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For the Spiritual Age.

S E R I E S —N o . I V .P A R A G R A P HSU M M A R Y IN G .

The erectile power of those exterior church-formations de­nominated Protestantism and Romanism, is waning. A spas­mic change, a vermicular movement, occasionally starts our at­tention, not to its power, but to its prone posture..

Its “ revivals” are but fleeting manifestations of impulse, not of vigor. '

These particular forms of religion have until now'' been the altars of our faiths ; they are the make-shifts,'the stepping- stones; and even as such soon to be submerged in the widen­ing waters of life, to be superceded by bridges finely 'con­structed.

In them we no longer discover any solidity or fixed shape, or firm and certaih meaning.

I f Churchism holds its peace under our rebuffs of its pre­tensions, it is because it is too conscious of the flimsiness of its fabric; but we cannot thus permit it to evade criticism of the closest sort. \

' N A V IG A T IO N .

While men were scientific in Geometry, they were romanc­ers as to the stars; and now that they have won its truths from the physical system, and can sail anywhere within the sphere of the compass, by the light of science, they still trust to the past XUr navigating tne snip ot state.

t h e c o n f l i c t .

Truth is generally brought uppermost by conflict between those who ask too much and those who grant too little, be­tween the dogmatists and empirics on the one side, and the skeptics and critics on the other. -

Men must begin dogmatists ; but if they end in being such, they must be expeiled from the domain of authority.

I t is suicidal for those who aim. to deuwTistrate truths, to permit themselves to be silenced by the taunts and yocifera- tions of dogmatists.

D O G M A T ISM .

Some men see truths more or less clearly as dogmatists, but will not see them, and will strive to prevent others from seeing them, in any other way. Many of these they are most to be guarded against— seek, without shocking the reason, to direct the affections in a mystic faith, which may bring with it and insinuate those beliefs, from which, when apprehended directly, the reason recoils. They are simply panderers for their silly myths and dogmas. Their sole interests are in those— not in an exalted humanity.

' T H E D IF F IC U L T Y OF P R E JU D IC E W IT II IG N O R A N C E .

I t is not possible—or, if possible, not easy— to make the ignorant understand their ignorance ; for, obviously, it requires knowledge to perceive it. In the presence of ignorance, with, prejudice, the soundest knowledge is comparatively helpless.

V T H E O LO G Y — D E S C R IP T IV E S T A TEM EN TS. '

The moral and religious are identical, so far as to their source. Goodness and uprightness are one.

The jjiiritual is no intrusion, but phenomenal to the nature of man; and the religious should find its completest exterio- ration in the executive powers of humanity embodied socially.

C L E R IC A L T A M P E R IN G .

The tampering of the frequently wholly unenlightened and unintelligent, but merely rote-learned adherents of dogmatic churchism, whether “ clerical” or “ lay,” with the people at large, not only vitiates the truth of fact, but hopelessly per­verts the sensibility to truth, at the best not very strong, in the uneducated mind. With these tamperers their natural faculty of vision has been long displaced by a representation of things as seen by the “ Church.” Let not “ the blind lqad the blind.”

P H A SE S O F R E L IG IO N .

I t is a theory of the Church—or at least one of the theo­ries of the accumulation of miscellany she terms her doctrines— that the sufficing qualification for all spiritual benefits was mere belief. Hence a disposition to believe was pious, and unbelief the u unpardonable sin,”— a sin much more monstrous than any recognized by the Decalogue. ■

The specially divine pretensions of Jesus to be personally accepted as the alter-ego of the Infinite Deity, or rather this claim, urged by its devotees that he was the incarnature of ab­solute, divine-, pure goodness, can never again be so crushingly and imperiously rebuked, as in his own agonistic testimony— “ M y God! M y God! why hast thou forsaken me ?”

The rightful architectoric power to erect a vital church, commensurate to the varying and increasing demands of our devotional (religious) nature, must be elicited from within tbe human soul. ; „

The Christian Gospel itself was a gush of spiritual waters flooding the waste soil of .Hebraism and Judaism. I t was an effusion, not a conclusion. For a philosophical study of his­

tory, and of Christ'ian “ revelation” itself, forbids us to regard the Christian Gospel as . an , exclusive and uniquely perfect scheme for the purpose of salvation.

We cannot limit the universal final purposes of God in his­tory by narrowing them to Christians, nor to any other por­tion of mankind. For the Divine Energy cannot indeed have been absent from any part of the universe in* any stage of its development. And it would seem as though he must be the source alike of all religions. And no one who looks at these, stretching from east to west, through so many cycles of human ages, can avoid seeing in them a fitness which shows a common

' T H E M ODE OF “ H E A L IN G BY H A N D S ,” E T C .

Healing, though essentially scientific, is not purely so. I t is that to the extent that material atoms are infused into the hu­man organism—_£this is essentially the central and impregna­ble idea of -Homoeopathy]—but beyond this it is Art.

Healing (or Renovation) by hands does not take place in virtue of the entrance into the human system of any addition­al matter (molecular or indivisible,) transmitted by the opera­tion.

I t is simply a caused change in the intimate motion (either translatory or vorticle) common to the tissues operated on. In so far as the new motions become paramount in the immediate physical processes, the health-status of the subject is changed. Thus electricity is nothing else than a change in the motion of matter—a transit of force, and not a fluid. [We know so lit­tle, if anything, of the central principle here presented,— n a m e lv . r n n n r - a t . in n . p.YAP.nt rclm nth a t I m ust fce co n ten t with, enouncing th is as a hypo thes is we may be able to test some day, may not.] “ The peace which passeth all understanding” is not a devotional state of the emotions, but perfect health, i. e., harmony of the personal functions. ' •

T H E SA C R E D FU N C T IO N .

I t is the ulterior aim of those who seek the truth, i. e., real knowledge, to put off all concealments, to labor sedulously and cheerfully at their work, and to invite and stimulate all, with­out distinction of persons, to unite in the accomplishment of the work at every point.

Thus candidly and earnestly studied, that great theme Theism, would consist of a philosophical history of the scheme of that human thought, “ God,” and its argument would con­sist in unfolding a glimpse of the truth, whether its grand cen­tre was purely a thought or conception introduced into human history from the human mind itself, having no analogy with things themselves out of it, or a varying symptom of (as pro­posed by the Theist) a Person over and above, and indepen­dent of the thought under scrutiny. In other words, whether the Theist’s proposition, (God exists,) is, only, as we are con­scious of 'it, i. e., in the thought, or whether the thought exists because the Person exists, as proposed by the Theist.

E p o c h .

F o r thc S p ir itu a l A ge.

T H E R E L I G I O U S R E V I V A L .

Mr. E d i t o r i— I beg to offer some views in explanation of the present extended revival of religion, believing it to be es­sentially a new and instructive phase of Spiritualism.

The reason why this age is being so specially marked by spirit manifestations I understand to be mainly because the advanced condition of the human mind renders it capable of receiving such without^ subjecting the mediums employed to the persecutions of a prevalent bigoted religious superstition. We are told, in varied communications from the spirit-spheres, that philosophical minds, such as Franklin, after much careful study of Nature’s laws, discovered a mode of producing sounds and movements of tables, &c., whereby they could open an in­telligible communication with Earth’s children ; and that thus originated the now generally prevalent spirit-manifestations, &c. But allow me to suggest as probable, that these philo­sophical minds were themselves impressed by higher spheres how these sounds, &c., could be made; and that directing “ supernal” spirits do really govern the existing polity, and are themselves the judges who have seen the attained capacity of the human mind at this day to receive revelations, and hence have instigated the commencement of this era of inspi­ration.

I t seems to me that a prominent feature of Spiritualism is, that at the first the trance (public) mediums were generally in­fluenced by spirits who evinced strong prejudices against the past and present sectarianism, founded on man’s interpretation of the B ible; and I have at times, when listening to them, thought they found pleasure in wandering from their subject to express anathemas against the BoOk. They have sometimes reminded one of John Randolph’s declaration, that he would go a mile to kick a sheep, that he might thus show his hatred to a Tariff! These partisan spirits were followed by a class less enslaved with bitter bigotries,‘who in moderation reviewed existing religious opinions, "evidently from the purely intellec­tual stand-point, criticising intelligently the dogma of “ plen­ary inspiration,” but respecting the beautiful historical truths to be found in the Book. We are now beginning to have a class of spirit-minds who recognize the subordination of Wis­

dom to the Love Element, and who distinctly affirm that mere intellectual unfoldruent, however great, is as sounding brass in its effect on the condition of the departing spirit, if there is not connected with it a corresponding unfoldment or harmony of the Love-nature of the Soul. Thus we are beginning to have among us many opposing teachers, “ many false Christs,” and in this are admonished “ to try the spirits and see if they be of God,” who is both Love aud Truth.

Now, we Spiritualists believe we take with us to the spirit­ual state our entire intellectual, moral and spiritual character; hence wc suppose the bigoted sectarians of kindred dogmas are associated in the spirit-life. Hence we may infer that they would never dream of thc possibility of passing over the great gulf which separated them from Earth-life, to hold communi­cation with us, until they in time should learn from the skepti­cal scientic circles of spirit-spheres the fact that such gulf could be crossed, though Lazarus could not pass it to help Dives or his brethren. " When they should thus learn this fact by a personal knowledge that it was being done by others, then they would so far overcome their educated prejudices as to seek zealously to■ win their earth-friends to seek religion, and thus secure their Heaven. Hence we may expect the aroused and excited effort of the theologically bigoted spheres of spirit-life to manifest their influence on the latent but kindred prejudices prevailing with their earth-friends; and this, it seems to me, is now being evidenced in the “ great revivals” abounding throughout this country.

I t is a peculiar feature of the revivals that the many who co to hear, and most of those who labor to tpnrh guidance. Their great desire and effort is to “ find salvation,’ and they seek to attain this by faith rather than by the teach­ings of reason. I t was so with “ the saints” whom they knew on earth, and who ate now laboring to win them from the

'world and the Devil, and we may not rightfully condemn this, for they may be doing all they at present can to find the path of both duty and safety. We all have our infirmities, and very much to learn. Let us judge ourselves, aud leave our brothers to stand to their and our master, who governs by law, and whose judgment will be right. ■

I f a century since the existing theology of Boston would have persecuted to death any mediums through whom should have been then given manifestations like those ot this day, it follows that through law -the public mind at this day holds different kindred relations with the spirit-spheres. I f such

has occurred in the past century, we may infer a simi- occur in the coming time. Thus the nature

a n d - character of spirit-manifestations may in our time undergo a material change, involving important consequences in our social and political relations, of which the present revival in religion is an instructive prophesy.

I suppose many of the communications purporting to be from Washington, Franklin, Howard, &c., are spurious; for I can-accept the metaphorical teaching, “ there will be many false C h r i s t s b u t when the public mind becomes so en­grossed with a higher religious feeling as to be led persistently to cry, “ Lord, Lord, open unto me,” I have faith that men will be impelled to act intellectually as well as religiously, and thus humanity become a powerful aid to the supernal spheres in inducing reformation in the circles of theological bigotries now actively operating on their friends of earth.'; Progress is the law, but it does not travel with that lightning speed we are apt to imagine, particularly if our zeal is great. I f this is kept in mind, it may aid us to better comprehend the chang­ing phases of spirit-manifestations, and guide our zeal in safer channels.

. For tho Spiritual Age.

A N G E L W H IS P E B IN G S .

M o th e r, I am -with y o u no w ; _A ngelic b re a th in g s fan y o u r brow ,.A n d sw eet an d heav en ly incense shed L ik e ho ly oil abou t y o u r head .O ft in th e lonely h o u rs o f n ig h t.H y an g e l-p re sen ce , ev e r b r ig h t,P ro te c ts y o u r s lu m b erin g form from h a rm ,E n circ led by a n an g e l’s a rm , _A n d to y o u r d re a m in g senses b r in g s B r ig h t g lim pses o f an a n g e l’s w in g s;A n d th en to heav en those w ings w ill bear Y o u r w ords o f w lrispered , d re a m in g p ra y e r .A n d w hen , from d re a m y sleep y o u s t a r t _To c la sp m e to y o u r lov ing h e a r t ,A h ! th e n I ’ll soothe th e d u ll, deep p a in T h a t sinjiS in to y o u r soul ag a in .A nd w h en , in ag ony o f p ra y e r , 'Y ou seek for g ra c e y o u r g r ie f to b e a r ,I ’ll tu n e th a t p r a y e r to an g e l la j-s ,—E m b a lm i t w ith a n a n g e l’s p ra ise .A n d , m o th e r, from th e heav en ly bow ers I ’ll c u ll a w re a th o f fadeless flow ers; _A nd w ith th e b u d s o f H ope so b r ig h t,T he blossom T ru th W ill shed its lig h t,A n d P eace , w ith h ea lin g on its w in g ,T h a t tea r-g em m ed w re a th to th ee w ill b r in g ,A n d , w atered w ith a m o th e r’s te a rs , .I t w ill n o t fade th ro u g h com ing y ears.A nd w hen th y few sh o rt d ay s a re o ’e r,A n d th o u sh a lt reach th is b lissfu l sh o re ,T h en , d e a r m o th e r, we sh a ll m ee t,

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The term “ Spiritualist” is made made a synonym with weakness,.su-

Modern Christian-

P h i l a d e l p h i a .

T H E S H I F T I N G H U E S O F L I F E .Life has, for an observer, such a quick succession of inter­

esting and amusing adventure, that it is almost inconceivable he should ever feel dull or weary ot it. No one day resem­bles another. Every hour, ever minute, opens new stores to our experience, and new excitement to our curiosity. We are always on the eve of the morrow of some surprising event. Like the moth, we are forever flying toward a star,— but with this difference, that we attain i t ; iind, if sometimes we find that the halo which we fancied a glory is but some deceiving mist, at least, we have learned a lesson. I f we look upon life merely as humble students, we shall not feel any great bitter­ness at such disappointments. •

I t is only when we hug our ignorance to our hearts, that we are, and deserve to be, miserable; when we embrace the cloud that we I o s q the goddess. But, if we open the eyes of the mind, and determine to be neither wantonly stupid nor inat­tentive, an enchanted world begins to rise from chaos. The aspect even of the room in which we sit grows lively with a thousand u n s u s p e c t in g curiosities. We discern that the most ordinary person is invested with some noticeable characteristic. I f we deign to look but for five minutes at any common-place thing, we become aware of its peculiarities; and there is not a bird that wings through the air, nor a flower that blossoms m the garden, nor an insect that crawls in the depths of the earth, nor a fish that swims in the water, but has its own singular and delightful story.— Household Words. ^

F o r th e S p iritu a l A g e .

