il l a t o n c e t a k e a

l e a d in g p o s i t i o n in t h e r a n k s o f p r o g r e s s i v e j o u r n a l i s m , a n d w h ic h , a s a n e x p o n e n t o f

t h e P h i l o s o p h y a n d P r a c t i c a l U s e s o f t h e G r a n d S p i r i t u a l R e f o r m a t io n n o w i n p r o g r e s s ,

w i l l s e c o n d to n o o t h e r p u b l i c a t i o n in t h e w o r ld . *

T h e S p i r i t u a l A ge w i l l b e p u b l i s h e d e v e r y S a t u r d a y , in a l a r g e a n d e l e g a n t fo lio

s h e e t , a t $ 2 p e r a n n u m , i n v a r ia b ly i n advan c e . O n e D o l l a r w i l l b e r e c e iv e d fo r s ix

m o n t h s . T o c l u b s , f iv e c o p ie s fo r $ S ; t t 'n c o p ie s fo r $ 1 5 ; to B o s to n s u b s c r ib e r s , w h e n

s e r v e d b y c a r r i e r , $ 2 .2 5 . S p e c im e n n u m b e r s f o r w a r d e d f r e e t o a n y p a r t o f t h e w o r ld .

P r i n c i p a l Office o f P u b l i c a t i o n , N O . 1 4 B R O M F I E L D S T R E E T , B o s t o n .N e w Y o r k O ffic e a t M u n s o n ’s B o o k - s to r e , 5 G r e a t J o n e s s t r e e t .

A d d r e s s S P I R I T U A L A G E , 1 4 B r o m f ie ld B tr e e t , B o s to n .

S in g le c o p ie s o f t h e A g e m a y b e p r o c u r e d o f B e la M a r s h , 1 4 B r o m f ie ld s t r e e t , B o s to n . S . F . I l o y t , 3 F i r s t s t r e e t , a n d U n i o n D e p o t , F e d e r h e n k C o ., 9 C o u r t s t r e e t , 1 T r o y , N . Y.A . W i l l i a m s k C o ., 10 0 W a s h in g t o n s t . , 1 A H u t c h i n s o n , 1 6 0 V in e S t., C in c i n n a t i , O . J o h n J . D y e r k C o . , 3 5 S c h o o l s t r e e t , * S . W . P e a s e k C o ., “S . T . M u n s o n , 5 G r e a t J o n e ^ s t . , N e w Y o r k . W o o d w a r d & C o ., c o r . 4 t h a n d C h e s t n u t A . S . T a y l o r . 2 S 9 T h i r d A v e n u e . 1 s t s . , S t . L o u i s , M o .D e x t e r k B r o t h e r . 1 I I . T a y l n r , S u n B u i ld in g , B a l t im o r e .E . S . M c D o n a ld , 78 C e n t r a l S t r e e t , L o w e ll F . M c B r id e , P o s t O ffic e , C h a r l e s t o w n , M a s s .P h i l i p T e a r e , W o b u r n , M a s s . H . F . W i l l i a m s o n , L a k e C i t y , M in n .E . S . A y r e s , P o r t l a n d . M e . I i . O . O ld , E l g i n , I I I .A . R o s e , H a r t f o r d , C o n n . J . H . A u s t i n , N e w H a v e n , C o n n .S . W . S h a w P r o v id e n c e . A l f r e d M u n r o e , N e w O r le a n s , L a .B a r r y k I l e n c k , 8 3 6 R a c e s t . , P h i l a d e l p h i a . I I . I I . W a l d o , R o c k f o r d , I I I .J . S . R a n d a l l , N o r w ic h , N . Y . L . B a c h e , W e l l s b o r o ’ , P a .

S t o p p a g e s . — A s t h e t e r m s o f t h i s p a p e r r e q u i r e a d v a n c e p a y m e n t s , i t i s a r u l e 0

t h e of f ic e t o d i s c o n t i n u e a l l p a p e r s o n t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f t h e t e r r a p a i d fo r ,— p r e s u m i n g t h a t s u c h d i s c o n t i n u a n c e is d e s i r e d u n l e s s a n e w r e m i t t a n c e is m a d e .

