VOLUME l.

“ EVERY PLANT WHICH MY HEAVENLY FATHER HATH NOT PLANTER SHALL BE ROOTER HP.”

N E W - Y O R K , S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 10, 1 8 5 5 . NUMBER 40.

Christian j^iritnalist,p t'n L ian E D e t

T H K MOUIKTV F O R T H E D IF F U S IO N O F S P IP .IT U A L K N O W L E D G E ,

At So. 053 üroadnay, Ncu-Vcrk.

in progress from whence I could stand apart and analyze the religious condition of society. I saw

I that the halo of Spiritual glory culminating over ; the re.igious teachings of the age bore a striking resemblance to a gold dollar. The expansion of

j this halo required higher teachings, and so I fol- marni,,'il,,:,’TIiS S m ,u t ,?a u s t 11 S a tu rd a y j j0 wed the example of the prophet Elijah, and wentU TerueI tw.. D o lla r , r„ r year, p a y a b le w i th in th re e m onths ! a""ai" alone on the hills to be fed by ravens orT e a copies for E igh teen D ollars ; or, one person ser.din iubscribor.s w ill bo cntitlod to a copy for one year.

S ingle Co pies—F iv e Cents.All bu.ilm'ss le tte rs ami com m unications should be addressed

to the Society foe tiif. D iffusion of S piritual K nowledge, n r , Koitor C hristian S piritualist , N o. 553 B roadw ay, N ew - Y'ork.

ten | whatsoever our Father should see fit to send. Sol­itude has many a charming retreat among the slopes, ravines, and cascades of Mount Ida and Oakwood. There I overhauled the account book of life and struck the balance of debt and credit— I called to remembrance the time when I was a homeless, motherless hoy, in chase of an undefin­able phantom, that promised home, happiness, heaven. It led me to the gate of the splendid man­sion, embellished externally with the surroundings of art and floral beauty. The mingled sound of music and gleesome voices floated through the vine-clad casement, and I thought heaven was with­in the mansion. I compared with the seeming happiness of the inmates to my own forlorn and destitute condition, and walked away sorrowful.— Ah ! said I to myself, wealth is ihc one thing need­ful ; if I had wealth, care would vanish. So I be­came the hired servant of a wealthy farmer, to

EXPENSIVE DEVELOPMENT.i!v s. m. minus.

Br.oTnnr. T ooiiky : An answer to that Tribune letter over the signature uf “ A Medium” would require elaborate essays on .science, theology and political economy. And perhaps the writer of that short epistle is nut competent to perceive the drift or bearing of any of these questions in their pro­gressive tendencies. That writer may be an im­postor who wears “ sheep’s clothing" to bring Spir­itualism into disrepute. Or perhaps he or she (?)is one of those rare cases of premature develop- .ment that lias passed beyoml its proper sphere of karn !'1C ar‘ P''*nS l!P o0',<k addition to ¡in­action, and for want of proper mental and Spirit­ual unfoldings, is starving in the midst of plenty.Such cases arc exceptions to general rules, and seem to he governed b}- inordinate vanity, love of notoriety, or at best a desire to travel faster than is profitable or safe. The mind that is anxious tohave the whole “ arcana of mystery onened, and j "" .“ ...= w i-” ' -j • - ....the secrets of wisdom revealed,” stoops rather low ! 1 coukl rcad him Hke a book> and t h c n P r a T e d lhat w’n n it regrets the loss of $ 2 0 0 in time and money, ! never love money as that man did. He

incuse riches, he had “ religion that is, he was a member of a popular church ; he read a chapter in the Bible, and repeated a stereotyped prayer every morning, and got up from his knees, and chased the almighty dollar all day like a race horse. He was gray-haired and childless, and actually afraid of coming to poverty. I studied his character till

Honey,for the accomplishment of ail end towards which the luastcr-Spirits of poetry and philosophy have been struggling through the ages. But I will en­deavor to answer 011c or two questions of “ A Me­dium” in a Yankee way, by asking more. First.

was not happy, because he wanted a “ leetle more.” Wealth and happiness could not associate freely, so I concluded heaven was farther on. From that time to the present hour, I have held riches in pro­found contempt, and pitied every man who wor-

How can they develop any new truth, if all truth i sk'PPed 5°'^- Mia S°M>3 Bic God of this age.: began to get suspicious of all human motives. For

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Spiritualists, all say, and believe it has through im- ! awhilc 1 scrutinized the acts of every individual piessible mediums in all j n j with whom I came in contact, and then turnedges of tile world V” ___reply, I would ask, has any thing new found its i IauShinS philosopher, ridiculing every body and

every thing. I was considered to be a fearless,way into .he laboratory of the human mind, since primitive man first discovered that lie was naked, and was ashamed of the very unfashionable figure he cut in genteel society ? Is the steamboat any improvement upon the ancient mode of riding on

happy fellow, but the world knew nothing of my heart. I wanted to love the world, but it repelled

_ me, and at last I turned from society to seek among ! the glens, forests, and streams for something to so­

i • i .. t .! -i r i. lace the cravings of an unsatisfied Spirit,a drut log r Is the railway car any more comfort- ; ° r, i T ,, ‘ ■ ' t i l D T i My lirst business, as I said before, was to ba­uble and expeditious than a bare-backed ox ? Is •' ’ ’. . . . . . , ,i lance the books, when I found the account exactlythe printing press any improvement upon oral i . . '

messages conveyed by foot-runners ? Are the re­vealed truths of the Bible and other Spiritual writ­ings any more consoul t h a n t h e h o r r i d r i t e s o t B o r n e o and ccn..„. , , .. 0 beauty. Trees, flowers, and birds, as by magic,Africa ? Hid the lirst man know anv of the pro- , J ’ , ,| were invested with attractions before unseen. I was

j in harmony with the Spirit of Nature. My Spirit- | ual being had grown above, and now predominated j over the animal department. 0 , how I loved life, ■ how grateful I felt to God for having placed me in I this beautiful world. Heaven was found ; it was within and around me. Three delightful years (lew by, and each pleasant Sunday morning found

ed truths of the Bible and other Spiritual writ- , '" 1 ’ 1r I soul will he more than gratified. lhe in; any more consoling to the aspirations of the I ° . .,, , ., .. „ , , , ¡ 0 1 Nature suddenly opened to my vision athan the horrid rites o! Borneo and central . ,, 1 . . . . ,

quare. But I was not satisfied. Something seem­ed to whisper, “ hope on; every pure desire of the

spirationNature suddenly opened to my vision a world of

nca ? Hid the lirst man know any of the pro­found facts that now make man a God compara­tively speaking? The question is, is any thing known to humanity that was not known six thou sand years ago? If there is, will “ A Medium' tell how It got into our world except through the agency of mind, or where it came from, except from an intelligent Spiritual source? Admitting these self-evident facts, is it wise to ask if anything more can be learned in the same wa}’? Or has i

me on the hills. The vague and indistinct idea of. „ , , , . . , . boyhood assumed a more tangible form, while pay-the summit of human hopes and aspirations been ! . , , . , . , _ ,, , , , , mg iav addresses to Madam Solitude m her wildreadied by the enormous saenhee of $2 0 0 , only to | , . „„ . . . ,, . . . . ,, , „ ,, . . . . . domain. The gaming of another point m develop-crush the hopes ot all luture aspirants ot immor- I . , , ,. I ment startled me. I he unseen friend who had fol-tality? Lest the expense may deter all timid money-i, , , , , . , ,, . , , ", i lowed me so long was now able to make herselfloving persons from turning their thoughts upward, ! '

I will offset the complaints of “ A Medium” with a, , , , , , | She had hovered around me, bo th sleeping and w akinc.

brief sketch of my own development _ About; A n a carolled as clear aa the first b ird o f Sprinc,twenty-five years a g o , I took the responsibility 01 ' P ersuad ing m e oft, w hen m y heart w as nigh b reaking ,being developed ; the expense of which up to this To 60ar al50Ta sorrow on hope 's snow y win

time amounts to not less than $5000 or about$200

: understood.She had hovered around me, bo th sleeping

a year. The necessity of this expense will be seen in the fact that my Spiritual being, in the first

I am “ A Medium,” a “ Spirit-Medium,” and I say to the correspondent of the Tribune and all others who have stopped at the “ slough of des-

place, required a physical organism in which to ' pond,” make a splurge. Y'ou put me in mind ofbecome individualized; and secondly, the preser­vation and growth of this organism as a habitation in which to unfold itself, and from which to look out upon the world of effects. The growth and

the Dutchman, who ran a mile to jump over a mountain, and then fell two inches short of jump­ing clear of the ground.

Did you expect the $200 paid for your develop-healtli of the physical department depended in a j ment was going to revolutionize the entire system great measure upon the liberal use of baked beans, of the body politic ? And do you not feel faintpan-cakes, and other edibles, all of which have been promptly supplied by the labor of my hands. The unfolding of the Spiritual depended upon the

because it is not done in a moment? Spirits first convinced me of the existence of another world above the atmosphere of codfish and potatoes.—

cultivation of the intellectual department to a great j And then, they sent mo back to the battle-field of extent. To effect this, I have been mainly indebt- j this earth-life to fight for humanity. I see the ed to several reverend, scientific, and literary gen- monstrous wrongs that prevail everywhere. And demon, who voluntarily proffered me the use of I do you ask, how Spiritualism can right these their libraries at different periods of my develop- j wrongs? Not by writing doleful letters to the Tri- incnt. Many valuable and pleasing impressions : bune, my friend, hut by walking up to the scratch have been received from Spirits in the form, both ; like a half-starved donkey up to a hay-stack. If male and female, together with some very delusive ; you are convinced of a future life, convince others, and unpleasant ones. A great many jack o’ lanterns, ; and with every man thus convinced, the battle is such as fame, wealth, novelty, Arc., have led me. in- j half gained. Satisfy a mechanic or laborer through to quagmires, but I always got out again looking a j the evidence of his own senses, that he has a soul, little sheepish no doubt, but also a little wiser. But j and he will grin every priest and nabob in New amid all the perversions, vanities, and delusions of i York out of countenance at three cents a head, life, there was something within me, ever pointing l and make money at it. There is a proper level for forward to “ a light beyond the cloud.” That I every man in the social circle, and he who rises something was the Spiritual germ trying to sprout. ! above it thrusts numbers below it. To have one For a long time I was haunted with the idea that I j millionaire, you must have five hundred paupers was watched over, and impressed by an invisible j and hundreds of needy working men, because friend. The impressions were1 vague and some-1 there is no distribution of the gain of labor. One what indistinct, exciting curiosity for awhile and j man grabs the whole. YYe sec the wrong, and still leaving me in d .ubt as to the cause. Thus operat-1 submit to it. We cringe to the man who carries ed upon by antagonistic influences, I passed through j the dollars that our labor coined. Who taught us the primary stages of development. At the age of j this cringing servility? What first halter broke thirty-six, I full violently in love with Madam Soil- | the masses? “ Mystery Babylon, the mother of tude. I suppose I felt some as Solomon did, when j harlots? The uncertainty that priestcraft has ever ho cried “ vanity, ” but I was not sure of knowing j thrown around the future^of man, has made him everything, or that everything was yet known to j dependent upon artful knavery for everything hare, tho world, so I asked of God (if there was any God) : Individualism will burst the shackle;}. And a po­to permit me to know something of heaven, (if

sert them, the princely salaries, the gorgeous tem­ples, and soup houses of New York, will go to the shades together. Does any man believe that the real producers of wealth, three years hence, can be thrown out of employment, and kept on soup made of pigs’ snouts, ears, and tails ? That expe­riment will soon go out of fashion. The arcana of mystery and the secrets of wisdom in which we are most interested, are here at home in the field of practical effort. All things work together for good, to them that love the Lord.

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there was any heaven.) I had reached that pointsitivc knowledge of destiny will develop individual­ism. When we know our rights and dare to as-

SPIRIT-WARNING.N e w 1'ork, Jan. 31st, 1855.

Mit. E d it o r : Probably it will bo interesting to some of your readers to peruse the following com­munication, coming as it does from the dim vista of by-gone days, and having reference to the se­vere tortures of the Romish Inquisition which were represented as having taken place in sunny Italy in 1720, thereby exposing in all its cruelty the damn­ing practices of those who, in the garb of religion, have pursued their own diabolical purpose of mak­ing all believe as they do, under the pain of the rack. And in thunder tones does it appeal to the now free and happy people of this enlightened country to beware lest the same insiduous foe,— foe to man and foe to that liberty, which was so dearly bought by those venerated and beloved re­volutionary sires,—insinuate itself into our fami­lies and our institutions before we are aware of its poisonous^ influence. And that when we, like Samson of old, arise to shake off its deadly influ­ence, we find ourselves shorn of our strength and at the mercy of a merciful power.

But to the communication as given by Dr. May­hew who had been in a trance sta te , giving us phi­losophical information and other instruction for our benefit. The Spirit who had thus been answering questions stated that there was another Spirit pre­sent who wished to communicate, describing her as a tall, commanding figure, robed in black, and also veiled with a black veil. She had an atten­dant, and after taking possession of the medium, stated that the one in “ black” was a young Ita lian lady who lived one hundred and thirty-five years ago, ar.d brought her to interpret for her.— She further stated that she was of the Roman Catholic Religion, and that by the solicitations of her family, she entered a Carmelitish convent, that the first part of her life she was happy, from the reflection that she was doing what her church was pleased to look upon as a Christian duty, but yet at times she would long for freedom from those walls. Before taking the black veil, which was performed in her twenty-second year, she was to see her friends for the last time on earth, and a few days before the consummation of that act, which was to forever exclude her from the world, she was alone in her cell, and heard a voice call: “ Alicia, your friends are in waiting.” Hurrying from her silent chamber, she beheld with joy her parents and other relatives, and among the number, a cou­sin whom she had never before seen. The moment they exchanged glances, she felt spring up within her breast (notwithstanding her vows to tho con­trary) an affection for him which she plainly saw was duly reciprocated. Then it was that regret and sorrow came for having taken the step that was no.v leading her onward, and was so soon to shut her out from the world forever. After the de­parture of her friends, thoughts of a conflicting character occupied her mind, and after a severe struggle, she came to the conclesion that it was her duty to wed the church as her husband and to live a dutiful and affectionate life thereto. Three weeks after this last interview with her friends, she took the veil, and had to undergo a severe penance for once harboring the thoughts that had occupied her mind so short a time before. Scarcely a week had elapsed, when she was surprised by the sister por­tress presenting her with a sealed billet coming from her cousin, expressing for her the strongest and most ardent attachment After reading it, she wrote an answer begging him to forgive her, and at the same time telling him the duty she owed to the church was paramount to all things else, and although painful to young hearts, that she must submit But, oh, how she longed for an opportu­nity to prove a traitor to those vows she had lately made. The remainder we give as it fell from the l:ps of the medium :

As he afterwards told me, he read the letter, wept tears ofsorroy and bitterness^ that we should be thus forever separated. He then resolved also, to dedicate his life to religious duties, and became a member of the Society o f Jesus, better known as Jesuits, and became steeped in the villanies of that horrible order, and although his heart was naturally good, yet he was compelled by his obligations, to press onward in his iniquitous career. Y'et, by his purity compared with his associates, he became much beloved by them, gained their confidence, and was placed in high office in the order, and sent to visit all the convents and nunneries under the care of the order. In his course, he came to the convent in which I was incarcerated. Being high in authority, after inspecting our convent, he re­quested a private interview with me in the parlor of the abbess, which was readily granted. But we were not left alone, for one was stationed opposite, but out of hearing, and it was at that time that we fully made known the feelings of our hearts, and then proposed an elopment, he stating that he had the means and would provide the same on the most fitting occasion. Our plans succeeded, and we flew from that spot, but could not move for fear of watchful spies. YTo were afraid to seek protec­tion in the families of any of the people, for in almost every house there Tfere stationed in some position

or other, persons for conveying all that transpired to their masters. However, by good management, we succeeded in evading suspicion, until within a few hours before the time fixed for sailing. "While contemplating our anticipated safety when on the deep blue wave of the sea, bound for some distant clime, horrible to relate 1 he was recognized by a passing friar, and by order of the church, arrested and conveyed to the halls of the Inquisition at Rome. How I escaped detection I cannot tell ; but now, alone amongst strangers, and without means, I did not know how to get my own living. I could not seek any asylum for fear of detection, and having a good taste for music, and being toler­ably proficient from constant practice upon the chapel music, I determined to apply at one of the places of public amusement I put this resolution into effect by applying at the Gardens of the Tiber, where I was engaged at a small renumeration to sing at the evening entertainments. One evening, while singing a piece, and when about the middle of i t I saw my father. He recognized and public­ly denounced me, and handed me over to the same place of torture to which my cousin, F ather In itus, had so shortly before been so unceremoniousiy con­veyed. And how shall I tell you that which fol­lowed ? I was taken through long passages, des­cended flight after flight of steps, was conveyed through winding ways, until we came to a dark passage where we heard groans on either side from many cells. Here I was thrust into a dark gloomy cell, and heard the heavy grating shut and the key turn, and on feeling around, I found myself alone, without even one ray of light. Next day, they led me forth through a meandering passage, and I sud­denly found myself in a spacious chamber alone, for my conductor had disappeared, and on looking around could see no door, and knew not how I en­tered. While trembling with anxious thought as to the result, I beheld a curtain slowly rise, and here is what I saw: Seven men, one sitting above the others, and three on each side, all dressed in black serge gowns, with caps on their heads and masks over their faces like crape, with two holes for their eyes. Scarcely had I beheld this, when the chief addressed me thus : “ Alicia, late a nun of the Order of Carmelites, violator of all thy sa crcd vows, answer me now truly, the following questions :

“ Didst thou know one F ather In itu s f ’ “ I did.” “ Didst thou know he was a friar and a member of the Order of Jesus?” “ I was thus informed.”— “Didst thou not, in violation of thy vows, give thy­self to his embrace as a wife ?” “ I did.” “ Didhe not seduce thee from thy faith?” To this I did not answer. “ Speak,” said the chief, “ and speak, I charge thee truthfuily.”

I would not speak the word that would condemn him to torture, and again refused to answer; whereupon a signal was made, and a curtain be­hind them slowly rose, presenting to view demons in human shape, terrible to behold. My brain reel­ed, and I could not look again upon the sight. The question was again put, and again I refused to an­swer.

“ Away to the torture !”And oh! those fiends bound my limbs with

chains, and led me beyond those first spoken of to the place last mentioned, and placed my thumbs between two large iron screws or weights, and pressed until the bones were crushed. I fainted, and the torture was relaxed. Again the question was put, and again I refused to answer, preferring to die rather than expose him to the cruel mercies of those monsters in human form. Then came torture upon torture. They took me from the chair, placed my hands behind me, making them fast, then made fast heavy weights to my ankles, and then I was hoisted in the air, where they kept me until my hands and feet were nearly severed from the body. I was then taken down, and the same question asked, and in almost a dying condi­tion, again I refused to answer.

“ Away to the rack,” was the command, when they took from me all my clothing, bound cords to my limbs, and extended me upon the rack.— They then made those cords fast at the head and foot, and then extended me. In that condition the question was again asked, but no answer.

“ Press on the torture.”Another turn, and it was all over, and with one

awful shriek, my Spirit took its flightNow, why come I to tell you this ? Americans,

the Jesuits are in your midst, seeking by all their cunning to pry into your family affairs by their unwearied satellites, and to subvert the institutions of your glorious country, and enchain you in all the besotted ignorance of by-gone days. Ameri­cans, I warn you of their pernicious influence, and enjoin upon you to give your children educa­tion, whereby they may become men and women, and be enabled to think for themselves in all things; and impress upon their minds to beware of Jesuit­ical cunning, whether it is found in the family, the State, or general government, for they are working, and that mightily, to attain the accomplishment of their object.

P. S. A promise was given that at a subsequent circle, Father Initus would give us his experience, which, if complied with, I will endeavor to give you an account of.

Yours truly, s. b. n.

Theology ix a Nutshell.—A very young child, whose kind and pious mother had taught him the being and power of God, was asked, “ How many Gods are there ?” “ One,” «aid the little boy.—“ How do you know that?” inquired his sister. “ Because,” replied he, “ there is no room for any more, for SsfiTlt ntryuhfrt."—Portland TrantcripL

PASSAGES IN THE LIRE OP MADAME j up to heaven ; and think to fathom the height, GUYON. ] depth, breadth and extent of God.

------ j This divine wisdom is unknown even to thoseT n s t-irs iso E eligioits E x t ie ie x c e or L ady Gcrox; j w ] !0 pa s 3 jn the world fur persons of extraordinary

with S ketches o. Itw L ives o f F e se l o s , M olixos ami St. : - jT eeesa . Published by Hoyt & Bolmore, N o. 70 B ow ery, j illumination and knowledge. To whom then is it- ■ - ' ■ j tnown, and who can tell us any tidings thereof?—Whilst so much discussion is carried on among ] D estruction and death assure* us that they have

Spiritualists and not always conducted with the I lieard with, their ears of its fame and renown —’Tis then in dying to everything, and to all regards thereto, in order to pass into God, and to live in him atone, that one has any comprehension of true wisdom. Oh, how little are her ways known and the conduct she holds over her choicest servants ! Scarce does one consider anything thereof, but, surprised at the difference betwixt the truth thus discovered and the ideas formerly entertained, such an one cries out with St. Paul, “ Oh the depth of the knowledge and wisdom of God ! How un­searchable are his judgments, and his waj-s past , finding out.”

best taste and kindliest feeelings in regard to the various and prevailing theories, philosophies, and systems of their authors and advocates, we have thought we might, perhaps, for the present, best subserve the common cause of truth, humanity, and religion, by calling attention to a few works of ac­knowledged worth and excellence in the annals of the past. We feel impressed and assured that a presentation of such a portion of the autobiogra­phy of Madame Guyon as relates more especially to her religious experience and inner Spiritual life cannot but be of service to many earnest and inquir­ing minds of the present day. It shows that the j judges not of things as men do, who callsame Providence watches over the sincere and obe- | g00(l c tn anj a -n anq ^-ho regard as greatdient in ali Nations and ages, conducting them by j righteousness things abhorred in his sight, and unknown paths to the true and living way, which j n-hich (according to the prophet) are in his estima­is one of great inward peace, but usually also of j tion but c s T i l l y r a y s . Xuese principles of self­

righteousness, like those of the Piiarisees, will meet nothing from him but wrath, far from being the ob­jects of his love, and subjects of his recompenses ; as he assures us himself, “ Except your right- oousness exceed that of tile Scribes and Pharisoos, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.” Which of us has a righteousness that comes up any thing near to that of the Pharisees, and in doing less good has not more of ostentation ? Which of us is not pleased to be righteous in our own eyes, and in those of others, and to think that sufficient to satisfy God ? Y'et we may see the in­dignation which our Lord, as well as his forerun­ner, manifested against such kind of persons. He

was the perfect model of tenderness and meekness, yet such as was deep, and came from the heart, not that affected meekness, which under form of a d o te hides the heart of a hautlc, constant-

j ly treated those self-righteous persons with austo­! riiy, and seemed to dishonor them before men.—| The colors in which he represented them, appear­ed stiange while he looked on sinners with mercy and love; protesting that for them only he was come, that i t icas the side who needed a physic ian ; and though the Savior of Israel, lie came only to sa te the lost sheep o f the house o f L ra tl.