R E A S O N A B L E N E S S O F S P I R I T U A L I S M .

L E T T E R FR O M C A L IF O R N IA .

■ S a n F r a n c is c o , A p r i l 5 , 1 8 5 8 .

M e s s r s . E d i t o r s :—The writer of this has been a reader of your valuable paper for some months past, and for years past has been endeavoring to search faithfully for the truth.

I am aware that it is quite unfashionable, not to say unpop­ular, to openly avow a belief in what is tauntingly called “ Modern Spiritualism one of reproach. I t 1 perstition, and even mental derangement, ity repudiates it as a heresy, nowithstanding its Great Foun­der openly taught and illustrated it in his life on earth.

There is nothing that can approach in importance the great question of the future and immortal existence of man. ̂Beside this all' other concerns sink into comparative insignificance. How ? where ? in what condition and under what circumstances does the human soul continue to exist ? And can the departed spirits of our friends manifest themselves to us ? and have they done it ? All these are momentous questions. Christians all admit the Revelation of St. John to be canonical. The whole of that is nothing more nor less than a history of spir­itual communion. He was privileged to see and hear—just as Spiritualists now see and hear— in the spirit-land. St. Paul s vision and the vision of Peter might also be cited.

I am aware that the assumption is that these men were inspired, and that with the apostolic age all inspiration ceased. But what is meanfc-by inspiration, more than that the inspired is gifted or developed to look into the future, or rather the spiritual world about them ? Was Tennant, the pious clergy­man who lay so long entranced and apparently dead, and finally came back to earth witU; his wondrous story from the spirit-land, an impostor? [By the way, why is net this little book republished among the^Spiritualists library? ]

There are two books, both written long before what is called Modern Spiritualism had taken its hold upon the public mind, which I have read with great interest, viz : “ Pneumatology,by Stilling, and “ The Night Side of Nature,” by Catharine Crowe. These contain facts, as well authenticated as any of the facts of history. We have no more right to doubt or dis­believe them than we have to doubt the former existence of Queen Elizabeth, or Cromwell, or Bonaparte. No mind, open to conviction and free from prejudice, can fail to be satisfied after a perusal of these books, that spirit-intercourse has al­ways existed, in every age, country and clime. The good Pastor Oberlin was its firm believer; indeed, he knew it to be true, being favored for a long series of years with visits from his wife, who had preceded him to the spirit-land. ̂ ^

Are we to reject all human testimony on this subject? Must we bow in blind submission to the materialism of the churches, which makes the clayey tenement, the outward husk immortal, by teaching its identical resurrection, while at the same time they practically deny any importance whatever to the immortal and sentient existence of the soul ?

A friend, upon whose integrity, honor, purity of character and motive I can place the most implicit confidence,—to whom

deception is a stranger, and whom I have never once found false in a-long and close intimacy of years,— departs from'this state of existence. Being extremely desirous of knowing hia present state and the scenes with which he may be surrounded, this friend appears to me in the same form he wore while on earth. In regard to the appearance I cannot be mistaken. I see him just as truly as l ev e r saw him while living. He converses with me,— assures me, maybe, of his well-being, and communicates some particulars of the scenes surrounding him in the spirit-land. Now why should I not believe these com­munications?' Never having'doubted his word, why should it now be doubted? I t is in vain to deny the premises. The seeing and conversing are just as much real as any seeing or conversing can be.

Again, I have lost a child. She comes back to me, maybe, through table-tippings or other material signs. The tests are such as leave no doubt of identity. She gives me some glimpses of her happy state. Why should not the evidence be received ? Professing to be only an inquirer after truth, like thousands of others, I am not only willing and desirous, but determined to receive the truth, come from what source it may. Hundreds here in California are beginning to inquire, to exam­ine, and compare the evidence of immortality as developed in Spiritualism.

The churches no longer hold the absolute power. Priests are no longer deemed infallible. The senses and our reason are being brought to the test. A brighter and a better day ia dawning. Pure Christianity, such as Christ and the Apostles Luight- is so o n destined tn sween awav the sects antLtheiiL mis>_ ward it will bring—to be pure, charitable and exemplary trom the love of virtue, rather than from the fear of hell.

We as yet have no public teachers of our faith here, but private evidences of its truth are afforded in the most convinc­ing manner to the “ circles” who are inquiring.

Yours, A n on .

N O L I M I T T O I N V E S T I G A T I O N .

But it is conceivable that this i n n e r f o r m of matter, as it has been termed, may, as well as the external species, be per­ceptible, so that the specific cause of solidity, fluidity, crystal­lization, decomposition, color, taste, smell, musical relation, and other states, movements, and transitions of matter, may be as immediately perceptible as are now the ulterior products of those states. Thus, besides knowing effects, we should also know causes; or, to speak more correctly, we should be able to trace forms and affinities, a stage or two higher than now we can. Instead of looking only at the dial-plate of nature, and of noting the hands and the figures, we should be admitted to inspect the wheel-work and the springs; and this inner perception of real forms might well consist witl\ the simulta­neous perception of external species; just as our dissection of an animal does not prevent or supersede our discernment of its form.

The material universe (and the same, with still more mean­ing, may be said of the intellectual universe) is a vast pro­found, upon the surface of which we float, and of which, by direct consciousness, we know nothing beyond the surface. Science, with its methods of inference, carries us a little way beneath the forms and semblances of things, and only a little. Meantime we cannot suppose the interior to be, from any ab­stract necessity, incognizable by the human mind. Our knowledge of nature is like' our acquaintance with the globe we inhabit, superficial only ; and the operations of the miner, like those of the natural philosopher, expose to our view a few fathoms of the depth, but yet leave the abyss unexplored. Nevertheless it is assuredly possible, abstractedly, that the very bowels of our planet should be inspected by the human eye. And so we may assume, concerning the inmost recesses of the mechanism of the material world, that they might be known by man.

W rought assuredly to believe that He who has endowed his rational family with powers fitting them to comprehend the reason of his works, and with a disposition to admire what they understand, will not, in the end, hide from them anything which they might know with safety and advantage; and that

^gradually, as one temporary motive of concealment after an­other is superseded, the veil will be drawn aside, so that what once was inscrutable shall be openly displayed. These pro­gressive revelations, instead of inflating intellectual vanity, must tend rather to inspire an ever-growing awe of the inex­haustible wealth of the I n f i n i t e I n t e l l i g e n c e , inasmuch as every such new discovery shall be attended with a new and glimmering perception of things heretofore not imagined to exist, or so much as whispered of among even the best in­formed of the elders of immortality.— Isaac Taylor.

* T h e s u b s ta n c e .o f M r. T e n n a n t ’s s p i r i tu a l e x p e r ie n c e h a s b e e n r e ­p e a te d ly p u b l is h e d in S p i r i tu a l i s t jo u r n a l s . W e h a v e b e fo re u s a s m a l l

v o lu m e o f h ia m e m o irs , p u b l is h e d in 1 8 1 8 , b u t th e fa c ts o f h i s e x t r a o r ­d in a r y s p i r i t u a l e x p e r ie n c e a r e in i t so m ix e d u p w i th t h e p e c u l ia r th e - oTCgical s u p e r s t i t io n s o f h is t im e , t h a t i t s r e p u b l ic a t io n a s a w h o le eeem s n e e d le s s . W h e n w e f in d t im e , w o m a y g iv e a n a b s t r a c t o f i ts

v a lu a b le p o r t io n s .— [ E d . A g e .

Do not be troubled because you have not great virtues. God made a million spears of grass where he made one tree. The earth is fringed and carpeted, not with forests, but with grasses. Only have enough of little virtues and common fidelities, and you need not mourn because you are neither a hero nor a saint.— Life Thoughts.

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D x a r N e w t o n : In my travels about New England— in the region where I was born and spent the first sixteen years of my conscious existence—I find many proofs of progress, even in the departments of theological truth and a religious life. The old piety that looked fiercely and solemnly as death and his victims, is beiDg obliterated by the spirit of the Age. The godliness that was formal, cold and austere, — that frowned on innocent mirth, as irreverent and wicked, tha t exorcised" the

•Bpirit of gladness at the altar of the household, that made .long prayers and5*1 spanked the children” at short intervals— is not held in such sacrcd estimation as formerly. The advice of Solomon to put the youngsters through “ a course of sprouts” to make them virtuous, is not followed now as it was in our earlier days. A material theology and a sensuous- life are not now everywhere regarded as holy on account of their relations to the catechism and the anxious-seat; nor yet be­cause they have received John’s baptism in the name of Jesus. Spiritual and progressive ideas are silently but rapidly making their way into almost every neighborhood. Those who are not too fatally perverted by a false theological training—all who are not cramped and corrupted by the influence of old super­stitions, the customs of the past and thc fashions of the pres- ent^-are filled with hope and joy at the triumphs of the new information. '

' W O R C ESTE R -----UNION M E E T IN G S .

Since the Rev. Mr. Higginson resigned the charge of the Free Church, the members of that body and the Spiritualists have united in sustaining regular Sabbath meetings in Wash­burn H all; the Trustees of the Free Society and the committee appointed by the Spiritualists supplying speakers alternately. This coufse cannot be too highly commended for its liberality and for the nrtitual disposition it evinces, to discard sectarian distinctions and to tolerate opposing opinions, for the sake of “ t i i e u n i t y o f t i i e s p i r i t . ” I t is only in this way that we can hope to unite the discordant elements of the religious world and to build up the temple of Humanity in the strength of truth and “ the beauty of holiness.” Then let the old dog­mas perish, and let those who weep at the tombs of the dead Past, dry their tears and take a walk in the spiritual paradise. Let the theological gladiators get up out of the dust of the old arena where they have so long wrestled with Satan, wash themselves in the clear river of life and put on the spotless robes of purity and peace, that they may “ have part in the first resurrection.” The old world_is__i)&£gumuaU^j^^^fc

J? n Tne new heaven and the new earth.” Let the cruel creeds and vulgar superstitions of the fathers be buried with their bones, or remain in the museums with other fossil remains, for the instruction of the antiquarian who sees in them only stony monuments of the life that has departed. They belong to the realm of silence and to the ministers of decay. The living have to do with vital things, and we are called to listen reverently while God and his Angels improvise the New Creation. '

S P IR IT U A L IS M AND T H E F R IE N D S A T W E B S T E R . __

A t Webster we have several earnest men who will neglect no proper oppportunity to do good by communicating the vital truths of a living gospel. Among these are H. D. Sanford, Dr. George Atkins, and Mr. Stockwell by whom the writer was was kindly entertained. Mr. Sanford I have known since the days of the TJnivercmlum as a true friend of reform and an unflinching supporter—in- word and deed—of a progressive, ratipnal and spiritual theology. Dr. Atkins is a Trance-speak­ing Medium whose lectures in Webster, Putnam and other places have done much to call attention to .the. claims of Spirit­ualism, while his pradtical life has been such as to command the respect an i esteem'of the most determined opposers. Mr. Atkins is chiefly employed as a magnetic and spiritual physi­cian in the country about Webster, not unfrequently being called to visit the sick at the distance of fifteen or twenty miles in all directions. When entranced for the purpose of making a professional examination, he is usually controlled either by a Dr. Seabury, who during his earth life, practiced his profession in Boston, or by a German physician who lived in London and answers to the name of Gavinac. I learn that in this capacity Dr. A. has been very useful, and in the ■writer’s presenee many words of commendation were spoken alike of bis success as a physician, his ability as a trance- Bpeaker and of his character as a man.

Dr. Atkins is perhags rather too modest to place a just es­timate on his service^; but we trust that those whom he serves with an unselfish interest and constant fidelity will not allow him to go unrewarded. When the community requires the serviegs of a man, in whatever capacity, common justice de­mands that those who occupy his time and employ his facul­ties should make such a return for the same as may be amply sufficient to meet his necessities. When the modern disciples ■who have large wealth conclude to put their substance into a common fund, or a general storehouse, for the equal benefit of all (we are not advocating this measure) it may not be necessary to give special heed to the wants of such persons; but until we have “ all things in common,” this matter must be attended to, lest the uncomplaining brother be left to perish under a false and selfish construction of the law of meum et tuum.

PU TN A M , CO N N .---- CURIOUS IN C ID E N T .

The recent lectures at Putnam have served to call general attention to the claims of Spiritualism, and an unusual inter­est has been awakened. The revival in that place has not. been confined to the churches, nor has it been altogether a spasmodic and delirious action of the emotional nature. In many cases i? has been a calm and orderly exercise of reason, tbe quickening of the moral sentiments and the illumination of the spirit. The people seemed determined to assume the re­sponsibility of thinking and judging for themselves. The business of furnishing clothing for the mind—all of one size and pattern—is likely to suffer, if, indeed, it is not destined to

be suspended. The heresy of presuming that no man is abso­lutely bound to hire a theological costumer to furnish his mental wardrobe, is beginning to prevail among some of the ablest sup­porters of the old establishment. Of course it is the privilege of every man to provide his own. There are some large pien in Putnam—large in more senses than one—and they want a full pattern. They wore the fashionable small clothes with theological straps and standing collars until by the law of their own growth they broke loose—they must have room for further development. I f one attempted to put new cloth into the old garment, the rent was made worse. A j length they are leav­ing their rags by the wayside and their enfranchised spirits are arrayed in new robes, woven from the elements of light and beauty.

A t four o’clock in the afternoon of Sunday,'May 2d, a large audience assembled to hear the third lecture of the writer s course. "The subject was, Natural Evidences of Immortality. In the course of the lecture I had occasion to speak of the dominion of the human m'ind over the elements of matter, of the subordination of all earthly creations and tbe instinctive submission of the whole animal creation to man. A t this point in the discourse a large dog that had accompanied some stran­ger to the hall, and had been occupying a place near his mas­ter, deliberately arose and advanced to the platform. Af­ter looking steadily at the speaker for a moment, he mounted the rostrum and stretched himself at my feet as if to illus­trate the idea of the subjection o f the animal ivorld to man. The dog kept his place until the lecture was concluded, occa­sionally whining in a subdued tone, as if responding to the ideas and sentiments of the lecturer. Many persons observed the circumstance, and several thought that the animal was mysteriously influenced, either by the mind of the speaker, or by some invisible intelligence. -

Able lecturers will find an opportunity to be heard by many anxious listeners at Putnam, and those who may desire to visit that place should correspond with Mr. B. Segur or Pres­cott W. May. Dr. Atkins occupies their hall, on the first Sunday in each month. His last visit occurred during the delivery of the writer’s recent course of lectures, which gave me an opportunity to listen to two discourses. The.subject was treated with calmness and good sense, and the speaker commanded the undivided attention ofiarge audiences to the close.

