Y O L. I I . NO. 20S A N F E A N CISCO', S U N D A Y , M A Y 24 , 1868.

L I T E R A R Y .

TO GSTLAOIE.B S B E N J A M IN T O D D .

Thou art weary, my pet, -with thy waiting ;Thy sorrow is seen in thy tears ;

Why with doubt art thou still hesitating—Why is thy heart o’er-laden with fears ?

Gome, fly to my bosom, sweet darling ;Come now to the place of thy re s t ;

As air pillows the wing of the starling,I'll pillow thy head on my breast.

And thus shall these friendly arms enfold Thy form to this bosom of mine ;

A treasure thou art more precious than gold.A gift from the Goodness Divine.

I ’ll chase the cloud so quickly from thy brow, And fondly kiss thy tears away ;

Thy fears give o’er—no ill can reach thee now— Here let thy spirit rest for aye.

As in the law of love fulfilled we share Nobly each other’s grief and ills ;

Bo, love, let now my stronger nature bear The pain that thus thy bosom fills.

"Whene’er your sky assumes a threatening form. And the brighi sunshine fades away.

Ere the darkling gloom of the coming storm Shuts out the mellow light of day,

Fly to this bosom, O, fly darling one 1 I t will to thee a shelter prove

Till the storm be past, and once more the sun Shall smile again with rays of love.

HESTEJELB Y C H A R L E S U U B .

When maidens such as Hester die,Their place ye may not well supply,Though ye among a thousand try.

With vain endeavor.A month or more hath she been dead.Yet cannot I by force be led To think upon the wormy bed

And her, together.

A springy motion in her gait,A rising step, did indicate Of pride and joy no common rate.

That flushed her spirit.I know not by what name beside I shall it calT; if 'twas not pride,I t was a joy to that allied,

She did inherit.

Her parents held the Quaker rule,Which doth the human feeling cool ;But she was trained in Nature’s Bchool—

Nature had blessed her.A waking mind, a prying mind,A heart that stirs is hard to bind ;A hawk’s keen sight you cannot blind—

Ye could not Hester.

My Bprightly neighbor gone before To that unknown and silent shore I Shall we not meet as heretofore.

Some summer morning,When from thy cheerful eyes a ray Has struck a bliss upon the day—A bliBB that w o u ld not go away—

A sweet forewarning ?

BENEVOLEN CE.B X B . P . S H I L L A B K B .

A benevolent man was Absalom Bess ;At e a ch an d e v e ry ta le o f d is tre s s

H e b lazed r ig h t up l ik e a r o c k e t ;He felt for all who ’neath poverty’s smart Were doomed to bear life’s roughest part—He felt for them in his inmost heart.

But never felt in his pocket.

He didn’t know rightly what was meant By the Bible’s promised four hundred per cent.

For c h a r ity ’s d o n ation ;But he acted as if he thought railroad stocks.And bonds secured beneath earthly locks,Were better, with pockets brimfull of rocks.

Than heavenly speculation.

Yet all said he was an excellent man ;For the poor he’d preach, for the poor he’d plan—

To better them he was willing ;But the oldest one who had heard him pray.And preach for the poor in a pitiful way,C o u ld n ’t rem em b e r, e x actly , to sa y

He h a d e v e r g iv e n a sh il lin g ,

O, an excellent man was Absalom Bess,And the world threw up its hands to bless,

Whene’er his name was mentioned ;But he died one day, he did, and O,He went right down to the shades below,Where all are bound, I fear, to go,

Who are on ly good intentioned.

COMMUNICATIONS.

RATION AL A SPEC T OF S P IR IT U A L IS M , ANCIENT AND MODERN.

NUMBER NINETEEN.

F rom w hat has been gathered in m erely g lan cin g at th e w ritin gs o f the Old T estam ent, w e m u6t com e to th e rational con clu sion th at no fem ale’s nam e w ou ld be g iv e n in th e h oly record, u n less either from the fact that sh e w as a p rop h etess and seer o f m uch n o te , and ju stly esteem ed for her v ir tu es , or e lse as th e w ife o f som e em in en t person in w hich th e life and character o f th e w om an m akes up an in d isp en sab le p ortion o f the h istory itse lf, or som e bold p ro stitu te or v ic io u s personage, to o notorious to h e passed over in silen ce. M ention is frequently m ade in g iv in g g en ea lo g ies , o f son s and daughters born to su ch and such an one; b u t the daughters’, and i t m ay p o ssib ly be that som e o f th e so n s’ nam es, are p u rp ose ly om itted . Be th is as it m ay, w e know from onr ow n exp erien ce and observation , th at th e J ew ish p eo p le treat th e ir fem ales in th eir syna­g o g u es as th o u g h th ey p ossessed no sou ls , or had any in terest o th er than that o f p astim e or cu riosity , in a tten d in g th eir p laces o f w orship ; for w hile the m ales s it b elow w ith their heads covered , even to th e officiating p riest; the fem ales m u st ascend th e sta irs, and co n ten t th em selves w ith a sea t in the gallery by th em selves. T herefore, P aul, being edu­cated a str ic t Jew , m ust be excu sed for h is pecu liar ideas as to th e proper p lace o f w om an, in th e arrange­m en ts o f w orsh ip at least. B ut, from th e p ractices o f th e H ebrew s, and th e teach in gs o f Paul, the C hristians early to o k up the sam e refrain, and have

persevered in it even dow n to th e p resen t day. I k n ew a R everend D . D . in th is c ity , w hom I have k n ow n to frow n and squirm v isib ly , w hen a w om an w ould rise and ex h o rt for a few m in u tes, in a prayer­m eeting . Such th in gs seem ed to /d is tu rb h is equa­n im ity am azingly. I t is n oticeab le w ith how litt le atten tion and cerem ony th e few fem ales, w hose nam es are m en tion ed , are treated in the various b ooks o f the Old T estam ent. H ow crisp and unsat­isfactory do w e find th e recorded h istory o f th e so- called Creation o f th e w orld . T he term w om an, and w ife, is spoken o f several tim es, b u t th e b iography o f th e tw ice-nam ed E v e is exceed in g ly brief and superficial; indeed , w e learn n e x t to n o th in g concern­in g her. B u t a rem arkable circum stance in th is Adam fam ily is , th at w h ile it co n sists o f but four persons, nam ely, father, m other, and tw o sons, th e e ld est son takes a w ife ; w hich proves one o f tw o th in g s—eith er th at Cain to o k to w ife a sister, w hose birth is n o t g iven , or th is fam ily w ere n o t th e pro­g en ito rs o f the race, even according to th e record. I t m u st be le ft to th e profundity o f th e learned th eo ­log ians, to te ll us how th is m atter can be reconciled w ith truth, and th e dem ands o f th e M osaic law o f m orality . In th e case o f th e grandfather o f h im w ho b u ilt th e ark, w hose earthly continuance stretched o u t to the b rie f space o f n in e hundred and six ty -n in e years, w e are n o t inform ed w hether he had a w ife or n ot, th ou gh it is recorded he begat son s and daughters. W hen w e com e to one o f th e m ost p rom ­in en t actors in th e tragical baptism o f a w orld ’s in ­habitants, F ather ^Noah, w e hear o f h is w ife, h is sons, and th eir w iv es ; b u t no nam es are g iven o f any fem ale in th is r igh teou s and ark-preserved fam ily, w hose jo y s perhaps w ere h igh ten ed by th e k n ow l­edge o f an in n o cen t race o f b eings perish ing , w h ile th ey enjoyed th eir p leasure-trip to th e som ew hat elevated su m m it o f M ount Ararat. B arely th e nam e o f here and there a fem ale is m en tion ed , u n til w e com e to th e days o f Abram and h is w ife , Sarai, after­w ards changed to Sarah, w ho w as prom ised w ith offspring, at th e tender age o f n in ety years, by a husband a hundred years o ld , m ore or le ss . “ T hen Abraham fe ll on h is face and laughed , and said in h is heart, Shall a ch ild he born u n to h im th at is an hundred years old ? and shall Sarah, th at is n in ety years o ld , b ear?” (G en esis, x v ii. 17.) There is a pecu liar p rom in en ce and sign ificance g iv en to th is phase in th e life and character o f th e o ld coup le, con n ected as it is w ith th e first w ell defined and rational m an ifestation o f sp ir it pow er, com in g w ith in th e province o f our ow n tim es an d observation o f th ese th in gs, so flatly den ied by our C hristian friends, as im p ossib le in our day and gen eration . T he pre­ced ing accou n ts o f th e so-called creation o f th e w orld and m a n ; th e a sto n ish in g ly rapid progress m ade in p eo p lin g th e sa m e; th e am azing w ick ed ­n ess that prevailed , and th e final d estru ction by a flood o f w a te r ; a ll occurring w ith in th e lim its o f th e firBt e ig h t chapters o f G enesis, seem to partake largely o f the rom antic ta les o f th e Orient-—th e a lle ­gory o f th e an cien ts, w ho prided th em selv es on the relation o f th e m o st m arvelous stor ies th e im agina­tio n cou ld p ossib ly invent-—w hich ta les w ere handed dow n from gen eration to gen eration , and becam e k n ow n as trad itions, w h ich found th eir w ay in b ook s, as soon as th e art o f w ritin g perm itted o f it. B u t here w e have som eth in g correspond ing to know n facts in our sp iritual ex p erien ce—here are appear­ances k n ow n to c la irvoyants, as real as life in the flesh ; it is n o m atter by w hat nam e th ey are called, w hether angels, g h o sts , h ob gob lin s, d ev ils, specters, or sp ir its , so lo n g as th ey are k n ow n to have once e x iste d in th e body, as w e ex ist , and lived as w e now do. A s b elievers, therefore, in th e com m union o f sp ir its w ith the dw ellers in th e flesh, there is n o th ­in g strange, m iraculous, or supernatural in the sta tem en t, that three m en, to a ll appearance, stood by Abraham w h ile h e w as seated at h is ten t door on th e p la ins o f M am re, in th e heat o f th e day, or that, w ith ordinary p o liten ess , he should bow before them . J. d. pierson.

T H E PH IL O SO P H Y O F M AGIC.THE “ BLACK ART.”-----(CONTINUED.)

T h e q u estion s, A re ap p arition s r e a lly th e p res­en ce o f sp ir itu a l b e in g s ? is cu riou s an d in tere stin g . W h e n w e see a sh ad ow , w e do n o t d ou b t th a t it is caused b y a su b sta n ce b e in g in terp osed b etw een th e spot w h ere it fa lls and th e l ig h t ; and reflec­t io n s are a lw a y s assoc ia ted in our inindsi w ith th e objects reflected . In fevers an d d e lir iu m trem en s, s tr a n g e fa n c ies occu p y th e m in d , w ith a ll th e force o f rea lit ie s . In th e se in sta n ces , d oes th e m in d create it s o w n fa n cies ? In a d iseased , d is ­tem p ered sta te , m a y n ot th e in co n g ru o u s m ix tu r e s o f a ll p ast im p ression s accou n t for th e se e x tr a ­ord inary h a llu c in a tio n s ? T h e in h a la tio n o f n ar­cotic in g re d ien ts , in order to produce sp ir it appear­ances, sh o w s th e n ecess ity o f an ab n orm al s ta te o f m in d to th a t sp ec ies o f c la irv o y a n ce . J u n g S t i l l ­in g re la tes th e fo llo w in g , i l lu s tr a t iv e o f th e ex tra ­ord inary effects w h ic h n arcotics h a v e u p on su scep ­tib le p erson s :

“ I a m a cq u a in ted w ith a ta le , for th e tru th o f w h ic h I can vou ch , b ecau se it is ta k en from th e official d ocu m en ts o f an o ld w itc h process. A n old w om an w a s im p rison ed , p u t to th e torture, and confessed a ll th a t w itc h e s are g e n e r a lly ch arged w ith . A m o n g o th ers , sh e a lso d en ou nced a n e ig h ­bor o f h ers, w h o h ad b een w ith h er on th e B lo ck sb erg th e p rece d in g W a llb u r g ’s n ig h t . T h is w om an w a s ca lled , an d a sk ed i f it w ere true, w h a t th e p rison er sa id o f h er. On w h ic h sh e sta ted , th a t, on W a llb u r g ’s ev e , sh e h ad c a lle d upon th is w om an , b ecau se sh e h a d so m e th in g to sa y to h er. O n e n te r in g h er k itch en , sh e found th e prisoner b u sy in p rep a r in g a d ecoction o f herbs. On a sk in g h er w h a t sh e w a s b o ilin g , sh e sa id , w ith a s m ilin g an d m y ster io u s m ien ,‘ W il t th o u g o w ith m e to -n ig h t to th e B ro ck en ? ’ F rom cu r io sity , an d in order to a scerta in w h a t th ere w a s in th e m atter , sh e an sw ered , ‘ Y es, I

sh o u ld l ik e to g o , w e ll e n o u g h .’ On w h ic h th e prisoner ch attered som e t im e about th e feast, and th e dance, and th e en orm ou s g o a t. S h e th e n drank o f th e decoction and offered i t to her, say ­in g , ‘ T h ere, ta k e a h ea rty d rin k o f it, th a t th o u m a y est b e a b le to ride th r o u g h th e a ir ’ : sh e l ik e ­w ise p u t th e pot to h er m o u th , and m ad e as i f sh e drank o f it, b u t d id n o t ta ste a drop. D u r in g th is th e prisoner h ad p u t a p itch fork b etw een h er le g s , and p laced h e r se lf u p on th e h ea rth ; th en sh e soon san k d ow n and b eg a n to s leep and snore. A fter h a v in g look ed on for som e tim e, sh e w a s a t le n g th tired o f it and w e n t hom e.

“ T h e n e x t m o rn in g , th e prisoner cam e to h er and said , ‘ W e ll, h o w d ost th o u l ik e b e in g a t th e B rock en ? S ith , th ere w ere g lo r io u s d o in g s .’ On w h ich sh e la u g h e d h ea r tily , and to ld h er th a t sh e h ad n o t d ru n k o f th e potion , an d th a t sh e , th e prisoner, h ad n o t b een a t th e B rock en , b u t h ad s lep t w ith h er p itch fork , upon th e h ea rth ; th a t th e w om an , on th is , b eacm e a n g ry an d sa id to h er th a t sh e o u g h t n o t to d en y h a v in g b een a t th e B rocken , and h a v in g danced and k issed th e g o a t .”

T h u s th e m in d , fortified b y p recon ce ived id eas, u nder th e s t im u lu s o f narcotics, m a y b e m ad e to see w h a tev er it ex p ects to see . T h a t th e d isem ­b od ied in d iv id u a l is n ot a c tu a lly seen , in m o st cases, b y th e c la irv o y a n t, is e v id e n t from th e cir­cu m sta n ce th a t th e “ ap p arition ” g e n e r a lly ap­pears c lo th ed a s w h e n in life . N o o n e b e liev es th a t th e sp ir it o f th e c lo th e s dep arted w ith th e body. S u ch im p ress io n s m u st com e from th e m in d itse lf , or from o th er m in d s tr a n sfu s in g th e ir im p ression s in to it , or from im p ress io n s le ft on su rro u n d in g o b jects or in th e a tm osp h ere . T h a t im p ression s o f im a g e s are reta in ed in th e a ir is no m ore w on d erfu l, th a n th a t th e y are im p ressed on th e bra in or m in d ; im p ress io n s are a s m e c h a n i­c a lly an d m a te r ia lly le ft on ou r m in d a s i f th e y h a d b een w r it te n on a b lack -board w ith c h a lk ; th e n w h y n o t a lso in th e air, or on- e v e r y th in g w h ic h su rrou n d s ? C harles B ab b a g e , th e m a th e ­m a tic ia n , in th e n in th “ B r id g e w a ter T rea tise ,” d ev o tes an e n tire ch a p ter to th e e lu c id a tio n o f th is p r in cip le . O ne w riter , in h is e n th u s ia st ic ad­m ira tio n o f M r. B a b b a g e ’s id eas, sa y s :

“ T h e p o sitio n o f ev er y p a rtic le o f m a tter a t ev er y in s ta n t o f t im e , p a st, p resen t, or to com e, h a s been w r itte n in o n e sh o rt sen ten ce , w h ic h a n y m a n can read. A nd a s ea ch m a n can u n d erstan d m ore or le s s o f th is fo rm u la o f m otion , acco rd in g to h is a b ility an d h is a cq u a in tan ce w ith m a th e ­m a tica l le a r n in g , so m a y w e co n ce iv e o f in te l l i ­g e n t b e in g s , w h o se fa c u lt ie s are v e r y far sh ort o f in fin ite perfection , w h o can read in th a t sen ten ce th e m o tio n s n o t o n ly o f th e seen , b u t o f a l l b od iesw h ic h our sen se s rev e a l to u s ...............T h u s m a yev ery d eed o n ea r th b e in s ta n t ly k n o w n in th e fa rth est star, w h o se l ig h t , tr a v e lin g w ith a lm o st u n b o u n d ed sp eed s in ce crea tion ’s d aw n , h a s n o t y e t reached ou r ey es . I t o n ly n eed s in th a t s ta r a sen se q u ick e n o u g h to p erce ive th e m o tio n , in ­f in ite ly too sm a ll for h u m a n sen se , an d an a n a ly s is far-reach in g e n o u g h to trace th a t m o tio n to its cau se. T h e c lou d o f w itn e sse s th a t ev er en com ­p ass th is aren a o f ou r m o rta l life , m a y n eed no near approach i,o e a r th ly scen es, th a t th e y m a y scan ou r conduct. A s th e y jo u rn ey from star to star, and roam th r o u g h th e u n lim ite d g lo r ie s o f creation , th e y m a y read, in th e m o tio n s o f th e h ea v en s ab ou t th em , th e ev er fa ith fu l report o f th e d eed s o f m en .”

A n d w ith a g r o w in g w a rm th an d ea rn estn ess as h e proceeds w ith h is su b ject— th e m u tu a l in ­flu en ce w h ic h a ll b od ies h a v e on each o th er th ro u g h o u t i l l im ita b le sp ace— h e fu rth er adds :

“ N a y , it w ere a ta sk e a s ily d on e b y a sp ir it le ss th a n in fin ite , to read in th e p resen t m o tio n o f a n y one sta r th e p ast m o tio n s o f ev ery sta r in th e u n iverse , an d th u s o f ev ery p la n e t th a t w h e e ls around th e se stars, and o f ev er y m o v in g th in g upon th e se p la n e ts .”