Oh love 1 it seems thou art so jealous of the sal­vation thyself gives, that thou preferest the sinner to the righteous, the poor sinner who, seeing in himself nothing but misery, is as it were constrain­ed to hate himself. He casts himself, as other­wise lost, into the arms of his Savior, plunges with faith in the sacred bath of his blood, comes forth ichitc as wool, and all full of love for him who alone able to remedy his maladies, has had the cha­rity to do it. The more enormous his crimes have been, the more he loves him ; and his acknowledg­ments are so much the stronger as the debts re­mitted have been the greater ; while the righteous, buoyed up with his good works as he presumes, seems to hold his salvation in his own hands and

outward afflictions and persecutions.The work from which we extract has been long

out of print, though Professor Upham , of Bowdoin College, Me., has embodied much of the autobio­graphy in his excellent work entitled “ M adam e Guyon and Fcnelon," published by the Harpers.—Still, the Professor’s Madame Guyon is not exactly ours; we are obliged to read her life and opinions through a medium not always perfectly clear, and to listen to many ra ther tedious reflections from the excellent and learned author. "\Ye very much prefer to hear the noble lady Guyon relate her own experience in her own style, which wc deem far more beautiful in its earnestness, simplicity, than all the attractions of rhetorical art, as her insight i who in its purity and strength so far surpasses all that modern culture can bestow.

We can but hope also, that among the works which the “ Society for the Diffusion of Spiritual Knowledge” proposes to send abroad, the au­tobiography of Madame Guyon may find a place.For it will be found that she confirms many, very many of the manifestations of modern days, and shows that the gifts of healing, of knowing the mind and feelings of the absent, and of the occur­rence of distant events, were possessed by her in an eminent degree. And as it seems we are to have a new antagonist, another R ichm ond in the field, in the person of no less doughty a knight than Sir O. A. Brownson, (and he used to deal good blows ere he fell in with the enchantments of the Jesuits,) it will be as well to have some Catho­lic authorities at hand.

It must be confessed that our opponents show lack of courage, while the world and the church" back them with smiles and rewards, for, notwith­standing the disastrous fate of so many champions, a new one seems ever ready with fresh strength for the encounter. And an “ exposé” will hardly last over three months ; few of them, notwithstanding the most extensive puffery, ever reach a second edition. To stereotype such works would be the ! Regards heaven as a recompense due to his merits, height of folly ; the prudent publishers know better I exclaims against all sinners, in the bitterness than that. 1 zca,i represents the gates of mercy as barred

In conclusion, we would commend these ex- i heaven as a place to which they havetracts to the serious attention of our Spiritual j n 0 r'£k 5 'n"hile he thinks an admission into it the friends. An inward and Spiritual life is, after all, ! more secure for himself, as he appears in a higher the aim of all our developments. To be open to ! decree to have merited it. Ilis Savior is in a man- influxes from the great and central source of all j ner useless to him, he is so laden with his own Spiritual illumination is surely the inward wish of ! meri s- Oh how long will he bear the flattering every devout and aspiring mind. s. e . e . load! "While those sinners, divested of everything,

“ Since you require me to write you the whole series of a life so extraordinary, so fruitful of pains

fly on the wings of faith and love into the arms of their Savior, who freely gives them what he has

and trials of patience, as mine has been, I am will- j merited for diem,ing with all my heart to obey your order, though i ^ as korn> a 3 kave been to.d, on Easter Eve, to me the task appears painful in my present con- ■ *:ke -^Pr > W-S, [it Montargi», a town indition, which admits not of much reflection, i ! province of Orleanois, fifty miles south of Pa- could wish extremely, that it were in my power to j PareD s ma^e a hig.1 profession of piety,convey into your soul an adequate idea of all the I esPec'ahy my fath-r, who inherited it from his an- goodness of God to me, and the excess of my in- j cest°r s i or *n his family they recs-oned almost as gratituite ; but it would be impossible for me to do j mal3T s3 ' 1113 as pe-sons vho composed it. I had it, as well because you desire me not to be too par- n 0 sooner ntceite i s tnan I had Hke to have lostticular in enumerating my sins, as because I have forgot many things. I will try, however, to ac­quaint myself to the best of my ability, relying on your assurance of never exposing it, and that you will burn it, when God shall have given it the effect he intends for your Spiritual profit, for which I would gladly sacrifice every thing; persuaded as I am of his designs in regard to you, both for your own sanctification and that of others.

But at the same time I assure you that you will never attain thereto, except through much pain

it, and to die without baptism. I was carried to a nurse. When there, my father received the news that I was dead ; at which he was much afflicted - but soon after a messenger arrived, informing him that I had given some signs of life. He then took a Priest, and brought him to me himself: but on his arrival he was told that the sign of life I had given was only an expiring sigh, and that I was ab­solutely dead. The Priest returned, and m y father also, in the utmost distress. ’

This held so long, that, should I tell it, it would appear incredible. Oh my God, it seems to me as if thou permitted a conduct so singular toward me

i in order that I should become the more sensible of [ the greatness of thy providence over me, and of ' " " indebted to thee alone for my salvation

and labor, and in a path widely different from your expectation. Nor will you be surprised thereat, if | my bein once convinced that God does not establish his i a n d n°t to efforts of any creature. Had I diedgreat works but upon NOTHING. It seems that j t h e ,n ' , 1 had PfcrhaP? ,ne7cr * n 0™ or loWd j f , . ,r , „ , , , , ! ana this heart created ior thee alone. mi<>ht havehe destroys in order to build, to the end that the j been separated from thee, without ever having been temple, which he designs for himself, having been j united to thee. Oh thou who art the sovereign built up with great pomp and magnificence, yet I felicity • That there no.rem ainstom ctheconso-only built by the hands of men, may be in such j 'at‘01} oi" ?*" kavmg loved,, , .. . .. . . sought, and followed thee, of having sacrificed mv-manner destroyed as that there may not remain | se!f ;n the strength of pure love to thee, with ev- one stone left upon another. Such destruction must j erything in any wise appertaining to me : that I serve for the Holy Ghost, to form a temple which ' have, with a heart full of gratitude, sought thy shall be built by his own power only. j konor' S '^T» interests, and not my own ; that I

' r I have loved all the chastisements which thv justiceOh, that you could comprehend the depth of: directed, and inflicted, or ever shall inflict on me

this mystery, and conceive the secrets of the con - I so as to join on the side of that justice against my- duct of God, rezta led to babes, but h id f r o m the wise j self; all this is owing to thy free grace and good- and great of the world, who imagine themselves to .be the Lord’s counsellors, capable of penetrating | ^ “ ®nltc™ tiTCS »LdCr i h and ^ signal , « ,, . . . A , ,5 . ° . omens of what was to befal me; one while dyingthe depth of his ways; and to have attained that j by s;nj another while living by grace. Death and divine wisdom, which is h id f r o m the eyes o f a l l l i t - life had a combat; but life proved viciorious. Oh, in g , that is of such as live to themselves and in ; might I but hope that, in the cor elusion, life will their own works; and le p t close f ro m the fo w l, o f the ! fore ver be victorious over death! Doubtless it will

• , . - Vi. v s a, . cav * ‘bo so, if thou alona live in me, oh my God whoaw, that is, from those who, by the vivacity of their ■. art at* present my only life and ¿ y only loveintellects, and the force of their elevation, mount I pro b» eeatinati] '

Cfjristutit ^ ¡r itu a lis t .Sa loag as Men arc Honest, so long will Success

in tho Footsteps cf their Labors.

SPIRITU A LISM VS. INSANITY. 1 soon'as breakfast was over he insisted on being al- Those who attempt to make it otherwise, know asIt may be of small importance to the intelligent ! !owed t 0 5° and t,e11 ME5: Wal,ti;rs’ .a " ej?hb^ ’ ,tbat 11'ttlc of Spirituality as they do of Spiritualism, and

SniritunL to kn“w U t h c erv of “ m ad do- ” is I K W?S g0In= t 0 dl®‘ His “ O ther to ld him that he j resu]ts in a general confusion of men a n d things. Spiritually,, to know that tne cr} 01 mau uoQ is : ilad better go a n d see his g ra n d m o th e r if h e was; _ . . . . . , . , ,still kept up against Spiritualism, by a press th a t! going to die. He made a visit to his grandmother, ! D'S Lrue toat the Church stands accused of baacares little what is in the issue, so that it makes a 1 and also to Mrs. Walters, after which he returned i faith, inasmuch ss it has “ borne fa lse witness

NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1855.! noise and takes with the reader, with which opin-! to hbi .homc' During the afternoon of the same i against ” that which it h,ad no right to speak for............................................... .. ■— .■■.i— .—.- ■»«1 ; . aeree ccrfectlv • but we think truth and I i?ay’ ^ - 3 ™otber 'vas called out of the house for a ; or against, not knowing its character, nor whereof„ _ TT, T™ -rT7 .-DTrn.Tn 1 S pcnectiy, ou en e mins, trutn ana | fev_ mmutes and when she returned she found the i , - ,

SPIE.11-W AHfiilS Lr. ; fa;r dealing demand that we look all statements in j nttle fellow awfully burned by his clothes having Itbe-F atiirmecl-Under this heading, the reader will find an arti-: the faC0j that seem to ha7e tbe ¿hadow of f a c t for ! taken fire. As soon as th : fire was extinguished j Naturally enough, therefore, the superficial

.... . ~ i.:... .. .. . . ,, . . . ‘ -,I T J church-goer has converted the vindication of per-cle on the first page, which purports to be a com- j authority particularly where the consequences are i he said to his mother, “ I told you I was going toin uiiicn lion from a Soffit lon°p Gnrt* denarted froin i r * i * ¿1 i * v • * ,v die. 57 -A. physician was called in. who dressed hisinunic-uo.i d i > 10no since ucpaiteu i Q fataj to the peace and general happiness of the v.:„ „„„ ia -----„„uthe eaitli. Inc information imparted b\ t ns reie - pCrson as one suffering from insanity must be.ation, is neither novel nor extra ordinal}, since That there is a tendency to look after the marvel-

influence f r o m the inflowing of that light which | our religion, and the proofs which support it, can- shows him his intimate relations to a world of an -; not be learned at a glance. All then we ask is, that gels, and to the God of a ll; and he with whom the j we may not be opposed with presumptuous ignor-

“doctrine of immortality is involved in a n y degree of | ance upon this subject, which we regard as sacred doubt, however slight, must be correspondingly be-1 and holy ; for, perhaps, its truths may burst upon nefitted in precisely the degree in which his faith j the unprepared mind with all the terrible certainty or assurance upon this point can be increased. The which will make its application individual. The light which modern Spiritualism sheds upon the first victory which truth gains should be over our minds of all such, must, therefore, even in this own hearts ; for then, whether we remain on earth general way, tend to fecundate and stimulate in or are summoned to our eternal home, we are pre- them the growth of all that is noble, genial, and pared for all exigencies. Calm in the prospect of

Fox’s Hook of Martyrs is filled with commumca- tions of a like character. .Still, there is cue thing in it—if indeed it be Spiritual; which it would be well if thought of more—which is, that the joys or .sorrows, the angelic or demoniac surrounding which the earth’s culture gives to the Spirit, must he powerful lor good or bad in after life—for mem­ory, which forms the connecting link between the soul and its phases of development, is an ever open hook to tlie intuitions and reflections of the Spirit This is evident from this communication, if psy­chology was silent on the subject; since the com­municating Spirit seems to have been hundreds of years in its spirit home, and has not yet forgotten the sorrows of those trying hours. How much or little of re lia b ility there mat" be in the communica­tion we will not stop now to ask, as it will be sug­gestive to the thinker—whether it be fact or fic­tion, and warrant us in a few reflections.

This article is well-timed so far as it harmonizes with the anti-Ponerv feeling now active in this

ous and mysterious, instead of reasoning on the well known facts which the past five years have accu­mulated mat’ be all true, but who is to be respons­ible for it, even if it is f a c t? To expect Spiritualism

A physician was called in injuries, telling him that he would soon be well.— He said, “ No ; Fillmore is going to die !” and during the night the little boy breathed his last This was a most extraordinary presentiment, and during the whole day he spoke of dying, though lie had enjoyed excellent health.— B altim ore R epub­lican, Feb. 2 . '

Since the loss of Arctic, many such facts haveto give health of mind to the diseased, faith to the j come before the public, and no doubt have knock- skeptical and doubting, and sanity to the insane ed joud at the Spiritual portals of humanity for in five } ears, is asking more of Spiritualism than explanation, and not a few have accepted the facts the combined ingenuity of Church and State has as Spjritual revelations, and now believe in Spirit- been able to effect in nineteen centuries. TYehave jintercourse_ yIr. Collins, the proprietor of the great confidence in its ability to minister to minds j ArctiCi we are informed, has been converted by diseased, but it will have to work by degrees, for j these facts to this soul-cheering doctrine, and we the chronic ills of Christendom are of so long stand- j doubt not many others. Spiritualism has come to ing that caution and patience must be observed in j ^¡g age, like the uprising of humanity in other re- the method of the cure. j formS; and as the word of God, it has gone forth

Feeling thus, we arc surprised that editors can : on p.s mission, and will not return unto h im void.be so ignorant and dishonest as to be sending the ______ _____theologically cracked, crazed and insane, to lunatic asylums as graduates from Spiritualism. Take the following to illustrate, which is going the rounds of an in ijn trtia l (?) press.

V ictims of S imuitcausm.— There have been, , . . .„ ,three victims of Spiritualism brought to the Ham-! solutions are very significant, as the editor of the

sonal right which the honest investigator was fo rced to make into an attack on theology in genera!, sim­ply because hundreds of men and women could not forego the evidences of their senses, the au­thority of their reason, and the corroborating tes­timony of thousands of witnesses for the -ipse d ix it of some D. D. or learned quack, who may have come to the profound conclusion that the whole thing was a humbug! The general Spirit of our controversy has been a remonstrance against this dogmatic and foolish assumption of superior insight into the nature of things, and an appeal to facts for the law and the testimony, knowing that the mission of Spiritualism, like the mission of Jesus, was and is “ not to destroy the law and the pro­phets, but to fullfil.” In doing this, there is no in­tention to get up an antagonistic controversy or

| make party issue ; but in the nature of things, it is I hard, if not impossible, to have neic wine work well

* j in old bottles. Truth like its author is omnipotent,CATHOLICS REFUSING A PRIEST. I and -jyhen it moves, woe be unto all respectable

If it is a truth that a “ house divided against i t - ! shams, be they in Church or State. It is to be hop­self cannot stand, then the friends of an ti-popety ed however, that the intelligent mind will know

i can take consolation from the following, for the re­ just how much importance to attach to this cry of the sectarian, for truth always commenced in a minority, and had to contend against just such false and side issues. The world’s history, how-

country, but the Spiritualist should look beyond theissues of the past, and lind the prin c ip le which un- ikon County Lunatic Asylum within the past three | Observer remarks. AYe are in the habit of talkingderlics the conflict of the timc= and calls such anta- wekes. The physician of the asylum, Dr. J. J. j with not a few Catholics in this city, and know ______ _______ _ __ ______ ____ ___gonisms into bring. ‘ ” ’ ................ itans'lnade Lorn th fw orid^fsp irits One ofthe* I that * * R°m5sh C b a ^ * aS. des.titutc’, f harm°nr e“ver, c a t i o n s ” to'ih'e'tauTre

Of the u,,s and abuses of power, and their sev lhrce paticnU aUuded to,'he slid he has had in- j and agreement as any denomination in the country. - - - - - -oral relations to the general happiness of the human struetions from some of the Spirits to engage in : The neze (?) dogma of “ the church is only onefamilv, UuiH'j may prompt the severest criticism; the Herculean labor of preparing three works on ; of the many rmc^' for which the Vatican hasbut philosophy sifts the sands of time, and finds the t!ic'?1l?=-v> ^cmonology and sorcery. ! been celebrated in the past, and comes before the„ n c L n ,W *in the li-vl o<’ the ,.,on«er-bc its , i.hu vlCTi h,c. takc? of demonology is that the | h; } datc cnly from the necessityI'/tuo.t* / i / t r i,i uiv. i.s.ta o. u il i.u»i>.li uh us comcs ]n ]11S real shape on earth, and enters j / .character ever so ugly or venomous. A true and into a regular open contract with certain individ- j pressure of the times m and out of thecatholic history of the world is therefore a thing of uals to perform special acts; and in the case of | church makes imperative.the future since the Snirit of partvism is still too I £0rcerT or 'vitchcrait, some of his imps come on | How far it will tend to awaken the slumberingpowerful and mitlmritafivc to admit or that charitv i ca.r.UV and ,Inako a 'iind of lndlfect contract by | p;ety 0f the Romanists, or astonish the world bythat “ tliinketh no evil.” I arc placed under his direct power without their ; lts audacity-, we know not, but of this wc arc well

In the present relations of society, hoover, j knowing it. All this, lie say, has been revealed to i convinced, that ten years will not pass, before thethere is too much of the wisdom of the serpent, for ! lun>-— 1 'm cinnali Commercial, < Romish Church will be a divided body. AYe writeany one to be entire!}- forgetful of the animating j Now it seems to us, that no one, not willfully j this not in the feeling of the sectarian that hatesSpirit of I’operv, lie its errors historical, and in the i blind, and most lamentably ignorant, could ever i the creed, that is not hie, but because the signs ofremote past, or social, and in the active present. I have mistaken tho revelations of this literary mad i the times, and the many forces, Spiritual, moral,

No; if there is anv use in such demoniac tevela- marb f°r fruks of Spiritualism : for the termi- : intellectual, and social, that make up the character

former, for in every move in the great drama of life, the prediction that the “f ir s t should be last and the' Zui? should be f ir s t ," has been demonstrated.

The advent of Spiritualism wil! be no exception to this rule, for the concessions which are now get­ting to be of frequent occurrence show how pro­gress marches into the ranks of the enemy. AYhen first the phenomena appeared, it was hum bug ! ! so pronounced by learned Drs. that knew the mys­teries of the physical world, having a perfect inti­macy with all the shades and phases of the pos­sible and^the impossible ; but the Drs. and their theories are with the lumber of the past and near­ly forgotten. AYhen physics fa ile d , then came theology with its^discordant voice to give its inter-

_ pretation of this l i t ing insp ira tion and pronouncedtions, it is that the SpiriL which called them into be-! oology, theology and philosophy of the gentleman ! of the age, have spoken against it and pronounced j it demonic. Well, this was quite a step, but theing may speak to us in aorrdaaj c._nc<>, and prompt | alL‘ decidedl} oi thodox and of the most approved ■ its doom. • end js not yet, for singularly enough, the churchus to flee the error of sectarian issues, and prevent order. Anotliei papet condenses the whoie of tne t File following will need no explanation. , j£ y,-apgng up to the conviction that “ there may bethe horrors of Spiritual tumult and serial revdu-, above into the following . ; The German Cathodes of New Haven ha\e re- guard ian f d r i t s and m inistering S q iir its f although

divine.“ But the influence of these Spiritual disclosures

operates in a still more specific way. They teach us that however secret may be our acts and our very thoughts, to persons in the flesh, they are all seen and known to the inhabitants of the Spirit- world as clearly as we can discern objects through the most transparent glass. He, therefore, who would hesitate to do an unworthy deed, cherish an impure thought, or conceive an unholy intention within the knowledge of a pure-minded sister, or brother, or other friend in this world, who might be grieved or shocked by the same, will, ii he is a true Spiritualist, be made cautious as to the regula- ’ tion of his thoughts and the government of his acts by the knowledge that such are exposed to the clear and constant gaze of some beloved friend in the Spirit-world, and who cannot but look upon his im­purities and derelictions with grief. AYhat firmly- persuaded Spiritualist has not felt a salutary check placed, by this consideration, upon the evils of his own heart, strengthening him in his struggles with temptations, and encouraging his aspiration for that purity of soul in which he can stand naked be­fore the whole universe, and not be ashamed!

“ Besides, with the absolute knowledge of Spirit­ual beings sympathizing with ourselves,which these modern manifestations bring, there is naturally en­gendered a desire to commune with these beings, and receive their constant, superior guidance. In this way our susceptibility to their influence is cul­tivated and increased, and we are brought to act, in our daily lives, more and more under the inspi­rations of their wisdom and love, of whatever de­grees or qualities these may be. And though it is not pretended that their promptings may be safely followed in all cases, or even in any case, without reference to the guidance of a Power superior to all Spirits and angels, it is believed that with the safe­guards against misleadings which thejudgment and moral instincts of mankind in general wil! lead them to employ, the good that will be secured and ap­propriated from these channels of inspiration, will, upon the whole, vastly preponderate over the evil, and that the evil itself will be finally made to work out its own destruction. Still the admitted danger of open intercourse with the Spirit-worid—danger of having our own errors of opinion and practice reflected back upon us and confirmed by sympa­thizing Spirits who are in similar.errors— is such as to require this caution—that no one should seek such intercourse w ith ou t an humble desire to—know the tru th irrespective o f previou s impressions, and a -pray­e rfu l looking to C o d f o r his d ivine guidance.''

that which is before us, we shall feel, when we leave this earth, that we are only going a journey into another country, where the loved and loving wait to receive us, and where our joys, our hopes, and our aspirations are centred for ever.”

T h e W avs o f L if e , show ing the T ig h t W a y and W ro n g W a y ; con tras ting th e H igh W a y and L o w W tty ; the T ra e W ay and th e F a lse W a y ; th e U pw ard W a y and the D ow nw ard W a y ; th e W ay o f H o n o r and th e W a y o f D ishonor. B y T e v . G. S W e a v e e , an th o r o f “ H opes an d H elps,” “ M ental Science." &c. N ew Y o rk : F o w l e e s a n d W e lls . SOS B roadw av, 142 W ash ing ton -s tree t, Boston, 281 A rch-street, Philadelphia. 1S55.

The author of this work is well and favorably known by his former efforts in which he has so well popularized the moral ethics as well as the in­tellectual and social philosophy of Phrenology, and the book before us is but a continuation of the same masterly method of elaboration and illustra­tion of these great truths which evety well read stu­dent of Phrenology delights to acknowledge as the fundamentals of all philosophy and true reasoning. The Spirit of the composition as well as the emi­nently practical character of the subjects treated of must make the work acceptable alike to the needs of the times and the character of the Amer­ican mind. It inay be, however, that the plain sense and honest counsel of the author may he of­fensive to the u ltra is tic individual, who will not have any one to rule over him , not even good sense; but the aspiring mind that seeks for success in the paths of honor, and desires to emulate the noble and the good, will not be forgetful of the practical sense, suggested though it may be, in opposition to ins present likes and Spiritual conditions. The work needs little at the hands of the reviewer, as it is orderly ir. its unfoldings and plain in illustra­tions.

The following extracts will be suggestive of the matter and manner of the book, which we hope will be read with the attention the subjects de­mand.

\Ye hope also the work will have an exLenslve circulation, as it should be in the hands of everv young man and young woman, both for the good it will do society, and the reward that should ever result to those laboring for the good and true.

lion. What a concent!ation of horrors there is in :the following brief extract, illustrative of the errors, ! misconceptions, and Spiritual monstrosities of false : ami presumptuous men.

“ There is in \ enive a chamber, in which you; may sec the engines which have been invented by : earthly deviltry for the persecution of truth. It j much resembles the private inquisition in which j that diabolical amateur, t'ardmal Carafis, found the ] anu

Wh

. r ''! We should say the work is got up in the vorv\\ bile Gestitutc of a lively, realizing fatta m the ' . . . . r ,, _ . -,ll'c .vtctpnki O, ----- - bcSt St-V!C °f 1 OWlcrS & Al ells. PflCC ;jO CtS.