A VISIT TO FOXBORO’, MASS.

Through the influence of A. L. Clark, an earnest and self- sacrificing friend, I-recently visited Foxboro , which is certain­ly one of the most beautiful villages in New England. The place, until quite recently, was almost “ wholly given to idola­try” of the old creeds and faiths, denominational dogmatism, and other lifeless forms of godliness, all of which denied the living demonstrations of the spirit and the actual power, These were blindly worshipped on Sunday, but through the week, Fashion, Public Opinion, Mammon, and the Ministers were chief among the gods. Moving fast to music was re­garded as one of the cardinal sins in Foxboro’. “ The poetry of motion,” as illustrated in the dance, was too wicked to be allowed, even in the hall at the public hotel ; while intoler ance, bigotry, and ostracism from the best society (?) for one’s honest convictions, were forms of piety which were held in the highest esteem. Had the Shakers or king David lived in Fox­boro’, and been disposed to “ dance before the Lord,” the par­ties would doubtless have been required to go out of town to

the appearance"of a lively gnat while they swallowed a herd of clumsy camels without difficulty.

But the people of F. have just erectcd a new and very beautiful Townhouse, which the more devout ones fondly hoped would never be defiled, either by dancing or Spiritualism. When it was about completed there was a great effort on the part of the antiquarians to obtain a vote thatr no spirit should speak therein, and that no one should step quick in the new Hall when any one was playing on a fiddle or other profane instrument. But “ Young America” was awake, and the “ vi­talized electricity” was at work in hrs legs, so that that the rapid and rhythmical locomotion could not be stopped. After a protracted struggle the old people—whom religion and the rheumatism prevented from joining in the dance—gave out, and the young muscles were left to be exercised according to the Satanic programme.. The writer delivered three lectures in Foxboro’, and en­

joyed brief interviews with several esteemed friends. Our friend Clark, though tjuiet and unassuming, is firm and fear­less, never concealing his principles from motives of personal interest. Through his disinterested and manly course, in which he enjoys the sympathy of Mis. C., and the co-opera­tion of several other persons who are becoming enlisted, seve­ral lectures have been delivered there by Dr. Atkins aud other trance-speakers, and thus the work of liberalizing the public mind is fairly commenced.

N O RTH B R O O K F IE L D -----T A IL .O F T IIE O P P O S IT IO N .

The modern opposition .to Spiritualism is a strange beast that is certainly no more to be admired than some of the ugly creatures that were revealed to John. At a very early peri­od I saw this beast and felt his horns; his posterior parts re­cently appeared at or about Cambridge, and a few days since

. his last extremity (fwappeared from Brookfield going South.I t was some two or three weeks since that the writer de­

livered two lectures in this village which led to the arrange­ments for the brief course I am now engaged in deliver­ing. The former course seemed to have awakened in some© ■ minds {those who did not hear them) a desire to have the sub­ject exposed. True, the previous exposures were very numer­ous, but they were not sufficient, and perhaps not precisely adapted to this particular latitude. • But the devout unbe­lievers were not required to wait long for a suitable champion. On the 28th ult., Dr. C. B. Lewis advertised to interest and amuse them by “ denouncing Spiritualism and accounting for the Mysterious Phenomena on philosophical principles.” (The propriety of “ denouncing” a subject that rests on a philosoph­ical basis is doubtless altogether obvious to Dr. Lewis and his class.) In his bills the Doctor promised to “ produce all the demonstrations which any spiritual medium produces”— all fax fifteen cents. I t was a rare opportunity. The whole penetralia of the spiritual mystery were to be unveiled in a single night, and withal for such a democratic price that no one could any longer excuse himself for remaining in igno­rance. Dr. Lewis had generously come forward to protect this community against the great delusion. The modern scribes and pharisees anticipated “ &- season of refreshing,” and it is said that one of their clerical guides expressed his gratification that there was one man who had the ability and the boldness( to expose the errors and artifices, of Spiritualism.

B ut an unfortunate circumstance deprived the pious people of North Brookfield of the benefit of the anticipated disclosures. The hotir appointed for the- delivery of the lecture had not

transpired when the Deputy Sheriff of Barre appeared in the place, being instructed by the public authorities to distinguish a certain gentleman by appropriate official attentions. For some reason Dr. Lewis did not stop to dissipate the darkness of this place by allowing his light to shine as he had proposed; but he gave the villagers some remarkable physical manifestations, by way of moving a certain ponder able body—weighing more than 100 pounds—in a most precipitate manner to “ parts unknown.” The aforesaid body moved in a rapid and irregular fashion through byways, among stables and other outbuildings, and at length it disappeared in the direction of the railroad. In attempting to arrest Spiritualism, Dr. Lewis acted without any warrant, but it is said feat he can be served with one by call­ing here again.

My lectures in this placp have been numerously attended, and a lively interest has been awakened in many minds. The friends who have been chiefly instrumental in making the ar­rangements for the course, are J . H. Burbank, J . W. Lyon, John Hill, and Thomas R. Howe, who are not wanting in a zeal that is according to knowledge.

Trusting that the immortal empire may be set up in many minds and hearts, to the end that the outward life may be a revelation of divine beauty and use, I remain,

Cordially thine, s. b . b .

R E V IE W O P T H E C H R IS T IA N F R E E M A N .—II .In his first article on Spiritualism, Bro. Cobb states his be­

lief, founded on “ ample and diversified experiments, that mind can communicate with and impress mind, without the medium of the voice.” He also believes that there is “ a communion between this and the spirit-world, with religiously cultivated minds, by meditation and spiritual impression; and that, on rare occasions, and especially to the dying, and most frequently to dying children, the spirit-land is opened to the vision, and angel-friends are manifested to their view, before they quite leave the mortal shores.”—Yet he goes on to say :

“ B u t i t does n o t follow from th is , n o r from a n y th in g else y e t devel­oped, th a t th e p a r titio n -w a lls a re o r w ill be b roken dow n, betw een th is a n d th e sp ir i t-w o rld ; fa ith su p p la n te d in th e p re se n t life b y k n o w l­edge, an d th e den izens o f bo th w orlds tu rn e d to g e th er in com m on.”

But it does follow, if the above admissions be true, that no “ partition-walls” exist, or ever have existed, between the two worlds, such as to prevent communication, except those which have had their foundation in the ignorance, superstition and non-spirituality of mankind. I f mind can communicate with mind, without the use of the external organs, under certain conditions, then, when man comes to understand the laws of such communication, thc whole universe of mind is open to him under the divinely established conditions. That is, all minds on the same plane of development, or spirituality, can and do act and re-act upon each other. And they become conscious of this action and reaction, or mental inter-commu­nication, (or spiritual communion, if you choose,) just in pro­portion as they become spiritualized, so that their conscious­ness becomes internal, instead of being wholly external, as it too generally is. “ The denizens of both worlds” are and al­ways have been “ turned together in common” in the only sense in which Spiritualism represents this to be the case. That is, the division between them is not so much one of space and locality as of state or condition. God, according to the Christian representation, is everywhere present, and by coming into the proper state we can see and feel His presence. So,

immediate communication with all finite minds who are in cor­responding states with u s ; and we only need a more interior or spiritualized consciousness, with an opening of the spiritual senses, to realize and enjoy the blessings of such communion. Persons about entering the spirit-life, whjen the external nature has ceased to be in the asceudent, often experience this open­ing of the inner senses before the mortal frame has been cast off, and thus recognize their angel-friends around them ; but it is just as possible for those in perfect physical health to enjoy the same vision, as it was for John in Patmos, or Daniel on the banks of Ulai, or the young man whose eyes “ the Lord opened” in answer to Elisha’s prayer— provided they can bring themselves, or be brought, into the proper conditions to experience such opening of the senses. One of these condi­tions is that the material must be subjected to the spiritual.

I t is not then because the spirit-world is fa r off in space, or because any impassable barriers exist between that and our present state of existence,—but because our spirit-eyes are closed and our senses dull through excess of materialism,— that we realize not its presence and its constant influence.

Is this chimerical? W hat is the testimony of modern science? President Hitchcock, in the “ Religion of Geology,” argues thus :

“ S ince m an in a f u tu re [ s p ir i tu a l] w orld is to assum e a s p ir itu a l body, we m ny re a so n a b ly suppose th a t a il c rea ted beings a re in some w ay connected w ith m a tte r ; a n d , therefo re , by m ean s o f m a te ria lism , th ro u g h th e su b tile agencies th a t we h av e n am ed , wc may be sure that an influence goes out f r o m every thought and voli tion o f ours, and reaches every other intellect in thc wide creation. I know n o t w h eth er, in o th e r w orlds, th e ir in h a b ita n ts possess sensibilit ies acute enough to be conscious of th is in fluence; c e r ta in ly , in th is w orld , i t is on ly to a lim ited e x te n t t h a t m en a re conscious o f i t . V e t, wc jnust admit that it exists and acts, or deny the demonstrated verities o f science . ” — p. 435.

He adds :“ I f th is suggestion be t r u e , th e n m ay w e in d u lg e th e th o u g h t as

h ig h ly p robab le th a t o u r friends, w ho hav e gone before u s in to th e e te r ­n a l w orld , m ay be as fam ilia r w ith o u r c o n d u c t, o u r w o rd s, a n d even o u r th o u g h ts , as we a re ou rse lv es .” — p. 440.

And the converse of this must be equally true, by virtue of the same laws and forces of nature,—namely, that, i f our se?isibilities are acute enough, we may be conscious of tha words, actions and thoughts of the disembodied, wherever in the universe they reside, at least to the extent that we place ourselves in suitable mental and moral states. I t is similarity of state that constitutes nearness in the spiritual realm. And it is our gross material states only that render our sensibilities obtuse to spiritual realities.

I t is time, then, that these childish and absurd notions about “ partition walls,” a heaven far away, and a local God, were outgrown by intelligent minds. They are unavoidable to the age of ehildhood, but men and women should “ put away childish things.” A religious philosophy which adheres to and perpetuates them cannot satisfy the thinking people of the present day. I t is well to “ walk by faith” so long as we are unable to see; but to persistently keep our eyes closed when we may open them, because certain blind spiritual guides want the pleasure of leading us,—to shut out the light of God’s present revelations, because he gave to our ancestors in the long past such dim ones as their weak eyes could bear,—all this seems to us equally irreconcilable with true religion and with common sense.

Bro. Cobb’B second article on Spiritualism is occupied by a “ side issue” which requires no further notice on our part. In our next, we will- attend to the third. a . e . n .

M O D ER N ‘IN F ID E L IT Y ’ N O T A N T I-C H R IS T IA N .“ 'W hoever s tu d ies th e p ro g ress o f th e w o rld ’s a r t , o f th e w o rld ’s l i t ­

e r a tu re , o f -the w o rld ’s sc ience, o f th e w o rld ’s po litica l m ovem ent, m u s t h a v e n o ticed a d r if tin g force w h ich c o n s ta n tly -was u r g ­in g i t on to rea lize in its p ra c tic a l, m a te r ia l fo rm , th e p rin c ip le s o f C h ris t. T he novels a n d sto ries o f th is d ay a re m ostly th e expressions o f g re a t social w a n ts an d y e a rn in g s , th e m a n y -h an d ed p h ila n th ro p y of th e d ay is th e sam e, th e v e ry in fid e lity o f th e d ay is a n u n easy p ro te s t a g a in s t .th e v isib le c h u r c h jo r n o t re a liz in g to th e h u n g ry w o rld th e in ­v isib le C h ris t. • .

“ In fid e lity is n o t, fo r th e m ost p a r t , u n b e lie f in C h ris t , b u t u n b e lie f in th e c h u rc h , d isc o n te n t a n d im p atien ce w ith e x is tin g o rd in an ces, as n o t g iv in g to th e w o rld w h a t C h ris t m e a n t th e y shou ld g ive. Some of i t is h o n est— som e o f i t p ro u d a n d p e tu la n t , b u t a l l o f i t show s th e force o f th e d r i f t w hich something is g iv in g to th e h u m a n m ind . A nd w h a t is th is so m e th in g ? W h a t is th is unseen force w h ich sw eeps over a g en e ra tio n lik e a m ig h ty c loud , o vershadow ing every in s titu tio n , a n d g iv in g a tone a n d color to a ll th iD g s . T h e s p ir i t o f th e age ia th e spiri t o f God— th e overshadow ing o f th e A lm ig h ty .” :

Reader! who do you suppose is the author of the above par­agraphs? Wrhat “ infidel press” gives currency to ideas .so in­imical to the claims of modern churChdom ? Would you be­lieve it?—we clip them from an article by Mrs. H a r r i e t

B e e c h e r S t o w e , in a recent number of The Independent'. (April 8, 185S.) Wliat Spiritualist, what Social Reformer, has ever said a severer thing of the popular Christianity than is here said, or made a loftier claim in behalf of the “ spirit of the age” than is here made? And since the grand Spirit­ual Movement of the day obviously embodies and expresses more of the “ spirit of the age” than any and all other move­ments combined, we have good orthodox testimony that its moving power is “ the spirit o f God— the overshadowing of the Almighty.”

The same article from which the above is taken has the fol­lowing :

“ T here w ill come a tim e , w e t r u s t , on e a r th , w hen th e d is tin c tio n betw een sacrcd a n d E ecular sh a ll be m elted aw ay , n o t by th e sacred be­com ing se c u la r, b u t b y th e secu la r beconjing sacred . T here w ill come a tim e w hen co u n tin g -h o u ses sha ll in a ll th e ir d e p a rtm e n ts be a s t r u ly consecra ted to Je su s C h ris t as c h u rch es— w hen se cu la r p a p e rs sh a ll be as t r u ly g iven to C h ris t a s re lig io u s ones. N o t th a t ac ts o f d irec t w or­sh ip a n d ad o ra tio n w ill cease, n o t th a t one d ay o f th e w eek w ill n o t be m ore p a r t ic u la r ly a n d pu b lic ly devoted to such a c ts , a n d th a t p ra y e r , p ra ise a n d p re a c h in g w ill n o t be p a r t ic u la r ly th e em ploym en t o f th e c h u rc h e s— all th is w ill s t i l l b e ; b u t a l l th a t p o rtio n o f m a n ’s m a te ­r ia l life w hich h a s h ith e r to been d isc o rd a n t w ith d evo tional feeling w ill becom e harm o n io u s w ith i t . ”

I f the name of “ Jesus Christ” is here used as the synonym of all that is just, pure, unselfish, and ennobling, we accept the sentiment in all its essential meaning. And we declare that substantially this identical result— i. e. the consecration of all man’s employments and interests to divine uses— is the end and aim of the present Spiritual Reformation, as we con- ccive it.

