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VOLUME 1.___________ N E W - Y O R K , S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 3, 1 8 5 5 . . NUMBER 39.

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As the unclouded splendor of day is passing in­to the mellowed light of its sunset beauty, a band of happy Spirits were reposing beside a sparkling fountain, whose clear and pellucid waters reflect ten thousand colors of changing beauty as they sparkle in the ambient light. Flowers of immortal fra­grance give forth sweet perfumes to the celestial air, and majestic trees whose foliage is of living green, spread out their arms inviting to repose and meditation, birds of rare beauty whose notes give forth sweet music, such as is never heard by mor­tal cars, add a charm to the pure and happy scene. A low and gentle melody breathes upon the air. I look up, and behold a company of Spi­rits are approaching to join the ones already pre­sent. Their robes are bright and shining, and their countenances are radiant with the light which cometh from God. The wisdom of the holy pre­sence sets upon each countenance, making it fair and peaceful to look upon, and yet they look gentle and loving. No shadow of earthly passions re­mains graven upon their seraph-faces. There is a glow of light, a gladdening, blissful feeling pervad­ing the atmosphere in which they move. They are approaching the Spirits who are waiting to receive them. And now, they greet each other with a glad smile of welcome. A deep and unutterable

j oy seems to be welling up within each heart as it greets and welcomes the other. And those who have last come sit beside the fountain also, clasping each others’ hands. They now bid each other re­count to their companions the result of their labors, for they have been upon earth laboring earnestly ■and unceasingly, each in a different direction, and they now assemble to speak of that which they have accomplished as faithful workers, whose labor is that of love and undying hope in the redemption of their fellow-man. One says, beloved teacher the task which I had to fulfil was hard. I spoke the words of wisdom which were given me. I gave the lessons which were given me. Some would listen, and some would turn away unheeding, forgetting that truth could come through other than those who were clad with authority which the law giveth. But some hungry souls who were thirsty for a draught of eternal truth received the words gladly and freely, and the}- became joyous in the knowledge of eternal and progressing wis­dom. And when the jewels are gathered together, the beaut}- of their Spirits will be drops in the cup of my gladness. And another said, I went to earth full of mighty resolutions to do the will of my Father, to turn the hearts of men from mam­mon, to the purifying and ennobling influence of the knowledge of the love of God to them through the years of their past forgetfulness, their slumber­ing unconsciousness. And I thought I would speak with the voice of an entreating angel, that I would stir up the depths of their Spirits to see the dark­ness of their ways, the downward tendency of their paths. I approached the young; they would not hear me ; their future was opening before them in rose-tinted colors, their passions and strengthening energies were gaining daily force from the reckless impulses which hurried them .dong; few would listen to my pleading voice, but ■aid as in ans-.v r to my entreaties: “ time enough, we are ■.•■'ung. we are happy, we are striving to become leaders of the people, to rule the multitude, to sway the great mas«, to step in the places of those who are daily going out from amongst us ; curb not our ambition, clip not our soaring wings in their upward flight, hut let us speed onward, ever onward, until we have reached the highest pinnacle of worldly ambition, and when all our whines are satisfied, when our hearts no longer yearn and struggle for worldly aggrandizement, when we gain that for which we are laboring, then we will listen to your pleading voice, then we will put the world beneath our feet and turn our thoughts to Heaven.” [ passed from the young to the old. Some would hear me doubtingly, mis­trusting the- sound to he that of earth, so long had its delusive power enchained their souls and kept them from all that was bright, that was fair or heavenly in their nature, that they could not raise their faith nor extend their grasp be}-ond the sphere where all their affinities were enshrined. Prayers they could utter with their lips, but they were not the fresh outgushing of the heart, but they were those which had been given by rule to be repeated as a form through other lips. It was sad to leave them so unbelieving and yet so needy, so ignorant of the life which they were soon to enter, and yet, 0 , kind and loving guide, I had to pass on ; my pre­cious time could not bo thus wasted in talking to hearts of stone! The idols of gold and silver ever inf..copied the Spirit-forms, the Spirit-voice from their hearts, and verily, I said within my soul, “ it i : not well that men should grow old in forgetful­ness of their higher and eternal life, for, as man’s time becomes shorter upon the sphere where his heart hath its only abiding place, he would Iain

linger forever w ith in the precincts w h ich only seem to him as the brightest heaven w hich h is soul can aspire to, and w hen ¿he un w illing ly leaves it, his soul finds no sym p ath y , no pleasure in the opening future before h im .” A nd I again spoke to the y o u th and said : O ! y o u n g m an or y o u n g m aiden, pause and think ; th y heart is warm and bounding, the flowers o f th y yo u th are bloom ing brightly, and m aking thee g lad in the sunlighted b eau ty of their gorgeous coloring ; bu t the flow ers o f thy yo u th will perish , m any o f the hopes w hich thou w ouldst realize w ill prove delusive, the vain sh a­dow s o f th y ow n longing, and m ock thee at last w ith bitter disappointm ent. G ive car now , to the appeal o f love, hearken to the soft and pleading voice o f angel-lips. B ein gs etherial and pure, lov­ing and anxious, surround th y youth fu l s te p s; turn, turn not aw ay, sh u t not th y heart against their gentle influences, but lift up thine e y es and ask th y Father to be the guide o f th y yo u th , and H e will surround thee w ith su ch gu id es as w ill uphold thee in the hour o f trial, and save thee from the great pitfall o f tem ptation. A nd w h en thou art old, thou canst look upward w ith a brightening ey e and a liv ing know ledge that there is w ith in thee a hope of eternal life strong and undying. A nd death shall not dim th y hap p iness, b u t it will open to thee the unrevealed book, w h ose p ages are all unfolding one after another to th y astonished soul, the infinite w isdom , the boundless and un ch anging love o f th y heaven ly Father. A nd I tell thee, O beloved guide, that som e did stop and harken to m y vo ice , and I placed upon their brow s a talism an o f hope, a wreath of un dying flowers, w h ich on ly Spirits m ight see, and w hen th ey approached those hearts, th e y w ou ld draw near and call them b le sse d ; for lo, the still sm all voice o f love had found an echo w ithin their hearts. I b lessed them , and their path w ays shall be angel-lighted, and th ey shall give to others consolation and com fort through their sh ort jo u rn ey o f life on earth.

A nother Spirit now speaks. I t is a fem ale.— H er e y es are m eek and d o v e -lik e ; tears have often bedew ed her cheek s, and her Spirit hath been chastened and purified through suffering and great sorrow. She said : “ 0 lovin g guide, I com e back from m y earth jo u rn ey , thankful that God hath perm itted so feeb le and un w orthy a Spirit to join hands w ith those w h o love the cause o f their F ath ­er so w ell. M y first m ission w as to seek out the sorrow ing, the broken-hearted ones o f earth. 0 1

how m any, how nnm berless th ey are, and how I w ished that every tear w h ich cam e forth from the fountains o f m y heart, could he turned into a b less­ing for them . I lingered about them long. I w h is ­pered to their hearts o f peace and hope. I spoke to them o f the place w h ere all tears are w iped from the m ourners’ eyes , and w hen a sorrow ing m other grieved for her child, I brought the idol o f her heart, and se t it before her, that it m igh t point her upw ards, and then, I told her that a link had been established betw een her and heaven, a sy m ­path etic chord w h ich w ou ld ever draw h er there, bu t sh e m u st keep it untainted. She m u st not snap it asunder b y the cares and engrossing loves o f earth. H er heart grew m ore hoping, and now sh e is not w ithou t the stren gth o f hope.

I then spoke to a sad and erring daughter, w hose crushed and w eary Spirit desired the rest o f obli­vion. H er h op es had once been ligh ted b y the trusting faith o f love, and her poor Spirit had learn­ed to curse the nam e, to w ish that it m ight he blotted forever out o f the records o f H eaven. A blight had fallen upon her y o u n g life. O, w eary and sad w ere the upbraidm gs o f h er Spirit, w hen conscious at tim es o f its true b u t degraded posi­tion. She w ou ld have courted death w ith her own hand, b u t the future w as fearful, and w h en sh e had throw n h erse lf prostrate upon the earth, I drew near and w hispered to her poor lacerated, despair­ing soul w ords o f hope beyon d the grave. She could not at first hear m e, b u t gradually a great quiet and peace fell upon her Spirit, and she thought sh e w as in a dream , a dream o f childhood and happiness, o f in n ocen ce, and love. I b en t over her shattered form, and spoke in w h ispers w hich her heart m igh t hear. I told h er o f repentance upon earth, yea , and o f hope beyond the earth.— YYith w ords o f en treaty and sooth in g sy m p a th y I gen tly led her Spirit into the path s o f duty , o f rec­titude and v irtu e, w h ere strength w ou ld be given her to live a repentant life. O, how she w ep t and w ish ed she m ight die w h ile the h ap p y dream last­ed. B ut sh e arose and w en t her w ay, resolv ing to profit b y the w arning w hich had been breathed to her Spirit. H er life now seem ed o f som e worth, and as I left her, “ friends” w h ose Spirits had long been unable to approach her, nestled close beside her. T he w ork o f healing had com m enced in her heart, and w ith the assistance o f Spirits, and of friends in the form w h o w ill receive her, sh e will y e t rise up purified and blessed, and enter upon her Spirit-life w ith a hoping, throbbing jo y , thanking God for H is m ercy, and m eeting face to face w ith those bright beings, w h ose d ew ey breath, w hose warm and striv ing hearts w ere exerted to raise her up.

A nd n ext, I v isited the poor orphan, cry ing for bread, sh ivering w ith cold, uncared for and suffer­ing. H ow cold and cheerless th e life before that orphan ! I looked, and near him w ere h is parents sad and un hap py, b ecau se o f the m isery o f their child. O, sad sig h t! there w ere none to give it bread, bu t the cold un w illing hand called charity, and on all sid es w ere snares and pitfalls, every th in g to m islead the little wanderer, and noth in g to cher­ish , to w arm the little h u n gry heart w ith the full­ness o f affection, and no arm to p rotect from sur­rounding dangers. W h en n ight had com e upon the earth, and n o covering or scarce a sh elter could bo fou n d b y the little w a if floating on its tem pest-

tost bosom , I drew near and blessed th e orphan ; I pressed him to m y heart, and prayed to m y Father in heaven to send angel-guides to w atch over the im m ortal germ , to influence som e benevolen t heart to cherish the little w itherin g flower, to g ive it som e bosom to w h ich its little heart m ight nestle in the spring-tim e o f its life and tw ine around here­after w ith love and affection. I w atched him w hile he slept in h is infantile innocence and desolation, and I sa id: “ I pray thee, 0 Father o f th e father­less, to cast a strong bu lw ark about th is innocent one, that he m ay live an upright and h o ly life, and learn to 'ca ll thee h is Father, and k n ow thee as su ch forever.” M any sym p athetic Spirit-friends w ere gathered round the lone child , and each one resolved to do a part to assist in leading that child aright, through life’s checkered path. H e w as con­ducted through the aid o f Spirits to a sym pathetic h e a r t; the neg lected one was cared fo r ; a k in dly hand w as stretched forth, and the little one’s head now slum bers beneath a friendly roof. Thou w ilt say, gentle teacher, that m y prayers w ere answ ered, un w orthy as I am. M any, m an y scen es o f suffer­ing and o f m isery, o f desolation, and d isappoint­m ent w ere w itnessed b y m e w hile m y earth-jour­n ey lasted, and m y Spirit shall w atch through their lives the good w ork w h ich w as g iven m e the pow er to begiD, and I w ill b less and m agnify the goodness o f m y F ather for H is unbounded m ercy to m e, and I shall stand read y to greet each one as th e y enter their Spirit-hom e, and tell them o f w hat m ercy and protecting care hath fo llow ed their l iv e s ; for th ey w ill y e t sh ine bright and glow ing w ith im m or­tal pu rity am ong those w h o have b een redeem ed from sin and suffering through the love o f the Father, and in the ligh t o f etern ity shall our Spirit see w hat the little seed hath grow n to, w h ich w as so sm all as to b e alm ost unseen ; its ra y s w ill b e­com e those o f refu lgent light and dazzling beauty , as tim e develops in its un ceasing progress the im ­mortal attributes w h ich belong to each unfold ing germ .

A n other sp eak s w ho h a s left earth. I cam e, said he, to report m y w ork as on ly begun . Lo, I have w andered up and dow n, and I ’ve penetrated into th e secret recesses o f m an’s m ost hidden m o­tives. I have stood in th e sacred p laces o f earth, w here m an does lip-hom age to h is Creator, and I ’ve w atched the w ord as it fell co ld ly and w ithout pow er upon th e hearts o f those w ho heard it, for verily , pom p and circum stances are b u t th e im pres­sions o f an hour, and th e sou nd o f m a n y w ords but created a confusion w here th e y w ere not u n ­derstood or r igh tly applied. I found no resting place for the sole o f m y foot in th e structures w h ich had b een erected b y the hand o f m an, as the altar w h en ce h is prayers should ascend to heaven as a sw eet in cen se before the throne of God. T he cold and h ea v y atm osphere oppressed and retarded m y ardor, and w ith difficu lty I p en e­trated the gross elem en t w h ich w as filled w ith so m any thoughts w h ose birth w a s o f earth. Sad and dispirited, I sou gh t a w illing ear som ew here else. I sou ght the hom e o f the low ly . I approached the couch o f th e suffering, and verily , th e y received m e, th ey repelled m e not, b u t w ith heartfelt tears th ey received th e com forting influence from m y Spirit to theirs, and w here th e hu m ble and upright man spoke forth th e thou ghts w h ich com e freigh t­ed w ith truth and everlasting ligh t o f heaven I stood b y , and breathed strength , and hope, and com fort to h is soul. For the sim ple and honest child o f N ature w as m ore receptive, m ore congenial to the influences o f indw elling ligh t than those whom form s, and cerem onies, and outw ard garbs o f p ie ty had surrounded b y their gross and heaven- d efy in g influence. W h ere m irth and revelry , the dance and song, w here w ine and all its ex c it in g in ­fluences held their sw ay, m y voice could not be heard, m y footsteps w ere turned aside. Sad and dispirited, I left the scene o f m irth and revelry . I sou ght the lo w ly cabin of the poor, th e oppressed child o f slavery , and as h e breathed h is sim ple prayer, a Spirit stood b y , and took it up and laid it before the Father’s throne as a sw eet sm elling in­cense o f gratitude. I said , “ p ra y on , hope on, poor s la v e ; th y bondage is o f earth, not o f h e a v e n ; th y poor bleeding heart w ill b e freer and brighter and far happier in th e Spirit-hom e than th e one w ho calls thee slave and lash es thee w ith m any stripes o f suffering. M y Sp irit g rew glad as I gaz­ed ; I g rew stronger to proceed on m y m ission of love. A n d then, I beheld another poor, ignorant, untaught child o f slavery, w h ose heart had never been tau gh t other than b itter and resentfu l feelings, the springs o f w h ose love had b een turned into stream s o f hate, because o f the oppression o f the task m aster, because o f th e chains w h ich cut the flesh and the bon ds w h ich held the sou l dow n on a level w ith the brute. O, sad and dreary p ic tu r e !I strove to breathe som e hope, som e com fort into the poor w ayw ard despond ing heart. I whispered, “ child o f toil and captiv ity , there is a brighter sun sh in ing for thee b eyon d th e starry h e a v en s; there are peacefu l hom es, placid and fair, w h ere thou shalt y e t rest th y w eary l im b s ; there are angel- friends w h om the fetters o f earth no longer bind, w aiting to w elcom e thee, and deck thee w ith flow ­ers to cheer up th y sad and despond ing S p ir it” A n d th ey also th ou gh t th ey had'a beautiful dream. A nd th ey w ondered in their darkness i f heaven was so beautifu l a p lace, and i f angels were so beau­tiful and b r ig h t O, th at low w hisper, th a t softly breathed prayer, left an im press beh in d w h ich no oppression can efface.

A n d I strove to approach those w hom th e y call their m asters. I strove, and w ould fain have m o v ­ed their hearts w ith p ity and charity. I w ould have b esou gh t th em not to im prison the immortal Spirit w h ich G od hath m ade free. - 1 appealed to their tenderness, and w ish ed to m ove their Spirits

to act in accordance w ith th e d ictates o f N atu re ; but the circum stances o f custom and o f la w had riveted its chains so firm ly about their hearts as to darken their better jud gm en t and render them d ea f to the appeals w h ich their ow n hearts often uncon­sc iou sly m ade to them . I b lessed th ose w h o w ere gentle and k ind to the flesh and blood w h ich their m oney had purchased, and I prayed to m y F ather to open their hearts to th e soft ton es o f H is lov in g m ercy, and m ake them th e instrum ents o f g iv in g life eternal to those w h o w ere their bondsm en, for I saw th a t it w a s th e sin o f custom m ore than o f necessity , and I said w ith in m y soul, w h en the heart hath b een opened b y the Spiritual unfold ing o f true ligh t and lov in g practical w orks, th e y w ill see their error and the gentle persuasion o f the still sm all voice from w ithin w ill guide them aright, and the oppressed shall b e cared for and lifted up, and their Spirits shall b e m ade as fair and a s pure, as trusting and lov in g in th e sim plicity o f their faith as those w h o have raised them . T erily , the ligh t o f each good deed b ecom es a star o f rejoic ing in th e hom e o f th e Spirit to greet it a t its en ­trance. Therefore, beloved teacher, I com e back from m y m ission hopiDg, for a pow er hath been breathed upon the people, a voice hath thrill­ed their hearts, a feelin g un know n and undefined b y m ortals is pervading, is expand ing the great beating, pu lsing heart o f hum anity. I t on ly sh ow s a ripple here and there, b u t th e ripples w ill grow into w aves, and the w inds w ill take up the story, and bear the glad tid ings over th e face o f the earth. A nd so I returned rejoicing w ith exceed ing great jo y , h ap py to return and w ork out m y part in the great struggle _ o f r igh t over all.

A n other now speaks. H er floating robes sparkle in the soft and m ellow ligh t even as gem s o f beauty and rare brilliancy. H er brow is bound w ith a chaplet o f lilies. H er voice is soft and m usical as the tones o f an selian h a r p ; its v ibrations thrill through ev ery listener as the touch o f a fine-toned instrum ent. Y ea, said she, I com e from earth glad and rejoicing, m y friends. T h ey w elcom ed m e w ith open hearts and outstretch ed .hand s ¡ th ey clasped m y Spirit-form to their hearts, for th ey k n ew m e, th ey rem em bered m y vo ice as in tim e of yore, and w h en I sp oke o f m y hom e b eyon d the blue firm am ent and th e tw ink lin g stars, w h en I told them o f the lov in g Father w h o perm itted us to return to cheer and to com fort, to love, to guide and direct, th ey hailed m y approach w ith jo y u n ­speakable ; their hearts becam e one great tem ple o f rejoicing in their n ew ly found life, for lo, th e y ex­cla im ed! H eaven hath com e to earth, and m ade earth seem bright and glad. I t is w ith in us, it is b eyon d us, it is all around us. A n d the m ourners w ere com forted, and the sick w ere healed , and the doubting, faltering ones w ere gen tly led a long b y a hand w h ich w as strong and able to guide. A nd the glad tid ings ran faster and sw ifte r ; it w as ta­ken up and con veyed from heart to heart, and all w ho responded to its call, w ere m ade partakers o f a liv ing jo y forever w ith in their reach. T he veil w as rent asunder w h ich had k ep t the lov in g caress of friends so long unfelt, so lon g unknow n, w hose labors are now being rew arded b y b e in g recognized and loved. A n d I to ld them also to bew are of those w ho had left the earth sad and unhappy, w h ose influence had often unconsciously led them to com m it errors at w h ich their sou ls w ou ld sh u d ­der i f th ey k n ew their source. I d irected th em to look up w ith the ey e o f trust, w ith the heart o f entreaty, and love to their Father, to surround them w ith h o ly teachers, w h ose love and wisdom w ould lighten their p ath w ay and m ake them a light unto others. I to ld them that truth b o m o f God w as a pure and beautiful gem , and w herever it found a restin g place, w herever its bright flow ers could blossom , it w ou ld b eau tify and strengthen , it w ould m ake the inner ligh t o f all h idden m ysteries reveal them selves clear and undim m ed to th e inquir­ing soul, for w h at now seem ed dark, enveloped in m ists, and not perceived b y the aw akened soul, w ould in its unfolding progress becom e a source o f infinite deligh t and aw ak en in g w isdom through the grow th o f th a t precious flow er ; and to them w ho received m e, I gave the w ords w h ich thou gavest me, and m a n y Sp irits jo in ed w ith m e, and b lessed and hallow ed the scene. I t w as divine and heaven­ly to behold Spirits and m ortals m ingling heart w ith heart, for I saw the earth ly Spirit grow better and purer. I saw it becom e m ore expansive and loving, m ore like the little child before its heaven- born nature h as been corrupted and corroded b y the soul o f selfishness. B u t it d id not take from the b righ tn ess o f the Spirit to g ive to the mortal, bu t greater pow er and stronger ligh t overshadow ed and surrounded the Spirit, th a t m ore m ight b e g iv ­en the m ortal. T he resu lt o f m y m ission to earth, kind teacher, is ended for the present, and i f thou w ilt b u t g ive u s th y approving sm ile, i f thou w ilt place th y hand upon our heads and b less u s w ith the Father’s b lessing, i f thou w ilt gu ide and direct our footsteps again am ong earth’s children, w e w ill return cheerful and glad, and as thou d ost recede from our view , floating in the ligh t o f th y purity, w e shall hear the soft and gentle m urm ur o f th y voice still approving and up hold ing u s w ith th y ad­v ice in th e task s w h ich have b een g iven us. Thou art great in w isdom , thou art benign ant and kind, th y heart doth throb w ith ev ery h ea v en ly em otion w h ich com eth from God, and w e k n ow that thou dost sen d th in e influences to earth, and th y sym p a­th ies through us, w h o can m ingle w ith earth’s at-i m osphere w h en thou couldst n o t T herefore, b less u s h o ly en es forever. A n d foreverm ore, w e shall labor unceasingly for th e love o f th e F ather, w h ich com eth dow n through th e chann els o f h is m ercy.

D o st thou see now , that the Spirits are parting each to go their respective w ays, and dost thou hear the w ords w h ich are sp oken b y th e unfolded w isdom

o f those Spirits w ho h a v e com e from th e ir bright b u t d istan t hom e to cou n sel and stren gthen those w h ose task it hath b een to develop and m ake u se ­ful in the sphere w h ich th e y left, the labors w hich th ey are fitted to perform ?

One speaks in a gentle y e t com m anding voice, and s a y s : T hou h ast done w ell, m y ch ild re n ;thou h ast been faithful and u n w ea ried ; each hath perform ed a part, and each hath g iven to earth som e light, som e aw ak en in g hope. In th e nam e o f the Father w e b less th e e ; return upon th ine ange­lic m ission, and perform it w ell, th e harvest is truly great, b u t the laborers are f e w ; w e w ill p ray that the L ord o f th e harvest w ou ld send forth m ore la ­borers to gather up the jew els , to brush aw ay the rough and u n sigh tly covering w hich envelop s m any, th at none m a y b e lo st or overlooked. T h y sym p a­th ies are still with earth; th y labors m u st b e on earth until others are prepared to fill th y place, w h ose sym p ath ies w ith it are c loser than th in e ; m eanw hile those chords w h ich draw thee thither have draw n th y friends up to thee. A n d now labor for the rew ard w h ich thou know est is beyond , and w h en thine earth ly m ission is accom plished, the future shall b e one b righ t v ista o f unfolding g lo­ries, and thou sh alt be partakers o f eternal light and w isdom , and bask forever in the su n ligh t o f the sm ile o f th y h eaven ly Father.