J. vr. MACKIE.

ABNORMALISM.M an y S p ir itu a lis ts seem to th in k a n d act as

th o u g h e v e r y th in g th e y sa y or do sh o u ld b e m ore or le ss u n der th e con tro l and g u id a n ce o f departed sp irits, ev en to th e m o st tr iv ia l affairs o f every-d ay life . I t is p a in fu l to th e sacred fe e lin g s w e h a v e for th e lov ed and lo s t from ou r ou tw ard s ig h t , to hear m ed iu m s a sse r tin g th a t th e y h a v e h a d com ­m u n ica tio n s from th em , on su b jec ts in w h ic h th e y fe lt no in tere st in th is life , and u n d o u b ted ly fee l le s s in th e sp h ere b ey o n d .

S om e th in k th a t a ll te a c h in g and k n o w le d g e m u st com e d irect from th e a n g e l w orld , to b e o f an y u se or b en efit to p ro g ress iv e m in d s, as i f th e rich and varied ex p er ien ces o f th is life w ere o f n o ac­cou n t ; n o t k n o w in g th a t th e se are th e tru e sou rces o f k n o w le d g e — th e g rea t book o f L ife , open a lik e to m en and a n g e ls— and th a t m a n y sp ir its are co m p elled to re tu rn , and lea rn m ore o f th e ex p er i­en ces o f th is earth -life, before th e y can b e prepared to en ter upon th e h ig h e r p la n es o f a m ore sp ir it­u a l d ev elo p m en t. T h e o p e n in g up o f co m m u n i­ca tion b e tw e e n th e tw o w orld s is for m u tu a l b en ­efit to each , o f te a c h in g an d b e in g ta u g h t . F or, w h e n w e con sid er th a t m ore th a n o n e-lia lf o f ea r th ’s in h a b ita n ts d ie p rem atu rely , w ith l i t t le or no ex p erien ce o f th is ob jective , m a ter ia l ex isten ce , w e find it a la w o f n e cess ity th a t th e y m u st return , in order to k n o w w h a t can o n ly be learn ed from th e co n d ition s an d ex p er ien ces o f th is m u n d an e sp here. I t h a s ever b een a b elie f, a m o n g m a n y o f different n a tio n s and creeds, th a t th e l iv in g m a y b en efit th e dead, so ca lled ; and m an y are th e p rayers and cerem on ies th a t h a v e in a ll a g e s been g iv e n and perform ed for th e go o d and repose o f departed sp ir its. A ll m ed iu m s sh o u ld fee l it a d u ty and a p lea su re to a ssis t a ll u n d ev e lo p ed sp ir­it s to p rogress to h ig h e r con d ition s, w h o m a y com e to th e m for th e l ig h t th e y can g e t n ow h ere

e ls e ; and n o t ru d e ly say , a s to a b e g g a r , w h e n a sk in g for bread , “ G o aw a y , and do n o t trou b le u s an y m ore.” W e sh o u ld b e a s w i l l in g to h e lp oth ers as to h e h e lp ed ou rse lv es . W e can n ot h op e to rece ive ex cep t as w e g iv e ; th is la w is a s tru e in a sp ir itu a l sen se as in an y o th er ; an d th e m ore w e are a n im a ted in a ll w e do w ith th e sp ir it o f D iv in e lo v e , th e m ore w e sh a ll rece ive o f tru e g r o w th in g o o d n ess and sp ir itu a l u n fo ld m en t.

A b n orm alism , or u n co n sc io u sn ess o f th e m in d , w h ile sp e a k in g or w r it in g , h a s it s u ses ; and th r o u g h th is con d ition h a v e m a n y su b lim e tr u th s b een tra n sm itted to u s from h ig h e r sp h eres o f life an d th o u g h t. B u t, b ecau se th is is so, i t is n o t in ten d ed th a t w e sh o u ld n o t u se ou r ow n fa cu ltie s in th e p u rsu it o f k n o w le d g e , ev en o f th e m o st sp ir itu a l k in d ; s in ce w e can o n ly kn ow o f a tru th b y th e d em on stra tion s o f our o w n sen ses and per­cep tion s. In sp ira tion , l ik e th e su n lig h t , o n ly serv es to rev ea l m ore c lea r ly w h a t is a lread y stored u p in th e m in d ; w h ic h , l ik e a tem p le , i f w e ll pro­v id ed w ith w in d o w s to le t in th e l ig h t , an d w e ll filled in te r n a lly w ith th in g s u se fu l an d b ea u tifu l, or i f o n ly w ith d u st and cob w eb s, w i l l b e m a d e to e x h ib it it s in ter io r fu r n ish in g s w ith su p ern a l b r ig h tn ess b y th e in fu sio n o f il lu m in a t in g rays. W o rd s o f in sp ira tion are o ften b u t as a stream o f sw e e t m u sic , s t ir r in g o n ly th e em o tio n a l part o f ou r n atu re, and , l ik e h e a t w ith o u t l ig h t , do not n o t in s t r u c t ; h u t w h e n th e proper e le m e n ts are b len d ed , as in th e su n ’s rays, w e m a y b e lif te d up , an d ou r m in d s an d h ea rts m a d e to ex p a n d b y love-em otion s, w h ile on r in te lle c ts are im p roved and s tr e n g th e n e d b y sc ien tific k n o w le d g e an d re­search .

A s it is a t sp ir itu a l c irc le s th a t m a n y in v e s t i­g a te th e p h en o m en a an d tru th o f sp ir it in te r ­course, I w i l l m a k e a few su g g e s t io n s , th a t h a v e proved to b e v e r y b en efic ia l in co n d u ctin g th em properly , an d w ith g o o d resu lts . W e are to ld b y sp ir its th a t th e b est n u m b er for a c irc le is tw e lv e , o f eq u a l n u m b ers o f each sex , sea ted around a ta b le , m e n an d w o m en a lter n a te ly ; w ith jo in e d h an d s, s it t in g q u ie t ly , s in g in g so m e g e n t le m e lo ­d y , an d a w a it in g in a p a ss iv e m a n n er w h a te v er d ev e lo p m en ts th e sp ir its m a y th in k proper to m ak e. E v e r y c irc le sh o u ld h a v e som e on e o f th e ir n u m b er (n ot th e m ed iu m ) to act a s ch a irm an to d irect th e p ro ceed in g s ; an d i f a sp ir it is fou n d ou t o f order in a n y w a y , or ta k in g u p too m u c h o f th e tim e, (a s i t t in g sh o u ld n ev er ex ce ed tw o h ou rs,) h e sh o u ld ju s t a s q u ic k ly h e ca lled to order as an y on e s it t in g a t th e ta b le ; for th e sp ir its are th ere to learn , as w e ll a s th o se in th e form .

S p ir itu a lism w o u ld lo se m u ch o f w h a t is objec­tio n a b le to m a n y in te l l ig e n t m in d s, i f str ip p ed o f th e ch ar la ta n ism o f so m e o f it s m ed iu m s an d ad­h eren ts, an d appear th e a n g e l m e sse n g e r i t is, g o in g th r o u g h o u t a ll th e ea r th p ro c la im in g th e ev e r la s t in g g o sp e l o f p eace and g o o d -w ill to m en .

L. H.

L e tte r from New Y o rk .D e a r F r i e n d s :— P le a se accep t th e accom p an y­

in g so n g s as a to k en o f m y g r a te fu l rem em b ran ce o f m y fr iend s in th e g ra n d p ro g ress iv e m o v e ­m en t. T h e aid*and co-operation I fou n d in th em to k eep on th e w ork is ev er p resen t in m y m em ory . It h a s b een m y p lea su re to ta k e b y th e h an d h ere, on th e se A tla n tic sh ores, J u d g e E d m o n d s A . J . D a v is , R ob ert D a le O w en , W a rren Chase^ and D rs. H a llo ck an d F is h b o u g h ; to l is te n to F ra n k W h ite an d M rs. B u rn s, tw o e x c e lle n t sp eak ers in ou r cau se ; an d to m ee t lat s ta n c es w ith n u m erou s m ed iu m s, fr iend s th a t ajre in flu en c­in g th e p eop le in a ll d irection s, and c h a n g in g th e r e lig io u s id ea s o f th e w orld . I t d ev o lv e s upon you , friend s on th e P a c ific coast, to sa y w h e th e r y o u r in flu en ce , a lso , is to w e ig h in th e sca le , or be w a sted in efforts for se lfish in terest or for in d i­v id u a l am b itio n .

I h a v e found in O. B . F r o th in g lia m on e o f th e fin est m in d s in th e fie ld o f p ro g ress iv e labor : a T h eod ore P a rk er in v ie w s , a B e llo w s in rhetoric , an d a P e r k in s in earn estn ess. H is a u d ien ce is m ad e u p o f S p ir itu a lis ts and R ad ica l U n ita r ia n s. H e tea ch es p ractica l C h r istia n ity , w ith C hrist a broth er m a n — a r e lig io n o f l iv in g facts, pervaded b y th e h ig h e s t o f n o b le sen tim en ts , C h a r i ty ; every d ay h a s it s d u tie s , ev ery im p u lse its purpose, ev ery d esire it s a n sw er so m ew h ere ; e v e r y th in g it s u se ; a ll creation is a m ir a c le ; in a ll is God, N a tu re , Our F a th er or B eg ette r .

M y m in d is o ften w ith m y C aliforn ia sp ir itu a l friends. M y lab ors h ere are n o t w ith o u t an object for th em . M y d esire is th a t our ran k s m a y h e filled w ith th e b est m in d s, to le a d o th ers to a k n o w le d g e o f th e g r e a t tru th s o f S p ir itu a lism . W e are b e g in n in g to be u n d erstood — to ta k e our p lace, n o t as a g erm , h u t l ik e a se n tie n t b e in g , and o n e o f su ch s tr e n g th and p ow er th a t w e are find­in g o u rse lv es in v o lv e d in n o t m e r e ly q u ie t action , b u t H ercu lea n labors. T h e A u g e a n sta b le s o f b ig o try , creed , su p erstitio n , an d p reju d ice are to be purified by S p ir itu a lism , b y le t t in g in th e l ig h t o f tru th . S ee th a t y o u are n o t la c k in g in you r d u tie s tow ard it . “ L et y o u r l ig h t so sh in e before m en , th a t o th ers, s e e in g y o u , m a y g o and do l ik e ­w ise .” R e sp e c tfu lly you rs,

J. II. ATKINSON.

P e d a n t r y cram s our h ea d s w ith learn ed lu m ­ber, and ta k es ou t ou r brains to m a k e room for it.

‘Women and th e B allo t.T h e fo llo w in g is an address to th e w o m en

o f N e w Jersey . I t w il l b e read w ith in terest b y th e w o m en o f th e w h o le c o u n tr y :

W H Y Y O U SH O U L D VO TE.1. I t is right. V o tin g is sim ply exp ressin g o n e’s

choice o f a representative or ruler. W om en as w ell as m en have a right to express that choice.

2. I t is right according to the D eclaration o f In ­dependence, w hich declares th at all governm ents derive their ju st pow ers from th e con sen t o f the governed . W om en are governed w ith o u t their con ­sent.

3. I t is con stitu tion a lly right. There is n o th in g in th e C on stitu tion o f the U n ited Statefe opposed to w om an’s vo tin g . T he w ords mate or /em ale are n o t found therein—but people, persons, and citizens. A re w om en p eop le ? A re th ey persons and c itizen s ?

4. The sp irit o f th e age dem ands your vote. A ll over th e w orld the p eop le are rising against tyran­nical in stitu tion s. Y ou are liv in g under law s, m any o f w hich are th e relics o f a past tyrannical age.

5. I t is tru ly dem ocratic. D em ocracy is a govern ­m ent o f the people.

6. I t is tru ly republican. A republican govern­m en t is m ade up o f representatives vo ted for by th e citizens. W om en are citizen s, and it is unjust for one class o f c itizen s to deprive another class o f the right to v o te , as th e m en now deprive w om en.

7. V o tin g w ould m ake you m ore independent. Y our fee lin g o f dependence on m en is proverbial. Y ou are lega lly h elp less, and m en k n ow it, and are apt to take advantage o f it. Y our re lie f is the vote.

8. V o tin g is th e foundation o f all o ther rights. W ith th e ba llo t you can redress a thousand w rongs, o f w hich your sex com plains. (1 .) A s to property, once on an equality w ith man, as the b a llo t w ou ld place you , you could help enact such law s as w ould enable you to hold and con vey property lik e m en, and n o t be tram m eled as you n ow are. (2.) A s to business, new avenues w ould open to you . Y on w o u ld v o te on business q uestions, and be gradually led to respectably assum e any avocation you chose. (3 .) Y ou cou ld v o te you rselves b etter w ages than you n ow receive. (4.) A s to education , you cou ld v o te you rselves a better one, and find m ore use for it. (5 .) Y ou w ould be relieved, i f you chose, from th e curse o f fashion ; you w ould have som eth in g to do beside dress, and cou ld adapt your dress to your business w ith ou t leave o f m en. M ore active pursuits w ould fo llow , and your se x w ould generally be re­liev ed from th e d iseases fashion has in flicted on you. (6.) A s to you r children, th e m other w ould acquire the sam e right in , and con tro l over, th em as th e father.

9. Y ou are capable o f reading, understanding, and enforcing th e law s, b u t your ignorance o f th e g o v ­ernm ent is proverbial. Y ou have n o in d u cem en t to stu d y th e law , b u t th e b a llo t w ill bring th at in d u ce ­m ent.

10. Som e o f th e greatest m inds in th e Church and State are satisfied , and are teach ing, that y o u ou gh t to v o te .

B ishop S im pson, o f th e M. E . Church, said, “ I b elieve that th e great ev ils in our large c itie s w ill never be conquered u n til th e b a llo t is p u t in th e hands o f w o m en .” H e further says, “ The m others w ou ld v o te against drinking sa loons and bannts o f in fam y, to save their son s and husbands from ru in .”

Joh n Stuart M ills, in Parliam ent, said, “ I f w om en are n o t raised to th e lev e l o f m en, th ey w ill pu ll m en dow n to them . T he tw o sex es m u st now rise or sin k togeth er. ”

H on. B. F . Wade, U . S. Senator, said, “ A ny argu- gu m en t that has ever been advanced to prove that m ales should vote , applies w ith equal, i f n o t greater force, to prove that fem ales should p o ssess th e sam e r ig h t.”

Major General Saxton says, “ I pray God that w om an m ay soon be adm itted to her proper place, (at the p o lls ,) w here God in ten d ed she shou ld be, and from w hich to exclu de her lik e any other great w rong, brings sorrow and m isery to the race .”

Mrs. B eecher S tow e says, “ W om en should be re­presen ted in th e S tate b 3r their v o te s .”

H on. G. E . Sew ell, B oston , asks, “ W hy have w om en any le ss right to vo te than m en ? I can see no sufficient answ er.”

T he O hio Senate report sta tes that “ p roh ib ition o f fem ale suffrage is n ot on ly a v io la tion o f natural right, but equally at war w ith the fundam ental prin­cip les o f the G overnm ent.”

H on. E . D. Culver, o f N ew Y ork, excla im s : “ T ell m e that a wom an lik e Martha W ashington is n o t fit to have a vo ice in the G overnm ent th a t ru les over her and her children !”

11. I t is no new th in g for w om en to v o te . T he w om en o f N ew Jersey form erly vo ted for a series o f years, and w ere on ly deprived o f th e p riv ilege by the illega l enactm ent o f m en. In som e S tates, th ey now vote on special q uestions.

Orthodox S unday Schools for S p iritu a lis ts 'Children.

B T L E O M I L L E R .

W hat liberal m ind, that has g iven th e p ecu liar nature and cond ition o f ch ildhood any seriou s re­flection , but has been aston ished and pained to see w ith w hat th ou gh tlessn ess m any S p iritu a lists and friends o f progress send their children to O rthodox Sunday Schools ? C hildhood is the m ost im pressib le period o f life. I t is o f all o thers th e period o f au­th ority ; thefacu lty o f V eneration (F aith ) is predom ­inantly active, and the le sson s w e are tau gh t at th is period take deep root in th e tender so il o f th e so u l, never to be eradicated excep t through a “ feverish conflict o f hopes and fears.” T h ose o f us w ho w ere early schooled in O rthodoxy, and have com e ou t from the conflict sp iritually scarred and battle-w orn, can fu lly appreciate how desperate is th e stru gg le w ith these h obgoblins and m yths o f su perstition .

W hy then shou ld w e deliberately subject our darling children to th e bondage o f su perstition and fear, w hen w e k n ow th at it w ill mar their present and future happiness ? “ A h,” says the over-indul­g en t parent, “ we have no P rogressive Lyceum to send our children to , and w e w ant them to have com pany and do as other children do, and go som e­w here to sch oo l on th e Sabbath ; but w e are careful to g iv e them an antidote to the poison o f superstition and error w hen they com e h om e.” T houghtless paren t! T he reaction o f m ind produced by the “ a n tid o te ” is l it t le less injurious than the po ison itself. I t teaches the child distrust, disrespect, d is­sem b lin g , and deceit. It m ust o f course d istrust the op in ion s o f its teacher, or its parent, though both m som e degree share in its w ant o f confidence, and consequently w ant o f respect. I t cannot reason as m en do, reconciling the discrepancy o f o p in io n s, and learn to form an in te lligen t op in ion o f its ow n. I t receives its lesson authoritatively . I f it sha ll place fu ll confidence in its parent, th en it m u st d is­sem ble and deceive in the presence o f th e Sunday School teacher, by seem in g to assen t to th e absurd­ities and doctrines o f “ orig inal s in ,” “ to ta l de­pravity ,” the “ fall o f m an ,” “ vicarious a to n e­m en t,” an “ angry G od ,” an O rthodox “ h eaven ,” a “ burning h e ll ,” e tc ., etc . T o q u estion s on all these dogm as o f su p erstition , th e ch ild responds affirm atively w ith w ell d issem bled loo k s o f s im p lic ity and hypocrisy , and a la s ! to o often to receive fresh encouragem ent from its th ou gh tless parents to con-

T H E B A N N E R OF P H O G - R E S S

t iu u e in th is course o f m ental p rostitu tion and d eceit.