“ The Beecher family” has long been a sore puzzle, if not offence, to the backward-looking, petrified “ orthodoxy” of the day. I t knows not where to rank such untrammelled souls— whether on the side of God or the Devil. Hence the well- known classification of the Rev. Dr. Todd, who divides man­kind into three classes,— “ saints, sinners, and the Beecher family.” But, in view of the distinguished services of this sui generis race of giants, in demolishing the feudal castles and landmarks of ancient sectarianism— and notwithstanding they occasionally have a freak of turning their weapons against other advancing columns of the grand Army of Reform — we are disposed to say, and coming generations will prolong

Corrcsjmitkttce.S p ir itu a lism ip. P ro v id en ce , R . I .

P b o v id e n c k , May 1 4 ,1858 .

D e a r B r o t h e r N e w to n :— K n o w in g y o u r in te re s t in the good cans* so ra p id ly ad v an c in g in v a r io u s p o rtio n s o f o u r g o u n try , as well as in differen t sections o f th e w o rld , i t m ay n o t be u n in te r e s t in g to you and th e p a tro n s o f y o u r v a lu ab le p u b lic a tio n , to be m ad e fam ilia r with w h a t is going on in o u r goodly a n d b e a u tifu l c ity .

SiDce you w ere w ith u s a n d le c tu re d , som e th re e y e a r s since, ire haTe been g ra d u a lly g a in in g in n u m b e rs , a n d what th e w o rld calls “ re­sp e c ta b ility .” T he h a ll occupied by u s .abou t th e tim e yon were hero becom ing too sm a ll, we p ro cu re d one in H o w ard Building capable o f sea tin g About s ix h u n d re d , a n d haTe occupied it for th e last year, haT­in g h e ld lec tu re s S u n d a y a fte rn o o n s a n d even ings. Our audiences have in som e in stan ces been too la rg e to be accom m odated in our regular place o f g a th e r in g , w h en w e h av e been obliged to obtain the larger h a l l m th e sam e b u ild in g , w h ich w ill accom m odate about twelve hun­dred . ,

T he su p p o rt o f r e g u la r m eetings is n o t no w a n e x p e rim e n t, a s w h en y o u w ere w ith u s , b u t an x io u s lis te n e rs com e in la rg e n u m b e rs , con­vinced th a t o u r sp ir it-f r ie n d s com m u n ica te w ith u s , teach in g n s t r u th s w h ich , i f c a rr ie d in to p ra c tic a l life , w ill m ak e n s f a r h a p p ie r a n d m o re u se fu l th a n th e teach in g s w e w ere w o n t to g ive heed to in o u r y o u th fu l d ay s o f inex p erien ce , w hen w e stood in d re a d o f th e D octor o f M edic ine a n d th e g ra v e r D octor o f D iv in ity . " -

O u r S u n d a y g a th e r in g s b e in g in a h e a lth y a n d p ro sp e ro u s condition, som e o f u s h a v e felt th e im p o rtan c e o f a su ita b le place o f resort for v is ito rs com ing to o u r c ity , in te rested in th e .S p ir itu a l P h ilo so p h y , where th e y cou ld be fu rn ish ed w ith th e p ro p e r m eans o f a id in g them in their resea rch es a f te r t r u th , a n d facilities fo r bgsom ing a c q u a in te d with those w ho a re w illin g to affo id th em o p p o rtu n itie s o f fr ie n d ly inter­co urse a n d sy m p a th y , •

I t affords m e m uch p le a su re to be able to announce to the publio th ro u g h y o u r w id e ly -c ircu la te d jo u rn a l , t h a t su c h a place may now be found am ong u s . W e w ere h ig h ly g ra tified to hear the announcement m ad e , on S u n d ay la s t, t h a t o u r tr ie d f rien d and Worthy brother, JohnB . L in c o ln , w ho is a su p e rio r trd n ce a n d te s t-m ed iu m , had furnished, a t no tr if lin g pxpense, a sp len d id su ite o f room s in the -sew building. No. 237 W estm in ste r s tr e e t , w h ich w ould b e opened on the following M onday ev en in g , M ay 1 0 th , w ith a p p ro p ria te exercises. On that eve­n in g , a lth o u g h th e c louds looked d a r k a n d th re a te n in g , we were fully d e te rm in ed to be am o n g th e lu c k y ones w ho should gain access to the room s, a n tic ip a tin g a l l w ho w ou ld w ish to be th e re could not be accom­m odated . W e found th e room s n e a tly - fu rn ish e d , with comfortable car­p e ts , m irro rs , ta b le s , lo u n g es , r e a d in g -m a tte r , spirit-drawings, and other su ita b le fittin g s . \ ,

T h e lad ies an d gen tlem en g a th e re d on th is occasion were many of them y o u r p a tro n s , w ho often speak o f yo u in th e w a rm e s t terms o f love and a n d frien d sh ip , w ish in g y o u a n d a l l en g ag ed in th e se labors, abundant success. A ll w ere h ig h ly g ra tified w ith th e e v e n in g ’s entertainment, w h ich consisted o f sp e a k in g b y se v e ra l in th e n o rm a l as w ell as trance co n d itio n , in te rsp e rse d w ith vocal an d in s tru m e n ta l m u sic . Among the sp e ak ers w as M r. S m ith , o f R a zo r-S tro p n o to r ie ty , who furnished the au d ien ce w ith such re m a rk s a s ca lled in to re q u is itio n th e mirthful fac­u ltie s . T h o u g h u n fo r tu n a te in th e loss o f h is p ro p e r ty , Mr. S. still w ears a ch e e rfu l e x te r io r , a n d p u rs u e s h is fav o rite vocation with suc­cess, a lw ay s se llin g , a n d y e t h a v in g “ a few m ore le ft o f the same so r t .”

These room s a re a t a ll tim es accessib le to v is ito rs a t s u ita b le h o u rs o> th e d ay a n d e v en in g , an d h e re c a n be found th e v a r io u s p u b lic a tio n s and w orks th ro w in g lig h t u p o n o u r cause . R e liab le te s t-m ed iu m s w ill be in a tte n d a n c e to w a it on those’ w ho d es ire th e ir serv ices. E fforts will be m ade to in te re s t a s m an y a s can b« accom m odated on S u n d a y m o rn in g , b y social in te rc h a n g e o f th o u g h t, o r b y h o ld in g c irc le s , as shall be th o u g h t best. ,We t r u s t th e f rie n d s w ill feel a deep in te re s t in sustain­in g a p lace so m u c h n eeded , a n d com m enced u n d e r su c h gratifying^au-

; spices. Y o u r frien d a n d brother, x-

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M O R A L IT Y O F T H E A T L A N T IC T E L E G R A P HIt is sometimes urged by the opponents of open intercourse

with the spirit-world— and the same seems to be implied in the language of the Christia?i Freeman, quoted elsewhere— that Deity has interposed barriers of some sort between this world and that, which clearly indicate His displeasure against inter-communication.

W ith more than equal propriety might it be claimed that the Atlantic Ocean, interposed between this continent and Europe, indicates the displeasure of God'against free commu­nication between the inhabitants of the two countries. In this view the contemplated Atlantic Telegraph (or, as to that, even the wire between Boston and New York) is a flagrant violation of the will of God as evinced in Nature ! Indeed, the laws of Moses made it a sin against God for Jews to hold free intercourse with surrounding nations of earth’s inhabi­tants, as well as the surrounding denizens of the spirit-realm. “ Gentile dogs” were equally proscribed with familiar spirits.”

But Christianity has “ broken down” all such narrow re­strictions, or u‘ partition walls,” as regards the nations of earth-—recognizing one God as the Father of all men, and leaving them at perfect liberty to overcome all natural bar­riers which restrict intercourse, just so fast as their increasing knowledge of nature’s forces and capabilities enables them so to do. Nay, more,— it is conceded by all enlightened minds that the extension of free human intercourse is a general good to the race-, though some incidental evils unquestionably grow out of it. The same we conceive to be equally true as regards intercourse with the spiritual realm. Christianity makes no prohibitions in the matter, and lays no restrictions, except the very proper ones that we should “ try the spirits,” for the reason that many “ false prophets” are abroad,— that we should beware of “ evil communications” whioh tend to “ corrupt good manners,” whether emanating from embodied or disembodied minds,—and that “ whatever we do,” we should “ do all to the glory of God,” i. e., for a good and worthy purpose.

As man’s ignorance of Nature’s capabilities alone restricts his intercourse in this world, so does it with the spiritual realm. The methods of communication which modern Pneumatology has disclosed are, in themselves, no more in violation of the will of God than is the electric telegraph. Either may be employed for a good purpose or a bad, as the operators are disposed. Incidental evils to individuals grow out of the em­ployment of both; but to doubt that great good on the whole is to accrue to the vast universe of mind through the unfold­ing and application of these inherent capabilities of nature and of man, would be to call in question the government of Infinite Wisdom. a . e . n .

V e r m o n t C o n v e n t i o n .—The call for this gathering will be found in anothef^:olumn. I t will be seen that it is not to be exclusively a Spiritualist Convention, but to embrace liberal and progressive minds of alL parties. Among the signers are several clergymen of different denominations. The occasion promises to be one of great interest. The “ Green Mountain Boys” were wont to lead the van in the political Revolution of the eighteenth century; it is meet that their descendants should be in the.front ranks in the Mental and Spiritual Rev­olution of the Nineteenth Century. We learn that a number of prominent speakers from abroad.have engaged to attends

WTh a t is L i f e ? —All life-^-as revealed in natural forms— is combustion, and he who does most to accelerate the process—who lives fastest—is firct to'reduce life’s fuel to ashes. s. b . b .

L e tte r from N ew O rleans.N e w O r l e a n s , April 27 , 1858.

.EDITORS or T O E S p i r i t u a l A g e :— The premature settlement o f N ew O rlean s is p erce iv ab le now that the high water o f tbe ungovernable M ississippi is sp re a d in g fa r a n d w id e , w o rk in g its way through ruinous c rev asses , a n d depo sitin g u p o n a d ja c e n t low ground the seeds o f dis­ease. It is sa id t h a t “ th e fo re th o u g h t o f th e Irishman comes after­w a r d ,” a n d so it a p p e a rs to h av e been w ith th e early settlers o f th is g re a t c ity . H a d N a tu re been le ft to do h e r work for a few centuries lo n g e r , e lev a tin g th e c ru s t o f m o th e r e a r th u p o n which the city is bu ilt, m u ch la b o r a n d sickness m ig h t h av e been sp a re d to its inhabitants.

N ew O rlean s is u n lik e a n y o th e r c ity in th e Union in this, that i t com prises w ith in i ts e lf a s im ila r i ty to a ll. T h e upper portion, formerly a d is tin c t m u n ic ip a lity , h a s b ro a d , q u ie t s tr e e ts , bordered with elegant residences, a ro u n d w h ich th e h ig h ly o rn a m e n te d grounds cease not, the whole y e a r ro u n d , to p re se n t th e ir w e a lth o f bloom and beauty. N orth , so u th , eas t a n d w est h av e c o n tr ib u te d to th e making up the mass above C anal s tre e t, w h ich , n o tw ith s ta n d in g its plebeian name, w ill one day vie w ith th e B ro ad w ay o f N ew Y o rk , a n d ^ e W ashington street o f B oston . -

A ll below C a n a l s tr e e t is e m p h a tic a lly F re n c h -to w n , and here nearly e v e ry house a n d s t r e e t h a s its leg en d , w h ich I do n o t in te n d to im p o se u p o n y o u , d e a r re a d e r , a lth o u g h s tro n g ly te m p te d to do so by the in­te re s t w h ich I tak e in th e n a r ra tio n s— m a n y o f w h ich invo lve facts that o n ly th e g re a te r d eg ree o f m e n ta l a n d sp ir i tu a l dev e lo p m en t o f the p re se n t age c a n e lu c id a te . H e re s ta n d s th e a n c ie n t c a th e d ra l , which, w ith th e excep tion o f one b e lfry , h a s been m o d ern ized by a somewhat e la b o ra te s ty le o f a rc h ite c tu re . T he p lace w as p re se n te d by an old re s id e n t ( whose ashes now repose b e n e a th th e m arb le floor,) to the c h u rc h , u p o n cond itio n s th a t a c e rta in n u m b e r o f m asses should be sa id fo r h im , a n d a c e r ta in n u m b e r o f s tro k e s o f th a t T ery bell should to ll ev e ry S a tu rd a y afte rn o o n . H en ce th e im p o ssib ility o f rebuildingth e o ld tow er w ith o u t fo rfe iting th e r ig h t to th e p ro p e rty . I n i t s r e a ris now k e p t a n ice-cream sa loon , b u t u p o n th is v e ry spot, in the olden tim e , w ere en ac ted th e ab o m in a tio n s o f th e auto-da-fe , when the death- g ro a n o f th e b u rn in g h e re tic p ro c la im ed th e need o f a less supersti­tio u s re lig io n . T h is , w e a ll perce iv e , is a t h a n d . B u t yesterday, as I w alked aloDg Ja c k so n s tr e e t , I could b u t sm ile at the coarse material w hich com posed th e s tep p in g -s to n e betw een the two conditiw s. Over th e g a tew ay o f a n un fin ish ed c h u rc h w as e rec ted a board, ornamented w ith a w re a th o f g reen leaves , u p o n w h ich w as p r in te d in large letters,“ G ran d T om bo la .” T he a r t i s t h ad com pleted the effect b y placing & lu d ic ro u s w ide g r in n in g face w ith w h a t resem bled a huge paw resting u po n each cheek. B e in g q u ite obliv ious a s to the meaning o f the sign ,I in te r ro g a te d a p e rso n a t th e door, a n d found that, being interpreted, i t signified t h a t a lo tte ry fo r th e benefit o f th e c h u rc h was being holden th e re . T his in d iv id u a l w as sta tio n ed at th e e n tra n c e to offer induce­m en ts to p assers by to p u rc h a se tic k e ts w h ic h “ w ere only half a dollar, a n d su re to w in a p r iz e .” '

Those w ho a re fond o f p ry in g in to th e p a s t h is to ry of this portion o f th e e a r th , a re confounded by th e a s to n ish in g a n t iq u i ty o f rem ains found w hile ex cav a tin g fo r th e e rec tio n o f th e gas-works, some years since. Two t ie r s o f fo res t tre e s w ere d iscovered , th e one above the o th er. Those w ho a re c a lc u la tin g fu tu re ev en ts p e rce iv e , in the fast reoeding L ake P o n tc h a r t ra in , ro o m fo r w id en in g th e city to an alm ost indefin ite e x te n t ; a u d those w ho liv e in th e present may rejoice that at le a s t th e re is som e fo undation to a p lace w ith o u t su ffic ien t earth for & g ra v e o f th e o rd in a ry d e p th , a n d w h ere in m a n y parts the ground sh ak es b en ea th tb e tre a d .