SLEEP.“ N o m an ■who sinks to sleep a t night

K now s w h a t his d ream s shall b e ;N o m an can te ll w h a t w onder-sight

I l l s Inner eye shall see.”[ E p ic o f the S ta r r ] / E t a te n .

“ T he S p iritua l m in is try of N ig h t I s all unknow n. D ay ru le s th e sensuous m ind,B u t N ig h t th e fettered S p irit do th unb ind .

A nd th rough the silve r palace-gates of light,In d ream and tran ce she bears tb e soul aw ay T o the w ide landscape o f the in n e r day.

H er cities are th e stars, and she delights T o lead m a nk ind in vision th ro u g h th e deep,'TC'here angels th e ir m ild m yste ries closely keep

F ro m ou te r sen se ; she k ind les u p th e lights T h a t guide h e r guests in joum ey in g s th ro u g h th6 h e a v e n ;

T h e electric w aves o f e th e r b ea r th em o n ;Shafted w ith fire th e ir a rrow y path Is g iven ,

T ill th e y are bosom ed in th e horizon,TThose o rb o f qu icken ing is th e S pirit-Sun.

T he sou ls o f m en a r e w a n d e r e r s w h ile th e y sleep ;A nd life’s continuous cu rren t eve r flows,

■Whether to ou tw ard bliss th e pu lses leap,Or languid glide in silence and repose.

A nd could one m orta l te ll o f all he sees,R ecalling N ig h t’s close-curtained m ysteries,T h e breeze th a t bears to heaven m an’s com m on though t W ould bea r such m ig h ty gladness, and be fraugh t W ith such enhancem en t, th a t th e skies w ould th rill In sym pathy d iv ine. One li ttle r i l l F r o m the f u l l ocean o f in te r io r b liss ,F lo w in g th ro u g h earth , w o u ld ch a n g e ea r th 's w i ld e r ­

nessIn to a n ew E l y e i u m ; E c a te n w o u ld sm ile F a m i l ia r a s the roses a l l the w h ile '''

[L y r ic o f the H o r n in g L a n d .

There are tw o great m ovem ents w h ich in alter­nate su ccession ru le and pervade all created N a ­ture, the systo lic and the diastolic. T he contrac­tion o f the liv ing heart, b y w h ich it forces outward th e vital current, and its su cceed in g expansion , b y w h ich it draw s backw ard w ith in itse lf th e return­in g stream s, is the correspondence in the hum an form o f th is universal law . T he ebb and flow o f th e great tides o f th e ocean, n ow flooding the sh ores and b ays , and now w ithdraw ing its w aters into its ow n bosom , is a sublim er illustration o f the sam e. A n d as all outw ard N atu re is but the cor­respondence o f Spiritual realities, a m anifestation to the outw ard sen ses o f th e la w s o f Spiritual life, w h en once w e have learned th is language, N ature w ill h e to u s no longer m u te and m ean ingless, bu t ev en th e rudest and least perfect form s o f m atter find a tongu e and sp eech in w h ich to address m an ­kind. T hen tru ly there w ill be no sp eech nor lan ­guage w h ere th e voice o f W isd om and the m elody o f L ove w ill no t be heard breaking their long s i ­lence and breath ing forth their everlastin g hym n to the qu ickened ear o f each liv in g Spirit.

D a y w ak en s m an to outw ard life. M orning w ith its b reezy call su m m ons to activ ity in the e x ­ternal sphere. A n d as each bird w ithd raw s its bill from beneath its sheltering w in g and pours forth its m atin note, as the flow ers unfold their glad leaves to the flush ing beam s, so m an feels h is Spirit drawn to h is accustom ed toil and finds truest con ten t w h en perform ing his a llotted labor. A nd thu s onw ard through th e hou rs o f toil, grow ing ever m ore positive, m ore bent upon the accom p lish ­m ent o f h is task , till the sun reaches h is m eridian h e ig h t ; bu t as th a t lum inary declines in the calm W est, and, one b y one, the even ing stars dot w ith their diam ond poin ts the azure cope o f N igh t, a change, m anifest even in the external organization, com es over the reso lu te and eager toiler o f the m orning. A m ilder d iv in ity now seem s to rule his d estio y . A so ft han d is laid up on h is form .— G en tly h e is led to h is couch o f repose. A n influ­ence sooth in g and sw eet com es like th e falling dew . E ach m uscle is relaxed ; h is e y e c loses up on the outer w orld. H is ear no longer drink s in each floating sound. T he fragrance o f a thousand flow ­ers in vain un lock their perfum es. A s outw ard consciousness and m em ory fade and becom e dim, the inner sen ses ope. W ith n o ise less step , serene and calm as N ig h t’s radiant queen or fairest stars, h is Spirit-friends draw near. N o w is their hour of gen tlest sw ay. B y day h is outer w ill controlled and th e y poured forth in stream in g influxes essential life and stren gth into each fibre o f h is form and organ o f h is m in d ; n ow the Spiritual efflux ebbs again tow ards its unbounded deep. B y d a y our Spirit-friends com e forth to us, b y n igh t w e return to them . Societies vast and m ultitudinous a s the congregated h osts o f m an y arm ies receive n s w ith open arm s, enroll our nam es as one o f theirs.— T hen the germ s o f m ig h ty deeds, hereafter to b los­som into action and th ou gh ts profound and keen , are insem inated into th e cham bers o f th e receptive

m ind. T h en death less affections are k in d led upon th e heart’s altars, and m a n y a bereaved Spirit, lon ely on earth, th en clasps th e object o f its in m ost love. H and in hand th ey w ander through E lysian fields o f b lessed n ess and peace.

T hen, too, th e m other, ever yearn in g tow ards her heart’s darlings, left in a cold and fr ien d less world, is often perm itted to draw forth their Sp irits and enfold once m ore in h er longing arm s the ten der objects o f her truest love. She leads them forth through m eads o f starry flow ers and reposes w ith them on the green ban ks o f s lo w ly flow ing s tr e a m s; in fusing m a n y a sw eet th ou gh t and pure sentim ent into their m inds and hearts, hereafter to flow forth in n ob lest acts, or b e shrined w ith in a s a source o f serene and sw eetes t jo y .

T hu s parent and child, husband and w ife, lover and beloved , m eet in th e realm s o f s leep ; and th ose silen t sh ades are forever vocal to th e Spirit- ear w ith soft greetings, gentle responses and w h is­pered consolation. B y d a y w e w ander forth like hired laborers to our toilsom e duties, and lik e th em , sp en t and w eary , w e return home at even ing, to m ingle in dearer associations, and b e refreshed b y the gentle m inistries o f the cherished and beloved.

O N ignt, in tb y closo-cnrtained realm s hea rts m ee t TThom D eath hath severed . "With th y ebon wrings T h o u boverest o’er a so rrow -stricken w o r ld ;A nd to tb e dow ny p lum age o f tb y b reast T h o u w elcom est the sons o f sorest toiL T h o u bathest in tb y gen tle dew s n o t flow ers A lone. I le a le r o f w ounded hea rts 1 ’tia th ine T o p o u r the sooth ing balm . T b y reign is peace.

Could th e m ysteries o f that w orld be fu lly re­vealed to us, could the treasures o f the internal m em ory be poured into the external, the poorest w ould be rich in inw ard exp erien ces. A n d y e t as the Spiritual degree o f m an ’s m ind becom es m ore and m ore opened, the external m ind b ecom es m ore conscious o f the interior life. A nd as m an go es onw ard and upw ard in the p ath w ay o f a true and divine unfolding, (n o tin the sp uriou s p rogression o f a develop ed se lfh ood , w h ich reigns in d iscordant spheres, and dazzles b y its false glitter m a n y un­w ary m inds in the external,) h e com es m ore and m ore into th e possession o f that eternal inheritance w hich the Father hath provided. A n d thus, as he is prepared for it, and can bear it, n ew w onders will b e ever daw ning upon h is consciousn ess, till the earth-life b ecom es sw allow ed up in the divine..

“ 'W hen the perfec t m an is come,E a rth and heaven shall be bis h o m e ;In a lternate periods be In th em bo th shall seem and be.H ea ven b y n ig h t a n d e a r th b y d a y S h a ll he h o ld h is w o n d er-w a y ." '

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T iie IV inter or the Heart.— L et it not com e upon y o u . L ive so that good angels m a y protect y o u from th is terrible evil— the w in ter o f the h e a r t

L et no ch illing influence freeze up the fou n d a­tions o f sy m p a th y and hap p in ess in its depth s ; n o cold burthen se ttle over its w ithered hop es, lik e sn ow on th e faded f lo w e r s; no rude b lasts o f d is­content m oan and shriek through th e desolate cham bers.

Y our life path s m a y lead y o u am id trials, w h ich for a tim e seem u tter ly to im pede y o u r progress, and sh u t out the v ery ligh t o f heaven from y o u r a n x ­ious gaze.

P en u r y takes th e place o f ease and p le n ty ; yo u r luxurious hom e m a y be exch anged for a singlelow ly room — the soft couch for the straw pallet__the rich v ian d s for th e coarse food o f the poor.__Sum m er friends m ay forsake y o u , and the un p ity­ing pass y o u w ith scarce a look or w ord o f com ­passions.

Y'ou m ay be found to toil w earily , stead ily on, to earn a l iv e lih o o d ; y o u m a y encounter fraud and the base avarice w hich w ould extort the last larth­ing till y o u w ell n igh turn in d isgu ss from yo u r fellow beings.

D eath m a y sever the dear ties that bind 3-ou to earth, and leave y o u in fearful darkness. T hat noble m an ly boy, the sole hope o f 3-our declin ing 3-ears, m a y be taken from 3-ou, w hile 3-our Sp irit clings to him w ith a w ild tenacit3-, w h ich even the shadow o f the tom b cannot w h o lly subdue.

B u t am id all th ese sorrow s, do not com e to the conclusion that nob ody w as ever so d eep ly afflicted as 3'ou are, and abandon every sw eet anticipation o f “ better d a y s ,” in th e un know n future.

D o not lose y o u r faith in hum an exce llen ce , b e­cause y o u r confidence has som etim es been betray­ed, nor believe th at friendship is on ly a delusion, and love a bright phantom w h ich g lides from you r grasp.

D o not th ink th at y o u are fated to be m iserable because y o u are disappointed in your ex p ecta ­tions, and baffled in y o u r pursuits. D o not d e ­clare that G od had forsaken you , w hen 3’our w a y is hedged about w ith thorns, or sep ine sinfu lly , w h en he calls your dear ones to the land beyond the grave.

K eep a h o ly trust in heaven through every tr ia l; bear adversity w ith fortitude, and look upw ard in hours o f tem ptation and suffering. "When yo u r locks are w hite, 3-our e y es dim, and 3-our lim bs w e a ry ; w h en yo u r step s fa lter on th e verge o f D eath ’s g loom y vale, still reta in the freshness and b u oyan cy o f Spirit w h ich w ill sh ie ld y o u from the w inter o f th e heart.

The Axglo Saxox.— R ev. Theodore P ark er la te­ly delivered a lecture in Cincinnati, from w h ich the follow ing is an e x tr a c t:

T he A n glo-S axon statesm an is a k een observer o f facts, b u t k n ow s and cares little for abstract truth or for genuine principles. T he A nglo-Saxon h a s im m ense practical pow er, b u t little ideality .— T he A nglo-Saxon is m ore moral than pious. H e observes forms, h u t is not d e v o u t H e form erly w ou ld not believe in the sou l’s im m ortality u n less h e could see a ghost, and now scarce w ill b e lieve u n less h e can hear one.

Christian ^ tr itn a lis t .Bo Ions' si Men are Honest, so long will Success follow

in the Footsteps of their Labors.

NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1855.

“ PROBATION.”When in the course of human events it shall

have come to pass that honesty and h u m ility will be characteristic of all reasoning and theorizing, and men become willing to follow truth, be it ever so much opposed to their previous habits, then and not till then, will consistency be something less rare, though always precious as “ j a c e t s We are re­minded of this truth by the constant recurrence of facts, which not only in Spirit, but in the most lite ra l manner do violence to everything like con­sistency, both in religion and philosophy. It is a generally acknowledged truth that the laws of Nations are predicated more or less on the domi­nant religion, and that the philosophy of that reli­gion gives coloring to the variations and shades of culture peculiar to the age. This is almost a tru­ism, so uniform is the history of the world in its illustration, but emphatically is it true of Christen­dom, be it Catholic or Protestant. Among the fun­damentals of all sects, so for as they pretend to have any system or philosophy to their theology, we know none more generally received than the doctrine of probation, which may be defined as that theory which makes man's existence on the earth a tr ia l, the efficacy and virtue of which fits him for the test of fellowship in the Spirit-world. Pendent to this theory is the doctrine of “ rewards and punishments,” the very mention of which re­minds us of the dark scenes in civil (?) and eccle­siastical history, in which “ the very air is heavy with the sighs of the martyred dead, the prisoned reformer, and the conscientious Christian.” Indeed, this doctrine of “ rewards and punishments,” Ins been the sine qua non of Protestantism, and has been so generally incorporated into the make-up of Christendom, that to this day it lives on the “ sta­tute book” as a qualification for the tru th and ve­ra c ity of all sworn witnesses in our courts of law. True, the application of the test is not now insisted on with the same positiveness it was only a few years ago, but it is no less a point of law, that all shall believe in “ future rewards and punishments.” We mention this fact not to discuss the doctrine of rewards and punishments, but to show the impor­tance of the dogma of liprobation" to the reader, for without rewards or punishments there could be no such thing as t r ia l in any sense we are now- accustomed to use the word. If, however, the law has become neglectful in not enforcing this point, the Church is still positive in vindicating the so­lemnities that gather round the responsibilities of life in sight of the fact that all probationers are ex­pected to make their “ calling and election sure,” since “ in the grave there ii no repentance," and “ after death no change.” Of the truth or folsity of this philosophy of Probation, we shall offer no remark at present, as we bring it into court only to have it bear witness against some of the issues made by an apostate ministry and a corrupt and irreligious press, who make use of eveiy means to ridicule and degrade Spiritualism. AA'ere it not for the historical fact that the dominant religious feel­ing gives color to the other departments of society, we would be at loss how to comprehend the issues which members of the press make upon Spiritual­ism, since the facts and premises of its philosophy are of a character that speak alike to the plainest gensc and the m o s t exalted mind. These facts, in­stead of ignoring the doctrine of probation, make it principle, for the revelations which the past five years have given, illustrative of Spirit-intercourse and its pluses, makes the declaration, of Christ (“ the kingdom of heaven is within you") not only authoritative, but final in Spiritual science, anu gives a dignity ami importance to Spiritual culture which the dogmatic theologian and bigot has foiled to effect.

And yet, in sight of the plainest induction from any of the fundamentals of Spiritual life, not a few of the editorial press are ever ready to select some phase of Spiritual intercourse, and set it forth in the most ridiculous manner, the better to bring the whole thing into contempt. The most painful part of the reflection is in the fact, that not a few of the m in is try join hands with these “ hirelings of the press,” and in their desire to do and say something that may be injurious to Spiritualism, forget that they arc sapping the foundations of their own creeds, and the order and virtue of society, so for as one or botli of these depend on religion for vita­lity and power.

The following will illustrate these remarks, for while it proves that the culture of this life goes with us to the Spirit-sphere, the Spirit of the ar­ticle and its general publication shows the intent of the writer and the obvious purpose of the editors. ,

A D e p a r t e d S p i r i t « e n d in g fo p . i i i s T e a - K e t t l e ._A skeptical investigator of Spiritualism gives tothe Boston Times the following chapter of his ex­perience at a Spiritual sitting In Pawtucket, R. I., a few days since.

The medium was Mr. II., who had been an auc­tioneer. A few moments previous an intemperate old man by the name of AY. had died. He had sold his effects, and himself bid off a copper tea-kettle for a few cents. And now on calling for the Spir­its to respond, the “ raps” came and spelled out the name of old Mr. AY.! He was asked “ if he wish­ed to make any communication,” and the answer was “ Yes.” So he proceeded and spelled out by the raps, “ I will take my tea-kettle !” The tea­kettle was then simmering on the cook-stove which stood in the room! and while the astonished “ me­dium” heard its humming “ response” and the message of old Mr. AY., he became horribly fright­ened, and it was a long while before he was content to sit down for the raps again. However, in the process of time this shock was partially forgotten, and Mr. II.’s wife persuaded him to sit again lor the “ sounds.” They had no sooner “ formed the cir­cle” than this same old Mr. AY. announced himself again, and rapped out by the alphabet, “ I w ill take m y tea-kettle." This was so perplexing to the medium that he refused to sit any more; and soon after the tea-kettle aforesaid was among the miss­ing, and I do not know that it has been heard to simmer since.

Now is it not a iittle singular, if there is no doubt of immortality, and no need of Spirit-mani­festation to awaken men to a more living and posi­tive sense of the necessity of preparing for another and a better world, that all such undeveloped phases of Spirit-intercourse arc selected for publi­cation and comment, while the celestial wisdom and angcl-eloqucnce of the most soul-searching power and beauty is passed by with indifference and neglect? AYc think it not only singular, but u n e x p la in a b le on any other supposition, than that of g e n e r a l skepticism in a future state of being; for if the culture of this life has anything to do in fitting the soul for the expansive harmonies of the Spirit-world, then all neglect must be punished or rewarded in kind, since it is true in philosophy, j as well as in the Gospel, that “ to him that hath', shall be given, and to him that hath not shall be­taken away even that which he hath, the plain sense of which is, that “ he th a t doeih wrong shall rtetiv* f o r the wrong tha t h i hath don* w ith o u t re-

sp ed o f person." AYo see no absurdity, therefore, in “ an intem perate o l d h a t ? ” asking the medium for his “ lea kettle," for it might have been the on ly point of union in their spheres. And if uni­formity of concession, and agreement of testimony can prove the doctrine of “probation ,” the revela­tions of Spirit-intercourse have made it a fixed fact in Spiritual science, for the evidence conclusively proves “ that as you sow, that shall you also reap.”

To illustrate this, let the following have its full significancy, as it comes from the one best qualified to judge—i. e. the sufferer.

Ca c t io n t o S u ic id e s .—AYe learn from a gentle­man who is intimate in Spiritual circles, that there has recently been a communication received from a late poet who committed suicide, who expresses great regret for his rash act, as he has not changed for the better, and does not find himself any better appreciated among the Spirits than he was here. He is still discourted, and yearnmg passionately for the unattainable, and is deprived -of the solacing thought that he can end all by the aid of a razor or prussic acid.—R . Y . S u n day Courier.

In sight of these facts it is a “ melancholy je s t ” for men to make light of the lessons of life, and ignore the teachings of the Spirits, since heaven or hell must ultimate from these earth relations. YYe do not hold to torments or punishments in the an­gular or agonizing sense of those words, but we do attach deep meaning to them, so much so as to consider it m ora l suicide for any soul to be for­getful of the claims of Spiritual culture and moral development.

C hristian ! be ye layman or minister, editor or mechanic, in the church or out of the synagogue, is it wise to ignore and make light of the testimony which this new unfolding of Spiritual life is giving to the age? Is it the part of the sage to neglect that, which in the most significant manner seeks to make the citizen civilized, the Saint Spiritualized, and the philosopher religious ? No! ! And yet Spiritualism does all this, for it shows the picture of life as i t is, not “ through a glass darkly” for it would have all men repent of error and wrong, and come into fellowship with God and his gov­ernment.

Reader, in a celestial and heavenly sense, as well as in a personal and selfish one, it is true, that “ he that is wise, is wise f o r him self." “ Judge thou."

PAPERS OLD AND NEW.AA'hatever may be the fate of many of the news­

papers now in existence, no one can doubt but as humanity unfolds, the culture and philosophy that come with its development will need proper or­gans for their dissemiatlon and popularization, so that new papers will be called into existence with the fresh developments and expanding phases of progress. Competition in the newspaper depart­ment, like competition in every other sphere of life, will work for good, since it will not only cheapen the general tariff cf prices, but be a stimulant to the Spiritual culture of those working in the edito­rial family. AYhen the monied reward fa ils , lore's labor commences, so that it will be true in the bat­tle of nc-wspapcrdom as in the battle of life, “ he that endureth to the o td , the same shall bo saved.”

In the meantime, we are pleased to see that the reformatory families are determined to multiply and sustain progressive organs, for the advocacy of their respective views. AA~c know what prurience would say about “ su sta in ing a f e w good organs,” Sec., but the unfolding of the mind needs new phases of culture, as the development of the body requires different sized garments.

AYhile, therefore, we feel the need of caution and prudence in a business sense, we also see the ne­cessity for multiplying the phases of culture, that all may he brought to a knowledge of the truth.— To the “ man of m oney," the multiplication of pa­pers may be more significant of speculation and dollar-and-cent enterprize, than reform and pro­gress, since there are times when cant is marketa­ble and reform fashionable; but if all such could ¡’or a moment remember that there is progress in ibis very “ make-believe philanthropby,” it would soften censure, since it has been well said, that “ that he who acst the hypocrite pays homage to t ir lu e .” '

To the really reformatory and honest, the Spiritual and progressed, who accept the mission of life with all “ its ups and downs, its alterations, its bran new plans and speculations,” as the unfolding of the divinity that shapes these seemingly inconsistent ends, nothing can be lost to hum an and S p ir it good, that is laid on the altar of humanity with clean hands and upright souls, be the organ of their pro­pagation permanent or transient.

Among the new candidates for patronage and usefulness, we have received No. 3 of a neat and handsomely printed paper, called “ T h e AYo h a n ’s A d v o c a t e .” It is about the size of our issue or a trifle larger, published weekly at Philadelphia, “ at two dollars p e r annum , s tr ic tly in adcance." If we understand the teachings of this number, it is to be a practical as well as a theoretical w o m a n s Ric n T S o r g a n , since the editing as well as the type setting, is to be done by women. AYhatever the “ t r a d e ” may say and do about this, wc cannot say, but it is plain that to “ this complexion must we come at last,” if the issue for woman’s rights and woman’s independence is to ultimate in any thing practical and useful. That great changes must come to the future of labor, must be self-evi­dent to every thinking mind at all acquainted with the improvements in machinery and the many branches of the mechanical arts, so that of neces­sity, the rules of trade will have to yield to the competition natural to progress and the pressure of the times. AYe hope, therefore, “ The AYoman’s Advocate ” will receive the fellowship and cooper­ative aid of the reformatory public, that the exper­iment may be fully tested, since there are many who doubt the practical ability of woman for any thing so hazardous and complicated as the “ make­up ” and publishing of p, paper.

“ The AA’oman’s Advocate” has a fine heading, illustrative of the yuvzeft'tti? of the paper ; and is in its “ make up,” judging from this number, a good family paper.

Tnn U na. This well-known organ of TYoman’s Rights wc had missed from among our exchanges for some time, and had almost come to the conclu­sion that some one had made lore to “ our paper,” when we learned that it had stopped to make a more practical and permanent arrangement, as the editors and publishers are determined to fight the good fight of practical right and Spiritual culture. AA’e wish the “ Una ” and all concerned success, and hope the following will stimulate many to do the “ one th in g" needful—subscribe.

“ T h e U n a has been free in its character, a d m ittin g alm ost every v arie ty of opinion, and th e tre a tm e n t o f alm ost ev e ry finbject th a t m igh t, w ith p rop rie ty , com e w ith in its p rov ince to investigate and discuss. Such i t w ill con tinue to be. A rt, S ci­ence, L ite ra tu re , P h ilo sophy—both S p iritual arid n atu ra l—the science o f A ssociation, o r the R e organization o f S ociety, and ind iv idual developm ent, w ill each receive th e ir d u e share of a t­tention.

