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[For the Voice of Angels.]

H E A V E N L Y .B Y T B Y P H E N A 0 . P A B D E E .

T h e Innocence In an Intent's eye,The prattle of a bahy tongue,

The questions answered by a sigh O'er wonders we have queried long.

W e know a darling soul is there,W hose restless life Is Just begun;

And in It* choking giggles are Unm easured founts that break in ten.

We know w ithin that heart Is hid The m atchless worth of Love divine,

As on the drowsy, closing lid The angels holy dreams entwine.

The sm iles that wreathe the sleeper's tece, D elights portraying manifold,

We know not whereabouts In space T w aa led fond raptures to behold.

There m ay be songs in upper air That all its little senses stir,

And birds and seraph playmates there,To charm the precious slumberer.

And oh, that ready, earnest kiss,Before Its eyes are open yet,

With all its being's tenderness,So proud to be our trusting pet.

•Those little dimpled hands so sweet,

And hugging arms, so blissful, pure,The sight on earth Is heaven complete,

Oh, Heaven on high) such must endure IS lli.yoton , N. Y., Sept. 12, 1880.

The Rev. Mr. Spurgeon Is reported to have writ­ten In a le tte r iu reference to Mr. Bradlaugh, “ No man should be made to suffer for Ids religious opin­ions, and men of all creeds and of no creed have aright to be represented In the House of Commons If they arc num erous enough to be able to return a member. ' 1

[For the Voice of Angels.]

M E S S A G E F R O M R O B E R T H A R E T O D R . F A H N E S T O C K .

[ t h r o u g h d r o . , c o n t i n u e d . ]

D e a r D o c t o r :— I w ould lik e th is e v e n in g to give you a genera l view o f th e various s ta g e s of h u m an progression , co m m en cin g w ith th e foetus in u tero , and en d in g w ith th e d isem bod­ied S p ir it in w hat you re g a rd as th e s ix th c irc le of th e seven th sphere

T o u will observe th a t th ese c irc les re p re se n t stages o f progress, d u r in g w hich c e r ta in cond i­tions are developed, by w hich th e in d iv id u a l is fitted for th e n e x t in th e series. C o m m en cin g , th en , w ith th e foetus in u te ro : T h is c o n s titu te s th e first circle o f th e f irs t sp h e re — w here th e em bryo in te lligence is f itte d to su p p o rt a se p a ­ra te existence, an d co n tin u es d u r in g th e e n tire period of g es ta tio n .

T h e second circle, com m encing w ith b ir th , continues th ro u g h th e period o f la c ta tio n , an d prepares th e being for those h ig h e r develope- m ents, of bo th physical an d m en ta l cu ltu re , which ta k e place d u rin g th e th ird circle. T h is continues th ro u g h y o u th an d im m atu re m an ­hood, and ends a t th e d ep a rtu re of th e S p ir i t from th e ea rth -sp h ere .

T h u s th e first an d second circles o f progress in the first sphere re la te to th e in d iv id u a l’s sep a ra te ex istence p h y s ic a lly ; th e th ird to h is ac­qu irem en t of know ledge and it* im p arta tio n to others.

Y ou will th u s perceive th a t sp h eres are g en ­eral conditions of S p ir it progress, w hile circles are sta tes and m easures of th a t p ro g re ss— th u s doing aw ay the necessity for m easu rem en t by tim e.

In th e circles m arked o u t for earth -life , you perceive th a t those periods m ark ed by th e first and second circles ag ree w ith ce rta in num bers of m onths and years. N ow , if you regard th e first circle as b e in g com posed of so m any m onths, the second as of so m any years, you have the idea of tim e a t once, as th e re su lt o f conditions instead o f m easured seconds, and th is constitu tes the proper division on earth , as well as in th e h ig h e r s p h e re s ; because w hat is tim e given fo r? — th a t m an m ig h t a tta in a cer­tain condition of d e v e lo p em en t; first, in his

em b ry o tic cond ition on e a r th , an d th e n in th e sp h eres. N ow , D octor, th e accom plishm en t of th is cond ition by m o rta ls is the on ly purpose for w hich tim e was g iven, an d w hen th is is a t­ta in ed , tim e w ith m an ends in e te rn ity .

D id you ever notice th e ch an g e in th e lon­g ev ity o f m an ’s p ro b a tio n a ry d u ra tio n w hich has ta k e n p lace w ith in th e la s t tw o or th ree th o u san d y ea rs ? T h e n m an w as y o u n g a t one h u n d red y e a rs— o n ly in h is p r im e ; now ha is old a t s ix ty . W h y th is d ifference ? B ecause he now possesses m eans of in s tru c tio n fa r su r­p ass in g th e m en of those ages, so th a t as m uch m ay be learn ed in a m onth as was th en i iu a y ear. Y o u r ch ild ren o f tw elve know m ore th a nth e ir p a ren ts o f th e fourth g en era tio n did a t th ir ty or s ix ty .

M a n ’s th ird circle in th e first sp h e re being accom plished, be en te rs a t once on h is S p iritu a l life in th e n ex t, an d th a t, too, w ithou t an y ref- orence to th e tim e he has passed on earth . T h is leads m e to speak o f th e reason an d n a tu re of w hat you w ould call p rem a tu re d ea th , and w hich I will reserve for m y n ex t com m unica­tion a t an o th e r m eeting .

R obert H ark.L a n c a s ter , Penn., April 10,1880

^ I e d i c a l D e p a r t m e n t ,

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C H IL L S A N D F E V E R .T h e fo llo w in g is a rec ip e for c h ills an d fe v er,

c o n g e s tiv e s ta te o f liv e r , e t c . , w h ich h a s been

tried an d fou n d e ff ic ie n t to cu re e a ch t i m e :

O ne ounce each of elder-blossom s and worm­wood, steeped sep ara te ly in one p in t of w ater each, s tra in ed an d m ixed w hen cold, w ith suffi­c ien t liquor added to preserve it. Dose, one table-spoonful th re e tim es a day. I t m ay ben­efit som e suffering one th rough y o u r colum ns.

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A tablespoonpul or more of powdered borax thrown into the bath-tub while bathing will communicate a velvety softness to the waterand a t the sam e tim e inv igorate and rest the ba ther. Persons troubled w ith nervousness or w akeful n ig h ts will find th is k ind o f a bath a g re a t benefit.

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CHEMICAL BLOOD. I THE LATEST ABOUT LEMONS.T he London Standard lias hitherto exclusive j A good deal has been said through the papers

information of two events which may be fairly I lately, about the healthfulness of lemons. The described as of rital interest to those who can la test advice as to how to use them, so they will put two and two together and am as averse as do the most good, runs as follows : “Most people most men are to shuffling off this mortal coil. I know the benefit of lemonade before breakfast,The first is that Dr. Morris, of Birmingham, I but few know how it is more than doubled by has so mastered the chemistry of the blood of I taking another at night also. The way to get man that he can manufacture it, say by the gal-i the better of a bilious system without blue pills Ion or barrel. Mow, blood without an organism |or quinine, is to take the juice of one, two or is like savorless salt, but, given an organism, if I three lemons, as the appetite craves, in as much | onlv good new blood could be supplied at will water as it makes it pleasant to drink, without | speeches and loud shouting and cheering being when the unaided powers of nature begin to fail, why might not the human machine go on forever? This is mere theory on our part, but

DEATHS FROM PO LITIC A L EXCITE­MENT.

T he following remarks from the British Med­ical Journal, suggested by the occurrence of several sudden deaths in consequence of politi­cal excitement attending the recent elections in Great Britain, are quite apropos to the present political campaign in our own country: “The peculiar dangerous feature of electioneering ex­citement is, that it is commonly attended with undue exertion of the respiratory organs ; long

sugar, before going to bed. In the morning on I the usual method of giving expression to politi- rising, or at least half an hour before breakfast, cal sentiments. I t is quite possible that in some take the juice of one lemon in a goblet of water, cases death may have been due to apoplexy

the Standard's authority says it is a fact, and (This will clear the system of humors and bile, (caused by excited cardiac action in persons in that it is shown to be so by another test of hu­man endurance, beside which even Dr. Tanner's —apropos of which the story is told—“pales its ineffectual fire." This strange thing has, it seems, been going on right among us, that is to say, “in a town in Louisiana,” for no less and no more distant a period than the last five years. An old man of ninety is at once the subject of the prolonged experiment, and the stilldiving proof of the theory that the decay of the tissues may be arrested, and the entire system may be rejuvenated by a perpetual application of the process of transfusion of blood. Upon this Mr. A., and in this “town of Louisiana,” Dr. F., (it is to be regretted that the original nar­rative is not more precise in its statements,) has operated two or three times weekly, and now Mr. A.’s gait and color have wonderfully improved, the withered appearance of his fiesh is nearly gone, and he declares that he feels as strong as half a century ago. In short, five years ago there seemed every reason why he should die, and now there seems to be none why he should not live as long as the supply of blood holds out, aud that, since Dr. Morris's discovery, means forever. Here, then, is at last found the object of Ponce de Leon’s fatal voyage. If, now, Dr. F. or Mr. A., living in “a town of Louisiana,” would only confirm this remarkable story, we should be quite ready to agree that “reason stands awestruck at the probable cess of science in eventually conquering last enemy that is to be destroyed.’ ”

with mild efficacy, without the weakening ef- advanced age, or in others in whom the wall* fects of calomel or congress water. Peoplel of their brittle and degenerated cerebral arter-should not irritate the stomach by eating lemons clear; the powerful acid of the juice, which is almost corrosive, infallibly produces infiamma- tion after awhile, but properly diluted, so that it does not burn, or draw the throat, it does its full medicinal work without harm, and when

les were unable to resist the strain to which they were subjected. But it is most probablu that in the great majority of cases the sufferers were the victims of heart diseases, associated not unlikely with pulmonary troubles. In such cases, long speeches or continuous shouting and

the stomach is clear of food it has abundant op-1 cheering, producing a considerable strain on theport unity to work on the system thoroughly.

AM ALLEGED CURE O F CONSUMPTION.T h e r e seems to be grounds at last for hoping

that a really effective curative agent against consumption in all its forms has been found. Professor Klebs, of Munich, some time ago, calling attention to the large number of inter­nal diseases known to be caused by infection, classed among them tubercular diseases. Dr.

respiratorv functions, and the co-existence of nervous excitement removing the warning dis­comfort which under certain conditions would call the attention of the patient to the existence of respiratory embarrassment, the balance be­tween respiration and circulation, already main­tained with some difficulty, is entirely lost, and the patient dies suddenly from cardiac syncope. Thi9 danger applies with more or le99 force to all excitable persons who are advanced in years, and the subject of the natural degenerations which age of necessity iuduces ; especially is

suc-‘the

SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL.Su l p h a t e of manganese is now being intro­

duced as a substitute for mercury in the various bilious troubles. In jaundice, hepatic dropsy, and hypochondriasis it is stated to have pro­duced most remarkable results; and in haemor­rhoids, and in congestion of the fauces and bronchia, it is proved no less efficacious Ance mic patients, who cannot take any of the prep­arations of iron, are enabled to take iron with benefit if combined with two to five grains of sulphate of manganese. It is found preferable to administer the manganese in ten grains to a scruple dose in a glass of water, adding a little citrate of magnesia to cause effervescence. By these doses, large bilious dejections are produced. Half a drachm is said to be the utmost dose ever necessary, ten grains being usually quite sufficient.