“ .Spiritualism,” were brought to tb * i single week.“

. ,, ,, ; cently shown great opposition to the Bishop ofthat : , . , .'Yh ( h o J 1 Diocese, and have uttcrlv refus-d to accept a Priest | Ü11:; doctnno the Oh,o Asvlum;whoml;escn tto thcm . A _ ,

soul’s transmundane existence (as most of people rch now are, unless positively

_ect by modern Spiritualism,) the thoughts and affections of man necessarily tend

in and Out of the Church now are, unless positively ! “I shall hero tre a t P r in c ip le and P le a s u re as opposites reassured on the subject b v modern Spiritualism,) ; tL °ugh}E ^tbeir H st^and^highest analysis th e y m eet and em brace

, p - . ■ wii.o UW.U1..V. was never dreamed of in their theo-! earth-ward and self-ward, lie will know of few en-They unltedAi a body 1 >°gv tolerated in anv church in Christendom, the i J°7“ ™ts which rise above the gratification of the luc} uuneu l.i a . . . . - ......................... . . ; senses ami those cold mtelleetualisms which are lm-

ddeetation of his boot, the cord, th;.- screws for t h u m b s , a frame, are collected, who lived when Fun

thet:. The rack, the horse wheel, the strangling chair,

id arm s to stre tch the hum an -S ghastly memorial:» of those lie gave he r idolatry to i "

. ~ . , , . and expressed the following significant resolutions: Romish cliurcn excepted, before the advent of Spt-1 med;atc.iv deoendont noon sensuous nerer-ntion io unison;which we think an improvement, for tnough resolved That we Roman Catholics earnest’v „¡»„„im,,, 1 . * , . uil°n sensuous perception. urefu llow 3.... • , , I m at nc, i.oman uatiionc. earnest y i ntuahsm. AA htle id this state Ins motto naturally is, ‘ Get and tows Pleas.. " -" ! * ? In:iy ia™ g0n,C lhr0USh I uC“ pn C<; f ’ t ^ t 0 1 ‘ So much for progress and the reform of church ! enjoy ail you can while in this life, for beyond this Pleasuredltuan.-m, U does not follow that it was causal by ■ the Bight Ret. Bisjtop, that we do not want a Gei-. life we know of neither enjoyment nor ex istence | &incT^e £Spiritualism. AVhen will the press or tiiosc that 10 IC , r:cb ' ------ -a---------. and thus he is ant to assume the character of a ! P rincip le .

control the press get beyond the c u t of ignorance ! o ^ ^ r i a n " ^ much"'from pri^tcmft a°nd : » - W PUBLICATIONS. : “X d " d ^ A l i t a ^ i n t a ^ Ianu lod}, and learn to te.l the truth r A\hen? Mngcraft; and that we here in our new home, j — i of others,“except as he pcrceives°lhat an attention ! tae “¿uvic-A\ hen the public mind is cured of -m sandy, by thank our Lord and God, in at least thirty churches ; biuEixcAL.sM.J o n s W and Geoe T . D e l - : M them ^ in £umo war< benefit himself beyond I “ d *“

other than Roman Catholic, that we are free Irom

There are bottles and vessels, once full cf stntue-e and subtle, slow or rapid poisons; things Irom which concealed knives leap out and gash the woman's check who usc-1 them; jewel eases, Irom which long, sharp needles darted forth, or a pun­gent, detonating powder, exploded to blind her who bent over to admire the contents. There are neck­laces, made to contract and strangle the wearer ; bracelets, to lacerate the arm; helmets, gauntlets, breast-plates—all forms of fiendish ingenuitv—the relics of the time when so-called holy men could gloat over the sudden horror and agony of some girl, whose snowy form they extended and racked, to conquer her modesty, her piety, or her virtue, who, as a faithful martyr, refused to sanction the

full}'.n tlie public mind is cured of in san ity , by

learning that making false charges against an un ,. __i...T , ,i , . . . i that yoke, and that every one of us can worshippo:;.h::i le.o.m, ,s not the wa\ to sate the totter- , , r c , ’ . i - T . l t c i ■ *, . . . . - . . ’ his God according to Ins best belief and conscience.i t ia » . . u . _ j . Uieo.ogie lalsitics or sectarian preju- j R e so lv e d , That these resolutions be sent to the dices. . ; Right Rev. Bishop.—X . Y. Observer.

it it snouhl be found, however, that Spiritualism : ______ _______m anv of ns phases, tends to insanity where the ; mind is whole, and not diseased by bad habits and ; worse practices, it will be our d u ty to make the ;

t h a n k o u r Lord a n d God, i n a t l e a s t t h i r t y c h u r c h e s j S i-ie it c a l is m . B y Jo( l „ T , (V™ O n™ i t e e , XL D . _ V o lum e I I . Second E d itio n . N ew T o r t : P a e -

SPIRITUALISK AND THE CLERGY.B a l l s t o x s i -a , Jan. 2 iR h . 1 8 5 5 .

B y J o ii .v W . E d m o n d s and G e o r g e T . D e x - o lu m e I I . Second E d i:io n . ~~ ' "

t r id g e & B r it t a n , 800 B ro ad iv ar. 1505.i The general make-up of this volume is uniform • with its predecessor,-both in size, style and execu- ; tion. Those who may have seen and read the first, i will, of course, be »anxious to possess the second— ; as every additional fact, argument or suggestion : must be of importance to the inquiring mind,where there is so much room for question, and so little material for demonstration. In stating this.

eueb o ther, and P rin c ip le becom es P lea su re 's h ighest d e l ig h t__T h is is th e en d w here P rin c ip le governs. T h en P rin c ip le be­com es a m o tiv e to action, and P lea su re a resu lt. T h e honest m an is a m an o f P rinc ip le . l i e tinds p leasure in being honest. I t is the re su lt o f his princ ip le , and is in harm ony w ith it. In all cases w here P rincip le gu ides and P lea su re follows, th e y are

unison ; and it m a y be laid dow n a s s general ru le , th a t P leas­es P rin c ip le the w orld over. B u t P rin c ip le n ev e r fol-

P le a s u re : and th is is the d istinction w hich I w ish to m ake, should alw ays be an effect, and nev e r a cause. P rin c i- 1 alw ays be a cause, and n ev e r an effect. T h e m an of finds P leasu re , b u t the m an of P leasure never finds

isdom s w ays are pleasantness;* thev are w ays o f P rinci- -i „!• v ' ,>• - - - . , . . , • | pie, and th is m akes th e m p leasant. P rin c ip le is w isdom . To

I a n d u is > r e g a r a in g t h e C o m m o n r i g h t s a n d i n t e r e s t s j know , is n o t alw ays to be wise. B u t to know and to ifo from i o f o t h e r s , e x c e p t n s h e p e r c e i v e s t h a t a n a t t e n t i o n I tije conv iction o f know ledge, is to be wise. T h is is P rincip le ;

t o t h e m w i l l , in F u m e w a y , b e n e f i t h i m s e l f b e y o n d | “ d i u V y s a re ‘ I>It asan ,aes3*’ .o r l>Icasurci .t h e e x t e n t o f l i i s s a c r i f i c e s . T h e g e n e r a l l a c k o f a ' “ E v e ry genu ine princip le o f m o ra lity or religion is followed l i v e ly S p i r i t u a l f a i t h m a k e s t h i s f e e l i n g c o r r e s p o n d - ! i3-1' » s w e e t and holy pleasure. _ B u t th e 'I ’leasure can only been- • j ' „ , i , . . . i joyed by obedience to the P rincip le . I h e m an of P rin c ip le ism S ‘3 e C . i c ia l a m o n g m a n k i n d ; a n d t i l e e x i s t i n g ; he w ho docs eve ry th ing because he th in k s i t is righ t, and isab le t e n d e n c y to a c o ld , s e l f i s h , u n b r o t h e r l v , u n l o v i n g , ! to E*ve a reason for his adherence to his p rin c ip le s; w ho acts not n n r l h r-nV ^ rh c in fo rrv o f r./1 f n n M n r /t: to to n H i n 1 ^r° m im pu lse or p leasure, b u t from du ly . Such a m an is a m orala n a l i e n e e C lusin teg l a t e u a n a C O nniC tlD c s t a t e Oi llU - G ib ra ltar, on w hose head glistens the su n ligh t o f tru th , and ati n a n i t y , arc* t h e n a t u r a l c o n s e q u e n c e s a s n o w o b - ! w hose feet s leep th e w aves of peace, l l i s soul is V irtue's shrine.

“ But the modern Spiritual manifestations, by furnishing such positive proofs of a Spiritual cxis-

.Mk. Ld iiOu : ihe prevalence oi the phenomena ! r , . . T . tence as appeal to and convince even those who arewhich are believed by many to be produced by jmatenal fo:' demon.stnuion. In stating this, we i on tp_„ ]0lvest plane of sensualism, present to allSpirits, cannot now be denied by any who claim j have in mind the conviction, that nearly the whole men the absolute InvickJ-.ie of a higher and morethe least pretensions to reason. It seems hardly ; department—comprising modes of life—with their enduring sphere o f e/UrcKtiou than what belongs to

nd details of Spirit-sociality_1 tb‘s eartb auJ its sensuous pleasures ; and thus,demon 1 wbcreas thoughts and affections were

G od's ow n dea r child. W ho of us w ill be m en o r w om en of I P rin c ip le? W ill do w h a t is righ t, w hethe r it seem s p leasant or ! not, and leave the resu lt to G od?”

possible that the Clergy are willing so long to oc- : re]at;ong conditions and details of Spirit-sodacup}* tneir present uosition towards this subject,!. , . „ ?for if true, what a heavy responsibility are thev in- j 1S * Cl' au °i,cn Question lor speculation and d'

“ G od's noblem an is the honest m an. A ngels stand by his side and feel p roud of his com pany. T he re is greatness in his soul, the g reatness of p rin c ip le ; such greatness as lifts a m an tow ards ( io d ; greatness, by the side of w hich all the m en o f policy th a t o v e rp lay ed the stra tagem s of w ar, o r m anaged the gam e of ty ra n n y , o r pu lled tho w ires of p rom otion , in^senate hall o r p o p u la r forum , are pigm ies. A n honest m an, be his bands bard o r soft, be h is face sun -bu rned o r study-paled , be heiy turned earth-ward and seif-ward, they are, with | s tree t-sw eep o r presiden t, is a g reat m an. A nd iiis ea rth ly Cpo-

this accession of faith, immediately turned upw-ard ! fi'JofTd??^°J;iddh?"® c,ibiUu Ilis,srea“ f«> °“e> i , »’ . , - , r j i t . H e is g rea t in him self. H e is beau tilu l, b rave, and sifrom

tyranny e i' a cm nipt Church.”—L ri <>/ Torquato-.Tasso, Bit. ’/M illi -al lltu n u in e

And yc t, one must needs be III luve útil to ta l ,dijirav ity . to bel eve- that all this torture and tor- jment was the- resuit of delibi-rately felcete d evil— iSome one had si id with muc :i loree that “ hell ispaved wit! good intuition.-,“ so obv¡OUS 1.3 it, that :most persous ha ve the desire to do good m the is-Mies they make with men an 1 thin- s. This is notonly the tvachiligs of rln irily but a large md com-prehensive phi!o.~oph v makes th:.< a conclusion in :the education <;f the race. Did men in generalcomprehend it in its bvee and general applications,the world would cru long bloom like the rose.— j.Stili, the doctrine ci* • ; oj: Li •- 1"I> I S making it a po-pular if i f ’ a praclical truth, and that is the firststage of u.-cfulness, -cnee it softer s criticanti while

same known, and explain the need of reform, just j so far as tins defect is the result of excessive Spir- ; itual culture. * j

But going i/tud tht'owjk ¿p’ritualism, is no more the defect of Spiritualism and no more calculated j tor it true, w iiat a Heavy responsto disgrace ir, than the fact that many a criminal i curring. They claim to be the chosen of God to j straticn. _______ ^ .......... ...... lluI1ivu.rvvi - lulllw u,»,«.!«.- . . # _ , _____has gone through churches and colleges to the j administer Spiritual food, and to lead the people in ; The revelations of Swcdenbourg on these sub-! and heaven-ward,^and anlmpulsHo “subserve the iStates Prison and "allow* , the matter ofieligion; while if theac things are jects have not been overlooked bv those anxious ! e crna &nd S jn ritu cd uses of man?s being is imme- j vrar(1 the Divine, they approve this estimate."

T. , °. , . ! reallv of God which are forcing their wav with , . . , . , , , . . * , i diatelv sunnhed where none ovU»erl before -\v;; i n » • . , . . , * *If, however, some intelligent ¡diysioian will Studv i corhinerencino--Dnirbtv ind f.voHinff in ' an cniical rniniJs) w °> loving the truth, are ever ; Q --g, r / p ft wneic none CXl_u a Helorc. AS. -Hones y is an eternal principle m the government of God;. i a -i r V; 1 J " i =>«cu mcieasin0 , ana exciting an inHuencc : . ,. , . , . . ; Spiritualism, therefore, progresses m the world, {a great pniar in Lw magnificent ‘house not made with hand-*,tne general tendency oi nil cxcetoc* to insanit}*, he ! ot a religious character so powerful and extensive ; ; seeking lor iigtu—more light; and yet, there is a ; mankind will be^in to live for so-n-thvta Idnlicr than ! e.ternaJ j.n the heavens;’ an attribute of his immortal and glo-

1 • * - - - - - . 1 n o u s being. In m an it is a G od-like th ing , sim ple in its beauty ,. . . , m a n !’ G rea t eu lo g iu m !. _ w . ....... ................. .. the conclusions arrived at. ! tatromsm inseparable from the now prevailing ' Grown of immortal worth! Central seed of the tree of life,

pose i t It is very certain that from whatever ; T, ,vnrp „ ,3si(lercil| that I worldliness, will, in the same degree, be mitigated j b & n ^ f TUe *edTi iruit tUo Eou1'“

will b e doing science and the world a good service, j t h c y m u s i sec ere long they will be compelled , sad lack of uniformity in the testimony given on ; what this world affords, and the selfishness and an- j g rand in' l'is s im plicity .“ ^V n honest m a n !to change^thc weapons they are now using to op-. this subject and the conclusions arrived a t | tagonism inseparable from the now prevailing \ vCenplil

EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTIMENT. ! ^ t h ^ - p W d , they^e w ^ ^ h t v ' r " 11 ^ har^ P.ossib!e>a!1 th5n- coas}V c have had frequent occasion to call the atten-; volution of religious sentiment, not only among i lfc coulcl otnenvise, so that we have

:erminate<l: the tree m u s t g row ;" * ' ' >r its glo-

die.*'

I.3IUV.ICU. UHtl. ; , ^ ‘ -----------------—“* — J E.L:miiiait:u. UIC til'« UlU5' a n a s u p p l a n t e d bv’ h i g h e r i m p u l s e s a n d b y a s p i r a - | h u m a n ity reap , and G od m u s t be e ternally praised for

, - . . _ . = , n o rc=ret t 0 j tions having a common centre in the great Foun-i nou5 lruitase' IIoavs:.v mast live; I’oltcr must die.”tion of the reader to pacts, which a few years ago i th°so the Church denominates Infidels, but every ; ma“-e nor lament to offer ; for if there is a lacs o i; tain of eternal and Spiritual existence, to which all | “ It is not Lnck, but Pluck, which weaves the web of life; it would have passed a« a mere coinridenre tf nnt class and every form of religious faith. It will no t! definitivencss in the present development of Spirit-! things will then be felt to be subordinate.” i Lrot Luck, but Pluck, which turas the wheel of Fortune, itu, . ** i do that the Glcr^V ilc^luve them not to Ijg Snirifml I l ** I .r , I ... . . I Eluck that amasses wealth, that crowns men with honors, thatw ln n , so tashionable had it got with the many, to | without clearly In d inteU.genTly proving X m so ’, ! “al. * WlU 031 7the ¡ ' ... I , ........ - tignore t’tie marvelous and Spiritual in life and his- j for no honest and independent mind in the preseni '-I111*1-’ not aa a uepressmg force, but a» a stim u la n t

ledand

tory, 'flic constant recurrence of fa c ts , however ■ aSe will be satisfied. They wish not to bmake it imperative, that every mind find some law i V^dl0ut reaS011 _either by Pope or Protestant,

. , , | it seems to me m all kindness, if the Ciero-v are notor principle by wmeu such phenomena can be ex- \ rccreant to their trust, they will soon give to their plained, sir.ee it is neither consistent with the re- 'respective flocks, the result of a thorough, unbias-

seuse owes to itself, or the din-- ; e<l and prayerful investigation of tlie subject. Itspect which good se

to higher culture, and more reliable and Spiritual conclusions.

AYe have not the time nor the room for a review, as the volume before us is made up ef revelations and communications, ¡riven through oilier mediums

“ If the 1-esuits of this new revelation be commcn- i mi!W';lth wb,oI=-l!le‘‘nf,4 genuine bravery of £0iil.- - - ■ T h a t m an is to be p itied w ho is too fearful and cow ard ly toOtari Jo baHia f. .t r.„ 1:_; __ _.3 _ _. . . - ^-ìir-nfn tv-IG» +V.« , <v i* i i • i Atmt ituu js w uc pjuoiwuo is ioo ieariui Anu cowsirtlly It)aurate^ Itil tne effect* which are now being pro- go out and do battle for an honest living and a competence ill

duced on man and society it will establish, beyond ! great field o r hum an exertion , l i e is the m an of L uck , bad a l l controversy the oxiiTGnr0 o f r l m f - m - r n i oorfellow ! H e lo s t his L u ck w hen he lost his P l u c k .. V * 5 i n c 01 t i i a 5 a p i r i t u a ^ p n n - j Good p luck is good luck . B ad p lu ck is bad luck. M anv a m au

making us mure conscious of the error of life.— i nity of science to pass it by in silence. Prcseuti- ! “I15” do for some’ that th.° P°'ver of the pulpit is , than -Judge Edmunds and Dr. Dexter. A notice.i’he following extract from the second lecture of: ^ belongs to the science of psychology; and is, ; but thi;James Russeli Lowell before tiic Lowell Institute ! t ‘1_erefole> fundamentai to bpiritual anthropology. : Tho pulpit influence is now keeping many of the : . . „ , , , . . . . , , ,

' \ \ ithout the mind is easy in the be lie f of Spirit ex- ! religiously inclined, from informing themselves of: count: oi t*le uniOidmgs of its philosophy, and the

■ directed towards makinc* * - , J i , — •*•** M aaa. . aa. u - i j w i v a ; i i u t u i e . , u , t - U lL iit unpopular and odious, . therefore, must suffice for the time. The work will | their glorious brightness and purity mav be pre-1l the rrino-inn- TT-n-rlrllirto- , . . .. . . : __ ? ,3 . c, . .. 1 -.T . *tnia will detei none but the crincui" worldhnm j n -c • •+ r *. *. i^ ,3 -a • a • , . ® ° W1U‘ ,e* be acceptiole to ail bnintuahsts, not only on ac-pulpit influence is now keeping many of tn e ; . 4 *

ciple, which, we contend, has exercised such inces-! bas lost his L u ck , but nev e r w hile he Lad goudT’iu c k le f f .44 Men Sant influence t h r o u g h a l l of tinic on the nrcs- 1 io:5f B u ck h r le tting th e ir energies eke th rough bad habit«

. .n ra c r n ,, . i ¡ f a d unw ise projects. One m an loses his L u ck in his la te m om -SwHt ana umm-.t-L aes^n} Oi man. ilns opinion j m g naps, an o th e r in his late evening hours. One Joses his L uck ma3* ripen into established truth, and aspects of: H1 th e bar-room , ano ther in th e ball-room ; one dow n by th e man's nord *nd rvivcfo-I ry-ir» tinfivcnlulnfl i f iv e r hold ing the boyish fishing-rod, ano ther in th e w o o d s ’chas- UianhlllOU uDU p.l^ lcuii nature Une-A.AAAplea in mg dow n th e in nocen t squirrel. One loses his L u c k in follv,

one in fashion, one in idleness, one in high living, one in d ishon­esty, one In braw ls, one in sensualism , and a g rea t m an v in bad

in Boston, set this truth forth in a forcible manner. lie says:

“ I think that if anythir

t v clear and '

sented on this earth at no distant period. Human it}’, in its completeness, has not yet been seen bv

esty, one in braw ls, one in sensualism , and a g rea t m an v in bad m anagem ent. Indeed , bad m anagem ent is a t th e bo tto m o f nea rly all b ad luck . I t is bad m anagem ent to tra in u p a fam ilyn f h 'til ito liitc tn Ant rtnn'c l it .i t. .. iih.l . . . . . . . . . l.i - i :r t . » .

istencc titu] Spirit-intcrcoar.se, the pages of history ! rea^V and merit of the subject, and ainon_must be dark, and the sacred books of all nations 1 .ma"?- ^ f °PP°^te character who do inves-

“ l Uur.iv tuat it anytmng is cioar in history, it is I . „1 .1 „ . . .... , , 1 tigate, it is not wonderful that it should be maacthat every idea, whether in morals, politics or art ! lut L Cf'" la t'1C|.og,eal and Ltaditional records ; ; to exhibit crudities and imperfections, which is laboring to express itself, feels of manv j dle e:-nstenee and venerationveneration of wiiicii bespeak the men and throws them aside before it finds the one ; infancy of the race, rather than the great and "Jo­in whom it can incarnate itsell. The noble idea of; rious truth of Spiritual progress and development.

a noble one—nothin" less :i This skepticism, during tlie Eighteenth centurytho Papacy (lor ithan the attempt to embody the higher law in a , . . - ,human institution) whispered itseif to many before ; " a.s !ie comnlon result of a critical and metaphy- it got the man it wanted in Gregory tlie Great.— ' ’ " ~ - - - -And Protestantism carried numbers to tlie stake, for duu.blseems to be characteristic of our relirion c-re it entered into Lutiiei, a man whom nature had ; rather than faith . The advent o made on purpose—all asnestos so that lie could no t' ’

If there is any importance to be attached to the holy and beautiful truths recorded in the Bible, which claim a Spiritual origin, it seems to me that there is to these which claim the same, and are at­tended by corresponding signs ; and if the former

_ are calculated to lead men to heaven, why is it thatsi cal philosophy, tlie effect of which we stil! feel_j the latter, as so many assert, are calculated to lead

us in an opposite direction, while it inculcates the same principles. The pure and good in ail ages

burn. Doubtless, Apollo spoiled many a reed be-; on® of thu sreat n d e a U of Xaturc, and must before lie found one that would do to pipe through i looked at as one of the specialities that enters intoeven to the sheep " ' ‘ ' ' ' " ““

thick with reeds which the -Al experimented with and thrown away.“ Spiritual

Hie i>vUcs oi hie come to us iurougli tuc tile-; to the notice omovies of the dead and departed, be tlie 1 ,tedium : pass with hhistory, or an entranced Spirit, and when both speak ; deeper and more comprehensive philosophy will see

.'.age of warning, the tlioiigutful and expand-! in them the unfoldings of that future.

Spiritualism is

visions it gives of higher life, but, from the fact, that it contains two very life-like and finely-executed steel-plate engravings—the first of Dr. Dexter, the second of Judge Edmonds.