O ur con tribu to rs, a few of w hose nam es w e give, w ill be w arm ly greeted b y ou r readers. T hese are M rs. D ali, M rs. E. Oakes Sm ith , Mrs. F . D. Gaue, Mrs. E . Cheney, (now in P aris ,) M rs. F eter, and Lizzie L inn , wbos>e sto ry o f * M arriage th e only A lternative,’ opens w ith th e first n u m b er o f th e new year, and Is qu ite w orth the price of the volum e.

T h e business depa rtm en t o f th e paper hay ing passed into o th ­e r hands, w ith every prospect o f perm anence , w e feel m u ch con­fidence in p ressing l u claim s for sn p p o rt and a tten tion .

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The Nett Era. This well-known sheet has been doing manly battle for progress and right so long that few words will be needed from us in calling attention to the fact that the th ird volume is in progress of development The paper has besn en­larged and generally improved in its “ make-up,” so that while the clear type and good paper please the eye, the matter and liberal Spirit of the argu­ment will be acceptable to the mind. It may be there are those who may not sympathize with many of these discussions, but reform must have the dress and external of the reformer, and he should be heard until it is plain to good sense that there is no virtue in him. Brother Hewitt is not of that class, for his mission, so for as we understand him, is and has been to unitize and harmonize the re­formatory and Spiritual elements, rather than to make issue with the f a i th of any.

The following from his prospectus will give all needful explanation to those who wish light.

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S p i r i t u a l U n i v e r s e . This is a neat weekly is­sue, a little short of medium size, printed with good type on clear paper at one dollar per annum, mostly devoted to reform and Spiritualism. It has commenced its second volume, with every appear­ance of good health and long life. This paper dis­cusses nearly every phase of reform and progress, and may be too radical for some, but its columns are free for the pros and cons of the controversy, so that none need suffer from partialism or dogma­tism. The editor is liberal and tolerant, while doing ’duty for progress and reform. That reform means something with him, and is comprehensive of the general relations of life, will be evident from the following, which we find in the prospectus.

“ "Vi'e believe th a t no m an should y ie ld bi3 ju d g m e n t im plic it­ly e ither to S p irits o u t of, or S p irits in , th e form . M any S p irits are as fanatical in the Spirit-life as th e y w ere in th e ea rth ly .— T h ey see b u t com prehend not. E d u c a ted as th e y had been on earth , could i t be expected o therw ise ? T o check th is, and pro­m ote a h ea lthy and liv ing re lig ion is th e object o f th e S p iritua l U niverse paper.

T h e paper w ill advocate th e p rincip les as g iven in the pros­pectus of th e first n u m b e r ; i t w ill take a free and un tram m elled course in regard to all subjec ts connected w ith tho w ants of h u ­m an progress.

C andid artic les upon all subjec ts w ill be adm itted , and though devoted p rinc ipally to the advancem ent o f th e H arm onial P h il­osophy, i t w ill be free for th e adm ission c f w ell w ritten article« on any of the reform m ovem ent« o f the age—advocating p ro ­gression in all th in g s.”

How far we may or mav not agree with the general method by which these new and old organs of re­form and progress do and shall elaborate the philo­sophy of the future, it were useless to say, since each must rise in its own order and glory, but so far as they make God the author and finisher of their faith, and work for the brotherhood of the race, wc wish them success and God-speed.

SPIRITUALISTS IN DANGER.It would seem from some accounts we have read

of the doings of Mayor AYood, that we are like to have some reforms in our city government effected, which have been crying “ trumpet tongued ” to heaven and earth for reformation, during many years past.

It is not, however, complimentary to the efficacy of t h u n e w s p a p e r press of I b i s c i t y , to c a l l to m i n d all that has been said in them on the need and ne­cessity of reform in the various departments of city polity, Tind knew how lit t le has been effected, judging from the following. Nor is it to he won­dered at, when we remember the lack of sense shown in the blind and indiscriminate manner of attack, which most of the editors, reporters and paragraph writers exhibit in their classifications of men and things. In f a c t , eo general, indiscrimin­ate and reckless has this style of writing become, that it is a question of serious moment with the thoughtful and religious mind, whether many of our newspaper issues do not more of evil thin of good in their mission.

AYe are happy in knowing Mayor AYood has al­ready stopped one f i l th y sheet, and we hope the rest will share a like fate; for the present violation of law and decency in most of these flash papers, is not only calculated to make the “ angels weep,” but tends in the most direct manner to corrupt the young and mislead the unsuspecting. AYe did not intend to write on the necessity of city reform, but to call the attention of the reader to the following extract from the daily Sun of this city, which was the subject of remark in the Conference of Janua­ry 2 G.

“ M ayor "U’ood has declared w a r against th e fortune-teller«.— H e has g iven th e police in s truc tions to b u n t o u t ev e ry m em ber of th e tr ib e in the city , and rep o rt th em to him . H e is ‘ d o w n ’ on h u m bug an d im posture. T h is is r ig h t ; and w e hope the M ayor w ill go on u n til he finds o a t th e dens o f th e lo ttery -po li­cy dealers, w ho p red ic t fo rtunes as seldom realized as are the p redictions o f those w ho Btudy th e ‘ «tars ’—n o t C hief MatseJPs —and p lay trick s on the fancies of superstitious politic ians and anx ious lovers. L e t u s have m esm erizers, c lairvoyants, ‘ S p ir­itu a l rappers,’ m ock auctioneers, lo ttery -po licy dealers, and s tock gam blers in "Wall s tree t, p u t th ro u g h a ‘ course of sp rou ts’ b y ou r energetic M ayor.”

The particular item in this extract, is the posi­tion assigned to the “ S p ir i tu a l rappers,” and the company in which they find themselves.

AYe should, however, have passed this by as con­temptible in tho extreme, were we permitted by good sense or religion to cherish contem pt for any of the family of man; but we wish to call the at­tention of the church member and those that so often find fault with the Spiritualists because they refer to the manner in which the popular religion­ist treats a class of phenomena that is as positive in its teachings, and as authoritative in its conclu­sions as any other class of facts in science. But what is most surprising and painful to good sense and common honesty is, that while they ignore the phenomena and its conclusions, they disgrace their own religion by approbating the filthy issues which a catch-penny press are ever wont to make on Spir­itualism, be the believers ever so exceptional for character, intelligence and social position.

So far as Mayor AYood may be instrumental in reforming the evils and errors of city life, we bid him God speed, and we hope the m ora l sense of so­ciety will sustain him in his efforts ; but when he attempts to make the law the agent by which to put down Spiritualism, we apprehend he will find it a very difficu lt th in g to accomplish. Good sense, however will suggest the propriety of attending to those positive violations of law, of which there are so many in the city, before he meddles with the “ Spiritual Rappers.” And that there are such, will probably be no news to the reader.

In order to report progress, however, we give the following from the N. Y. Herald of January 31.

r r .oar.es, o r Moeai. E rtoem in th i C m . —T h» c ity gov- em in e n t has com m enced th e ■work o f m oral reform b y in d ic tin g th ree o r four gam blers and six or seven keepers o r houses of ill-fam e. T h e re are p robab ly as m an y as five hund red gam bling houses in th is city , and the n u m b e r of infam ous and d iso rderly estab lishm ents is m uch g reater. T he re are also hundred» of lo tte ry offices u n d er varioas disguises, w here tickets are sold, an d w here th e d raw ings of th e M aryland and D elaw are lo tteries are du ly rece ived and declared. T housands of dollar» are spen t in these places ev e ry w eek, and th e sale o f policies w as g rea tly increased after th e d istrib u tio n o f tho funds raised a t th e fash ­ionable concert an d ball for th e poor, recen tly g iven a t th e A cad ­em y o f M usi«.

T h e« fact» go te «hew that the work ef »oral rtfora U thU

c ity ha» on ly com m enced. “W e expected th a t th e n e w c ity gov­e rn m en t w ou ld g ive u s d e a n «treets—th a t w e should b e re lieved from th e lead o f filth ly in g upon o u r g rea t avenue« ; b u t now th e re is a «till m ore im p o rtan t w o rk for o u r n»w ru ler» to per­form . "We m a y rem ove th ree fee t o f m u d on B roadw ay, b u t th e re is a «till g rea te r deposit o f m ora l filth, w h ich has becom e so fastened upon th e c ity th a t th e w o rk of clearing i t aw ay w ill be as difficult as th e accom plish ing o f th e labors o f H ercules.—- T h e g rea te r th e difficulty , how ever, th e g rea te r th e in d u cem en t to proceed.

Surely, amid such a state of things, the Spirit of man needs to have faith in good, and hope in its popularization, that ch a rity m a y suffer long an d be hired.

Nixon proposes to give the proceeds of his Saturday afternoon exhibition for the benefit of the above School. The exhibition consista of a “ Pictorial Tableaux of the Life of Christ,” with appropriate music by well known and “ eminent artists. Rev. U. Clark will deliver an explanatory lecture during the unfolding of the panorama.

Saturday afternoon, February 3d, commencing at 3 o’clock. A dmission 25 cents. Children half­price.

WHOM SHALL WE BELIEVE ?Under the head of “ Spiritualism in California,”

we published in Nos. 28 and 30, two very extraor­dinary communications purporting to come from the Spirit of a Mr. Lane, which we copied from the P ioneer of San Francisco. At the time we made some comments on the character of the tes­timony if true, and its tendency if false, but con­cluding in the belief that it was true, since posi­tive testimony was given to that effect. Since then, not a few have asked about the re lia b ility of the communications, but f e w if any expressed positive doubt, until a San Francisco correspondent to tbe Daily Tribune of this city gave us to understand it was a “ joke." Since then, not a few have got to be “ marvellous wise,” and assure us they never believed the statement

Now, we do not wish to get a reputation for w is­dom at the expense of the good f a i th we delight to cherish for the moral integrity of our neighbors, and are therefore f r e t to say that we had the best presu m ptive evidence in the world for its truth, for aside of the positive testimony of the writer, we have the additional evidence of Mr. James A. Aus­tin, who made it a matter of personal examination.

As the case now stands, there is fa lsehood some­where, but we will need more testimony than the random say-so of an irresponsible correspondent to make us believe that man even in California, can be so depraved as to in ten tio n a lly do so much evil as must result from such irreligious falsification of the living and dead.

The reader wiil do well, therefore, after reading the following, to call to mind or refer to Mr. Aus­tin’s letter published in No. 2S of the Christian Spiritualist, as it is in nearly all particulars a con­tradiction to the statement of the Tribune’s corres­pondent

“ T h e re is a jo k e ou t, w h ich w ill p ro b ab ly a t tra c t g rea t a t te n ­tion on y o n r aide o f th e w ate r. T b e E d ito r o f th e P ioneer, som e m on ths ago, in serted in his m agazine an artic le w hich p re ­tended to contain com m unications from th e S p ir it o f a M r. L ane, in th e o ther w orld. T h e s to ry w as w ritten w ith a good deal o f pow er, and crea ted a g rea t sensation, pa rticu la rly am ong tb e S p iritualists, w ho supposed i t to be all tru e . T h e leading m ed ium here, in a com m unication to th e C hronicle, spoke o f i t as t r u e ; b u t th e E d ito r o f th a t jo u rn a l h in ted th a t i t w as n o t tru e , for he had seen th e m an u sc rip t tw o w eeks before ‘ T h e E v en tfu l N ig h ts of th e 20th and 21st A ugust,’ w hich w as tbe ti tle o f th e artic le . I t is said th a t n o t long since M r. E w er, the E d ito r of th e P ioneer, rece ived a le tte r from N ew Y ork , signed J . W . E dm onds, w ith inform ation th a t th e w rite r had received a com m unication from th e S p ir it of M r. L ane, and felicita ting M r. E w e r on his success in in te rp re tin g tb e tru th s o f S p iritua lism . N ow , It happens th a t th e re w as no such m an as L ane. T h e S p iritua lists will, no doub t, ascribe th e m istak e o f M r. Edm ond« to l j in g S p irits.”

The reader will also remember this was written f o r the Tribune, where editors have not been either complimentary or decent in their reflections on Spi­ritualism and its phenomena.

BR. JONATHAN KOONS’ ROOMS.The reader will find on page fourth of this issue

an account of a visit made to the Spirit-Rooms of Jonathan KoonsbyBr. Haskell, Editor of the Spirit- Advocate, published in Rockford, III. As this is the th ird report that has been published in our co­lumns on the subject, it may seem there is nothing new in the testimony, but if it is read with the p ro p e r a t te n tio n a n d su b je c te d to a d isc rim in a tiv e reflection, it will give new and convincing proof of the r e a lity of Spirit-intercourse, for what possible motive can there be in so many persons giving a like testimony in favor of a falsity or an impossi­bility ?

AYe press this question home, and insist that our opponents give us an answer, for if it can be prov­ed that in this historic and measurably enlightened age men will club together for imposition and imposture, what is to save the world from universal skepticism? AYe did not write the above heading, however, for the purpose of philosophizing on tes­timony, but to call the attention of the reader to the letters of Br. Koons and his friends, which give a detail of his past losses, sufferings and present wants. Not long since, we called attention to this subject, and we are happy in being able to report progress, so for as to say some m oney has been re­ceived, and we have the names of friends good for five dollars each. Spiritualists, will you make this a practical question by giving it a little attention ?

AYe know of few instrumentalities that have done more to bring the subject before the publie and been more efficacious in producing conviction of Spirit-intercourse than the positive and u n q u a li­

f ie d testimony of all that have visited these Spirit- Rooms. Shall Br. Koons be sustained in his mis­sion of good, that he may be the instrument of converting thousands in the South and AYest?

THE SPIRITS IN VIRGINIA.N o r f o l k , Va., Jan. 22, 1855.

M r . E d i t o r : One of those wonderful circum­stances that seems so inexplicable to the masses, but which a few of us in this place, in spite of the frowns of orthodoxy, have dared to believe pro­ceeds from the manifestations of Spirits, occurred in this city an evening or two since. A few gentle­men had formed a circle for the purpose of testing the truth or falsity of the doctrine of Spiritualism. They were actuated by a thirst for knowledge and truth, and nothing more, and were perfectly sincere in their object. They met at the house of Doctor Mash, who has for some time been impressed with a full conviction of the divine mission of this much- abused, yet ancient mode of intercourse between the departed and their friends in the earth-sphere. There were present, Dr. Mash, Biggus AYoodhard, H. Newcome, D. AA'. AYest, James Green and Rich­ard Love. After the circle was formed, the mani­festations soon began, Mr. Biggus AYoodhard acting as medium on the occasion. Mr. James Green in­quired if there were any Spirits present who were acquainted with him in the earth-sphere. A rap in the affirmative was quickly returned.

M r. Green.—AYill tho Spirit hold communication with me ? j

S p ir i t .—Yes. jM r. G .—YYill the Spirit tell mo his name in the

form ? jS p ir i t .—Your uncle, Thomas Green. jNone of the persons present knew that Mr. j

Green had an uncle by that name; in fact he him- j self had nearly forgotten it, as his uncle Thomas j died when he was a child not six years old, and he is now a man of fifty years and upwards.

M r. G .—TYhat has my uncle Thomas to say to me ?

“ Place not thy heart on the riches and treasures of mundane life; they are perishing, and take wings unto themselves and fly away; rather set your thoughts on the imperishable riches of that eternal sphere which is to last and endure forever. Be charitable to your indigent neighbor, help the dis­tressed, relieve the needy, encourage the faint­hearted, and assuage the woes of the down-trodden and sorrow-stricken. Do this, and you will have fulfilled the whole duty and destiny of man, and will serve and please your Creator infinitely better than if you knelt on soft cushions and lisped in hare responses the whole litany of the Church, as as it is now established on earth. You have much to amend in your life ; heed my words, be warned and be faithful to the end. T h o m a s . G r e e n . ”

This exhortation struck all present as particular­ly appropriate to Mr. Green ; for being wealthy, amassing a fortune by the closest economy, it was well known that he neglected (this he himself con­fessed) many opportunities of doing good to his fellow-man by charitable deeds. Mr. Green was greatly struck by its appropriateness to his case, and has resolved, as he informed the circle, to fol­low tho Spirit’s monition in future.

Mr. D. AY. AYest inquired if there was any Spirit present who would communicate w ith him. A re ­sponsive rap.

M r. IF.—AATiat Spirit desires to communicate with me ?

S p ir i t.—Your old friend, Joseph De Pine.M r. W .—I am glad to hear from you ; what have

you to say ?“ There is a letter in the Post-Office for you from

AYasbington. The writer wishes to purchase your French Spoliation claim. Do not sell it—the bill w ill p a ss Congress. The President will not veto it. All the claims will be paid. I am happy. Your brother I have net seen; he is not in my sphere.

Your f r i e n d , J o s e p h D e P i n e . ”

It may be well to state that Mr. AYest in compa­ny with Dr. Mash called at the Post-Office next morning, and a letter was, sure enough, there for him, from AY. G. S. & Co., AYasbington city, offer­ing to purchase his claim, just as the Spirit had mentioned. AYe ask where could have been the psychology in this ? It was certainly a supernatu­ral manifestation, if there ever was one.

Very shortly a great rapping was heard under

ever opportunity offers, but remember his induo- tion “ worship not man."

But tbe principles of truths, for this is the shieldof his indwelling worship. God is truth. It is bT wielding this that he conquers mighty foes; then look not for a substratum within the precincts of a Davis, Edmonds, Partridge, Brittan, or any other; but through the lineage of such mediumship to tho great millenium of truth, for if the vilest of the vile are but mediums filling tho capacity of their being, may not the virtue of the virtuous fill theirs t

The lectures are now closed; Mr. Davis has de­livered his courso with a depth of pathos and argu­ment that knows no abatement, short of eradicat­ing some of the errors common to man.

That splendid palace, erected by the noble Stand­ford, who has given birth to the giant hall cf thiscity, is now being cleaned for another reception._The gentlemanly and courteous liberality of a Greenfield, who is the proprietor of this noble es­tablishment, and who has so decorously waitedupon his audience, is entitled to many thanks._The Gas Company who light the Hall, paid their respects by its illumination in a most brilliant man­ner.

But what shall we say of Mr. Davis? His words are, “ worship not the man.” Retiring and modest in all his deportment, he explores his subjects only as wisdom can explore them. He is the rich boon of the philosopher, the consoler of the widow and the solace of the orphan. His words burn like fire upon the altars of the hearts of hungry starv­ing souls. And hundreds witnessed this happy re­ception by crowding to the Hall long before it was opened. Mr. Davis is a gentleman, a scholar, and a Christian ; as such we recommend him to nlL

In behalf of the friends for the Corresponding Committee, L. Bcsn.

A u bu rn , J a n u a ry 19, 1805.

BROTHER J. M. SPEAR.A m ong tb e phases o f m ed iam sb lp as y e t developed, ire fcnow

of con« so im p o rtan t to tb e w orld , o r efficacious o f d ire c t and positive good, as th e H ealing M edium . I t ia true , nevertheless, th a t all m an ifestations o f S p iritu a l pow er a re efficacious, since i t heal* th e b leed ing w ounds o f doub t, and gives n ew life to tho S p iritua lly dead ; b u t th e h e a l in g m ed ium proper, th a t gives peace of m in d w hile a tten d in g to tho suffering n eed s o f th e sick th e diseased, and th e undeveloped , has tho m o s t exa lted m is­sion, since good Is accom plished as a p rem ise fo r all fu tu re u n ­folding, w ith o u t w hich h app ineis and p rog ress w o u ld bo diffi­cu lt, If n o t im possible.

T h e B ro th e r w hose nam e heads th is artic le , is som ew hat know n as on« o f th is class, from th e f a c t th a t he has been the m ed ium of lo m e w anderfu l cures. I f an y on« doub ts o f the good th a t can b e done in th is w ay, w e advise such an one to read w ith a tten tio n th e s ta tem e n t o f B ro th e r A tw ood, found in an o th er co lum n, th in k in g th e w hile , th a t lik e o r s til l m o re sin ­gu la r cases have been effocted b y B ro th e r Spear.

T h e h u m a n e efforts o f th is b ro th e r for years, iu v is iting th e un fo rtuna tes c f crim e, w a n t and social w rong, in th e p ris ­ons in and ab o u t B oston, sho u ld be a stro n g recom m enda­tion o f h is p re sen t m ission, and w e hope th a t w h a te v e r o f dif­ference th e re m a y be be tw een b is th e o ry o f refo rm and th e m ethod b y w hich he gets a t th e philosophy o f S p iritua lism , and th e m ore genera lly rece ived v iew s on those sub jec ts am ong th e S p iritua l fam ily , th a t w hen th e m ies io n is p r a c t i c a l , and eo obviously ca lcula ted to do good, a l l w ill u n ite in h e lp ing in on th* good w ork , th a t i t m a y becom e & g rea t jo y u n to all people.

“ i WAS SICK AND TE VISITED ME.”

The subscriber having been quite thoroughly educated by the Association of Beneficents, will either visit the sick, disharmonized, inconvenienced at their dwelling, or will receive them at his place of abode, (Melrose, Mass.) AYhile charges will not he made for services, offerings of gratitude will be thankfully received. AATien desired, his daugh­ter (Mrs. S. B. Butler) will accompany him to re­cord the things said. He may be addressed at Bela Marsh’s, 15 Franklin-street, Boston, for a tem­porary season. Love’s labor should be without hope of fee or reward.

Melrose is seven miles from Boston, on the Maine Railroad. Residence first house East of the depot

J o h n M. S p e a r .

LETTER FROM JONATHAN KOONS.Millfied, Athens County, Ohio, )

Jan. 23d, 1855. £K in d E d i t o r C h r i s t i a n S p i r i t u a l i s t : I desire

to say a word in relation to the proposition which appeared in the 35th No. of your edition in our be­half, in consideration of our loss of property by fire. This, truly, was a serious loss to us, as far as temporal comforts are concerned; hut thank hea­ven, its conflagration revealed to us a rich treasure of knowledge, pertaining to modern sectarianism,“ love those who love us and hate those who hate us,” which we considered an ample remuneration for the loss sustained. Consequently, we were con­tent with our eicliange, under a hope and expecta­tion that sooner or later we would he left unmo­lested and undisturbed in our heavenly and in­structive communion with Spirits, and thus, in the end, enabled to rebuild and replenish quietly our loss with our own labor and industry. Three years this coming April, the phenomena first made itself known to us in its singular but peculiar and wonderful manner. Since then, our doors have been opened, and all wishing not to build on a “ blind laith,” but to investigate the truthfulness of the phenomena, have been free to do so “ without money and without price,” no charge being made for our time and services in sitting for the manifes­tations of Spirits for the gratification of others.— Our reward in the community has been persecuton, slander, ridicule, and fire, in the conflagration of our barn, stored with the fruits of our labor and economy. This loss to us was incalculable ; a large family of helpless children depending on our year’s crop, were left without bread, the necessary com­forts of life. The loss of which, attributing the cause to the unchristian cries of “ D e v i l , H u m b u g ,

D e l u s io n , F r a u d , down w ith i t , c rucify h im , &c.," which may be heard, Sunday after Sunday, from the sectarian pulpits in the surrounding vicinity, stirring up the people to hate and wrong doing, has been our gain. The cause of evil should be placed where it belongs. Knaves plan, and fools, dupes, execute. The destruction, however, was not so complete as the confessing-yood would have wished. To think of men professing to be the children of Christ, on the ensuing day after the conflagration, saying, that their rejoicing could only be increased could they add that “ Koons and his family had perished in the flames.” My Spirit guides teach me the great law of love—good for evil, love for hate, kindness for revenge. There is no better, nobler, or wiser plan of dealing with the wrong* we meet with. To have unfortunate victims ar­raigned for wrong doings may satisfy the LAAY and gratify the selfish man ; hut to foi give our en­emies, and by a consistent course teach them love and good for hate and evil, satisfies the soul and

the table, and on it, the company at the time sit- reflects our “ great humanity.”ting at least three feet from it.