Max Schneller, of Greifswald, being interestedin the subject, tried several experim ents, and I ” " V ~ . "I «i •, ' , , . . _ this so when any heart trouble exists,having produced tuberculosis id two groups ofrabbits, subjected one group to the ordinary treatment, and put the other for several hours daily “in a box filled with the vapor of a solu­tion of what the Germans call ‘benzoesaures I Highly interesting paper on trichinm in hog9 and Natron.’ ” The former gronp died, the latter in man From thia it wou|d geem that this dis­covered perfect health. Professor Rokitansky easef which mogt Americans consider as pecul- has since tried making his consumptives at Inn- |ar to Germany, is in reality much more preva- spruck inhale similar vapors daily. The results Lent jn this country than elsewhere. For ex- are said to have “far surpassed his hopes,” nud ample, from an examination of several thousand

T R IC H IN A IN SW IN E .D r. F . S. B il l in g s has recently written a

high medical authorities are of the opinion that I hogs sent from various parts of the West, Dr. at last a real advance has been made in solving 3 illings found that on an average one in eight- one of the most important and difficult of mod- een of them waa diseased in this way; while ern medical problems.—New York Medical out 0f nearly two million hogs examined in

Germany in 1876, eight hundred only were found trichinous. Thnt this disease is not oftener communicated to mao in this country, is wholly due to the fact that pork is rarely eaten here until it is cooked. If we were in the habit of eating uncooked smoked pork, in ham or sausage, as it is commonly eaten in Germany, the num­ber of deaths tha t would be caused by trichinae would be alarmingly large. The parasites aro so small that their presence can only be detocted by a microscope, and it is estimated that in eat­ing what would be the ordinary meal of a mao, of diseased pork, it would be easy to take into the stomach not less than one million trichinae. Dr. Thudichum, in reporting to the English Privy Council, describes the symptoms of triohi- uiasis in man as follows: “ Sudden swelling of the face, particularly the eyelids, after the pa*

STARVING OUT CANCERS.At a late meeting of the Leeds (England)

Medical aud Chirurgical Society, Mr. J . W. Teale read a case of quiescent scirrhus. The patient was an unmarried lady of thirty-five. A cancer formed in her breast, causing retrac­tion, and ultimately the loss of the nipple ; it ulcerated; some axillary glands enlarged, and the patient seemed about to die. But in conse­quence, as it seemed, of the small quantity of food taken by the patient, the cancer was “starved.” I t atrophied slowly; and now, nine years after its first appearance, there was noth­ing but a hard cicatrix left in the breast and axilia. Cases more or less similar wore related in the discussion which followed.—Medical and Surgical Reporter.

OCTOBER 16, 1880 V O IC E OF A N G E L S 231

tient has for some days felt prostrate and has lost his appetite, (this swelling causes a feeling of tension, but no pain;) fever, with a quick pulse and copious perspiration; the muscles are swelled and give great pain when moved or touched. In worst cases the entire body is im­movable and sensitive; there is diarrhoea, with a red, somewhat covered tongue, inclining to dryness. W hen the swelling in the face has subsided, oedema of the feet, leg9, and thighs come9 on ; shortly after anasarca, swelling over the trunk, makes its appearance.” Although these are the phenomena the disease itself ex­hibits, it is the opinion of experts that the par­asites that occasion them exist in the muscles of many people, in numbers insufficient to pro­duce material trouble. Certain it is that in sev­eral surgical cases of late their presence has been discovered. D r. Billings asserts that the

a host of human automata to peace or war. There is a parallel, of a kind, to this experience in an anecdote of a famous Cam bridge mesmer­ist. “ I say, Jones,” 9 aid a friend one m orning after chapel, “ it is all very well for once, but don’t do it again.” “ Don’t do w h a t? ” asked the unconscious Jones. The victim replied that Jones had successfully “ w illed” him to get out of bed and sit in his tub for h a lf an hour on the previous night. I t was in vain th at the mesmerist protested his entire innocence. He had to relieve his friend’s mind by prom ising him never to “ w ill” him in the future.

Z O E L L N E R ’S I N V E S T I G A T I O N S W I T HS L A D E .

T h e translation, by Charles Carleton M assey,of Prof. Johann C. F . Zoellner’s experim ental

surest w ay to prevent them i9 to have the pork, I investigations of Spirit-phenom ena occurring before bein g cooked, cut in relatively thin slices, through the M ediumship of D r. H en ry Slade F ryin g and broiling are the most effective means ®erbn» has been published at London. T h e of destroying them ; roasting comes next. Boil- translation, which is a condensation in some ing coagulates the albumen on the outer sur- Pa r t 9 from Zoellner’s scientific treatises, is en- face, and allow s the heat to penetrate less read titled> “ Transcendental P h y sics ,” and forms an ily, and for th is reason large pieces o f meat 8™ volume of 266 pages. T h e excellen t me- should be boiled for at least two hours. I t is chanical execution o f the work adds to the

not safe under any circum stances to eat Am eri- Pleasure with which its contents m ust be read

can pork th at has not been subjected to a strong b* ever? Per90n to whom 11 is accessible W eheat.

[For the Voloe of Angels.]

F I R S T F R O S T .UY VIKNNAH L.

Oh, d k a u ! w h a t can the m atter be!The Frost King Is coming, to pluck fruit and dowers free; He seldom shows mercy—his trail it Is dark—'Tie blacken, and bite, and on all leave his mark.

We Ifrt for his coming, his step Is so light;We feel his cool presence, see garments of white;His touch lacks caloric, say Angers and toes;Peculiar his greeting—he oft nips the nose.

Often his coming brings tears to our eyes,And nose, sympathetic, will sure sympathize;We yield him obeisance—we sneeze and we cough,But never give welcome by deigning a laugh.

His moderate visits we take with delight,His cool breath Is cheering, and fever affrights;We hall as a blessing his sweet, breezy breath,Yet we dread his approach when his touch bringeth death.

H Y P N O T I Z I N G IN D IA N S .

T he Pall Mall Oatette says :M. H en ri de P a rv ille tells, in the D eb a ts ,

very curious story o f “ hynoptism ,” or mesraer

ism. E d g a r Poe conceived the ghastly idea of m esm erizing a d y in g man, but M. de Parville'* experim ent was not quite so original. He was living, tw en ty years ago, among the Mosquito

do not well see how any volum e could provoke profounder interest am ong th in k in g m inds

than this. I t is strictly scientific and induc­tive. Its experim ents are as diversified and in­genious in their range and scope as an y ever

made by Newton in arriv in g at his theory of colors, and we can not perceive th at th e y are one whit less im portant than the w onderfully

exact and varied calculations, by which he proved the universality and precise force of gravitation.

It is not a little sin gular th at this volum e of

investigations into phenom ena th at transcend the ordinary domain of physical law , and which in the extent and variety o f its “ m iracles” ex ­ceeds the whole B ib le or any other work with

which we are fam iliar, should have em anated from four professors, none o f whom have ever been connected with teaching superstitions or m arveh in any form, but the studies and labors of all of whom lie in the dom ain o f physics and mathematics, wherein ev eryth in g unde- monstrable is tabooed and mo9 t th in gs super­natural are abhorred.

Prof. Zoellner, the author and c h ie f observer, is Professor of P hysics and A stronom y in the U niversity of Leipzig, and author o f numerous treatises on astronomical topics. P rof. W eb er

tribe o f R ed Indians. One evoniug, for want I is also a Professor o f P h ysics, whose investiga-of better sport, he “ hynoptized” half a dozen able-bodied M osquitoes by m aking them fix their eyes on the glass stoppers of carafes. A fter a few seances the Mosquitoes became ex­pert subjects, as M . de Parville found out in a curious w ay. l ie w a s passing their huts in the dark, w hile the hynopotized patients lay asleep. One by one th ey arose and followed him like shadows. W h en ho walked they walked, when he ran thoy ran, and they imitated each of his actions. W ith a little trouble he might have become tho m edicine man of the tribe, and led

tions in electricity, and work in four volum es on “ Electro-dynam ic M easurem ent,” together with his origination or discovery o f some very valu a­ble doctrines in N atu ral Philosophy, give him a rank as a scientist second to that o f none in Europe. Prof. Scheibner, also o f L eip zig , is a distinguished m athem atician. Prof. G . T . Fechner, while also a Professor o f P h ysics at Leipzig, ha9 written works, whose titles indicate a profound love for psychological researches. Among these are, T h e Soul o f P lants, T h e Zend Avesta, T h e T h in gs o f the Future, E lem en ts of

P sych o-P h ysics, T h e Problem of the Soul, and A bout the L ife H ereafter.

O oe m ight reasonably ask w hat has become of the entire C atholic and P ro testa n t clergy of G erm any, that investigations h avin g in view the removal o f the veil w hich separates the mortal from the im m ortal life, m ast he left w holly to the labors o f Professors o f P h ysics and M ath em atics?

In the presence of these gentlem en and others as witnesses, and alw ays o f M r. Slade as the M edium o f Spirit-in fluence, a series o f phe­nomena occurred of which the follow ing is an im perfect sum m ary :

1 . A string, in which there is no knot, is carefu lly brought together at the ends an<l sealed. T h en , upon form ing a circle, knots are tied in the s tr in g repeatedly, eith er o f which would he im possible upon the ordinary princi­ples o f natural philosophy th at m atter cannot penetrate m atter, or th at no two particles of m atter can occupy the sam e space at the sam e tim e. A n y one who w ill take a strin g and seal the ends o f it together, and then tie such a knot in it as would require th at the two ends should he loosed, and should pass around each other in a circle, w ill see the physical impossi­b ility o f th is feat, and th at it depends upon passing m atter through m atter.

2. A m agnetic needle is throw n into violen t oscillation, and at len gth is set revolv in g by Slade sim ply p ointing his fin ger at one o f the poles, or s ittin g in a circle near the n eed le, though his arm was carefu lly exam ined for

m a g n e ts ; ordinary k n ittin g needles were also converted into perm anent m agnets b y S lad e’s touch or near approach.

3. P erm an en t im pressions o f hands and o f feet were obtained in flour, and also in lam p ­black, between tw o slates w hich were closed and sealed before the im pressions were obtained, and on bein g opened exh ib ited th e im pressions made w ithout p ossib ility o f con tact with the hands or feet o f an y hum an being.

4. O bjects o f considerable size, such as books

and tables, were made to disappear w ithout m o­tion, under the very eye o f the observer, and to again assume form and descend, perhaps, from the ceilin g or elsewhere. In this, as in m ost other o f S lad e’s experim ents, e v e ry th in g is done in broad d a y lig h t.

5. Both showers o f w ater and surfaces o f flame are evoked in a closed and ligh ted room, with Slad e's two hands p lain ly in s ig h t upon a table, Slad e h im self en tire ly passive and no means o f producing either the w ater or the fire are detectable b y his investigators.

6 . Solid ring9 carved of wood are transformed from a string on which they are strung, to the upright support of a solid card-table which they encircle, and which is so built that without passing m atter through matter, they could not he made to encircle the upright centre-leg of the card-table without passing either the top of the table (9ay two feet wide) or the three leg9 which form its support upon the floor (say twenty inches wide) through the rings, while the rings themselves have an orifice not ex­ceeding two and a half iuches in diameter. T h e physical impossibility involved is about

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like that of passing a camel through the e je of | fore to accomplish their purpose, and overwhelm I and that ivoko up the whole fam ily. The

a needle.7. The appearance of materialized hands am

form:*, so tangible that in one instance in broad day, Prof. Zoellner shook hands with the warm and life-like materialization, which thereupon dematerialized instead of departing.