W e i n t e n d t o n o t i f y a l l p a t r o n s o f t h e e x p i r a t i o n o f t h e i r p a y m e n t s , a w e e k o r tw o

i n a d v a n c e o f s u c h e x p i r a t i o n , — a t t h e s a m e t i m e i n v i t i n g t h e m t o a r e n e w a l . W e d o

t h i s b y m e a n s o f a s m a l l s l ip , o r “ e x t r a , ” i n c lo s e d i n t h e i * 'p a p e r s .

I t s o m e t im e s h a p p e n s t h a t t h e s e n o t i f i c a t i o n s a r e e i t h e r n e g le c t e d b y o u r m a i l e r s o r

a r e o v e r lo o k e d b y t h e p e r s o n s to w h o m t h e y a r e s e n t ; a n d h e n c e s u b s c r ib e r s o c c a s io n ­

a l l y f i n d t h e i r p a p e r s s t o p p e d w i t h o u t n o t i c e . I n a l l s u c h c a s e s , t h e y s h o u ld w r i t e

i m m e d i a t e l y to t h i s o f f ic e , in c lo s in g a n a d d i t i o n a l r e m i t t a n c e , u n l e s s s u r e t h a t t h e t e r m

a l r e a d y p a i d fo r h a s n o t e x p i r e d . I n t h e l a t t e r c a s e , t h e e r r o r w i l l b e c h e e r f u l ly c o r ­

r e c t e d .

DR. E. BEALS,H E A L I N G M E D I U M A N D B O T A N I C M E D I C I N E S .

R o o m N o . 5 0 , P i e d m o n t , S t b e e t , ( n e a r B o s to n a n d P r o v i d e n c e D e p o t ) , B o i -

to n .E x a m i n a t i o n s a n d P r e s c r i p t i o n s 7 5 c e n t s . T e r m s c a s h . O ffice h o u r s f r o m 1 0 A . M .

t o 1 P . M . a n d 3 to 9 P . M . A t a l l o t h e r h o u r s w ill v i s i t t h e s i c k a t t h e i r r e s id e n c e s .10—2t

C. HAZELTINE, PIANO FORTE TUNER.O r d e r s m a y b e le f t a t T o lm a n ’s , 2 1 9 W a s h in g t o n s t r e e t , o r a t P u t n a m ’s , 4 5 6 W a s h ­

i n g to n s t r e e t . M r . H . g iv e s i n s t r u c t i o n in s i n g in g , a n d in p l a y i n g t h e p i a n o a n d v io ­

l i n . 1 0 — 3 m

DE. JOHN SCOTT,T h e s u c c e s s f u l S p i r i t P h y s i c i a n , h a s r e m o v e d f r o m S t . L o u i s , to N o . 6 B e a c h s t r e e t ,

N e w Y o r k . P a t i e n t s u n d e r t r e a t m e n t c a n b e a c c o m m o d a te d i n t h e h o u s e .

A g e n ts w a n te d , t o d i s p o s e o f S c o t t k C o .’s c e l e b r a te d a n d s u c c e s s f u l S p i r i t M e d i

c in e s . A d d r e s s , J o h n S c o t t & C o ., 6 B e a c h s t r e e t , N e w Y o r k . 8 — t f

THE AGE OF FREEDOM.A W e e k l y P a p e r , p u b l i s h e d a t B e r l i n H i g h t s , O h io ; e d i t e d b y C o r d e l i a B a r r y ,

F r a n c i s B a r r y , C . M . O v e r to n a n d J o h n P a t t e r s o n . T e r m s , $ 1 a y e a r . S p e c im e n c o p ­ie s s e n t g r a t i s . A d d r e s s C o r d e l i a B a r r y * B e r l i n H i g h t s , O - 7 — 2 m

DR S. BROWN, DENTAL SURGEONS,2 4 1 - 2 W I N T E R S T R E E T , B A L L O U ’ S B U I L D I N G ,

P a t i e n t s P s y c h o lo g iz e d o r E n t r a n c e d , a n d o p e r a t i o n s p e r f o r m e d w i t h o u t p a i n .

ADELAIDE R. SAWYER, ARTIST IN CRAYON,R O O M S A T A . S . K E L L Y ’S , C O T T A G E S T R E E T , C A M B R I D G J E P O R T , M A S S .