B r . M ash.—AYhat Spirit is present, and who does it wish to communicate with?

S p ir i t .—Henry Clay. There is one present who is greatly disturbed in his mind about the result of the coming election for Governor in your State. I wish to relieve him.

B r . M ash.—AYho is the person?S p ir i t.—Richard Love.R ich a rd Love.—The Spirit of Henry Clay will

indeed greatly relieve my uneasiness, by enlighten­ing my mind on that question.

“ Henry A. YYise will c erta in ly be defeated ; the candidate of the American party will be elected. He will be General Bayley or A. H. Stuart, proba­bly the latter. The great American party have my Spirit-sympathies and respect They will elect the next President. Your Congressman, General Mil Ison will, after his term expires, never aga in take his seat in Congress. This you may depend on.

H e n r y C l a y . ”Many other manifestations were made, but at

present I have not time to enumerate them. I will give you more anon. These Spiritual develop­ments have raised quite an excitement in our usual­ly quiet city. Yours for progress,

T. S. T.

Exhibition at Hope Chapel Saloon, No. 120 Broadway roR” the Benefit or the Ragged School.—Those wishing to give a helping hand to the humanitary efforts of the Ragged School en­terprize can do bo in a way that will repay them in pleasur#, artistic a* well as Spiritual, as Mr. J. B.

| ' [F o rth # Christian Spiritualist.!“ AYorship not th« man.”—A. J. D.

Mr.. E d i t o r : Mr. A. J. Davis has delivered four lectures at Auburn, to an audience filling one of the most splendid Halls in the United States, with a thrilling interest of no ordinary capacity. The series are to be completed this, Friday evening, and as his vessel is like the widow's cruise of oil, we expect a crowded house, with the best of the wine at the last of the feast. His mind is truly the adorning of America, versed as he is in the scien­ces, and arts and civilization. He reaches out with a force and influence of electrical fire; he pierces the breast with a glittering sword of love, and moves as on the wings of complacency, out-dis­tancing the stars of sarcasm and reproach. His strong adherence to that Bible truth is, “ Speak evil of no man.” He is the man that chases a thousand and puts tens of thousands to flight. His indomitable courage and great forethought entitle him to a rank in all society. Like the humble M asarm e, he is the congenial Spirit from the high­est to the lowest of God’s heritage.

In spite of the efforts to check our correspon­dence with Spirits, yet has our desire increased, and not a thought arises to desist, to deprive our­selves of the glorious treasures, intellectual and Spiritual, of the heavenly spheres. Nay, we had rather spend an obscure life under some lonely cleft of rocks, than to lose these rich treasures, feeding

| on homely fore and having coarser raiment.I need not tell you my astonishment, mingled

with the gratitude I felt as I read the communica­tion of A n In q u irer, in relation to myself and situa­tion. It Is impossible to put my feelings upon this subject on paper. I put myself in the hands of others. Silence often speaketh more than words. I leave it with you and the friends of progress.

In conclusion, I would aud that it never was our desire nor object to become notorious. But if it is the wish of Spirits and man that wc should be pro­moted to the unenviable position of becoming ob­jects of persecution for the promulgation of light and knowledge, we can only exclaim as did a good one of old, not our wills, “ but thine,” oh Spirits and moral reformers “ be done,” and we will resign our­selves to our position, submit to our lot, in behalf of light, truth, Spiritual freedom, universal liberty and love. Upon this subject I am done. The barn was burned, our entire crop of wheat, oats, three- fourth of our hay of this year, a new wagon, plows and other farming utensils. All this is true. It is equally certain that it was set on fire for the purpose, avowed, of destroying our means to re­ceive and accommodate visitors who were daily coming to investigate the phenomena. Bad desires are often counteracted ; so in this case. Our visitors increased ten per cent, both in number and supe­riority of minds. Here I desist, you have the facts. The matter is with j'ou and the friends of truth. I assume no responsibility. AYhile my health, means, and mediums at command, and Spirits wish to use me, I am ready, willing and anxious to serve my fellow men and aid in promoting the cause of reform. Yours for progression,

J o n a t h a n K o o n s .

say to th# publie, go y# and htar th# man wh#n- &#.

E r r a t a .—In our issue of January 20th, w e pub­lished an article under the heading of “ ProTORCF A g a i n , ” in the reading o f which the following cor­rections should b e o b s e r v e d . Instead of “ a Q u e e n shall trample flown her Empire,” read an iron wheel shall, <£c. Instead of “ the great battle of creation

Then I would j will be fought” read the grea t battl# of Ration* will

▲ad Foeay to« »hall lend her aiJ.P ersuad ing os »he »logs,—

S cattering o 'er yo u r shaded earth S w eet laceos« from her wing».

ÜLIJIPSE o r[F ro m t ie Crisis.]

T in : r t T i R E .

BT VIi3. K. M. GUTUBIB.

I see them com ing In th e ir m ight.W ith trophies from the battle-field, . Those veterans in th e w ar o f right,W ith tru th th e ir w eapon, faith th e ir »Meld.

. I see the sad, d a rk lines of woo' . T h a t stre tched so far along the plains,

F ad e , as tho m oon-ligh t shadow s go,W hen sun-rise In Its glory reign»;I see th e s la ve a r t i e a m a n A nd s ink his fetters in the sea,A nd in dim distance now I scan

. . T h e fn a« * o f m d h u m a n ity .R ising like dead m en from th e ir grave*In one harm onious brotherhood ;F o r peacefully above them w ares

- T ho tree o f know ledge pure and good.■ A nd lo l I see highw ays of thought

L ink ing th e earth un to the skies^—' A v ital path by lightning w rought,

On w hich o u r prayers and w ishes rise;I Bee tho earth , this “ va le o f t t a r e f T ransform ed Into a blest abode,A nd sigh*», and sorrows, groans and fear»A ll burled ’nenth the bloom ing sod.

I la rk ! N ow I hear a joyous sound L ike th a t w hich roused crea tion’s b ir th — A nd w inds and skies, and stars resound T h e an them swelling from the earth ,B eings all glorious walk tho sod

ith souls devou t and hearts unstained T h e y rea r tho im age of th e ir God,

“ - ^ g . An.* dw ell in P a r a d is e I ie ya in ed ,J toekton , H I., J a n . 1S55.

[F ron t tlie K nickerbocker M agaalne.l K I M B R E l ) S P I U I T S .

liT A* FLOYD FBAZSE.

G entle as tho w eeping-w illow Sighs responsive to the breeze,

O r th e m orning-zephyrs w hisper T o tho half-unfolded leaves—

Band the chords o f k indred faplrits.W akeful to each o ther’s stra in s;

E ach tho o th e r’s im pulse sharing.K now s Its joys, and feels iw pales.

Sw eetly as tho w ing-harp troubles,S w ept by fairy hands unseen.

W here the genii hau n t the bowers, l a the sum m er w ood-lands g reen—

Speak» tho til very voice confiding,B rea th ing through ita tranqu il ton«

T hough ts w hose depth o f la ten t being S tira tho fountains o f ou r own.

F o n d ly as the w ak ing flower,F ro m the d row sy a ir o f night,

Bmil es to g ree t tho p leasant m orning,W ith 1U cheerfulness and light—

T u rn s the lonely heart from sadness,Y ield ing to tho rnyntlc tie.

W hich transm its the sw eet assurance T h a t a sister soul is nigh.

Puro the source, 0 K indred F belixo ."Whence th y sw eet im pulses flow ;

L end ing hop*», and jo y and gladness,M an, w ith o u t thee, ne’er m igh t know ;

T hou dost preach o f love im m orta l—L o ro beyond tho sphere o f T im e :

T h o u hadst, sure, thy b irth in H eaven \E a rth is n o t th y natlvu clime.

W i l l A T I W I S H .I f I know w hat I d^airi*,

I w ish th a t m en w ere tree r,T h a t honeri m en wore p lo iu k r,

A nd roguea and kuavea w era fewer.

I w ish th a t tru th was cu rren t coin In com m on converi-atiun;

T h a t m en Were honored for th e ir w ortlu A nd n o t for w ealth and station.

wayfaring man though a fool need not err therein, ate. He recovered his strength in a very short though all the knowledge of the wisest men who J time and became healthy and robust. He was dis- havo ever lived, has failod to reconcile the contra- j eased with taking poisons (leads and gases) into his dictions in this p la in revelation. | lungs and stomach, obtained by putting gas pipes

Now it is said that this God has a right to hate 1 into his mouth while using lead to stop leakage, his enemies and punish them for mere revengei ■ &c., about the gas works.long after it is out of their power to harm them- j I then learned for the first time in my life any selves, him, or any one else, for the very simple thing of the power of Spirit-healing. I learned

th is fam ily and accom m odate tb s m u n sro aa v is ito rs th a t e ra constantly com ing and go ing to th is place.

W e hope to hea r a favorable response to th is calL W e w ould snggest an additional sum of $300 fo r th e purpose o f bu ild ing a bam , and tbna m ake him com fortable In-doors and o u t

E. C. PoETin ,Be th Fru.EE,

. A z a e ia h P e a t t .

I w ish th a t C h rin ian s would agres T o follow C hrist's ex a m p le ;

T h a t m inisters wt-re pood and trua. A nd the ir provisions am ple.

I w l-h th a t coun try papers w ere A s pood as men cunld m ake them ;

A nd furtherm ore, I w ish th a t all Good citizens w ould take them .

B r o o k l y n t i i ’iiUTL'AL C on' f l k l n c i : a n d L l c t i ' i ie s . —On Sunday, February 4, there will be two meet­ings at the Brooklyn Institute, 'Washington street,

i ANOTHER ORTHODOX CONCESSION.j Fr.iEN’D T o o i i e v : On Sunday morning l a s t , Jan.| 2 Stb, Rev. Alexander S. Leonard, Rector of Ema­nuel Episcopal Church, corner of Princo and Thompson streets, N. Y ., preached a discourse on Spiritualism, from the text, “ What havo we to do with thee ? Art thou come to torment us before the time

n r , . , . . . , . He took the ground that those questions wereTil.: Conference at half-past ten, A. W, and at i , , , , , , , . , .„> i, i i) vr .i i> r- • i /-.i i • asked by demons, who took possession of certainthree o clock, P. Jl., the Rev. liriah Clark will give | . . . . . . , _ , - ,. . . . r>, i -i . „ „ . .. , ", persons at that early period. In regard to modema lecture on the Plilnlosopliy of Spiritual manifes-1 * . .. ,. , . . . . . ., ,. ,rl ... i Spiritualism, he stated that many of the best mindstations. llie public are respectfully invited to at- , , . „ , , , ,, , ; ol the age, m all classes, were to be found amongtend. ! . . °. . , . . . . . , , I its advocates. They could claim one if not two ofNorn.— the Brooklyn bpmtuahsts have taken 1 "the Lecture Room of the Brooklyn Institute for one year from 1 st inst., and will hold two meetings on each Sunday, and one each Wednesday even- j ing. Until further notice, there will be a Confer­ence every Sunday morning at half-past ten o’clock, and lectures every Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, and every Wednesday evening at half-past seven o’clock. The Institute is situated on Wash-

tlicir own Bishops. Scientific men had investigated, thinking they could exclude the theory so confi­dently set up by its adherents, but they had been compelled to yield and to fall into the rank. For himself, he had not investigated, but was willing to take the testimony of those whose veracity and soundness he could not doubt, and who had as he thought traced the source of the phenomena. He

. , declared his belief in modern Spiritualism, but con-ington street, one door Irom Concord street, one „ . .. ., , .. . . ., , , , ’ , , , , „ . tended tnat the Spirits were mi, and cautioned hisblock from I- ulton street, and but about five min- ,. , „ . „ „ . . hearers not to dabble inutes walk from I ulton ferry. All Spiritualistswho usually attend the several New York Confer­ences, and the public generally, are cordially in­vited to attend these meetings. **

--------- «---------LETTER TO DR. DODS.

X u. IX.

it. He took the ground that they were evil, because he believed Revelation was completed 1800 years ago. Consequently, no new Revelation could be of God. If his premise

: was wrong, of course his conclusion was wrong.— 1 Another reason why they were evil, was because ■ their communications were infidel in their tendency. : The Bible was in the main set aside. I have given

This salvation can come only tin ough the name j hut a meagre idea of his discourse; it is a good: of Jesus, as the crucified son of the Father, sent to '■ step that he has made. Let us be glad at the first' do the Father's will. Now this damning sin oft step mken towards the right point. When he in­ignorance is r.o excuse f o r ignorance, for it is as- i vestigates, he will embrace the great truth, that eerted, they m ight l.noic i f they icould, though it is l 0ur friends as well as our enemies may and do talk also said, that in the first place, when man was i to us from the Spirit-land. May his eyes be open- first made, and of course very ignorant, lie de-' cd to receive the heavenly light now pouring down lired knowledge, and fur striving to gain know]- : upon us in such rich effulgence from the Spirit- edge in opposition to God’s will, (for fear he, man,.' world. It is a cheering fact, that one of our would know as much as he did, being a jealous J conservative ministers has proclaimed his belief in God,) was the cause of His displeasure, and the j the great and blissful doctrine, that the Spirits still cause also of all the evil that lias been in the world ; live and walk among us. He has answered the ever since. So the sin of present ignorance is the ■ great question,—if a man die, shall he live again? efTect of the cause of that sin of ignorance. Now , Yours for humanity, w . a .God beiug determined before the sin was commit-' --------- -----------ted that some should he saved by his Son’s death, [For the Christian Spiritualist.]and that some should not, that his love might be SPIRITS HEALING THE SICX.the more nude manifest, elected such as he chose Lockport, Jan . 7th, 1855.from the foundation of the world, ns children ofj Mr. Editor : Among the vast amount of writings his favor, called the righteous, while the remainder ' and teachings relative to Spiritualism, I notice that he left exposed to all the perils of the devil’s war- j that branch of the subject which is of the greatest fare, without providing for them. Yet is it sa id ,! importance to man receives the least attention. It notwithstanding this forcurdination of an Almighty j sec-ms to me that this im portant branch of the sub­God, that provision is made for all, and if all d o 'je e t should be brought before the public mind with not come forward and accept of the terms of sa l-: its benefits, and its philosophy explored. I have vation, it is their nvn fa u l t , and God can justly j reference to the power vested in Spirits to heal the •end them to hell, although he has decreed that i sick through mediums. I will give a brief account they should he lost even before they were born.— | of the operations and doings in the healing a rt in Yet this is no excuse for them, because they do I this place and vicinity. About last February, while n o t In w whether they arc elected unto salvation or I I was sitting in my office, I felt a powerful influ- not, and are inexcusable if they do not repent and i ence to go some where ; after resisting for an hour accept of the offered mercy to all, although at the I or so, I went to a house, bu t finding the desire in same time it is decreed that they m ust not accept, ! another direction, continued, and finally went to yet still is the invitation proffered to them as if: the house of Mr. Riggs’. (I had traveled about a they could accept, and if thev do not, God in vis-¡m ile.) I inquired after the health of his brother-dom has a perfect right to damn them for being just what they arc, through his foreordination, without any knowledge on their part. Yet still further, it is urged that they alone are to blame, that God has given them their choice; although he has previously put it out of their power to choose by his own will, and that his purpose must be ac­complished. '

This God is a kind and compassionate father al­so, and loves all who fear him and obey him, yet he keeps them in ignorance of many things relative to himself, lest a knowledge of himself should make them vainglorious over liirn ; and in blindness he chastises them for tha t they know not, but to make them love him the more, through fear of disobey­ing him, when his requirements arc many of them of so doubtful an origin and meaning, as to have puzzled the heads of the wisest of his lawyers, rom time immemorial.

This is urged, however, as no excuse, for that th*

in-law, who had been sick for some time. I was informed that the Doctor had given him up as hopeless on the Friday previous, and that they had kept life in him until that time by rubbing, but rubbing only relieved him for the time. His spasms were of the most violent and acute nature, and would last from one to two hours, with about an hour’s intermission. He was partly through one of those spasms when I arrived, yet but little hopes of his getting through it at all. He revived for a time, and soon went into another more vio­lent than any former one. The alarm was given that he was dying, that his eyes were glassy, face and limbs cold. At this point, his sister became in­fluenced by a Spirit purporting to be my Spiritual director. I was directed to go into the room. I did so, and followed the directions given through her, and in half an hour he arose from his bed and said that he was well and free from pain. In a short time supper was ready, and he sat at th# table and

reason that their father and mother disobeyed him, and because they would not or could not believe that he in the shape of his son, who was a man, died for them. But his especial people, those whom he chooses from the foundation of the world as his favorites, though they do disobey, if they will only believe that they were wicked enough to kill their God, them ho will pardon and receive in­to his everlasting favor. It makes no difference how much these wicked ones may love one anoth-

! er, unless they will believe in this atonement through' , the Son, and believe that his blood which he chose | to spill in obedience to the dictates of the Father,| has been applied to their souls as a cleansing eradi- ' cator, it is all of no use, whether they are elected or not, though it is said they cannot be, unless they are finally saved.

| This God is Allwise, and yet so ignorant that he I knew not what to do with his children when he ' found that they had become wicked, and by va­l rious projects at different times destroyed them, in j hopes that they would become better ; but being > constantly disappointed finally gave up the attempt,: and left one chosen race and took another, that he j might fulfil his wise purposes to redeem sinful man. j Those upon the earth at this time, he is endeavor­; ing to make his instruments of salvation in enlight- j ening others, through this revelation, as it is called.| of his will. He intends thus, it is said, to convert I the whole world into tlie knowledga of himself,; and at least to save all who are thus converted into 1 one great grand jubilate of resurrectionized souls, to live with him in heaven in happiness forever; while those not converted are to go to hell, and to howl in despair because they are cast off. Now

, this living God not only takes delight in the fore­; ordained children’s misery, but calls upon those : whom he has saved by his partial decrees, to re­' joico with him, that he has put them into such tor­; ments, saying that they themselves are alone to blame, and they shout and praise the just God who has redeemed them, and damned their brothers

i and sisters. This knowledge increases their joy,| and the wails of the despairing wretches, burning I and broiling on the red hot coals of God's righteous i anger, adds fuel to their fires of love, and a new ! song arises, of glory to God for his justice in sav­ing them through grace and mercy, in preference to those who are condemned. For they are loud

: in their praise, that it is not any good thing in ! them that they are thus saved, but through the ■ goodness and mercy of God, who might as justly j have condemned them to everlasting flames if he j had chosen, as those whose cries reach their ears,| imploring pardon for their sins and prayers for ! their release.

that others had practiced it to some small extent, bat what has been the result ? For myself, I have been thronged with persons requiring Spiritual aid through me as a healing medium ever since, and the results are truly wonderful. Numerous are the cases pronounced by physicians as incurable, now enjoying either sound, good or much improved health; but the matter did not rest here, for from that extraordinary experiment, numerous persons in this place have been induced to be developed as healing mediums, and their practice is very exten­sive, and much joy, and many interesting incidents accompany many of the curses performed by these mediums. It is very common for the old school physicians to say to the friends of a patient, “there is little or no hope of a recovery, £c.,” when some friend of the patient would relato the wonderful cures of a healing medium. The medium is sent for; injunctions of secrcsyare laid down; the me­dium influences the patient; the doctor visits the patient the next day; sees a great change for the better; leaves more medicine; medium takes care of it; influences the patient; the next day the doc­tor says, I hit the nail that time, and says tho change is so great that a recovery is favorable; and so goes the matter for from two to six days; doctor smells something mysterious in the matter ; makes strict inquiries; finds nothing satisfactory; but sees none of those symptoms peculiar to the effects produced by his poisons; leaves the patient, curs­ing the common humbugs of the day; sometimes the physician says the patient cannot live, and one visit oi the medium is sufficient. The doctor is no­tified that the patient has been visited by a medium and is well; the doctor is raving, abuses the par­ties, says the patient is only magnetized, is urged to call, does so, sees the patient free from disease ; leaves crest-fallen, muttering to himself the male­dictions and denunciations he will heap on the me­dium when he sees him. Now, this is not the case with all physicians here, for several have told their patients honestly, there was no help for them in their practice, and have brought or sent their pa­tients to me. I have treated three old experienced physicians for diseases they said could not be cured by their methods, also treated cases in the families of two other physicians, and in all these cases, they are honest enough to own their experience in the most satisfactory manner. A constant practice for nearly a year, with an extensive observation, has brought before me much that is beautiful. The Spirits who guide in this matter were of the high­est order of talent while on earth, and their expe­rience in the Spirit-world has added much to their stora of knowledge. Some of the directors are an­cient Greek philosophers, while others are of but few years’ experience in the Spirit-world. Their anxiety to bring the healing art as a science before the world is great. For the benefit of the world, they are explaining the causes of all diseases and the manner they are developed. As yet, the sci­entific world, as far as my observation has ex­tended, has never been able to account for or tell what causes ulcers, tumors, scrofula, white swell­ings, and in short, all kinds of cutaneous diseases, Ac., or how they are formed, or where they ori­ginate. Sometimes they speculate upon some ima­ginary causes, but it satisfies only the speculator or perions susceptible to his influence, but the law that causes all diseases is so clear by Spirit-expla­nation, that it carries conviction and proof to all who investigate it. I have conversed with many intelligent physicians, and they are all interested with the philosophy of diseases as given by these Spirits, although many do not believe in Spiritual­ism, but believe the instructions received as merely a knowledge of the matter obtained by myself through a clairvoyance, without explaining what clairvoyance is. But they say, it matters not, only if it prove to be a3 true as the teachings indicate.

I hope that if the healing art has as great a claim as it appears to have, that more attention will be paid to it. Friends will excuse me if my style of writing is bad or ideas not clear, as my language is very poor, and as a writer have but little or no ex­perience. My mediumship has not been limited to j the healing art, but has expanded into various, branches of the natural sciences. |

Yours ic., J. G. A t w o o d . !

SKELETON ESSAYS.SO . I . ----PRESENTIMENTS.

UVhat have hitherto been regarded as presenti­ments are nothing less than Spirit-interpretings.— The Spirit is permitted to see and hear in advance what must inevitably enter the organization of his or her existence to experience. Consciousness of this becomes evidenced in the memory in the same degree as the record is faithfully kept The rea­son endorses the experience, and our perfect faith fathoms the possibilities of connection until analogy j makes the whole a truth. |

There is much deduction of this sort lost from j neglect, indifference, and from a struggle with things merely material. There are those, more­over, whose whole being is under a dispensation of this sort, whose spheres of vision are imbued with the rays of eternity. This external indication is so true, that the mystic voices of angels seem to have whispered to them from the eternal world. It hears the muffled footstep of approaching death, and it sees the shadowy form of evil, yet unborn, breaking through the veil of life, and it solves the problem of its own, and others’ fate.

C o r r e s g m t a t t .