8 . Laying a bit of pencil on a table, then laying one slate over the table at the point where the pencil rests, and another slate (which contains no pencil) under the table, and under­neath the first slate, whereupon the writing done on the upper surface of the underlying slate, thus showing that the pencil disregards the interposition of the solid inch table between

it and the slate on which it writes.9. Transferring and exchanging coins be­

tween two sealed boxes, into and within which they are enclosed, without opening the package.

10. Inserting metallic substances within her­

metically sealed tubes of glass without removing

the hermetic seals.11. W riting between closed slates in numer­

ous languages, with some of which, as Chinese and Japanese, Slade was unacquainted, and in

handwritings that are identified as those of deceased persons.

As an appendix, Mr. Massey adds an inter­

esting essay of his own in refutation of Hume's Essay on Miracles. In his preface also, he

dwells somewhat at length on the prosecution of Slade by Lankester in London.

The prosecution of Slade in London is exactly

on a par with tho prosecution of Galileo in Home. Galileo was more profound than his prosecutors only in the fact that he had discov­ered a new medium, viz., the telescope, through which everybody could plainly see, what with­

out the aid of this medium, nobody could see at all. His prosecutors, instead of looking at the

same facts through the same medium, thought

to suppress the whole affair by citing texts which embodied the antecedent ignorance of

scientific men. The world’s littlest and vainest men have their choice, since they can do noth­ing really great, only between obscurity and in­

famy. Lankester is known in Am erica only by having connected himself as a prosecutor with

the name of Slade. Had he not done so, he would scarcely have been known at all.— R . P .

Journal.

mankind with the most positive assurances of I m other quacked, and tho little ducks g ig g led ; immortality. The year 1881 is to be radiant! but tho more D uckie squirm ed the more Froggie with Spiritual triumphs long foretold, and those I held on with his little fingers and crouched down who would share in the glories of these tri- 1 into his feather-bed.umphs must share in the labors and conflicts I A ll at once a brigh t th ough t cam e into that will precede them. He true to your con-1 D uckie’s head. Sh e waddled down the bank victions of duty. B e tru e to the M ediurns ; I and swam off into deep w ater, the m other and jive them your support, your encouragem ent, I brothers and sisters all follow ing ‘ 'In d ian file.”

your sym pathy and your love. T h ey are the! T h e frog lifted up his head and looked about foundation on which the temple o f T ru th in h im ; then settled h im self down for a pleasant

this our day rests; the ligh t that shines in the sail over the pond.darkness; the saviours upon whom the redemp-| T h e poor d u ck lin g shook h erself and ducked tion of this world depends. Certainly, there is J her head under water, but her little tormentor sufficient reason in all this that we exert our-1 held on bravely. F in a lly she dived down bead selves to give them every needed protection.— [ foremost until I could see n o th in g more o f herBanner.

P hildren 's Departm ent.|[sniTBD nr s p i r i t m a t , t h r o c o i i m . t . s r b l h a m b b .]

T H E IN C O M IN G T ID E .

M a t e r ia l iz a t io n seances are greatly on the increase, not only in this country but in all parts of the world. In England and on the Conti­nent wonderful phenomena, even for this age of wonders, are being witnessed. There is a unity of expression among all Mediums, and every­thing denotes that more astonishing develope- monts of Spirit-power than have hitherto been known will occur during the ensuing Fall anc W inter. Mediums have greatly recuperated this Summer, and will soon return to their va­rious fields of labor with renewed strength, physically and spiritually. The Spirit-world is m arshalling its countless hosts for a determined attack upon the “ D oubting Castles” of earth; and they are in a better position than ever be-

than her stu b b y little tail and the paddling web-feet, and n oth in g at all o f F roggie.

In a second up she cam e, w igg led her tail,

shook out her feathers and struck out for the shore, all the fam ily follow in g in h igh glee, no doubt th in k in g she had drowned F roggie.

A n d I shouldn’t w onder i f it was his first and lost ride on a duck’s b ack .— Y o u th 's Com ­

p a n io n .

fFor the Voice o f ADgcIfl.f

A W O R D F R O M T H E S P I R I T U A L S ID E .BV SPIRIT KATIE KI.VIEV, THROUGH THE OROAM9M OF ¥.

T . SHELHAMBB.

M a n y C i r c l e s in the Spiritual World are at present agitated over the continuous movements going on in earthly places, to crush out phenomenal phases of Medium- ship, and to persecute such Mediums who, under the guidance of their Spirit-direct­ors, choose to sit for the production of physical manifestations and form materi­alizations. We do not expect anything better than this sort of treatment of our Mediums, from the outside skeptical world; but we feel we have a right to look for more consideration from professed and pronounced Spiritualists. They who be­lieve, as they tell us, in the power of Spirits to return from beyond the grave, and through matter, manifest intelligently and lovingly to their earthly friends—they who declare that the conditions required for Spirit-control are so delicate and subtle that they are never sure of producing them twice alike—who acknowledge that they

F R O G G I E ’S R ID E . I do n°t and cann°f understand a great deniAs I was passing a little pond in a meadow th a t concerns the S p i r i t u a l side of m an-

near b y , tlie other morning, I eaw a m other should surely he the last to denounce their duck and her four ducklings fast asleep in the Spiritual Mediums as tricksters, impostors, grass at the edge of the pond. who tamper with the most sacred relations

E very spoon bill was tucked away under the | of l i f e , simply because sonic manifestn- wing, and I was ju st thinking what a nice nap they were having after their morning bath, when a saucy little frog no bigger than a quarter of a dollar jum ped oat of the grass plump on to the back of one of the ducklings.

Now, when a frog takes a leap I never know where they are going to come down, and I don’t believe that h alf the time they know themaelves.

Poor little D uckie woke up with a bounce,

fFor the Voice of Angela.]

FOR THE LITTLE ONES,nr spirit mat.

Bv a gently flowing stream U tile children play In Joy,

Where the golden sun-rays gleam On each laughing girl and boy;

Bee the waters dance and play,Leaping up In merry glee,

As they kiss the emerald strand.Bold and fearless, light and free.

Oh, the banks are glowing green,And bedecked with blooming flowers,

And the sun with golden sheen Beautifies the happy hours;

And the children, sailing boats On the water, sweet and clear,

Waken muslo with their notes,Drawn from merry shoot and cheer.

Not a clond subdues the sky,Not an angry tone Is heard;

All the moments swiftly fly,Sweet as bright-winged Summer bird;

Joy and peace and kindness dwell In each happy little breast.

As the tones of gladness swell.Of all chlldleh gifts the beet.

See, the air grows white and (air,As the loving angels come,

Through the fragrant, sonny air,From their holy 9plrit-horoe;

Drawn by little children's glee,They return to bless each heart

With that silent harmony Which shall never more depart.

U ttle children, when you play With each other, full of love,

Angels watch you day by day From their happy home above:

Sometimes yon may catch a gleam Of their faces, pore and white.

As they cross the pearly stream Leading from their land of light.

tion occurs which does not accord with their notions of what ought to come, or perhaps because no manifestation what­ever is produced.

Would it not ho better to suspend action and judgment, until further opportunities are afforded for investigation, than to has­tily rush into print, denouncing and tra-

O C T O B E R 1 .r>, 1880 V O IC E OF A N G E L S .

<lucing tlui mcdiumintic inntnimcntH of :tn- cli<* power, upon the very slightcat ground

lor in riisntion. which very often may he :4ntisf:ictorily explained hy the Spirit-di­rector* and workers Behind the scenes?

Ah one who haw realized the hlcHHed re-1 ality of material demonstrntion of Spirit-1 power and presence, as one who, from the Spirit-side of life has been enabled, thro’ the power presented by the materializing Medium, to manifest herself materially, tangibly, intelligently to loved ones in the form, I come today to write in behalf of I our poor persecuted Mediums, who, if they were left to follow the advice and in-1 htructions of their SpiriUguidcs, untram- mclcd by limitations and conditions im­posed upon them by mortals, who do not I understand the laws of Spirit-control at all, would in nine cases out of ten be en­abled in a little while, as soon as their guides had gained full power over them, to give to the world such startling and un- mistakcable evidences of Spirit-power and presence that there could be no mistake; with not the slightest chance for calling the Medium’s honor in question.

A s I have said, the Spiritual world is I agitated over this m atter: long continued attacks upon our Mediums, long continued hostility arising from the minds of pro­fessed believers in our beautiful philoso­phy, are like so many points of steel aimed at the Spirit-workers for humanity. It is time that this should come to an end. Spiritualists, if you value the truths ofl Spirit-communion, if you love your dear[ ones who have gone before, and who are working anxiously to redeem mankind from the bondage of superstition and error, if| you have the welfare of Spiritualism at heart, cease this continual search for fraud and dishonor among our Mediums ; go to them in a receptive mood, with minds freed from distrust and envy ; accept what comes as your reason dictates ; if it is not of a satisfactory nature, lay it aside and search again ; give both the Spirit and the Medium the benefit of the doubt; and in a little time you cannot fail to receive some evi­dence of the truth.

It is wise for persons to refrain from visiting Mediums until they are in a re­ceptive condition ; unless they arc ready and longing for the truth, their investiga­tions will avail but little. Mediums arc to a large extent— more than all others— what their surroundings make them. Ifl their sitters come to them in a distrustful, captious mood, be sure only clouds and confusion will emanate from the Medium. If approached in a spirit of respect and confidence, beautiful manifestations can not fail to be the result.

Inspirational Gem s.

[For the Voice of Angela.]

1’ U A Y E R F O R P R O G R E S S .nV CHARLES TIIOMHNOX.

Cki.rmtial boat of life and light.Come guide lie on our way;

L l Ri;ii«on hold ua to the right,Kowo'er we fain would alray:

All hallowed be tho nnme of Truth,All glorloua Heaven's light,

Revolving round porpotunl youth,Revealing wisdom, might.

All hell! ye Angela, from above;Lift we our hearts In praise!

Ceaseless the enng of life Rod love,Eternal as God's daysl

Holy examples we adore,Steadfastly will defend

All knowledge from the shining shore, That wc can comprehend.

Make us, oh, Pather, wiser still,Help at progress each hour.

Beholding In thy sovereign will Omniscience, love and power.

Eternal cycles In their course Must ebb and flow for aye

Round one eternal, ceaseless so arcs, Perfecting night and day.

Let light of love direct ns ever Safe from the snares of s in ;

In ns let every new endeavor,Oh, Lord, bring peace within ;

Nearness to thee, crowned with thy fovor. New strength will dally win.

Bt . A lbakb, Vermont.

[For the Voice o f A ngels.)

T H E P R O M I S E .T iie rose. It Is sweet and fragrant

To sister, so weary with strife;It comes as a perfume*! blossom,

Pervading her Inner life.

The tree and all nature Is changing— Then whv should not sister be blest?

God loveth the sweetest and purest,He glvetb to every one “ retd.”

The dew upon rosebud so precious Will soon )« restored to Its source;

In wisdom 'twAs given, its purpose To add richer grace to the rose.

Trust, folth and hope, my slater,The "promise" shall ever be

Enfolded, unfolded, protected Within this soul-blossom to thee.

[For the Voice o f Angels.)