C ould th ese fond parents see th e irreparable in ­ju ry th ey do th eir children by such a course o f re­lig io u s train ing, th ey w ould stand appalled and self- condem ned . I am constrained to the con viction th a t if our liberal friends feel-th at they m ust le t th eir children go to O rthodox Sunday S ch ools, it w ould be far better to attem pt no “ a n tid o te ,” but w a it t i l l a maturer period, and then ser iou sly set about th e Herculean task o f eradicating the n ox iou s w eed s that have overgrow n the Eden o f the sou l. B ut such a course is next to im possib le . H e w ho is n o t for, is against. I f you cou ld m aintain silen ce on these questions in the presence o f your children, or successfu lly evade their thousand-and-one in ­quiries, it w ould be construed in to their denial, or else they w ould conclude that you w ere stup id ly in ­different on subjects o f the gravest im portance.

N o, the b etter w ay is the easiest way, and the m ost desirable. W isdom approves it , and L ove d elights in it. W hen the first day o f the w eek com es, i f there is no P rogressive L yceum , or other liberal Sunday School to take your litt le on es to , organize a “ fam ily g ro u p ,” read aloud the in stru ctive lesson s and stor ies designed for children in the Lyceum. B anner , or from the “ C hildren's D epartm ent ” in th e B anner o f L ig h t; g o through w ith the “ S ilver Chain rec ita tion s,” and s in g in g the beautifu l hym ns and son gs to be found in A. J. D avis’ L yceum M anual; and conclude w ith a half-hour conversa­tion on the le sson s you have been over.

In th is m anner w ill th e “ fam ily g r o u p ” b ecom e an unbroken c ircle o f affection , progressing in w isdom and love, and the l it t le ones, instead o f m an ifestin g d istrust and deceit, w ill grow up lo v ­in g ly beautifu l under the ad m on ition and nurture o f tru th .—B anner o f L ight.

Church, and S tate.W e have never been an adm irer o f that type o f re­

lig io n w hich refuses to preach the g o sp e l o u tsid e o f frescoed cathedrals, w ith velvet-cu sh ion ed seats, nor do w e believe that p iety m ust com e o f ind igence and penury. W hile w e are opposed to crow ding the ecc lesia st in to a seven-by-n ine hovel, and feed ing th e furnaces o f h is C hristian fervor on bacon and greens, w e are equally against pam pering and cu lti­v a tin g an aristocracy o f prelates, to be supported by fat liv in g s k ep t up by taxes or tith es lev ied on the poor. T he church system o f E ngland is k ep t up in th is m anner, and is oppressive : in Ireland it is s till m ore so, ow in g to the fact that n ot one Irishm an in five attends the church for w hich he is tithed . A s th e law of tith es now stands, the parson m ay levy h is tith es upon the peasant, and if he does not pay, th e parson can (and often does) se ll the poor m an’s cow or p ig for the ta x , and then go hom e and sit dow n to his dinner o f fish, flesh, and fow l, and thank God that he is not as other men.

T his is one o f the prime causes o f F enianism . The Irishm an w ho has lived in A m erica, en joy in g the freedom o f w orship ing God w here he likes, and pay in g no dues tow ard the support o f the Church save w hen i t su its h is ow n free w ill, w rites to his friends in Ireland o f the b lessin gs he partakes. N aturally, they w ish to enjoy sim ilar privileges, and if they cannot obtain them by p leading, as they have done for cen­turies, th ey w ill resort to brute force. The Irish p eop le have been denied a system o f popular educa­tio n lik e the A m erican, but som e day the E nglish sovereign w ill find that the seeds o f ignorance have sprouted in to trees o f v io len ce that can never be eradicated. . The. Bourbons chose to keep the French p eop le sans culottes; they aw oke one fine m orning to th e fact that they had sans culottes rulers to their hearts’ con ten t.

U nder a free governm ent lik e ours, there is no danger o f the pow er o f the Church ever becom ing an arm o f the G overnm ent. I t is on ly in m onarchies that Church and State are link ed togeth er so that th e p u lp it may flaunt the crim son lie that m onarchy is a D iv in e right. Thank the God o f nations that our republic is founded on the broad princip le of hum an right, scorning alike the tem poral pow er of p riests, and the su p erstitiou s m ajesty o f k ings. The free A m erican bow s h is knee on ly to the Great J e ­hovah, and recogn izes no law giver above the C onti­nen ta l C ongress.—N evada Gazette.

Tlie S p iritu a lis ts ’ Jubilee.T w e n ty yea rs a g o , th e 31st o f th e la s t m o n th

d ates th e com m en cem en t o f th e sp ir itu a l m a n i­festa tio n s to th e F o x g ir ls , at I ly d e v il le , near R och ester, N . Y . On th e 31st u lt. th e S p ir itu a l­is t s h e ld “ ju b ile e ” m e e t in g s in variou s c itie s , and am ong- o th ers, a t B oston , in M usic H a ll, w h ic h is th e la r g e st on e in th e c ity . In th e afternoon th e y h a d a n ex h ib it io n o f th e “ C h ild ren ’s L y c e u m .” T h e g rea t h a ll w a s n o t la r g e e n o u g h for th e occa­sion , th o u g h a fee o f tw en ty -fiv e cen ts w as requ ir­ed for ad m ission . T h e h a ll w a s decorated w ith variou s banners. On one w as a 'rep resen ta tio n o f a n o ld m e e t in g h o u se in a very d ilap id a ted cond i­tio n , w ith th e s te e p le tu m b lin g d o w n in to a m ass o f ru in s. J u s t in front o f th e o ld h ou se w a s an o ld g r a v e s in k in g d ow n in to th e g rou n d , w ith old , le a n in g , m oss-covered sto n es a t each end . O n th e foot-stone w ere th e le tte r s “ O. T . ” ; on th e h ea d ­sto n e , “ T igh t-j ack et o ld T h e o lo g y rest in p eace.” U n d ern ea th , on th e banner, w a s th e fo llo w in g :—

“ Hark ! from t h e skies a joyful sound ;Our ears attend the cry ;

Old. errors, come and view the ground Where you must shortly lie.”

On an o th er b an n er w a s th e fo llo w in g :“ Broad is the road that leads to life,

And thousands walk together there ; .But error shows a narrow path,

With here and there a traveler.”O n an oth er, th e fo llo w in g : “ T h e stro k e o f

d ea th is but a k in d ly frost w h ich cracks th e s h e ll and le a v e s th e k ern a l room to g e r m in a te . W h a t co n su m m a te foo ls th is fear o f d ea th h a th m ade u s !”

O n an oth er con sp icu ou s b an ner w a s th e fo llo w ­in g : “ T h e fear o f th e L ord is th e b e g in n in g o ffo lly .”

I t is a se ttled fact th a t S p ir itu a lism is m o st e m ­p h a tica lly a n ti-G ltr is tia n .— T he W orld 's C risis.

■■ -— — Om — —Theodore P arker.

“ N o W e a p o n F o k m e d a g a i n s t T u b e s h a l l

P b o s p e b .” —-A w riter in the N ational B a p tis t sta tes th e fo llo w in g :

" The other day we ransacked the bookstores of Philadel­phia for a single volume of the writings of Theodore Parker, in vain ; not a volume was to he found. Indeed, the partic­ular volume we were in search of, was, we were told, out of print. The fact was a suggestive illustration of the ephem­eral character of the destructive ’ philosophy. Theodore Parker, leveled his genius, his learning, his wit, his elo­quence, at evangelical religion. Pieee by piece he professed to scrutinize, and then throw away, the Scriptures. To-day the second greatest city on the continent has not a coj)y of his. books in its stores, and his influence and himself are ignored by the bulk of society.”

T he above facts prove to us the popularity and perm anency, rather than “ the ephem eral character ” o f Mr. Parker’s w ritings. H e w rote m any books and serm ons, and they have all been bought up and read, w hich cannot be affirmed o f “ e v a n g e lic a l” w orks, hundreds o f which are to-day forgotten and m ouldering on sh elves or in garrets. B ut no sooner does one o f Mr. Parker’s books appear in print, than th e w hole ed ition is im m ediately purchased, thus provin g the great pow er o f “ his influence and h im ­se lf .” F ew m en, probably, w ho have lived w ithin th e la st century, have done m ore to benefit hum anity by attack in g superstition and liberalizing the public m ind , than Theodore P ark er; and lew m en w ill be lo n g er or m ore gratefu lly rem em bered. “ T hough dead, he y e t sp ea k e tk ” in the influence oT his ra­tion a l teach ings and upright life, and the wide-spread effect w hich they have produced is a strong con tin u a­tio n o f th e truth o f the remark, that “ uo w eapon form ed against thee (L iberalism ) shall prosper,” n otw ith sta n d in g O rthodoxy does its best or w orst to overthrow it. We find it stated in the papers th at Mr. Parker le ft upw ards o f a thousand m anu­scrip ts, som e o f w hich w ill soon be published .—Bos- ton Investigator.

Growth of Spiritualism:.—A m ongst the proofs o f the steady grow th o f Spiritualism , and o f the u nobtrusive m anner in w hich it is m aking its way in different parts o f the k in gd om , w e may c ite the ex ­am ple o f W olverham pton. We are inform ed that for e igh t years a sin g le ind iv idual stood alone there in his belief, and cou ld n ot g e t another person in th e tow n to listen to him on the subject, but that n ow there is a so c ie ty o f S p iritu a lists w hich num ­bers m ore than seven ty m em bers, and that there are oth ers in the place, w ho, though n o t op en ly jo in in g th e so c ie ty , are firm believers. F acts lik e th is are very encouraging, and the m aking o f them know n to th e p u blic , through th is M agazine, w ould be to render a real serv ice to the cau se.—London S p ir it­u a l M agazine.

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“ T H E ATONING S A C R IF IC E .”W hy, then , is the death o f C hrist so im p ortan t?

W hy is so m uch prom inence g iven to it in th e Scriptures? W hy is it o f so fundam ental co n se ­quence in the Christian system ? W hatever m ay be said o f other considerations, as g iv in g im portance to the death o f Christ, there are tw o w hich dem and our serious a tten tion . F irst, the d ign ity o f the .sufferer. It Is Christ that died—Jesu s Christ, the anointed Savior ; and H e is the Son o f G od—d iv in e—God over all— God m anifest in the flesh. Second, the end to be accom plished by H is death. N o t as a m artyr did he die, n o t m erely as an exam ple ; but as a sacrifice for sin . C hrist died for the un god ly—in their stead, to atone for their sins. I f an yth in g is clearly re­vealed in the Scriptures, and w ritten as a sunbeam , it is that C hrist d ied no com m on death, and for no com m on purpose, but as an aton in g sacrifice for th e sins o f H is peop le. H e cam e ta put aw ay sin by the sacrifice o f H im self, a ransom for m any, as it is w rit­ten , “ H e bath m ade him w ho k n ew no sin to be sin ” —I. e. a sin-bearer and a sin-offering for u s— H is ow n se lf bear our sin s in b is ow n body on tbe tree. C hrist died to m ake an atonem ent. H e is the prop itiation for our s in s—for w hen we w ere yet w ithout strength , in due tim e C hrist d ied for the ungodly. H e is the Savior. L et us em brace H im by faith, and tru st in H im as our Savior.—N . Y. Observer.

W e q u ote so m u cli o f th e la n g u a g e o f th e orth o­d ox Observer, for th e p u rp ose o f re m a r k in g th a t it is s tra n g e so m u ch sh o u ld b e req u ired o f th e sin ner, accord in g to C a lv in istic orth od ox teach in g , in order to in su re h is sa lv a tio n , a fter G od H im se lf h as borne h is s in s for h im , and th e ir p e n a lty l ik e ­w ise , b y b e in g c ru c ified -in th e flesh . I f J e su s is God, an d h a s app eased H im se lf an d a ton ed for our sin s , w h a t m ore can w e do to co m p lete th e sa lv a tio n w h ic h h a s b een so fu lly secu red to us ? G od ly or u n g o d ly , w e are su re o f h ea v en “ th r o u g h th e a to n in g b lood o f J e su s .” I t seem s to u s a w ork o f su p erero g a tio n to v e x th e A lm ig h ty w ith prayers for th a t w h ic h H e h a s a lread y g ra n ted us. A bove a ll, i t appears l ik e im p ertin en ce in us, to try to m erit sa lv a tio n b y a n y th in g th a t w e can do, after th e in effa b le sacrifice w h ich , i t is sa id , h as b een m ad e for u s.

T h e w h o le scope an d p u rp ose o f th is d octr in e o f a to n em en t is , to g iv e em p lo y m en t to a c la ss o f in terp reters, w h o are no b e tter a b le to e x p la in its m e a n in g , th a n th e ir h earers are to u n derstan d it . T h e a b su r d ity o f th e d o g m a , ju d g e d b y a ll th e rea so n in g o f w h ic h th e m o st lo g ic a l m in d is capa­b le , renders th e fo o lish n ess o f p r e a c h in g s t i l l m ore m a n ifest, i f p ossib le , th a n it is m a d e b y th e doc­tr in e o f e lec tio n . T h is la tte r is c er ta in ly u se less , i f th e form er b e accep ted . F or i f th e sacrifice o f th e cross w a s m a d e for a ll, th ere can b e no e lec­tion . S a in ts an d s in n ers are a ll saved , w h e th e r th e y w il l or no. A n d th is w ith o u t a n y m erit o f th e ir ow n , b u t “ th r o u g h th e m e r its o f H is a ton in g b lo o d .”

T h e sp ec ta c le o f a n offended G od b eco m in g recon ciled to th o se w h o h a v e offended H im b y a llo w in g th e m to k i l l H im , m u st b e v ery e d ify in g to th o se w h o can b e lie v e in su ch a m on strosity . B u t to th e th in k in g lo g ic ia n , th e a b su rd ity o f th e p rop osition is so apparent, th a t a r g u m e n t a g a in s t it is su perflu ou s. A n d ev en i f J e su s w ere in an esp ec ia l sen se th e S on o f G od, th e d ifficu lty is in no d eg ree le ssen ed . C o n sid er in g H im as a m an , w e are s t i l l a t a lo ss to d iscover in w h a t con sists th e efficacy o f h is d ea th in p ro m o tin g reconcilia tion or in s a v in g o th er m en from th e con seq u en ces o f th e ir acts. B u t, con trariw ise to th e s ta tem en t o f th e O bserver, i f w e con sid er h im in th e s itu a tio n o f a m artyr , d y in g for th e sa k e o f h is cau se, and sea l­in g w ith h is b lood th e s in cer ity o f h is con v ic­tio n s , th e case is e n tir e ly c h a n g e d . W e can rev ­eren ce h is life and h is m em o ry w ith b ro th er ly affection , and ch erish th e e x a m p le h e afforded u s in our h earts . D iv ested o f a ll p a g a n su p ersti­tio n s in regard to th e T r in ity , th e y icariou s a to n e­m en t, th e m ira cu lo u s conception , an d k in d red ab surd ities, th e ch aracter o f J e su s o f N a za reth is on e w o rth y o f a ll a ccep ta tion an d consideration . H e m a y th e n b e received for an e x a m p le on th e sam e fo o tin g as a ll o th er g r e a t reform ers an d b en ­efactors. H e m a y b e ran k ed w ith S ocrates and P y th a g o ra s , C onfucius and A p o llo n iu s, and w ith ev er y a n c ien t an d m odern p rop h et an d seer w h o h a s b en efited m a n k in d . F or, th e d ea th o f one g o o d m a n is o f n o m ore im p ort th a n th a t o f a n ­o th er, an d prod u ces n o m ore effect upon th e d e s t i­n ie s o f th e race. T h e m ere d ea th o f th e body h as n o m ore s ig n ific a n c e in th e case o f on e m an th a n in th a t o f an oth er. B u t th e life o f ev er y m an h as m ore and d eep er s ig n ifica n ce ; an d it is b ecau se th is fact h a s b een so u n a cco u n ta b ly overlook ed b y th e professed fo llo w er s o f J esu s, th a t th e y h a v e ru n in to th e ex tre m e o f p la c in g so m u ch stress upon th e m erits o f h is d ea th . W e sh a ll free th em o f th is error by-and-by^ an d o f a ll o th ers h a v in g s im ila r o r ig in and l ik e effect u p on th e m in d .

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T h e B o sto n In ves tig a to r h a s com m en ced its th ir ty -e igh th v o lu m e ; an d y e t it h a s a ll th e v ig o r and b o ld n ess o f ea r lier yea rs , w ith no s ig n s o f decay, in te lle c tu a lly or o th erw ise . I t is th e m ost se a r c h in g ly cr itica l p u b lica tio n , an d a t th e sam e tim e th e m o st tem p era te an d d ig n ified , in th e U n ited S ta te s . T h e k e e n e s t sarcasm and m ost irrefu tab le lo g ic p ervad e it s a rtic les ; and w e are often co m p elled to a c k n o w le d g e th e s tr e n g th o f its a rg u m en ts , w h ile w e d issen t from b oth its p rem ises an d con clu sion s. I t is a free -th in k in g and free-sp ea k in g jo u rn a l, in th e fu lle s t sen se . T h e su bscrip tion price o f th e In ves tig a to r is $3 .50 per y ea r ; tw o cop ies to o n e address, $0 .00 . J o sia h P . M endum , 84 W a s h in g to n street, B oston , is th e p u b lish er, an d H orace S eaver th e ed itor .