This will not only be a pleasure to the many friends of these gentlemen, but it will be the means and m edium of satisfying a craving, which, with many, will be little less than positive knowledge, so uigent is their desire to see something that will make them acquainted with the external of two persons, to whom, in some sort, they feel them­selves indebted. And, we hope, the public will re-

even to the sheep of Admetus, and the land of! the general providence of Iiis divine economy since song is scattered thick wtln reeds which the -Alusc it is working out and moulding the destiny of a nas exnenmentcd with ar.-i thrown e.wav.“ o - , i • c . . , , “

-- ‘.................. - ' , Spiritual and rc.tgtous future. Tne facts that come | dom, We can co-o^enrte with the mekns andTsenls 1 “ \ ......— -of the reader, from time to time, may j that he has ever used, as far as we know, to qualify j remarks °n th° lntrodu« ‘on o f . rn as singular or accidental; but a 1 us or ncarer and more perfect intercourse, i f ; as we have made mention of it i o r e i - o i i i r f i o n S r . : tliei’e ¡8 anything that can arrest the attention, a n d ! ber— besides publishing the intre

a n y o f u s , b u t m a v i t n o t b e r e v e a l e d w h e n t h e r e ‘ ? f b- d t0 eilt o u t o n e s liv ing and co rru p t Lis life. I t is i s n o o b s t a c l e t o t h e f r e e a n d n n i n t p r r m v e d i n t e r ! , m anaS>’m cn t tu d rink liquor, and cat tobacco, and sm oke,

, Y. - . . 1 , ,a p a , u n i n . c r r u p . e a i n t e r - , ,m d swear, and ta ttle , and v is it soda-fountains, and cream sa- c o u r s e 01 t h e b p i r u u a ! W ith t h e m a t e r i a l ? A\ h e n \ ¡?onN theatres , and b ro thels, and live high. End chase after e n n o b l e d w i t h . . . . . . . . -

a n d m e n tH: _m e a n s o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e t r u e d e s ig n a n d p u r - i p o s e s O f those la w s , m o r a l a n d physical, which! T o e W h is p e r in g s o r A n g e l s , a n d S i-i e i t - B k e a t u in g s - g o v e r n e x i s t e n c e e v e r y w h e r e , t h e e f f e c t s o f w h i c h - A dap ted to M an's U se on E a rth . M rs. S a b a h A n n B i -c e l e y

w il i i m p e l h i m to accimplish t h e e n d s o f t h a t e x i s - ! t ' / c h a r f c , UmniTton'“^ ' 't e n c e , i n b r i n g i n g m s S p i r i t i n t o h a r m o n y w i t h a l l j 4U0. 1854.

the manifestations of his Creator! Thus reason j l n the preface to this work,we arc informed, that

nnobled with elevated conceptions of the mfollt ’ Lhc1fil5.IlI0DS; 1ani1 fret a n d sc o ld , a n d g e t a u R ry ^an d a b u s e p e o p le . rw-J rrv«-n/H.tt3- r? I,;. f ; ¿*11 i -kT c .. ( a n d uund otuer p e o p le s b u s in c sa a n d negiect o n e 3 oAvn. It isna eittn jQir Oi 11.i ana fllteu Wltil senti-: b a d manairoment to e x p o se o n e 's health o r ovorLiX one’s poAvers,n e n t S of pure cni03'ment in the contemplation of i an< S e t £ ic k , a n d la k e d ru g s to gret W e ll; to be id le or ex trav a* Iis administration, man regards this life as the i t"cd t0 brinS

have claimed communion with the Spiritual world,and if it is now extended to many who are impure, I , ,, ... .does it diminish its value, or give us reason to dis- i membcr the bberauty of the publishers m this par­trust it. Afithout rejecting any former reveal- i Ocular, and reward them as enterprise should be re- ments, or the evidences every where exhibited in ; warded.the worm, of God, Oi His existence, love and wis- 1 It will hardly be necessary for us to make any he derives his purest and serenest happiness. Then ! ” Ilu- 15

Judge Edmonds— ; would the universe bear witness that the kingdom ! TeritD the additional remark must be effectual; in a previous num- ! of God h“S_come nigh unto all men; for man in \ since wc are told we “ need not look no- ¡„-rfethm ;

ntroduction nearly en- i ^low-man, and in j for, if he or she expects it, they will be g rea tly dls-

becomcs religion, because it is enlightened by a j T h - «V - • 7 . , ’ ,, V m lo rm ™knowledge of those truths which unfold to man the ! m°St 11C:,e s Plrit-Drcathings have been given harmonic relations between life and immortality, i uu^L'r rather unfavorable circumstances, the rne- and that the purest sentiments of his material na-1 dium not having much leisure time at her com­ture spring from the higher affections of his Spirit-1 mand, or tiie advantages of education. If thisunl, and the union of these is the source from which i .+ * , . „ .hn /■irtT’itrftc Bir- „ „ a _____„a i___ r___ rvu \ statement were not sufficient to soften critical se-

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; turn tae mind to a study of the deity ; it is bv the ! tire in our issue of ! link of the loved and departed, and if the cllnrch : ..... __________ rv Jan. 27. We have

neany en-, intimate association with the Spirits of the other Lr-^* ♦ i ” t \ • • ’ . * , fc , . , “•e but few ; world, would manifest the distinct and proper a t-! “PP?-ntod- ihc '™rk, winch weion, as his ; tributes of a nature so transcendent!}- elevated and 1 d0 in COI!llrmation of the entire truth here stated,i A-U- ¿ 1 . 1 r • 1 •* , , s-~. . . . _ . ‘ „ r. T. „ . „ . 1 ............... ........... » • .ng mm-. will lice tuc errors of the past, tne lollies of: shall know even as he is known- th e intuitions of I and the world are in needofoomorc evidence of a - words t 0 offer 011 Dn Dexter s mtrodaction, as his | tributes of a nature so transccndcntly elevated and. , . „

the present, ami toe crudities of sectarian and par- his nature being in harmony with religion, and his ! future existence than that contained in former rev- statcmcnt IS clear> and the Pointii he treats of made \ perfect,_ that he might indeed call God ins father, i as a ,5 0 to save tne necessity of our making the re- ty warfare. Critically, there are none free from whole being en rapport with the Spirit=world This : eIations’ wh>' do 50 many openly, and nearly all significant to the most, commonplace understand- j “firi“ 5 ah , - , . ¡mark. AYcre it of any use to regret Unit so largecondemnation, since it was of oM said, “ all have j statement may be of no special significance ’to the ! pract;?allD denJ i4f . Not only the young i ing. The Doctor does not attempt to give the rea- j gross and happiness for man e^lier under t h e X “ WOrk sh°u!d bu c<j:llpDed—it having so little meritcome short oi the glory of God,’’ but the .strug-' reader, as it is but a repetition of what with many 1 church or^ut of R - r^ D r m o -T in tan ff1 l,h,c i sons which have convinced him of Spiritualism, i pensations of the old revelations or the promises i ° f .any ,klnd to rec°«uncnd it, there would be a pro-gies and angular issues ol sectarian warfare teach may pass for a “ notion" a “ su perstition ;' or an as- ! ing to their world'lVstore, than "ainin" Sui’-iTual" - nor does he ei‘Plain the phenomena of mediumship, I and prospects of this new disclosure ? For eighteen | P1 ,etY 1:1 comment, cut, as it is, the least said theus to hope fur some great ami inconceivable good, : sumption, but we know the intuitions of’the Spirit- ‘ wealth and development, and, indeed, the'” present ’ or Lbe conditions necessary to its development and j the world-has waited for the coming - best for all parties,because the daily lessons of life show us that ouKATual and religious will feel otherwise. AA’e aoocat ■ c?ntfadict«»7 and inconsistent aspect of the reli-1 perfection ; but he gives a convincing and logical I ^ harm°nF y ith 1 It.-lomncATioxs have been matle, and every day’s to the intuitions of tlie Spirit and the rclirious sen-! h jS a dlrecl tcildcncF to Diat object, by ; argument why Spiritualism should ultimate in good,

effort adds its weight and influence to destroy the tinicnt, rather than to the authority of the senses, : of excellence“ ' The^solated m oseiv fln ^effo rts i aad tends } ° soflten and harmonizc the antagonismsdeformity widen now mars the harmony oi file..— 0r the guardianship of reason on tins subject, for 1 0 i”tbe churches, and the exclusiveness of their pre- '• do£lnat‘c theology.

the u-oiid’s history proves that the materialism of! tc,n?,ions> disgusts _and sickcrAS the thoughtful, for, i Had we the room, we doubt not the reader would

. . ^ . , - may be all true, that “ the medium through. in lellowshm with God. Pronh^ts i »1 /t c T, , 0- •- ■ L - ‘ A lepu^Ls j whom thev (‘ bpint-ijivathings ) have come 1

The warning voice t h e r e f o r e tw o - f o ld , f o r w h i le

it says to the Spirit, as was said to Lot of old, | the one, and the abstractions of the■look not hack,” it in a more emphatic and cam- j a i l to explain the phenomena of life, and fiJcta hri ^ ^ °verlookcd- If ^ te a d of th^

atcria'isui 0p j tensions, disgusts and sickens the thoughtful, for i __' other, alike ; ^ve a r e ^ e ^ ^ . e"!fn e l ^ ^ ^ ^ bU‘ ! ^adows of ages with iis own

! scorn and contempt that are heaped upon Spiritual-; outdne 0p tjjC

his brother and :and priests have foretold its advent, and predicted ; " “ 'J“‘ ) nave come, neverthe millennium by the positive promises which ; comP->?ed a verse of poetry, or gave a verse of have been made by Spirits of the other world. And ' poetry out, previous to communicating with the may it not be that the shades of that long night are : Spirits ;” but, if our suggestion is of anv value we — ••.himm_ering_ into new-born day, the dawn of: would respectfully say, she should publish no more

; as we have not, the following extracts will give an j bright tints of- hope and promise T Even noiv''the ! Und' ’ *C *'aS a bc‘lter command of language, and

eye of hope and progrèsBinir.:iy fWe, purjuinç,

rul to irci*:'

' months,

est manner .says, look up and move onward, for the daily occurrence. ' : m7i7wouVd'be \viliin7 t^re^on^o^ethei^and Ioutlirie of tbc arSumenb and convince the reader! Player ascends from millions of happy hearts, dis- i has a hl£bcr appreciation of the needs of the jm blicpanorama of life uniuMs conscioudy only under the 1 Take the following laet, which is but one of ■ pxaminc in kindness, great good would come out of •tbat tbe Spirit and temper of the reasoner are both ! ^ra e4 a”d redeemed from death to life by the j in general and Spiritualists in particular ; for, it is

the dozens we have uuhlished w i t h i n the nast «ix-'t; and f°r onc I can say, tbat though all the world 1 tolerant and friendly to investigation. ‘ vealed °tbit the 'C ®P ntuabsm bus re-; our deliberate conviction, after reading much of the■ 1 ^ to r a i r t i -DSthal„ „ ^ :

ble tor a substantial knowledge of the existence of fest in the earnest endeavor of all to assist each :I a Spiritual world, and that it is the constant source i other to increase their own excellence and the pu-

n F.TII_i , -> ------ ----------- ------- ■•' ........... ' rom die Sara-1 and medium of influences from spirits, from angels, j rity and happiness of the whole race ’ "“ L ‘ " \ .aJ ir 0 fL-airC toSa Republican, in order to call attention to the j and lrom 9 od> sbould be established in the mind ! “ If such results mav flow from the effects which

"" " ‘............ ... mild and conciliatorv manner the contruversv is : of maIj without producing a salutary effect, both! Spiritualism may produce on the material and Spir-

Lcl us then bu u] ‘With u heart i‘.j

S till acheivint;—sti L earn io Icbor

vc have published within thea n d ex p la in it w ho can b y a n y o th e r ; fo r 'tru th , not- ta a r to a c k n o T v le f e l t r e v i

m e th o d o r p h ilo so p h y e x c e p t (lie S p iritu a l. . “L xtkaohdinakv PaK.-uxTiniixT o r t iii: ArniOACH , R em arks.— W c co p y th e ab o v e fro

er.ee.P. T.

A WORD OP CHEER.T e a r from th e b reas t tlie h e a r t ; tear from the brain H is noblest o rg an s ; quench the eyes* b righ t fire : P a lsy tlie lips,—th is do, b u t th in k n o t then T o w rench from man his last and m igh tie st hop-. T h in k n o t m ank ind shall o 'er lose th e ir faith I n th e g rea t fact o f S pirit-L ife w hose poArer,Sheil o’e r th e w orld, in these live yea rs ha th m ad# ▲ new beg inn ing for the hum an race.

intelligence, named Fillmore, a son of George Fish­

about tho midniriit hour* Iwoke^hU mother*1 and carried on bJ of the Spiritualists. That this : !iP°n h'S> -nDer adfctl°ns and °“ ter llfe- 14 tends \ dual powers of inan, either here or hereafter, whatc ’ 1Ub moUl5r, and i _ .. . f •> . ? 1 • , ac U1,s to raise him completely out of the sphere of mere; is there to justify an intelli"ent nrnd in re eelin"is not uniform ,s » ,1 the fault though ,t may brute nature, and imparts to him all the dignity of jits claims or^'cfurin^it^ a S u n b i a s e d ' L x S

themselves the ;an immortal, whose endlessly unfolding destiny will j nation? It is true we cannot cast off from us at friends of reform, but, iii no sense, can it be true i oecessarily partake of tlmqutdilies of his endlessly j once the opinions which we have cherished for

informed her that lie was going to die. lie told , feelin_ his father the same thing, and when told that he ! be the misfortune of many caliii: was dreaming, replied he was awake, and knew he was going to die. The parents thought nothing

; more about it, and the child slept comfortably un- | til morning. AVhen he awoke in the morning lie repeated his presentiments to hi3 parents; and ns

volume before us, that the “ Spiritual-Breathings’’ will be neither read nor sung, notwithstanding the “ (low of Spiritual sentiment.”

For fear, however, of bearing “ false witness against our neighbor, we give the two following ex­tracts, which, we think, are much superior to the genera! make-up of the volume.

of Spiritualists, nor in any way can Spiritualism be responsible for the issues, which are inevitable to the past positions and controversies of theology.

unfolding aspirations. A\ hatever of mere groveling years, but wc all can grant even to new ideas that carthmess there may bo in the thoughts and life of consideration which the extent and Importance of the so-called infidel, must necessarily, in some de- their claims seem to demand. The doctrines we i gree, receive a softening, subduing and humanizing advocate demand no more. The whole subject of

'* Tho^c sw eet am i holy beings H avo left ifie ir hom es above,

T o p o u r on us G od's blessings, A nd fill o u r souls w ith love.

T h e y b#nd in sw eetness o 'e r us,j A n d tr y to draw o u r m in d

F ro m ea rth 's low ain lu l pleasure*, T o b«ar«a w here w e may find

U nsullied bliss and glory, A nd peace and happ iness ;

F o r none are fad o r lonely. U pon those plains of bliss.

! sketched. I have presented this caricature of the : God of the Orthodox Faith, not as sir idea of God, i or j-et as my entire idea of the God cf the Bible! j but to show the monstrous absurdities of a creed j founded upon those revelations, believed and en- | forced bj- enlightened men in the middle of this ; nineteenth century of improvement, reform and progression.

Does a work capable of being thus explained, need no higher revelation whereby it m a y be ex­plained. “ Y et,” you have already answered, and

It U to be hoped that the friends of Spiritualism j Tou believe also> that “ new revelations, through will use their best sense in the selections they make j ekiirvoyance, or some other source, are to be made for publication ; for if the affections and feelings are ; *° ^ le Kor^ ' Y°u saY farther that you believe, to have way in this matter, it maybe truly said, AI1 thesc doctrines must be made to harmonize •‘of making many books there is no end !” ’ j w i t h Xatare and reason, with the soundest princi-

Xhe work is well bound and well printed, and I PIes of mentaI philosophy.” How can they, if they we regret the necessity that calls for these reflec-! rcvcal nothinS new? for surely the old do not thus tjt)n<5 ; harmonize. The moral truths, you say, cannoi be

-------- j improved. AVe will let that pass, and inquire if weT h e Tr.iiiii n or cnr.nTi.iN Libkp.tv; o e t e e F a l l o f B a e y - ; need no higher light to enable us to follow them. I

lon T im G r e a t . B y C. II. S h e p a r d . Ithaca, N . Y . ' A . , , ,1 V f t i , w . n v“» s 11" I—. . . r h o r f l l H i r t i n n f r . ft — a Ih h a r l tt ft f t V. 1

Ye*, from the radiant bow'ra O f heav’n'a delightful clime,

D ow n to th is earth o f our*.Come seers of ancient t im e : <

W ho Ion? have dw elt on Canaan s shore, W here death and sin is know n do m ore.

T h e y stand beside our bod,In the »till hours of n ig h t;

T o srnard our sleeping head,T hey leave the realm s of l i g h t :

W e'll pral-e our God for Lis rich lo re , W ho sends them from the w orlds above.”

vast and grand, and the beautiful drapery of his | develop any new truth, if all truth comes from the thoughts was bright as the vesture of angels.— ! Spirits by Spirit-impressions ?” Who ever heard a What seems strange, he took no pains to engraft! more childish tirade ? If the raps on or about a the fruit of his reasoning upon the minds of others, j table • or room, and the tipping of tables, are not He merely wrote out his discoveries and left them j novelties, at least, exhibiting Spirit-power, what as a legacy to mankind. This precious inheritance is 1 are they ? If the intelligence in the communica- just beginning to be appreciated ; his writings, now J tions of Spirits in a great variety of ways are not first freely introduced to the English mind, fill the j also new, and the writing of Spirits sometimes with human race with reverence, and they begin to look ’ a visible hand, a shaking hand with large compa- upon him as something more than mortal. . ■ nies, where the cold death-like feeling of the Spirit-

We feel convinced that clairvoyance and mes- 1 hand is manifest, are not novelties to our sapient merism are types of his discoveries. Spiritualists, | writer, they are so to all the rest o f the w orld .— moreover, hail him as their Father, and delight to j Hence, the idiosyncracy of our enlightened corres- regard him as their prophet They begin to com- pondent must be his excuse for want of perspica- prehend those splendid and rational theories which city, and his ardent desire for further blessings he declared strict and exact revelations to his Spi- must be deferred for lack of capacity, r it The world is not yet conscious of hal; of! V ic t o r ia A. J. W o r s t e e .

what his works contain, and when they are all ex- j ----------- .u r . —■—-plained to a realization, they will outweigh the mos j Abstract of the Proceedings at the Conference at No. 553triumphant achievements of man.

; You may answer that sufficient has already been There >< little need of comment on this work, as . given. Bat ;t has l a t i iVlSuffident h5therto to ena-

it is more of an exhortation and general call to the * b]e lhose who did be]ieve them> t 0 fonow them, unconverted than a system oi theology or philo-: and ¡s not a higher knowledge of the source from sophy. '1 he work, however, is divided, and under : whcncc Lhey originated the requisite needed ? You several headings tells nearly the same story, which ; anSNVer_ n0j that “ the living Son has revealed the is supposed to he authoritative and final bj- the au-. lnora]j absolute perfections of the living Father for thor, as lie quotes lively of the Scripture for that ■ our imitation.” I would inquire, who of us would purpose. wish in his lowest moments of degradation, to ex­

ilic evident eonvieiion of the writer is that l'Ba-. c b a n g 0 charactcrs with the God whose picture I bylon the < »«vat is about to hill, so that there will , have drawn ? Who would wish to imitate such a lie an end to all wor'dlmcss, wickedness amide- (qody AVho would wish to he such an unjust be- pravity, all of which is consequent on the advent ¡ng as ¡le ¡s represented? A God of vengeance, ut tin- milleninni. 1 he following extract will best commanding his children to love one another, at explain the character of the book and the stand-, t)le same moment that he himself is indulging in all point of the author.

•Speaking of ehrlstian liberty, he says :“ Vu e«litor.s of newspapers, all ye rulers of the earth, kings, ; , . • . , ,

prin«vs. presidents, nn«i all the law-makers of the world, hasten j ^ lin ita tC . to noknowle.Lv Christ your king: bring id! your «djerings, and ; ^ \’e w ill n o t d is c u s s th e p o in t h e re , w h e th e r C o dtreasures into tin» kingdom id the Messiah, in this lietb your i _ # 1 ’salvation; f»r irninamu i shall henceforth reign trium phant on j has a right to disobey his own commandments, butearth. Jt-Mij Christ i ’........ 8- - 1 ' ........ *’ — *• 1— - 1 “whioh are riot in

, the malicious hatred of a fiend ! What a picture of moral purity is this being, whom wo are taught

our law-iiivtT, and he-ncoforth all laws j

the framer* thereof, host of heaven."

•ordanec with Ilis lawjs, will cause troublc tu \ pi'Cmise liC liff.3 IlO t, f ü r tV U th S Silke, 01* C O nsiäten* Shiill frail man presume to f.ght against the 't ? ¡S'lke

\ ] o t í r l).; You may answer me, we are not thus taught to ! believe. I answer I was, and did believe it, and i furthermore was taught to suppose that it was all ! right that he should commit the most abominablej ° . ,I crimes, and command his special people to do the ' same, in order to destroy those of his creatures ; who were wicked, and thus put them out of exist­ence! If an idea of sucli a being is intended to inspire love or veneration in the heart of men, then

j I am no judge of correspondences. I was also : told, when I queried the justness of this position, i that I had no right to question the motives of God ;! that he was perfect, and that in thus doing, I com- j mitted a heinous sin. I could but feel that this \ God was more wicked than myself; 'that I would ; not thus desire the destruction of any human be- j ing. I could not prevent the comparison rising in

j my mind between myself and God, and it resulted in an unfavorable conclusion in reference to the

■ latter. I will say, that such ideas of a mysterious ! ‘ God cannot be obviated when such teachings are ; given, and I would not wish to be understood that I consider myself alone in this cieir. All children

I feel them ; it is an unnatural doctrine, and the pure | instincts of their natures question their truth fu!­; ness. You, yourself, even to this day, with all

One y ea r ago nr m ore, wo d ip p e d the fullow ins from the tVi-; y0ur acquired knowledge, have not cntirclv out- verly SU^Ine It ,peak* for Itse-lf. Wo m ake no comment on i ^ chndish sunniscs. Y 0 U oftentim essuch an array of bnliuvnt a rg u m en t; nor can wo condescend to ; °' * 1 yo

" ' " " " - 'e n

aVui! Poc?v too shall k-n<l he r aid.P ersuad iti? as th e tin?? ,—

. S ca tte rin ? o 'er yo u r shaded earthSiwet-t incense from her w in?s.

[F o r the C hristian S p iritua list.]r o n y n o y t h k k h v f a k s o r » .

uy fu a n g f-s <;. No t t e .

M y boy, I tu rn m e to thy ?az<*,A nd tos.sin? Laid; th y sunny hair,

I feel how 'raid the eom in? days,T hou a r t m y solace a* m y care.

One little hand is pressed in m ine—As w onderim : thou n a z o t on m e—

T h y half-form ed w ords, the head’s recline, -T h y m u te em hiace how dear to me.

My h ea rt is full, the q u ive ring lip—X ow m ocking every idle tone ;

T ears b ring relief, the* cup I sipIs brim m ing , thou m y loved, m y own.

S c h u y lir r i l id , fh-c.

[F rom tin* S p iritu a l U niverse.]

* C O IN C ID E N C E S .

Broadway, Friday Evening*, Feb. 2.[PHONOGRAPHICALLY REPORTED.]

M r. Bentdng: re la ted som e in te res tin g facts. D u rin g th e last Sem inole w ar he w as a trave ling p reacher am ong the Indians. W hile going from A ugustine to P ico la ta he passed th ro a g h an am buscade o f Ind ians, w ho m assacred a large n n m b e ro f per­sons a few hou rs afterw ards. An old Ind ian negro said as soon as be saw M r. B . ride in sight, th a t he k new he w ould be safe, as he and an o th er gentlem an had preached to th e In d ia n s; and th is fact saved th e ir lives. A gen tlem an w as present, M r. Ish -

. . erw ood, to w hom th e speaker had recen tly m en tioned th is fact,as a novelty somewhat like fortune telling or some j n seem s, w as of th e p a rty a ttacked b y th e Ind ians, b a t Other revelation, of which they had no proper con- i w ho, being in one of th e forem ost wagons, and w ell guarded, es- ceptions other than mere curiosity, but the greater ; caPed- A evenings 6:nce, M r. B . w en t to M r. S te w a rts

part being better adapted to the entertainment o f j ta te p!ace_ lherCi the* E!UDC of a dccca5cd indiv id lla!undeveloped Spirits, seem to be shrouded in dark- j w hom the speaker knew , w as w ritten in a v e ry pecu liar m anner, ness, having no possible right conceptions of the ■ T his person w as an officer w ho w as connected w ith a garrison

PEOGEESS IN CIECLES.To the E d ito r o f the C hristian S p ir i tu a l is t :

It occurred to me that it would not be uninte­resting to your readers to hear something of the quiet but steady progress of Spiritualism in every direction. Amongst a certain class, it is pursued

where is he? "With regard to the physical manifestations, do you suppose there is any other than a physical power can pro­duce them?