T H R E E G R I M M O N S T E R S .T hbee grim monsters have we here— Tribulation, Trial and Pear;Three grim giants, well aware Of the power they each do share;Demons that, without delay,Frighten all our friends away;—Friends we loved and thought so doar, Whom we dreamed of, would have near, Now grown peevish, say ns •'Nay” — Tarry elsewhere, night and day.

Oh, the picture I—view It here : Tribulation, Trial and Fear;Not a friend to crush the woe—Triumphs o'er us like a foe;Not a friend t> stand ns by,When the tumult rageth high ;Not a friend to hear ns moan ;Not a friend to call oar own ;Not n friend, not a friend.Bare the Oed to whom we bend.

Sadder still the picture grows :Friends once were are now our foes:Eurs Are closed thAt once wore oped; Slunk iiwaj the Joys we hoped;Hearts are tempered, hard as steel.Not acquired through ordeal;But for want of Virtue's ends Falsehood much of hanlneaa lends.Closed their ears—In vain wt> call I Foemen round us when we foil.

233Thinking thus, 1 pensive lay In the woods, one Hummer day,At the root of some huge tree,Father planted ;—but, ah me,In the churchyard, o’er the way,Home 1 knew that there now lay—Horan so true, that what they had Helped to clothi; somo threadbare lad.Now their charity, too, Is dead,Mowed up In their fulsome bad.Could the worms that there Infest P.at hut through their way at best,Open doors, help Charity flee,Toinbs would chide humanity.

Leo. M. Konx,1301 Olive Ht„ Philadelphia, Penn.

A M I S S I S S I P P I H O R R O R R E V E A L E D

T H R O U G H A M E D IU M .

I t appeara from the W e st P oin t, M iss., T i n t s ,

th at Mr. Borum and his whole household, con­

sistin g o f his wife, two children and colored nurse, were burned about four y e a n ago, to-

i gether with the build ing in which th ey re­sided, about a mile from Shannon, L ee county.

M iss. I t was believed at the tim e, and is yet,I th at M r. Borum and his fam ily were murdered,

and the house was then burned to destroy all evidences o f the crim e. T h e whole country was

I scoured over at the tim e in search o f the sop-

I posed m urderers, and several arrests were made,

bu t th ey were all turned loose, there bein g no I evidence again st them . Subsequently, C ap t.

W illia m E. Thom as, of B aldw yn, Miss., went

to Jeffersonville, Indiana, accompanied by Mr.

G arn er W atson . Ou reaching the house o f the

I M edium — a lad y— a servant met them at the door, and soon after th ey were seated the M e­

dium cam e in. Mr. Thom as told her at once,

w ithout introducing him self or Mr. W atson,

th at they desired to hold com m unication with

an y friends th ey m ight have in the Spirit-land, i f any were present. In a short time the M e­

dium said that a lady desired to speak to Mr.

Thom as. H e told the Medium to have her pro­

ceed, whereupon the usual w ritin g table was

put in position and in a moment he received a note o f greetin g from Mrs. Borum , who was a cousin o f his. H e then asked her about the

loss o f her life and o f her fam ily ’s. She stated th at on the Satu rd ay n igh t when the terrnble affair occurred, th at she and the children had

gone to bed, when some one rapped at the door.

T h a t her husband opened the door and wa9

struck in a moment by a negro who knocked

him to the floor and then killed him with a knife. T h a t alm ost im m ediately two negroes

I rushed in and killed her and her two children. T h a t the house wa9 then set on fire, after what

m oney th ey had in it was obtained, and as stated.— R . P . J o u r n a l.

The Illinois Indian* formerly offered up a small do? when a child happened to be sick upon a day when there was much thunder, supposing the lat­ter to be o cause of the malady. Many accidents like conAiigrallous, were attributed to this angry god. and Nome tribes did bloody penances of propi­tiation, often burning to death their own children. Statements that the Indians adored the thunder, however, seem to be erroneous. It was the cause of the thunder that they worshipped, and before which they burned tobacco and buffalo meat, or cut off lhe joints of their Angers, or threw their children Into the Arc when they were overcome with fear.

VO ICE OF ANGELS. OCTOBER 1/5, 1880‘j :u

VOICE OF A3STOELS.OFFICE OF rllll l .lOATION :

NO. S DWIGHT STREET, BOSTON. MASS,

Spirit, L. JUOD PAUPKK, K.IItor in Chief.* I> K. MINKK. BiifincM M.miijror.

D. C. PKXSMOKE. Amaou<ni«ls and Publisher.

BOSTON. MASS.. OCTOHKK l.*!, 1880.

tlio wide, wide world wns doing f lint very iukIs of sensible people, in nil parth of the same thing to the utmost of Ins ability, civilized world, whose senses are just as

\ i; e

EDITOR IA L.FOKM-AI ATE l{ IA I.IZ ATIONS

NOT ?FACTS 01:

without fee or hope of reward, other than the consciousness that he was doing some­thing to light up the darkened minds of liumanitj'.

Hut when we learned thut the money to pay Hr. Brittan for his proposed labors wns coming? from those who were working? unseltishlv, in season and out of season,

Since Dr. S. B. Britfan delivered his in the same cause, without any pecuniary Brooklyn speech, denouncing form-mani-1 recompense, the fact created great sur- festations as im p o ss ib le , wo have received prise ; and after Dr. 1>. Brooklyn speech, many queries from our friends all over the in which he denounced form-matcriuliza- country regarding it, some asking, “Is he tions ns a fraud upon the credulous part crazy, or demented, in denying one of the °f Ike community, our surprise was still most convincing proofs in existence that greater.Spirits can and do return, and hold sweet converse with their earthly friends?”— some censuring us severely for our rcti- ccuce in the matter; while others express their surprise in a more moderate fashion. But yesterday we received the climax oi dissatisfaction, on a postal card, of our delinquency in not “pitching into Dr. Brit- tan for puhlidy denying the well-estab­lished fact that Spirits can clothe them­selves temporarily in earthly habiliments.’* And to show that he meant business, he peremptorily ordered us to “stop his pa­per;’ adding, “I don’t pay m y money to an editor who will stand quietly by and be called a fool, blockhead and numbskull, and not say a word in defence of him­self.”

But the joke of it all 19, he i9 behind in his dues on the paper $3.05. If he had forwarded that amount at the time he did his irritable postal card, denouncing us in such unqualified terms, his blowing-up proclivities would have been more excus­able, But a9 he neglected to do so, the presumption is that he will always be in­debted to the Voice to that amount.

But it is not so much on account of the general surprise expressed by our friends, upon the stand that Dr. Brittan has taken in the premises, or to gratify the belliger­ent propensities of others, and especially the last one, who wanted us to “pitch into Dr. B. and give him ‘Hail Columbia’ !” for denying the existence of form-materiali­zations, or to manifest a captious spirit of opposition in the matter, but rather to show the absolute absurdity of Dr. B.’s deductions in his Brooklyn speech, that we venture gently to criticize them.

To begin with, we never bad a spark of faith in the practicability of appointing one man as “Editor at Large,” or Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Modern

From Dr. Brittan’s own admission, the inference is that he never attended a ma­terialization seance in his life—at least, prior to making that speech. If he had, it seems to us he never would have de­clared such manifestations “im p o s s ib le .”

When a man accepts a position as a teacher upon any subject, no matter what, and receives pay for his services, he is supposed to he an expert and familiar with it in all its length and hreudth, more es­pecially the most difficult and complicated parts; and when it i9 found that he is wanting in these essentials, he is at once dismissed, and his pay ceases. Hence, if Dr. Brittan had not posted himself as to the truth or falsity of form-materializa­tions, before accepting the position of “Editor at Large,” he laid himself open to the severest criticism. For any man to take a position as teacher upon a sub­ject, the most important and principal Ten­ures of which he acknowledges he knows

absolutely nothing, would brand the man, and rightly, too, as a miserable pretender and fraud.

To talk and write intelligently upon the laws and principles underlying the Spirit­ual Philosophy, one must be conversant with every phase of its various manifesta­tions. This I)r. B. was supposed to know before he assumed his present responsible position. This knowledge, however, ac­cording to his own admission, he had neg­lected to acquire. Consequently, instead of setting people right as to the claims of Modern Spiritualism, he is—unconscious­ly, it may he—leading them all astray.

He admits “there may he s u b je c t iv e , hut not o b je c tiv e Spirit-forms, similar to a cloud of vapor or steam hut denies in toto that there is any such phenomena ns Spirits materializing with bones, muscles and nerves, denouncing it in unqualified

keen to determine what is going nn around them as those of Dr. B., myriads of whom have witnessed such manifestations scores and scores of times. Now, the question is, “Who is the skeptic to believe?—Dr. B., who says such manifestations are sim­ply ‘impossible !’ or the thousands of in­telligent people, who declare they have witnessed them hundreds of times ?”

From our friend’s ignoranco relating to them, the most charitable construction we cun put upon it is, that he has been in a Rip Van Winkle sleep the past twenty years, and has just waked up, and hears people tulking about these wonderful man­ifestations, wondering what it all means; and rubbing his eyes, asks : “Has ever}'- body gone stark mad, to really believe in such a delusive humbug and fraud?” add­ing, “J never saw any such thing, and I don’t believe it !”—just because they have manifested themselves more abundantly while he was in the embraces of Morpheus, dreaming time away.

Twenty-five years ago, a large part of mankind declared that the whole thing (Spiritualism) was a stupendous fraud and wicked humbug; ju9t what Dr. Brit­tan now sny9 about form-materializations. Hence the question intrudes itself, “If he (Dr. B.) has neglected to post himself in the most important and convincing part of the Spiritual phenomena, what rightful claim has he to instul himself a9 standard- bearer and teacher in a cause, the main feature of which he knows nothing about?” This being the case, we again a9k, how is it possible for him to meet opposes of the phenomenal phase of Modern Spiritualism intelligently ?

It 9ccms to U9 that a man who i9 lack­ing in the above important knowledge, and accepts the office of teacher, and takes pay for the same, in a thing he declares d o e s n o t e x i s t , clearly receives money under false pretences.

W e did not believe in materialization until we attended a seance at Mr. James A. Bliss’s house, in 1876. From what we had heard whispered round, we thought the Blisses were frauds, as far us materiali­zations were concerned. Hence wo went to the seance greatly prejudiced against them, and expected to see nothing hut fraud and deception. We examined the cabinet, both before and after the Cir­cle, and found nothing in it. Some half an hour or so after the seance commenced, we buw a face at the aperture, appearing

1 to beckon us to come nearer ; but the lightSpiritualism; as we thought in our ver- terms as “im p o s s ib le / ” Whereas, on the dancy that every r e a l Spiritualist in all) contrary, there are thousands upon thous- I being obscure, we were not certain. A

OCTOBER 15, 1880 VO ICE OF ANGELS. 235

'viia sitting outside of tho cabinet, said, “The Spirit wants Mr. Densmoro.” As we wore going toward tlio cabinet, in ac­cord with the request, Mrs. Bliss enmo out of it, dead entranced, followed by tho figure we saw at tho aperture, and another form. When we came to where the Spirit we saw at the aperture was standing, we «nw it was a lady dressed in Quukcr garb, a white kerchief pinned across her breast, and a Quaker cap on her head. She held out hor hands to us ; we took them, but

few minutes thereafter, Mr. Bliss, who QEO. 1*. ROWELL & CO.’S N EW SPA PERDIRECTORY,

Some time in Angust we received a copy of the above, asking us to review it, and if we found any mistake or errors, to send them to the proprietors, that they might be corrected. At the time the book came to hand, wo were suffering with severe illness, and were unable to look it over at all. This is the only reason why we did not notice it at the time. Today we received notice of our delinquency, asking ■•s to make good their request. In the first place, to go through the long list of newspa-

them know whether they could come or not. Now what shall 1 tell them, Father V*

She was told to escort them in, when she asked—“ All at once, father?” I said, Yes; I am not afraid of their doing me any harm ; and may-bo I shall feel all the stronger for it.