T h e R ev . J . S. W y lie , in a serm on delivered b efore th e P resb y tery o f San Jose, recen tly in ses­sion , u ttered th e fo llo w in g la n g u a g e , w h ich w e find reported in T he O ccident, th e P resb y ter ia n o rg a n o f th is c ity :

“ T o m ake full proof o f tbe m inist ry requires a ju d i­c iou s adaptation o f tbe truth to tbe special w ants o f the bearer addressed. Tbe m in ister o f C hrist’s G os­p e l need n ot relinquish the use o f that ordinary com ­m on sen se w ith w hich a ll m en are m ore or less endow ed, and w hich, in its proper place, w ill d eliver any from a m ultitude o f fo llies. C om m unicating G od’s truth , lik e every other em p loym en t, has its peculiar conditions. T here are th em es m ore appro­priate on one occasion than others. I t does n ot subserve the end o f enduring su ccess to dw ell too ex c lu siv e ly on any sin g le aspect o f th e truth , h ow ­ever im portant or essen tia l it may seem . The skillfu l angler adapts his bait to th e know n tastes of tbe finny denizen o f the brooks. I f one artifice w ill not succeed , he adopts another w ith p a tien t zeal. And he %oho fishes fo r men should be no less wise in h is at­tem p t to save their sou ls. I t is u tterly vain, for in stance, to bring up old dead issu es in the pulp it, and w aste precious tim e in their d iscussion or refu­tation . The questions w hich have hold upon m en’s present and adm itted w ants are su fficien tly num er­ous and w eighty to occupy the tim e and the en er­g ies. L et the antiquarian or th e h istorian d isin ter these venerable sk eleton s o f con troversy lo n g passed aw ay ; b u t for the pu lp it o f to-day there is ‘ a m ore ex ce lle n t w a y ,’ and none can w ise ly sacrifice its influence for issues w hich fail to stir the popular heart. And generally it is safe to affirm that in these adaptations o f G od’s truth to m en ’s p resen t w ants, to o l it t le effort is m ade to bring hom e its realities to the conscience and con v ic tion s o f the hearer.”

W e are aw are th a t o n ly a certa in p o rtion o f tru th can b e sa fe ly com m u n icated to th e m in d s o f m en at a tim e , as th ey are cap acitated to rece ive an d a ss im ila te i t ; th is is p h ilo so p h ica l an d n a tu ­ral. B u t a d a p ta tio n o f th e tru th is a n o th er and a q u ite d ifferent m atter. W e can p erce iv e n o go o d and h o n est reason w h y th e tru th sh o u ld n o t be im p arted in its pure and u n a d u ltera ted sta te , i f im p arted a t a ll. A d ap tin g tr u th to m e n ’s p reju ­d ices, and passions, and desires, is l ik e co n cea lin g d r u g s in a su g a r coatin g , or d ilu t in g th e m w ith w ater, th a t th e ir tru e n atu re m a y n o t b e d iscov ­ered before th e y are sw a llo w ed . I t m a y b e sa fe ly assu m ed , th a t th e m in d w h ic h cannot p erce ive and rece ive tru th in an u n d ilu ted form , is n ot p re­pared for it in a n y form , and w il l n ot b e profited b y it s ad m in istra tio n from tlie lip s o f crafty p reach ers or a n y one e lse . O n ly fa lseh ood n eed s to b e c lo th ed w ith sp eciou s form s, in order to in ­su re its recep tion b y th e m in d s o f th e u n w a ry . T ru th h a s no n e cess ity for su gar-coa ted co n cea l­m en t. T o th o se ■who are in a su ita b le con d ition o f m in d to rece ive it, it is w e lco m e in a ll it s s tren g th , and fu lln ess , an d b eau ty . I ts a p p lica ­t io n and ad m in istra tio n m a y b e m ad e to su ch in th e broad l ig h t o f noonday , and it w i l l h e rece iv ed w ith jo y .

T h e s im ile o f th e a n g ler , w ith h is b a it prepared and adap ted to ca tch u n w a ry fish , is an u n fortu ­n a te on e for th e preachers o f o ld th e o lo g y . T h a t w h ich n eed s artifice to in d u ce it s acceptance b y rea so n in g b e in g s , can n ot b e e ith er g o o d or h e a lth ­fu l for th e ir m e n ta l co n stitu tio n s . T h o u g h th e A p o stle fe lt ju stified in h is o w n con scien ce in u s in g g u ile to ca tch p ro se ly tes to h is d octrin e, y e t h e professed to h a v e “ ren ou n ced th e h id d en th in g s o f d ish o n esty , n o t w a lk in g in craftiness, nor h a n d lin g th e w ord o f G od d e c e itfu lly ; b u t b y m a n ife s ta tio n o f the tr u th co m m en d in g h im s e lf to ev ery m a n ’s con scien ce in th e s ig h t o f G od .” R ev . J . S . "Wylie and o th er m od ern a p ostles , h o w ev er , fe e l com p elled , b y th e d a n g ers th a t surround th e ir craft, to a d a p t th e tru th to c ircu m stan ces, in s tea d o f m a n ife s t in g it in a ll its fu lln e ss , an d

co m m en d in g it to m e n ’s con scien ces.” T h e only n a tu ra l co n c lu s io n th a t can b e reach ed , in th e ir case, is , th a t th e y h a v e n o t th e tru th , a n d w is h to p ass o ff an ad ap tation o f th e ir ow n,, w h ic h m a y prove m ore p a la ta b le to th e in te lle c tu a l a p p e tite s o f m an , th a n th e u n d ilu ted , u n a d u ltera ted tru th , in it s s im p lic ity and p u rity . T h e y tr y to “ ca tch th em w ith g u ile ,” and w ith on e artifice or a n o th er p ersu ad e th e m in to a cce p tin g th e m as g u id e s in r e lig io u s op in ion , an d in to p a y in g th e m m u n ifi­c e n tly for th e ir g u id a n ce . T h e “ a d a p tin g o f th e b a it to th e k n o w n ta stes ” o f th e p eop le is m ost a ss id u o u s ly p racticed in orth od ox p r e a c h in g a t th e p resen t d ay. N o o th er m eth o d can be p u rsu ed w ith sa fe ty to th e craft o f p riesth ood . T h e s im p le tru th , i f p erm itted to reacli th e p eop le, w o u ld soon “ m a k e th e m free ” from o rth od oxy , b ig o try , and su p erstition . I t sh a ll be our a im to p u b lish it to a ll w h o w il l hear, w ith o u t “ artifice ,” an d w ith ­ou t a tte m p tin g to a d a p t it to th e p ecu liar “ ta s te s ” o f a n y c lass. T o th o se w h o r e a lly lo v e tru th , it can n ev er b e d ista ste fu l, and n eed n ev er be d is ­g u ised .

T H E INSANE.“ The Insane A sylum at S to c k to n ,” w rites a cor­

respondent to us, “ w ill now com pare favorably w ith the long- estab lished in stitu tio n s at W orcester and H artford.” The grounds, w e know , are adm ir­ably located—one o f th e ino.st d e ligh tfu l sp o ts in California. The new portion o f th e bu ild in g d e­signed for fem ale p a tien ts ,Is rapidly approaching com pletion , and w ill be ready for occupancy th e first o f June. There are now in the A sy lu m eigh t hun­dred patien ts, about tw o hundred and tw en ty o f w hom are fem ales. U nder the superin tendence o f D r .' Shurtleff, each departm ent receives constant, careful, and ju d ic iou s a tten tion . T he com p la in ts o f a few years ago are no lon ger heard. F orty p atien ts have been brought to the A sy lu m during th e m onth o f A pril.— The Occident.

In th e se d ays o f K n ap p ism , it is g r a t ify in g to k n o w th a t th e v ic tim s o f r e lig io u s ex c item en t w ill be prov id ed w ith so a ttra c tiv e a h o m e as th e L u n atic A sy lu m at S tock ton , and th a t ad d ition a l accom m odations h a v e b een m ade for th e la r g e in ­crease exp ected from K n a p p ’s m in istra tio n s. B u t th a t th e com p la in ts form erly m ad e a g a in s t th e m a n a g em en t are no lo n g e r h eard is d u e to “ con­stan t, carefu l, an d ju d ic io u s a tten tio n ” on th e part o f th e R esid en t P h y s ic ia n , w e do n o t b e lie v e . F a cts in our p ossession con trad ict th e a ssertio n in toto. T h e in sa n e can n ot sp eak for th e m se lv e s , and , if no on e dares sp eak for th em , th e m a n a g e ­m e n t o f th e c o n tr o llin g p ow ers w il l forever be u n ch a llen g ed . O ne o f th e m atro n s in form ed u s th a t th e p a tien ts are freq u en tly ill-trea ted b y th e a ssista n ts , an d th a t, to h er k n o w le d g e , on e w ife h a d b een u n ju s t ly d eta in ed in th e in s t itu t io n at th e in s t ig a tio n o f h er h u sb an d , sh e b e in g in th e fa ll p ossessio n o f a ll h er rea so n in g fa cu lties .

E ig h t h u n d red lu n a tic s ! A n d y e t , accord in g to th e lo ca l reporter o f th e A lta , th e verac iou s and p h ilan th rop ic F itz S m y th e , a lia s A lb ert S. E van s, th ere o u g h t to b e th ree o f four t im e s th a t n u m b er at p resen t in m a tes o f th e A sy lu m . F or, a ccord in g to E v a n s , S p ir itu a lism m a k es a lu n a tic d a ily ; and, as th ere are th ree h u n d red and six ty -fiv e d ays in a year, and th e A sy lu m h a s b een in e x iste n c e u p ­w ard s o f fou rteen years, th ere sh o u ld b e m ore th an five th ou san d S p ir itu a lis ts in th e in stitu tio n at th is t im e ! On th e contrary , h o w ev er , th ere h a v e not been, in th e a g g r e g a te , s in ce its fou n dation , even accord in g to th e b iased report o f th e p resen t R esid en t P h y s ic ia n , m ore th a n fif ty -se ven p a tien ts , w h ose in sa n ity w a s a ttr ib u ted to S p ir itu a lism ! W e h a v e ev ery reason to b e lie v e th a t ev en th is fig u re is e x a g g e r a te d , and th a t p reju d ice h a s a ss ig n ed th e w r o n g ca u se in a g rea t p rop ortion o f th e se cases. I f an in a b ility to t e l l th e tru th b e a s ig n o f in sa n ity , F itz S m y th e E v a n s sh o u ld h a v e b een an in m a te o f th e A sy lu m lo n g sin ce.

T h e P u b l ic Se a n c e , at C entral H a ll, on S u n ­d ay e v e n in g la st, w a s w e ll a tten d ed , and a la r g e n u m b er o f e x c e lle n t te s ts w ere g iv e n b y M rs. F o y e . H er lectu re , p reced in g th e m an ifesta tio n s, w a s an in te r e s t in g ex p la n a tio n o f som e p h a ses o f sp ir it com m u n ion . T h e T ru stees o f th e n e w A sso ­c ia tion h a v e done w e ll to in s t itu te th e se S u n d a y e v e n in g m e e tin g s , an d w e are o f th e o p in ion th a t th e y w il l resu lt in m u ch good .

On e E ld er M cC arty, in th e P a c if ic G ospel H e r ­a ld , q u o tes th e o ld exp lod ed in terp o la tion in J o se­p h u s ’ “ A n tiq u itie s o f th e J e w s ,” in re la tion to J e su s o f N a za reth , as th o u g h it w ere an accepted a u th o r ity a m o n g B ib le com m en ta tors— w h ich it is n o t a n d n e v e r ca n be.

F a t h e r B e e s o n , th e F r ien d o f th e R ed M an, sen d s u s from O regon a copy o f h is m em oria l to C ongress on th e O regon In d ia n !w a r c la im s, w ith a req u est th a t w e p u b lish it in th e B a n n e r . Wre reg re t b e in g o b lig e d to d ec lin e d o in g so, from w an t o f space. T h e d ocu m en t is too lo n g for our paper. F a th er B eeso n ’s lab ors for th e In d ian s are praisew orthy and d evoted .

T h e E f f ic a c y of P r a y e r .— T h e P a c if ic Gospel H e ra ld g iv e s , a m o n g o th er ex a m p les o f th e effect o f prayer, th e su n an d m oon s ta n d in g s t i’l a t th e req u est o f Josh u a , and th e o n e h u n d red and e ig lity - five th ou san d A ssyrians w a k in g up in th e m o rn in g an d fin d in g th e m se lv e s a ll dead corpses ! “ L etus p ray .”

D e g r e e Co u n c il .— T h e C hiefs o f th e Im proved Order o f R ed M en h a v e la te ly organ ized T ah oe D eg ree C ouncil, N o. 1. T h e fo llo w in g are th e officers : S ach em , B . V . R a y e ; S en ior S agam ore,J . B. P ilk in g to n ; J u n ior S agam ore, J . S ilv e r ; C h ief o f R ecords, R. N eu en sc h w a n d er ; K eep er o f W a m p u m , C harles C oom bs.

T h e f r ie n d s o f t h e L yceu m w ill n o tice th a t its session s are n ow h e ld in C enti’a l H a ll, corner o f M arket and Second streets, S u n d a y a ftern oon s, at 2 o ’clock .

Mr .office.

F r a n k G o u l d is r eq u ested to c a ll a t th is

R ad ica l U n ita r ia n Opinions o f S p iritu a lism .W e read in th e l i b e r a l C h ris tia n o f A p r il 18th

th a t a m e e t in g o f th e L ib era l C hristian A sso c ia tio n o f N e w Y ork c ity w a s h e ld A p r il 1 3 th , a t w h ic h th e m em b ers sp o k e free ly u p on th e su b ject o f S p ir itu a lism . T h e ab o v e n am ed jiaper g iv e s an ep itom e o f th e ir rem ark s, a s fo llo w s :

“ The general im p ression w as, that, n otw itlistan d in g th e crudeness o f Sp iritualism as a body o f th ou ght, th e m any d isg u stin g perform ances w hich have been enacted under its nam e, th e to ta l uusatis- factoriness o f it, and its preposterous cla im s, as m ovem ent it is d o in g far m ore good than harm, and is preparing for a h igher faith and nob ler stj’le o f life in thousands o f p laces and hearts ; and th e ef­forts m aking by the lead ing S p ilttu a fists to reform abuses and im prove the character both of. its teach­ers and teach ings deserve com m endation and awaken hope. Dr. Chapin rem arked upon th e essen tia lly Miispiritual character o f w hat is popularly called S p ir itu a lism ; and that the m ovem en t seem s to have sprtiDg n o t from faith , but from the Want’o f faith— an un w illin gn ess to b elieve in sp ir itu a l ex isten ces i f th e dem onstration is n ot knocked in to th e senses: Dr. O sgood was m ost troubled by th e absence o f God in the system , and from th e spheres as described by m ed iu m s; a c lo u d o f inferior sp ir its seem s to have obscured th e brightness o f th e Great Spirit. R ev. Mr, M ellen m ost regretted the eth ics o f Spir­itua lism , especially, as . th ey had been exh ib ited in practice, in associate v iew s o f th e sacred relations, and in a subtle, dem oralizing influence upon th ose m ost in terested in it. R ev. Mr. C orning rejoiced in w hat it w as doing to open m en ’s m inds to new light, and to prepare th e w ay for w orth ier v ie w s o f God, and life, and duty. I t is p u lveriz in g th e so il o f th is country for a b etter crop o f faith and deeds in the future. Mr. C hadw ick was som etim es am used by the way the Sp iritualists ta lk about som e o f the elem en ts o f their belief, as th ou gh th ey w ere p ecu ­liar to th at system , w hen th ey are com m on to all liberal th inkers, and as o ld as C hristianity. Mr. Blanchard d iscussed th e phenom ena o f it, b u t was not prepared to accept its a ssu m p tion s. H e gave in terestin g sta tem en ts o f m any S p iritu a lists, and was satisfied that the m ovem ent has its good side The others did n o t jo iu in the con v ersa tio n .”

G rove B a sk e t M eeting o f S p ir itu a lis ts .T lie S p ir itu a lis ts o f San F ran cisco w i l l h o ld a

G rove M e e tin g w ith th e P r o g r e ss iv e L y ceu m , at S a u ce lito , on S u n d ay , M ay 31st, le a v in g S an F ra n ­cisco in th e ferry steam er a t 10 o’c lo ck in th e fore­noon . T h e price o f t ick e ts for th e round trip , in c lu d in g ad m ission to th e m o n th ly S oc ia l on T u esd a y e v e n in g , J u n e 2d , a t C en tra l H a ll, h a s b een fix ed a t on e d o llar . T h is P ic n ic w i l l be rendered d o u b ly in te r e s t in g b y th e ex er c ise s o f th e L y ceu m in th e open air, th e ir m a rch es w ith fla g s an d banners, and th e ir u su a l so n g s and rec i­ta tio n s as in th e h a ll . A b an d o f g o o d m us cians w ill b e in a tten d an ce , on th e s tea m er an d a t th e gro u n d s. T h e ch ild r en o f th e L y ceu m w ill rece iv e free t ic k e ts ; b u t ch ild ren n o t co n n ected w ith it w il l b e ch a rg ed th e u su a l ferr ia g e— tw en ty -fiv e cen ts each w a y . A d u lts are ex p ected to b r in g refresh m en ts. T ic k e ts m a y b e ob ta in ed o f th e officers o f th e L y ceu m at C entral H a ll, and at th e stea m er on th e m o rn in g o f th e P icn ic . B a sk e ts m a y be le f t a t C en tra l H a ll on S atu rd ay e v e n in g p rev iou s, and w ill be con veyed to th e stea m er free o f ch arge .

Ou r associate, Mr. T odd, is a t p resen t on a le c ­tu r in g to u r in th e cou n ties o f L os A n g e le s and S an B ernard ino, accom pan ied b y h is w ife . It can ­n ot be sa id o f our sp eak ers, th a t th e y “ care for th e th in g s th a t are o f th e w orld , h o w th e y m a y p lease th e ir w iv e s ,” nor o f th e la tter , th a t th e y

care for th e th in g s o f th e w orld , h o w th e y m a y p lea se th e ir h u sb a n d s,” w h e n b o th w il l p u t th e m ­se lv e s to in co n v en ie n c e and tr ia l, for th e sa k e o f a d v a n c in g th e cau se o f tru th . T h e m arried in our ran k s, P a u l to th e contrary n o tw ith s ta n d in g , w ill le a v e h o m e, friend s, re la tiv es , w iv e s , an d h u s ­bands, or to g e th e r b rave th e d a n g ers o f tr a v e l b y sea and lan d , to con vey th e g la d t id in g s o f g rea t jo y w h ic h S p ir itu a lism b rin gs.

C u r e f o r D y s p e p s ia .— T h e doctors sa y dry food is b est in d ysp ep sia . W e w o u ld recom m en d th e s tu d y o f sectar ian r e lig io u s papers. I t w il l k il l or cure, for th e y con ta in a lim en t d ry e n o u g h to do e ith er— drier th a n d o st.