A gentlem an nam ed H en ry H ays, o f H artfo rd , Conn., m ade som e rem arks regard ing the creation o f angels, hold ing th a t they w ere a separate o rder o f beings from hum an S pirits. H e also s tated he bad n o t th o ugh t of be in g here th is evening, o r w ould have b ro u g h t som e papers w ith h im touch ing S p iritual m anifes-

M S I *N ow received and for sale a t the Office of The Christian

S pir it u a l is t , th e follow inc W o rk s :—L ID A 'S T A L E S O F I * U E \L U O M E ; a Collection o f S to ­

ries ior Children. B y E u ii 'y G ey. llopedale , iia??. A series o f in teresting tales for very »mall children. A p fekage contain ing one copv of each series, 40 cen ts : pnstnue In cents.

T H E 'H IS T O H Y O F T H E O E IG IN O F A L L T H IN G S , including the lIF tu ry «>f Man. from his creation to his firmliiy.

o u t to m ake, n o t as regards facts in them selves, b u t th e ! M in ister a t Mo.ntanue, Maes. B osto n : Crosby, N ichols A Co. z of facts. I have frequen tly re ite ra ted in th is Confer- ! N ew Y o rk : C. S. I rancis «fc C»*. 1SS3.11 wheD ™ P * la to cuntroverck-s, unless the re is a phil- j ^ 1 2 ^ ^by w hich individual crud ities and angularities, or phases | F ran k lin stree t. P rice ST 1-2 cents. ‘

ta tlons of a very w onderful na tu re , w hich he w ould forw ard to , .n,ot 10 hts end. W ritten by God s H oly Spirits, ihrum rh an . , . , i ca rth lv m ediani. L M A rnold P oughkeepsie , N . Y . P ricean y one w ho would send a postage stam p, p o s tp a id , cccom pa- j r,0v postage. 20 cents u’ A ou=u^ L*ri,- jei

ny ing the order, directed to h im a t H artford , Conn. ì S P ¡B IT -IN T E R C O U R S E : C onta in ing inc iden ts o f P ersonaM r. T oohey followed : I w ill n o t ta k e u p m uch tim e, b u t j j E xperience , w hile investigating the new P henom ena o f S p irit

th in k th e p resen t occasion w ill w arran t the few reflections w hich j S o ^ l h m s e l f I s ukdinm !* B ^ Ì u S “I am ab o u t to m ake, n o t as regards facts in them selves, b u t th e ! M in ister a t M ontarne , Mass. ‘Boston : C rosby’ N ichols A Co. teaching * * ‘ ' ‘ - • - t > _ . . /-» c r. — - .... «- r*..enee th a t osophy byo f m en ta l m anifestations shall be designated and u n ders tood ,; S P IR IT V O IC E S : Odes d ic tated by S pirits of th e Second w e g e t in to confusion. One asserts, ano ther den ies; one crlti-1 ^ ttrm on^ ^ irctV- ^ C. U enck, m eci-cs, ano ther laughs; and , instead of having th e first th in g set- j ‘ R E V IE W O F T H E C O N C L U S IO N O F R E V . C H A R L E Stied in the m en ta l calculus, to -day hum an na tu re is alm ost a s : B E E C H E R , HriVrrinij the Manift-s-iations of th e P re sen t T im e bad es in the days o f the G recian philosophers. In anc ien t tim es j sp irits . B y J o h n S. Adam*. P rice Gthere w as a m an nam ed P y rrh o , w ho, like th e D octor, w as so j A N S W E R S TO S E V E N T E E N O B JE C T IO N S nrn inst Spir- tho rough ly a speculist th a t he form ed a d istinc t class of theo- ! itua! Intercourse, and Inquiries R elating to the M anifestations ot lie s ; and y e t th a t m an was so discordant, m en tally and organi- j P r^=elil T im e. E v Jo in : S. A dam s. P rice 2l> cent* ; cloth, cally, th a t his friends bad to go around the s tree ts w ith him to i Since w riting th e above w ork the au th o r has changed hi* keep th e horses and carts from run n in g over him . W Lv5 Be- | view s in regard to the Bible as the o n ly revelation from God to cause it w as his philosophv th a t the re w as no such th ing as a ! J?,an* Di all o ther particu lars his views arc us therein laid down.

. . . . . 1 i.‘ .11 l - i , , , „ , ) T he w ork has been well received by all classes, und th e argu-th ing In existence. A s he knew Doming w hich could be ca.ied ; m ents advanced have been considered w orthy o f the careful tru th , he banished all dem onstra tions; for said he. every de- • consideration of all m en or thought. A il sectarian ism is avoid- m onstra tion m ust be founded on som e tru th , so c h a r and evi- ! ’ no doctrinal oj.inion.s are in troduced : out the “ answ ers”

. ; rest on the Jundam eutal tru ths of scrip tu ra l revelation and u n ­d en t as to stand in no need of p roo f W hi;e n was light in one 1 disputed facts. Aplace, it was dark in an o th e r; everyw here there was th is untag- j F R E E T H O U G H T S C O N C E R N IN G R E L IG IO N , or N a-

: s ta tioned a t A ugustine a t th e tim e referred to , and w ho guarded the wagon, in w h ich M r. Isherw ood and and o thers w ere, frome m a n a t i o n o r e d u c a t i o n o f a n y g o o d f r o m s u c h a

s o u r c e , s i n c e t h e p h e n o m e n a a r e m o r e l i k e ly t o b e ! the a ttack of th e Ind ians. In a sh o rt tim e M r. Isherw ood a t t r i b u t a b l e t o w i t c h c r a f t o r s o m e s u c h s o u r c e , j cam e in , w hen one of the m ost rem arkab le m anifestations oe­, , , i -!.♦ , i. cu rred th a t he had eve r heard of. A ra ttlin g noise w as heard int h a n to a n y t h i n g a p p r o a c h i n g t h e l e g i t i m a t e o b j e c t , 4. ... “ . , , XT-

# J 0 1 1 . 0 m 0 J ! o n e c o m e r o f th e ro o m , n e a r th e c e ilin g , w h ic h c a u se d M e**rs.o f t h i s g r e a t a n d g l o r i o u s r e v e l a t i o n . O n e g r e a t : and Isherw ood to look up. M r. B. hav ing h is m indo b s t a c l e t o t h e c o m p r e h e n s i o n o f t r u t h is , a d e f e c - I preoccupied a t the tim e, w as n o t a ttrac ted to look up, though he

t i r e e d u c a t i o n , b o t h In m o r a l s a n d l i t e r a t u r e , f o r i t ! ^ tbe ra ttlin s - M r- £ te w a rt th e f !af ! r in s aciua ,; y , . . ; open, and through the ape rtu re th u s m ade, a le tte r w as precip-i s a m a z i n g t h a t in a c o u n t r y l i k e O U ls, f i l le d w i t h j -ivbich cam e w hirling dow n Upon the tab le , the w all clos-c h u r c h e s a n d r e l i g i o u s t e a c h e r s , SO fe w p e r s o n s i ing again, as instan taneously as it opened. A t the request of the s h o u l d h a r e c o r r e c t id e a s o f m a n ’s p a r a m o u n t d u - Spirit«, the room ivas searched, to ascertain th a t ao hum bug hail

ties. I have always found that the fear ef the de­vil impelled men to be religious much oftener than

e

been practiced . T b e le tte r w as dated a t tw en ty m inu tes past ten o 'clock. On referring to th e ir w atches, i t w as found to be exactly th a t tim e, and it w as found th a t the sealing m aterial of

the love of God. if religious such might be called ; ! tb e ea « loP "-as y e t w e t T h e content« o f tbe le tte r was of a , , , ' , ., . . . ! friend lv natu re , and w ere addressed to M essrs. Isherw ood andbut WC would even subscribe to any restraining ; Benn „ It aIso contained, in a separate p iece o f paper, an old principle, which would tend to curb the inordinate I silve r buck le, such as was form erly used in fastening old-fa*h- passions of man rather than to be running riot, a - i°a ed stocks ° r cravat*. T h is buck le w as d irected in th e le tte r

. , . , nM , r c, . .. v - , ! to be d v e n to M r. B., w ho k new th e w rite r in life, w ho was topest to society. Ihe spread of Spiritualism is bap- ’pily confined to the moie intelligent and enlighten­ed classes, and many thousands of those are afraid of being humbugged or committing themselves by any acknowledgment of credence that would ad­vertise their serious entertainment of the subject Such arc of that class who paid his respects to Je­sus by night, (ashamed of a mid-day visit,) altho’

to be d v e n to M r. B., w ho k new th e w rite r in life, w ho was to m ake use o f i t in substan tia tin g the evidence o f th e testim ony. I t w as exhib ited for tb e inspection of those present. A no ther equally rem arkab le m anifestation occurred on a subsequen t eve nin^, in the p resence o f the sam e parties. A le tte r w as pro­duced in a m yste rious m anner b y falling upon the tab le from the ceiling apparen tly , w hich was fastened by a sm all piece of th read in such a m anner th a t no k n o t could b e found in i t ; bu t one portion of the tb ie a d seem ed to be a little la rger than the rest, and, on a ttem p tin g to b reak it, it p a rted as though su b jec t­ed to the action of fire. T h is le tte r o r package contained a

’ turc versus Theulogv. By Andrew Jackson Davis. The name i of the author is a sufficient inducement to nil interested in Spir- ' ituali.-ni and its teachings to purchase and read the work. Price

15 0 .; A R IV U L E T FR O M T H E O C EA N O F L IF E , an A uthentic : and lntciY-sTirur N arra tive o f the A dvancem ent of a Spirit from

D arkness to L ight. P rov ing by-an a e r r a l in s t a n c e , the influ­ence of man u n e a rth over the deparîed. W ith irurodueturv

i and incidental rem arks. B y J . S. A dam s of C hdseo, Mass, i P rice 2Ò cts.

F A M IL IA R S P IR IT S A N D S P IR IT U A L M A N IF E S T A ­- of article* by ** E. IV* supposed to be

onism w hich p reven ted th e re being any such a th ing as a thing in existence. I have been acquain ted w ith tha t k ind o f logic, and given all the a tten tion th a t I thou g h t the subjec t was worth.Leaving these th ings and com ing back to myself, I w ill illus­tra te the p o in t by a little b it o f narrative. A ccording to all the anteceden ts of m y b irth and parentage. I should be natu ra l­ly a S piritualist, anp y e t I question w hether there is any person ■ who has been m ore skeptical. I t grew upon m e like a fever; \a t tbe age of tw en ty -one I w as exam ining all things, and ready !; T lO d s i. B ein^ a s«*rh*. and disposed to argue. T h is was the m anifestation of n ni-.-.r;-.*. ! Enoch P<>of m y m enta l organism . I t urns m y constan t dL«posu„„, . . . . , T H E F H IL O S O in iV O F C liE X T IO X . U nfoldin '- tlie upon th a t k in d of th in g ; and the re are those in Ph iladelph ia 1 L aw s of the P rogressive D evelopm ent of N atu re , and einbra- w ho thou g h t I was able to stand against any one in p h ilo sn p h i-• c}a ? th e _ Philosophy of M an, S p irit and the S p irit-W orld , by cal disputations. B u t a change cam e over the S p irit ol m y j ^ Ii^ T O 5 j T io x \ i ^ V lo » v sdream . One day, w hile read ing a passage from Fcnclon , I cam e ! causes and peculiarities involved in ¿pirit-M m iilcstations. T o across these w ords : •* M en's van ity applauds itse lf for tha t per- j h'ciher w i;n in teresting phenom ena, s tatem ents, and commun;. Terseness w hich consists in opposing th a t which natu ra lly M rik « j “ fand affects the re s t of m ank ind . In th is they have ju=t as m uch 1 A C LES. T he com parative am oun t of evidence for ouch, tho reason as a m onste r w ould have, w ho should p ride him self tha t i natu re ol both. ‘ ‘ ’he w«s n o t form ed accord! or a m an born bliod.

Lation of a di-ea-e ! Enoch Pond, Professor in the B angor Theological Sem inarv. ili -nnceti m ,n*nf- T oge ther w ith a R eply by V eriphilos Creden*. 'P r ic e 15 cts. ' d tp o r t io n to ta.** T H E P H IL O S O P H Y O F C R E A T IO N . U nfolding the

er w ould have, w ho should p ride him self tha t i n a tu re ol both. 'I t-*timony of a H undred w itnesses. A n Essay a according to the com m on law s o f X a tu re ; j In C“!,,bri‘!Sc L*1' 111'iod, should tr iu m p h in Lis incredulity , w ith i ’¿ P IE lX -W o R K S : E c a ib u t n o t M iraculous. A lec tu re read

regard to ligh t and colors, w hich he was assured th a t oilier m en \ r*1 the^Cuy Hall. Roxlm ry, Mass.,_ on the evening o f S ep tem bersaw and d istinguished.” I t b rough t m e to ask m vself, •' A m I i w ^ T T h M le;i.!i ,U u i 111'. P rice 25 cents. ,. . . . . . . . * j A LETT R E to the C hestnu t s tree t C ongregational Church,

n o t M iraculous. A lec tu re read . ning o f i

and d istinguished.” I t b rough t m e to ask m vself, " A m 1 i _ ,- .1 • i . . , j N L L T I J .E to toe C hesLn n t s tree t C ongregational Church,not. w ith ail m y skepticism , an y th ing b u t an in tellectual m on- Chehea, Mass., in reply to its charge of having becom e a r o ­s te r? ” T h e m ure I th o ugh t o f it, th e m ore forcibly it cam e :i lyqacli to the cause of tru th , in consequence of a change in rc- hom e to m e ; and fur tw o years I could not be persuaded to i belief. B y Johnfc*. A dam s. ■; IU* answ ered and said . .speak in pub lic on any subject. I t b rough t m e to th is convie-* I

One th ing I know , th a t w hereas I was blind, now I see. . .. A m i they cast him ou t.” L et all iqu rituunsts w ho have be-

lion, th a t no m an cun m easure, exactly and clearly , th e differ- j com e released from the bonds of the churches read th is little er.ee betw een h im self and his b ro ther. V h v ? Because \ve i l)U(‘r'- I rice lo <*ei;i*.

* . , , , A ny or ml oJ the above w orks m av be sen t bv mail to p u r­I or iierseil ; cIirmts, on receip t of the ¡»rice us above marked'. O rders from

defective, except, perhaps, in an ex ternal sense ? 'When we rca- ' o u r friends at a distance will be attended to p rom ptly as soon aason, w e reason o u t the defects o f ou r na tu re , as P v rrh o d id. 1 j r^ 'v R y d .

. . . • *j , , j , , , . . ... | I»oo^s noi on our list w ill be jirocured and forw arded a t tbego for the m ost rig id and thorough investigation . I tax myself | regular retail pric«q 1 qto get a t defects, to see w hethe r they mat* be fundam ental to all j CO N SU M PTIO N -----------------------------------

. . B y S piritual influx ih.i r .a l cause and euro of this di-easc is discordant m inds, and w hat is th e p articu lar po in t of harm ony i fully m ade know n. T hose w ho art- uffiicted can obtain full’i>ar-

' *' ' ’ upon, c r addressing

deem ourselves exactly right. W ho th inks him?'

the issues I m ake. H ere, to-night, w e have had a m u ltitu d e o . i

Xicodemus, of the reality Of! piece of sealing w ax and a cent. M r. E . w as told to p u t the

stoop to such a depth ► w er it.

t»ir. to fìnti und surprised t

setnen t as to me

convinced, _ _ _Christ’s mission, still, they will not opcnlv inquire ! Wax in Lis p o c k e t A fter conversing upon the peculiar nntnre . , . . . , . . , , . . . . . . i j C” ; of the le tte r and its content«, the cen t being allow ed to lie in -into the subject, that they might with old Simeon . molestC(1 ^pon lhe tab,Cj M. B. ,vas toId be mcst take charse Sa}' u Lord, now let thy servant depart in peace, j o f the cen t also. B u t on looking for i t on th e table, it was niiss- for mine eyes hath seen thy salvation.v ; ing. T h ey com m enced and m ade a very thorough search for it,

j I o b s e r v e in a l l c i r c l e s w h e r e t h e g r e a t o b j e c t o f i L nt w ere finally cojr.pcHed to g iee up , " k e n 1. f«n,# , 0 J : from the ceding , u irec lly upon the table, w ith a loud noise. M r.

our revelation is not understood, low or undevelop- . took it, and w as told som e object was had in v iew in its prp- ed Spirits invariably take precedence ; hence, f u n i d u c t iu n ; -what th a t ob ject is, w as n o t disclosed. T h e speaker and merriment rule instead of a sober and serious | s ta ted h r had hcer. d irected by the S P!^ o f tb a .y i .c ie to say

in public, th a t the inam lestations -would be g iven m th e largest public ball th a t could he p rocured in the city o f N ew Y ork , and

the proper and correct understanding of which ' th a t in the course of six w eeks. T h e speaker referred to the will change imperceptibly tbe whole character of j m anner in w hich answ ers to le tters o f applica.ion to th is circle

. . . . . , , bad been answ ered—p u rp o rtin g to be w ritten w ithou t tb e aid otman, from aide of anxious uncertainty and des- , modlum. Bting acquainted with Mr. Stewart, one of the me- pendency to a lively f a i t h in God, and a confident S dium s, he had taken a fe tter of application to h im , w ritten by a

O ur friend over the re denies the evidence of his senses ; ano ther ! here com es u p and gives the lie to our consciousness. N ow . I j ask in the nam e of com m on sense, w ho a re we to believe in ibis ! m u ltitu d in o u s ja r of a tom s? I rem em ber once a ttend ing an ■ infidel m eeting, w ishing to see som eth ing of the shrew dness for j w hich the infidel w orld had obtained celebrity . "When I e n t e r - ! e d th e hall I was astounded. One gentlem an would say, ** M r. 1

.'ouM call him :

licular* by ea

-If15. F . H A T C H . M. D.,

712 Broadw ay, N . Y.

N O .

P residen t, I believe I have the floor anoto o rd e r ; so i t w en t oa, un til tin2 Willde pliconfusion. N obody felt w in ing t o p n tcthe th ing was going on, I m oved Iowa.rds t!o u t I heard a m an m u tte r to him Se!fl ■•W elllong tim e th a t the w orld was ms■une : now .

C A I t S3 .

B N . G. T D E X T E R ,: 0 E A S T T l i I R T Y - F I R S T S T R E h

B etw een Lexina'ton und T h ird A venues, N E W -Y O R K .

¡nvcstljration of those great and momentous truths,

K d anil an- [find yo u r M t< /’ nature rebelling against such an an- j { c ^ j , stimulatcs t 0 a ]ife of virtue and moral | «end. Mr. S. took it, read it, and immtdiatcdy burned it hi hi« i rem onaVe God, and then conclude th a t you are very exce!lence, j -oicc to notice a fovorable chance ! I ~ e; “ f o!s° saw Wm f^ w ^ d ™

Sri*ip.n*UAi>M.—Tliis nr rant h u m b u u of the day appears *1111 I mid therefore Itni'c to hctdlu yrmmdj to pray- - . - , . , , . ^ ! GT* rece ived in a few inomeu-s a fu rw aru - , ^ l n ^ n n -find som e votaries in ¿ t . L o u i s Am ong these we are pained ! ‘ ” . . 7 , . J . m C i r c l e s IP. g e n e r a l , a n d t r u s t t h a t t h

oltsf-rve the nam e of «me whose fine m ind, su- ; (Vnerior Intelligence, and peculiar training would have seemed to 1 7 . 7 , jjrender him proof against such consummate folly, jis surrender- J ptCdfCi. to t u J/l t /ahl . In^ up Ills judni ‘ - -natural b«*rn i«*< in«'S. should bet another, is no n play of n i>t. rat' their tinderstani victims of the i of mind at once

l then conclude th a t you arc eery rse lf to in ­

to acercome su c h (d e le d thoughts, as you are

Such a revelation bv no means meets the trrow-wants of mimi. It is too much like the bea-

10 so graceless a vatrary. That fanatics, j utarus. and nervous and antiquated fetnin- J now and then a prey to one siliyi-m and | in1 him '—b u t tlia t fu’i-irrown m en, in the fu ll) w-. , ., . . . . t . „ ^1 ,.HIM.-- stiouKl forget th e ir m anhood, sh rink \ t h u n i s l i R ib lc .s t>f t h e D ry n d .s , t h e l u n c s , t h e JtOaS

■;rw! 1U,Vluil’¡7«nrn-u'ff,>??itvn-YefareTreai'a anJ goddesses of old. A more rational revelation piicablo and ihim-ssin". : ¡s requiredj you, yourself, are expecting it. You

ulna! in it., columns now, which ; [lave tvcn predicted it. Then whv shrink from it .•lytlmt they cannot cut d o n s without Spirit-1 , { presents itself? Why ask mediums to

; forgo the pleasure of speaking of tne eternal truths

appo:cly

T h e followin: show s conclusi guardians, nn<l tl:

,4 TIIOCGSZT TO :UY' (H ARBEAri S P IR ITA Thought on a Eed of Sickness.

i;y h a t h i:.vy.

M y sister, com e lu c k tu m e now,F ro m the S p irit-land gen tly descending;

Lav softly thy hand o ’ m y brow,■while th y l«>v.;d form is over m e ]<en«llng.

Como now w ith th y soft, sw eet-toned voice.T h a t hath magic to quell every sorrow,

A nd speak, as in days long gone by O f a fairer and b righ ter to-m orrow .

P om e back ! oh, com e back to m e now !F o r I 'm sick, and m y S p irit is w eary,

T h e pleasures of ea rth have no charm s,A nd m y life in the fu tu re looks dreary.

P ress fondly thy sw eet lips to mine,'W hile m y hand in th ine own gen tly pressing,

T hen raise thv pure blue eyes tow ard H eaven,And im plore fur the sick, one a blessing.

<>, com e ! for I fain w ould have r e s t !A nd m y eyelids are even now closing;

Gome soothe m y tired S p irit th e w hileM y w eak lim bs racked w ith pain are rep«*slng.

Descend, guardian A ngel. I w a it—O 'er m y low couch unfu!d th y broad pinions,

O ! deign for thy childhood's first friend ,T o leave e 'en those glorious dom inions.

N igh t hastens—w hat soothes m y tired soul A rt thou now even k ind vigils keeping?

Y es ! 'tiff th y soft b reath on m y b row —T h en good n ig h t—thou w ilt w atch m e w hile •‘Uvpin:

[F rom the W isconsin H om e.] i . o v r A L E .

. Love all th a t dw ell upon th is ea rth — E ach tiling by God created,

F o r naugh t was m ade by H im in vain.So notiiing should be hated.

T h e m eanest life, as w ell as best,Ilis boundless love sustalneth ,

A nd w e m ay no t dislike to love,W h a t God in k indness clalm etii.

Love a l l ! fur love p lants deep T h e seeds of untold pleasure,

W hile ha te alw ays h ege tte th hate— B rings so rrow 'w ithon t m easure.

Love is G od’s own established law — T h e goal w here sin com es never,—

All hate ami strife shall fade aw ay, B u t love shall bloom lorcver.

Jniton, in.-?., 1S54.