At this she was off instantly, and was soon seen returning, followed by the whole party of mental invalids—for they were in reality as much invalids as are those suffering with earthly disease.

As they filed into the room and took their seats, Jennie Sprague and another young lady cimo in, escorting a child some threo or four

on nocount of tho subdued light, failed to recognize who it was. At Inst, the formspoke inn sort of smothered whisper, and I *'■ on,y what they te" °8- he u,inB

time that might be employed to better advan­tage. If what tho proprietors state about the volume is correct, we have no doubt of its use­fulness. Further we have nothing to say.

pers published therein would occupy more timee e i t ___t* t t years old, which latter, looking round, asked,than we can sparo, even if we felt competent to I3 ’ * 6 ’ ^

. y t t k tk* iw. . “ Where is he ? where is ray father?” Whenpass judgment; hut as we know nothing about

said, “Don’t thee know thy mother?” See­ing me still incredulous, she held up both hands and said, “Look nt my fingers, Da­vid;” and sure enough, there were her ringers all bent up with rheumatism, just as they looked years before she passed away The truth then flashed through our skeptical mind, that the materialized form standing before us was indeed our own blessed mother.

Now, taking into account, my being a stranger to all present, not one of whom knew whether my mother was in or out of the material form, or that my name was

both told her Bhe must “keep quiet a little while and she would see him.” What part the little creature was to take in the events of the even* ing, I could not tell.

Hearing some one sobbing in a suppressed tone, I cast ray eyes in the direction from whence

terright, as far as we are concorued, we remain I,he ,0Qnd when I noticed one of therespectfully, Pub. Vo ice of AngeU. ?*ntleraan “ 1 "«Ter »*" morta' 01

immortal before. Taking a seat beside him,with one hand on his head, the other holdingone of his, I asked what was the cause of his

Hoping the above explanation will set the mat-

NOTICE.Ox our last page will be seen the adver* 1 great grief,

tisement of Thomas Ckipps, of New Orleans, I For a few minutes, with one hand pressed La., who has opened an office in the above city, . hard over the region of the heart, he seemed to where he will devote his entire time to healing | grow worse ; but after a while, he became more the sick by the laying on of hands, in which lcalm. The convulsive agitation of his massive he is eminently successful; and we bespeak for body was reduced to a tremulous quiver. Agaia

David' coupled with ’ the fact" that I had' a ,ong and ^rmia;,t ca” er‘ Monday3 and " kin8 him of hi» agitation, he saida *kl..~U4 ~e i™ Thursdays he devotes to the poor; Tuesdays in a low, convulsive, stifled whisper, “I killed

sod Fridays at nominal charges. He will send I my darling angel Nettie,” and burst into tears;magnetized paper to invalids, post free, for 25 adding, ‘Hut I didn’t mean to, sir, for I loved

not thought of her the entire evening, un­til she told mo who she was, was it not asufficient test to convince any one, if ever centg per sheet, or five for one dollar. Invalids (her more than I can tell in words. But I didso skeptical ?

Then again, supposing it possible that Borne one had ascertained she had passed away : how was it that they knew all about her bent-up fingers, and her Quaker garb, as it was certain no one present knew whether she belonged to the Quakers or some other religious association?

Although we had no faith in materiali­zation previous to that evening, yet at­tending this one 9eance convinced us be­yond a poradventure that Spirits had tho puwerand knowledge, under favorable con-

wishing paper by mail will please give a few it, and that killed me ; for as ioon as I found words of writing by their own hand, naming out what I had done, I killed myself, thinking for what complaint it is wanted, in order t«* I X could get rid of the harrowing deed. Rut,prepare it to meet the particular case. oh, how mistaken ! for as soon as I came to

consciousness on this side of life, the first one that greeted my presence was the little darling, stretching out her little hands towards me, and calling me “Papa.”

Here he broke down, and so did every one im the Circle. Waiting a few moments, he be­came more calm, and said, “I have not seen my darling since, and don’t expect to ; for she is in the arms of Jesus, while I am in hell. Oh, don’t tell me there’s no hell 1” Looking up—for pre-

TH E SCHOOL-ROOM.Tirjril.

“ My D e a r , D e a r F a t h e r , I have been wait­ing a long, long time for you to recover from the terrible disease that has confined you so long as an almost hopeless invalid. There are several strangers waiting an audience with you, someof them rough and uncouth looking; yet their

pmvoi ! im iM iu » io u ” u ,u im ui KiYuui.iivvuu- precious souls twinkle and shine all the b r i g h t e r ! ........ ° . r , r ,ditions, to d ro ss u p , tem p o ra rily , in the }* account of th. darWno„ Burrounding thera. |° 1,1,9 h* kePth , s .yes m e ted on thshabiliments of earthly, material, bones, There are three 0id men and twoold ladies, who B°°r 3aW " . T ’." !*

, , J instantly he covered both eyes with his hands,nmsclcs and n crv c9 . I seem to he in the deepest despair on account of . , . . ,I . . . • ■» • , . . . . . . . and turning around nearly with his back twNow, if our learned friend had attended ■ their m.adeed, committed in earth-life, of which ^ h# ^ ^ in conTuhiTe Mb, hi, ^only one such sean ce , w h eth er ho got any- tl,ey “re fully aware—especially one-poor de- miu)s;Te body trembling from head to foot,thing sa tis fac to ry o r n o t, lie would not b e |cr0P'^ gentleman, who fancies le shall be «tj)onq tauut me with your innocence!” U a-

. . . . . . . . . , . , cast into that mythical lake of fire and brim-compelled in his old n£0 to acknowledge , . , . .... e , 17 stone, there to remain forever and ever. Wehis en tire ig n o ran ce o f th e m o d im portant I them there is no such place, only inpurt of a su b je c t th a t all in te lligen t invosti- q ie distorted imaginations of religious bigots; gators know to bo tru th ; and if he was j but no amount of reasoning can convince them appointed by tlie S p irit-w o rld standard-1 to the contrary. They have heard of you, and hearer o f th e S p ir itu a l Philosophy, as I want to see you very much.Hro. Colby say s ho w as, all wo have to* “1 told them you had been sick, but were get- *ny is, it made a lamentable mistake inI ting better, and as soon as you were able to sit

-• ,, . . . , | up. I would introduce them to you. Since then" ,,n responsible P09l“| 80me five weeks ago, they ask about you every

*u°n* { day. So I told them this morning I would let

heeding what he said, she crawled up into his lap, with both arms around his neck, and kissed him over and over again. What followed, ne words can portray, and I will not attempt it. Suffice it to say, that although I had witnessed many scenes of the kind before, yet never any­thing like this, and I hope I may be spared the sight again.

It now getting late, the Circle was dismissed in silence ̂ with the promise to**see the rest of the party the next evening.

2 3(> V O I C E O F A N G E L S . OCTOUKJt 15, 188-t

[For tbo V Ico of Anfoli.)

“ONLY A DAY AT A TIM E.”[A lar*v, after on<!urlng a palnlul operation. Inquired of

her pVy Iclan bow long aho ninut Mo a|>on her bod ofsIcknaM. •'Only a day at a time I" wtts tbo reply.]

Only a day at n t lino I Tb toll and hope and wait;

Slop by step our world-worn foot Are neartng tbo Beautiful Oate.

P/itlontly, bravely bear The bunion* and Ills of today;

Tomorrow's dawn perrbance will bring Jtoin,- »iin«bfm to brighten the way.

Only a day at a time!When tbo AituP' loom* dark before,

And trial* thicken and close around,And ailliotions press us eoro;

When we feel elander’a cruel etlng.And the crow Is heavy to boar,

And the way Is wild and rugged and dark.And we well nlgb sink lu despair.

Only a day at a time!Oh. IdeMcd message of cboer.

That seems the heavy burlen to lift.And smooths our rough way horel

A word of cheer und ho/>o Will life's dark path Illume—

Bring rourage to the fainting soul,A ik! sunshine through the gloom.

Only a day at a Umel To suffer, and work and wait;

Step by step our wayworn feet Are nearing the BuautifUI Otto!

about finished one o f its g ran d revo lu tions ra te , and th e w rite r has a lread y years ago a round cyclone, its cen tre o f m otion, and looked upon w om an as the host of tin*th is, which occurs once in abou t tw e n ty - tw o ; that is, be ing a m an , lias by a grout four thousand years, is accom panied ' by w ay th o u g h t the m ost o f w om an. There - g re a t changes in the whole sy stem — that is, o u r sun and its fam ily. At these p e ­riods a irrand reconstruction becom es a

fore we send up th re e c h e e rs— “ H urrah ! H u rrah I H u rra h I”— for the now Mrs. G od as the ru le r an d le ad e r o f o u r dcsti-

neecssity , because o f the p ro g ress a t ta in e d J nics ; and we m oan by th is no irreverence and acquired in th is one revo lu tion o f o u r I o r d is re sp e c t to c i th e r th e p a s t o r ineom-8iin around its cen tre . I t seem s like ing th rough one course o f s tu d ies in

go- ing rulincr fo rce .one H ut we do se r io u s ly be liev e , as stated

(For the Yoke of Aogels.J

THE NEW DISPENSATION.Numdkr F iktkkx.

U ndoubtedly th is p lanet is in an era o f transition , not m erely as applied to a section or a portion o f its inhab itan ts, b u t the planet itself and all its p roducts , in­cluding man. A transition th a t involves so much means a g rea t deal. A s we sec, it is not the m ere developem ent o f a new stra ta of thought, that came as did the Christian era, but a change tha t will affect physical life in every direction. Perchance within the next one hundred years the ge­ographical lines will l>e a ltered th a t m ark boundaries betw een land and w ater. P e r­haps there will d isappear p resen t types o f both vegetable and animal life, and ty p es appear to take the ir place.

C ertain ly the g rea t changes th a t have and arc appearing in the though t-w orld , so m arked and d istinct from past ages, in ­dicate th a t one o f those g rea t cyclic chan­ges th is p lanet has heretofore experienced is upon us. W e do not believe th a t th is change will ho confined to the earth su r- face and its p roducts alone, h u t will also include those zones o r belts th a t invisible to us su rround and are a portion o f th is p lanet, w here dw ell an innum erable host o f hum an beings in w hat we call the next sphere . T herefore th e re is to he to all in te n ts and purposes a new heaven and a new earth — th a t is, a reconstruc tion o f both.