H ere , as everyw here else, th e re is a n a w ak e n in g to a greater degree o f sp ir i tu a li ty . B u t i t h as n o t y e t k in d led in to that s te a d y , strong b laze , w h ich is sufficient to g u id e safely th ro u g h difficult places. A m edium a t p re se n t is looked upo n m ore in the lig h t o f a conjurer, who is ab le to exorcise th e Devil fro m bew itched perso n s , or haunted houses th a n one w ho is able to ex p la in a h ig h e r p h ilo sophy . During my so­jo u rn h e re I h av e n o t been id le , a n d i f m y m o re -h u m b le employ been in m ost in stan ces only to p re p a re -th e way fo r th e promulgation o f h ig h e r tr u th s , I am sa tisfied , even i f u n a p p la u d e d b y the m ultitude, a n d (m o re d ifficult s t i l l ) sa tisfied to be u n a p p re c ia te d .

Y o u rs T ru ly , F r a n c es E . TTt c t

S p iritu a lism in C am bridge, M ass.B r o t h e r N e w to n :— T h e associa tion o f S p ir itu a lis ts a t Cambridge-

p o r t h e ld th e ir a n n u a l m ee tin g fo r th e cho ice o f officers o n the 9th inst. M r. C has. H . W ig g in w as elected P re s id e n t ; A n d rew J. H a s t in g s , See.; Geo. L . C ade, T re a s .; T heodore S te a m s , N ew ell P . Mason and «■«—«■» S now , S ta n d in g C om m ittee.

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T H E S P I E I T TT .A. L A G E .Our associa tion h a s g ra d u a lly increased since its firs t o rgan iza tion .

It now c o n ta in s m a n y ab le a n d in flu e n tia l m em bers, w ho, we believe, are ho n estly seek ing to becom e w iser a n d b e tte r. A t p re sen t, we fire in a x e ry f lo u rish in g cond ition . W e th in k th a t for th e la s t y e a r w e have n o t failed to m ak e a favo rab le im pression upon th e m in d s o f m a n y who h a v e n o t y e t ta k e n sides w ith us. ** T ru th is m ig h ty a n d w ill prevail.”

I t ia w ell know n th a t C am bridge con ta in s som e o f th e m ost in v e te ­r a te opposers to S p iritualism to be found in th e c o u n try ; a n d p e r­h a p s m an y o f y o u r readers suppose th a t it c a n n o t o b ta in a foothold h e re , th e tide o f opposition is so s tro n g ; b u t we a s su re y o u , o u r ph ilos­op h y h as become so firm ly rooted t h a t n e ith e r o ld H a rv a rd n o r the com bined influence o f sec tarian ism can sh a k e it.

T he beau ty o f S p iritu a lism is in a life in h a rm o n y w ith its b eau tifu l teach in g s . E v e ry S p ir itu a lis t sh o u ld m an ifest a h o ly desire to becom e b e tte r from d ay to d ay . B y so do ing we sh a ll e x e r t a m ig h ty influence upon those a ro u n d u s ; an d w hen w4 s i t dow n a t o u r q u ie t firesides, a f te r the to ils o f th e d a y , an g e ls w ill come an d m in is te r u n to us.

C a m b e i d g e p o k t , H a y 1 0 th , 1858. c.

T he R evival in C onnecticu t.Mrs. C. M. Tuttle, in connection with Mr. H. B. Storer,

is engaged in speaking upon a “ circuit,” comprising several of the principal towns in the land of steady habits. Mr. Tut­tle writes from Wiilimantic—

W e find th e aud iences increasin g in a ll p laces, a n d in th is an d seve­r a l o th e rs a v e ry la rg e increase . We found on ly some fo u r fam ilies in ­te re s te d here w hen we firs t cam e, an d now th e m eetings n u m b e r n e a r th r e e h u n d re d re g u la rly , a n d the frien d s in ten d to hav e r e g u la r m eetings o n each S ab b a th . A n u m b e r o f good m edium s hav e been developed, a n d some th a t w ill soon be in th e field o f lab o r, as th ey a re needed m u ch , for th e h a rv e s t is g re a t, b u t lab o rers few. O ne y o u n g la d y in E a s t H am p to n , M iss K ellogg , is now sp e ak in g in p u b lic , an d w ill be am ongst th e b es t soon. Y o u rs in th e cau se , M . H . T u t t l e .

• E lk h a rt, In d ia n a .H. P . Fairfield writes from this place :

I hav e h ad a v e ry h a p p y , p ro sp ero u s tim e since I left M a ssach u se tts . T he life-crow ned sp ir its h av e been very n e a r to d ire c t a n d g ive sw eet counsel. I have g iven a co u rse o f lec tu re s in th is p lace , a n d th e h a ll h a s been filled to overflow ing a t every m eeting . T here is a g ro w in g in ­te re s t here . T he S p ir itu a lis ts h av e erected a fine la rg e h a ll o f th e ir own, a n d in te n d to hold re g u la r S u n d ay m eetings. S peakers a re re ­q u ested to 8top a t th is p lace (E lk h a r t , I n d .) . N e x t S u n d a y , M ay 16 th , I speak in W hite P igeon , I n d ., an d th e n e x t in S tu rg is , a n d th e n e x t in H u d so n , M ich.

Y ours in w ork an d w orsh ip , H . P . F a i e t i e l d .

B o sto n mtb U itim fn.M iss H a rd in g e ’s L ec tu res .

If M iss H a r d i .n g e ’s success on h e r firs t a p p ea ran ce before a Boston aud ience w as in a n y m inor sense equ iv o ca l, i t is now com plete. H e r re c e n t effo rts a t th e M eionaon an d M elodeon h av e been abso lu te t r i ­u m p h s ; a n d foes as well as friends^ o f th e cause she advocates a re w illin g to concede h e r a j>lace in th e fo rem ost r a n k s o f ex tem poraneous o ra to rs . *

O n T h u rsd ay ev en in g o f la s t w eek , as an n o u n ced , she spoke on the su b je c t o f E n d less P u n ish m e n t. H er tre a tm e n t o f th e question w as in m a n y respec ts o r ig in a l— in a ll respec ts fresh , s tro n g a n d effective. Several s ta u n c h “ o rth o d o x ” se c ta ria n s , as we le a rn , w ere converted from “ th e e r ro r o f th e ir w a y s ,” a n d a re now in q u ir in g w h a t th ey sh a ll do to be saved from th e bondage o f c h u rc h b ig o try a n d igno ran ce . W e m ay s ta te in th is connection , also , th a t in response to h e r teach ­in g one o r two “ infide ls” — m ade su c h by th e a b su rd itie s a n d c o n tra ­d ic tions o f c h u rc h ism — hav e com e over to oup cam p an d proffered a l­leg iance to th e God o f th e S p iritu a lis ts , w h ich is th e God of H u m a n ity .

T he lec tu re on S u n d a y afte rn o o n la s t w as from th e te x t “ God is a S p ir i t , an d th ey th a t w orsh ip h im m u st w orsh ip h im in s p ir i t a n d in t r u th . ” I t w as a m ost m aste rly an a ly s is o f th e fa ith p rin c ip le in m a n ’s n a tu r e , an d inc luded a com prehensive view o f its o u t-w o rk in g an d m a n ­ifesta tion in a ll tim es a n d nations. T he p erv e rsio n o f th e re lig ious idea from its in te r io r s p ir i tu a l office to im age w o rsh ip , superficial r ite s a n d o th e r ex te rn a litie s w as ph ilo soph ically a n d h is to rica lly t r a c e d ; an d it w as show n how a ll th e abuses th a t hav e p rev a iled u n d e r th e nam e of re lig io n h av e h a d th e i r fo undation in th is p e rv e rte d e x te rn a lity o f w or­sh ip . O n th e w hole, th e le c tu re w as a lm ost w ith o u t a p a ra lle l in m e- d iu m istic p ro ductions for b re a d th a n d scope o f th o u g h t, elegance a n d pow er o f d ic tion , se a rc h in g an a ly s is o f p rin c ip le s an d force o f logic. The d iscourse occupied a n h o u r a n d a q u a r te r ; no p a r t ia l re p o r t shou ld be a ttem p ted .

A t the conclusion o f th is le n g th y a n d labo rious effort, severa l qu es­tio n s w ere proposed, w h ich w ere p ro m p tly a n d ap p ro p ria te ly an sw ered . F ro m the p rofusion o f s p ir i tu a l flow ers sc a tte red for th e aud ience , we p ic k for o u r read e rs th is m odest v io let g iv en in response to th e question , W h a t is p ra y e r ? -

“ T ru e p ra y e r is t h a t h u m ility w h ich finds itse lf insuffic ient to a c t a lone .”

T he sub ject o f th e ev en in g le c tu re w as , b y re q u e s t, th e O rig in of E v il. M iss H ard in g e h ad no know ledge a s to th e top ic on w h ich she w as expected to sp e ak u n t i l she saw i t an n o u n ced on th e p o ste rs ; n ev ­e rth e less i t w as tre a te d w ith a n a b ility w h ich w ould h av e done honor to an y o f o u r firs t c le rg y m e n o r m e ta p h y s ic ia n s . T he g ro u n d ta k e n on th e q u estio n w as, t h a t evil is n o t a p o sitiv e p rin c ip le ; b u t w h a t is ca lled such is b u t a p rocess in m a n ’s u n fo ld m e n t; p a in an d suffering a re steps in th e g ra d u a l un fo ldm en t o f a h ig h e r n a tu r e from ru d im e n ta l conditions. -

T h e re is some p ro sp ec t th a t a p h o n o g rap h ic r e p o rt o f one o f th e above lec tu res w ill be p u b lish ed in 'p a m p h le t fo rm , b u t i t is n o t ce r­t a in . • '

O n W ednesday ev en in g , 13 th in s t ., M iss H . spoke a t W o b u rn , a t w h ich p lace she is a g a in an n o u n ced for W ednesday o f th is week. T he ed ito r o f th e ^Middlesex Journal , a f te r a h a lf co lum n sk e tch o f h e r le c tu re , com m ents th u s :

“ I t is d ifficult for a n u n b e lie v e r in M odern S p ir itu a lism , a s w e con­fess o u rse lf to be , to g ive a n y opin ion co n ce rn in g a lec tu re o f th is n a ­tu re . W e a re no t asham ed to sa y th a t th e su b jec t is beyond o u r com ­p reh en sio n , an d we m u st h av e a g re a t deal m ore lig h t upon i t before w e h a z a rd a n op in ion , o r becom e a convert. O ne th in g , how ever, we a r e su re o f— M iss H ard in g e is a m ost e x tra o rd in a ry a n d rem a rk a b le w om an. H e r sty le o f o ra to ry , h e r flow o f la n g u a g e , an d h e r pow er o v er a n aud ien ce , is scarcely su rp assed b y o u r b es t p u b lic speakers. S h e is a C h ap in o r a B eecher in pe ttico a ts . W e u n d e rs ta n d th a t she w ill a g a in lec tu re in L yceum H a ll on W ednesday ev en in g n e x t. L e t n o n e tnisR th e o p p o rtu n ity o f h e a r in g h e r .”

E m m a H a r d i n g e ’s E n g a g e m e n t s . — M iss H a rd in g e in fo rm s u s th a t sh e w ill be u n ab le to fulfill a n y fresh engagem en ts in th is v ic in ity u n ti l O c to b er, w hen she w ill use h e r best efforts to resp o n d to th e m an y in v i­ta t io n s to le c tu re w h ich sh e is-now com pelled to decline. She w ishes th e frien d s to accep t th is notice in lieu o f th e u n av o id ab le om issions t h a t m ay oc<yur in an sw erin g th e num ero u s le tte rs she d a ily receives. S he w ill sp e ak in Boston on S u n d ay , 3 0 th in s t . ; a t S an so m -stree t H a ll, P h ila d e lp h ia , on S u n d ay s J u n e 6 th a n d 1 3 th ; a t B a ltim o re , T ro y , N ew Y o rk , & c., etc., u p to th e end o f S ep tem b er; a n d d u r in g th e m o n th o f O ctober in B o s to n .an d v ic in ity .

S p i r i t u a l T e s t M e e t i n g s .— M r s . A da L . C oan, th e ce leb ra ted r a p ­ping and w ritin g te s t m ed iu m , w ill hold h e rse lf in read in ess to an sw er calls from S p iritu a lis ts in v ario u s p laces , fo r th e p u rp o se o f affo rd ing an o p p o rtu n ity to skep tic s to w itness a n d in v es tig a te these w onderfu l phenom ena. P lease A ddress A d » L . C oan, F o u n ta in H ouse, B oston.

N . B . M rs. C. g ives p r iv a te seances d a ily fro m 10 to 12 a n d 2 to 4. T erm s one d o lla r fo r one o r tw o persons.

As w ill be seen b y th e n o tice , J o e l T i f f a n y , w ell k now n a s th e E d ­ito r o f Tif fany 's M o n th ly , is engaged to speak a t th e M elodeon n e x t S u n d ay . F ro m h is long s tu d y o f a n d experien ce in S p ir itu a lism we m ay a n tic ip a te m u ch usefu l in s tru c tio n from h is lip s .

The Atlan t ic an d H a rp er’s M a g a z in e for J u n e a re o u t; W illiam s & Co., 100 W ashing ton s tre e t, a re not. These gen tlem en a re a lw ay s a t hom e, a n d read y to a tte n d to th e w an ts o f th e ir p a tro n s , to w hom th ey are re a d y to su p p ly these m ag a iin es .

ftc fo g o r lt Hitb l) ir itu k -C onference a t th e L yceum , C lin ton H a ll, A sto r P lace ,

F b i d a y E v e n i n g , M ay 14 th .