' A t h e n s C o u h tt , J a n . f-i, i s 55.E d itor Ch r istia n Brntm TA UST— D e a r S i r : In N o. 85 of

y o n r pap e r wo noticed an artic le from “ A n In q u ire r,” c illlng npon the friends o f reform to th row in th e ir “ m i te ” and aid in bu ild ing M r. K oons a su itab le and eom fortable house and barn , and h a re h im so situa ted , th a t he m&y be b e tte r able to en terta in those com ing^o investiga te th e g rea t fact o f S p irit- in tercourse. "We b a re long seen th e troub le , and w ished i t w ere in o a r pow er to m ake som e su ituab le im provem en t for th is fam ily and the visitors. ■

VTe fu lly concur In th e m ovem en t of “ A n In q u ire r,” and hope i t w ill b e seconded b y the friends o f reform everyw here .

T h e m an has been unfortuna te. l i e is poor. H is lodgings are unfit for an y k in d o f com fortable accom m odations. H is barn was a good one, b u t th is has been en tire ly destroyed, to ­gether w ith a yea r’s crop, and the sm all am o u n t of funds la id up for m ak ing im provem ents ab o u t his bouse, w ere expended in p rovid ing th e necessaries of life for b is fam ily and visitors. VTe fee 1 th a t som ething m u s t b e done. T h e m an m u s t be sustained, and th e cause su sta in ed ; and i f w e do n o t com e up and do som ething, th e phenom ena here m u s t cease. M r. K oons m ust e ither be assisted o r be m u s t sb sndon th e m anifestations fo r th e benefit o f th e public. A little from eaeh w ill do th e w ork , and k ee p the ball in m otion. W ill w e do o u r d u ty ?

F o r m ore than tw o years has M r. K oons been engaged in giv­ing these public dem onstrations to p rove th e fact o f S p irit-in te r- eourae. T h e pub lic have denounced h im , all m anner of unk ind th ings and abuse has be suffered line* he com m enced. Y ery few have suffered such persecution . H e goes on in th e even ten o r o f h ts w ay , doing good for evil, and th u s liv ing o u t b is re ­ligion. Profession is one th ing , aetion is ano ther.

We are few In number that believe is Spirit-intercourse, but we are willing to eostribute our part te relieve the burden of

I Abstract of the Proceedings at the Conference at Ho. £53 ■ Broadway, Friday Evening, Jan. 26.j [FH O H O G E A pm C A L L T REPORTED."!

| M r. Tooliey read a paragraph taken from the N ew Y o rk S un o f j to-day, w hich w ill be found in ano ther colum n, P re fe re n c e to I M ayor W ood p u tt in g dow n fo rtune te llers, and all those engag- ! ed In a sim ilar business, and com m ented upon th e S p irit m an i­

fested b y th e w rite r o f the paragraph. T h e »ubstance o f h is re ­m arks upon th is p o in t w ill be found appended to tho artic le al­luded to in ano ther colum n. H e th o u g h t ch a rity should be ex ­ercised tow ard all such persons, as th is w as tho g rea tes t v ir tu e w e could p ractice .

A p ic tu re w as exh ib ited for th e Inspection o f those present, j pu rp o rtin g to h ave been produced w ith o u t th e d irec t agency j of a m edium , an accoun t of w hich w as g iven in o u r last issue.

M r. B arnard m en tioned th e fact o f liis hav ing seen ano ther p ic tu re , p u rp o rtin g to have been produced in like m anner, rep ­resen ting th e bead o f E em b ran d t. I t w as an. e tch ing in the h ighest s ty le o f th e a rt , and in perfec t accordance w ith th e pe­cu liar s ty le o f E e m b ran d t’s productions w hen on earth . I t also

i contained, in th e m argin, th e nam e o f th e a rtis t, w h ich corres­ponded exactly w ith th e fac-sim iles o f E em b ran d t's nam e now

| ex tant.| M rs. T ay lo r re la ted a fact w hich occurred a t h e r house last i S unday evening. She took a slate, w h ile In a circle, and , after ^ascertain ing th a t bo th sides w ere free from w ritin g o r m arks,

placed i t u n d er th e tab le , and requested th e S p irits to w rite u p ­on it . D irec tly eounds w ere heard as o f w ritin g ; and, npon exam ination, a nam e and a few w ords w ere w ritten upon it.— This w riting w as perfec tly Intelligible to one m em ber o f the circle, a lady, w ho bad rece n tly lo s t a friend w hose nam e was w ritten upon the slate, and understood th e fact referred to in th e com m unication , a lthough no o th e r m em ber of th e circle knew an y th in g ab o u t it. T h e lady was p resen t and could testify to th e fa c t

M r. O dell m ade a sta tem en t re la tive to a com m unication he bad received a sh o rt tim e since a t M r. C onk lin ’s Boom s. H av ing alw ays rece ived com m unications from an uncle th rough M r. C onklin, he w en t w ith th e desire to g e t som ething from h im ; bu t, to his surprise , rece ived one from h is sister, te lling h im to com e again, and she w ould g ive h im m ore. H e w en t again, ex ­pec ting to g et a com m unication from h is sister, b u t th is tim e received one from his uncle. T h is convinced h im th a t h is w ish­es o r desires d id n o t con tro l com m unications. T h e la st com m u­nication from his uncle was as fo llow s: i‘ M y dear nephew , th e re are m any, v e ry m an y creeds and doctrines on earth , and i t re ­quires tim e to clear th e m in d from ea rth ly p rejudices." H ence com e th e different circles and d ifferent te ach in g s; y e t all th a t em anates from th e hom e o f th e freed Sp irit, bears w ith i t th e one g rand and un iversa l tru th o f m an’s im m orta l progress.

Y o u r uncle, J a s p e r .”M r. Odell also s ta ted h e had been in a circle w here he had

seen a fo o t and hand, w hich w ere ev iden tly produced b y S p irit­ua l pow er, as, u n d e r th e circum stances, th e y could n o t belong to an y m em ber of th e circle. T h e y resem bled a hu m an hand and foot in all particu lars, b u t w ere m ore beautiful in form than any he had ever before seen. M r. O. w as cross-questioned ra th er closely b y som e persons present, b u t gave h is te stim ony in a ve ry s traigh tfo rw ard m anner, convincing those open to convic­tion , th a t i t was as m uch a fact as an y th ing w h ich e v e r occurred w ith in his consciousness.

M r. * * * * spoke w ith reference to the a rtic le in th e Sun w hich h a d ie e n read b y M r. Toohey. I have seen all sorts of critic ism s upon S p iritua lism , from P h ilan d er D oestick ’s dow n to the learned and v e ry dignified critiques o f th e lite ra ry man In the N ew Y o rk T r ib u n e ; and w h atever all these persons m ay say in regard to i t as a fact, i t is no less tru e th a t upon th e idea, as adm itted b y all, is founded all o u r hapjiiness for th e fu ture, and it g ives to m an b is p re em inence above the beasts. I know of no th ing m ore inspired , m ore glow ing, m ore full o f hope, m ore soul-cheering, than the w ords o f the A postle, w hen he says, “ F o r w e know th a t if o u r ea rth ly house o f th is taberna­cle w ere dissolved, we have a bu ild in g of God, a house not m ade w ith hands, e ternal in th e heavens.” I t seem s th a t he w as a E p iritua list th a t n o t only believed b u t J:neic th a t w hen th is body m ouldered back to dust, he w ould be clo thed upon by the house th a t is from heaven, glorious in its im m orta lity—an im perishable tabernacle. T h e g rea t t ru th o f S p iritua lism has inspired the hea rts and souls o f thousands, enabling them to go th rough th e tria ls w hich th e y havo endured . Tho early C hrist­ians w ere buoyed "up b y th is g rea t tru th , even w hile suffering m arty rd o m a t th e stake. I n fact, it w as a hope th a t could ena­ble th e A postles, w hen sh u t up in prison, su rrounded w ith d ark ­ness. to rejoice in tr iu m p h and s ing psalm s. S p irits cam e th e n ; th e y cam e to P e te r and unlocked th e prison doors. YTas he a d o u b te r ? I th o u g h t a t first these m anifestations w ere very w onderful in d e ed ; b u t the m ore I th in k , the m o re l w onder tha t people shou ld d o u b t A ll m en p ractica lly d o u b t I f yon ask am in is te r o f t b o g o tp o l i t t iA -d o u b te t h « t r u t h o f Im m nrtftlitT",ho w ill feel h im se lf in su lted ; b u t i f y ou te ll h im y ou not only believe b u t know i t b y dem onstrable evidence, although be p re tends to be insp ired by God, he w ill tell you y ou are crazy. I h ave heard i t rem arked th a t the re has been tru th enough re ­ceived from the S p irit-w orld to shake the chu rch to its founda­tions. B u t th e y a re la id deeper and stronger than th e granite blocks upon w hich th e y stand—upon the n a tu ra l relig ious p rin ­ciple, in h e ren t in th e hum an eou l; and it is because the lig h t oi t ru th has n o t been le t in upon th a t princ ip le , th a t th e m inds of religionists have been so long chained in superstitious dark ­ness. I f people were, as regards th e ir relig ious sen tim en ts, to exercise as m uch lib e rty as in political m atters, w e should n o t for a single day be m ade longer to believe in th e se n arro w view s— n o t for a day should w e be m ade to cherish them . T h ey fear Jto take hold o f a relig ious faith. I t has b ee n acen sa rah leo ffd n .ee for a m an to th in k on these subjects, a t least to express his thoughts. A nd th is b rings us to th e sub jec t ag itated th is even ­ing—charity . ^Ve do n o t sufficiently consider tho influences w hich have been b ro u g h t to bea r upon th e ir m inds—under w hich th e y a re now laboring . I t is difficult for a m an to know o f the su rround ing c ircum stances w hich im press ano ther’s m in d ; therefore w e need to cherish th e S p irit of charity . I t is very difficult, perhaps im possible, w hen w e know an ind iv idual has in ju red us, to cherish th e sam e feelings as be fo re ; still, I do be­lieve i t is possible n o t to have a S p irit of revenge, of retaliation tow ard th a t b ro th e r o r sister. I f I have an enem y in tho world.I do n o t know It, and I do n o t w a n t to kn o w i t ; I am su re I feel no en m ity tow ards any one. L e t u s exem plify the principle o f C hrist som eth ing b e tte r than those w ho claim to have all th e ir lig h t d irec t from God. I t is n o t because th e re is n o t re li­gion enough, t ru th enough, b u t i t is not p ro p erly d irec ted to r ig h t ends and objects. "VTere i t so, w e should w itness a reform such as w e have n o t seen since th e day» of L u th e r—no, nor then .

D r. H atch re m a rk e d : T h* eubject of charity has been alluded to th is evening. I t s trike s m e th a t th e re is a g rea t e rro rp e rta in - in g to th is subjec t of charity . F o r one, I do n o t believe so m uch in th e princip le as those wlicT have spoken of i t th is evening, I dem and ju s tice , n o t c h a rity ; and aa far as I have been able to realize the dealings o f God tow ards m on, i t has been upon the plane of ju s tice . H e, in H is ev e ry depa rtm en t, has dea lt out ju s tic e to all H is ch ild ren ; and w hen w e v io late an y o f H is law s, i t is n o t ch a rity o r sym pathy w e receive from the Infinite, b u t p la in , sim ple ju s tice . I t appears to m e th a t charity is found­ed upon the absurd no tion th a t I am r ig h t and y ou are w rong, therefore i t is necessary for m e to exercise it. C ertain ly i t is hum ilia ting for an in d iv idua l to dem and o r solicit cha tity . I recognize m yself as an ind iv idual, s tand ing alone before m y God. I ask no charity , b u t s im ple ju s tic e ; and I ask th a t of y ou upon th e sam e p rinc ip le th a t Gods deals i t o u t to the U n i­verse.

M r. E ando lph fo llow ed; T he sub jec t Is charity . O ne th inks th a t cha rity is th e h ighest v ir tu e ; ano ther invokes the S p irit of ju s tic e . T h e re Is a h ighe r p rinc ip le than e ither. "VTe cannot have charity , because w e are n o t constitu ted o f such elem ents as w ill m e lt a t su ffering ; n o r a re w e m ade o f such Etern s tu ff as to dem and and deal o u t and exem plify rig id ju s tic e , according to o u r conceptions. B u t w e are m ade o f euch stu ff th a t th e d i­v ine S p irit o f love can com e dow n and th rill ou r eouls. L e t us feel the lo re w hich com es from G o d ; le t u s expand th e vessels o f the inm ost heart, and le t the hum an S p irit com e forth in all Its na tive aspira tions tow ards God, and d rin k in th e d iv ine influ­ences w hich com e from H is g rea t th rone . T h e n eball w e feel a Jove w hich Bhall b ea r th e h u m an race upon its sw elling and ris­ing b illow s; and w e shall have no need for s tu bbo rn ju s tice , no necessity for exercising charity , fo r all-em bracing love includes th em a l l ; and in th e S p irit o f love and m elting affection, such aa G od feels for m an, we can look w ith p ity , w ith a philosophic eye, upon th e foibles and faults o f ou r n e ig h b o r; and thus we shall rise above th e necessity o f exerc ising charity . Because we m ay see th a t th e ind iv idual is n o t to be p itied so m uch as lov ed ; th e n w e w ill no longer a ttr ib u te the faults to th e ind iv idual, b u t to the Eource w here th e y p roperly belong—to th e conditions and circum stances w hich su rround th e indiv idual, and have su r­rounded h im from b irth . W e need m ore love and less justice. H ave w e an idea o f ju s tic e? N o ; b u t w e h ave an idea o f re­ta lia tion , and we call i t jd stice. T h e re is no such th in g as ju s ­tice in the w orld. S p iritua lism is destined to develop a tru e idea o f G od-like ju s tice . N o m an occupies a position so high b u t he feels a t tim es love tow ards those w ho are b eneath h im ; th e n he feels som eth ing still deeper than charity , o f w hich char­ity is the ex te rn a l rind , o f w hich ju s tice is the b a rk , and of w hich d iv ine love, m oved by d iv ine w isdom , is the g rea t central seed, a round w hich th e un iverse revolves. W hen w e becom e sim ple-m inded as little ch ildren , and g row o u t o f th e errors in w hich w e have been baptized eye r since w e left o u r mothers» arm s, th e n the In te rnal h ea rt o f m an k in d w ill open, expand its in m o st na tu re , and w ill d rin k from th e g reat fountain o f tru th , •whose w aters are inexhastible. T h en th e re w ill be no justice, b n t all w ill be love, m oved b y its con tro lling soul, th e G reat P rin c ip le o f W isdom . W hen m en and w om en becom e suffi­cien tly developed to receive the d iv ine in fluence from on high, then th e re w ill be a b e tte r s ta te o f th ings. W hen the h ea rt of m an shall go ferth in all h u m ility tow ards th a t b r ig h t and glow ­in g heaven w hich shines above h im ; w hen tho soul shall be re ­called from the erroneous paths, th e false education , in w hich it is sow im m ersed ; when he arises and stands upon h is own true n a tu re and dignity; when th e aspirations of th e soul are qu ick ­ened by human and divine love; then the eoul will become all

unfolded, lik e a sw ee t flow er, and win shed it s fragrance ov er a ll j th e w orld . T h e re w ill be no such th in g as ju s tice . Ju s tic e Is ' an accident. W hen th e t r u e Tnan shall h e unfolded, th e idea o f j Justice w ill be so expanded th a t th e re w ill be no such coneep- j tion o f i t as now exista. A s I look a t Justice a t th is m om ent, 11 s e e s pa ir of scales iaw b ic lL o n e m an is w eighed against a n o lh - ' er. T h is is n o t r ig h t ; th is Is n o t ju s tice . W hen th e love w hich \ com es dow n from G od en ters in to th e hum an soul, and is the : m o tive princip le w hich s tirs th e m an to action, h e w ill rise j above these erode conceptions. W hen m an is inspired by the | g rea t th o u g h t o f e ternal love, h e w ill rise above th e angularities • w hich h av e m arked, th e churches fo r ages. A nd Spiritualism 1» j th a t w hich w ill unfold h im so th a t he can receive th is g ran d j id ea of love from th e heaven*, even os th e S p irits realize i t now . j T h en th e re w ill be peace, harm ony , happiness, such a heaven, [ in the hum an soul as w ill m ako ev e ry m an and w om an a w a lk * ! ing church , and establish on th e ea rth th e reign of p u rity and ; holiness. j

M r. L ev y questioned the idea o f the re being no such th ing as j ju s tic e . j

M r. E an d o lp h : A s tb6 w ord is genera lly understood; I believe J it is b u t crea tion of m an In h is undeveloped state. T he w orld j and all th ings in it, a re progressing o u t o f th is idea o f J ustice • j and i t w ill be m erged in to the conception I have of d iv ine love, j

M r. T oohey re m a rk e d : I thou g h t I tr ied to m ake m yself un- \ derstood, b u r i t appears I did n o t I w ill t r y now to fill up th a t | deficiency. I th o u g h t th e artic le I read from th e S un w as suf- f id e n tly b road in th e prem ises to w arran t a few assum ptions. I j assum ed th a t th e rnan w ho w ro te th a t-artic le w as des titu te alike i o f th e princip les of t ro th and verac ity . N ow for such a m an to i ask ju s tic e is to ask condign condem nation. A ccording to th e \ fa irest appreciation o f ju s tice , he w ould be reduced to the low est j g rade o f physica l and social serv itude. I t m a y b e w ell for th e • m an w hose soul has atta ined som e degree o f tro th and p u rity to : ask for ju s tice . I have m yself said, I ask n o th ing o f G od b u t j ju s tic e ; b u t i t w as a p resum ptuous speech, and w ill n o t bea r j analyzing. Jam e s M artlneau said, th e re is a p ity th a t is dow n­r ig h t insu lt. T he re is ano ther p ity th a t is th e veries t essence of lo v e ; th e re Is a cha rity th a t contains th e elem ents o f a God- forgiving love. B u t n e ith e r o f these belong to th e m an w ho w rote th a t artic le . "We w ill em balm i t as far as ty p e can do it. [M r. T . m ade fa r th e r rem arks on th is subjec t, th e p u rp o rt of w hich, as above sta ted , w ill be found In an o th er colum n.]

D r. H a tc h fo llow ed: I hope y o u w ill b ea r w ith zne for a m o­m en t. T h e re are too m a n y Ideas and w ords to give even a pass­in g no tice o f them all. B u t I h ave heard n o th in g w hich in flu ­ences m e to d issen t from th e opin ion I first advanced. T h is E d ito r has been th e su b jec t o f discussion. H e is accused of w illfu l m isrepresen tation . F o r one, I canno t see th e least ev i­dence o f It. T h e m an Is an d has been su rrounded b y c ircum ­stances th a t h ave caused h im to w rite JuBt such an article. I t w as n o t for h im to say w h e th e r b e w ou ld be su rrounded by them or n o t; i t w as in accordance w ith tho g rea t princ ip les of N atu re . A nd tho m an needs as m u c h ch a rity for h im se lf w ho w ill so severe ly condem n an Ind iv idual aa th e ind iv idual h im ­self; and no m ore , because each, in hi* respective place, is su r­rounded b y circum stances w hich h ave m ade h im w h a t he is. I repea t it, I dem and no charity . I do n o t say th a t I dem and J u s ­tice from y o u r s tand-po in t, b u t npon tho g rea t p rinc ip les o f tru th and th e b ro therhood o f m an . I do n o t ex p e c t an y th ing m ore op less than ju s tice from m y G od. I h ave n ev e r experi­enced an y th in g b u t ju s tice from H is h a n d ; and I w ill v en tu re to say a ll have had tho sam e experience. P o in t to one so litary instance of G od’s dealing o u t ch a rity Instead o f ju s tice , and I y ie ld th e p o in t A nd now , m y friends, w h a t do w e w an t ? I said th a t th e idea o f ch a rity cam e from th e assum ption th a t we w ere rig h t and th e y w ere w rong. I f you believe as I -do, if things appear to you as th e y do to me, y o u do n o t p re ten d to ex­ercise cha rity tow ards m e. Could th e y have crucified Jesus, had th e y know n and realized th e real characte r o f the ind iv idual w hom th e y w ere condem ning? I f I re lieve a m a n in b ls neces­sities, Is i t ch a rity th a t I exerciso ? N o : for he Is a b ro th e r of m in e ; and if he is su rrounded b y circum stances requ iring it, It Is no m ore than ju s tice th a t I should deal to h im a portion of w ha t I have. A nd in th e last agonizing hours of dissolution, w hen I s tand In th e heavens before m y G od, how ever m uch m y life m ay desire charity , I expeot no th ing b u t H is sim ple ju s tice , seasoned w ith th a t love w hich constitu tes th e b ea u ty and the excellence o f H is character.

M r. * * * • r e m a rk e d : I w ish to m ake on# w ord o f exp lana­tion. M r. E ando lph spoke o f a p rinc ip le above both cha rity and justice. I th in k th is is a d istinction w ith o u t a difference. I do n o t kn o w th e difference in p rinc ip le b e tw een love and charity . I t is ce rta in th a t w hen w e speak o f c h a rity as a principle , we are speaking ra th e r o f the effect of tho princip le of love being ac ted o u t T h is is m ak ing a d istinction w h en th e re is b n t one princip le involved. I agree w ith friend E ando lph In his view of lo v e ; b n t w hen we have love, how can w e forbear having cha rity ?

M r. C onklin sa id : I have nev e r before spoken in a Confer- ference, b u t I th in k S p iritua lists should coun tenance such a r t i ­cles as th e one read to -n igh t from th e S u n ; and fu rth e r, should glory in th e fact th a t m an, and especially th e au th o r o f th is a r t i­cle, has condescended to speak so h ighly of S piritualism . There is no fea ro f tru th , though the g rea t M ayor o f th is c ity and his w hole police b a ttle against i t ; I th in k i t w ill s ta n d ; and I th in k Spiritualists should jo in w ith one accord and send a p e tition to M ayor "Wood to fe rre t o u t S p iritua lism and do aw ay w ith i t - — [S ir. c. here becam e en tranced b y S pirit-influence, and spoke as fo llow s:] "We have n o t le ft o u r b r ig h t abodes to sow the seed of discord. 'W e have n o t pene tra ted th rough the repu lsive c im os- ; phe-re of ea rth for an y o ther purpose th a n to harm onize. Y o u ’ who have tasted tho good w ord of tru th , and w ho can look be­yond the th ings o f tim e and sense and say , in y o u r inm ost soul,I know I have a con tinued existence, should not, in o rder to a r­rive a t the definition of th e w ord charity , w aste y o u r tim e In argum ents. I f tb y b ro th e r la in e rro r, p i ty ; censure n o t ; as­sum e n o t to kn o w th# t r u t h ; gen tly ex tend th e hand o f fellow ­ship and b ro th e rh o o d ; and, b y actions, p rove y o u r know ledge of th e tru th . M en are n o t to be condem ned because they differ. A tw o-fold conception o f tro th crea te th d isco rd ; and, as the m ind is p repared to receive, *o i t g ive th to those th a t can ap­proach th a t m ind . T h e re are m any , v e ry m any , w ho a re now m oving in darkness in th e m idst o f light, w ho are n o t p repared to receive its rays from celestial spheres. Such need practical charity , gentleness, forbearance, n o t censure.

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M E S. A N N L E A H B R O W N , o f the F o x fam ily w ill re ­ceive p riv a te parties be tw een th e hours o f 10 A. M. and 8 P. M. on T uesdays, W ednesdays, T h u rsdays and F ridavs , and public parties on the evenings o f th e days m entioned, for the investiga­tion o f S p iritua l m anifestations. '

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D E . B E B G E V IN , gradnnte of th e M edical School of P a r is m em ber o f P h ilosoph ical In s titu te o f F rance , and assistan t opera to r o f M. Cah arme t and the B aron du P o te t, has an office a t N o. 100 P rin ce -stree t, w here he w ill rece ive pa tien ts and visitons. j .