T H E SUNDAY LAW AND TH E GERMANS.M u st T r y A g a in .— The present Sunday law is ob-

n ox io u s to m any of the proprietors o f our penny- w histle theaters, and they have tortured their brains m o st sh ock in g ly to find som e loophole through w hich to craw l to the German Eden of unbridled Sabbath desecration. T he road, how ever, proves dark and thorny, and naught but failure and dismay have hitherto attended their labors. They fondly hoped to find an ally in Ju d ge Provines o f the P olice Court, and p iteo u sly appealed to him for a decision that would.Tender th e law an indefin ite affair, and convic­tion under its p rov ision s im possib le . B ut how sadly are th ose hopes crushed, w hen the incorrigib le Judge declares for that plain com m on-sense con­stru ction o f the law that q u iets th e d in o f their noisy am usem ents; and sh uts th e doors o f their exh ib ition- halls on G od’s h o ly day !— California Christian A d ­vocate.

J udge Provines has confirm ed th e op in ion o f those who knew him best, w hen th ey said he w ou ld decide in favor o f the ex istin g Sunday law . N o im ­portant princip le was urged by its op p onents, and only personal and p o litica l influences w ere brought to bear upon him , w ith hope that they m ight be su f­fered to determ ine the case in favor o f th ose w ho de­sire to do their ow n pleasure on the h oly day. S till, th ose w ho have been called upon to w ithstand th ese in fluences, w hen they com e in so heavy a tide, k n ow w ell that th ey are very d ifficult to resist, and Judge P rov in es deserves the hearty com m endation o f a ll lovers o f good order, because o f h is firm ness. I t is n ot probable that any appeal w ill be taken , for it is pretty w ell understood that the Suprem e Court w ould affirm the d ecision .— The Occident.

G od’s h o ly day, in d eed ! H a v e w e n o t tim e and a g a in in form ed you. th a t th ere is n o t e v e n B ib le a u th o r ity for th e sacred n ess in w h ich y o u h o ld th e d ay ca lled S u n d a y , and th a t th e rea l Sabbath day o f th e B ib le is S a tu rd ay , w h ic h th e H eb rew fo llow ers o f M oses r e lig io u s ly k eep as th e Sabbath to th is h ou r ? D o es n ot th e A d vo ca te sh a m e le ss ly u tter a lie , w h e n it ca lls S u n d a y th e S ab b ath in sti­tu ted b y M oses ?

W ith J u d g e P ro v in e s ’ a d m in istra tion o f th e S u n d a y la w as h e finds it , w e h a v e n o th in g to do. It is a g a in st th e la w it s e l f th a t w e protest, and sh a ll con tin u e to protest, u n til a m od ification o f th e sam e b e m ade. W e a d v ise th e G erm ans, i f th e y w ish to en joy th e ir S u nd ay e v e n in g recrea­tion , to p ay th e ir fines w ith ch eerfu ln ess, so lo n g as th e la w is su sta in ed b y th e C ourts, and u n til its opp onents b ecom e stro n g e n o u g h to secu re a ch a n g e in its p rov ision s. B u t w e w o u ld a lso coun­se l th e m to co n tin u e w o r k in g for its rep ea l or m odification , and to u n ite th e ir efforts w ith ours to th a t end.

---------------♦-*--«*--------------F emale Suffrage.—T he new law , a llow ing fe­

m ales to v o te in Church e lection s, was reduced to practice a short tim e since in one o f our c ity church­es. The annual e lection for T rustees o f the A lansonM. E. Church-—N orfo lk street—to o k place on M on­day even ing , March 23d. T hough there does n ot appear to have been m uch o f a co n test respecting the candidates, there was a great rallying o f the fe­m ale voters. There were three T rustees to be chosen, and on ly four candidates in nom ination. O f th ese , one received no less than 439 vo tes , sh ow ing th a t num ber o f voters in attendance, m ost o f w hom w ere fem ales.—New York Advocate.

W h a t w o u ld o ld P a u l say, cou ld h e w itn ess th is u n orth od ox in n o v a tio n in th e C hu rch? W e b e liev e h e can an d does w itn e ss i t ; b u t it is a lto ­g e th e r probable th a t h is v ie w s on w o m a n ’s r ig h ts h a v e u n d erg o n e a g rea t ch a n g e sin ce A nno D om in i 59. A b ou t th a t t im e h e exp ressed h is op in ion in th is s ty le : “ L et y o u r w om en k eep s ilen ce in th e c h u r c h e s ; for i t i s n o t p erm itted u n to th em to s p e a k ; b u t th e y are com m anded to b e under obe­d ien ce , a s a lso sa ith th e la w . A nd i f th e y w i l l learn a n y th in g , le t th em ask th e ir h u sb an d s at h o m e ; for it is a sh a m e for w o m en to sp eak in th e ch u rch .” (1 Cor. x iv . 34, 35.) V er ily , o ld th in g s are p a ss in g aw ay , an d a ll th in g s are b e ­c o m in g n ew .

Messrs. A . R o m a n & Co. h a v e p laced on our ta b le A n d rew J a ck so n D a v is ’ n e w w ork , “ M em o­randa o f P erso n s and E v e n ts ,” and D r. A . B . C h ild ’s “ C hrist and th e P e o p le ,” for w h ic h th e y w ill p lea se accept our th a n k s . B o th w ork s are for sa le at th e ir bookstore. O f D r. C h ild ’s w ork it is su ffic ien t to sa y th a t it is th e m ost rem arkable b ook u p on a r e lig io n s1 su b ject th a t h a s b een w rit­te n d u r in g th e cen tu ry . A . J . D a v is ’ n ew book is a diary , k e p t b y h im s e lf for th e p ast tw en ty -tw o years, o f a l l im p o rta n t e v e n ts and op in ions con­n ected w ith th e p ro g ress o f S p ir itu a lism , and th e n am es o f p erson s w h o se a cts or op in ion s h a v e had a n y b ea r in g upon th e su b ject. T h e w ords o f op­p o n en ts are h ere recorded for a ll t im e , and for th e ju d g m e n t o f p o ster ity . T h e reader w i l l find m u ch in fo rm a tio n in th e b ook th a t is v a lu a b le for reference, an d for co n firm a tio n o f facts in th e h is to ry o f S p ir itu a lism .

D r . C. H . D e W o l f , h is friends w i l l h e g la d to learn , h a s b een d e liv e r in g a course o f lectures u p on P h y s io lo g y an d T h e o lo g y in th e low er cou n try o f L os A n g e le s an d S an D ieg o counties, w h ic h w a s la r g e ly a tten d ed , and v ery popular. H e resid es a t p resen t n ear S an D ieg o , and h is h ea lth , as w e ll a s th a t o f h is fa m ily , h a s g rea tly im ­proved . H e d escrib es h is la te “ t u s s l e ” w ith o ld T h e o lo g y and it s rep resen ta tives in e x ce ed in g ly h u m orou s term s ; h u t h is le tte r on th e subject is too lo n g for p u b lica tion .

The N ew Bedford M ercury says that B oston , in refusing to open the reading-room o f the Public L i­brary on Sunday, under proper restrictions, “ w ill strain at a gn at w h ile it sw a llow s som e enorm ous cam el.”

T h e sam e h ere and ev ery w h ere , under th e opera­tio n o f a S u n d ay la w . A n “ en orm ou s cam el ” is sw a llo w e d b y San F ran cisco ev er y S u n d ay n ig h t, in th e sh ap e o f tw o or th ree h u n d red dance-cellars and d r in k in g sa loon s, w h ile th e l i t t le “ g n a t ” o f a G erm an th ea ter is “ stra in ed a t .”

T h e F ir s t W e e k l y Social o f th e San Fran­cisco A ssocia tion on T u esd a y ev e n in g la st w as a fr ien d ly in te r c h a n g e o f sen tim en ts and fe e lin g s on th e g r e a t ob jects o f th e A ssociation , and a p lea sen t rev iv a l o f o ld associations in th e m inds o f th o se p resan t. T h e lad ies w ere particu larly w e ll p lea sed w ith th e e v e n in g ’s enjoym ent. E v ery T u esd a y e v e n in g th ere w ill be a return o f th e sam e op p ortu n ity for a ll th e m em bers w h o w ish to pass a p leasan t ev en in g w ith th eir friends.

“ G C T ” sh ou ld h ave com m u n icated h is fu ll and real nam e to us, to in su re th e p u b lica tio n o f h is artic le . Our ru le is, not to p rin t a n y th in g , no m atter how' w e ll w'ritten or im p o rta n t, w ith o u t k n o w in g w'ho and w lia t th e a u th o r is . W e sh a ll adhere to th e ru le in h is case.

D r . H. A . Be n t o n is r eq u ested to c a ll a t th isoffice.

A n I n d is p e n s a b l e Co n v e n ie n c e .— T h e l i t t le reference-paper ca lled T h e G u ide.

T H E B A N N E R O F F R O G- R E S S

Metaphorical.E d it o r s Ba n n er of P r o g r e ss :—A t a B ible d is­

cu ssio n in Saratoga n o t lo n g since, a theo log ica l sage m ade th e assertion , that the A m azon river was four hundred m iles w ide at its m outh ; and that w e m ig h t as w ell undertake to suspend a thousand such w orld s as th is upon a sin g le hair, stretched across th e river from bank to bank, as to try to prove that th e C hristians’ B ib le w as not o f D iv in e inspiration !

Y ours, r e p o r t e r .

R E M A R K S .

T h e A m azon river is n ot four h u n d red m ile s w id e from bank to b an k a t its m o u th , an d n e ith er cou ld a th o u sa n d w orld s l ik e ours be su sp en d ed upon a s in g le h a ir s tretch ed across it ; b u t th a t th e B ib le is a b ook d irectly and p len a r ily in sp ired b y th e S u p rem e B e in g is ju s t a b ou t as absurd a prop osition as e ith er o f th e form er. Y o u r “ th e o ­lo g ic a l s a g e ,” h o w ev er , is a lw a y s prolific in absurd m etap h ors, w h ich h a v e about as m u ch re lev a n cy an d p er tin en cy to th e a rg u m en t as th e sto ry o f th e m a n in th e m oon h a s to th a t o f th e v icariou s a to n em en t— n eith er h a v in g a n y fou n d ation in fact.

4 * Dawn.”A correspondent o f an E astern jo u rn a l, in re­

v ie w in g th a t so m ew h a t rem ark ab le n o v e l, e n titled “ D a w n ,” w h ic h h a s r ec en tly m a d e it s appearance, u tters th e fo llo w in g rad ica l sen tim en ts on th e socia l q u estion , w h ich , th e reader can h a rd ly fa il to ad m it, con ta in s n o l i t t le p ractica l com m on s e n s e :

CURESR E M A R K A B L EBY'

THE GREAT SPIRITUAL REMEDY;MRS. SPENCE’S

P O S I T I V E A N D N E G A T I V E P O W D E R S

“ B oth husbands and w iv es are to o exactin g in their com pany o f each other. W e need other m ag­n etism s than th o se w ith w hich w e con tin u ally com e

contact, in order to bring ou t our fu ll natures,in

M r s . D uct B. H u ie , in sp ira tio n a l sp eak er, le c ­tu res ev ery S u n d a y a ftern oon a t C lin ton , B ro o k ly n to w n sh ip , A la m ed a co u n ty , a t th e h o u se o f M rs. M ary E . B em an .

PHENOMENAL FACTS.

Physical Manifestations.T h e fo llo w in g report o f m a n ifesta tio n s occu rr in g

in B uffalo w as o r ig in a lly p u b lish ed in th e lle lig io - JPhilosop7iical J o u rn a l :

“ B ast ev en in g , a t our L yceu m H a ll, a fter th e ir p u b lic cab in et ex h ib itio n , H oratio G. E d d y and A m asa P a y n e h e ld a p r iva te seance, a t w h ic h b o th o f th e m ed iu m s w ere secured b y a sk ep tic , w h o ‘ kn ew th ey cou ld n o t y e t ou t o f h a n d -cu ffs! ’ and th o u g h each w as firm ly h ou n d w ith t lie ir h an d s b eh in d th em , an d w ith tlie ir m a n a cles lo ck ed upon th e ir w rists, th e m an ifesta tion s, v iz : g u ita r floa t­in g in th e air, p la y in g upon th e banjo, drum , fife, etc., w en t on as before, u n til th e c o n tr o llin g sp irit declared th a t i f w e w ish ed th e handcuffs ta k en off, w e m u st str ik e a l ig h t , and p lace th e m ed iu m s in th e cab inet, w h ereu p on th e sk ep tic , h o ld in g th e k e y o f th e hand-cuffs, sa w th e m sa fe ly p laced in th e cab inet, w ith h an d s secured b eh in d th em , and retu rn ed to h is sea t confident th a t h e ‘ had b ea t th e m th is t im e .’ In le ss th a n ten m in u tes a ca ll w a s h eard from th e b oys to open th e cab in et, and to th e a sto n ish m en t o f th o se p resen t, n ever h a v in g seen a n y th in g o f t lie k in d before, th e boys cam e forth each w ith on e hand a t lib erty , w h ile w ith t l ie o th er th e y w ere b ound to g e th e r — th e le ft h an d o f P a y n e secu red to E d d y ’s r ig h t , and re­q u ir in g th e sk ep tic to u n lo ck th e hand-cuffs, before th e y cou ld ‘ g o on th e ir w a y r e jo ic in g ’— certa in ly as grea t a m irac le as th o se o f th e o ld en tim e.

“ C harles H . R ead, o f N o . 10 P in e street, N e w Y ork, w as w ith u s la s t w eek , and g a v e severa l v ery sa tisfactory p riva te sta n ces , at w h ic h h e a l­lo w ed h im se lf to be h e ld by sk ep tica l la d ie s and g e n tle m e n , and w h ile th u s h e ld , w ith t lie g a s l ig h t n early ou t, h is coat w o u ld be tak en off, g u ita r floated in th e air, b anjo p layed , b e lls ru n g , etc., an d chairs, stoo ls, and so lid iron r in g s h u n g upon h is arm s, w h ile y e t th e y w ere c lasp ed n p on th e arm o f tlie on e h o ld in g h im . H e w ou ld a lso be tied secu rely , h an d and foot, to h is chair, h o ld rice or flour in h is h an d s, an d s t i l l th e sam e m a n ifesta ­t io n w o u ld be had , and w ith o u t tlie u se o f a cab i­n e t ; Mr. S. p referrin g to g iv e h is sean ces a t p r iva te h o u ses, and in th e m id st o f h is au d ien ces, in order to g iv e satisfactory in d iv id u a l te s ts o f th e g e n u in e ­n ess o f h is m ed iu m sh ip .”

T h e su cceed in g ex trac t from th e sam e paper g iv e s an account o f s im ila r m a n ifesta tio n s in E lg in , I llin o is :

“ I sen d y o u tlie fo llo w in g rejiort, th e tru th o f w h ic h I v o u ch for, as th e sa m e took p la ce in m y p resen ce :

“ T h e n am e o f t lie m ed iu m is F ra n k T h ayer. H e is a g en tlem a n o f som e 26 y ea rs o f a g e , fair sk in , l ig h t lia ir , w e ig h s ab ou t 180 p o u n d s ; h as fine m en ta l ta len ts , and, to a ll appearance, is a com p an ion ab le g e n tle h ia n , w h o en jo y s life re­m a rk a b ly w e ll . H e resid es w ith C apt. A . W . W h itn e y , h is brother-in -law , in th e to w n o f H am p ­sh ire, K a n e co u n ty , I llin o is .

“ H a v in g learn ed o f th e rem ark ab le m a n ifesta ­tio n s in liis presen ce, I an d m y w ife w en t from our h o u se in E lg in , to t l ie resid en ce o f C aptain W h itn e y , on th e second S u n d a y o f la s t m on th , and w itn esse d th e f o l lo w in g :

“ S ev en persons w ere p resen t. T h e room w as an ordinary-sized parlor, w ith a p iano on th e north s id e o f th e room . T lie p iano w a s opened, and a com m on snare drum w a s b u ck led to tlie end o f it . A t tlie op p osite corner o f t lie p iano sa t th e m ed i­u m , w ith a g e n tle m a n s it t in g by b is sid e h o ld in g h is h a n d s to see th a t h e d id n ot m ove. T h e m e­d iu m a lso w h is tle d th ro u g h o u t tlie perform ance, th ereb y in d ic a tin g to a ll presen t th a t lie rem ained in th e sam e p lace. A g u ita r an d tw o b e lls w ere a lso p laced upon th e p ian o at th e m ost rem ote corner from tlie m ed iu m . T lie l ig h t s w ere th en e x t in g u ish e d , and in tlie course o f fifteen or tw en ty m in u te s , th e various m u sica l in stru m en ts w ere p layed , k e e p in g g o o d tim e.

“ T lie drum and tw o tea -h e lls w ere p la y ed to ­g e th e r , t lie p iano an d g u ita r w ere p layed sepa­r a te ly . T h e ton e o f a ll th e m u sica l in stru m en ts w a s go o d ; se ld om or n ev er heard b etter . H ere t lie d rum w as u n b u ck led b y som e p ow er and rem oved to t lie tab le , arid m y w ife h e ld th e d ru m w h ile it w a s b e in g p layed .

“ T h ese exercises con tin u ed for h a lf an h ou r or m ore. A ll w h o w ere p resen t w ere fu lly satisfied th a t n e ith er th e m ed iu m nor an y o th er person presen t in tlie party h ad a n y th in g w h a tev er to do w ith tlie p la y in g o f th e m u sica l in stru m en ts.

“ A t th e c lo se o f th e dark seance, after l ig h ts w ere restored , Mrs. F a n n y Y o u n g , a tran ce m e d i­u m , sa id to m y w ife , * T h ere is a l i t t le b oy p res­en t w it li y ou , w h o is a ttracted to y o u b y a few drops o f b lood you h a v e in a v ia l th a t cam e from h im w h e n a liv e ,’ and w en t on to describe th e appearance o f th e ch ild . T h e d escrip tion w as cor­rect, and it w a s a fact th a t m y w ife had preserved a few drops o f b lood o f tb e ch ild , and k eep s it as a m e m e n to o f th e d a r lin g b oy .”