Now by w ay o f specu la tion , we believe th a t o u r sun and its fam ily o f p lan e ts has

o f ou r schools o r c o lle g e s ; then com es ii in a n o th e r p lace by th e co n tro ls o f Mr. com m encem ent, o r m ore p ro p e rly te rm ed , j C o lv ille , th a t th a t w hich com es to us us an end ing , in which a re exercises s h o w in g ! th e su p e r io r o r ru lin g force is G od to us

so long as i t is th e ru lin g fo rce , and have for a lo n g tirno so th o u g h t, and fu rther­m ore th a t all th e G o d s o f th e p a st were ru lin g and le ad in g forces o f c e r ta in grades o f h u m an d e v e lo p e m e n t, accep ted and

the fru its o f th a t course o f s tu d ies . Som e pass from a low er to a h ig h e r b ranch o thers go hack and pass th ro u g h againo thers finish th e ir s tu d ies and g ra d u a te . P erchance it will he so w ith th is p la n e t inits vegetab le and anim al life, and m ore com ing to th em by a g r e a t law o f rolation- espccially w ith its h u m an ity . T he c iv il- sh ip , and fo r th e tim e b e in g in all the os- ized portion will ta k e and m ark o u t fo r sen tia ls o f th a t te rm w ere G o d s to those its fu tu re a form ula e n tire ly d ifferen t from p eo p le .w hat has ev e r been , w hile those 'n a tio n s I t is r ig h t h e re in th is id ea o f these con- below in the scale o f d ev e lo p em en t w ill tro ls as G o d s to d iffe ren t schools o f hu- asccnd to follow on in the w ake o f w hat m an d e v e lo p e m e n t in th e p a s t an d present, o u r civilized w orld has been , o r th e line and w hich e x is t in th e m ain to d a y , botho f developem ent th a t has led to it d u r in g in th e m in d s o f in te llig e n c e s th a t commu-the p ast tw en ty -fo u r tho u san d y e a rs . n ica te to u s from th e sp h e re s and in the

I t is now then we a re lay in g th e foun- m inds o f m o st o f th o se w ho s till are on dation o f a new re lig io n , a foundation and th e e a r th ’s c ru s t , each re fe r r in g to their form ula th a t will he th e genera l idea fo r G od us th e o n ly t ru e a n d liv in g G od , that the n ex t tw e n ty -fo u r tho u san d y e a rs , and c re ,l*e9 a o 00^ deal o f con fusion in thisou t o f th is new re lig ion will sp rin g a re . line o f th in k in g .construction o f soc ie ty , in e v e ry d e p a r t- S p ir itu a lism in its b ro a d w ay o f think - m ent o f it, which reco n stru c tio n will ta k e m g a n d re se a rc h d o es n o t re je c t these form in perfec t keep ing w ith the p rinc i- G ods as o u t o f o rd e r a n d • tim e , b u t it p ies and view s o f its new re lig ion ; w hich M ^ d s u s on b e y o n d all th e se to life itself, m eans o u r view and idea o f G od and o u r P 'h ic h life is th e cau se of, o r w hich , in its re la tion to him and o u r re la tion to one an - m an ife s ta tio n s , is a ll th e re is o f phenoni- o ther. B u t in the new re lig ion wo w ill enu in th e u n iv e rse — an d b y th is te rm we not use the te rm G od in th e m ascu line m ean all th e re is c o n s id e re d as material g e n d e r ; h u t if w hat is s ta te d in an sw ers an d s p ir i tu a l— w hich d is tin c tio n we throw to questions in th e B a n n er o f L ig h t o f e n tire ly a w a y , b e lie v in g i t a ll to bo one O c t. 2d he co rrec t, it w ill he “H e r” in s tead in v a ried fo rm m a n ife s ta tio n , in different o f “H im ” ; fo r it is th e re s ta ted th a t w o- s ta te s o f d e v e lo p e m e n t, p ro d u c e d by the man will no t only com e to th e fro n t and I w e te rm p ro g re s s , be equal w ith m an, h u t will pass it and T h e te rm G o d to u s is th e e lem ents of take the lead , as m an has in th e p ast, life co m b in ed , in c lu d in g a ll th a t is termc<l T h is is in ferred because all h isto rica l rev-1 m a tte r , and th e m a te ria l an d S p ir it , which elations o f m an and w om an, (w h a t litt le te rm s a re m o re to re p re s e n t d ifferen t dc- th a t h isto ry says abou t w o m an ,) in the p a r tm e n ts o r d e g re e s o f un fo ld ing thnn past, show th a t m an has been th e ch ie f e ssen tia lly d iffe re n t e le m e n ts th ro ’ which acto r and p layed the p ro m in en t p a r t, life ° r G o d m a n ife s ts .T herefore to m ake it ab o u t equal in th e T h e fo u n d a tio n id e a o f G o d in the new long ru n , m an us the ru lin g e lem en t m u s t incom ing re lig io n w ill bo as distinctive now re tire , to g e th e r w ith th e m an G od . from th e cy c le th a t is p a ss in g aw ay , in the for G od to m ank ind has ap p ea red to he d ifference o f c o n s id e r in g ns detached , sep-w hat th e ru lin g hum an e lem en t w as. I f woman becom es the ru lin g hum an e lem en t, then we will speak o f G od as “ S h e ,” in ­s tead o f “ H im ,” and h er a ttr ib u te s in ­s tead of h is. W e w ould lik e th is first

a ra te c o n tro ls le a d in g an d g u id in g people, w hich w as r ig h t to its d e g re e o f dcvclopc- m en t, to th a t b ro a d e r idea w hich so far ns it goes is now re p re s e n te d in scientific in­v e s tig a tio n s .

iCTOREIl 15, 1880 V O IC E OF A N G E L S . 237

Mind in th e se m an y G od schools ofl will. W e also nHsiimc th a t a hum nn he-1 now w lm t c au se d th e m : m y sa n d s o f lifegrowth is lim ited t o n sm aller range o f . i n g i s sim ply de tached p o rtio n s o f m ind I w ere a lm o s t ru n o u t . I w as a M ed iu m thinking, and th e d e s tin y and origin of as expressed in an in d iv id u a l, in a c e r ta in I b u t I k n ew it n o t. I u se d to h o a r a n d things is to th is concep tion lim ited . This degree o f dcvelopcm cn t o f m in d , and th a t I see s trn n g c th in g s so m e tim e s . I w a s to ld is the sec ta rian age o f dcvclopem cnt, in ;• hum an being’s im m o rta lity w ill co n s is t I o f th e n e a r a p p ro a c h o f m y o w n d e a th b y which, because lim ited , the idea o f p rog - in the fact th a t in him a rc co n ta in ed in I m y d e a r m o th e r . S h e cam e a n d to ld rao rcss is no t seen . S p iritu a lism is th a t dc- \ es.se all th e e lem en ts o f th e u n iv e rse , a n d I to g e t r e a d y to g o , fo r m y tim e w as u p . irree o f a tta in m e n t w hich d iscovers the the h ighest form o f its m a n ife s ta tio n , an d 11 th o u g h t i t o n ly a d re a m . N o w I w ish law of p ro g re ss as it re la te s to hum an he is therefo re ju s t as im m o rta l as th e uni-1 to te ll som e o f m y r iv e r f r ie n d s , P r e p a r e destiny, and i t is because o f th is d iscovery verse. I fo r b r e a k e r s ; m a n y w ill p a ss o u t b e fo rethat it s ta n d s o u t d is tin c tiv e from all the W e shall d iscard the idea th a t m an h a s! a n o th e r P re s id e n t ta k e s h is s c a t ,past and from o u r co n n ec tin g link w ith a soul o r a sp irit, as e ssen tia l e le m e n ts o f l P le a se p u b lish th is , an d o b lig e on e w h o the p ast— C h r is t ia n i ty — and it is th is d is- ex istence, o r in any o th e r fo rm w h a te v e r ; covery th a t m a k es a com plete d iv id ing these being te rm s used in th e p a s t to c o n - line fo rev e r s e p a ra te d from C hris tian ity , vcy certa in ideas o r ig in a tin g w hen th e in which a p la n o f sa lv a tio n was a neces- w orld was flat, and n o t ro u n d as it is •\ty to im m o r ta l i ty a n d fu tu re happiness now .placing in i t s s t e a d p r o g r e s s — (y e s , M r W e shall assu m e th e p o s i t io n t h a t a h u -

A. E . N . , w e p u t in b i g l e t t e r s , MpRO O -|m an b e in g c o m m e n c e s i t s l i f e a s s u c h a t

w as k n o w n on e a r th ns( ’ a i t . W m . C . J e w e t t .

from l. t. w.I p r o m is e d m y f r ie n d s s h o u ld h e a r f ro m

m o a g a in . I am s ti l l in v e s t ig a t in g fo r m y -se lf , as I to ld y o u 1 h a d to d o , a n d a s a ll

RE89” ) — as th e g o sp e l o f g lad tid in g s to 1 conception ; th a t no soul has b e en g o n e r- I w ill h a v e to d o . Y o u m u s t n o t th in k th e

[Selected by A. D. F. R.]

LOVE IS BEST.Thebe twinkling liras of oara are much too brief,

And we too dall to reach the finer aenae And Lut reeulta. In meat are.] Joy or grief.

Of to-called poniahment and recompense;Bat In the for and fklr eternities

Oar better eelres must better know and share The thought of God, and pierce the mysteries

Now celling glories that we ronld not bear.

One thing Is clear—that Lore Is first and best, And bate Is worst, all up and down the earth;

And lore mast be exalted, hate repressed,In erery so a I according to Its worth.

And then the pare celestials may draw near,As they drew near the martyred saints of old.

To plack from pain the stings of doabt and fear, And lure to heights of blessedness untold.

all peop le . T h e h o p e o f th e w orld out o f a ted in the past th a t is h o v e r in g a ro u n d , these lo w e r c o n d itio n s is in the law ofl seek ing in carn a tio n , o r th a t th e r e is su c h progress, b eca u se i t g iv es us an idea th a t an e lem en t as sp ir it , w hich is th e o n ly e x - our lab o rs a n d o u r s tru g g le s coun t so m e -lis tin g cause o f life, m ov ing a to m s b y i ts thing. B efo re w c w ere to ld m anly effort pow er and will to p ro d u c e life as w c se e am ounted to n o th in g . N ow th e fact th a t i t ; th a t all th is p o w er is re s id e n t in th e it does is an in c e n tiv e to action and effort. | atom and its com bina tions.Instead o f b e c o m in g , as som e seem to think, a p o w e rfu l n a rc o tic , i t is on the other hand a p o w e rfu l s tim u la n t to ac t.

In o u r n e x t w e sh a ll fu r th e r consider the G od id e a , b e ca u se w e w ish to s tr ip it of all th o se te a c h in g s th a t m ake hum an ity feel th a t th e y a re now and fo rev er m ust remain d e p e n d e n t u p o n som e o th e r pow er beside in d iv id u a l e f f o r t ; th a t w hile h igher powers m a y a s s is t u s , o u r m arch th ro u g h the ages m u s t b e b y o u r ow n ind iv idual ellort, an d th a t th o se w ho lean least on those h ig h e r p o w e rs w ill g e t a long the I>est; o r i f w c p u t i t m ore as we th in k it i9, those w ho h av e been dev e lo p ed suffi­ciently in th is p a s t cy c le o f tim e will th row away th is foo ling o f lean in g and up look- ing, th is w o rsh ip fu l rev e ren c e for those above an d b e y o n d , a n d to all th a t is con sidered G o d , a9 G o d h as been considered , and s ta n d fo r th as a G o d am ong m any Gods, as m an a m o n g th e ro st o f m ankind , with no o th e r su p re m o p o w er to bo obedi­ent to e x c e p t th o law o f th e re la tionsh ip among th o ( ro d s , o r m ank ind ono with Another.