B E . R I C A S C OI s read y to p ive lessons In m odern Languages a t th e H arlem A cadem y, lOOth-street, n ea r 8d A venue. TouD g gentlem en and ladles from tho neighboring coun try , disposed to learn during th e day, o r in th e even ing classes, m a y com e and tru s t w ith fufi confidence In D r. Iilca rd o ns a practica l teacher. T e rm s by '- ag reem ent ; b u t v e ry m oderate . P lea se to address, M r Btecle D irec to r o f th e I la r lc m A cadem y. 5

T H E G R E A T PLAJTO A M U S IC E S T A B L IS H M E N T O F HORACE W A T E R S ,

K o. E8S E E O A D W A Y , N E W -Y O E K .T h e la rg est a sso rtm en t o f P ianos, M olodeons, M usical In s tru ­

m en ts o f all k inds, an d M usic to b e found on the A m erican C on tinen t. T . G um cut & Co.’s P rem iu m Pianos, w ith o r w ith o u t th e jE o lian , w ith iron fram es, (adap iing th e m to any clim ate,) and c ircu lar scales. H o n a c u Waties’ m odel or m odem im proved P ianos, h a t in g g rea te r pow er, b rillian­cy, and richness o f tone , e lastic ity o f touch, elegance, and d u ia b i.ity o f m ake, th a n finy o th e r P ianos m ade In the c c ited S tates. H a lle t A C nm ston’s P ianos, (o f th e old firm o f H alle t A Co.) P ianos o f Eeveral o th e r celebrated B oston and h iew Y o rk m akers. S econd-hand PianoB a t g rea t bargains. P rice , »20, *30, *50, *75, *100, *120, *130, etc., to *175. B ea u ti­ful P ianos, w hich have been ren ted h u t a sh o rt tim e, w ill be 6old very low. E ach in s tru m en t guaranteed , and prices low er than can be had elsew here.

M e l o d e o n s .— S. D . A H . W . S m ith ’s celebrated M elodeone, tun ed in the equal tem p eram en t, and hav ing g rea ter ew eetnew of tone and e lastic ity o f touch than any o th e r m ake. M elodeons of all o th e r style«. Schools, A ssociations, C hurches, and C lergy­m en, supplied w ith PianoB or M elo d e o n sa ta discount. D ealers supplied upon th e v ery best w holesale term s.

M usic .—T h e choice p roductions of th e first E uropean and A m erican a rtis ts pub lished daily . A large asso rtm en t o f all m usic published in th e U nited S ta tes constan tly on hand. In - 6troctioR B ooks o f all k inds, G lee Books, etc., etc. M usic sen t b y m ail, post-paid. G eneral and select catalogues and schedule« o f prices forw arded to an y address, free o f charge. 2S

N ow received and for sale a t th e Office o f T e e CirbiSTiAE S p ie it u a u s t , th e follow ing W o rk s :—

L ID A ’S T A L E S O F R U R A L H O M E ; A Collection of S to ­ries for C hildren. B y E m ily G ay. Ilopedale, Mass. A series of in teres ting tales for v e ry sm all children. A p»ckage containing one copy of each series, 40 c e n ts ; postage 10 cents.

T H E H IS T O R Y O F T H E O R IG IN ' O F A L L T H IN G S , inc luding th e H is to ry o f M an. from his crea tion to bis finality , b n t n o t to his end. W ritte n b y G od’» H o ly S pirits, th rough an ea rth ly m ed ium . L . M. A rnold , Poughkeepeie, N . Y . P rice , $1 5 0 : postage. 20 cents.

S P IR IT -IN T E R C O U R S E : C onta in ing inc iden ts of P ersona E xperience , w hile Investigating th e new P henom ena o f S p irit T hough t and A c tio n ; w ith various S p ir it com m unications th rough him self aa m edium . B v H erm an Snow , la te U nita rian M inister a t M ontague, M ass. B o s to n : C rosby, N ichols A Co. N ew Y o rk : C. S. F ran c is A Co. 1S58.E P IT O M E O F S P IR IT IN T E R C O U R S E . B y A lfred Cridge,

o f Canada, W ritin g M edium . B oston : B ela M arsh, N o. 15F ran k lin stree t. P rice 871-2 cents.S P IE IT V O IC E S : Odes d ic tated b y S p irits o f th e Second

Sphere, for th e use o f H o rm o n a l Circle«. E . C. H enck , m e dinm . P rice 4-8 cents.

R E V IE W O F T H E C O N C L U SIO N O F R E V . CH A P.LES B E E C H E R , R efe rring th e M anifestations of th e P re sen t T im e to th e A gency o f E v il S pirits. B y J o h n S. A dam s. P r ice C cents. ___

A N S W E R S T O S E V E N T E E N O B JE C T IO N S against S p ir­itual In tercourse , and In q u iries R ela ting to th e M anifestations oi the P re sen t T im e. B y J o h n S . A dam s. P rice 25 c e n ts ; cloth, 8S cents.

S ince w ritin g th e above w ork th e eu tb o r has changed his view s In regard to th e B ible as th e o n ly revelation from G od to m an. In all o ther particu lars his view s are as th e re in laid down. T h e w ork has been w ell rece ived b y all classes, and th e argu­m ents advanced have been c#nsidered w o rth y o f th e careful consideration o f all m en o f thought. A ll sectarian ism is avoid­e d ; no doctrinal opinions a re in tro d u ced ; P u t the “ an sw ers” re s t on th e fundam ental tru th s o f scrip tu ra l revelation and u n ­disputed facts.

F R E E T H O U G H T S C O N C E R N IN G R E L IG IO N , o r N a­tu re versu s Theology. B y A n d rew Jackson D avis. T h e nam e of th e au th o r is a sufficient inducem en t to all in teres ted in S p ir­itua lism and its teachings to purchase and read the w ork . P rice 15 cts.

A R IV U L E T F R O M T H E O C E A N O F L IF E , an A u then tic and In te restin g N arra tiv e o f th e A dvancem en t o f a S p irit from D arkness to L ig h t. P ro v in g b y an a c tu a l in sta n ce , th e influ­ence of m an on ea rth over th e departed . W ith in tro d u c to ry and inc iden ta l rem arks. B y J . S. A dam s o f Chelsea, M ass. P rice 25 cts.

F A M IL IA R S P IR IT S A N D S P IR IT U A L M A N IF E S T A ­T IO N S . B eing a series o f artic les b y “ E . P .” supposed to be E noch P ond , P rofessor in th e B angor Theological S em inary . T oge ther w ith a R ep lv b y V eriphilos Credena. P r ic e 15 cts.

T H E P H IL O S O P H Y O F C R E A T IO N . U nfolding th# L aw s o f th e P rogressive D evelopm ent o f N a tu re , and em b ra­cing th e P h ilosophy o f M an, S p irit and the S p irit-W orld , by Thos. P aine . T hrough the hand o f H orace G. W ood, m ed ium .

T H E E E L IG IO N O F M A N H O O D , o r th e A ge of T hough t, A n excellen t w ork . B y D r. J . H . E obinson. P rice In paper cen t# : In cloth. 75 cents.

A N E X P O S IT IO N o f V iew s respecting th e p rinc ipal fact* causes and pecu liaritie s invo lved in S pirit-M anifestations. T # gether w ith in teres ting phenom ena, s ta tem en ts, and com m une cations. B y A d ta Ballou. P rice 50 c e n ts : in cloth, 75 cent*.

N E W T E S T A M E N T M IR A C L E S A N D M O D E R N M IR ­A C L E S . T h e com parative am o u n t o f ev idence for each, the na tu re of bo th . T estim o n y of a H u n d red w itnesses. A n E ssay read before th e M iddle and*Senior Classes i n C am bridge D iv in ­ity School. B y J . H . F ow ler. P r ice 80.

S P IB IT -W 6 E K S ; R eal b u t n o t M iraculous. A le c tu re read a t th e C ity H all, E o x b u ry , M ass., on th e even ing o f S ep tem ber 2 1 ,1S53. B v A llen P u tn am . P rice 25 cents.

A L E T T ilR to th e C hestnu t s tre e t C ongregational C hurch, Chelsea, M ass^ in rep ly to i ts charge o f hav ing becom e a r e ­proach to th e canse o f tro th , in consequence o f a change in re ­ligious b e lie f B y Jo h n S. A dam s. “ H e answ ered and said . .. . O ne th in g I know , th a t w hereas I w as b lind , now I «ee. . .. . A n d th e y ca st h im out.” L e t all S p iritua lists w ho have be­

com e released from th e bonds o f th e churches read th is little book. P r ice 15 cents.

T H E P H IL O S O P H Y O F S P E C IA L P R O V ID E N C E S . A V ision. B y A . J . D avis. P r ic e 25 cents.

T H E S P I E I T M IN S T R E L . A collection o f H vm ns and M usic for th e use o f S piritualists, in th e ir churches and public m eetings. B y J . B . P ack a rd and J . S. Loveland. P r ic e 25 cents.

IM M O R T A L IT Y T R IU M P H A N T . T h e E x istence o f a God. B y R ev . J . B . D o d s ; 62 cts.

M E N T A L A L C H E M Y ; a T reatise on th e M ind and ’N e r­vous System . B y B . B. W illia m s ; 62 cts.

A T E E A T IS E O N H O M EC E H A TH IC P R A C T IC E O F M E D IC IN E . Com prised in a R ep e rto ry for P rescrib ing . A dap ted to D om estic o r P rofessional U se. T h ird edition, im ­p roved and enlarged. B y H u n tin g S herrill, M. D ., M em ber oi th e H ahnem ann A cadem y of M edicine, etc^ etc. A u th o r o f a T reatise on Epidem ics, and an E ssay on the Cholera o f 1S82. P rice in cloth, handsom ely bound, $1.

I n addition to the above, m ay be found, a t the Socie ty’s Room s th e follow ing publications b y M essrs. F ow lers and W ells. In o rder to accom m odate those resid ing a t a distance, w e g ive the p ric e o f each w ork w ith th e postage added. T h e postage w ill b# pre-paid a t th # N ew -Y o rk Post-Office. B y p re-pay ing post-

W O X D E R I U L D I S C O Y E U V ,

T H E H E E Y E -S O O T H n C G V IT A L F L U I L a ,A new M edicine purely Vegetable,

rr.npa.ErD n5Tinni.v ev arir.iT-DirzcTiox. tjieol-ou

KES. E- J. EEENCH, MEDIUM, PITTSBURGH, PA.T hese F I aids are d iv ided in to classes adapted to the dlseasea

specified u n d e r each nu m b er, and «re .separately o r in com ­b ination a eafe and ce rta in euro fur all the diseases nam ed un d er th e ir respective heads, and m any o f w hich have for ages, baffled the sk ill of the learned, am ong w hich are S t. Vitus* D ance T ie D oloreux, N euralg ia . R heum atism in all Us varied forma, L ock ­ed Jaw , Epilepsy o r F allin g Sickness, P a ls r , N ervous and S ick H eadache, D yspepsia, D iseases o f the K id n e rs and L iv e r D jarrhcea, Irreg u la ritie s o f the F em ale S vstem , ‘T e tte r and ail C utaneous D iseases, C hills and F ever, C ram p, Cholic, Cholera M orbus, Cholera, Q uinsy , Influenza, and all A cu te P a in s and N ervous Diseases. T hese F lu id s have n o t failed to g ive re lief In an y o f the above cases w here th e y have been fairly tested and w e have now a n u m b e r o f liv ing w itnesses to w hom wt* can refer.

jilso th e L u n g and C ough S y rup , a safe and invaluab le re m e ­d y for Croup, Coughs, Colds, Sore Throats, B ronchial Affections —a su re cure for B leed ing of the L ungs and C onsum ption in its first stages.

F eeling it m y d u ty to m ake know n to th e afflicted these in ­valuable rem edies, n o t on ly in obedience to th e positive com ­m ands of m y Spirit-guides, b u t from a thorough conviction th a t th e y are all th a t is claim ed for them , and from a desire to relieve the sufferings o f afflicted h u m a n ltr , I propose to p lace th e m in th e hands o f all a t th e m ost reasonable rates, and shalL as far as I have tho ab ility to do, cheerfu lly supp ly i t w ith o u t charge, to all w ho m av n o t have the m eans to pay for i t F o r f r r t h e r particu lars, address T . C u l k e k t s o n , A gent, P ittsb u rg h ,

G eneral A gen ts : P a rtr id g e A E ritta n , 800 B roadw ay, N ew Y o rk ; F edcrhcn A Co., 9 and 13 C ourt s tree t, Boston ; W . M, L aning , 276 B altiinore-st., B altim o re ; H en ry Stagg, 4 3 M ain -s t, S l Louis. A lso sold by D r. G ardner, Bos to n ; D i. IJeuck 160 A rch-st., P h ila d e lp h ia ; D r. G reves,M ilw auk ie , Wi« • H ( / B a ­ker. F o n d dn L ac, W i? .; F . B ly, C incinnati, and others.* P rice $1 per bottle, o r 6 bottles for ?5.

M rs. F R E N C H w ill con tinue to m ake C la irvoyan t E x a m in a­tions. E xam ina tion and p rescrip tion , w hen the parties are nrea- en t, $ 5 ; i f absent, $10. *oq

NEW METHOD OF HUMAN.XULTUKE,PH Y SICA L, H E N N A L , S P IR IT U A L ! ’

HAVE YOU READ LA EO Y SU NDERLAND'S W O RK S!F o r soj<* a t th is office; and w hen the p .ic e accom panies the

o riteJC>.*'-e? lare^ .e n t ky m ail to any p a r t of the conn trv , post-paid.^ P S Y C H O L O G Y ; P a th e tism , H istorical, Philoso­

phical, P ra c t ic a l; g iv ing th e rationale o f ev e ry possible form of nervous o r m en ta l phenom ena, know n u n d e r the technics o f A m ule ts , Charm s, E nchan tm en ts , Spells, F ascination In can ta ­tion , M agic, M esm erism , P h ilte rs . T alism an, B elies, W itchcraft E cstacy , H allucination , Spectres, Illusions, T rance. A pparition« C lairvoyance, Som nam bulism . M iracles, etc., show ing h o w lh ese resu lts m ay be induced, th e T h eo ry o f M ind w hich they dem on stra te , and th e benevo len t uses to w hich th is know ledge should be applied. P rice 25 cts.

T h is book discloses th e w hole secre t o f E lectro-B iolo '~ r A c. and for teach ing w hich $10. and even $50. have been ebarced.

BO OK O F H E A L T H . H av e you read M r. Sunderland »B ook o f H ea lth ? AH paren ts and children , all teachers, all w ho in an y «ense, a re o u t o f health , should by all m eans read th is book. I t contains a v as t am o u n t o f inform ation, w ith practical rem arks on P aren tage , Infancy, F ood , D iet, L abor, R ecreation S leep B athing. C lothing, A ir, Causes o f I ll-H ealth , etc. P r ice 25 etA*

P A T U E T IS J l S E W T H F O F .Y O F M IN D ; S t a t e m e ^ , ! Ite I znlosopby, and Its D iscovery D efended apainst the assam D . tions r e c e n t ] f o r t h u n d e r th e cabalistic nam es o f “ M ental A lchem y,” “ E lectro -B io lopy ,” Ac. P r ice 10 cents.

N E W M E T H O D O F C L U E , b y N u tritio n , w ith o u t M edi cine. T h e desire for N arco tics destroyed. A vailab le fo r th e S ick, th e Lam e, and th e B lind , in an v p a r t o f th e coun trv P am p h le ts o f inform ation , 10 cents. J ’

F o r 62 cts. each of these w orks w ill b e se n t to y o u r o rd er post free. A d d rw i E d it o e Orp.r.TiA K S p in tT ra .u sT , N o .553 B road­w ay, ¡New- "K

FSYCHOMETEEICAX DELINEATIONS OF CHA- BACTER.

p.e” 0ns bF holding the handw riting to th e forehead, is a g ift w h ich m ay be em ployed in num erous instances for the prom otion o f good, and to p reven t fraud and Im position upon th e u nw ary .

Cases are o f constan t occurrence, in the business o f life, w here a p rev ious know ledge o f cha racte r would not only cave m uch trouble, vexa tion and p ecu n ia ry loss, b u t would often p rev en t th e m o s t ru in o u s consequences.

In o rder to obta in a delineation o f character o f an y one, no th Ing m ore is requ ired than to possess a specim en o f th e ir h and ­w riting , ( i t m ay be a le tte r, note o r any o th e r d o cu m en t) T h is m u s t be enclosed in a b lank envelop, tak ing care th a t th e re be no o th e r w ritin c , e ith e r upon the envelop o r the enclose, le t K be carefu lly sealed up , p u t into an o u te r envelop, and d irec ted to D r. C H A S E , co rner o f G reene and S even teen th -stree t. P h ila d e lp h ia ; w hich m a y b e delivered personally , o r s e n fh ro '* B lood 's D esp a tch ; in the la tte r case, a fee o f $2 is expected to be enclosed. P ersons re s id in g in th e coun try , a t any distance «hould w rite by m ail, post-paid, conform ing to th e d irections a l above given.

E xam ina tions for D isease w ill also be m ade, w ith diamioMs nad prescrip tion . A lock o f h a ir o r bandw riting should ' be en- c osed in an envelop w hen th e p a tie n t canno t a tte n d pereon­

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5i,E, w ^ a p p o s i t e s p i r i t u a l s o n g s .A a o n i. Y T insrzns. —O ne o f th e m ost beautifu l and ex-

S L25Sc“ s byMrs- Gim̂ iam B oitvict

T0 L it t l e E v a i x zaten*."—T h e outpourings o f ^ ^ '^ tb e r s h ea rt un d er bereavem ent. P rice 25 eta.

D o G oon .”—S ing th is song, ev e ry b o d y ; p ractice its p re ­cepts, and th is w orld o f ou rs w ould b# one o f th e Larm ier spheres. P r ice 25 cts.

“ Gua.EnijL?t Spirits.”—H appy he who enjoys their nttrn dance as represented in this beautiful song. Price 25 cts.

“ T h e P e o d ic x l S ox .”—W ith sp lendid L itho/m ipb t w r een ting th e P rod igal's re tu rn . P rice 50 cts.

T h e above pieces are oil b y the m ost popu la r Com posers, a t a re selling rapidly. ^

H O R A C E W A T E R S , P ub lish er, N o. SSSB roadw av N i * » A g en t for T . G ilbert A C o /s P ianos, Halletds C um stoii's P ianos G ilbe rt’« B oudo ir P ianos, and m anufactu re r c f H orar«P ianos. N , B , M usic s e n tb v m ill postage f t « , ftWT*

o 1 1 r £ .[F rom L I I l l u s t r a t e d . ]

T O H I M W H O H O L D S H I S L I F E I N F E E .T o h im w ho hold his life In fee

E ach ac t is ever one o f m ight,6ince every ac t b y day o r n igh t I s b a t a struggle to be free :A straggle w herein rig h t contends

W ith error, and th e sw ords th e y wield A re sub tile though ts, th e battle-field

" T h e m ercy-seat o f life, w here bendsT h e soul in suppllance to its K ing.

D o th o u , oh , G o d ! im p a rt such might,S uch v igor to th e arm of right,

T h a t I t m a y know no faltering.B u t s tr ik e a four-fold crushing blow,

A n d str iv e w ith stern H erculean w ill T o b lind , to nnm b, to cru sh , to kill,

T o sear its hydra-headed foe.O h. G od! th e cause of r ig h t is th ine 1

T h e souls of m en belong to thee!W o know th a t we shall y e t be free!

Ob, God I vouchsafe us s treng th divine.

T hus ran m y d ream one w in te r 's n igh t W hen all w ith o u t w as dark and drear. T h e sto rm w as w ild. I w oke in fe a r ;

I p rayed and slep t t i l l m orn ing light, A nd w oke a w ise m an. M y dreatn

R ecalled , I pondered o 'e r and o'er, A nd as I pondered m ore and m ore,

M y soul expanded w ith th e schem e O f life w hich i t revealed. I saw

T h a t life 6ball be the boon of all,A nd tru th , on e rro r’s final fall.

B ecom e th6 universal law.

A PRAYER FOR C8 AI.L.God of th e m ountain , God o f th e storm ,God o f the flowers, God o f th e w o rm !

H e a r us and bless us,F o rg ive us. redress us !

B rea the on ou r S p irits tb y love and tb y healing—T each us con ten t w ith th y fa therly dealing—

T each us to love thee.T o love one another, b ro th e r his b ro ther.

A nd m ake ns all free—F ree from th e shackles o f anc ien t trad ition .

F re e from th e censnre o f m an for his neighbor;H elp u s each one to fulfil his tru e mission,

A nd show us 'tls m an ly , ’tls G od-like to labor!

God o f the darkness, God o f the sun.<Jod o f the beautiful, God o f each one!

C lothe us and feed us.I llum ine and lead us!

. Show us th a t avarice holds us in th ra ll— •T h a t the land Is all th ine, and thou g ivest to all.

S ca tte r ou r b lin d n ess ;H elp u s to do right, all th e day and the night—

T o love m ercy and k indness;A id us to conquer m istakes o f the p a s t ;

Show us our fu tu re to cheer us and arm us,T h e upper, the b e tte r , th e m ansions thou hast :

A nd , God of the grave, th a t the grave canno t barm us.

[F ro m the W eekly Com et.]

REFORM.I t is w ith no little pride that our Ju d ge and our

people should recur to th e fact that, at th e late se s ­sion o f the d istr ict court in th is and our sister P arish , there w as not a single charge for the grand ju r y to investigate. P erhaps th is thing has never before occurred. D oes th is not argue an im prove­m ent in public m orals and a disposition to observe the law ? and y e t to assign an y particu lar cause w ould be ou t o f the question . B u t th a t there is a m igh ty revolution going on in our country, m ore pow erful than w ar a id bloodshed could m ake it, is v e r y evident. E v ery th ing social, m oral and po­litical is stam ped w ith the im press o f reform. W e do not a ltogeth er agree w ith those w h o w ith “ fore- eodings dire ” pred ict a great civil war. T he tim e has now arrived in the h istory o f our country , w h en m ind in its m ost pow erful and peacefu l w ork­in gs m ust carry on ail great sch em es w ithou t the aid o f p h ysica l force. T hough hum an nature in the abstract is ju s t w hat it h as a lw ays been, it is operated upon b y different influences, its desires are m ore elevated , its passion s m ore su bd ued and its w ork ings m ore Deaceablc. M en are gettin g to view th ings in a different light. T h e y are form ing quite different estim ates o f each others’ m erits and placing the standard o f individual g rea tn ess upon higher grounds. That is not the great m an now , w ho in the langu age of D avid “ w as fam ous according as h e lifted up a x e s upon the th ick trees,” nor him w h o w ith g iant strength can hurl destruction and death am ong his enem ies. N or y e t he w ho lifting h im se lf far above his fe llo w s b y the am bition of h is soul and the su ccess o f h is toil, on ly seek s his individual g lory and p referm en t B u t he is the great man w ho loves iris neighbor as h im self, w ho in w h atever sphere o f life h e m ay b e tlirow u, will alw ays rem em ber that he should kn ow w here his brother is, should a lw ays d isp lay a sen sib ility to

' the sorrow s and a satisfaction at the h ap p in ess o f o th e r s ; w h ose soul should ever go ou t in warm p u lses to tlie help o f those about him . Joanna B ailie s a y s :

*• W ho w ill n o t priveSom e portion o f his ease, his blood, his w ealth,F o r o thers good is a poor frozen chu rl,”

B u t in proportion as m en’s v iew s o f greatn ess and usefu ln ess change, so do th ey change in the selection o f those w h om th ey place in p ow er; and all these give character to the nation, and i f com petent, zest to public authority and la w s; all reform s m ust, in a great m easure, depend upon those w ho serve the country . T hou gh not sp ecia l­ly called upon to do so, there is none w ho m ay not in som e w ay contribute to the pu blic w eal ; and it should be the care o f every patriot to strike every blow for h is country that c ircu m stan ces will allow.