MES. METTLEE;S MEDICINES.A ll t h e s e r e m e d i e s a r e c o m p o u n d e d a c c o r d i n g t o M r s . M e t t l e r ’s d i r e c t i o n s , g iv e n

w h i l e i n a s t a t e o f C la i r v o y a n c e , a n d a r e p u r e l y v e g e t a b l e , a n d p e r f e c t ly s a f e u n d e r a l l c i r c u m s ta n c e s .

M r s . M e t t l e r ' s R e s t o r a t i v e S y r u p — F o r a n i m p u r e s t a t e o f t h e b lo o d , d e r a n g e ­

m e n t o f t h e S e c r e t i o n s , B i l i o u s O b s t r u c t i o n s , U n e q u a l C i r c u l a t i o n , S ic k a n d N e r v o u s

H e a d a c h e , I n a c t i v i t y o f t h e L i v e r , C o n s t i p a t i o n o f t h e B o w e ls , I r r i t a t i o n o f t h e M u -

c u o u s M e m b r a n e , e t c . P n c e p e r b o t t l e , $ 1 .

M r s M c t t l e r ' s D y s e n t e r y Cordia l.— A S to m a c h a n d B o w e l C orrecto r . P r i c e p e r b o t t l e , 5 0 c e n t s .

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f r o m 9 A . M . t o 7 P . M . R o o m s N o . 1 1 0 C a m b r i d g e s t r e e t , B o s to n .

THE NEW PRACTICE.A . B . N E W C O M B , H e a l i n g M e d iu m , a s s o c ia t e o f D r . C . A . B i l l i n b r o o k , o f P h i l a ­

d e l p h i a , h a s r o o m s a t N o . 2 S u f fo lk P l a c e , B o s to n . D r . N . h a s n o s t e r e o t y p e d

m e d ic in e s . P r e s c r i p t i o n s a r e g i v e n b y a s p i r i t , f o r m e r ly a n e m i n e n t E n g l i s h P h y s i ­

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w i t h a w r i t t e n c o p y o f f u l l a n d e x p l i c i t d i r e c t io n s r e g a r d i n g t h e m o d e o f l i fe , t h e a p ­

p l i a n c e s o f t h e l a w s o f h e a l t h , a n d t h e c o u r s e o f d i e t a n d r e g im e n b e s t a d a p t e d to h i s o r h e r c o n s t i t u t i o n . L e t t e r s c o n t a in i n g h a i r t o i n d i c a t e d i s e a s e w i l l b e a n s w e r e d , w i th

a f u l l d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e c a s e , a n d m u s t c o n t a i n o n e d o l l a r a n d a p o s t a g e s t a m p , t o i n ­s u r e a r e t u r n . O ffic e h o u r s f r o m 9 A . 51 . t o 5 P . M ., a n d 7 to 8 P . M . A d v ic e f r e e .

THE SICK ARE HEALEDW I T H O U T M E D I C I N E . J A M E S W . G R E E N W O O D , H e a l i n g M e d iu m , R o o m s

N o . 1 5 T r e m o n t s t r e e t , o p p o s i t e t h e M u s e u m . O f lic e h o u r s f r o m 9 A . M . t o

6 P . M . O t h e r h o u r s b e w i l l v i s i t t h c s i c k a t t h e i r h o u s e s .

B E L A M A R S H ,N " o . 1 4 B r o m f l e l d S t r e e t , B o s t o n ,

Keeps constantly on hand, for sa le a t the Publishers’ prices, the B osk s named the following list o f Spiritual works, together w ith m any others suitable for tbo times. A ll new publications received as soon a s issued, and the trade supplied a t % liberal discount. Orders are respectfully solicited .

A Beautiful Gift Book. The Bououet of Spiritual Flow ers. Recdiredchiefly through the Mediumship of Mrs J . S . A dam s. B y A . B . Child, M . D .—» u Cold, cold m ust be the heart that does not soften a t th e repeated com in g an d sound of angel footsteps.” —'-Flora. In various binding*. Price 85 c m ts ,$1.50.

W a r r e n C h a se 's N e w B ook: “ T h e L ife L in e of the Lone On*or, A utobiography o f the W orld’s Child.” Price $1.00.