, which have been revealed to them ? "U h y ask

measures : Eainc.5 o r residences of the app licants. Y et, in due course ol now being taken for the more correct and exten- i tim e, answ ers w ere received , p u rp o rtin g to be w ritten by ‘-Ilc n -

• 1 i t r o - ’ l v -n .. i rv Balls. U n d er S ecre tary ," and countersigned ** B en Jo h n so n /'’sive knowledge of Spiritualism will soon produce a 7 -0 , ’ , „ , ,,,o r . 1 . 1 Several persons, each having one cf these letter*, produced themmost salutary change in a large circle, who with- j fo r examination by iiiose ¡»resent. On comparing intm, it was OUt any particular moral restraining influences, ; found they were written in very different styles of penmansbU t a n y p a r t i c u l a r m o r a l r e s t r a i n i n g in f l u e n c e s , ! found th e y w ere w ritten in very d ifferent styles of penm anship ,

h a v i n g n o f a i t h i n a n y t h i n g b e v o n d t h e k e n o f t h e i r ! in red Eomc ia b!“ k ;nk ' fo w o w ri,:en a|’p “M i l -t 0 , • , t. w ith a pen and som e w ith a brutih.

e x t e r n a l s e n s e , a r e t h e m o s t d a n g e r o u s m te f f r a l s 01 _ . . . k .. . .. . . . y ,1 *-• D r. Y oung d id n o t question th a t these th ings w ere done, b u tsociety. ‘ ; wanted to know whether they were done by the disembodied

Spiritual missionaric-b such as our gifted and i human sp irit, or by the Spirit of God. He could not conceive dearlv beloved brothers Harris and Ambler, would i ^ Iraman sPir“ couId do tb,;m: EDd’ * be ri”bt!f nnder‘

- , . 7 ' stood, th e Sj»ints d id n o t assum e th a t such was case. I t provesd o g r e a t g o o d ; a n d T d o n t b e l i e v e m s u c h m e n r e ; t00 m n ch, if placed upon th a t hypoihesis. I t d id n o t even

_ , . t l i a i n in g a t b o r n e . “ A p r o p h e t is n o t w i t h o u t ! prove the im m orta lity of tbe sou!; it did n o t indicate the po««i-t l n .'.1 to a b s t a i n f r o m t h e i r l a b o r s o f l o r e , ;,'-n c e i h o n o r , s a v e in h i s o w n c o u n t r y , in h i s o w n h o u s e , ’’ W aty of »be ex istence ° f tbe b s m a a s p m t. I f -Vvu s a y i t m a y b e g iv e n t h r o u g h c l a i r v o y a n c e ? , t h e n l e t s u c U b e a b r o a d ' d o l n ? S o o d . I t r e ' d»a * * * ta m a a S p ir t« , th e n u p roved = » « th

. You feel the need of a higher revelation; you im-1

I f it assum ed to beb y hum an S pirits, th en it p roved m ore than hum an reason

: could as y e t analyze. O ur reason did n o t teach ns th a t it could

1 p l y i t in a l i y o u r s t a t e m e n t s r e l a t i v e to r e v e l a t i o n , j dc.c ]a r e t b c h o n e s t c o n v i c t i o n s o f y o u r h e a r t a s i cvm stancc-s; and how u tte r ly th e y ore beyond our control.—Y o u s p e a k o f i t in y o u r w h o le w o r k . Y o u r l e t t e r j “ e x t r e m e l y r e l u c t a n t to h „ . r \ h e ; M -ben Mo.«os stood before the mooiu-oh o f U irypt, aod his rod

, t . ; s o r a s - e C is a i e e x t r e m e l y r e i u c i .a n t to n e a r t n e cljan;;1,d jn . 0 a la rger snake than those o f the magi, be did nota p p e n d i x e d to j o u i v to ' - t - - ' '3 L_ e | t r u t h , f e a r i n g t h e i r f o u n d a t i o n s m i g h t b e s h a k e n ■ ch .in ï i t w as anytliing h u t the ro w e r o f God m anifested th rough

i quires great prudence and unflinching courage to I do these th incs. W e know bow u tte r ly w e ore the sport o f d r -

I lation in much better language than it is possible j ^ th(j o]d" landmarks removed._ _ Sadi a r e the —n ot the dem onstration o f S p irits. "When he spread overf o r me t o Fpeak lilY own ideas upon this subject. i . r J 3 1 : the land of Egypt the frogs or the lice, or turned its streams In­J n i - 1 J preiuaiccs of mankind and their tenacity to old ; ,, . . ,i.0 n ^i * J - < to b lo o d , h e d id n o t c la im th a t a n y b p i n t , b u t th e p o w e r o f G od,

j h a b i t s , t h a t t h e y m u s t b e a p p r o a c h e d e v e n b y H - ■ ^¡3 W hen C hris t fed th e m u ltitu d e o f tw o thousand, andi diculing the truth you mean to inculcate, till you ' th e n to o k Up m o re f ra g m e n ts th a n th e r e w a s food o r ig in a lly , h e• . • ,• ‘ 1. did n o t claim th a t S p irits, b u t th e pow er o f God, th rough him ,; can secure thc-ir attention to its examination lor UiU u J‘ . ‘ ’ . . . / ’ . a5, ’1 . . . . . d id it. s o th rough all the ea rly h is to ry of the C hristian C h u rch ;

have som etim es though t an y person com: ces n o t sym path iz ing w ith us, n o t in tin tha t characterize the m o*i oi os. w on.a io as th a t m an did upon the infidels. T he £. know ledged, conceded, or, if so, we do stance, we ta lk abou t the B ib le ; b u t who attaches any im p o rt­ance to the B ib le? T h is m an denies m y consciousness; tha t m an denies the evidence o f his ow n senses. N ow , I a?k, who shad we lane as u u th u ru v on such a m om entous question ? I f we are no t to have som e settled basis, substan tia l foundation, w hat progress can wc- m ake : I or m yself. I am w illing to takethis sub jec t up. s tep by s;ep. and pu rsu e i t : b u t to in troduce it in th is CoDicrence 1* cn tire ;v o u t of ¡»lace; because the re are Indie* here whose consciousness is to them sacred. A nd you m av be su re 01 it, However m uch you m ay ignore consciousness in the g reat operations of tne 1. inverse, it is, and alw ays has been, tne gospel of toe w orld. H ence it is th a t all religions agree in th e ir fundam entals— th a t the re is a g reat G od w ho gov­erns the w orld . T h e in tu itions of the hum an h ea rt are always the sam e ; they a!w ays ted the- sam e story. W e grow w ise ; and the age in w hich we live i=> one w hich unfolds m aterial w ealth : but S p iritua lly you will find it to he lhe same, in all its ¡»arts, a*

Ii w hen the E gyp tian s w orshipped crocodiles. Science is science, hum an na tu re is hum an nature. God is God ; He is w hat l ie was, w hat H e ever w ill be.

.Mr. M atthias re jo ined : I f there is to be no questioning in the case, you m u st ta k e ev e ry th in g for granted. I t is ra th e r su r­prising to hear the gentlem an say I deny his consciousness. I have never pretended to do it. B u t to assum e tha t the con­sciousness of one is evidence of the unconsciousness uf the w h 'de world, w ould argue th a t a m an is exceedingly metaphv.-ic:.!. «>r a* bad as the philosophers w ho condem n all.

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. T h e P v t h a h o u e x n H y p o t h e s i .«.— S c i e n c e a n d i ™ « - m a t e r i a l f o r i t s a m b i t i o n , a n d s h o u l d ih I the proclam ation is now here m ade th a t S p irits o f hum an beingsIftft.llilftft I l ln m ln n t f t lli-l,! o f l i ' i i i v i n i n n i l i - v - i c h a n c e to b r e a k in u p o n t h e m : i t m a v h a p p e n I d id these things. T h is idea involved th e ire lfere o f ev e ry h u ­i t r a d i t i o n i l l u m i n a t e t .I h e l d o f h u m a n » n q m .J , , (< f g . r o l a a i n e d t '0 ■ m an being, an d tbe D r. team ed to hea r i t th o ro n .b lv a n d dispas­

; t h e y i n s t i n c t i v e l y g r a p p l e w i t h c o n v u l s i v e e n e r g y ; t n a t tl10— " 110 c “ m - t0 ~c o “ r u m a i n e u to p r a \ . , 5ionaU.ly di3ctl«scd.: t h e i n f o r m i n g m a s s o f i n t e l l i g e n c e , a n d e r e c t i t l i k e : S y s t e m , c i r c l e s , w e ll a p p o i n t e d c i r e .e . ' , a n d m e n . u r . H all, from Duflalo, w as in troduced , and re la ted a fact,; a b u r n i r n - p h a r o s u p o n t h e w a s t e s o f l i f e a n d t i m e , j o f p r u d e n c e , e x p e r i e n c e , a n d a b i l i t y t o i t i n e r a t e , to ! w hich bore upon the S p iritua l s id e o f ib e su b je c t H e bad been

U 'l i o n „-ft ftAmr. ‘a e - t n h l i s b f l ip i n t i m a c i e s o f <? n i r - i - * v e i n s t r u c t i o n a n d r e g u l a t e s u c h c i r c l e s a s C la y I in tbe field from tbe com m encem ent o f the m anifestations, and \ \ l i e n U e c o n ic uO eM flO llM l t u e i n t i m a c i e s OI b ,p ]r . . . , .s e e n m any th ings o f a s ingu la r n a tu re : b u t w ould relate a fueli t s w e m u s t e x t e n d t h e i n i n d f a r i n t o t h e f u t u r e , n o t i u n i t e in e v e r y c i t y , to w n o r v i l l a g e , w i t h o u e n p r o - i occtjn .ed in Buffalo n o t long since. ATiile in a friend 's of-lik 'p t h e p v t h a o - o r e a n p h i l o s o p h e r i n t o t h e p a s t . I V id e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s a s w i l l e n a b l e t h e m t o p r o s e - : flee, th e re su dden ly appeared upon b is tab le tbe daguerreotypeT u ' - f t . , , R Vf t , U e r n v e r s e w k h t h e i n v i s i b 'e a n d i c u t s t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e m i s s io n s w i t h o u t b e i n g e r a - ! likeness o f a fem ale, upon a p la te w hich w as unfram ed. T hey

. i l lL ~ 0 d l CO\Cl.'5 c o n v e r s e WUU U l t n > Ib l * , tft . . T - u ■, , , ' exam iued It, handled it, and finally laid it dow n upon ihe table,w i t h t h i n g s w h i c h h a v e h t i e n c o n c e iv e d b e y o n d i t s ’ r..S&e o r o u lU *iV e. - U c . l i e A «. I r ; -wliilo o f tile m a tte r, w hat w as th e ir aston ishm entr e a c h a n d i t r e u p < •in c h d e l i g h t f r o m t h e e x e r t i o n - h o o d , l e t u s r e m e m b e r o u r d u t i e s , a n d ‘‘ b e k i n d l y ; on seeing i t sudden ly fram ed. T h e gentlem an then took it up

‘ i . P th p r ^ p i t a n n e a r a n e w n h z ~ w o n f r o m : a i f e c l io iu H l c n e t o a n o t h e r , '1 e s p e c i a l l y , “ t h o s e o f ; and closed i t b y m eans of a li ttle hook, and th e y bo th w en t in to > a a i O lllilKC t n e I t . . . I t a p p . P ; , x , n11 r. -I, -n T .T-.«,. i xr. I ano ther p a r t o f th e build ing , in tend ing to take i t hom e, th e gen-

\ l m or»fi ’ t h e h o u s e h o l d o * f a i t h . r e a r i n g 1 m a y b e to o i , _. . . . « .» i . . -o * 1A c a lm a n c i c o n b u i n t s o u l ; ° . r . tlem an ho ldm z tlie fram e in his hand all th e tim e. Before leav-: t h e f a v o r o f D e i t y . A c a lm a n c i c o n s t a n t s o u l ; v * . . . D - - **y ” j tlem an holding th e fram e in his hand all th e tim e. Before leav’ c h a s t e n e d w i t h p u r i t y , lo v e s n o t t o d w e l l u p o n a ! p r o l i x , I A in a d m o n i s h e d to c lo s e , t e n d e r i n g J ¡ng th e office, h e opened the fram e to show th e p ic tu re to anoth-

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' sweetened with fragrance the flower and prime of: W ashington, I>. C., Jan . 2Sth, lboo.sweetened with fragrance the flower and prime of our lives. '

The new Spiritual hypothesis, wc mean the un- : folding of the new experiences in Spiritual life, is :

; likeness w as th e re ! T h ey im m edia te ly re tu rn ed to th e office, ! and the re , upon th e table, lay th e likeness. T h is th in g w as re ­i pea ted som e ha lf dozen tim es, and th e speaker w as satisfied i th e re w as no tr ick , collusion, o r h u m b u g in it. F in a lly , the i gen tlem an th o u g h t he w ould ta k e th e em p ty fram e, leaving the

p ic tu re upon th e table. O n opening the fram e in ano ther room , | th e likeness w as found to be enclosed in i t I Som e discussion here took p lace betw een M r. H a ll and D r.

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fill their entreaties, telling them that the time is j elder Spirits who clothed not the drapery o. past, and tliat they are now fixed in an eternal . thoughts in blood, state of damnation, which will continually increase ;in torment forever and ever; while those whom , in.he did consider worthy of his salvation are in \ Eii.vxt'fx S w e d e n b o i i o .— Xotwithstandin

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free from that desolate intolerance with which the j £ t f i ior 0f C hristian S p ir i tu a l is t : Icreeds of past ages have been upheld. Men have; Your correspondent over the signature of “ Aj __ _ ___ ______ =_____

i been required tO believe or suffer. If conscience i V issue of 27 th asks: “ What is j a m ysterious m a n n e r; of th e ir being burned in th e presence ofI impose penalties, it should be those which draw [he use Sp‘iritualism ? I strove to be a Medium, IEbl;tee:I witae5ses and beins In s tan tly rep roduced in p resence of

» forth virtues, and not such as pxomotc \uon0. , an(a spent time and money to the amount of $2 o0 , j that BOlkin£ tut 5uperhuman pow er could p e rfo rm sn e h a thing,j The ultimatum thus far has been, if you do not i }qe could not comprehend the gTeat object, j YTith regard to m anifestations in th e Scrip tu res, the speaker

¡subscribe to our views, 1*11 force you, and hence j b3cause he wished Spirits to do the work which ! conld Proye tb a t God n ev e r d id crea te ansels ****& separatelyi . . /. • ,• j _i , . _ _ lif t,.» ; n i . , . _ _ _ . . . ! from hum an S p ir its ; th a t th e y w ere persons w ho had lived up-i the P r o v i n c e s of justice and more} have been in- | belonged to himseif to perform. lie did not per-1 on this earth and gone to th e Spirit-w orld . P au l knew th is w hen: vaded. The manifestation oi such exclu.-5ivenes.fs, cejve that becoming a Medium had nothing more th e said, “ H e crea te th his S p irits angels,” Ac. T h e angel who! has even made Pythagoras and the schools ; to do with his secular or other duties than if he , com m unicated with Jo h n the r .ev e la to r, icia h im n o t to w or- ' ^ i ship him , for ho was fellow -servant, of tbe prophets.

M r. M atth ias w as in troduced , and spoke su bstan tia lly as fol-But God will not hear but turns a deaf ear to , Oreece subsist in beauty and beatitude with the : ba(j not become o n e . I f he was convinced

1 . 1 « ... f>. f . t i . _l. _ „1 ft * V. „ ftt *1-. .Iftiin rvT-,» t h e i r ’ • * • •» . . . . ft . . .; great truth without being a Medium, he ought, uS I ]ows • P ersons make up the ir tn inds too read ily upon some sub­any child might, be convinced of the future exis- ! je c ts ; they settle dow n upon a m a tte r as fact w ith o u t sufficient

; tence and immortality of the soul and the Spirit-1 investigation . I th in k i t is a ltogether o a t of tb e question for , , , ^ . • S pirits as you call them , and as they are believed to be, to m ani-¡life of progress after death, of the ubiquity of God,; fest themselves atalL If , an d e rs tM d th e sc rip tu re s , angels

t h e ; and t h e presence o f our guardian angels, who with 1 w ere crea ted as angels, for w hen th is w orld was m ade, and allan eternal «tate of blcsscdnc« to "row happier substantial honors and emoluments which were | the Father are ever with us, watching our conduct ! in ^ God £aid> T1*r’ U e cooperated w ith some

“ ’ c . . r f . ' ey . . . P , . , - I o th e r intelligences. A nd w hen he m ade m an and placed him inand happier just in the same ratio in which their j conferred upon this eminent man, they seem ma-; and impressing us to propriety of deportment m ^ Gardea =f Lc was jn a statc of probEJ o; andwhensufferings increase ! The agony of these poor I dequately to measure the glories which enshrine | the discharge of our duties, as our conscience and [ m an broke th e com m andm ents, he placed an angel round abou t

“ I t :uu*t be so— P lato , thou reasonest well E lse w hence this i»k-a*ing hupe. th is fond T h is longing alter Im m orta lity ?”

W ithou t im m orta lity life w ould be a phantom , of tb e w orld is w orth any th ing , it ougiit to have settled furc-wr the im m orta lity of th e soul. T he issue is. th a t the Spirit-, com e : back to us. M ethod and fact a re different. A cknow ledge the ' fact th a t w e are im m orta l, and being im m orta l, w hat are we go- . ing to be? I t has been said God created the angels originally .— A nother has a different idea, th a t acgeU proce«-d from m an up. : A no ther w ill have it a> the re.-uit of organization. Each lias a , difference in m ethod. I t involves a m ethod nr.d a detail of m ethod. T herefore 1 m ake no issue. I f anybody w ishes to m ake issue on these qui-siiuns. i am w illing; h u t it is stale, fla t ■ and unprofitable. I leave th is question for any person v.-Jio 1 w ishes to en te r in to a philosophical discussion, anil I w ould be ■ m easurably pleased to hear him . I t is taken for granted here th a t consciousness is of som e v a lu e : a : !«:a->t I m ust ho perm itted to re ta in m ice , |

D r. Y oung w ished to speak on the subject, b u t th«-evening being far spent, he w aived his rem arks to «omo fu tu re ccea-ion, and tb e Conference adjourned. ;

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creatures adds to the glory of God, and in love and j his name. Although eminent in all the sciences, ; reason are more or less enlightened, regal splendor he sits upon his throne, enjoying his j his character is most wonderfully revealed in his j sonable to presume, that becoming a J power and loyalt}-, unmindful of the groans and | “ Illumination,”’ ns he termed his Spiritual e.xpe- j would necessarily disclose the whole “ an sighs of the miserable victims beneath his feet. ! rience. No such conceptions as his ever entered ; mystery,” when there is no mystery to be disclos-

T he splendid paraphernalia of heaven is his gor-: the mind of mortal before. Dante, Shakspeare, | ed, when the subject is clearly understood, as it is0 eons canopy, and the universal approbation of - and Milton dwindle into insignificance when com- j by thousands who have no special gifts, but clear his subjects "rccts lfis ear like the acclamation of I pared to that vast, hidden “ life of things” into j heads, and who feel thankful to God for the knowl-an entrancccfmultitude of happy beings. ; which he looked, and which it was a dispensation ! edge imparted ordinarily of the omnipresence ofj

Here ends the picture, not overdrawn, but true : for him to experience. Ilia analysis of the life to j God and the presence of Ills messengers, our gua*- le r im m orta lity , to livo forever; the associations of life, with

—n ot a ghost, n o t a disem bodied S p irit—to guard it, le st m an should ea t o f the tree o f life and live forever. T h en the whole question lies h e re : D oes m an possess any capability , an y power, o f sustain ing bis life after he is dead ? I f y ou w ill go to the origin o f m an y ou w ill find he w as m ade m ortal. I l is im m or­ta lity w as to be th e rew ard of obed ience; death the rew ard of

j d isobedience.’ I f th e firs t m an could die, i t is p r i m e fa c i e ev i­dence th a t he w as n o t m ade im m orta l. A fter he broke the com ­m andm ent, and w as d riven o u t o f tbo garden of E den , God

to the letter! How do you like it ? Do you con- , conic leads us to the very footstool of our Créa- : dian angels. The complaining tone and grumbling skier .such a revelation of God’s character sufficient i tor. ; Spirit of this writer seem childish and unreason-“ for human duty, interest and happiness in life, | Hrs character was made Spiritual by ail the in -; able in assumptions like the following": “Then, if and human hope ’and consolation in the hour of | fluences under which lie was born and lived ; be | Spirits can tell us anything we do not know our- death ?” You say it is incorrect, that it does not ! consecrated bis existence to their influences, and j selves, I should like to see it done. I should like do justice to the revelation. Pray why not ; since | he was rewarded by such compensation as never to see any new truth developed by Spirits, for I upon this revelation is built this creed, which I have j visited the mind of mortal before. All was huge, | ask in the name of common sense, how can they

w hich we are all fam iliar, endear us to it, and tbe great C reator has filled every an im al w ith an unconquerable love o f life.— W ell, now , It w ill n o t do to consider th is desire to live forever as an arg u m en t th a t therefore w e have th e suscep tib ility , th e pow er, to do so. T h e g rea t fact is, th a t im m o rta lity is to be the rew ard o f ea rnest seeking. Y o u are n o t to in h e rit i t in th e n a t­u ra l w ay ; the n a tu ra l tendency is to co rrup tion , to death . E v en Jo b , w ho w as sub lim ely inspired , declares th e re is m ore hope of a tre e than a m a n ; b u t man dleth, goeth o u t os a b rea th , and

CASH MUSIC AND PIANO STORE OFH O R A C E W A T E R S ,

N o . S33 B E O A D W A Y , N E W -Y O R K .Opposition to Monopoly. Music at greatly Reduced Rates.