A P k e s e n t l m e n t F u l f il l e d .— T h e friends o f G eo rg e S. W ilc o x , th e y o u n g m an w h o w as k illed n ig h t before la s t b y fa ll in g in to t l ie S a v a g e shaft, say th a t for som e d a y s p rev iou s to t lie accident by w h ich h e lo s t li is life h e h ad a s tro n g p resen tim en t th a t h e had b u t a sh ort t im e to liv e . l i e to ld sev ­eral o f liis fr iend s th a t th ere h ad su d d e n ly com e over h im a fe e l in g th a t h e w as ab ou t to d ie. l i e w as at th is t im e in th e en jo y m en t o f perfect h ea lth , both b od ily and m en ta l, and sp ok e ser io u sly and earn estly o f w lia t lie fe lt. H e w en t to a y o u n g m an o f w h o m 'lie h a d borrow ed a sm a ll su m ot m on ey to pay to a m an w h o w a s g o in g aw ay , and to ld h im th a t h e w o u ld be u n a b le to return tlie m on ey h e had borrow ed o f h im before tlie en d o f th e m onth . H is friend to ld h im th a t h e d id not need tlie m oney, and th a t it w o u ld su it h im as 'y e ll at th e end o f th e m on th as a t a n y o th er tim e. D eceased th en sa id : “ I am sorry I cannot p a y y o u now , as I w ill be dead before t lie en d of t lie m onth , and th a t is w liy I am so a n x io u s to see_ y o u paid .” Som e th in k it m a y h a v e been o w in g to ab sen t-m indedness produced b y b is m ela n ch o ly reflections th a t h is p resen tim en t m et w ith it s fu lfillm en t.— V irg in ia E n te rp r ise .

and develop all our pow ers. W e w ant brothers and friends, as w ell as husbands ; sisters and friends, as w e ll as w ives. W e need m ore socia l life , and le ss je a lo u s ie s; m ore unrestrainedness in soc ie ty , and less in fid elities (w hich w ould fo llow ) ; m ore uprising tow ard the D iv in e , and le ss .g ro v e lin g to th e anim al. I f a married gen tlem an addresses a married lady cor­d ially, and th ey seem to enjoy each other’s conver­sation and society , there are litt le (and m aybe not very little) b ickerings and jea lou sies on both sides. I f the parties are unm arried, w hy, o f course, they m ust be courting , and M adame R um or’s ton gu e is w agging as fast as ever it can. T he fact o f the p os­sib ility o f a friendship, a P la ton ic lo v e betw een the sexes, is w holly ignored by the m ass, and y e t there are m any o f the purest o f th ese in our m idst, una­vow ed, and unknow n even to the parties concerned As sexes, w e have feared to trust each other as m uch as we ought, and th is con d ition is caused by our false education concern ing th ese th ings.

“ L et ns educate th e rising generation to see other ends in life than th at o f m arriage, th ou gh that is ju s t and desirable, w hen t r u e ; that there are other loves in life than the conjugal, and... ju st as honest and earnest. L et us learn to have m ore confidence in our husbands and our w ives, our brothers and our sisters, and b elieve it p ossib le for them to be actuated by h igh and ho ly m otives in seek in g at tim es other than our ex clu sive soc iety , i f it is that o f h igh-m inded m en and w om en ; and n o t conclude that tota l depravity is th e law , and ou rselves the m ere ex cep tio n to i t .”

Aem H a v e I n d , Sept let, 1807.Pbof. Spence— D e a r S i r : I h a v e ra is e d o n e m a n

fro m th e d e a d w i t h ♦.■wo Boxes o f y o u r P o s i­t iv e P o w d ers . J. W. Nuttle, of this place, had what the Doctors called the C O N S U a iP T lu B l. They said he could live but a short time. I called his attention to your Powders. He took one Box, and said he was better than he had been for four years. This was in March. About the last of July he was taken with a FE V E R and the Doc­tors gave him up, and said he must die. But X sent for two Boxes of your Positive Powders for him about the time I went East, and on my return I found him walking about, and he is now to work for us, a well man.

Tours for truth, G. W. TT > r r„

“ D a w n ,” th e n o v e l a b ove referred to , m a y he ob ta in ed o f H . S n ow , 410 K earn y street.

W omen’s R ig h ts .—L ucy S ton e and A n to in ette Brown B lackw ell have again m em orialized the N ew Jersey L egislature in behalf o f w om an ’s rights. T hey ask that the C onstitu tion o f the State m ay be so am ended that w om en m ay exercise their “ right ” to vo te , and that the sta tu tes m ay be so am ended that married w om en m ay m ake a valid w ill o f all their property in the sam e m anner as the m en ; that the w idow may be en titled to a life use o f all her deceased husband’s real esta te ; and that she maj’ succeed to the ow nership o f the w hole o f his per­sonal property^. The m em orial was referred to the Judiciary C om m ittee, w ith an order to report at an early day.

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D orset, V t„ A u g u st. 27^, 1807.Prof. P. Spence— D e a r S i r : I have had a case in which

one Box o f Positive Powders done wonders. It w as. the case of Mr. Phelps, a young man who had B L E E D IN G AT T r t K f . U CW CS- *. He had consulted eight different physicians, five of whom had pronounced his Lungs to be in an advanced stage of IN P h A J litlA r lO N , He hart not done a n y labor for six m onths. He called on me, to get Dr. Newton’s location. I had him take a box of the Positive Powders. This was on Monday , and, strange to say, on Wednesday and Thursday he sheared his father’s flock of sheep—some .300. He told me that he never worked.busier than during those two days, shearing, doing up wool, and marking lambs. He has continued to work, up to this writing, and says he feels as w ell as ever in Ills life . Yours, A. B. Armstrong.

Fork, U n io n Co , O h 'o , S e jp t.l-lth . Dr. Spence— D e a r S i r : I took a box of your P o s itiv e

Powders for the NEUR41.GIA, and it has worked such a perfect charm for that and OTHER THIN Gs which I had been troubled with for 20 years, that I now send for a Box of N e g a tiv e s for D eafn ess .

Mrs. Priscilla Knox.Sy ca m ore, III , J u l y 1 1 t h , 1867.

Prof. Spence— D e a r S i r : Those P ositive Powdersyou sent me a short time since have worked wonders for my wife—during in a few days a PAIS PU L. KIDN BAY DISWASE and SPINAL DIPEICULTY of long standing, besides driving away all NERVOUSNESS, so that she feels like a new being.

Truly yours, L. Dowe.

Dr. A. J. Corex, of G rea t B e n d , P e n n ., writes as follows : “ I have a case of Catarrh, bronchial tubes affected and L E F T JL.UN GS- COLL A-FSEJI, not filling with air. I have given two boxes of the Positive Powders, and the Lungs now fill tw o-thirds of the way down.

“ I, myself, have been afflicted with ItaEUMATISM and HEAR t' DISK ASK for three years, during which time I had not been able to labor. I have taken two boxes and a half of your Positive Powders ; m y JL4.Ii <rui:ia f ism is gone and the He».«-fc Di-ease m uch relieved, so that I can use the pick and the shovel in prospecting for minerals. My age is 71 years.”

S p r in g I l i l l , III., Oct. Till, 1866.Prof. Paxton Spence —̂ D ea r Sir.- I gave a box of your

Positive Powders to a young lady, Miss Hattie M. Tyrrell, (now Mrs. Hattie M. Stanbro, of Brooklyn, Iowa.) She had been ailing for 8 years, P O U R Y E A R sO N C R L T C Ii- E 8 . I n t e n t ln y s s h e d is p e n s e d w i t h h e r e r n te n e s , and has not used them since, and you would not know that she ever was lame. Yours respectfully,

Horace Hurd.

Tbe m agic control o f tlie P ositive and Neg­a tiv e Powders over diseases o f a l l k ind s, is w onderful beyond a ll precedent..

THK POSITIVE POWDERS CURE N eural­g ia , Headache, Earache, Toothache, R heum atism , Gout, Colic, B ains of all kinds ; Cholera, Diarrhea, Bowel Complaint, D ysentery, Nausea and Vomiting,D yspepsia, Indigestion, Flatulence, ’Worms ; sup­pressed Menstruation, P a in fu l M enstruation, F a l­lin g o f tbe W omb, all Female Weaknesses and De­rangements ; Cramps, Fits, Hydrophobia, Lockjaw, St. V itus’ D an ce; In term itten t Fever, Bilious Fe­ver, Yellow Fever, the Fever of Sm all Fox, Measles, Scarletina, Erysipelas, Pneumonia, Pleurisy; all Inflam ­m ations, acute or chronic, such as Inflammation of the Lungs, K idneys, Womb, Bladder, Stomach, Pros­tate G lan d ; Catarrb, Consumption, Bronchitis, Congbs, Colds ; Scrofnla, Nervousness, Sleepless­ness, etc.

THE NEGATIVE POW DERS CURE P a ra l­ysis or Palsy ; Am aurosis and Deafness from Paraly- ysis of the nerves of the eye and of the ear, or of their nervous centers ; Double Vision, Catalepsy ; all Low F e­vers, such as the T ypboid and the Typhus ; extreme Nervous or Muscular Prostration or R elaxation .

For the cure of Cbills and Fever, and for the preven­tion and cure of Cbolera, both the Positive and Negative Powders are needed.

Tbe P ositive and N egative Powders do noviolence to the system ; they cause no p u rg in g , no nausea, no v om itin g , no n arcotiz in g; yet, in the language of S. W. Richmond, of Chenoa, 111., “ T h e y a re

a m o l iv o n d cr fu l m ed icin e, so silen t a n d yet so efficaciou s.”A s a F a m ily M edicine, th e r e is not now , a n d n ever has

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For sale also by Agents and b y D ruggists gene: a lly . If, bow ever, tbe Powders cannot be obtained in your v ic in ity , send your m oney a t once to Prof. Spence as above d i­rected, and tbe Powders w ill be forwarded to you by return m a il. 13

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GOING TO THE DISTRICT SCHOOL.BY EMILY J . BT7GBEH.

Barefoot boy and little girl,Sho w ith rosy cheek and curl,H is a forehead brown and tan.Sturdy little farmer-man.Old straw hat, w ith broken rim.Is the least that troubles him,As the dinner-pail he swings,Full of mother’s choicest things.Happy little pair are they,Chatting blithely on the way,In the morning fresh and cool.Going to the district school.From the shady farm-house door, .Mother watches, till no more 8he can follow—out of sight They are gone, her heart’s delight.Gan you see them sitting there,On the benches hard and bare,Tired feet swinging to and fro.Conning o’er the lessons low ?Sitting at the noon of school.By the gurgling streamlet cool,’Mong the brakes and bending trees.Eating up the bread and cheese ;Or, w ith merry laugh and shout.When the boys and girls go out,Books and pencils cast away.See them jump, and swing, and play 1Hark ! the ferule on the pane,Rap, and rap, and rap again !Rushing in w ith cheeks aglow.Half reluctantly they g o .,Glide the busy hours away,Till the warm sun’s westering ray Slants across the open door,And the hours of school are o’er.

Happy, healthy girl and boy I Full of simple, careless joy.Free from tyrant Fashion’s rule.Going to the district school.In the busy noon of life,’Mid the restless fever strife,As your pathways shall divide.From the roof-tree wandering wide.Memories o f the morning hours,Song of birds and scent of flowers,Bleat of lambs, and song of rill,W ill come sweetly o ’er you still,And your thoughts go yearning back.O’er that sim ple childhood track, j When the longest road you knew Was the one that led you to The school-house, one m ile away,Where the birch and rule held sway.

SEEING ANGELS.J u n e ’s sw e e t roses w e r e sh e d d in g th e ir r ich

fragra n ce o n th e c lear su m m er air, w h e n th e F ord .fam ily le ft th e d u sty , h ea ted c ity , for th e ir p le a s­a n t cou n try-seat.

T h e c lea r b lu e s k y lo o k ed d o w n u p on th e soft, g r e e n fie ld s an d t in k lin g brooks, w ith a su n n y sm ile ; and su n n y sk ie s m a k e su n n y faces a t su ch tim es . I t w a s so m e th in g to en joy— th a t lo n g good -b ye to d u st and n o ise an d crow ds, an d th e n to fin d th e m se lv e s am id G od’s h an d iw ork .

T h ere w a s ju s t a p lea sa n t fa m ily p a r ty : Mr. an d M rs. F o r d ; A lice , th e e ld est, a g ir l o f s e v e n ­te e n ; C harlie , n e x t y o u n g e r ; an d la s t, b u t n ot le a st , D ora an d N ora , th e tw in s, tw o fat l i t t le d u m p lin g s o f s ix years.

H o w tw o su ch perfect l i t t le H eb es ever b los- Bomed in a g rea t, n o isom e, sm o k y c ity , is a m y s ­te r y to m e ; it m a y h a v e b een o w in g in part to d a ily a ir in g in th e P ark , an d p a rtly to h a v in g a se n s ib le m oth er , o n e th a t d id n o t con sid er confec­tio n ery a n ecessary part o f fa m ily g o v ern m en t. T h ey w ere ta u g h t perfect ob ed ien ce ; so th ere w a s n o fr e tt in g th e m se lv e s th in over im p o ss ib ilit ie s .

I t w a s la te in th e e v e n in g w h e n th e y arrived a t M apleside, an d th e tw o l i t t le o n es w ere far too tired an d s le e p y to lo o k ab o u t th em . B u t th e rob ins in th e g rea t m ap le tree near th e ir w in d o w h a d scarce ly com m en ced th e ir m o r n in g h y m n before tw o l i t t le cu rly h ead s w ere p e e p in g a t th e m th r o u g h th e b lin d s an d tw o sw e e t v o ices ch im ed in th e chorus.

T h e d ew y le a v e s sw a y ed so ftly , and m eek -eyed b lo sso m s b en t th e ir t in y h ead s ; g rea t crim son and g o ld e n b ars across th e eastern sk y h era ld ed th e su n ’s r is in g , g i ld in g th e far-off h il l s , and g iv in g a d eeper t in g e to th e roses. T h e v ery a ir seem ed h u sh e d to s leep ; th e d a n g and c la tter and w h ir l o f c ity life seem ed too far a w a y to be a rea lity . T h e ca lm s t illn e s s w a s un broken , sa v e b y sw e e t bird- m u sic an d th e d ista n t c r o w in g o f cocks a t n e ig h ­b o r in g farm -houses.

“ O,” sa id N ora , th e th o u g h tfu l one, w ith a lon g -d raw n s ig h , “ I w on d er i f h e a v e n is n icer th a n th is ? ”

“ I g u e s s so ,” retu rn ed D ora, “ for m am m a read ab ou t it s b e in g a ll g lo r y and pearls. B u t th is is lo v e ly . L et's g e t d ressed for a ru n b efore break­fa st.”

K a ty , th e m aid , p au sed a t th e door. T h e y ran to m e e t her, w ith a c a ll for d resses and h e lp . F ir s t cam e th e bath , th en th e sm o o th in g o f th e ta n g le d cu rls. T h e y w ere soon in fresh m u s­lin s , lo o k in g a s b r ig h t and fair as th e m o rn in g itse lf.

T h en , w ith a g la d cry o f freedom , th e y ran o ff d ow n th e broad w a lk s , fe e lin g l ik e ca g ed birds se t free.

B y th is tim e th e su n h ad com m en ced h is jo u r­n e y , and look ed in at th em th r o u g h th e ta ll tops, g a th e r in g up th e b r ig h t je w e ls th a t g lis te n e d ev ery w h ere . N ora h ad n ot fo rg o tten th e l i t t le b a sk e t papa h ad g iv e n h er th e d ay before, and f in d in g M ike, th e gardener, th ey b e g g e d som e roses.

“ S u re, a n ’ i t ’s y erse lv es sh a ll h a v e lia p es o f roses, b le ss y e r sw a te h e a r ts !” and th e g rea t p r u n in g k n ife sev ered rose after rose, u n t il th e p r e tty b a sk e t w a s filled to overflow ing .

N o ra b u sied h e r se lf lo o k in g a m o n g th e folded le a v e s o f a h a lf-b lo w n Y ork and L ancaster.'

“ Is it" h ere th e a n g e ls s leep , M ike ?” sh e sa id , r o u s in g u p a t la s t from reverie .

“ A n ’ is i t a n g e ls y er sea rch in ’ for ? S u re n iv er a b it o f an a n g e l h a v e I seen , barrin ’ y er se lv e s .”

“ B u t th e y do com e, M ike, an d I w o u ld so l ik e to see o n e !” sh e retu rn ed s lo w ly .

“ T h e y ’l l b e a fth er w a n tin ’ th e lik e s o ’ y o es soon , I ’m th in k in ’,” sa id M ike, sh a k in g h is h ead o m in o u sly , a s th e l i t t le o n e fo llo w ed s lo w ly after h e r w id e-aw ake sister .

“ O, h ere’s a n ice , so ft ca rp e t! l e t ’s s it d o w n an d m a k e a b ou qu et for m am m a, an d I ’l l p u t so m e a m o n g you r cu r ls ,” sa id N ora.

S e a t in g h erse lf w ith b e c o m in g g r a v ity , D ora fo ld ed h er h an d s and tried to k eep s t i l l ; w h ile N ora, y o u n g artist th a t sh e w as, arra n g ed th e flora l crow n , h er u su a lly su n n y face ta k in g on a sh a d e o f care a s th e l i t t le ch u b b y h an d s passed in a n d o u t a m o n g th e sh in y curls.

S h e w a s g iv in g it th e la s t f in ish in g to u ch w h e n

a lou d c a ll s ta r tled th e m , and K a te appeared a ll in a flurry.

“ O, y o u r o g u ish p u ss ie s , to Bteal o ff in to th e w e t g r a s s ! S u re, .an’ i t ’l l be th e d ea th o ’y e e s !”

W ith w e t sh o es an d lim p m u slin s th e ch ild ren fo llo w ed th e in d ig n a n t K a ty l ik e cu lp rits.

“ I ’m su re th a t’s n o th in g — is it , N o ra ? W e ’v e g o t h ea p s o f d resses, an d K a te n eed n ’t m a k e su ch a fu ss .”

“ B u t i t m a k es tro u b le ,” retu rn ed N ora , “ and m a m m a -doesn’t l ik e u s to d o th a t. I d id n ’t th in k .”

“ W e ll , I g u e s s K a te w il l m a n a g e to su rv iv e it , a n y h o w ,” sa id D ora, in d ep en d en tly .

M am m a lo o k ed u n u su a lly sober w h e n th e l i t t le w e t fee t cam e to v ie w , and C h arlie la u g h in g ly d eclared th e y w ere a cou p le o f n a ia d s from L ily P on d .