M rs . H a tc h ’s L e c tu re a t N e w h u ry p o r t . Price 15 cants.W o o d m a n ’s T h re e L e c tu re s in reply to Dr. D w ight’s sermon on Spiritual­

ism . Price 25 cents.A Beview of I. E. D w inell’a Sermon aga in it Spiritualism .

J . H . W . Toohey. Price 15 cents.T h e P s a lm s Of L ife , A com pilation o f Psalm s, H ym n s, Chants, &c^ embodying

the Spiritual, Progressive, and Reformatory sentim ents of the present age. B j John S. A dam s. Price 75 cents.

T h e H a r m o n i a d a n d S a c r e d M e l o d i s t , 160 pages. P rice in boards 3S cents single ; $3.50 per dozen.

M o d e rn S p i r i tu a l i s m . Its facts and fanaticism s, its consistencies and contra­dictions ; w ith ^an A ppendix. B y E . W . Capron. Price $1.00

T h e S p i r i t M in s t re l . B y J . B . Packard and J . S. Loveland. Price in p a p vcovers, 25c ; in cloth backs, 38c.

W h a t ’s o ’c lo c k ! Modern Spiritual M anifestations. Are they In accordance witk reason and past revelation ? Price 15 cents.

T h e M a g ic S ta f f ; A n Autobiography of Andrew Jackson Davis. A n r r work. Price $1.25.

T h e P e n e t r a l i a i B eing harm onial answers to im portant questions, by Andrew Jackson D avis. Price $1.00.

T h e P re s e n t A g e a n d I n n e r L ife . By A. J . Davis. Price $1.The H a r m o n ia l M a n . B y Andrew J . D avis. Price 30 cents.N a tu r e ’s D iv in e R evela tion8> &C. B y Andrew J . D avis. Price $ 2 .00.T h e G re a t H a r m o n ia . B y Andrew J . D avis. "Vol. I . , the Physician. Price

$1.00. Vol. I I . , The Teacher. Price $1.00. VoL IL L , The Seer. Price $1.00 Vol. IV . The Reformer. Price $1.00.

T h e P h i lo s o p h y of S p i r i t u a l I n te r c o u r s e . By A . J . D avis. 50c.F re e T h o u g h ts C o n c e rn in g R e lig io n . By A. J . Davis.' Price 15c.T h e P h i lo s o p h y o f S p e c ia l P ro v id e n c e s . B y A . J . D avis. Price 15 cent*. T h e A p p ro a c h in g C ris is . B y Andrew J . D avis. Price 50c.A n E p ic of th e S t a r r y H e a v e n . Thom as L. Harris. Price 75c.L y r ic Of th e M o rn in g L a n d . Thomas L. Harris. Price 75c.A L y r ic Of th e G o ld en A g e . Thomas L . Harris. Price $1.50.T h e W isd o m of A n g e ls . B y T. L. Harris. Price 75 cents.H y m n s Of S p i r i t u a l D e v o tio n . B y T. L. Harris. Price 40 cents. •T h e H e r a ld o f L ig h t . M onthly. B y T . L. Harris. Price 15 cents.T h e K i n g d o m o f H e a v e n ; or The Golden A ge B y E . W . Loveland Neatly

bound in cloth. Price 75 cents.Epitome of S p iritua l In tercourse. By Alfred Cridge. Price 38c.C o u r tn e y ’s R e v ie w Of Dr. Dodd’s Theory. P n ce 25 cents.N ew T e s ta m e n t “ M iracles” and “ Modern M iracles.” Price 30c.P ro c e e d in g s o f th e H a r t fo r d B ib le C o n v e n tio n - Price 75c. ^S p i r i tu a l i s m . B y Edmonds and D exter, in two vols. Price $1.25 each A n E x p o s i t io n of Views respecting the principal F acts, Causes and Peculiarities

involved in Spirit M anifestations. B y A din B allou. Price in cloth, 75c } paper 50c.

T h e R e lig io n of M an h o o d * B y J . n . Robinson j w ith introduction by A. BNew ton. Price in cloth, 75c 5 in paper 50c.

S p i r i t I n te r c o u r s e . B y Herman Snow. Price 60 cents.*T he S eeress o f P re v o rs t . Price 38c. .