“ I f each w ould seize the occasion w here his virtu®M ight aid his coun try , to the public good,Ilia share conferring, states to less of illExposed, w ould thenceforth stand secure and flourish."

T his truism o f E uripides should find a hearty response in every patriot, and now w h ile the w ork o f reform is going on, in every th in g hum an, cause them to lay hold o f the golden op p ortu n ity o f serv ­in g their day and generation. W h eth er p laced in the chair o f state or occu p yin g the hu m ble control o f the fam ily circle, w h eth er in th e pu lp it or on the bench, one m ay do som ething for the com m on cause.

. J e s u s a n d t i i e D e a d D o c ; .— T h e m o st b e a u t i ­f u l o f A l l e g o r ie s .— A v ery old P ersian story- sa y s : J esu s arrived one ev en in g at the gates o f a certain city , and lie sen t h is d iscip les forw ard to prepare supper, w hile he him self, in ten t on doing good, w alked through the streets into the m arket­place.

A nd h e saw at the corner o f the m arket som e peop le gathered together, looking at an object on the g r o u n d ; and he drew near, to see w h at it was.

I t w as a dead dog, w ith a halter round h is neck, b y w hich he appeared to have been dragged through the d ir t ; and a viler, a m ore abject, a m ore unclean thing, never m et the eye of m an.

A nd those w ho stood b y looked on w ith abhor­rence.

“ Faugh !” said one, stopping his nose, “ it pol­lutes the air.” “ ITow lon g ,” said another, “ shall th is foul b east offend our sigh t ?” “ L ook at histo m hide,” said a third, “ one could not even cut a shoe out o f it.” “ A nd his ears,” said a fourth, “ all draggled and b leed in g .” “ N o dou bt,” said a fifth, “ he hath been hanged for th iev in g .”

A nd J esu s heard them ; and looking dow n com ­passionately on the dead creature, he said, ‘ ‘ Pearls are not equal to the w h iteness o f his tee th .”

T h en the people turned toward him w ith am aze­m ent, and said am ong them selves, “ W h o is th is ? T h is m u st be J esu s o f Nazareth, for on ly he could find som eth in g to pity and approve even in a dead d o g a n d b e in g asham ed, they bow ed their heads before him , and w en t each on his way.

M acauley sta ted to Mr". S tow e that all the cathedrals in E urope w ere undoubtedly trie result o f one or tw o m in d s; that th ey rose into ex isten ce very nearly cotem poraneously , and w ere b u ilt b y traveling com panies o f m asons, under the direction p f som e system atic organization.

[From the Philadelphia Sunday Meroury.]

THE BIRDIISG PHANIOM.A Startling narrative of Psychological Phenomena.

ET It. HARDIN ANDREWS.

[CONCLUDED.]

The wife was amazed at what she beheld. She could now no longer doubt the perfect sanity of her husband, while her unbelief in omens or super­natural agencies, of whatever kind, was complete­ly shaken—nay, entirely removed. She could not question the palpable evidences of her unclouded senses. Everything that her husband had describ­ed as the teachings of his trance or vision, was presented in tangible reality to her perceptions.— She had, however, little time for reflection upon their mysterious, solemn and portentous import­ance, before her her hushand again addressed her:

“ This, Lizzy, is the monument I beheld in my death-dream. Promise me that you will cause one to be procured as nearly alike to it as may be, and erect it at the head of my grave, with only such inscription engraved thereon as may tell the sim­ple story of my birth and death. One thing more I have yet to ask of you, my dear and loving wife. It is this: Let there be no unnecessary parade or ceremony at my funeral; let my grave habiliments, instead of the usual shroud or winding-sheet, be the clothing of my ordinary wear, and have me placed in tho grave with my head toward the set­ting, and my feet to the rising sun. Promise me this, sweet sharer of my sorrows and joys hereto­fore, and all ray thoughts and wishes will bo ful­filled in this life.”

“ Certainly, my dear husband, your every desire shall be faithfully 4 performed,” was all that the grief-stricken wife could utter, as she threw her­self about his neck, and yielded to his last linger­ing fervent kiss, and a prolonged embrace of thrill­ing warmth and tenderness. There was no eye to witness that holy interchange of bliss and fidelity between husband and wife, save the “ All-seeing­one ” of the great God of love and Nature.

They returned to their homes with the same si­lence that had been observed between them on the going forth therefrom to the habitations of the dead. Tha husband soon after retired to a small room, and occupied himself during the rest of the day in drawing up a copy of his will, and other in­cidental legal papers, while his wife resumed her usual domestic avocations, with more than her usual cheerfulness and assiduity of purpose.

The day following was the anniversary of the death of their second child, the little “ Willy,” whose soul’s departure to the world of Spirits had wrought the mental aberration of the father, and brought such deep grief, and comparative desola­tion in the late small but blissful family circle.

The father rose at an early hour, in the seeming enjoyment of his original health and spirits, and set about some ordinary duties that had been neg­lected by him entirely, for many months, with that thoughtful care and consideration for the wants of his family, as had been his wont in the first years of his married life. He was gay and conversable to a degree that augured a hope in the bosom of his fond wife, that the strange hallucination that had for the entire year past fettered his being, was al leDgth about to be dispelled—that he would be “ clothed again in his right mind,” and speedily re­sume his whilom habits and pursuits of life. His wife did not forget that that day was the anniversary of the death of their lost and only child ; nor had the startling revelations of the previous day passed from her mind as mere chimeras of an excited brain. Her husband made not the slightest allu­sion to any of the various mysterious matters that had so long absorbed and shut out bis soul from all sense of worldly things ; and she so guarded her own expressions and conduct to present no cause for the return or the aggravation of the mental malady from which he was now apparently so hopefully recovering.

After the morning meal was over, he casually remarked to his wife, that from his long negligence of his business pursuits, his affairs had fallen into some confusion, and that, by consequence, it would be ncessary for him to have some consultation with his attorney, with a view to their proper

I adjustment or regulation. His wife noddiDgly ac­quiesced in the necessity of his plans, and saw him depart from his home on such an errand, with a degree of joy she had not experienced for many months, for she ardently longed for the dreaded “ anniversary ” to pass over without a realization of the events foreboded in his vision, though some vague and indefinable fears possessed her breast as to the sequences of all that was yet in store, of of their wedded union. If her husbahd should only survive through the few short hours of that single day, the ‘‘spell” upon his destiny would be banished, and joy and happiness would once more

| be their portion, undisturbed by terrible apprehen- | sions of calamity, or unquieted by su perstitious fears | and forebodings. Oh, how fervently she prayed : that the “ bitter cup ” might be removed—that i her husband might not die, at least on tha t dread

d a y o f p re d ic tio n ! She, however, soon brought herself to say—“ God’s will be done,” when she set about the usual cares and duties of her house­hold, which now consisted of herself and husband, an aged mother and a young sister.

How her heart bounded within her bosom for joy, when she saw her husband return to their habitation at the dinner hour, in the full glow of health and spirits, accompanied by his friend, the attorney, whom he had invited home -with him to dine. The day was now rapidly drawing to its close, and there was nothing that indicated imme­diate danger or death in the circle of their home. Yes, she now felt the “ anniversary” would pass

j without the dread approach of the angel—he would j live 1 and all again would be peace and joy.I At the dinner table her husband conversed with ; his guest with his accustomed freedom and intelli- 1 gence upon the ordinary topics of the times, and i seemed to have forgotten entirely the circumstances i of his vision, and its fearful foreboding in connec- \ tion with that very dajq which he had so strenu- | ously insisted theretofore, would be his last in life : on earth. His wife had entertained some fears up i to this very hour, tiiat it was the intention of her■ husband to take his own life in some secret and i suicidal manner, on the return of the anniversary ; of the death of his so fondly beloved child—but | now his assiduous attention to the wants of hisguest at dinner, his animated deportment and ra­

i tional and cheerful conversation, left no room in■ her breast for any such apprehensions or suspicions j in regard to his exit from the scenes and trials of a j terrestrial existence.i But the fatal hour approached—it came! The j various courses of the table had been duly served i and removed, and the wine and walnuts only I remained to be discussed, as a portion of the social family feast. He pushed the decanter toward his legal friend, and gaily invited him to fill his glass, remarking jocularly that he hoped his guest would excuse any breach of politeness or etiquette on his part, by his declining wine, and drinking his Health

in a gob le t o f cool fountain w ater. T h e attorney nodded approbation o f th is, and th e usual sen d ­m ent o f lo n g life , prosp erity an d hap p iness, w a s exch an ged b e tw een th e parties. In ra is in g the goblet o f w ater to h is lip s, th e h o s t ca st h is e y e s upon th e dial o f th e m antel-clock— in stan tly pu t dow n th e cup and e x c la im e d :

’Wife, fr ie n d s!— I am goin g 1 T he Spirit o f■Willy is here 1 T here 1 th ere 1— I— I------”

H is sp eech rem ained unfin ished. H e fell from b is chair to th e floor, there w a s a slig h t groan, and a sort o f choiring, rattling in h is throat— and he w a s dead / P re c ise ly a t th e sam e m om ent, a sm all “ pale y e llo w ” canary bird appeared in th e room , fluttered a fe w tim es around th e b od y , uttering a sort o f a n x iou s or frightful chirrup, th en darted through an open casem ent, and w as seen no m ore 1

T h u s w as th e presen tim en t or prediction fu lfilled ! T he d istress o f th e poor w ife m a y b e better im a­g in ed than d escr ib ed ; hu t, a s before rem arked, sh e w a s a w om an w ith a w ell balanced brain, and bore w ith a p h ilo sop h y o f resignation , som ew hat un usual w ith her s e x in v iew o f th e h ea v y ebas- ten in gs o f Providence, h er presen t affliction and bereavem ent. S h e desired that a sp ee d y consu lta­tion o f p h ysic ian s sh ou ld b e held , w ith a v iew to a p o st m ortem exam ination o f th e dead b o d y o f her hu sb and , to ascertain i f h is death h ad b een the re­su lt o f poison, or o f som e lurking d isease, unknow n to her, incid en t to h is organization. T h e inquest and m edical investigation took place— b u t nothing w as d iscovered ind icatin g po ison or d ecayin g m en tal and p h ysica l pow ers. H e had died in the full flu sh and vigor o f h is m anhood— w ith ou t d isease apparently o f a n y k in d w h atever. T he usual ver­d ict in su ch cases, “ D ied b y th e v isita tion o f God, accord ingly w a s d u ly rendered. T h e b o d y w as buried in th e sec lu d ed grave, b y th e brook and the w illow s, w h ere th e w ild ro ses b loom ed and the m elod y o f b irds resound ed in th e depth o f the forest sh ru b b ery and trees, w h ile th e w h ite m arble m em orial w a s not om itted from the requirem ents the departed had enjoined in fu lfilm ent o f the sev ­eral sp ecia lities o f h is m y sterio u s vision. T he y o u n g w id o w realized that her hu sb an d had liter­a lly “ se t h is h ou se in order,” p rev iou s to h is d e­m ise. T h e w ritin gs a t w h ich he had engaged h im se lf th e day prev iou s to h is death , proved to b e a draft o f h is w i l l ; w h ile h is b u sin ess w ith th e a ttorney w as w ith a v iew to th e collection o f funds due him , and th e closin g up o f h is tem poral affairs, as one quitting b u sin ess en tire ly , or abou t to jo u rn ey to another land. H is p rop erty w a s foun d am p ly su fficien t for all th e w an ts and lu xu ries w h ich h is relict w ou ld b e lik e ly to require du rin g a life o f m an y years, after h e had h im se lf departed to that “ bourne from w h en ce n o traveller retu rn s.” B u t glittering gold, and the pom p and p agean try o f life, have no charm s for th e stricken heart, or th e b e ­reaved soul. T he w id o w could find n o consolation in h er lovelin ess— there w a s n o w no jo y left to fill up the ach in g vo id o f her h e a r t T hough sh e prayed “ G od’s w ill be don e,” it w as m a n y w eek s before sh e cou ld bring h erse lf su b m iss iv e ly to sa y w ith th e p oet—

“ A nd w hen H e takes aw ay, l i e takes b a t w ha t H e gave.”

She at len gth becam e p ossessed w ith the strange desire to h ave th e Spirit o f h er h u sb an d m anifest itse lf to her in som e sp ecia l m ann er or other, and often tim es so u g h t th e solitude and darkn ess o f a rem ote cham ber, w ith th e h op e o f see in g th e ghost o f th e loved departed one. Sh e even ventured alone to the “ G arden o f th e G raves,” a t th e w itch ­in g “ hou r o f n ig h t w h en apparitions are w on t toa p p e a r ,” b u t th e r e cam o n o sh a p e ly fo rm in g ra v e habilim ents to gratify her gaze ; and there w as no token or m anifestations b y w h ich sh e could be in ­form ed o f th e b liss or g loom o f the sou l o f her hu sb and in th e w orld o f Spirits.

A t len gth , how ever, abou t s ix m on th s after the death o f her hu sb and , th e w id o w retired to rest at night, and fa lling into a slum b er, dreamed th at her husband stood b y h er side, a s h e had u su a lly ap­peared w h en in th e h e y d a y o f h is h ea lth and hap­p in ess. H e addressed h er in som e endearin g term s, and sh e p u t forth her arm s to receive h is caresses, w h en sh e awoke an d realized th a t sh e h ad only dreamed! To m ake “ assurance d ou b ly su re ,” she arose from the b ed and lit a lam p, as i f sh e w ould in th is w a y convince h e r se lf o f h is tangible p res­ence or o therw ise, a lthough su ch procedure w as b u t an act o f supererogation , sin ce a full bright m oon beam ed into th e cham ber, and revealed every object w ith the d istin ctn ess o f the ligh t o f day.— She threw up th e casem ent, and a llow in g the cool­ing zep h y rs o f the even in g to fan her brow , return­ed to her couch , and again dream ed o f see in g her husband. She saw h im as he la y a corpse in h is coffin, and ben d in g dow n sh e im printed a k iss u p ­on h is pallid brow , and breathed a b r ie f p rayer for the repose and h ap p iness o f h is souL A s sh e did so, the dead form in stan tly changed into a canary bird, w h ich opened its m outh and d istin ctly utter­e d :— “ I am h ap p y in heaven , E lizabeth, w here y o u w ill m eet m e on the second anniversary o f our W illy ’s departure.” T he bird b e n t h is tin y neck caressin g ly to h er lips, opened its b ill and pu t out h er r u b y little tongue, a s i f read y to receive a crum b o f food from the parent canary. T hen, as sh e w as about to utter an expression o f fondness, the little creature flew dow n her throat and choked her sp eech , w h en sh e awoke, and found th at w hat sh e had seen and heard w ere o n ly th e vagaries o f the sleep in g hour. Sh e had “ dream t a dream w h ich w a s not all a d r e a m !” A t lea st sh e fancied that th e poor little bird rem ained lodged in her throat for severa l d a y s afterw ards, w h en it w as su d d en ly and m ysteriou sly released from its sin gu ­lar prison. T here w a s certain ly no “ delusion ” in regard to a certain protuberance in her neck , a s i f sh e had sw allow ed th e core of an apple, w h ose presence w as co in cident w ith h er dream and the three d a y s su b seq u en t thereto. Indeed , su ch w as the chokiDg sensation sh e exp erien ced during the tim e o f the c logm en t o f the oesophagus, that sh e a c ­tu a lly concluded to call in a surgeon to m ake an in ­cision for its d isp lacem ent, w h en it w as su dd en ly rem oved b y som e agen cy b eyon d her com preh en­sion altogether.

From th e n igh t o f th a t double dream the w ailing w idow no longer m ourned as one w h o w ou ld not be com forted. A calm seren ity o f m ind w as hers — nay, a degree o f hap p iness and contentm ent w hich w ere characteristic o f her gen tle and b u o y ­ant nature. Sh e had w itn essed th e entire fulfil­m ent o f th e presentim ent or v ision vouchsafed to her husband, and now fu lly believed the vo ice o f the canary o f h er dream , w h ich declared th at she sh ou ld m eet her husband in heaven on the ensu ing ann iversary o f h is d em ise, and th a t o f their child, “ W illy .”

In sooth , th e “ beautifu l d estroyer ” already la y in the w id ow ’s heart, now p alin g ch eek s like the early lily , and again scatter ing over them the rose and th e rainbow . Consumption had m arked his prey. A n on th e angel hurled the fatal shaft, and “ life’s fitful dream w a s o’er.” It w as the “ ann i­versary d a y .” Sh e sa t in a room w ith h er m other and sister, engaged in ten tly w ith her n eed le upon a cam bric collaret, in tended for th e latter, and fin­

ishing th e sam e, sh e rem arked— “ There, mother, my work is done / ” S h e stretch ed forth h er hand to p resen t th e article t o h er little sister— sh e sm iled through a tear w h ich g listen ed in her ey e— her b reath in g seem ed oppressed , and the rose w hich a m om en t before b loom ed on her countenance van ­ished in fitfu l streaks, lik e the m idn igh t dances o f the northern ligh ts, and her sou l had gone to m eet its Spirit-mate in h eaven 1 T he canary bird, too, strange as it seem ed , again w as p resent at the fligh t o f th e sou l to its h om e in th e phantom w orld. I t cam e and w en t a s su d d en ly and m y ster io u sly as the sam e bird, or its affiliated predecessors, had done on form er occasions o f sorrow and death.

L ittle m ore rem ains to b e to ld to conclu de our tale o f P sy c h o lo g y and P resentim en ts. I t w as early in Ju n e. T he sw a llow s ch ased each other in sport, tw itter ing as th e y flew over th e clear w aters and lak es o f th e cem etery . E v ery bu sh , every tree, y e a every branch, sen t forth th e m u sic o f the singing birds. T he v e ry air seem ed redolent w ith m elod y , from th e bold so n g o f the th r u s t , to the pleasant chirrup o f th a t k in g m usician , th e grass­hopper. T h e fields and th e leaves w ere in the lovelin ess and fresh n ess o f yo u th , lu xu riatin g in the sunbeam s, in th e depth s o f their su m m er green. T he y e llo w bu tterfly sported th e liv e lo n g day along th e flow ery b an k s o f th e stream , a ligh tin g occasion ally to lave its fa iry w in g s in th e cooling elem ent, w h ile th e bee h u m m ed in m erry m ood as i t pu rsued its h on ied errand from flow er to flower. On a d a y lik e th is sh e d ie d ; and on a day o f equal jo y am ong all th in g s o f N atu re, the last relic o f the la te h a p p y fam ily w a s buried at the side o f her husband, b y th e sin g in g brook and th e w eep in g w illow s, in th a t lo v e ly “ G arden o f the D ead .”

[N ote.—T here now liv ing in P h ilade lph ia several indiv iduals, and m an y in B altim ore, -who w ere acquain ted w ith the parties, and a re able to a tte s t to th e t ru th o f th e m a te ria l facts and inc i­dents o f th e foregoing n arra tive . T h e occurrences w ere before the adv en t o f th e “ R o ch e ste r R appers.” and th e now com m on belief in “ S p iritua l m anifestations,'M though the w orks o f D av is and o th e r w rite rs on S upernal T heo logy had m ade tb e ir appear­ance, and becom e fam iliar to th e m inds o f bo th th e lady and g en tlem an w ho w ere th e sub jec ts o f tho “ P sychological phe­n o m e n a” detailed in ou r sketch . W h e th e r th e m arvellous “ p re s e n tim e n ts ” and “ d re a m s ” are referable to th e im p res­sions traced on th e b ra in b y such m ystic w ritings, o r w h e th e r the c a n a ry b ird s w ere tiring, o r m ere phantom crea tures, con­co m ita n t o f optical u nd m en ia l im perfections, are le ft to be de­te rm in ed by those b e t te r versed in m en ta l a lchem y and m etem - psychosian m y ste ries th a n ourselves.

stffl. Perhaps I ought to have said that I examin­ed d ie room and apparatus, sa w th at th ere w'BS n o w riting o n th e pap er, and w a s satisfied th a t th ere w a s no preparation to d eceive, b efore th e lig h t w a s extin gu ish ed . H ere w as, to m e, a m ost tory p roof o f th e ex isten ce o f Sp irits, d isconn erted from th e b o d y ; and also th e ir ab ility to m anifest th em selv es to u s , an d com m u n e w ith us. L e t h im w h o d en ies the im m ortality o f th e sou l v is it th a t room and w itn e ss th ese Spirit-perform ances, and i f h e can longer d isbelieve, he w ou ld doubt ev en h is ow n ex isten ce . .

To those w h o b e lieve in a fu tu re sta te o f e x is ­tence, and y e t dou b t the p ow er o f Sp irits to v isit and com m une w ith their friend s in the bod y , le t m e sa y , com e and w itn ess for you rse lv es scru­tin ize every th in g m o st thorough ly— satisfy you r­se lv es w h eth er th ese th in gs are “ got up'1 tc deceive th e cred u lo u s; and i f y o u can d etect a n y trickery o r im position, th en proclaim it to th e w orld ; bu t until y o u have th u s proved it all a ̂ deception, do not ex p o se y o u r ow n ignorance and b igotry b y de­n y in g th a t Spirits can and d o th u s com m u ne w ith m ortals. G- H-

♦ w was only speculative, it has given &ith ; to art, ¿ a t w a s sy m b o lic i t h a s im parted S p ir it; to h u m an enterprise, w h ic h w a s before isolate, anta­gon istic an d se lfish , it h a s g iven u n ity , harm ony and vita l life. On its su b lim e precept— th e sim plest and sublim est ev er uttered— “ D o unto others as ye w ou ld th at o th ers sh ou ld d o un to y o u ,” all that is nob le, reciprocal and h arm onizin g in civilization, rests. Insp ired b y th is precep t, w h ich the yearn­in g and n ecess ity o f ev ery h eart prom pts to ac­ceptance, ind ividu als and nation s h a v e become m ore than civ ilized— th e y h a v e b ecom e Christian­ized ! "Wide and w ider, ev er y d ay , th is influence ex ten d s. F rom the heart o f great central nations it ex p a n d s to the rem otest bou nd s o f th e earth, and as an th em s are cau gh t up b y th e islands o f the sea. C hristian ity alone, tea ch es the brotherhood o f m an, and h is com m on patern ity in G o d ; Saint and Savage aw ak en to its beautifu l tr u th s ; feel, com prehend, and a ccep t them alike. Go on, bless­ed S p ir it : do th y w ork in ev ery hum an heart, and G od’s k ingdom w ill com e, and h is w ill be done on earth as it is in h eaven , an d th e earth w ill be, as erst, a Parad ise.— N. Y. Mirror.

SPIRITUALISM—ITS ANTIQUITY.B T J . B. FERGUSON.

[F ro m th e S p ir it A dvocate.]

A VISIT TO J. KOONS’ SPIRIT-ROOM.D ecember 13, 1851.

For the benefit o f th ose w h o m a y w ish to visit the Spirit-room o f J . K o o n s , at A th en s C ounty, Ohio, I w ou ld rem ark th at th e m ost d irect w a y to th is p lace, from C incinnati and th e W est, a t th is season o f the year, is b y the Railroad from C incin­n ati to L ancaster, and from L an caster to C hancey, (40 m iles,) b y s ta g e ; from K ootz’s H otel, in C han­c ey , to K oon s’s, is ab ou t tw o m iles, over a h illy r o a d ; and for those w h o are able to w alk, it affords good exercise to clim b th e hills. W h e n th e Ohio river is navigab le, visitors m a y com e b y boat to P om eroy , and th en b y stage to A th en s, and thence to C hancey.