N o tw ith s tand ing th e com bination os m usic dealers t<* ke«*p up th e prices o f non-copyrigh t znuric, against the in terests o:' n a ­tive com posers, an d th e ir refusal to ex tend to M r. W aters the courtesies o f the trade, he is m ak ing im m ense sales— having abundan t evidence th a t he has pub iicT oun tonauce and suppo rt in his opposition to th e G reat M onopoly, and in his efforts to aid N ativ e T a len t, and to adop t th e N ational C urrency. I lis stock o f A m erican and E uropean m usic is im m ense, and the catalogue o f his ow n publications is one of the largest ami best selected in the U n ited S tates. H e has al>o m ade a ur«.-at reduc­tion in th e ¡»rice o f P ianos, M elodeoas, and Musical in s tru m en ts o f all k inds. S uperio r toned 6 1*2 octave pianos for $175. £200, and $225, in te rio r o f as good quality , and in s trum en ts as strunu and as durab le as those w hich cost $5u0. P ianos o fev erv variety , .of s ty le and price up to $1,000, com prising tho:-e o f te n ’diffi-rent j lion. Magic, M esim ri.-n», Phi m anufactories; am ong them tbe celebrated m odern im proved ; Ecstacy, H allucination. Spec;H orace W aters P iano, and the first p rem ium -Eolian pianos <>1‘T. : C lairvoyance, So¡nn:.;j,buiÍM:i. Miracle.-, «•:«•.. show ing huw these G ilbert A C o /sm a k c , (ow ners o f the jEuJJan patent.) Second- , resu lts m ay b.* ir.duci-d, the T heory «.f M ind winch they dem on tmnd P ianos a t g rea t bargains. P rice s from $40 t«> $15<i. Mulo- ; strate , and th- h. :u. vol« h t uses to w hich th is know ledge should lodeons irom five d ifferent m anufactories, inc lud ing the w ell-I be applied. P rice 25 ct.-.know n S. D . & II. W . S m ith 's M elodeons, (tuned th«- equal tem* ; T h is book di.-clo.-es the w hole secret o f El« ctro-Eiologv, Ac. peram ent.) th e best m ake in th e U nited S tates. P rices from and for teachim : v. hich $1'». and even $5•/, have been charged.$45 to $150. S m ith ’s D ouble B ank, $200. E ach P iano and Me- I BOOK OF H E A L T H . H ave y««u read Mr. Sunderland 's Book iodeon guaran teed . T h e best te rm s to the trade, schools, etc. : o f H ea lth ? All paren ts ami children, all teachers, all who, in 12 1-2 p e rc e n t, d iscoun t to clergym en and churches. A il orders any sense, are out of health, should by all menu.- r.-ad this book, p rom p tly a ttended to . M usic sen t to all parts of the coun trv , . I t contains a vast am oun t of inform ation, with practical rem arks post paid , a t the reduced rates. G eneral and select catalogues on P aren tage. Infancy, Food, D iet. Labor, Recreation, Sleep and schedule of prices o f P ianos forw arded to anv address froe ; B ath ina. C luthinx. A ir, Causes of Hi-Iie.-dth. etc. P rice 25 eta. o f charge. ” ' P A T H E T 1 S 1 I. N E W T H E O R Y o F .M IND ; S ta tem en t of

TESTIMONIAL OF THE. HORACE w a t e r s p i a >’OS. 1 P h ilosophy, r.ml it? D iscovery Defended against tile assum p-T h e ed ito r of the sav an n ah R epublican , Savannah. Go., speak- tions recent!}* put forth under tlie cal-ali-tic nam es o f 4* M ental

ing o f the P iano F o rte s k e p t by M essrs. J . W . M orrell ¿z Go., of A lchem y,” ***EIectr«»-Bi>*!ogy." Ac. P rice lu cents, th a t city , s a y s : ‘ NEW* M ETH O D O F C U R E , by .Nutrition, w ithou t M edí

‘• I t w ill be seen th a t th e ir shock com prises in s trum en ts o f : cine. T h e desire for N arcotics destroy, d. A vailable for th e every grade o f excellence, from th e w ell-know n m anufactu ring • Sick, the Lame, and the Blind, in any ¡’a r t o f the coun try , establishm ents o f C hickering ¿c Son, H orace W ater-, H. W or- I P am phlet* o f inform ation. It) cents.cester, N n n n s & C lark, and Bacon ¿¿ ¿ a v e n . I t m igh t w ell be ! F o r C2 cts. each of these w o rk s w ill be sent to y o u r order, post supposed, th a t in so large n collection the re w ould b e s ó m e v e ry , free . A d d re ss a J : u :<t ia x t n n i r r a l is t , N o. 555 B road-fine instrum ents. B u t the**e is one w hich, f«>r beau ty o f finish , w ay , N ew ’ kand richness and b rilliancy of tone, equals, if it does *not excel. : — ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- ----any th ing of th e k ind w e have eve r Been. I t is from th e e s ta b - i P 5Y C H G M E T E E JC A L D E L U '« L A T I0 IIS OF CHA- lishm ent o f H orace W aters. B eing constructed of tlie best and I H A CX LK .m ost thoroughly seasoned m ateriai, and upon Im proved p rinci- i T o rend the character «-! persons bv holding the handw riting pies, i t is capable of resisting the action of every clim ate, and o fj to the forehead, is a gif: w hich m ay’ be em ployed in* num erous stand ing a long tim e in tune . T h e keys are « f pearl, and the j instances for the prom otion o f good, and to p rev en t fraud and recess for tlie finger-board is in laid w ith mosaic, w hile the legs , im position upon the unw arv .are m ost elaborate ly carved, and the w hole in s tru m en t fini.-bed ; Cases are o f constan t occurrence, in th e business of life, where

- - ...... -------- -- ¡ - previous know ledge of characte r w ould not onlv save m uche n t lies in the pow er, bn i.iancy , and tiehnc.-s of its tone, and , trouble, vexation and pecun iarv loss, b u t would offer, p rev en t

th e elastic ity of its touch.* | t¡¡o m ost ru inous consequent-no th hand-

hls„ ^ ...........— _ . . , , _ m ust be enclose«! in a blank envelop, tak ing care tha t the re be

and pow erful.—A ere Y o r k J fu H c a l Jlericxr. . no o th e r w riting , eith« r i:p«»n the envelop o r the enclose, le t LO ur friends will find a t M r. W aters ' store tbe very best assort- ' be careful!v Scaled up. p u t into an outer envelop, and d irected

m en t o f M usic and P ianos to be f«mnd in the U nited S tates, and ; to D r. C H A S E , corner o f G reene an«l ’¿evoM een th -strev t., w e u rge ou r S ou thern and W estern friends to give h im a call j P h ilad e lp h ia ; w hich m ay be delivered perMmaUy, o r sen t th r o ’ w hen they go to N ew Y ork .— G ra h a m '« 2 Ia g a s im . ¡B lood 's D esp a tch ; in the h itter case, a lee of $*¿ is expected to

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Persons desirous of becoming Members c f ¡ above given.“ T h e S oci ety fo b t h e D iffc sio x o p S p ir it u a l K x o w l - ¡ E xam ina tions for D isease w ill a lio bo m ade, w ith ’diagnosis eld ge ,” m ay m ake application fo r th a t purpose to e ith e r o f th e ! an d prescrip tion . A lock o f ha ir o r handw riting shou ld be cu - Offlcers o f th e S ociety, o r a t th e office o f T h e Ch r is t ia n S p ib - closed in an envelop w hen th e p a tien t canno t a t te n d p e n o n - rrcA U ST. i ¡liy . -

are m o s , e iaoo .a tc jy u irveu , anu m e w hole in s tru m en t nui.-ue«i i Gases are ol eon>Lant occurrence, m th e bu>iness of life, 1 up in a sty le of g rea t excellence and beauty . A nd y e t its chief j a previous know ledge of characte r w ould not onlv save 1 m erit lies in the pow er, brilliancy, and richness of its tone, and , trouble, vexation and pecun iarv less, b u t would offer. pr< th e elastic ity of its touch.* | tho m ost ru inous consequences.

W c consider them w o rthy of special a tten tion , from the reson- r in order to obtain r. delineation o f character of any one, not] a n t and exceedingly m usical tone w hich Mr. W aters has succeed- . in g m ore is required than to possess a specimen of th e ir ham ed in obtaining.—A«rtr Y o r k Jfu*>ical W orld a n d T im a . ; w riting , ( it m ay be n le tte r, note <>r anv o ther docum ent.) T h

H orace Waters^ P iano F o rtes ore of full, rich, and even tone, ; m ust be enclose«! in a blank envelop .'ta k in g care tha t the re t

Ç a t í r i .[F o r the C b ris tiin S p lritu o lU t]

INVOCATION T O TIIK SPIKIT.

C om e back, th o u soul nor s tray no m ore.A s w hen in daw n o f being freo,

T h y b righ t indw elling essence w ore T h e flo w er of im m orta lity .

T h y light shall show A p u re r glow,

E nsphered w ith in its charm ed shrine,L ike sacred llam es the m agi bore

A s offerings to th e Life D ivine .

T h y b a rk upon the sea of Life,Goes shuddering w ildly w ithou t g u id e ;

A nd then re tu rn s by m any ways,T o anchor in a calm er tide.

In this w ide space I t strives to trace

T he distance 'tvvixt itse lf and God,R evisiting in retrospect, th e regions w here It trod .

T h y v ital source of th rong ing thought,L ik e s ta rry a tom s b reathed in space,

A ritu a l from the G odhead brough t,Is on iny scroll o f being traced.

A nd then I hear W ith rap tu red ear,

T h a t m usic b rea thed from Spirit-Ups, •T h a t all E a r th 's harm onies eclipse.

T h o u angel o f the m ind, illum e T h e D ais T ru th w ith rays as fair

As th a t w hich ligh ts d issolving gloom,’T w ix t soul and soul in H eaven 's pu re air.

T im e canno t steal T h e jo y you feel,

N o r usages established long,O n b a r th y pearly gate o f song.

A ll th ings of ea rth re llec t th y spell,L ip-lo itering , the bridegroom sea

T a lk s to the m arried shoro O f its L ove-m ated m ystery .

T ho m orn ing’s beam,T h e evening 's dream ,

N ight-p in ioned rest, and silen t noon,A re all inform ed w ith th e sam e soul,

Converted to the blissful boon,T h a t round tho w hole com m ingling roll.

T h e golden-flecci-d dock of stars,M oon-shepherded, a-pom lering go,

T h read in g tho plain of H eaven, w here M ar­in council tiro review s his foe :

.Pitched low his tent.In darkness sent,

T o veil the g u lf th a t is his grave,F o r H eaven is sw ep t w ith a pale am ber w are.

T h y s tir o f unseen life is m igh tie r far,T h a n voice of w hirlw ind p re lud ing the storm ,

O r th unde r ro lling in his jag g y car,F ro m cradles w ith tho infant ligh tn ing w arm .

I hear th y cry In passing by,

A m id tho hum an w ilderness of m an,A nd trace th y m ystic m eaning in his p lan .

Leagued w ith the hosts th a t fill e tern ity ,D escending dow n to T im e th y sw ay ;

Cheats the w ide w orld of its oppressive toils,A nd crow ns its beau ty w ith d iv iner ray.

I le a r t-h au n tin g cares I t som etim es shares,

A nd tlic-n the dark invaders of thy jo y D io on the bosuin of th e ir ow n alloy.

[From the New T o rt Evening PostJ

SWEDENBORG’S THEORY OF HEAVEN,

[F rom the E v e n in g Post.]

szz: e e a v l .W hen H ercules w en t to unb ind P rom etheus , the ancients tell

us that Iio sailed the length o f the g rea t ocean in an earthen pitcher.

B ro ther m an, w ln-re 'cr thou art.T h a t a r t fu llering g rie f and woe,

F rom th is fable take new heart,F ee l the lesson it doth show.

G odlike m ind in body frail,T h a t can stem the w in try sen,

B reasting storm s, w ith ta tte red sail,S trugg ling w ith adversity—

K now th a t tr iu m p h ever blesses ■ H im who courage still j>usscsses.

W hen the storm has p rt ssod thee sore,A nd the w reck ing rocks are near,

F earless gaze upon the shore.T hough it show b u t s te rn and d rea r;

W arily "direct thy helm ,• ' • G rasping it w ith steadfast h a n d :

• . F earfu l hearts sligh t storm s o’erw helm ,. T im id one's ne 'e r reach the land;

• K eep th ine eye und im m ed by fear,• T liou shalt sa*fe to harbo r steer.

. ' f See’st thou on Life's d rea ry coast,All th y fo rtune w recked and gone—

A ll tha t m ade th y m anhood 's boast V anished like the dews o f daw n—

F riends th a t feasted a t th y board,. E y e s th a t looked w ith love <n thee— '

T h an k th y fate th a t such a horde F led thee w ith prosperity .

N ow thou know 's t th e ir value well.A nd the tru e from fake canst tell.

W hen tho gods' aroused ire ^ • H ound P rom etheus to his rock,

' In revenge for theic of fire• • B ared him to each s to rm 's ru d e shock ;

A nd to add disgrace to pain,T h a t his soul m igh t feel the sm art,

B ound h im w ith the felon's chain—S e t v u ltu re grief to gnaw his h e a rt :

. A ll th e ir m aliee proved b u t naught,. Ii.'Solution lived in thought.

• T hus, though sorrow s harrass life,' Still th e brave w ill w ith them cope;

H earts and arm s grow strong w ith strife,' ' A nd, though bound, gain w ider scope.

W hen A ntam s touched the ground,' W restling w ith the dem i-god,

Ho arose a t each reboundF resh e r from his m o ther sod ;

T hough his falsehood did not th rive ,L e t i t teach thee tru e to s trive ;L e t th em thus from every fail

W ith renew ed viarnr rise,' T ill a t last th e y vanquish all

: . That dispute the wished-for prize.

[F rom the Phrenological Jo u rn a l.]

APOLLONIUS.AN' ANCIENT VISIONIST.

If there is a reality in the psychological facts anil philosophy from time to tune set forth in this department of the .Journal, it is of course presum­able that illustrative examples would be furnished, more or less, in the history of all ages and nations. Researches among the records of the past deter­mine this to be the case ; and among tiie many cxamples that might be mentioned, are those fur­nished in the history of Apollonius, a native of Ty- ana in Cappadocia, and who was born not far from the beginning of the Christian era.

According' to Piiiiostratus, pre-intimations re­ceived by his mother during her pregnancy pointed to him as a remarkable personage, and from his childhood he was distinguished for extraordinary qualities of mind. In early life he attached him­self to the austere tenets and discipline of the Py­thagorean philosophy, abstaining entirely from ani­mal food, living on fruits and herbs, going barefoot, and suffering his hair to grow its lull length. He spent much cf his time in the tent of Aesculapius at A3g:e, mu was by its priest-initated into the mysteries of the healing a r t ; ami he subsequently traveled extensively in various oriental countries, conversing everywhere with the priests and magi, and storing his mind with their occult wisdom. A modem adept in the knowledge of psychological laws will of course not wonder that, with a favora­ble constitution, this mode of discipline and culture should procure for him the development of remark­able psychological powers ; and these facts remove in a great measure, if not wholly, the incredibility of several wonderful things stated of him by his biographer, Ph'.lostratus.

it is stated by this writer that Apollonius in one or two instances restored to life persons who were apparently dead, by processes which in our^day would be pronounced purely psychological. M hile in the island of Crete, he exclaimed, on one occa­sion, that the sea was bringing forth land. It was afterward ascertained that an island was at that moment rising out of the neighboring sea by tue throes of an earthquake. While at the Isthmus of Corinth, he predicted the attempt of Nero to cut through it. In the after part of his life, while at Ephesus, engaged in a public disputation, he sud­denly changed his tone of voice and exclaimed,— “ Well done, Stephen take heart; kill the tyrant, kill him!” and then after a short pause he added : “ The tyrant ¡3 dead: he is killed this very hour.” It afterwards proved that the tyrannical Einpcrcr Domitian was actually slain by a band of conspira­tors at that very hour in the city of Koine.

Apollonius died at tho advanced age of ninety- seven, and was regarded not only by_ his disciples, but by the Emperor Scverus, as a divinely inspired personage, and his memory received distinguished honors. y'" D

A s c i s e Ccl-lestia.—T lie Heavenly Arcana contained In theH o ly Scripture«, o r W ord o f the L o rd U nfolded, beg inn ingw ith th e B ook o f G enesis; to ge ther w ith w onderfu l th ingsseen in the Heaven of Angels. Translated from the LaUn ofEm anuel Swedenborg,' servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.—T ois. I . I f- I I I . IV . N ew T o r t : A m erican S w endenborgP r in tin g a n d P u b lish in g Socia ty , B ib le H ouse , A sto r place.No. iX. 1S54. '

The above is the title of four elegantly printed royal volumes, recently printed by the American Swedeuborg Printing and Publishing Society, whose very existence is probably not known to one in a hundred of our readers, scarcely to one in a thousand, perhaps, of the American people.— Yet we learn, from the volume before us, that this Society was “ organized for the purpose of stereo­tvping, pripting and publishing uniform editions of the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg,” and incorporated by the State of New York in 1S50. "We are informed, also, by one of its offi­cers, that the Society has already stereotyped and published eight royal octavo volumes, in a style uniform with the “ Arcana Ccelestla,” and that it is vigorously prosecuting the work it has under­taken in issuing in a similar style, and at no distant period, all the theological works of the famous Swedish philosopher, amounting to more than twelve thousand octavo pages. The volumes be­fore us number about 550 pages each, and are sold at the very low price of 75 cents per volume— barely enough to pay the cost of paper, press-work and binding, for they are admirably printed in every particular.

So much respecting the externals of these vol­umes, as our Swedcnborgian friends would say.— W e wish we were competent to speak of their in ­ternals with a like degree of confidence. But to fathom these “ Heavenly Arcana,” or to give a complete analysis of the contents of these four volumes, would require more time, space and knowledge than we possess. But, without claim­ing to speak with authority—perhaps not always with strict accuracy, though we shall by to do this —we propose to state the fundamental principles of that system of hermeneutics taught by the Swedish Seer, and so systematically applied in these volumes to a portion of the book of Genesis, and that por­tion, too, which has given rise to the most con­troversy.

Swedenborg claims to have an extraordinary de­cree of illumination; he claims to have had hisi &! Spiritual senses opened, so that he was enabled to

1 see and converse with the inhabitants both of hea­ven and hell, for a period of nearly thirty years, during which time he was occupied in writing his

j theological works. And while enjoying this open i intercourse with the inhabitants of the Spiritual ! world, he claims that his mind was illumined in an j extraordinary manner, so that he was enabled to see and unfold the Spiritual sense of the Sacred Scriptures, which had never before been developed.

The largest portion of his theological works is filled with these “ Heavenly Arcana,” as he terms them. Ilis doctrine on this subject is : That the Scripture, as a revelation from God, was designed to teach us Spiritual truth ; that it contains in its bosom all the laws of the soul and of man’s regen­erate life, and therefore all the laws of the Spiritual world ; consequently, that it contains throughout a Spiritual sense, which is to the literal sense what the soul is to the body. He does not deny, reject or disparage the literal sense of the Bible, but con­siders it valuable chiefly as the foundation and con­tinent of the Spiritual sense, which he regards as far the most important, and the great end for which the literal sense was given. He insists that the Scripture is the Yv ord of God in the most unquali­fied sense; and that, being such, it must be every­where filled with the Spirit and life of' God, or with the wisdom and love that dwell in and from angelic minds. “ The 'Word,” he says, “ being of the Lord and from the Lord, could not possibly be given without containing, interiorly, such things as relate to heaven, to tlie church, and to faith.— Without such a living principle, the Word, as to the letter, is dead. For it is with the Word as it is with Man, who consists of two parts, an external and an internal. The external is the body, which, separate from the internal, is dead; but the inter­nal, or soul, is that which lives, and causes the ex­ternal to live. So the Word, as to the letter alone, is like a body without a soul.” Thus he makes every natural object and event mentioned in the world, the symbol of some principle, law or fact, with which it corresponds as the body with the soul. Yet the method of interpretation differs en­tirely from the allegorical method of the old Christ­ian Fathers. There is nothing arbitrary about it— nothing left to mere conjecture, or the play of fancy.

He maintains that every object in the universe j is significant, having a name or meaning stamped j upon it by the hand of the Creator Himself.| that when material objects are used in the Word,| their true scriptural purport is the same as in the j volum of Mature ; that they have in both the very ! meaning which was given to them originally by : the Creator—a meaning above that which address- | cs the outward sense. For example ; The sun, as I being the natural source of light and warmth, cor- 1 responds to the Lord, who is the source of Spirit- j ual light and warmth, (truth and love.) The trini­; ty of heat, light, and their product, or, as he terms I it, their “ proceeding operation ” in the sun, cor­! responds to the Divine Trinity cf love, wisdom,I and their operation in the Lord. The moon, bc- : coming visible by means of the sun’s light, which j it reflects. corresponds to the principle of faith in I man, which is a faint reflection of the Lord’s wis­dom. Light corresponds to truth, for truth is Spi­

I ritual light. Ileat corresponds to love, for love is | Spiritual heat. Darkness corresponds to Spiritual j ignorance or the mental obscurity induced by falsi- j ties, state of the intellect. The different seasons of the I year and their changes, as well as different times ! of the day, correspond to different mental states j and their changes. The six days’ work of creation,; mentioned in the first chapter of Genesis, corres­! pond to tlie states of temptation or mental conflict I —states of S p ir itu a l labor, which every regener- : ating person has to endure, while he is being cre-

naturally refer to change or place, denote, by cor­respondence, change of state, particularly the state of the heart or will. Therefore, an elevated place, sucli as a hill or mountain corresponds to an ele­vated state of the affections, or purity of heart; and a low place, of course corresponds to an oppo­site state of the affections, or impurity of heart—

| Swedenborg says this Is the reason why the Lord j is called the Most High, and why Heaven, which | is a state of comparative purity of heart, or a state | of disinterested and neighborly love, is said to be j on high, and also why hell, or the opposite state of life to heaven, is described by a word which, in the original Greek and Hebrew, naturally signifies a low place under ground—sometimes translated graze. So also the names of places, as of coun­tries, cities and villages, mentioned in the Bible, are significant of the various states of regenerate and unregenerate minds; and the names of per­sons likewise are significant of certain mental or Spiritual qualities, and thus refer, in their highest sense, to classes of individuals, or to all these who are of the quality thereby denoted.

These examples will suffice to show that a book might be written under the dictation of Infinite Wisdom, which should contain both a natural and a Spiritual sense, corresponding to each other like body and sou], and Swedenborg alleges that the Sacred Scripture is composed in this manner; and that it is therefore entirely different from all unin­spired productions, not only in the nature of its contents, but in the style of its conposition ; as different, indeed, as a work of Mature is from a work of art—as a picture or statue is from a living man. He maintains that the divinity and sanctity of the Word reside in its Spiritual sense, and that it could not have been written otherwise than it is, and been a truly divine composition—really the Word of God. He claims to have been divinely illumined, and thus enabled to see the corrcspon dence and Spiritual significance of ail things in the Word, and to have been commissioned by the Lord to reveal them for the good of all Christians. And as this Spiritual sense of the Word is in his view its true and genuine sense—the sense which is specially needful to the Spiritual regeneration of man—therefore he maintains that the unfolding and revealing of this sense is the fulfilment of the promised second coming of the Lord. The Word, saith the Scripture, was in the beginning with God, and is God. Therefore, saj’s Swedenborg, the true second coming of the Lord is a Spiritual coming— a coming of that which is Himself—a coming of the Word, or a true meaning of the Word, of its Spirit and life, the understanding and hearts of men—a coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and glory, because by the clouds is denoted tho literal sense of the Word, which veils the Spir­itual, but through or upon which the Spiritual sense breaks forth, as the sunlight through the clouds.

Swedenborg, therefore, presents us with an en­tirely novel view of the written Word of God—of the style of its composition, and of the nature and extent of its inspiration; and consistently with this, a new metllbd of interpreting the Word, or of unfolding its Spiritual meaning. He does not set aside any of the admitted principles of philology, nor disparage the use of the grammar and lexicon as means of arriving at the correct lite ra l import of the Bible. But he insists that the Spiritual sense of the Divine Yv’ord is not to be reached by these means alone, any more than the soul of man is to be found by the most minute and careful dissection of the body. As the soul’s immortality is a mat ter of divine revelation and not of scientific inves­tigation, so, he m a i n t a i n s , must the S p i r i t u a l s e n s e of the Word be.

Having announced a new princi[j!e of exegesis, which forces him to look beyond the bare contex of the letter in his interpretation of Holy Scripture, it is not surprising that Swedenborg’s entire sys­tem of doctrinal theology, which is professedly drawn from and based upon the written Word, should be quite different from the S3"stems hitherto believed by the different sects in Christendom.— And, according];»-, we find it to differ from all pre­vious doctrinal systems, somewhat as Spirit differs from matter, the soul from the body, the Spiritual from the literal sense of the Bible. Thus, while he affirms the usual doctrines held by the Christian Church, he affirms them in quite a different sense, or explains them quite differently. He pretends to have opened up a higher and truer view of each doctrine, or rather a higher and truer view of the Word itself, from which all his doctrines are pro­fessedly drawn.