S p ir i t W o rk s R e a l b u t n o t M ir a c u lo u s . B y A . Putnam. Price 25c.T h e B i r th o f th e U n iv e r s e . B y and through R. P. Ambler. Price 50c- *B r i t t a n a n d R ic h m o n d 's D isc u s s io n . Price $ 1 .00.D isc o u rse s f ro m th e S p i r i t W o r ld . Dictated by Stephen Olin, through

R ev. R . P . W ilson, w riting medium. Price 63c.R e ic h e n b a c h ’s D y n a m ic s o f M a g n e t is m . Price $1.00.P n e u m a to lo g y . B y Stilling. Edited by R ev. George B u sh . Price 75c. C e le s t ia l T e le g ra p h . B y L. A . C ahagnet. Price $1.00.N ig h t S id e o f N a tu r e . B y Catharine Crowe. Price $1.25.T h e H e a l in g o f th e N a t io n s . Through Charles Linton, M edium, with an I a

troduction aud A ppendix, by Gov. Tallm adge. Price $1 .50 . .T if fa n y ’s S p i r i tu a l i s m E x p la in e d ; In Twelve Lectures. $1.00.N a t ty , a S p i r i t ; hy A llen Putnam . 62 l - 2c.T h e M in is t r y Of A n g e ls R e a l iz e d ; A Letter to the Edwards Congregational

Church, Boston. B y i l r . and Mrs. A . E . New ton. 15 cts ., single j $1 .25 a dozen, $10 a hundred. **'

A n s w e r to C h a rg e s o f B e lie f in M o d e rn R e v e la t io n s , & c; given befbnth$ Edwards Congregational Church, Boston. B y A. E . N ew ton. 10 cents.

P ro f . H a r e ’s L a rg e W o r k ; Experimental Investigations of the Spirit Mani-estations, k c . Price $1.75.

S cen es in th e S p i r i t W o r l d ; by H udson Tuttle. Price 50 cents.Tiffany’s M onthly. $ 1.00 per annum.A L e t te r to the Chestnut Street, Congregational Church, Chelsea, Mass. By John

S. Adam s. Price 15c.A R ivulet from the Ocean Of T ru th . .A n interesting narrative o f the advance

m ent of a spirit from darkness into light, B y J . S. A dam s. 25c.Review Of R ev. Charles Beecher. B y John S. A dam s. Price 6 cents.B o o k fo r S k e p tic s . Price 25 cents.F a m i l i a r S p i r i t s a n d S p i r i t u a l M a n ife s ta t io n s . By Dr. Znccfc P tr# ,with a R*>ply hy A. llingham. Pricc 15r..The Philosophy of Creation. By Thomas Paine, through the hand of Horace

G. Wood, Medium. Price 38c.A s to u n d in g F a c ts f ro m th e S p i r i t W o r ld . By J . A. Gridley, South

am pton, M ass. Price 63 cents.P h ilo so p h y of th e S p i r i t W o r ld . B y R ev. Charles Hammond. 63c.M e ssa g e s f ro m th e S u p e r io r S ta te . Communicated by JohnM nrray through

John i l . Spear. ‘Price 5oc.T h e P i lg r im a g e o f T h o m a s P a in e . C. Hammond, Medium. 75c.V o ices f ro m th e S p i r i t W o r ld . Isaac P ost, M edium. Price 50c.R e p ly to th e R e v . D r. W . P . L u n t ’s D isc o u rs e . By * M iss E. R. Torrey,

of Quincy, Mass. Price 15 cents.T h e L i ly W r e a th o f S p i r i t u a l C o m m u n ic a t io n s : Through Mrs. J . S.

A dam s, and others. 85 ceuts, $1.50 and $1 .T h e B o u q u e t o f S p i r i t u a l F lo w e r s ; Received through the mediumship of

Mrs. J . S. A dam s, and others. Prices as above.T he P ro g re s s iv e L ife o f S p i r i t s A f te r D e a th . Price 15 cents.

W M . E . R IC E , CLA IR V O Y A N T P H Y S IC IA N ,OFFICE 98 Hudson Street, Boston, M ass. I f sickness or distance prevent persona

attendance, exam ination can be made from a lock of hair and a statement of the leading symptoms, age and sex . Office hours from 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. Terms (in ad • vance), when the patient is present, $3; when absent, $5.