B u t K a ty h u rried th e m a w a y , an d th e y w ere soon a t th e b reak fast ta b le , b r ig h ter an d rosier th a n ever.

“ P le a se , m a ’am , I th in k N o ra is v e r y s ick ; sh e is to s s in g ab ou t restle ss-lik e , and lo o k s so flu sh ­ed ,” sa id K ate , ap p ea r in g v ery ea r ly a t M rs. F o rd ’s door th e n e x t m o rn in g .

S lip p in g on a d ress in g -g o w n h a s t i ly , M rs. F ord h u rried in , f in d in g h er w o rst fears con firm ed— N o ra w as s ick . A p h y sic ia n w a s sen t for, and th e a n x io u s paren ts w a tch ed b esid e h er w ith u n tir in g d evotion , t i l l th e stars cam e and p a led a g a in ; y e t s t i l l th e fever ra g ed , an d th e l i fe - lig h t b u rned d im m er and d im m er.

N ea r th e c lo se o f th e th ird d ay th e g e n t le b lu e ey es u n clo sed , and th e h e a v e n ly sm ile l i t u p th e lo v e ly face, l ik e a fla sh o f h e a v e n ’s ow n b r ig h t­n ess.

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D. Owsd............................... .................................. 1 75Familiar Spirits. A . B ingh am ............................ .. 20Fugitive Wife. Warren Chase,....................... 35

Cloth, 60Free Love and Affinity. Miss Lizzie D o te n .. . . . . . 10B’acts and Information for Young Men...................... 15Farnham’s Woman and Her Era. 2 vols. 12mo... 8 00... 40Facts and Information for Young W omen.............. 15False and True Marriage. Mrs. H. F. M. Brown... 10Gist of Spiritualism. Warren Chase...................... 60Gospel of Jesus. Gibson Smith.................................. 75God in His Providence. W. M. Fernald.......... 1 50History of Dungeon Rock. Enesee.................. ....... 30Harmoniad and Sacred Melodist. Asa Fitz.......... 40Howitt’s History of the Supernatural. 2 vols.

12mo............................................... ...... ............... 1 00... 16Hymns of Progress. L. K. Coonley......................... 75Healing of the Nations......................... ................ . 3 00Healing of the Nations. Second series........... 2 50History of the Chicago ArteBian Well George A.

Shufeldt..................................................................... 25How and Why I Became a Spiritualist. Wash. A.

Danskin ........................................................... . 75Historical Transformation of Cnristianity.............. 1 60Is there a Devil? John Baldw in.............................. 20Intellectual Freedom. Chas. S. WoodruflV.... 50Iucidents in My Life. D. D. H om e............. ............ 1 26Inquirer’s Text Book.................................. ................... 1 00Ideal Attained. Mrs. Farnham.............................. 2 00Is it I ? A Book for Every Man. Dr. H. B. Storer. 60 Joan D’Arc. A Biography. Translated from the

French, by Sarah M. Grimke. With Por­trait............................................................................. 1 00

Jesus or Nazareth ; or, A True History of the Mancalled Jesus Christ. New Edition............175

Kingdom of Heaven ; or, the Golden Age. E. W.Loveland.................. .............................................. 75

Letter to Chestnut Street Congregational Church)Chelsea, Mass. J. S. Adams................... 20

Lily Wreath. Mrs. J. S. Adams.................................. 1 00Living Present and Dead Past. H. C. Wright....... SOLife Line of the Lone One. Warren Chase.............. 1 00Legalized Prostitution. Chas. S. Woodruff, M. D .. 1 00Lyric of the Golden Age. Thomas L. Harris........ 2 00Love and Mock Love. George Stearns............. ..... 35

Extra, 50Light from the Spirit World. Rev. Charles Ham­

mond.......................................................................... 1 00Marriage and Parentage. H .C . Wrignt . . . . . . . . . . I 25

Extra, 2 00Messages from John M urray.......... .................... 75Mistake of Christendom. George Stearns............. 1 50“ Ministry of Angels ” Realized. A. E. New ton.. 20 Millennial Dawn ; or Spiritual Manifestations

Tested. Rev. C. H. H arvey....... ............... 75Man and His Relations. Prof. S. B. B r it ta n .. . . . . 3 50 .. 85Natty, a Spirit. Allen P utnam ............ 50

Cloth, 76New Testament and Modern Miracles. J. H.

Fowler............................................. ........................ . 40Nature and Life. Robert Collyer............... . .......... 1 60Orthodoxy ; Its Truths and Errors. J. F. Clarke 1 25 Optimism the Lesson of Ages. B. Blood... . . . . . . . . 75Psalms of Life. J. S. Adams...................................... 1 00Pre-Adamite M id. P. B. Randolph.......... ............... 2 00Poems from the Inner Life. Miss Lizzie Doten. 1 25

G ilt.. 2 00Poems. Achsa W.Sprague............................ 1 5 0Plain Guide to Spiritualism. Uriah Clark. . . . . . . . 1 25Peculiar ; A Tale of the Great Transition. Epes

Sargent............................................. .. 2 75Physical M as. Hudson Tuttle........................... .. 1 SOPhilosophy of CreatioD. Thomas Paine, through

H. G. Wood.................................... ........... .............. 35Cloth, 60

Prof. Hare’s Lecture on Spiritualism............ . 20“ Primeval Man.” .................................. 2 50Philosophy of the Spirit World. Rev. Charles Ham­

mond...................................................................... 75Renan’s Life of Jesus, and ” The Apostles.” 2 vols. 3 50 Religious Demands of the Age. Frances Power

Cobbe....................... 25Religion of Manhood. Dr. J. H. Robinson .......... ... 1 00Reply to Dr. Lunt. Miss F. R. Torrey. . . . . . . . . . 16Revival of Religion which we need. Theodore

Parker................................................................. .... 10Report of an Ex traordinary Church Trial.... ......... 15Reichenbach’s Dynamics of M a g n e tism ............... 1 50Spirit Manifestations. Adin Ballou.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Cloth, 75Soul Affinity. A. B. Child, M. D ..... .................. 20Spirit Works : Real but not Miraculous. Allen

Putnam ................................................... ................. 25Spirit Minstrel. A collection of Hymns and Music.

J. B. Packard and S. 5?. Loveland.................. 35Boards, 50

Self Ahnegationist. Henry C. W right........ 60Cloth, 75

Sexual Physiology. R.T. Trail, M. D ....................... 2 00Strauss’ Life of Jesus. In two Yols. Translated

from the Fourth German Edition.............. 4 50Self Contradictions of the Bible................. ..... . . . . . . 25Spiritualism. Vo1. 2. Judge Kdmonds and Dr.

D exter........................................... .. 2 00Seerest of Prevorst............................................... .. 50Spiritual Reasoner. Dr. E. W. L e w is . . . .............. 1 00Spiritual Teacher. Through R. P. Ambler__. . . 75Supramundane Facts in the Life of Rev. Jesse

Babcock Ferguson, A . M., I.. I.. D. T. L. Nich­ols, M. D. EagllS'i edition...................... . 2 50

Spirit Intercourse. H. Snow.................................. 75Scenes in the Spirit World. Hudson Tuttle. . . . . . 50The Worker and His Work. A Discourse. Dr. R.

T. Hallock......................................... .. 15The College, Marker, and Court. Mrs. C. H. Dal).

A thorough discussion of the Woman Question. 2 50The Koran............................................. ......... ............. .. 1 50The Life ol Theodore Parker. In two large vo l ­

umes, with P o r t r a i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 6 00Also, a v<d. «■ liis Prayers, 1 50

The Sabbath Question Thoroughly Discussed.Brown and Taylor. G oth,....................... . . . 1 00

Paper, 60Thirty-Two Wonders. Prof. M. Durais.......... . 35

C oth, 60Twelve Messages from the Spirit of John Quincy

Adams, through Joseph D. Stil is to JosiahBrigham ..................................................... . 2 00

Gilt, 3 00Theodore Parker’s entire Works, in 14 v o l s . . . . . .The Word of the Spirit to the Church. C. A.

Bortal.................................... 60The Life of Thomas JPalue.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 00Unhappy Marriages. A . B. C 1 <ld , 30Unwelcome Child. Henry C. W i ig h t . . . ...... 35

C>oth, 60Voices from the Spirit World. IsaacP.ist, Medium 60Voices of the Morning. A New Volume of Poems.

Belle Bush..................................... ..................... .... 1 25View at the Foundations ; or First Causes of

Character. W >odhury M. Fernald. . . . . . . . . . 1 25Voices from Spirit Land. Nathan Francis Wuito,

Medium...................................................... 75Voice from a Prison.......................... ..................... . . . 75W o Jman’s Reply to Dr. D .vight on Spiritualism.. 25What’s o’Ci >ok................................................... 16Woman’s Secret. Mrs. C. F. C »rbin................ 1 75Wlldflre C ub. Mrs. Emma Hardinge........... 1 25Whatever is, is Right. A. B Child, M. D ................ 1 00Wny not? A Book f< r Every Woman. D '. H. B.

Storer. C o'b............................ ............................ 1 00Paper, 60

Any of the above list of books will be furnished to those in the country who desire, on application at this office. The money for the books, and postage, must invariably accom­pany the order

Progressive Lyceum Register,B o s to n ,M a s s .—Sunday at 10a. m . ,a t 644 Washington street.

C. H. Rines, Conductor.B r o o k ly n , N . Y .—At 3 p. m ., In the Cumberland Street

Lecture Room, between Lafayette and DeKalb avenues. John A. Bartlett, Conductor : Mrs. Fannie Cohill, Guardian.

B u f f a lo , JV. Y.—In Music Hall Sunday afternoon. Mrs. S.H. Wert man, Conductor ; Miss Sarah Brooks, Guardian.

C h a r le s to w n , M a s s .—At City Hall, at 10>£ a . m. Dr. C. C*York, Conductor ; Mrs. L. A. York, Guardian.

At Washington Hall, Sunday forenoon. A. H. Richardson, Conductor; Mrs. M. J. Mayo, Guardian.

C h e lsea , M a ss .—At Library Hall every Sunday at 10 a. m. James S. Dodge, Conductor ; Mrs. E. S. Diodge, Guardian.

C h ic a g o , I U .—-Sunday, at Crosby’s Music Hall, at 12}£ p. m. Dr. S. J Avery, Conductor ; Mrs. C. A. Dye, Guardian ; J. R. Sleeper, President Literary Circle.

C i n c in n a t i —Greenwood Hall, corner of Sixth and Vine sts, at 9 a. m. A . W. Pugh, Conductor ; Mrs. Lydia Beck, Guar­dian.

C le v e la n d , O h io .—At Temperance Hall, 184 Superior street. J. A. Jewett, Conductor ; Mrs. D. A. Eddy, Guardian.

D e tr o i t , M ic h .—Conductor, M. J. Matthews ; Guardian, Mrs. Rachel Doty.

D o v e r a n d F o x c ro f t , M e .—Sunday afternoon, in the Univer- salist church.

F o x b o ro ', M a s s —In the Town Hall every Sunday at 11 a. m. H a m b u r g , Cbnn.—John Sterling, Conductor ; Mrs. S. B. An­

derson, Guardian.B T a m m o n to n , JV-JT.—Sunday at 1 p. m. J. O. Ransom, Con­

ductor ; Mrs. Julia E. Holt, Guardian.H a v a n a , I U .—Sunday at 3 p. m ., in Andrus’ Hall. J. F.

Coppel, Conductor ; Mrs. E. Shaw, Guardian.H a v e r h i l l , M a s s .—Sunday at 10 a. m ., in Music Hall. John

Reiter, Conductor ; Mrs. E. L. Currier, Guardian.J e ffe r so n C i t y , N . J .—Sunday afternoon in the Church of

the Holy Spirit. 244 York street Joseph Dixon, Conductor.J e r s e y C i ty , JV. J .—At the Church of the Holy Spirit, 244

York street, Sunday afternoon.J o h n s o n 's C reek , N . Y .—At 12 m. every Sunday. Miss Emma

Joyce, Conductor ; Mrs. H. O. Loper, Guardian.L o tu s , I n d .—F. A. Coleman, Conductor ; Eliza M. Huddle

ston, Guardian.L o w e l l , M a s s .—Sunday In the forenoon, in the Lee street

Church.M ilw a u k e e —Meets in Bowman Hall, every Sunday at 2 p.

m. G. A.Libbey, Conductor ; Mrs. Mary Wood, Guardian.M oJcena, I I I .—Sunday at 1 o’clock, in the village school-

house. W. Duckor, Conductor ; Mrs. James Ducker, Guar­dian.

N e w a r k , N . J .—Music Hall, No. 4 Bank street, Sunday af­ternoon at 2 o’clock. Mr. G. T. Leach, Conductor ; Mrs. Harriet Parsons, Guardian.

N e w Y o r k C i ty .—Sunday at 2>£ p. m., at Ebbitt Hall, No. 66 West 23d street, near Broadway. D. B. Marks, Conduc­tor ; Mrs. H. W. Farnsworth, Guardian ; E. O. Townsend, Manager of Dramatic Wing.

O s b o m ’s P r a i r i e , I n d .—Sunday morning at Progressive Friends’ meeting-house. Rev. Simon Brown, Conductor ; S.A. Crane, Guardian.

O sw eg o , N . Y .—In Lyceum Hall, Sunday at 1 2 p. m. J.L. Pool, Conductor ; Mrs. Doolittle, Guardian.

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P e n n .—Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, atThompson Street Church, below Front street. Isaac Rehn, Conductor . Mrs. Stretch, Guardian.

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P e n n .—Sunday, at Washington Hall, south­west corner of Eighth andSpriug Garden streets, at 10 a. m ., except July and August,in which the summer recess occurs.M. B. Dyott, Conductor ; Arabella Balleuger, Guardian.

At new Hall in Phoenix street, Sunday at 10 o’clock. Prof.I. Rehn, Conductor.

P l y m o u t h , M a s s .—Sunday forenoon at 11 o’clock. I. Carver. Conductor ; Mrs. R W. Bartlett, Guardian.

P o r t l a n d , O re g o n .—Meets at Oro Fino Hall every Sunday. P r o v id e n c e , K . I . —Sunday, at 10>£ a. m., in Pratt’s Hall,

Weybosset Btreet. Conductor, L. K. Joslin ; Guardian, Mrs. Abbie H. Potter.

P u t n a m , C o n n .—Sunday at 1 0 a. m ., in Central Hall Q u i n c y , M a x '.—Sunday at p. no.R i c h l a n d C e n te r , Wts.—Sunday at 1 p. m. Mr. H. A. East-

land, Conductor ; Mrs. Fidelia O. Pease, Guardian.R ic h m o n d , I n d .—In Henry Hall, at 2 p. m. Eli Brown, Con­

ductor ; Mrs. Emily Addleman, Guardian.Rochester, N . Y .—In Black’s Musical Institute, (Palmer’s

Hall.) Sunday afternoon at 2>£ p. m. Mrs. Jonathan Wat­son, Conductor ; Mrs. Amy Post, Guardian.

R o c k f o r d , I I I .—Sunday, at 10>£ a. m ., in Wood’s Hall. E. C. Dunn, Conductor ; Mrs. Rockwood, Guardian.

Rock I s l a n d , I U .—At 10 o’clock, in Norris Hall, Illinois street. W. T. Riggs, Conductor ; Mrs. W. T. Riggs, Guar­dian.

S a c r a m e n to , C a l .—At Turn-Verein Hall, Sunday at 2 p. m.J. H. Lewis, Conductor ; Miss G. A. Brewster, Guardian.

S a n F r a n c is c o , C a l__At Dasha way Hall, Post street, onSunday at 2 o’clock p. m . Conductor, W. H. Manning ; Guardian of Groups, Mrs. E. P . Thorndike.

S p r in g f ie ld , M a s s .—Sunday at 1 0 a. m ., at Fallon’s Hall.B. S. Williams, Conductor ; Mrs. M. A. Wyman, Guardian.

S p r in g f ie ld , IU .—Sunday forenoon at 10 o’clock. Wm. H.Planck, Conductor ; Mrs. E. G. Planck, Guardian.

S t . J o h n s , M ic h .—Clinton Hall, every Sunday at 11 a. m. E.K. Bailey, Conductor ; Mrs. A. E. N. Rich, Guardian.

S t . L o u i s , M o .—Sunday, at 2>£ p. m., at Mercantile Hall. Col. Wm. E. Moberly, Conductor ; Mrs. Mary Blood, Guardian.

At Polytechnic Institute, corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets, at 3 p m. Myron Coloney, Conductor ; Henry Stagg, Oor. Sec.

S t u r g i s , M i c h .—Sunday at 12>£ p. no., In the Free Church. John B. Jacobs, Conductor ; Mrs. Nellie Smith, Guardian.

T r o y , N . Y .—In Harmony Hall every Sunday at 2>£ p. no. Monroe I. Keith, Conductor ; Mrs. Louise Keith, Guardian.

V i n e l a n d , N . J —Sunday at 1 o’clock p. m. Hosea Allen, Conductor ; Mrs. Deborah Butler, Guardian.

W iU im a n t i c , C o n n .—Remus Robinson, Conductor 9 Mrs. S.M. Purinton, Guardian.

W o r c e s te r , M a s s .—In Horticultural Hall, Sunday, at 11 y i a. m .Ur. E. R. Fuller, Conductor ; Mrs. M. A. Stearns, Guardian.

Spiritualist Societies and Meetings.P A C I F I C S T A T E S .

I I ■ *fS a n F r a n c is c o , C a l —Friends of Progress. President, Dr.

H. J. Payne ; Secretary, Dr. John Allyn. i,S a c r a m e n to , C a l .—Children’s Progressive Lyceum, every

Sunday afternoon, at Turn Verein Hall, K street. Conductor, J. H. Lewis ; Guardian, Miss Brewster.

P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n .—First Society of Progressive Spiritual­ists, every Sunday.

S a le m , O re g o n .—Friends of Progress.

A T L A N T I C S T A T E S .

B a l t i m o r e , M d .—The First Spiritualist congregation of Bal timore on Sundays, at Saratoga Hall, southeast corner of Calvert and Saratoga streets, at the usual hours. Mrs. F . O. Hyzer will speak till further notice.