For example: He affirms the divinity and inspi­ration of the Scriptures, but holds to a different kind and degree of inspiration from Christians ge­nerally—a degree which could not consistently be admitted by those who do not admit a Spiritual

And sense. He affirms the doctrine of a Divine Trinity ; not a trinity of Divine Persons, however, but a trinity of love, wisdom, and operation,—three es­sentials in one divine person, corresponding to heat, light, and their proceeding operation, in the neutral sun. This, he maintains, is the Triune that is signified by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, understood in the heavenly or Spiritual sense. He affirms the doctrine of the Atonement; but this doctrine, as ho explains it, is not that of a vicarious sacrifice—the appeasing of Divine Wrath by satis­fying Divine Justice. It is the bringing of man at one again with his Maker, through his voluntary reception of, and obedience to his Maker’s laws.— When man habitually shuns evil as sins against God, and thus brings his will into agreement with }he divine will, then be receives the rtonement.— The reconciliation is accomplished in him ; he is at one with God. He affirms the doctrine of a second coming of the Lord; but, as we have said, it is an inward and Spiritual, not an outward and personal

Seer claims to have seen and heard in the Spiritual world. Some of these things, although related with tho simplicity of a man who knows no dis­guise, and whom no one would suspect of willful deception, are rather a severe tax upon the credu-

; lity of practical men, although they contain noth- i ing more marvelous than the Spiritual phenomena ! which'are said to be witnessed a id believed by | multitudes of intelligent people all around us.— i These relations as they are termed give what pur­i port to be Swedenborg’s personal observations con­I cerning the process of dying and man’s resurrection ! from the dead shortly after; the nature of the soul | or Spirit; of heaven and heavenly joy; bell, its ¡ nature and miseries, Spiritual spheres; the light ; and heat of heaven, and the paradisiaical scenery there ; visions and dreams, including the propheti- caljOnes recorded in the W ord ; the last judgment— when and where, and how accomplished; memory in the other life; the condition after death of heathen nations; correspondences and representa­tives in the other world; the Grand Man, or the whole angelic heaven, and the correspondences of different angelic societies with the different organs and senses of the human body. The revelations here made, render the modem stories of the Spir­itual media, stale and commonplace.

We have thus endeavored to present to our read­ers some of the most striking peculiarities of Swe­denborg’s theological system, as presented in the volumes of the “ Heavenly Arcana.” We cannot close these remarks, however, without expressing our hearty commendation of the beautiful charity included by him, and of the broad and truly Cath­olic spirit everywhere evinced in the volumes be­fore us. We are of the opinion that the Christian world would do well—much better than it has hitherto done—to heed the instruction in the fol­lowing paragraph, which is only one among many of similar purport that our eye has fallen upon in these “ Arcana.”

“ Doctrináis alone do not distinguish churches before the Lord; but this is effected by a life ac­cording to doctrináis, all which, if they are true, regard charity as their fundamental; for what is the end and design of doctrináis, but to teach how a man should live?' The several churches in the Christian world are distinguished by their doctri­náis, and the members of those churches Lave hence taken the names of Roman Catholics, Luth­erans, Calvinists, or the Reformed and Evangelical Protestants, with many others. This distinction of names arises solely from doctrináis, and would never have had place if the members of the Church had made love» to the Lord and charity towards their neighbor the principal point of faith. Doctri­náis would then be only varieties of opinion con­cerning the Hysterics of faith which they who are true Christians would leave to every one to receivi according to his conscience whilst it would be the language of their hearts, that he is a true C hristian who lu es like a C hristian , that is, as the Lord teach­es. Thus one church would be formed out of all these diverse ones, and all disagreements arising from mere doctrináis would vanish, yea, ail the animosities of one against another would be dissi­pated in a moment, and the kingdom of the Lord would be established on earth. The ancient church, which existed immediately after the flood, although, dispersed over several kingdoms, was of such a character; so that, notwithstanding they differed much from each other in respect to doctrináis, they still made charity the principal thing, and regarded each other’s worship, not from the doctrines of faith, but from the charity of life which entered into it. This is meant by what is said of that church , Gen. xi, 1 ; th a t “ They had all one lan guage, in their words were one.”—A. C. 1793.

YTe confess that we find it not in our heart to laugh at any system of theology which inculcates a Spirit of charity like this.

In conclusion, we must sa}- that this Swedenbor- gian delusion, if it he a delusion, is a very extraor­dinary one. It is evidently spreading; and as far as we have the opportunity of judging, among a sober, orderly, industrious, upright, and for the most part, intelligent and highly cultivated people. It is spreading, too, in a very quiet way, chiefly by means of the press. And the beautiful style in which the entire theological works of Swedenborg are being published by the American Printing So­ciety, and the low prices at which they are being offered for sale, is some evidence, at least, of the firm and unwavering faith which his followers feel in the truth and value of his teachings.

ated a living soul in the ¡mag

Time corresponds to state, especially the eomiDg. He anirms the doctrine of a resurrection' —not of the natural or material body, however, but of the Spiritual bodj", which he says is the real man, that rises or consciously enters the Spiritual world when the material body dies. He affirms the doctrine of a Heaven and a Hell in the other world, but not the kind of Heaven and Hell hither­to believed in byr Christians, and taught in the lit­eral sense of the AYord. Ilis heaven and hell are not places, but certain states of human life, oppo­site to each other as good and evil, truth and falsity, light and darkness are opposite. And he insists that the Spiritual interpretation, according to the law he has unfolded, of those passages of the Word which treat of heaven and hell, will exhibit the true nature of both or the precise Spiritual condition of the inhabitants of these two king­doms. And so in respect to other doctrines that he teaches. Thcj- are quite different from those hitherto believed in by Christians as one might ex­pect they would be, considering that he alleges the existence of a Spiritual sense to the Scripture, and claims that this is its true sense, and the one in which true doctrine, therefore, is alone to be found.

Besides tho unfolding of tho Spiritual senso of the Scriptures, which appears to be tho main ob­ject of the work before us, we find, at the closo of each chapter, relations of things which the great

and likeness of his Maker. Animals in general correspond to affcc-

1 tions—the quality or kind of affection being deter- 1 mined by the qualify or character of the" animal.— ; Lambs correspond to innocent affections, dogs to : carnal affections, wolves and other ferocious ani­: mais to various evil affections, serpents to such as ! arc sensual, low and grovelling. Bread and incat correspond to the good of love from the Lord,

; whereby the will-principle of man’s soul is fed and nourished ; and water, wine and blood corres­pond to the truths of wisdom from the Lord, whereby the intellectual principle is fed and nour­ished ; and eating and drinking correspond to the act of receiving and approaching Spiritual nourish­ment, or the goods of love and the truths of wis­dom, from the Word of the Lord.

Space corresponds to the state of the human heart or will ; hence all words of Scripture which

CRIME ART) SPIRIT-INTERCOURSE.Among the many benefits likely to result from

the development and actualization of Spirit-inter­course, we know of few departments of life where its power will be more salutary and positive than among that class of unfortunates predisposed to suicide and murder. T h e f a c t that suicide will not better the condition of the criminal and sufferer will dispel the illusion that “ a n y where out o f the world. ’ can bring no peace to the wicked or the unfortunate, and may be the means of awakening manly fortitude to meet the issues of life calmly. The murderer is generally superstitious, which fact can be well attested by the “ lives of the felons,” and when it is a known and acknowledged truth, that the Spirit never dies, but is en rapport with the earth and able to make known its presence from time to time, is it probable that murder would be deliberately effected with this conviction in mind ? We thinK nob Let the following bear its proper testimony when you explain th e fa c t .

_ P o w e r o f a G u il t y C o n s c ie n c e .—A singular instance of the influence of a guilty conscience up­on the_ imagination occurred at Gloucester a few days since. Our readers may have noticed a para­graph in the papers last fall relating to the arrest at Gloucester, of a fisherman, named McDonald, charged with the murder, at a hamlet on the shores of the Bay of St. Lawrence, of a man, also named McDonald, and a cousin of the murderer. The ac­cused was discharged for wautof evidence to prove the murder, and was again arrested at the instance of the English Consul, upon a requisition of the Provincial authorities, charging him with man­slaughter. But no stipulations existing between the United States and the British Government in relation to the surrender of persons accused of manslaughter, McDonald was again discharged, and is now at liberty. In the course ot the exa mination it appeared that still another McDonald, master of the schooner James Seward in which thè murderer escaped and several of the crew, were concerned in the affray which terminated so tragi­cally, and had counselled him to the commission of tne crime. This Capt. McDonald, having among his crew the same men, sailed from Gloucester a week or two since, for Georges Bank, and to the general surprise returned, after a short absence from port, without having visited the fishing ground. One of the crew relates the following strange story: One evening as they were ap­proaching the bank, running before the wind, un­der full sail, the vessel’s headway instantly stopped, and while the skipper and the men above mention­ed were wondering at the phenomena, they dls- tinctly saw in the clear starlight the ghastly form of the murdered McDonald come on board over the vessel s bows. The spectre’s throat was cut from ear to ear, and the blood dripped from the wound down upon tho haft of a knife sticking in its side. It slowly lifted its finger towards the schooner’s helm, pointed back to the distant port, and disap-

peared again over the bows. The vessel was im­mediately put about, and on arriving at Gloucester,was deserted by skipper and crew, not one of whom will set foot upon her deck again. Tbe schooner still lies at her wharf, and the skipper has not left his house since he went home in obedience to the spectre’s warning.— P itc lb u rg Eeveille.

Opinions of Distinguished Men f.especting oue present English Version of the Scriptures.—The English translation of the Bible is the best transla­tion in the world, and renders the sense of the ori­ginal best— John Selden. _

The style of our present version is incomparably superior to anything which might be expected from the finical and perverted taste of our own age. It is simple, it is harmonious, it is energetic; and which is of no small importance, use has made it familiar, and time has rendered it sacred.—B ish ­op M iddleton.

Upon the whole, the national churches of Europe will have abundant reason to be satisfied, when their versions of Scripture shall approach in point of accuracy, purity and sublimity, to the acknowl­edged excellence of our English translation.—D r. W hite, Professor o f A ra b ic a t Oxford.

You may rest fully satisfied, t>. at as our English translation is, in itself, by far the most excellent book in our language, so it is a pure and plentiful fountain of divine knowledge, giving a true, clear, and full account of the divine dispensations, and of the Gospel of our salvation; insomuch that who­ever studied the Bible, the E nglish B ible, is sure of gaining that knowledge and faith which, if duly applied to tbe heart and conversation, will infallibly guide him to eternal life.—D r. John 2 a y lor, o f H arwich.

The English version of the Bible is superior in accuracy and fidelity to all other European ver­sions. Mor is this its only praise. The translators have seized the very Spirit and souls of the origin­al, and expressed this, almost everywhere, with pathos and e n e rg y . Besides, our translators have not only made a standard of our language.—D r. A d a m Clark.

Ours is a most noble production of the age in which it was made. The divines of that were very different Hebrew scholars from what most of their successors have been in England or Scotland.— With the exception of Bishop Lowth’s classic work upon Isaiah, no other effort at translation among the English divines will compare, either with re­spect to taste, judgment, or sound understanding of the Hebrew, with the authorized version.—P ro f. S tu art.

We cannot but call to mind with gratitude and admiration, the integrity, wisdom, fidelity, and learning of the venerable translators, of whose pious labors we arc now reaping the benefit; who, while their reverence for the Holy Scriptures in­duced them to be as literal as they could, to avoid abscurity, have been extremely happy in the sim­plicity and dignify- of their expressions, and who, by their abhorrence to the Hebrew idiom, have at once enriched and adorned our language.— Thomas H a rtw e ll H orne.

L ong L iv e s a n d H e a l t h y O n e s .—“ How few really die of old age!”—observes Dr. Tan Oven, in an interesting volume which he has just pub­lished in London, on the causes of longevity. To prove the truth of his remark, he gives tables of 7000 persons who lived ages from 100 to 1S5 years. The following are some of the instances he refers to :—“ Parr’s death at 152 was premature, induc­ed by a foolish change from the simple diet and ac­tive habits of a peasant to the luxurious case and exciting foods of a country gentleman. His body was examined bj- the great Ilarvey, who found ail the organs in so sound a condition, that, but for in­temperance and inactivity, he would, in all proba­bility, have lived many years longer.” An Eng­lish gentleman named Hastings, who died in 1G50, at the ageofluO, rode to the death cf a stag at 90. Thos. Wood, a parish clerk, lived tolOG, and “could read to the last without spectacles, and onfy- kept his bed one d a y .” J. Witten, a weaver, “ was nev­er sick, never used spectacles, bunted a year be­fore his death, anu died suddenly,” at tbe age of 102. Francis Atkins “ was porter at the palace gate, Salisbury. It was his duty to wind a clock which was at the top of the palace, and he per­formed this duty until within a 3-ear of his death (102.) He was remarkably upright in his deport­ment, and walked well to the last.” Margaret Mc- Dorval, a Scottish woman, who died at 106, “ mar­ried thirteen husbands, and survived them all.”— Cardinal de Salis, who died in 1785, at the age of 110, used to say—“ By being old when I was young, I find myself young now I am old. I led a sober, studious, but not lazy or sedentary life; my diet was ever sparing, though delicate; m3' liquors the best wines of Zeres and La Mancha, of which I never exceeded a pint at a meal, except in cold weather, when I allowed myself a pint more; I rode and walked every day, except in raim- weath­er, when I exercised for two hours. So far I took care of the body; and as to the mind, I endeavor­ed to preserve it in due temper b3* a scrupulous obedience to the divine commands, and keeping (as the apostle directs) a conscience void of offence to God and man.” J. Jacob, a native of Switzerland, “ 127 3-cars old, was sent as deputy to the Matlonal Assembfy- of France.” He died the following 3'ear. Others might be mentioned, but we have onfy- room to add, that within the past two centuries and a half, ten well certified cases of individuals in En­gland and "Wales living to ages ranging from 152 to 2 0 0 years, have occurred; and here, in modern times, we have repeated the length of days com­monly believed to belong exclusively to the patriar­chal ages. *

learned something about tactics and strategy.— And in that position is Sevastopol, thanks to your Austrian alliance, which, having interposed herself between you and your enemy in Wallachia, made the Czar free to send such numbers to Sevastopol as he likes.

“ Ton w ill he beaten, rem em ber m y w o rd ! Your braves will fall in vain under Russian bullets and Crimean air, as the Russians fell under Turkish bullets and Danubian fever. H ot one out o f fire o f yo u r braves, im m olated in vain , sh a ll sec A lbion or G a llia again . But I will tell 3'ou in y bat manner Sevastopol is to betaken. I t is a t W arsaw that you can take Sevastopol.”

The event has certainfy- shown that in these opinions, Kossuth evinced far more sagacity than the public men and writers of England and France, who predicted with so much confidence the speedy fall of Sevastopol. It is now universalfy- conceded that the seige will be much longer and more diffi­cult than was at first imagined.' Kossuth insisted from the first, that Austria, by her neutrality, re­lieved Russia from all apprehensions on that fron­tier, and that she could therefore pour reinforce­ments into the Crimea to any extent.—.Saturday E ven ing M ail.

Singular P henomenon.—A curious phenome­non, says a Mew Orleans paper, has lately been witnessed in the port of Yera Cruz. For several days in the beginning of this month, the shores of the harbor and neighborhood were strewn with dead fish cast up from the sea. So great was the quantity that serious fears were entertained jest disease should follow such masses of putrefaction. Bodies of troops were turned out each day, who gathered the fish and buried them on the spot A general order was issued commanding all those re­siding in the vicinity to take similar steps for the prevention of disease. An order was also passed prohibiting the sale of fish.

This phenomenon continued for several daj-s, and at last gradually disappeared. It is interesting to naturalists, and we therefore give the following ex­planations of Mr. Adolphus Hegewisch, a surgeon in the military hospital, resulting from experiments made by order of the commandant Iff the ap­pearance of the fish the first thing that struck the attention was the inflamed and protruded state of the C3'es, such as ordinarily takes place in strangu­lation. This, the Dr. says, was not, as might be supposed, the result of putrefaction, for the case was the same when it had not commenced. On opening the fish, the intestines were observed to be much distended with a gas, which, on being tested, proved to be a carbonic acid gas. A de­composition of the contents of the intestines show­ed the presence of no poisons, either mineral or vegetable.

A submersion of the intestines and fish in slaked lime caused the evolution of large quantities of carbonic acid gas. lie judges, therefore, that the death of these fish had arisen from asphyxia, caused by this gas. He concludes that the gas has been evolved durirg submarine volcanic eruption; and in support of bis opinion, refers to Humboldt’s Cosmos, page 221. He also refers to a similar phenomenon which took place in tbe Mediterra­nean in 1821, when large quantities of fish were similarfy thrown up on the shores of Corfu, Ceph- alonia, and the coast of Albania, and by their de­composition caused a plague which carried off large numbers of the inhabitants.— P o rtla n d Transcript.

W h e r e t h e S t r e n g t h L i e s .—AYhere is the strength and safefy- of a people? Is it in their multitude? Look at Europe, and behold the mil­lions the sport of the few ; look at the nations and races trampled l>3' a tithe of their numbers in the dust ; look at the myriad slaves whom a thousand fy-rants and taxmen scourge in fields, and camps, and dungeons. The strength of a people is not alone in multitude, fe it in the power of revolu­tions and massacres, or in the bayonets they can fling to the glimmer of the sun? Did bayonets save Rome? Did the3' save Poland, and Hungary, and France, and Gertna^- to the people ? Tho strength and safety of a people lie in their knowl­edge of their rights and their union in defence of them ! Ignorant and disunited, the greater the number the greater the danger of a people. The}- are their own curse. They fall upon and destroy themselves. In their hands bayonets become sui­cidal. Giie a people true knowledge of them­selves, and no power can oppose them. Liberfy- comes with intelligence, and the unarmed, intelli­gent millions. The strength of the American peo­ple lies least in their number of cannon and bayo­nets, and most in their school-houses, newspapers and books. These are indestructible weapons, to which age adds edge and might; and armed with these, we are safer and stronger than a soil brist­ling with murderous steel. Armed with 'these, millions lean together, and strike mightily but bloodlessly as one man, through the ballot-box.

* A w eapon su re r yet,A n d m ig h tie r than th e b ay o n e t;A weapon that comes down as still

As snow-flakes fall upon the sod,A nd execu tes a freem an 's w ill,

A s ligh tn ings do th e w ill o f G od.”Genesee H erald.

I n f l u e n c e o f W o m e n i n t h e P r e s e n t T i m e .—The subjection of women to the arbitrary will of man is characteristic of countries steeped in igno­rance, barbarism and tyran^-. The elevation of woman to the intellectual dignity of man is cha­racteristic of countries blessed with knowledge, ci­vilization and liberty. Let the despotic nations of the East regard the tender sex as slaves only to their uncontrolled dominion ; but let the free na­tions of Europe prove their superiorify- in justice, refinement and religion, b\- sharing with that sex all the mental pleasures of which they are as cap­able as ourselves. If incompetent legislators make bad laws, women are as deeply injured by their operat.ons as men ; if competent legislators secure good_ laws, women are as much benefited by the blessings they produce as men; independently of which, if men alone were subject to the evil'and the good, how could women be indifferent to the happiness of their husbands, fathers, brothers or sons ? From the lips of woman every infant hears the first accents of affection, and receives the first lessons of dufy- in tenderness and love. For the approbation of woman, the grown-up youth will undertake the boldest enterprise and brave every difficulty, danger, and death itself. To the hap­piness of woman the man of maturer years will devote the best energies of his mind and bodv ; and from the soothing and affectionate regards of woman the man who has become venerable bv years, derives his chief consolation in life’s decline.Who, then, shall say that one-half of the human race, and thc3' the most virtuous, and the most amiable, may- not be entrusted with an intelligence and an influence equal to our own ? To them, when sorrow afflicts us, we consign half our suffer­ings, and they relieve us by lightening them. When joy delights, we give half our pleasures, and thev readily consem to share them. They lessen by their sympath3' the PanSs of our privations, and they increase the ecstacj" of our delights. Thev deserve, therefore, the enjoyment of everv privi­lege in our power to confer on them. ' committed the theft. The attorneylbr the defence

, addresses the jur)r : “ What an outrage !” (looking K o s s u t h a P r o p h e t .— How like the predictions horrified, and with outstretched and trembling

of a Seer do the speeches of Kossuth, made before anus) “ I repeat what an outrage upon 3'our intcl- - -hies invested Sevastopol, read at this hour.— j ligence and 3'our common sense is it for the State

" hat a wonderful grasp of probabilities and con- j Attornc3* to ask at your hands the conviction of

T a l e n t w i t h o u t O p p o r t u n i t y .—I just said there was not a single eminent man of science or letters in any Mohammedan country-; not a great scholar, philosopher, or historian. Yet there is talent enough born into Mohammedan countries, as much as in Christian nations of the same race; but it has not opportunity for development; the young Her­cules is choked in its cradle. Look at the Catho­lics of the United States in comparison with the Protestants. In the whole of America there is not a single man born or bred a Catholic, distinguished for anything but his devotion to the Catholic church ; I mean to say theie is not a man in Ame­rica, born and bred a Catholic, who has any dis­tinction in science, literature, politics, benevolence, or philanthrop3'. I do not know one; I never heard of a great philosopher, naturalist, historian, orator or poet amongst them. The Jesuits have been in existence three hundred years ; they have had their pick of the choicest intellect of all Europe —the3" never take a common man when they know it—they subject even- pupil to a severe ordeal, in­tellectual and physical, as well as moral, in order to ascertain whether he has the requisite stuff in him to make a strong Jesuit of. They have a scheme of education masterfy- in its wa3'. But there has not been a single great original man produced in the compam- of Jesuits from 1545 to 1855.— They absorb talent enough, but they strangle it. Clipped oiks never grow large. Prune the roots of a tree with a spade, prune the branches close to the bole, what becomes of the tree ? The bole it­self remains thin and scant, slender. Can a man be a conventional dwarf and a natural giant at the same time ? Case 3-our little bo3’’s limbs in metal, would thc3' grow ? Plant a chestnut in a tea-cup, do you get a tree ? Mot a shrub, even. Put a priest or a priest’s creed, as the onfy- soil for a man to grow in, he grows not. The great God provided a natural mode of operation—do 3-011 suppose He will turn aside and mend or mar the Universe to your or my request? I think God will do no such thing.— Theodore P arker.

L a w in M e w O r l e a n s .—The Mew Orleans law­yers are getting a reputation equal to Philadelphia lawyers at a legal quibble. According to the Pi- ca3-une, a man was on trial for having entered a house and stolen some properfy*.

Tlie testirnoin- was clear that he had made an opening sufficientfy- large to admit the upper part of liis body, and through which he protruded him­self about half-wa}', :lnd stretching out his arm, committed the theft.

sequences, arising from the present aspect of Euro pcan affairs, he possesses, growing out of his old experiences, and his recent closest studies.

The following is a passage from a speech which he made in Edinburg, immediately after the expe­dition to Sevastopol had been resolved upon.

my client on aich testimony !”“ The law is against entering a house, and can a

man be said to enter a house, when onfy- one-half of his body is in and the other half ou t ? Gentlemen, look to the Divine Law on this point. God com­manded Adam and Eve not to eat the apple—1. e.

“ To take an entrenched camp, linked by terri- j the whole of the apple. And all tlie commentators ble fortresses, and an army fora garrison in it, and j agree that, if they had only eaten one-half, they new armies pouring onfy-our flank and rear, and j would not have been expelled from the blooming you on tho plains of Crimea, with also no cavalry 1 garden of Eden.’’fA fiirmri Jo n wi nn /1 ortn » n. a —_______ 3 * FTM. _ ; __> .to resist them, is an undertaking, to succeed in which, more forces are necessary than England and France can ever unite in that quarter for such an aim. Ask about it whichever staff officer who has

The jury brought in a verdict of “ guilty" as to one-half of his body from the waist up, and “ not guilty” as to tho other half. The Judge sontenced the guilty half to oil« year’s imprisonment