M r. P a r t r i d g e proposed th e q u estio n , W h a t c o n s titu te s a p ro p h e t ?' M r. P a r t r i d g e said -. A p ro p h e t m ay d eclare a n ev en t s till in the

fu tu re , as. i t is com m unicated to h im from a h ig h e r sou rce , o r h e m ay com e in r a p p o r t w ith those sources them selves, an d speak from h is own p e rcep tio n s. T-his la s t he m ay do, even w ith o u t •going o u t o f h is n o r­m a l condition . I t is q u ite possible for h im to g row in to a s ta te w hich sh a ll m ak e h im su scep tib le o f th e in te lligence o f those above h im , an d b r in g h im to th e v e ry so u rces o f know ledge, so t h a t he can see causes

j a n d th e ir effects, a n d describe th em , th e ' sam e os th o u g h th e even ts h ad A lr e a d y o ccu rred . In 184G, some tim e before th e a d v e n t o f S p ir it­u a lism , A. J . D avis p ro p h esied ,— an d i t w ill be found reco rded in his “ N a tu r e ’s D iv ine R e v e la tio n s ,— th a t th e tim e w as n o t fa r d is ta n t w hen th e re w ould be a n open com m unication betw een sp ir its a n d m o rta ls . W hen S w edenborg w as asked how soon m en w ould become convinced o f th e t r u th o f h is re v e la tio n s , he rep lied , in ab o u t e ig h ty y e a rs . B o th o f these prophecies h av e received , a n d a re now rece iv in g th e ir fulfilm ent. P ro p h e ts som etim es go in to an exalted co n d itio n , a u d w hile ip th a t s ta te , th in k th ey see G od, an d C h rist. C om ing in r a p p o r t w ith beings so m uch h ig h e r th a n th em se lves, as th ey do , th is is a n a tu ra l 'c o n c lu ­sion. I sa ia h fo re to ld th e b ir th o f C hrist.

M r. L e y t sa id , he d id n o t th in k Isa ia h h a d C h ris t in h is m in d a t a ll w hen he u tte re d h is p rophecies, o r m ade a n y refe rence to h im .

•Mr. P A R T R iD G E 'r e p l i e d , t h a t h e p r e s u m e d I sa ia h h a d n o t ; f o r i t w as e q u a l l y t r u e w i t h a n c i e n t , a s w i t h m o d e r n p r o p h e t s , t h a t t h e y o f t e n d i d

n o t u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r o w n p r o p h e c i e s . B u t i t w a s t r u e t h a t I sa ia h p rophesied o f som e one; a n d th e d escrip tio n he gav e co rre sponded to Je su s o f N a z a r e t h ; a n d he ca lled h i m b y t h e sam e n a m e s w hich w e r e su b ­se q u en tly ap p lied to h im - . I sa ia h h a d also t o l d u s t o avoid sp ir i ts who p e e p a n d m u t t e r ; a n d t h e c h u r c h w as f o n d o f q u o t i n g t h i s p a s s a g e

a g a i n s t us. Isa ia h was r i g h t W e should a v o i d low s p i r i t s , a n d seek fo r th e h ig h est lig h t. To th e law an d to th e tes tim o n y , as w e find them w r itte n in o u r o w n h e a r t s , a n d i n N a tu re , w h i c h is G o d 's book. T h is is th e h ig h e r law , h ig h e r th a n a n y J u d ic ia ry — th e law of r ig h t.

M r. O d e l l sa id , he ag reed w ith M r. L evy . H e d id n o t th in k C h ris t w as p rophesied o f a t a ll in th e O ld T estam en t.

D r. G r a y sa id : W e unconsciously confuse th e m a tte r . T here a re two m odes o f p rophecy . 1. A n even t is seen in th e fu tu re . 2. A p rophecy is mijde from a percep tion o f p rin c ip le s w hich i t is seen m u st p ro d u ce a c e r ta in re su lt. -Let us i l lu s tra te from th e old G reek p ro p h ­ets, fo r i t is ex trem ely difficult for u s to rise above o u r p re ju d ices, w hen a n y reference is m ade to th e Je w ish S c rip tu re s . Some tim e in^the d is ta n t p a s t, a G reek p ro p h e t h ad sa id , th a t th e soul, a t d e a th , crosses a r iv e r ,— the S ty x — into_ the sp ir i t- la n d , w here i t is tr ie d b y th re e ju d g e s , a u d assigned a place in acco rd an ce w ith its deeds o r m isdeeds; b u t t h a t a t len g th a tim e w ould com e, w hen a cu p — L ethe— w ould be g iven it to d r in k , w h ich w ould re s to re i t to bliss, a n d cause i t to fo rget th e sorrow s o f th e p as t. T he G reek P ro p h e t d id n o t know w h a t th a t m ean t. W e do. I t is th e pow er to co m p reh en d — it is se lf-fo rg iveness— it is th e s ta r t in g off in a life o f uses. U n d er D iv in e 'g u id an ce th e sou l reaches a po in t 'w h ere i t ca n forgive itself.

H e p u t i t now to an y S p ir i tu a lis t, w ho is n o t ra b id a g a in s t th e Jew ish S c r ip tu re s , to ju d g e the fac ts. Two th o u sa n d y e a rs before C h r is t , a c e rta in course o f even ts w as p rophesied , a n d we, now s ta n d in g two th o u sa n d y ea rs a f te r C h ris t, can look back over th e in te rv e n in g tim e a n d see th a t those even ts hav e been fu lfilled . H e believed th a t the Je w ish p ro p h e t3 d id look dow n th ro u g h th e v is ta o f th o u sa n d s o f y e a rs , a n d see th a t th ro u g h th e Je w ish p eop le , th ro u g h one b o rn o f th e ir ra c e , a ll th e w o rld was to be b lessed. T he G reek p ro p h e ts could n o t see so fa r. T hey could see uo tim e w hen th e w orld shou ld be r id o f w ar. B u t th e Jew s saw a period w hen sw ords sh o u ld be beaten in to p lo u g h -sh a res a n d sp e a rs iu to p ru n in g -h o o k s— a tim e of peace and g en e ra l b ro therhood o f th e race .

M r. L e v y sa id , he w as o r ig in a lly a Je w h im self. H e th o u g h t th e Jew ish people h ad done v e ry li t t le for th e p ro g ress o f th e w orld . W e owe o u r c iv ilization to th e R om ans, th e G reeks, an d th e E g y p tia n s . H e loved th e c h a ra c te r o f J e s u s ; b u t h a d Je su s n e v e r liv ed , th e sam e sp ir ­i tu a l force w hich cam e th ro u g h h im , w ou ld h av e com e th ro u g h o th e r chan n e ls . C h ris tia n ity estab lished p e rsec u tio n , a n d he h a d g re a t d o u b t w h e th e r J e su s h a d re a lly been a benefit to th e w orld .

D r. G r a y sa id , i t w as t r u e th a t m u ch o f o u r c iv iliza tion h a d been d e ­r iv e d from th e G reek s; b u t E n g lish a n d A m erican c iv iliza tion could n ev e r h av e been c a rr ie d to its p re se n t a l t i tu d e , w ith o u t th e a d d itio n o f th e Je su s p rin c ip le— th e p rin c ip le o f Love. H e looked to N ew ton as th e p ro p h e t o f n a tu r a l law , a n d to J e su s in th e sam e w ay , as th e p ro p h ­e t a n d fo u n d er o f th e G olden A ge o f th e w orld .

D r. O r t o n sa id , he w ould re la te a fac t connected w ith th e m ovem ent o f ph y sica l su b stan ces th ro u g h th e a ir , by sp ir i ts , w h ich he th o u g h t o f considerab le i n te r e s t D u rin g th e p re se n t week se v e ra l p ieces o f the bones o f a h u m a n ske le ton h a d a p p a re n tly been tr a n sp o r te d from th e c ity o f H a r tfo rd , C t., to h is office— office o f D rs. O rto n a n d R ed m a n — on 12 th s tre e t, in th e c ity o f N ew Y ork . T he h is to ry o f these bon es w as as follows: D u rin g th e la s t w in te r , th e w ell-developed body o f an eg ro found its w ay to th e d issec ting-room of one o f o u r m edical u n i­v e rs itie s ; a n d w hile D r. l le d m a n was engaged in d issec tin g i t , th e h a n d o f th e body sud d en ly g ra sp e d th e kn ife . R a p s w ere heard_, an d th en in re p ly to q uestions th e w hole body ro lle d from side to side . O f course th e m em bers o f th e class who w ere p re se n t , w ere g re a tly a la rm e d , a n d som e o f th em fled from th e room . -

U ltifn a te ly th e ske leton o f th is body w a s d is tr ib u te d b y lo t, a n d fell to D r. R edm an . H e took th e bones to H a r tfo rd , a n d deposited them in th e a t t ic a t h is w ife’s fa th e rs ’ . A fte r e s ta b lish in g h im se lf in b u si­ness in th is c ity , he b ro u g h t • th e bones o f th e pelv is a n d of one o f th e fo re -a rm s, to N ew Y o rk , le a v in g th e re s t s ti l l in H a r tfo rd . One even ing as th e sp e ak e r a n d h is associate, D r. R ., w ere ab o u t re t ir in g , on tu rn iq g .o ff th e g as , a m issile o f som e so r t flew across th e room , an d s tru c k h eav ily a g a in s t th e w all. I t p roved to be one o f th e la rg e bones o f th e pelv is— th e h ip -bone. F ro m th a t tim e th e o th e r bones seem ed also endow ed w ith life, a n d in s tea d of' re m a in in g on th e sh e lf in th e closet w h ich h a d been a ss ig n ed .th em , w ould su d d e n ly fly across th e office, o r d ro p in th e m idd le o f th e floor. T h is led to v a r io u s co n v er­sa tio n s w ith th e s p ir i t , w ho cla im ed to h av e been th e o rig in a l ow n6 r o f th e bones, a n d to th e in q u iry o f h im w h e th e r i t w as n o t possible for- h im to b r in g th e b a lan ce o f th e bones from H a r tfo rd . H e sa id he w ould do i t ; a n d acco rd in g ly , ou T u esday th e 11 th i n s t . , th e sp e a k e r a n d h is associate w ere s ta r tle d by th e su d d e n a r r iv a l o f one o f th e v er­te b ra ;, w h ich d ro p p ed dow n in a c h a ir in th e ir office. O n th e follow ng id a y , a n o th e r cam e dow n in th e s tre e t o n th e w alk , in f ro n t o f th em , as th ey h a d ju s t le ft th e ir office to g e th er to go o u t. O n T h u rsd a y , a s th e sp e a k e r wSs ju s t m ak in g a w r itte n m em o ran d u m of these o ccu rrences, in w hich he h ad spoken o f th e tw o v e r te b ra a s h a v in g been b ro u g h t by C orneliu s W in n e ’s ( th e nam e w h ich th'e s p ir it says he bore in th e flesh) E x p ress , w h en , on th e door bein g opened b y som e g en tlem en p assin g o u t, a n o th e r vertebrae flew in th ro u g h i t , on w hich w as m ark ed w ith .a pencil, “ C. W .’s E x p re s s .” O n F r id a y a n o th e r cam e m ark ed in th e sam e m a n n e r .

T he sp e ak e r asked th e sp ir i t w here h e go t h is p en c il; to w h ich he r e ­p lied , “ D on’t y o u th in k I ’ve go t a pocket ?” T he sp e ak e r a n tic ip a te d s till m ore o f in te re s t connected w ith th is m a tte r . C orn e liu s says he h as o th ers to h e lp h im , w ho know m ore th a n he does; a n d th a t these vertebrce hav e been b ro u g h t from H a r tfo rd d irec tly th ro u g h th e a i r , a n d n o t in the a tm osphe re o f a n y one com ing from th a t c i ty h i th ­e r.

M r. W i l s o n sa id : P ro p h e cy is twofold. T he firs t is th e b r in g in g ou t o f o u r in te r io r b e ing an d g iv in g i t to th e w o rld — the u tte ra n c e o f th e in n e r life. T h is is u n iv e rsa l p rop h ecy , ap p licab le to a l l tim e . The o th e r form is p ercep tio n , o r c la irvoyance . T he s p i r i t looks over in to th e fu tu re , a n d p icks u p a fact. T he Iac t3 o f to -d a y ex is ted in causes y es te rd ay . T he D ivine m in d perceives tb e fu tu re a s re a d ­ily a s th e pas t. W e ex is t in h im , a n d w hen in th e r ig h t f ra m e , can re a d th e fu tu re in h im . AU m ay be g e n e ra l p ro p h e ts ; n o t o n e in a m illion is fitted to be a special one. W hen he w as a t C olum bus, O ., th e sp ir i t o f N apoleon cam e to h im , a n d g av e h im th e d e ta ils o f a b a t­tle in th e C rim ea tw o m o n th s before i t occu rred .

D rs. G r a y an d H a l l o c k also spoke f u r th e r to th e q u e s tio n , b u t o u r lim its w ill n o t a d m it o f o u r g iv ing th e ir rem ark s .

D r. G r a y an n o u n ced th a t th e C om m ittee desire q uestions se n t in to th e m from th e frien d s a n d objectors to S p ir itu a lism , in every p a r t o f th e w orld . T hey sh ou ld be add ressed to D r. R . T. H allock , 332 B room e Btreet, N ew Y ork . ■ j . e . o.

Mrs* Henderson lectured to crowded audiences in Taunton lost Sunday.

S p i r i tu a l I j j tn o m n ta .

A ll le tte rs fo r A n d rew J , D avis e r M a ry F . D avis , h is w ife, m u s t be add ressed to th e c a re o f B . L ockw ood/ B ro ad w ay P . O ., N ew Y ork .

T ests o f S p irit P ow er.M r. E d w a rd A. B e n n e t, o f V irg in ia , a t p re se n t re s id in g In B oston ,

m akes th e fo llow ing s ta te m e n t o f fac ts in a note to th e E d ito rs o f th e A g e :— ..

In N ovem ber la s t, in W eston , Y a ., som e inv isib le pow er, p u rp o rt in g to be th e s p ir i t o f Ja m e s V ic to r W ilson, inform ed m y s is te r b y m en ta l im press ion , th a t she w ould soon receive a n im p o rta n t ad d ress from J .C. C a lh o u n ’s sp ir i t , th ro u g h th e ag ency o f M r. J . V . M ansfield o f th is c ity , w ho a t th e tim e w as a n e n tire s tr a n g e r to u s. A cco rd in g ly , th e ad d ress cam e, co n ta in in g a n u m b e r o f s tr ik in g te s ts ,— show ing a fa­m ilia r ity w ith fac ts a n d c ircu m stan ces , o f w hich M r. M . could n o t h av e h a d th e s lig h te s t know ledge. T he follow ing F e b ., she w as a g a in con­tro lled b y a n u nseen a g e n t, a n n o u n c in g itse lf a s C a lh o u n ’s sp ir i t . She w as inform ed th a t w e shou ld sh o r tly leave our V irg in ia hom e, to accom ­p lish a h im p o rta n t n o r th e rn m ission . A p a r t ia l c h a r t w as g iv en , de­sc rib in g p laces a n d scen e ry w e sh ou ld v is it, g iv in g th e nam es, occupa­tio n s, a p p ea ran ce , d ispositions, a n d m en ta l c h a ra c te r is tic s o f th e m ost p ro m in e n t re sid en ts . P e rso n s a c q u a in te d w ith th e fac ts , affirm th a t th is c h a r t is t r u th f u l a n d g ra p h ic . W hen g iv en , i t w as dec la red by th e u n seen c o n tro lle r t h a t a ll w ould e re long be confirm ed in a com m u­n ica tio n th ro u g h M r. M ansfield. T h is w as l i te ra lly fulfilled. T he com ­m u n ica tio n > a s signed by C alh o u n , W ilson , a n d R an d o lp h . I t ab o u n d ­ed in s ta r t l in g te s ts , w h ich w ere o f su c h a n a tu re t h a t M r. M . can n o t even now com prehend th e ir fu ll force , a d m ittin g th e facts.