A N A SY LU M FO R T H E A F F L IC T E D .H E A L IN G by lay in g on of hands. C H A RLES M A IN , H ealing M edium, >»■

opened an A sylum for the Afflicted a t N o. 7 D a r ia s t r e e t , B oston, where he is prepared to accomm odate patients desiring treatm ent by the above process o n m oderate terms.

XIT Patients desiring board should give notice in advance, that suitable a rrange m cnts m ay be made before their arrival.

Those sending locks of hair to indicate their diseases, should enclose $ 1 for the exam ination, with a letter stam p to prepay their postage.

Office hours from 9 to 12 A . 51., and from 2 to 5 P. M.

TO T H E A F F L IC T E D .D R . S. CUTTER, assisted by Sirs. G. W . W alker, C lairvoyant and Healing Me­

dium , w ill attend to the w ants of the sick . Office, *>1 Central street, Lowell 51ass. Patients win be accommodated with board.

N . C. L E W IS , CLA IRV O Y A N T P H Y S IC IA N ., EX A 5IIN A TIO N S and Prescriptions by an Indian Spirit of the olden time. No

15 5Iontgomery Place. .

A EEMABKABLE TEST.AT the sitting of a circle a short tim e since, Dr. Charles Main being present and

having at the time a patient under his care that had long baffled his medica 1 skill, inquired of the Spirit intelligence w hat medicine it would prescribe for the n n in question. The spirit gave his name (as having formerly been well known as & celebrated physician in the earthly sphere) and replied, “ Go to Dr. Cheerer’s, No.1 Tremont Temple, Tremont street, and procure his L ife-Root M ucilage.” This was done by the Doctor, and used w ith complete success. A t that tim e, the Doctor, the medium, nor either of the circle knew anything of Dr. Cheever, or that there wa» such a medicine to be had; and since Dr. 5Iain has formed an acquaintance with the proprietor, he has informed him of the fact, and here g ives him the full benefit of it.

The above is true in every particular. C h a r le s M ain , N o. 7 D avis street,This invaluable medicine has long been used as an infallible rem edy for Con­

sum ption, Scrofula, Salt Rheum, E rysipelas, Cough, D isease of the l iv e r , Dyspepsia, Canker, Mercurial D isease, Piles, and all gross acrid humors.

A letter enclosing one dollar w ill procure a bottle 5 or five dollars for s ix bottles. W ill be sent to any part of the Union. A ll orders d irected to Dr. J . CHEEVER, N o. 1 Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass.

' A RETIRED PHYSICIAN,WHOSE, sands of life have nearly run out, discovered while in the East Indies, &

certain cure for Consumption, A sthm a, B ronchitis, Coughs, Colds and General Debility. The remedy was discovered by him when his only child, a daughter, wa given up to die. W ishing to do as much good as possible, he will send to sneh of hie afflicted fellow-being* as request it, this recipe, w ith full and exp licit directions for s m aking it up and successfully using it. H e requires each applicant to inclose him one shilling—three ccnts to be^returned as postage on the recipe, and the remainder to be applied to the paym ent of this advertisement. Address,

DR. H . JA 5IE S, No. 19 Grand street, Jersey C ity, N. J .

S P IR IT U A L , CLA IRV O Y A N T, A N D M E S M E R IC PRESCRIPTIONS,C A R EFU LLY prepared by OCTAVIUS K IN G , B otanic A pothecary, 654 Wash

ington struct, under Pine Street Church, Boston.A ll of Mrs. 5Iettler’s 5Iedicines for sale as above. t f

A . B . C H IL D , M . D ., D E N T IS T ,N O . 1 5 T R E M O N T S T R E E T , B O S T O N , M A S S .

* FOUNTAIN HOUSE,CORNER of Beach street and Harrison A venue. Spiritualists’ llead-Q a& rters in

Boston. Charge $1 25 per day, or $7 per w eek, for two or three w eeks. _______________________________________________________________ H . F . G A R D N E R .

SUFFOLK LYE HOUSE,CORNER OF COL'IIT AND HOW ARD STREETS, BOSTON.

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