We shall a ssu m e tho position th a t there is no th ing in th o u n iv e rse bu t m ind, that it is u n c re a te d , th a t w h a t is te rm ed m a tte r and S p ir it nro s im p ly m ind in tho concrete or la ten t m ind ; th a t a ll th e re is ascribed to mind as a t t r ib u te s o f G od aro self-ex­isting forces ; th a t d e s ig n , p lan , love, wis­dom and o rd e r a rc se lf -e x is tin g fo rc e s ; 80

are m ethod a n d ju s t ic e . T hese alw ays have been e x is t in g an d a c tin g and alw ays

PEARLS FROM SPIRIT LIFE.MESSAGE FROM G A IT , JE W E T T .

St. L o n s , Sept. 15, 1880.

T o a l l o f m y old fr ien d s on th o r i v e r : M y boating is o ver. W h en I p a sse d o u t I left m any d e a r frien d s on th e sh o re s o f tim e, 8omc o f them lad ie s , w hom I lo v e d d e a r ly ; som e o f them I w ill m e e t o v e r here . M any o f m y o ld r iv e r f r ie n d s I 8ce som etim es ; th e y have com e h e re , so m e o f them . O h , w hat a d e lig h tfu l tim e wo have over here ! T he tim es a ro n o t as they used to be. T h in g s a rc c ra m p e d considerab ly , and w h ittled d o w n . I do not wish to go back , to e n d u re th e ills o f life. Hero e v e ry th in g is su b lim e — no sorrow , no pain. A ll is h a p p in e ss w ith some ; no having to p la y th e a g re e a b le to the ladies, w hether a bod y is fee lin g w e ll o r not.

I used to have the b lues a t tim e s ; I see

p ra y e r s o f th e c h u re h o r o f th e o ld p r ie s t w ill h e lp y o u . O h , y e s , y o u d e p e n d u p o n th e p r a y e r s o f th e o ld lo n g -c o a ts , a n d y o u w ill see w h en it is to o la te w h e re th e y w ill le a d y o u ! T h e y w a n t to k e e p a ll in th e d a r k , as lo n g a s th e y c a n . I d o n o t lik e to ta lk a b o u t th e m a n y m o re .

M y re lig io u s f r ie n d s , i t w o u ld b e u n ­re a s o n a b le a n d u n p h ilo s o p h ic a l to s u p p o s e th a t a m an in d e n se ig n o ra n c e a n d v ile in m o ra l p r in c ip le can see as fa r S p i r i tu a l ly as o n e w h o h a s m ad e h is o w n life th e s tu d y fo r v i r tu e . I am ju s t w h a t I am ; I a m j u s t a b o u t a s g o o d as m o s t p e o p le , a n d am re a d y to do a ll I can to h e lp o th e r s . I g o fo r r e a l i ty in g o o d n e s s , a n d no im a g i­n a ry p ie ty . I am s ick o f e v e r y b o d y w h o w o rsh ip ju s t a s th e y c a t , d r in k a n d s le e p . I d o n 't fe llo w sh ip w ith th o s e w h o a re d r iv e n to d u ty b y n e c e s s i ty .

I am o u t o f th e b o d y , a n d so m e lo ss to th e w o r ld . I c an te ll th e t r u t h , a n d I w ill, to o . H a l f o f th e S p i r i tu a l is ts a rc fo o ls , a n d th e o th e r h a lf d o n ’t k n o w th e y a re b r ig h t , o r th e y w o u ld sh o w b y g o o d , h o n ­e s t liv es w h a t th e i r fa ith h as d o n e fo r th e m . T h e y a rc a sh a m e d o f th e i r b e lie f , a n d w o a re a sh a m e d o f th e m . Y o u m a y h a v e m o rea n o th e r t im e . P u t m y n a m e a s b e fo re .

l . t . w.

VERIFICATION OF SPIRIT-MESSAGE.D . C . Densmouf., Esq. ;— S i r ,— In th o

Voice of Angels a few w e e k s s in c e c a m e a m e ssa g e th ro u g h th e n ie d iu m s h ip o f D r . W . L . J a c k , fro m B m d s tre c t to M a r y . I t w as re a d a n d a p p re c ia te d , w ith m a n y th a n k s to th e M ed iu m a n d to th e A n c rc l- w o rld . R e s p e c tfu l ly ,

M . H. H ill .G r k a t F a l l s , S e p t . 22 , 1880.

Grisf couDts the seconds; happiness forgets the hours.— De F in o d .

238 VOICE OF ANG ELS. OCTOBER 1C, 188 >

SCIENCE A C E X C U R Y AGO.Scant were the glcanla£» in those y«ar;* of -learth;

No Cuvier jet h * l clothed the fossil hoi is TIi.il ^lumbervd, villiog for their second birth;

No f.yell read the legend of the stones;St.'lenee still points! to her oinptj thrones.

Dre.imlnf of orbs to eyes o f earth unknown,H'-rtchel lookel hoiv’nw.srd in the starlight pale:

Lo't In those awflil dejtlhs he trod elono,Laplace stood mute before the lifted veil;^(ille home-bred Humboldt trlmnic-l his toj-sliIp’s sail.

[O liver IF end tll H olm es.

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A continuation of the criticism of Prof. Hare's communication by if. S. H., Mo.nence, III., is una­voidably crowded out of this number, together with other Interesting matter. It will appear in onr next.

The First Society of Spiritualists of Philadelphia is about to meet with a serious loss. Its Presi­dent, Mr. Champion, who has done much to bring about Its present prosperity, being about to go to a milder and more tropical climate, ou account of the continued ill health of Mrs. Champion. His loss will be greatly felt by the Society.

The revision of the Bible, which has been in progress for the last ten years by some of the most learned scholars of (he world, Is nearly completed, and the New Testament will soon be Issued. Mac- milau & Co , the eminent publishers, hare borne the whole expense, amounting to more than one knndred thousand dollars, and have copyrighted the work iu Great Britain, and are desirous of do­ing the same Jn this country, which would seem to He no more than right.

The Light for A ll, (San Francisco, ) of Sept. 15, contains an Interesting editorial on the subject of the uudje legislative protection of regular physi­cians against so-called Irregular practitioners, giv­ing numerous Instances of costly mistakes made by the former, aud argutug particularly against the theory that vaccination Is either desira'ile or judi­cious as a protection against small-pox.

At the last quarterly meeting of the Spiritualists of Wisconsin at Omro, resolutions of sympathy to the family of E. V. Wilson were passed, and a de­termination expressed to give material aid to pay off the heavy mortgage on ‘-Farmer Mary’s” home. Mr. Wilson spent much time and did some of his best work at Omro.

The Free Spiritual Meeticgs at Berkeley Hall, conducted by W. J. Colville, continue to be largely attended, and the Inspirational discourses are fully appreciated by tho*e present. Sunday, Oct. 3d, Mr. Colville delivered a lecture on “The Millenni­um; What Is It, at vwhen may we expect it?” Prof. Kiddle was announced to speak at 3 P. M.

The Second Society of Spiritualists of New York City, which has been ministered to by Dr. Peebles for some time past, Is having a season of great prosperity, the hall on several evenings being packed, so that many were unable to find seats. The meetings have been attended by the most em- aent Spiritualists of New York City, who find in the utterances of Dr. Peebles much that la inter­esting to the thoughtful, the Intelligent and the cultured. Dr. P. speaks in Stafford, Conn., during the month of October.

The Brooklyn Spiritual Society Is fortunate In securing the services of Mrs. F. 0. Hyzer, who continues to delight large audiences by her bril­liant inspirational thoughts.

Including the two Lyceums, there are no lesa than six halls occupied by the Spiritualists of Bos*

ton, besides others In (he suburbs and neighboring towns. Our cherished belief Is meeting with many accessions In tills region.

The WlNon Memorial Association wishes to ob­tain one thousand names, with a subscription of one dollnr each, for which they will furnish a handsome portrait of Bri. E. V. Wilson. S. II

' Nichols, Secretary. Send aloug your names, and | help a good work.

Mrs. Colby nnd Mrs. Smith are engaged by the Spiritualists of RjcbeUer, N. Y., for the month of October.

J. W. Fletcher gave two addresses In Lowell, on. a recent Sunday, to large audiences, which were well spoken of by the papers of that city.

Dr. Henry Slade was at Saginaw, Michigan, In the early part of October, where he gave his nsual successful demonstrations. The editor of the Fantell Register o f that State had a lengthy Inter­view with the Doctor, and although strongly pre­

judiced against “spooks, ghosts, spirits, witches," etc., became convinced that Dr. S. was no Impos­tor, and that what occurred was done by an Intel­ligent power, outside of his own. He says: “iu one case the pencil was placed on the slate In open sight, when we saw the pencil move to write by some Invisible power. In another Instance we saw the pencil tinlsh a sentence by crossing a r, at the end of the word ‘not/ and then fall to the surface of the slate.” •

A suggestion which was made some time ago In the columns of the V oicf., that a “Home” for old, worn-out and disabled Mediums be established, where they could peacefully end their remaining days on earth, we are glad to see has been revived by J A. Bliss and others, and the Banner and oth­er of our journals endorse the suggestion. We hope the idea will speedily take tangible shape, and there is no reason why It cannot be carried Into successful execution before many months.

We are pleased to learn that our valued friend and contributor, Judge A. G. W. Carter, of Cin­cinnati, will soon publish a new book, called “The Old Court-House; Reminiscences of the Courts and Bar of Cincinnati.” The Judge Is peculiarly fitted for the work, by his long residence and nat­ural gifts, and we bespeak a large sale for the book.

T h e Garden of Eden of the Indians of Dakota seems to have been situated in tbe Black Hills, where the earliest scene recorded in their annals transpired. A medicine lodge crowned the summit of one of the hills. A buffalo cow was there, who In some way proved a benefactress of the race. Owing, probably, to superstitious Ideas connected with them, the Black Hills have ever been fondly cherished by the Dakotas.

A petition was recently presented to Parliament from the British Medical Association, signed by seven thousand medical men, against vaccination.

Rev. Joseph Cook has gone back on, not Spirits oaltsm, but himself. FJIs argument has as many distinct opinions as Joseph's coat of old had colors. Well, we guess at the present time Spiritualism is

‘*Not for Joseph, not If he knows It."

f Light for AILLife," says a distinguished Strasburg physiolo­

gist, “is all that cannot be explained by chemistry or physics.”

Dean Stanley, It Is said, has bad some of the best test Mediums In England at his bouse for a week or ten days at a time.

To the testimony of the eminent German presti­digitator, Mr. Ballachlnl, can now be added that of Prof. Jacobs, of Paris, who has become a Spirit­ualist.

Anna C. Brackett, of New York, has been elected a member of the Executive Committee of the Na­tional Council of Education.

Mrs. Gnrfiuld Is described to be a gentle little woman, with very quiet, self contained manners, and with a high Reuse of rectitude. Her beautiful dark eyes look out upon life gravely nnd sincerely,

Hanover College, the oldest In the State of Indi­ana, nnd one of the Inst of th - fifteen which It con­tains, to admit the new method, has dually decided on co education.

Rev. Anua Oliver, the bright young preacher of Brooklyn, has been successful In her public min­istrations, despite all difficulties. She has recoutly been victorious In a suit brought against her by the former chorister, and comments spicily on the fact that counsel, Judge aud jury were all men.

Ccphns B. Lynn spoke In Clyde, Ohio, on the 22nd nnd 23rd ult. He lectures during October for the Sccoud Society of New York City.

Maj. Thomas Gales Forster has received an invi­tation to visit nnd lecture upon Spiritualism In San Francisco, Cal. Hcstart9 about the first of October.