T he follow ing te s t w as g iv en on th e 11 th u l t . , a t h is residence in C helsea :—

A sealed le tte r w as r a p id ly a n d sa tis fac to rily answ ered th o u g h h is h a n d , u n d e r c ircu m stan ces su fficient to a p p a ll a n y m o r ta l w r ite r . H is h ead w as a c h in g v io len tly ; a n d no w onder, fo r noise a n d confusion re igned su p rem e , a s h is in te re s tin g l it t le c h ild ren w ere p la y in g abou t h is p e rso n ,— la u g h in g a n d p r a t t l in g in th e g re a te s t glee. A no isy elec tric m ach in e w as b ro u g h t in to im m ediate use to re lieve h is head , w h ich w as a t once sub jec ted to th e p o te n t influence o f th e su b tile g a l­v an ic s tre a m s , so keen a t tim es as seem ingly to c u t like ra z o rs , m ak in g h im w ince w ith an a m u sin g g race . B esides, d u r in g th e w hole process o f w r it in g , D r. M ayo G. S m ith , 14 M e rch a n ts E x c h a n g e , B oston , w as p re sen t on th is occasion , an d con tro lled th e elec tric in s tru m e n t. T he a n sw e r to th e le t te r w as a le n g th y a n d w onderfu l p ro d u c tio n .

R em ark ab le Case o f S p irit-In te rp o s itio n .T he follow ing is one in th e a r r a y o f facts p re sen ted by M r. B r i t ta n

in th e la te d isc u ssio n a t H a r tfo rd . The occu rren ce re fe rred to t r a n s ­p ire d some th re e y e a rs sin ce : ■

A g ir l l iv in g on Lock s t r e e t , in th e v illag e o f N ia g a ra , w ho w as k n ow n to be a m ed iu m , w as one d ay w alk in g from M ain s tre e t to h er hom e, w hen she w as su d d e n ly siezed b y a n inv isib le pow er, w h ich she com pared to “ some one ta k in g hold o f h e r a r m .” She w as in com pa­n y w ith a n o th e r p erso n a t th e tim e , w hom she uncerem o n io u sly left in th e s tr e e t , a n d w as h u r r ie d b y a n inv isib le pow er to th e c fossing on C h u rch s tre e t, a n d thence a lo n g th e tr a c k to th e deep c u t w est o f th e T ra n s it.

T he pow er th a t led h e r on g ra sp e d h e r a m firm ly , a n d h e r m ove­m en ts w ere a g a in s t h e r ow n w ill. She h e a rd th e w h istle o f th e loco­m otive, a n d w ould h av e fled from h e r perilous position on th e tr a c k , b u t i t w as im possible. ' P re se n tly she saw som e object on th e tra c k , an d as she d rew n e a r she d iscovered th a t i t w as a l i t t le ch ild ; w earied w ith p la y i t h a d fa llen asleep on th e ra i ls . T he sam e inv isib le pow er th a t took h e r aw ay from h e r com panion , a n d o u t o f th e cou rse she w as p u r ­su in g , im pelled h e r to sieze th e ch ild a n d leap fro m th e tr a c k in to th e d itch . The sam e m om ent th e t r a in sw ept by w ith a n n ih ila t in g force. To w h a t a g e n t w ill D r. H an so n re fe r th e influence exerted in th is case ? W as i t th e in v o lu n ta ry a c tio n o f th e g i r l ’s back b ra in t h a t com pelled h e r to re s is t h e r own w ill ? W as th e w hole affa ir a psychological de­cep tio n ? [T h e e d ito r o f th e N ia g a ra Democrat s ta te d th a t th e g i r l ’s s to ry w as co rro b o ra ted by sev era l w itnesses .] O r d id th e P rov idence w hich heeds th e sp a rro w s w hen th e y fa ll, sen d som e m in is te r in g s p ir it to sav e th e life o f th a t l i t t le c h ild ?

P h y s ic a l M anifesta tions in W a rren , O.T he sub jo ined is th e lead in g a r tic le in th e Agita tor fo r M ay . I t is

from th e pen o f M rs. H . F . M . B ro w n , whose com petency a n d re liab il­i ty a s a w itness c e r ta in ly needs n o t o u r en d o rsem en t :—

H av in g h e a rd v a rio u s re p o rts o f th e sa y in g s a n d d o ings o f th e In v is ­ib les in W arren O hio, w e took occasion recen tly to v is it th e m , hop ing th e re b y to be ab le to ju d g e o f th e ir g en u ineness.

T he m edium s a re th e wife a n d ch ild re n o f J . S. T h o rp , a v e ry re ­spec tab le citizen o f W arren .

M rs. T horp is a g en ero u s, h o n es t-h ea rted w om an.T he d a u g h te rs a re m odest, a r tle ss g ir ls , betw een th e ages o f e ig h t an d

e igh teen y e a rs . A lad o f p e rh a p s fo u rteen y e a rs com pleted th e m ed i­u m b a n d . .

A t o u r firs t v is it, th e re w ere s ix p erso n s p re se n t besides th e fam ily. W e a ll su rro u n d e d a c o u n te r-lik e ta b le th a t w eighed one h u n d re d an d tw enty-five pounds.

A cand le w as p u t u p o n th e tab le to g ive u s th e benefit o f th e lig h t. W e a ll th e n p laced o u r h a n d s u p o n th e tab le . I t soon com m enced ro ck in g v io len tly , s ta n d in g on one leg , th en on tw o. M r. F . , one o f th e p a r ty , n o t w ish in g to be d u p e d , a tte m p te d to p u ll o u t th e d ra w e r o f th e ta b le , to see i f i t co n ta in ed m a c h in e ry ; b u t th o u g h h e used g re a t e x e r tio n , i t re fu sed to y ie ld to h is w ishes W h en he re lin q u ish ed th e idea o f seeing th e in sid e of th a t m y ste rio u s box , o f its ow n f re e w ill i t cam e fo rth .

M r. F . th en stood up o n th e ta b le , an d soon found h im se lf flo a tin g in th e a ir . No h a n d w as up o n th e tab le , y e t , w ith its b u rd e n , i t stood six o r e ig h t inch es above th e floor, for th e space o f a m in u te .

A d a n c in g tu n e w as su n g b y one o f th e m ed iu m s, a n d w e h e a rd steps in d ifferen t p a r t s o t tb e room , as d is tin c tly a s i f h u m a n beings w ere d an c in g .

Voices w ere as d is tin c tly h e a rd as o u r own. T he voices resem bled th e m e d iu m s’ ; a n d h a d we n o t h e a rd th e sam e a t m id d a y , a n d w it­nessed th e perfec t repose o f th e m ed iu m s’ lip s, w e m ig h t h a v e supposed th e re w as, a t lea s t, some reason to suspect co llusion in th e m a tte r .

A t a sm a ll c irc le by d a y lig h t , th e sp ir its gave p ro o f o f th e ir pow er by p o u n d in g a n d p in c h in g th e v isito rs. O ne g en tlem an received a dozen h eav y blow s u p o n h is b ack , a n d tw ice saw a h a n d p u llin g a t h is coat-sleeve. W e w ere exceed ing ly annoyed by th e ir u n c iv il a tte n tio n ; b u t we w ere in th e s itu a tio n o f a good old m in is te r , w ho to ld h is con­g reg a tio n th a t he' knew the U n iv e rsa lis ts w ould m u rd e r , s te a l an d lie, b u t he could n ev e r ca tc h th em do ing e ith er. W e knew th e sp ir its took u s by th e h a n d , p in ch ed o u r toes, an d gave u s som e te r r ib le blows, b u t , w h en w e p u t o u r h an d s w here th e y w ere , th ey w ere n o t th e re . I f th is is “ od -fo rce ,” we beg leave to su g g est th e p ro p rie ty o f se n d in g it to a “ M a n n e rs School.” -

A t th e d a y lig h t c irc le , a ll p re se n t saw d is tin c tly , sev era l tim es, a h a n d an d foot, u n d e r c ircu m stan ces w h ich p rec lu d ed the possibility o f deception .

T he ch a irs d an ced a b o u t th e room w ith no one w ith in s ix feet o f th e m ; a n d th e ta b le a ttem p ted to jo in th e p a r ty , b u t on ly succeeded in r is in g a few tim es from th e floor.

A h a n d , resem b lin g a h u m a n h a n d , w as rep ea ted ly th ru s t in a t th e door. Som e o f us took i t , b u t i t w ould n o t E t a y in o u r g ra sp . Some th in k this m an ifesta tion m ay be decep tion in som e one o f th e m edium s. W e see no occasion fo r-decep tion ; for, th a t su p e rn a tu ra l pow er is m an ­ifested th e re , th e v e rie s t skep tic w ill confess.

M r. T h orp is m ak in g no m oney o u t o f th e m an ifesta tio n s— expects only f a m o u s in fa m y .

W e w ere n ev e r m ore fu lly convinced of sp ir it-p o w er th a n w hile a t W a rre n ; a n d fu lly conv inced , too , th a t B eecher’s d o c trin e o f evil s p ir ­i ts w as n o t a ll a fable. Some o f th e m an ifesta tions a re exceed ing ly d is­g u s tin g ; b u t th e y d e m o n s tra te th e fac t, th a t i f w e send to th e n e x t sp h e re undeveloped souls, we m u s t expect s ti l l to h av e th e ir presence a n d th e ir in fluence.

S p irit O rganists.M r. Jo h n M . L ord w rites o f a new w onder w hich h a s com e to puzzle

th e people o f th e good old tow n o f P o rtsm o u th , N . H . I n h is le tte r , a f te r re fe rr in g to a m an ifesta tion th a t is m ore com m on, th a t o f so u n d ­in g th e key s o f th e p ian o , M r. L o rd says:

“ Now th e y come to th e o rg a n , a n d p erfo rm on t h a t in s tru m e n t. T h ey h av e p lay ed on i t w ith th e o rg an -doors closed, u s in g - th e su b -b ass a n d th e v ario u s stops a l te rn a te ly , an d w ith o u t o u r w o rk in g a t. th e bel­low s. W e h av e been co n siderab ly excited w ith th e ir a b ility to perfo rm such feats. T he p la y in g upo n th e o rg an b y th e s p ir i t is so m e th in g th a t w e hav e n o t h e a rd o f an y w h ere else. W e shou ld lik e to h e a r i f i t h a s t ra n sp ire d elsew here. W e 'h av e now h a d th is p erfo rm ance severa l tim es in presence o f a circ le o f f r ie n d s .”

F R E E C O N V E N T I O N .

C A L L TO T H E F R IE N D S O F H U M A N PR O G R E SS.

T he d ise n th ra lm e n t o f h u m a n ity from a ll su c h in flu en ces a s fe tte r its n a tu r a l a n d v ita l g ro w th 5 is too ev id en tly th e condition o f a l l P ro g re ss , a n d , the re fo re , th e d u ty o f P h ila n th ro p y , to need en fo rcem en t in th is C all. T he h is to ry o f th e p a s t is b e a u tifu l o n ly a t th e p o in ts w here i[ reco rd s th e en cro ach m en ts o f h u m a n freedom on th e n a tu r a l lim ita tio n s o r a rtific ia l ty ra n n ie s im posed, upon th o u g h t a n d ac tio n . A n d th e fu ­tu re is hopefu l on ly in su c h p ro p o rtio n as i t p o in ts to w ard s a w ise an d w ell-g rounded em an c ip a tio n o f th e ra c e fro m th e sp ir i tua l despotism s th a t , on th e one h a n d , now co n tro l thought, a n d th e civ i l a n d social d isab ilitie s th a t , on th e o th e r . 'r e s t r a in action, in to t h a t free a n d p u re life w hich bo th a re y e t des tin ed tp a t ta in . E v e ry P h ila n th ro p is t , th e re fo re , welcomes th e in c reas in g ly m an ifest tendencies o f th e p re se n t ag e , to challenge th e In s titu tio n s th a t claim con tro l over h u m a n ity , an d to in sis t th a t th ese c la im s sh a ll be ap p ea led to th e tr ib u n a l o f dem on­s tra b le fac ts a n d r ig id in d u c tio n s , r a th e r th a n to “ th e tr a d itio n s o f th e e ld e rs .” .

T he s ig n e rs o f th is ca ll des ire to a id in c a r ry in g u p th is ap p ea l. T hey believe th e tim e h a s com e w hen th e friends o f F re e T h o u g h t in V erm o n t w ill find i t b o th p le a sa n t a n d p ro fitab le to - ta k e counsel to ­g e th e r , a n d hav e a m u tu a l in te rc h a n g e o f se n tim en t on th e g re a t topics o f R eform . T h a t th e re w ould be e n tire h a rm o n y o f doctrine a n d sy m ­bol am ong u s , is n o t to be ex p ec ted ; b u t t t is believed t h a t in purpose, we sh o u ld “ see eye to e y e ,” a n d i t is purposes, n o t creeds, t h a t v ita l­ize an d harm on ize effort.

W ith these conv ic tions, w e, w hose n am es a re app en d ed to th is ca ll, do m o st co rd ia lly a n d e a rn es tly in v ite a ll P h ila n th ro p is ts a n d R efo rm ­ers in a n d o u t o f th e S ta te , to m eet in F r e e C o n v e n t i o n ,, a t R u tla n d , V t., on th e 2 5 th , 2 6 th a n d 27 tli o f J u n e n e x t, to d iscuss th e v ario u s top ics o f R eform th a t a re now en g ag in g th e a tte n tio n a n d effort o f P ro ­g ressive m in d s.

B y a refe rence to th e n am es ap p en d ed to th is c a ll , i t w ill be eviden t th a t it is n o t th e p ro jec t o f a n y specia l b ra n c h o r d iv ision o f R eform ­e rs— h a v in g som e S h ibbo le th o f its ow n to be m ou th ed w ith p rov incia l accen t— b u t th ? u n an im o u s m ovem ent o f those w ho h a il from every section o f th e g re a t A rm y o f R eform , a n d w ho have no w atchw ord b u t H u m a n ity . T he ca tho lic ity o f sp ir i t a n d p u rp o se , w h ich w ill c h a ra c ­terize th e p roposed m ee tin g , a re th u s suffic iently g u a ra n te e d , an d th e a ssu ran ce w ell-g ro u n d ed , th a t ev e ry them e w ill be f ra n k ly a n d fa irly tre a te d a t th e h an d s o f th e C onven tion , a n d th u s th e in te re s ts o f th e la rg e s t p h ila n th ro p y secured . .