B a n g e r , M e .—In Pioneer Chapel, every Sunday.B o s to n , M a s s .—Miss Lizzie Doten will lecture each Sunday

afternoon in Mercantile Hall, 16 Summer street, commencing at 2)£ o’clock. Admittance 15 cents.

The Progressive Bible Society, every Sunday, in No. 3 Tre- mont Row. Hall 68. Free discussion on the Christian Atone­ment at 10>£ a. m. Lecture followed by conference at 3 and 7 p. m. Miss Phelps,regular lecturer.

Spiritual meetings every Sunday at 544 Washington street. Conference at 2>£ p. m. Circle at 7>£ p. m.

B r o o k ly n . N . Y .—In the Cumberland street Lecture Room, Sunday at 3 and 7X P-na.

C h a r le s to w n M a s s .—First Spiritual Society, at Washington Hall, every Sunday.

The Independent Society of Spiritualists, Charlestown, every Sunday afternoon and evening, at Mechanics’ Hail, corner of Chelsea street and City square. Seats free.

City Hall, meetings every Sunday afternoon and evening.C h e ls e a .—The Associated Spiritualists of Chelsea, at Libra­

ry Hall every Sunday afternoon and evening, 3 and 7)£ p. m.The Bible Christian Spiritualists, every Sunday in Wiuni-

simmet Division Hall, Chelsea, at 3 and 7 p. m . Mrs. M. A. Ricker, regular speaker. D. J. Ricker, Superintendent.

C h ic a g o , m —First Society of Spiritualists in Chicago, every Sunday, at Crosby’s Opera House;Hall, State street. Hours of meeting 10)^ a m. and 7>£ p. m.

Spiritual meetings, for intellectual, scientific and spiritual improvement, every Sunday at 10)£ a. m., and Tuesday at 73 ̂ p. m., at the hall of the-Mechanics’ Institute, 156 South Clark street, room 9, third floor, till further notice. Seatsfree- __ _ . ..C i n c i n n a t i , O h io .—Religious society of Progressive Spiritu­alists, Greenwood Hall, corner of Sixth and Vine streets, on Sunday mornings and evenings, at 10>£ an<i 7>£ o’clock.

C le v e la n d , O .—Sunday at 10% a. m. and 7>£ p. m ., in Tem­perance Hall.

D o v e r a n d lb x c r o f l , M e .—Sunday forenoon and evening, in the Universalist church.

E a s t B o s to n . M a s s .—In Temperance Hall, 18 Maverick street.I o x b o r o \ M a s s .—In the Town Hall.L o w e ll —Lee street Church, afternoon and evening.L y n n , M a s s .—Sunday, afternoon-and evening, at Essex Hall.H a m m o n to n . N . J .—Sunday at 10>£ a. m. and 7 p. m ., at

Ellis Hall. Belleview Avenue.H a v e r h i l l , M a ss .—Spiritualists hold meetings at Music Hall

every Sunday, at 2>£ and 7 p. m.J e r s e y C i ty , N . J .—Sunday at 10>£ a. m. and 7>£ p. m., at

the Church of the Holy Spirit, 244 York street.L o u i s v i l l e , K y . —Sundays, at 11 a. m. and p. m , in

Temperance Hall, Market street, between 4th and 6th.M o r r i s a n i a , N . Y —First Society of Progressive Spiritual­

ists, in the Assembly Rooms, corner of Washington avenue and Fifth street, Sunday at & )£ p. m.

N e w to n C o m e r , M a s s —Spiritualists and Friends of Progress, in Middlesex Hall, Sundays, at 2>£ and 7 p. m.

N e w Y o r k C i ty .—The First Society of Spiritualists every Sunday, in Dodworth’s Hail, 806 Broadway. Seats free.

At Ebbitt Hall, 23d street, near Broadway, on Sundays, at 1 0 ) 4 a- m an(* p. m. H. B. Storer, Secretary.

O sw ego , N . Y .—Sunday at 2>£ and 1 ) 4 P- m*> Lyceum Hall. West Second, near Bridge street.

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a .—In the new hail in Phoenix street, every Sunday afternoon, at 3 o’clock.

P l y m o u t h , M a s s .—The Plymouth Spiritualists’ Fraternity, in Leyden Hall, three fourths the time.

P o r U a n d , O re g o n .—First Spiritual Society meet at Oro Fino Hall every Sunday, morning and evening.

At Washington Hall, corner of 8th and Spring Garden sts., etsery Sunday.

Spiritualists in the southern part of Philadelphia, at No. 337 South Second street, at 10>£ a. m. and 1 ) 4 p. m., and on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock.

P r o v i d e n c e , R . I .—Tn Pratt’s Hall, Weybosset street, Sun­day afternoons, at 3, and evenings, at 7K o’clock.

P u t n a m , C o n n .—At Central Hall, Sunday at 1>£ p. m.Q u in c y , M a s s .—Sunday at 2X and 7 p. m.R i c h m o n d , I n d .—The Friends of Progress, every Sunday

morning, in Henry Hall, at 10>£ a. m.Rochester, N . Y .—Society of Progressive Spiritualists, at

Black’s Musical Institute (Palmer’s Hall), Main street, Sun­day evening. Public circle on Thursday evening.

S a l i m , M a s s .—Sunday, afternoon and evening, in LyceumH tf.

S o u th D a n v e r s , M a s s .— In the Town Hall, Sunday at 2 and 7 p* in.S p r in g f i e ld , I U .—Every Sunday in the hallS p r in g f i e ld , M a ss .— T h e Fraternal Society of Spiritualists every Sunday at Fallon’s Hall. opirituansisS L L o u i s .—At Polytechnic Institute, corner of Seventh and

Chestnut streets, at 1 0 ) 4 a tn and 7>i p. m. ..T a u n to n , M a s s .—Sunday, fh Concert Hall.T o led o , O .—Sunday at 1 0 a. m. and 7>£ p. m.T r o y , N . Y .—Sunday at 10>£ a. m. and 1 ) 4 p. m., in Har­

mony Hall, corner of Third and River streets.V in e la n d , N . J .—Friends of Progress, Sunday at 10>£ a. m .W a s h in g to n , D . C .— l n Union League Hall, every Sunday,

at 11 a . m. and 7% p. m.W o b u r n C e n tr e , M a s s .—Bible Spiritualists, Central House

Hall.W o r c e s te r , M a s s .—In Horticultural Hall every Sunday after­

noon and evening. ---------------------------------Lecturers’ Appointments and Addresses

P A C IF IC ST A T E S A N D T E R R ITO R IES.John Aliyn, Oakland, California.Mrs. Ada Hoyt Foye, rapping and writing test medium, 42

Geary street, San Francisco, Cal.Mrs. Laura Cuppy, Sacramento.Mrs. Laura Detorce Gordon, 131 Montgomery street, San

Francisc".Mrs. C. M. Stowe, lecturer and clairvoyant physician, San

Jose, Cal.Mrs. Anna Barker, San FranciscoBenjamin Todd, San Francisco, Cal.Mrs. L. Hutchison will receive calls to lecture and teach

the Harmonial Philosophy, illustrated by charts and diagrams which greatly assist in comprehending the structure of the universe and the spiritual spheres, as also the physical and mental development of matter and mind. Address, Owens- ville, Mono Co., Cal.

Mr. & Mrs. Wm. J. Young, Boise City, Idaho Territory.Mrs. Lucy B. Huie, Oakland, Alimeda County.

A T L A N T I C S T A T E S ,J . Madison A llyn , trance and inspirational speaker, B oston.C. F annie A llyn , Londonderry, V t., during J u ly .Mrs. Sarah A. B yrnes, L ow ell, during June. A ddress, 87

Spring s tr e e t , E ast Cam bridge, M ass.Mrs. A. P. B row n, St. Joh n sb u ry C entre, V t.Mrs. H. F. M. Brow n, P . O. draw er 6325, Chicago, III.M rs. Emma F. Jay B u llen e, 151 W est 12th s t . , N ew York. M rs. A bby N. Burnham inspirational speaker, Auburndale,

M ass.W arren Chase, 544 Broadw ay, N ew Y ork.Dean Clark, inspirational sp eak er, B randcn, V t.Dr- L. K . Coonley, V ineland, N . J.M rs. M arietta F. Cross, trance sp eak er. A ddress, H am p­

stead , N . H ., care of N . P . Cross.Mrs. H ettie Clark, trance sp eak er, E ast H arw ich , M ass.Mrs. Sophia L. Chappell, 11 South s t . , Boston.Mrs. Augusta A. Currier, Box 815, Lowell, Mass.Dr. J. H . Currier, 199 Cam bridge stree t, B oston, Mass. A lbert E. C arpenter, P utnam , Conn.M rs. Jen n ett J Clark, trance speaker, Fair H aven , Conn. Miss L izzie Doten, Pavilion, 67 Trem ont str e e t , B oston . G eorge D u tton , M. D ., Room 25, Postoffice b u ild in g , N ew ­

burgh, N . Y .A ndrew Jackson D avis, Orange, N. JA . T. F o ss , M anchester, N . H.Mrs. M ary L. French, in sp iration a l and trance m edium ,

E llery s tr e e t , W ashington V illage, South B oston.Dr. H. P . Fairfield, G reenw ich V illage, M ass.S. J . F inney , Ann Arbor, Mich.J. G. F ish , Red Bank, M onmouth Co., N . J.Mrs. Fannie B . F e lton , South M alden, M ass.C. A ugusta F itch , tran ce speaker, b o x 1835, Chicago, I1L Isaac P . G reenleaf, K enduskeag, Me.Mrs. Laura De Force Gordon, D enver C ity, Col. Ter.Mrs. C. L. Gade (form erly Mrs. M orris,) trance speaker, 77

Cedar s tr e e t , Room 8, N ew Y ork .N . S. G reenleaf, L ow ell, M ass.Dr. I.. P . G riggs, E van sv ille , W is.D r. M. H en ry H oughton, W est P a r is , M e., u n til fu rth er

n otice.W. A D. H um e, Lowel;, M ass.L ym an C. H ow e, insp irational sp eak er, N ew A lb ion , N ew

Y ork.Mrs. Susie A . H utchinson, Som ers, Conn., daring A u g u s t ;

C leveland, Ohio, during Septem ber, O ctober, and N ovem ber. S. C. H ayford , C oopersville , N ew Y ork .Charles A. H ayden , 82 Monroe s tr e e t , Chicago, 111. M issN ellie H ayden, N o. 20 W ilm ot s tr e e t , W o rcester ,H a ss. M rs.S . A. H orton, B randon, V t.M iss Ju lia J . H ubbard, b ox 2, G reenwood, M ass.Mrs. F. O. H yzer. 60 South Green s tree t, B altim ore, Md.Dr. E. B . H olden/C 'arenden, V t.Moses H ull, M ilwaukee, W is.MiBS Susie M. Johnson, M ilford, M ass.D r. P . T. Johnson, lectu rer , Y p sila n ti, Mich.W. F. Jam ieson , insp irational speaker, Postoffice draw er

6325, Chicago, 111.S. S . Jones, E sq., 12 M ethod ist Church Block, South Clark

stree t, C hicago, 111.H arvey A . Jones, Esq., S ycam ore, 111.W m . H. Johnston, Corry, P a .O. P. K ellogg, lec tu rer . E ast Trum bull, A shtabula Go., O. G eorge F . K ittr id ge, Buffalo, N ew York.Cephas B. L ynn, insp irational and sem i-conscious trance

speaker, 667 Main s tr e e t , C harlestow n, M ass.J . S. Loveland, S tu rg is, Mich.M rs. E K . Ladd, trance lectu rer, 179 Court s tr e e t , Boston. Mrs. F . A. Logan, Satina, Onondaga Co., N ew Y ork.B. M. L aw rence, M. D ., 54 H udson s tr e e t , B oston , M a ss. M ary E. Longdon, insp irational speaker, 60 M ontgom ery

Street, Jersey C ity, N . J.Mr. H. T. Leonard, trance speaker, N ew Ip sw ich , N . H . M iss M ary M. L yons, insp irational sp eak er, 98 E ast Jeffer­

son s tree t, Syracuse, N ew Y ork.John A. Low e, Box 17, Sutton, Mass.Dr. G. W. M orrill, J r ., trance and insp irational speaker,

Boston, Mass.LoriDg M oody, Malden, M ass.B. T. Munn, Skaneateles, New York.Dr. Leo Miller. Postoffice box 2326. Chicago, 111.Mrs. Anna M. M iddli-brook, B ox 778, Bridgeport, Conn.Mrs. Sarah H elen M ath ew s, ICast W estm oreland, N . H .Dr. John M ayh ew s, 60 M ontgom ery s tr e e t , J ersey C ity ,

N ew Jersey .Dr. Jam es M orrison, lecturer, M cH enry, 111.Mr. & Mrs. H. M. M iller, Elm ira, care W. B. H atch, N . Y . Prof. R. M. M’C ord,C entralia, 111.Em m a M. Martin, inspiratioual speaker, B irm ingham , Mich. Charles S . M arsh, sem i-trance speaker, W onewoc, Juneau

C ounty, Wis.M rs. M ary A. M itchell, inspirational speaker, care o f b ox

221. Chicago, 111.M iss Sarah A. N u tt, L aw rence, K ansas.C. N orw ood, O ttaw a, III., im pressional and inspirational

speaker.A. L. E. N ash, lecturer, R ochester, N . Y.J . Wm. Van N am ee, Monroe, M ich .A. A. Pond, inspirational speaker, N orth W est, Ohio.J . L. P otter, trance speaker. Cedar FallB, Iow a, b ox 170.Dr. D. A. Peaze, J r ., D etro it, Mich.Mrs. Anna M L. P otts, M . D ., lectu rer, A drian, M ich. George A. P ierce, A uburn, Me.Mrs. J. Puffer, trance speaker, South Hanover, Mass.L . Judd Pardee, Philadelphia, Pa.L ydia Ann Pearsall, in sp irational, speaker. D isco, M ich . M rs. N ettie M. P ease , trance speaker and te s t m edium , D e­

tr o it , Mich.A. C. R obinson, 15 H aw thorne str e e t , Salem , Mass.Dr. W. R ip ley , Box 95 , F oxboro’, Mass.Dr. P . B. Randolph, lecturer, care box 3352, Boston, M ass.G. W. Rice, trance speaking m edium , Brodhead, W is.J . H . R andall, inspirational sp eak er, Upper L isle, N ew

Y ork.M rs. Frank R eid , in sp iratioual speaker, K alam azoo, M ich. A u sten E. S im m ons, W oodstock, Vt.M rs. Fannie D avis Sm ith , Milford. M ass.Abram S m ith , E sq., in sp irational speaker and m nsical m e­

dium , S tu rg is , M ich.Mrs. N ellie Sm ith , im pressional sp eak er, S tu rgis, M ich.Dr. W m . H. S .-lisbury , Box 1313, Portsm outh, N. H .E. Sprague, M . D., insp irational speaker, S ch en ectad y ,

N ew Y ork.Selab. Ven Sickle, G reenbush, M ich.Pr- f. S. M. Strick, insp irational speaker, Peoria , 111.J. W. Seaver , inspirational speaker, B yron, N. Y .M iss L ottie Sm all, trance sp eak er, M echanic F a lls , Me.Mrs. M. EL B. S aw yer, B a ld w in sv ille , Mass.M iss M artbaS. S tu rtevan t, trance sp eak er, Boston, M ass. Mrr. Mary Louisa Sm ith , trance speaker, Toledo, Ohio.H . B. S torer, in sp irational lecturer, 75 Fulton s tr e e t , N ew

York.Mrs. H . T. Stearns, D etroit, M ich., care o f H. N . F . L ew is. Mrs. M. S. Townsend, B ridgew ater, V t.Mrs. C harlotte F. T aber, trance sp eak er, N ew Bedford,

M ass:, Postofflce box 394.J H. W. Toohey. 42 Cambridge s tr e e t , B oston.M rs. Sarah M. Thom pson, insp irational sp eak er, 36 Bank

s tr e e t , C leveland, Ohio.H udson T uttle Berlin H eights, O hio.Jam es Trask. K enduskeag, Me.F rancis P. Thom as, M. D., lecturer, H arm onia, K ansas.N . Frank W hite, Oswego, N . Y ., during June ; during J u ly ,

Seym our, Conn.Mrs. M. M acom ber Wood, 11 Dewey street, Worcester,

Mass.F. L. H . W illis, M. D ., Postofflce b o x 39, Station D, N ew

Y ork .A. B. W hiting, A lbion, M ich .M rs. S. E. W arner, Box 14 , B erlin , W is.E. V. W ilson, Rock Island during June ; Galesburg during

Ju ly A ddress, B abcock’s Grove, Du Page Co., III.A lcinda W ilhelm , M . D., insp irational speaker, care o f H .

N . F. L ew is, D etroit, M ich.P rof. E . W hipple, lectu rer upon Geology and the Spiritual

P hilosophy, S turgis, M ich.Elijah W oodw orth, inspirational speaker, Leslie, M ich .M rs E M . W olcott, D anby. V t.S. H. W ortm an, Buffalo. N. Y ., Box 1454.E . S. W heeler, inspirational speaker, 5 Columbia str e e t ,

Boston.M rs. S. A. W illis, Law rence, M a ss., Postofflce box 473.Lois W a is b r o k e r , M ankato, Blue Earth Co., M in n ., care o f

th e C lifton B ou se. .M rs N . J W illis, trance speaker, Boston, M ass.F. I,’. W a d sw o rth , Postofflce d r a w e r 6325, Chicago, 111.A . A. W b e e lo ck , t r a n c e a n d in s p i r a t io n a l s p e a k e r , 8 t .

Johns, M ich. " , , ... „M iss E lv ir a W heelock, norm al sp eak er, J a n esv ille , W is. W arren Woolson, trance speaker, H astings, N . Y H enry C. Wright, care o f Bela M arsh , Boston.M rs. Mary J. W ilcox, care o f Dr. L arkin , 244 F ulton stree t,

B ro o k ly n , N . Y ,M s. M ary E. W ithee, trance sp ea k er , 71 W illiam s stree t,

N ew ark, N. J.A . C. Woodruff, Buffalo, N . Y .M iss H M aria W orthing, trance speaker, O swego, 111. 1 Jonathan W hipple, J r ., in sp irational and trance speaker,

M v stic . Conn.M rs. Ju lie tte Y eaw , N orthboro, M ass.