Dr J. M. Peebles, who lectured to large audl- 1 ences for the Second Society o f Spiritualists in New York, during September, speaks in Stafford, Coon., the five Sundays of October, and week day evenings In the vlelnlty, upon travels, ethnology, physiolo­gy and hygiene.

The annual meeting of the Spiritualists at George­town, New York, was held on the 18th and 19th. Mrs. Gardner, of Rochester, was the principal speaker, and gave good satisfaction both as a speaker and test Medium.

Hereafter the Children's Progressive Lyceum, of Cleveland, Ohio, will meet in Welsgcrber's Hall, corner of Prospect and Brownell streets, com­mencing Sunday, Oct. 3d, 1880, at 10.30 a . m . The services of the First Society will also be held In this hall, whenever It Is decided to commence them.

---------- ■[For tbe Voice of Angels.)

TESTS OR NO TESTS.No. 1500 N oh th 7t h £ t ., P iiila ., Pa.

I n m y last co m m u n ica tio n I expressed th e op in ion th a t “ th e m o st a p p a ren tly in­s ign ifican t te s ts a re in m a n y cases tbo s tro n g e s t ,” an d I am su re th is is th e expe­rience o f th e g re a t m a jo r ity o f S p iritual­is ts . “T rifles l ig h t as a i r a re o ften proofs as s tro n g as h o ly w r i t .” M en are very a p t to “d esp ise th e d a y o f sm all th in g s ,” an d too o ften d is re g a rd th e “stil 1* small v o ic e .” T h e “d a y o f sm all th in g s” and th e “s till , sm all v o ic e ,” a p p a re n t trifies as th e y a re to m a n y , o r o f no acco u n t a t all, a re n e v e r th e le ss o f im p o rta n c e in the phil­o sophy o f S p ir itu a lis m , ev en so , as the sm alles t a tom o f m a tte r m ay be o r is u til­ized in th e chem ical o p e ra tio n s o f nature.

H ow u n fo r tu n a te i t is th a t th o se out of o u r b lessed e x p e rie n c e a rc such skeptics, from n a tu ra l o rg a n iz a tio n , o r b ig o ts , from m oral an d re lig io u s ed u ca tio n ; so much so , th a t th e y h e s ita te o r d e m u r a t the m ost d e m o n s tra tiv e p h y s ica l phenom ena. T h e idea o f frau d has ta k e n hold o f so m any m in d s , a n d , re g re tfu lly be it said, in fluences v e ry m any S p ir itu a lis ts , and so deep is th e su sp ic io n th a t d a ily and hourly a la rg e a m o u n t o f g o o d , o r th a t in tended for g o o d , is th ro w n a w a y , u tte r ly lost.

In th is co n n ec tio n , is it too harsh to quo te th e lin e , “ A ll is in fec ted th a t the in-

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tinted spy”? The man and woman who rat, drink and hI<’<‘| i in tho ntinoHphcro or rlcmcnt of fraud, carry with them to the Medium, or into the Circle, the attractive influences of an unwholesome and un- healthy magnet ism.

Wo have reason to know that “like be­gets like,” and therefore, let us learn to have our house cleanly swept, ami our surroundings pure, when wo may he as­sured that neither mortals nor immortals will ever attempt to deceive or defraud us. Thus influenced, the writer has accepted scores upon scores of messages and com­munications, and found in their reception repented confirmation of the groat truths of the Spiritual dispensation.

Our heading says, “Tests or no Tests,” and what do wo menn hy it? Wo mean that “straws show which way the wind blows,” and that so self-evident to our in­tuitions or Spiritual convictions have been these “still, small voices,” that we have never submitted them to our reason for adjudication and judgment, Imt have swal­lowed them whole ; and very funny in­deed, a Spirit-control has, rather twit- tiogly, or as a rebuke, told iis that we wore very credulous, and “took in every­thing that came along.”

appoiminco, stating that she had liecn killed by tho explosion of a boiler at a certain saw-mill in this city—but was happy after her sull'crings. She gave her name in full. This statement I found cor- rcct, and it added another to the tests of truth. .i. w.

for the Voice of Angela. |

DOUBTING.nr VIKKNAM I..

Ia l ilt bauble worth the tenable?Ifcwe lU ebloe Iby lolrxl allure?

le U counterpart a bubble—OoM, or gilt—of which art aura?

Bun ice— arc tboy all In action?Of thtir truth <!oet ever doubt?

Ne'er Imperfect, ne'er derelvo tbee — Double dial—In or out?

Knoweat aught that le emlorlng Aa the azure-tinted a lp

Knoweet aught bat dally rhangeth Aa the |oMn momenta fly?

Nature*# law* are fixed, unchanging;Perfect aoula are eeaghr, not foond;

In tli« cycle of Time'* raeaaure Truth eternal—ll»t the eouml I

[F o r the Volee of Angela.)

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE OR SENS OPATHY.

Ol i> Dr. Benjamin HtisJi returns to life and says through Mrs. Mary L. Jewett

“If there is any one regret that a phy Well, Mr. Editor, if this rebuke is de- sicinn may have more than any other, it'fully, may <1 rive from the human economy

and tho nerves telegraph to the brain im­mediately.

“The theory of diseitHO being located in lie Ihiids is nearly as old as disease. The 'rent effort on tin* part of physicians in Spirit-life at I he present time is to bring the human family on a plant; of invcstigii- tion, deep in breadth anti determined will force, where they may think, act anti judge for thcuiMclvcM what the conditions of their systems are, and what causes disease.

“Men anti women are intuitively t asting asitle the nostrums ami popular drugs of the tlead past, anti are receiving through the inspirations of Angels anti Mediums a Scnsc-o-puthy system of treatment. They seek to know their individual stand­ard of health, their citadel of vital force, and any encroachments upon tho sacred precincts of health arc warded off by rea­son anti inspiration.

“The sunlight is full of life-giving pow­ers. The earth teems with electrical and magnetical currents for the ‘healing of the nations/ anti the little flower at your feet, with its face looking upward to gather sunbeams, becomes, within the magnet of its own germinal centres, a positive heal­ing principle, that if administered care-

served I cannot see i t ; and if you, or the readers of tho “A no el-Voice,” detect ex­traordinary credulity in me, please let mo know it. What think you of the following ? I am at the house of a gentleman, whom I have known for many years; in the early part of our acquaintance, we were members of a society or association; we are this evening, with three or four other persons, sitting around a table, and we arc in communication with a number of Spirits by tipping and swaying of the table. A name is announced, and it is recognized by us as that of the secretary of the association, of whom wc had not the most distant thought at the time, when the following conversation took place: “Do yon know us two?” “Yes.” “Were you secretary,” etc.? “Yes." “Arc you happy?” “No.” “Why? Did you do

is the regret that he knew so little of dis­ease and so much less as regards the treat­ment of disease. There have been all grades of theories springing up in the minds of thinkers, and professional men, as regards the cause and scat of disease in the human system.

“As my knowledge becomes more ma­ture in Spirit-life, through investigations and communing8 with the oldest physi­cians in that life, I Ik*come more and more aware of the fact that the principal dis­eases spring from an abnormal condition of fluids of the body. The kidney,, for instance, become diseased, weakened, de­bilitated, and arc not able to excrete from the blood certain poisons generated by digestion, and impurities taken into the system. The kidneys failing in their

old enemies that have invaded the system, or that seek to approach the world that loves tho sunlight better than they did thirty years ago. They love the pure wa­ters that fall in refreshing showers. They love the fresh breezes of heaven. The world today loves right more than wrong, truth more than error; as the battle wag­es, and the hosts that are marshalled and the impending crisis in all grades of life point to a new era, an era that shall dispel ignorance, develope knowledge und wis­dom.

“In no sphere of life has tho condition of the people been more imposed upon than in the .practice of medicine. Wit, tact, shrewdness and selfishness are boost­ed attributes of nine physicians out of ten. With gTave faces they approach in­valids, and with their nostrums and drugs feed, and develope disease, that if left alone to nature, or to simple remedies, would at once be driven from the system.

functions, the absorbent vessels take up nnything wrong ?” “Yes.r “In the asso- their impurities and carry them back into ciation?” “Yes.” We were cognizant of the ‘river of life* that flows through the some delinquency or malfeasance on the'human body. The heart is the throne, part of this individual, therefore, ns a test, The fluids become stagnant, and malaria Nineteen out of twenty die from drugs this appearance and conversation, short as! is generated, producing diseases. The instead of disease. Nine hundred and it was, could not be ignored by either fluids of the nerves, largely composed ot ninety-nine individuals recover through of us. fluids, or in other words, the blood and Nature’s forces, rather than through the

On another occasion, at a table-sitting in tho same house, I. was informed of the fact of having three teeth extracted that day. This was hy a little Spirit. Then again, at a Circle, a little Spirit put in an

nerves, compose the magnet of health— curative principle in the medicines adrnin- (thc nerves one pole, the blood the other istcred.polo of the magnet.)

“Let these stagnant waters manifest themselves in any part of the economy,

‘This is perhaps a sad summing-up of a practical life in the sphere of medicine. But the watch-words of the hour are Pro-

V O I C E O F ANGELS. OCTOBER 15, moL U O

£Teasion and Eternal Chance. and ‘Over- G h m u blin o .— Some people are ever grum-they have not great troubles, theybllUg. I f lllir̂ lime uui ^irm nuuui«i |

have little oues to keep them fretting, nml many P H I L O S O P F I V O F K N O W L E D G E , would say of them that they grumble merely for n ' j e a n s t o r y .pastime.

. . . . . . . . . . T~>EHCE1 VINQ tho oneness and continuous InlerchaDflai-A fretful d isp osition IS Of no a ilv a n - . ^ bilityol subiliinro nn ensoncs nml u« form, the aothc

. , * . 1 j . i _ discard* Hie use of llie term ‘ spirit”tage— it only makes the possessor and those con- , substitutes therefor the term "oeecutiiii

S u BST ANTr AIASM;turn, overturn, overturn.’ is written upon every stereotyped thought of the Hires.

•‘Men think no lonijer in grooves and nits. They launch out upon tho ocean of inde]>endent thought, or wander over the ip r i m e s , or sim ple up the hill-si<le lo „ iKavJ t0 on t|,e bright side of things, for mountain heights of meditation and deep we ih.ll meel with trnuble enough in the world 1 w f ethought, and as they g:»thcr inspiration without turning out of our way to seek it. from .Spirit-life, they reduce to practical Grumbling makes a hard job harder, sours the principles the inspirations and experiences emper, unnecessarily fatigues both body and which thev have gleaned.

‘•I hope, my friend, to give you from time to time many suggestions in harmony

i ^ , /v_r»qfhi‘ We hare born requested by tho Bund control Hog lb® des-W- P |joy of this p.iper t » call upon those of oar patron9 who are

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nected with rum miserable. J.ne better " A } I d rnsed hs form or ex p an d ed a-. e ssence or sp ir i t ; ail the id*numerable qualities of substance being solely the resnllof

spaeial modillvatlons. Viewing the phenmnec i >f na-thla n e t. ***•1 loin has been Idealist'll, and accepting the exact sciences a*

tho b:iscs of speculative -clm ce. the author alaims to pre­sent for public consideration a New Syalein of Philosophy. LTuarinc«l by ntber aid than Its own intrinsic merits. It lie* been launched upon the stormy son of pnbllo opinion to bat­tle single-handed lor ILs right lo a voice in the general senti­ments of the age.

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