I arrived h ere D ec. 10, 1854, and found Mr. K oon s and fam ily occu p yin g a “ double log-house," in a v e r y rom antic sp ot am ong the hills, surround­ed w ith a good sto ck o f apple and p each trees, w h ich g ive so m eth in g o f th e appearance o f com fort to the surroun ding scenery .

T he “ Spirit-room ” is abou t 12 b y 16 feet, one story, and m ade o f logs. In th e room is a table, or platform , about 2 b y 6 feet, on w h ich is placed a fram e-w ork, su pp orting a b a ss and tenor drum , w ith up righ t p lates o f z in c an d copper, connected b y w ires, and sm all b e lls h u n g along th e w ires. T here are sh e lv e s on one sid e o f the room , b a ck o f the tab le above m entioned , on w h ich are various articles. In addition to the drum s, are tw o violins, guitar, banjo, tam bourine, accordeon, harm onicon, a tin trum pet, ab su t tw o fe e t long, v e r y sm a ll at the sm all end, and abou t an in ch in diam eter at the large end— T h at part o f the room occu p ied b y th e “ Circle" and spectators, is about equal to ten feet sq u a r e : in th a t is a sm all stove, table, and seats. There are tw o w in d ow s in the room , closed b y shutters, and w h en the door is closed , all are sn u g ly secured .

On th e even in g o f the 11th th e circle m et in the Spirit-room ,— I w a s th e on ly stranger p r e se n t A f­ter all w a s arranged, and the circle seated , th e ligh t w a s ex tin gu ish ed , and v ery soon a h e a v y blow on th e table, b y the “ large stick ” o f th e bass drum , ann oun ced th a t th e Sp irits w ere presen t— T hen fo llow ed a pow erfu l sh ak ing o f th e tab le and apparatus, for a few m om en ts, and a signal w as given to com m ence the m usic. Mr. K oon s com ­m enced p lay in g on th e violin, and the drum s beat tim e to the m u sic for som e t im e ; then , after a m o­m en t’s cessation , another tun e w a s com m enced— the drum s beat, and the tam bourine w a s shook over our h ea d s and p assed round th e room , b ack ­w ard and forward, som etim es restin g on th e beads o f the m edium s, for a m om ent, then su pend ed over m y head— at th e sam e tim e I fe lt a b low on m y left th igh , w h ich w as lik e a sh ock o f e lectr ic ity p er­vadin g m y w h ole fr a m e ;— again, a s it p assed m e, it struck m e three tim es, produ cin g each tim e a peculiar sensation ,— every nerve fe lt its pow er. A t len gth the tam bourine dropped on the table, and the v io lin w a s tak en up and p layed in concert w ith Mr. K oons ; that, also, p assed over our heads, around th e room , for som e tim e; th e trum pet w as also used b y the Spirit, producing a soft tone, like a sw eet, fem ale voice, accom p anying the violins and b a ss drum . A t len gth the Sp irit handed m e the violin , w h ich I took and held for a few m in ­u te s ; th en th e Spirit took the harm onicon and p layed severa l tu n es accom panied w ith th e bass drum . A ll, now , seem ed h arm on iou s: the Spirits w ere now seen m ovin g abou t the room w ith a bit o f phosphorus, dancing up and dow n in every d i­rection, a s if deligh ted w ith th e m usic o f the violin. A hand w as seen, b y the ligh t o f phosphorous ; but not v ery d istin ctly— the ligh t w a s not sufficient. W hen the m u sic ceased , the Spirit sp oke through the trum pet,— som e qu estion s w ere ask ed and an­sw ered . I w a s told th at som e o f m y Spirit-friends w ere present, and w ere desirous to g ive m e a com ­m unication ; b u t could not to-night, bu t w ou ld do so before I le ft the p lace. T he Spirit th en sa id w e w ill m eet y o u again to-m orrow n igh t— bade us good n igh t, dropped the trum pet, and all w as still. T hu s ended the perform ance.

December 12.A ccord in g to appointm ent, w e w ere again in the

Spirit-room — T he perform ances w ere sim ilar to those o f la st n ig h t W h ile the tam bourine w as passing round, it rested in m y lap, and I took hold o f i t I w a s tou ch ed v e ry gently , severa l tim es, during the perform ance. The Spirits w ere seen m oving about the room , as b e fo r e ; and, a t m y re­quest, the hand cam e to m e and rested on m y own for a m o m e n t; th e y then took paper and p laced it on the table, and w ith m y p en cil w rote the follow ­in g :

“ T o Mr. H a s k e l l — There are m a n y o f yo u r Spirit-friends around y o u ; w e k n ow j-our labor and a n x ie ty ; p ress forw ard in th e good cause, and yo u r labor w ill b e instrum ental in reclaim ing m any w eary sou ls to a true kn ow led ge o f their d u ­ties to G od and them selves. W e are glad to m eet y o u here, so th at y o u m a y s e e the ev id en ce o f m an’s sta te o f im m ortality . M en are not, generally , to b lam e for their skepticism , b y reason o f the per­version o f their ru lers and clerical gu ides. A n g els are w aitin g for th eir redem ption from the thral­dom into w h ich th e y are d r a w n ; b u t th e p erver­sion o f m an is so great that th e y w ill no t b elieve their ow n senses.— G od sp eed the d a y o f their d e­liverance. G iven b y Spirit-friends, b y th e favor o f this c ircle.”

T he above w as w ritten b y th e Spirit-hand, very rapidly, not m ore than three feet from m e ; and w h en finished, th e paper w a s handed to m e, and and m y pencil returned to m e ; I saw the hand distin ctly as it handed m e th e pencil. A fter the writing, a few w ord s w ere spoken through the trum pet. I ask ed the Sp irit i f h e w ou ld answ er m e som e q u e s tio n s; h e replied, “ w e have w ritten to y o u a n d then b id m e g o o d -n ig h t; and all w as

T o th e h o n est objector, w e w ou ld offer a su g g es­tion. Spiritual C om m unication is a d iv ine in stitu ­tion or appointm ent, or th e foundation o f every R eligion in th is land is b aseless. T h e B ib le is a collection o f Sp iritual com m unications, m ade through hu m an angels, ex ten d in g over a h isto ry of thou san ds o f years. I f its claim s, in th is respect, b e true, Spiritual C om m unications m u st b e th e re­su lt o f Eternal Law : th e L a w o f G od, resp ectin g the unfold ing and perfection o f m ind. W e are not supprised to find , therefore, Spiritual com m union m arking the tab let o f ev ery age, reach ing over the unsearchab le P ast, and antedating all reliable h is ­tory. I ts altars stand, or m oulder, in silen t e lo ­quence, upon th e h ill-top s o f ev er y land. N o t a sacred b ook o f a n y peop le, th a t d o es not_ recognize i t E ver sin ce death rem oved hu m an b ein gs from external v ision , Sp irits have returned to influence and help those left behind. H en ce, w e find im pres­sib le persons, through w h om Sp irit-m essages o f W isd om and L o v e h a v e b een received am ong all nations, and in all ages. A ll a long the line o f the C enturies, w e see Sp iritual light, striv in g to enter the institution s o f th e w orld. A varice and selfish assum ption first denounce its m ed ium s, th en flatter, and alas 1 too often bribe them , into the sh am eless purposes th at characterize th e su p erstition and ty r ­an n y o f every clim e. N o w th e d en o f lion op en s to a D aniel and th en h e is sea ted am on g the n ob les o f the realm . N ow , J o se p h is a dream er in prison, and then, V ic er o y o f m ig h ty E g y p t N o w , Paul and B arnabas are m ob b ed b y a rabble, and then w orsh ipped as gods. N o w , A n axagoras is follow ed b y th e m ost pow erfu l A th en ian s as a Philosopher, and then , persecu ted and driven in to ex ile , for im ­p ie ty to the reign ing div in ity . N ow , _ Socrates is honored as a M oral P h ilosoph er, th e w ise st o f m en then , rid icu led , in a com ed y, for m agical arts, and th en doom ed to drink th e hem lock . Now,^ P ilgrim F athers profess insp iration to assert their rights^ as relig ious m en, and th en , bu rn w itc h e s for sim ilar claim s. “ B ut w isd om is ju stified o f her ch ild ren ,” and the eternal la w s o f m in d and m atter m ak e th em selves kn ow n to all w h o desire to o b ey them . E xcep t, sir, in period s o f great and general corrup tion , su ch as h a v e u su a lly p reced ed som e trem en ­dous revo lu tion in so c ie ty , and th e dow nfall o f som e w orld -encum berin g S ta te , w h o se v ice has lo n g exerted an unrestrained pow er, and w h ere h y p o cr isy w alk s u n b lu sh in g ly upon the h igh p la­ces o f th e earth , th e m a ss o f m ankind n ever are Sad du cees ; never dou b t o f “ angel or S p ir it” T he reasoning head, and th e feeling heart, everyw h ere adm it th a t our cla im s to the sen su al w orld are but tem porary ; th a t w e belong , essen tia lly , to a h igh er world, from w h ich w e have a d iv ine b irth , and to­w ards w h ich , th rou gh n e w scen es o f developm ent, unfold ing n e w p ow ers o f action and enjoym en t, w e are pressing tow ard th a t perfection and p a r ity w e call God—-m ore in adoration th an in com prehen­sion. Our Sp iritual affinities are in every th in g proclaim ed. T he order and regu larity o f the U n i verse ; the w on ders and b eau ties o f N atu re , find a response in every uncorrupted and c lean sed heart, w hich u tters its faith b y d a y and b y n igh t. F a in tly it is heard am id th e m onstrou s creations o f O rien­tal M yth ology , and its lig h t stea ls th rou gh th e veil o f error and fable th a t sw ell th e sou l o f the O cci­dental h u n ter and warrior. T he e legan t and grace ful form s o f G recian art proclaim it, and th e rude P agoda o f In d u s h id es it no t ben eath its gorgeous trappings. I t flow ed in stream s o f h o n ey ed e lo ­qu en ce from th e lip s o f h im for w h om th e c ity o f M inerva m in gled h er darkest cup. I t breathed from th e T uscu lan retreat o f Cicero, and w a s pro­claim ed b y A u re liu s from the throne o f th e world. It w a s b rou gh t to lig h t from the darkn ess o f J u d e ­an superstitions, b y th e return o f the H o ly N a z arene to th e v ision o f hu nd reds o f h is frieDds. I t is the w isd om o f th e O ld T estam en t and th e F aith o f the N ew .

B u t if it still b e ask ed , how it is possib le for Spir­its to return, I answ er, b y the sam e m eth od through w h ich th e y leave th e w orld . H o w do th ey leave ? L et th e sk ep tic answ er. I f it b e ask ed how can th e y converse, w e answ er, how can m en converse on earth , th ou san d s o f m iles apart, b y an earth ly T elegraph ? A re w e told, b y th e m edium o f E lectric ity ? Y ou have th e n our an sw er, A n d w e w ou ld p ress the inquiry b y ask in g, i f m en, b y a k n ow led ge o f an E ternal P rin cip le o f N atu re, can daguerreotype a hu m an countenan ce upon a m e­tallic p late, th in k y o u it m u st be im possib le for Spirit-friends to stam p an idea, a thou ght, a sen ­ten ce , a book , upon a hu m an in te llect ? A nd w h ich is the m o st reasonable, to su p p ose that God, in th e constitu tion o f h is un iverse, left no m eans o f com m unication for h is children, or th at he h a s g iv ­en to all th e agen c ies o f reciprocal approach and friendship.

A R e f o r m N e e d e d .— One o f th e u g liest peculiar­ities in c id en t to N e w E england so c ie ty needs a sp eed y reform ation. 'We allu de to th e bad custom o f g ossip p in g over a p leasant an d harm less inter­course b etw een y o u n g p eop le o f opposite sexes. W h a t w e m ean is th is :— I f a y o u n g m an is polite, and ren ders h im se lf agreeab le to a y o u n g female friend in “ th e b eaten w a y o f fr iend sh ip .” (no m at­ter h o w intim ate th e fam ilies o f bo th m a y be,) stra igh tw ay b eg in th e s ly w h isp er and th e open cavil. B u sy to n g u es pour into g reed y ears thew elcom o n e w s th a t Mr.----------- w a s se e n w alkingonce or tw ice w ith M is s -----------alone in broad day!Or, i f the above m entioned gentlem an in v ites hisfriend to the theatre o r a concert, it is all over w ith them — a w edd in g m a y b e ex p ected shortly.

W h a t is the con seq u en ce o f all th is foo lish n ess on the part o f lookers on ? S im p ly th is :— a quiet, in ­offensive y o u n g m an is deprived o f th e so c ie ty o f a good-tem pered girl, w h o w ou id im prove h is m anners a n d b e o f grea t serv ice to h im as a friend. V ery often, if h e b e d en ied social in terchan ge o f conver­sa tion in th is w a y , or a ram ble w ith a p leasant com panion, h e w>ll look elsew here, n o t unfrequent- iy o u t o f th e pale o f resp ectab ility , for b is associ­ates. It is a bad cu stom w orth m ending, th is con­stant esp ionage th u s tryan n ica lly held in our day, and w e hope good sen se and a b etter p o licy will tend to drive ou t so foul and w ick ed a practice.— Boston Transcript.

F a n n y F e r n ’s O p i n i o n o f S u n d a y .— T h is should b e th e b e st d a y of all th e s e v e n ; not ushered in w ith ascetic form , or len gth en ed face, or stiff and rigid m anners. S w ee tly upon the still Sabbath air sh ou ld float th e m atin h y m n o f h ap p y child­hood ; b lend in g w ith the early so n g o f birds, and w afted upw ard, w ith flow ers’ incen se, to H im whose v e r y nam e is L o v e . It sh ou ld b e no d a y for puz­z lin g the h a lf-develop ed brain o f childhood with g loom y creed s, to sh ako th e sim ple faith that prom pts th e in n ocen t lip s to sa y , “ Our Father.” It sh ou ld b e no d a y to s it up righ t on stiff-chairs till the golden su n sh ou ld set. N o : the birds should not b e m ore w elcom e to w arble, the flow ers to drink in th e air and su n light, or th e trees to toss their lith e lim b s, free and fetter less. “ I ’m so sorry th a t to-m orrow is S u n d a y !” F rom w h en ce does th is sad lam en t issu e? From u n der your roof, 0 m istaken b u t w ell-m ean ing p a ren t; from the lip3of your child , w h om y o u com pel to lis ten to two or three u n in tellig ib le serm ons, san d w ich ed between S u n d a y sch ools, and fin ish ed o ff a t nightfall b y te­d iou s rep etition s o f creed s and catech ism s, till sleep releases y o u r w e a ry v ic t im ! N o w on der your child shudders w h en th e m in ister tells him that “ H eaven is one eternal S ab bath .” Oh, m istaken p a r e n t! re lax th e over-strained b ow , prevent the fearful rebound, and m ak e th e Sab bath w h at God d esign ed it, n o t a w earin ess, b u t th e “ b e s t ” and hap piest day o f all th e seven .

C h r i s t i a n i t y .— T he influence o f C hristian ity u p ­on civilization cannot b e m istaken. A d m it all col­lateral issu es— art, science, com m erce and hum an enterprise— each o f w h ich h as operated m ore or less pow erfu lly in develop in g fraternal sen tim ents and relation s am ong ind ividuals and races, still to C hristianity w e m u st lo o k for the cem en t w hich has com bined all other influences, g iven th em vita­lity , and brough t th em in to harm onious action for th e com m on good o f m ankind. T he p ossession or cu lture o f w h atever is beautifu l h a s a ben eficen t effect on th e hu m an race, h en ce th e h a p p y influ­ence o f art, science, c jm m erce and le tte rs ; b u t the p ossession and cu lture o f th ese alone, n ever e l­evated a people to th e zen ith o f civilization.

G reece, w ith h er arts, h er ph ilosophy, and the vast in te llect w h ich anim ated h e r lea d in g m inds, su b tle and outw ard ly refined as sh e w as, w a s still cold in th e m id st o f h er pan th eism a s one o f her Phidian statu es. W ith a G od for ev ery passion and facu lty o f th e m ind ; w ith religion , su ch as it w as, fitted to ev ery var ie ty o f taste and instinct, h er sou l expand ed w ith none o f the “ fair hum ani­ties” w h ich , in our le s s c lassic b u t m ore glorious age, have unfolded th em se lv es as th e d ivine t ie s o f hum an brotherhood— a fam ily com pact— o f w h ich the One G od is th e com m on Father, an d in w h ich th e hum an race feel, act and asp ire, for one pur­

p o s e and to one end— th e com m on good and g lory o f m an.

A rch itecture, scu lpture, p a in tin g and p oetry e x ­alted civilization, so far a s outw ard sp lendor w as concerned, to a lo fty p itch w ithou t the aid o f C hris­t ia n ity ; b u t never, until C hristian ity had broken the m arble gods, and rem oved th eir habitation from narrow tem p les and gross sh rin es to th e se ­rene heavens, and un loosed from oracles and m yth s, the fettered fa ith s and sy m p a th ies o f m en , d id re­lig ion , th e central sp ring o f life, b ecom e a pow er divine and in ten se ly hum anizing, pervading all the feelings and influencin g all th e action s o f m an.— T he religion o f the O lym pian Era w a s cold and ar­t is t ic ; a period ic inspiration, sh aped b y poetic creed s and delph ic form ulas. C hristianity, form ed and fitted for the sterner w a n ts and ten d erest con ­fidences o f th e hum an heart, ca st aside th e cold theories o f th e age o f m arble god s; their ph iloso­ph ies, oracles and m y th s ; and introducing m an m ore in tim ately to God, a s a father, friend an d pro­tector, insp ired in him a n ew and w arm er faith and trust. A s C hristian ity tau gh t m en to se e G od in a nearer, clearer and nob ler ligh t— in th e lig h t o f kindred— so h a s it tau gh t m an to se e h is fellow j m en in th e ligh t o f kindred and brother. I

It is here ¿a t Christianity has marked its lofty j and divine influence upon civilization. To science, |

T h e E x p e r i e n c e o f a S e n s i t i v e M a n i n N e w Y o r k .— I dined one day at the Irv in g H o u se . The m an n e x t to m e said to h is n e ig h b o r : “ H o w ’s flour to d a y ? ” “ W h y , r is in g; w e m ade a nice th in g o f it th is m orning— a fe w th ou san d s.”

D in ed n e x t d a y at the A stor. M an n ex t to m e observed to h is friend, “ W ell b o w ’s E rie ?” “ Oh! dow n, sir, dow n — dull, v e ry d u l l ; b u t th ere’s m o n ­e y in it .”

D ined n e x t d a y at S t. N icholas.— M an n e x t to m e said to h is neighbor, “ Sh ipp ing b u sin ess bad, isn’t it ?” “ I sh ou ld th in k s o ; y o u can b u y a shipnow for five thousand dollars le s s than y o u could tw o m on th s ago, and freights are aw fu lly low .”

D ined n e x t d a y at th e M etropolitan. Man next said to h is neighbor, “ W h a t’s th e n ew s from Eu­rope?”— “ C onsols have fa llen on e half, and m oney is t ig h t.”

D in ed n e x t d a y at N e w Y ork H otel. M an next to m e sa id to his neighbor, “ B y J ove , that’s a p retty girl y o n d er .” “ Sh e is so, and besides isw orth a hundred----------- ,” I a t once left the table.H e a v e n s ! excla im ed, I, is there no sp ot in this great c ity w h ere a m an can eat w ith ou t having su ch ta lk cram m ed dow n h is throat w ith h is food ? M oney— m o n ey — m o n ey—Buffalo Courier.

I n f i d e l R e f o r m e r s .— T o the sham e o f the Church it m u st b e confessed that th e forem ost men in all our ph ilan thropic m ovem ents, in the inter­pretation o f the Spirit o f th e age ; in the practical application o f genu in e C h ristia n ity ; in the reform a­tion o f a b u ses in h igh and low p la c e s ; in th e v in ­dication o f the r igh ts o f m an ; and in practically red eem in g h is w rongs, in the m oral and intellectual regeneration o f the race, are the so-ca lled infidels (?) in our land. T he Church has p u ssilan im ou sly left not o n ly th e w orking oar, b u t the very reins o f sal­utary reform , in th e han d s o f m en sh e denounces as inim icul to C hristianity, and w h o are practically doing w ith all their m igh t for hu m an ity’s sa k e, that w h ich th e C hurch ou gh t to be doing for Christ’s sake ; and if th e y su cceed , a s su cceed th e y w ill, in abolish in g slavery , b an ish ing rum , restrain ing li­cen tiou sness, reform in g a b u ses and e levatin g the m asses, th en the recoil upon C h ristian ity w ill be d is­astrous in the extrem e. W oe, w oe, w oe to C hristian­ity , w h en I n f i d e l s (?) b y force o f N atu re or th e ten ­d en cy o f the age, g e t ahead o f th e C hurch in m or­als; and in the practical w ork o f C h ristian ity ,in som e instances, th e y are a lready far, far in a d v a n ce; in th e v ind ication of truth, r igh teou sn ess and liberty, th ey are the pioneers, b eck on in g to a sluggish church to follow .— M. Y. Evangelist. .

S p i r i t - R a p p i n g i n O l d e n T im e s .— T he follow ing is an ex tract from the C hronicle o f F lorence and W orcester, a n e w book rec en tly p u b lish ed -in E n g­land. I t affords an oth er proof that “ there is n o th ­ing n ew un der th e sun :”

“ A . D . 1273. A n evil Sp irit caused great alarm at a village called T rouville, in the district o f Rouen, b y au d ib ly rapping w ith h am m ers on the w alls and doors. H e sp ok e w ith a hu m an voice, a lthough he n ever w as v isib le , and h is nam e lie said w a s W il­liam A r d e n t H e frequented the h ou se o f a cer­tain w orth y m an, to w h om he did m u ch m ischief, as w ell a s to h is w ife and fa m ily ; and the sign of the cross and the sprink ling o f h o ly w ater failed to drive him aw ay. M oreover, w h en the p riests con­ju r e d h im , in the nam e o f th e L ord, to quit tho place, h e an sw ered : ‘ I shall no t depart; nay, m ore, i f I p lease, I shall k ill y o u all. T he cross 1 k n ow w ell enough , and as for y o u r h o ly water, I have no fear o f t h a t ’ T h is Sp irit haunted the m anor and m an sion s o f th e p erson s ju s t mention­ed, from th e feasts o f A ll Sain ts (1 st N ovem ber) un­til after the P acification , (2d F eb ru ary ,) uttering m an y lasc iv iou s and Ecoffing sp eech es. A t last, h e w e n t a w a y a t Septuagésim a, sa y in g he would return again after E aster, w h ich he n e v e r did.”

T h e fo llow in g lin es w ere found at the bot­tom o f a vote for A lderm an a t the late election in B o s to n :

w h a t w e w a n t .E xpe l fence, th a t 's stood the t e s t :

C onscience, to say w hat's r ig h t ;In te lligence , to know w hat’s b e s t;

B ackbone to stand the fight.

SLANDER.T h e fly ing rum ors gathered as th e y rolled, Scarce any ta le w as sooner h ea rd th a u to ld :A nd all w ho told I t added som eth ing new ,A nd all w ho heard I t m ade enlargem ents, to o ;O n ev e ry ea r i t sp read—on ev e ry tongue i t grew .