Come th e n , frien d s o f F re e T h o u g h t. Come one, come a ll. M en of a ll re lig ious c reed s , a n d m en o f no creed , sh a ll eq u a l welcome. A n d w om an too , le t h e r com e, bo th to a d o rn b y h e r presence , an d s tre n g th e n b y h e r th o u g h t, a n d g ive d e p th a n d earn es tn e ss to th e action o f th is g a th e r in g in b e h a lf o f H u m a n ity . L e t h e r v in d ica te b y h e r ow n eloquence an d -zea l, th e social position she is so n ob ly a n d rapidly- w in n in g for herself. T he on ly com m on g ro u n d on w hich w e seek to m eet, is th a t o f fear less discussion, a n d th e only p ledge we m ake is to b r in g a ra tio n a l in v es tig a tio n to th e so lu tio n o f every p rob lem in v o lv ­in g th e social o r re lig ious d u ty a n d d e s tin y o f th e race . I n th is fa ith we h a il a ll as b re th re n an d co-laborers .

F u r th e r no tice o f th e C onven tion , w ith a p ro g ram m e of i ts exerc ises, so fa r a s can be p rev io u sly a r ra n g e d , w ill be p u b lish ed in th e new spa­pers.

R u tla n d . J\~orth Bennington. Castleton.Jo h n L an d o n , D r. H. lvoon, D r. S. G. P e rk in s ,N ew m an W eeks, C. E . W elling , Rev. II. P . C u ttin g .A lb e r t L an d o n , T. E . E stes , Re/lows F all t .W. W. R ussell, R u fu s Tow sley, S. M . B lak e ,M rs. L ov ina R ussell, C. E . H o u g h to n , S . A inadon .L . P . W h ite , D av id A llen , St. Johnsbury.B . F . F re n c h , Geo. II . S im m ons. H . H . N ew ton ,E . H an so n , Shnftsbury . D r. N . R a n d a ll.R . T. A ld ric h , R ussell S tone, Plymouth .M rs. T h a n k fu l A ld rich , N o rm an W illin g to n , J . Jo s ly n , J r . ,J o h n W . C ra m p to n , D enn is J . G eorge, M iss A. W. S prag u e .B . F . C olby, A aron D ennio , W indsor .O tis B a rd w ell. l le v . G ibson S m ith . T. B . W inne,

B url ing ton . Bridgewater. G . H . Shedd.S. B . N icho ls, N a th a n L am b , Felchville.M rs. M a rth a N ich o ls , D r. J . M . H o lt, H o n es tu s S tearn s.W m . W eston , C h arles W a lk e r , Springfield.R ev. Jo s h u a Y oung , E . S. W illis, Jefferson F u lle r.W m . H . R oot, M rs. E. T ow nsend , Putney.L. G. B igelow , M rs . M . S. T ow nsend , M ills P u rd y ,W m . N obles, C ha rles T ow nsend. E lis h a H all.R ollin B ra d le y , M idd lebury . Swanton.Geo. I . S tacy , P . C leveland , D r. Geo. M. H a ll,L u th e r C lough , M rs. R. C leve land , E . B . R ounds,Ja c k so n M ille r , M rs. M. L . S w eetser, J . A dam s.J o h n R. F o rre s t. R . D . F a r r , Sudbury .

F airhaven . M iss E . A. Cogswell. J o h n H o rto n ,D r. T. E . W akefield, Clarendon. M rs. S. A. H orton .J o h n D. W ood, Jo s ia li F re n c h , P aper M i l l Village.Jo se p h A dam s, M a ry A. F re n c h , M rs. H. F . H u n tley .S eth T hom pson , E . B. H olden , Bethel.A . K ilb o rn , D r. H . S. B ro w n , R ev. S. A. D avis.W illa rd A llen , I lu e l P a rk e r , Hinesburg.C. P . H ill, B e n j. F isk . R . P a tr ic k .W. H a rr iso n , Woodstock. ' jYorthJield.Jo h n J . W illiam s. T hom as M id d le to n , Ja m e s i l . M iller.

Reading. A . E . S im m ons, Huntington.D. P . W ild e r , J . D. P ow ers. R ev . D. C hap in .C harles B u c k , W ill i s to n . Colchester.F . H aw kins, Rosw ell B . F a y , D r. B . J . H ineberg .M. E . G oddard . E lis h a M ille r, Addisoru.

Dorset. Rev. II. E lk in s , L . C la rk , J r .A lex an d er B liss , D. B. F ay , Ferrisburg.N oah L a n d o n , B . T ay lo r, R . T. Robinson.E. L . H olley, N. E . M ille r , Stowe.T ru m a n T ry o n , Isa a c B a ty , Z. B e n n e tt.N . I I . M a tte so n , P . P . W ilk in s. Essex.D avid R ich a rd so n , P itts ford . S e th B ates.J . H . H olley , T . J . K e tc h u m , Pomfret.C y ru s A rm stro n g , E . A. S m ith , H osea Doton.A . B. A rm stro n g , C. J . H endee , Westhaven.Coit L an d o n , L . H endee , H a rv e y Holm es.N elson J . S an fo rd , S. P . G risw old , Proctorsville .S ophia F . A . S an fo rd , Solom on H endee , W illiam Sm ith .B oyn ton V ia ll, G. F . H endee . Ludlow.L ucy V ia ll, Danby. E . W . A dam s.Am os R ich a rd so n , Geo. F . K e lly , Rockingham.L ouisa R ich a rd so n , M rs . Geo. F . K e lly , H . J . W iley.F ra n c is M a in a rd , E d ia B a k e r, Sandgate.H . A n d ru s , I . C. T hom pson , R euben Thomas.S eth B a r to n , I s ra e l T hom pson, Vergennes.M . L . R ich a rd so n , H . G. T hom pson , D r. W m . S. H opkins.S. F . H olley . J . C. B a k e r, Glens Falls , J\". Y.

Manchester. A . S. B a k e r, R ev. J . F . W alker.S h e rm an T hom as, P . T. G riffith , Sunderland .I. J . V a il, S irs . F . T hom pson, E . A . G raves,J . H . W ait, M rs . S. A . B a k e r, M rs . J a n e G raves.D r. E z ra E d so n , M rs . B . J I . B a k e r, Ira .R euben H a rr in g to n . M rs. J . C. G riffith , P . P . C la rk , .

Thetford. M iss E m ily E . G reen . W m . H ow ard .H . E . B row n. .

P E R S O N A L A N D S P E C I A L i

M rs. C o r a L. V. H a t c ii w ill sp e ak in B oston S u n d ay s June 6'—13— 2 0 ; also iu P h ila d e lp h ia one w eek, com m en cin g M ay 24.

L o r i n g M o o d y w ill lc c tu re in M ilfo rd , N . H ., on S u n d a y , M ay 23 d ; M a n ch este r , N . H , S u n d ay , M a y 3 0 th ; L aw re n ce , M ass ., S u n d a y , J u n e 1 3 th ; G ro v e lan d , M onday an d T u e sd a y , J u n e 1 4 th a n d l o t h ; George­tow n , W ednesday a n d T h u rs d a y , J u n e 1 6 th a n d 1 7 th ; E x e te r , N . H ., S u n d a y , J u n e 20 th . F r ie n d s in each p lace a re req u ested to see th a t no le c tu re fa ils 'fo r w a n t o f needfu l a rra n g e m e n ts . M r. M oody w ill a c t as a g e n t fo r th e “ S p ir i tu a l A g e .”

M rs . S. A . H o r t o n w ill speak a t C oncert H a l l , B u r lin g to n , S u n d ay , M a y 23. M rs. F . 0 . H y z e r , S u n d a y , M ay 3 0 ; M iss A. W . S p r a g d e , S u n d ay s , J u n e 1 3 th a n d 2 0 th . H o u rs o f a l l th e m ee tin g s, 2 an d 7 1-2 P . M . _

M rs. J . W . C u r r i e r w ill receive ca lls to le c tu re in th e tra n c e s ta te u p o n th e S a b b a th , o r a t a n y o th e r tim e des ired . M rs. C. is a C la irvoy­a n t , H ea lin g , a n d T est M ed iu m . A d d ress J . W . C u r r i e r , L ow ell, M ass .

M rs . C. E . D o r m a n w ould in fo rm h e r frien d s , a n d tho se w ho m ay w ish to co n su lt h e r , t h a t she h a s rem oved to N e w a rk , N . J . , w here she w ill co n tin u e to m ak e ex am in a tio n s a n d p re sc r ip tio n s fo r th e sick . R esidence, 361 B ro ad s tre e t.

M i s s S a r a h A. M a g o e n , T ran ce S p eak in g M e d iu m , w ill a n sw er ca lls fo r sp e a k in g on th e S a b b a th , o r a t a n y o th e r tim e . A ddrese h e r a t C a m b rid g e p o rt, M a ss ., c a re Geo. L. C ade. .

T H E S P I R I T U A L A G EBOSTON AND NEW YORK, MAY 22, 1858.

L e t t e r s R e c e i v e d . . —J . O. H ow es, A . E . S tan ley , F . P rio r, J . F . C ole*, M . B p e r y , L . I le u d ry x , I I . P . F airfie ld , W . A . W adsw orth , C . Sim m ons, E . T h o m a s, L . N . P h in - ney , J . Griffin, J . P h ipps , A . K en t, H . E lk in s , W . H . B row n, Z . T . TO den, H . N . Miles, C . K nickerbocker, J . C raig , J . J . H itchcock , A . S tu rte v a n t, P . T . Sn o w , -T. H . H ills, E . B . George, M . H . T u ttle , E . H . G ould ing , S. B . N icho ls, J . A . H a th o rn , S . I f . L esure, R . E . Crosby, 8 . B a rry & C o ., B . F . H a tc h , J . B . S ew ard , h . C a rp en ter , 3 . 1 . H oy t, F . G wyn, C . C . P reston , C. B . P eckham , D . O liphan t, W . W . S m ith , A . D u n - sh te , N . K . S argen t, T . A i P lan ts i Co., E . Sam son, A . H ow ell, O. J . H u lla n , A . B. G allup , S. H . W etherby , W . I-angley , E . M ann, B . Jo n e s , N . Weeks, A . 3 . Darls, J . B . L ym an , F . S.. G rid ley , K . E . P . H ill, J . D odge, L . S m ith , J . C . B ow ker, J . W oods, “ A riel,” P . L . B a i te r , N . S. C ady , t y . S. W a it, C . M orley , V . N ic h o lso n , J . M ixer, J . M . S terling , M rs. G. H oughton .

MEETINGS IN BOSTON. *S u n d a y M e e t i n g s .— J o e l T i f f a n y , E sq ., of N ew Yo»k, w ill speak

a t th e M elodeon on S u n d a y n e x t , a t 3 a n d 7 1-2 o’clock. P . M.S p i r i t u a l i s t M e e t i n g s w ill be h e ld a t No. 14 B rom field S t . , v x r r j

S u n d a y a fte rn o o n . A dm ission free . A C i r c l e for. m edium d e v e lo p ­

m en t a n d sp ir i tu a l m an ifesta tio n s w ill be h e ld ev e ry S u n d a y morning a n d ev en in g a t th e sam e place. A dm ission 5 cen ts .

A n I n v e s t i g a t i n g C l a s s m eets ev e ry T h u rs d a y evening, at No. 14 .B rom field s t r e e t , com m encing a t 7 1-2 o’clock.

X M E D IU M S IH BOSTON.J. Y. M A N S F IE L D , M edium for answ ering S ealed Lexers, may be -add ressed at

N o. 3 W in te r s tree t, B oston (over G. T u rn b u ll & Co.’s d ry goods store).T e r m s — M r. M. devotes h is whole tim e to th is “business, and charges a fee of $1

an d four postage s tam p s to p a y re tu rn postage , for h is efforts to obtain a n a n r w tr , tra does n o t g u a ran tee a n answ er for th is sum . .

P ersons who w ish a g u a ran tee w ill receive a n answ er to their letters, o r th e le t te an d m oney w ill be re tu rn e d in t h i r t y d a ys f r o m i t s r e c e p t io n . C h a rg e fee g u a ran tee , $3.

No, le tte rs w ill receive a tten tio n un less accom panied w ith th e p ro p er ffee. *M r. M ansfield w ill receive v isitors a t h is office on M ondays, W ednesdays a n d 8 a |

u rd ay s . P ersons a re requested n o t to ca ll on o th e r d ay s . 39 tfM rs. D IC K IN S O N , N o. 38 Beach s tree t. Seer, H ea lin g an d T rance M ed id m , g iv e s

com m unications concern ing th e P a s t, P re sen t au d F u tu re .M iss I t. T . A M ED Y , 32 A llen stree t, B oston, T rance S peak ing Medium, will answer

calls for speak in g on th e S ab b a th a n d a t a n y o tb e f tim e th e friends may desire. A4 dress her a t 32 Allen s tree t, B oston. JCTShe w ill a lso a tte n d funerals.

M rs. R . I I . B U R T , W ritin g a n d T rance M edium , 24 1-2 "Winter street—R o o ts H ours from 10 to 1, a n d from 2 to 7. ’ 2—3 a

M rs. K N IG IIT , W ritin g M edium , 15 M ontgom ery p lace , u p one flight of stairdoor No. 4. H o u rs 9 to 1 an d 2 to 6: T erm s 50 cen ts a seance .

M rs. B E A N , R a p p in g , W ritin g an d T ran ce M edium . H o u rs from 9 te 1 A. If for M edical E x a m in a tio n s , an d 2 to 5 a n d 7 to 9 P . M . for M anifestations, at N o . 3 E lio t s tree t.

M rs. B . K . L IT T L E , (form erly M iss E llis ) T est M edium , b y Rapping, W rftln an d T rance . Room s N o. 46 E llio t s tree t. H o u rs from 9 to 12 A . M., and 2 to 6 P. M T erm s $1 p e r h o u r for one o r tw o persons*, 50 cen ts fo r each additional person C la irv o y an t E x a m in a tio n s for D iseases and P rescrip tio n s , $1 .

M rs. D. C . K E N D A L L , A iit ist , N o. 89 C am bridge St., B oston . Flowers* L a n d ­scapes, e tc ., p a in ted u n d e r S p ir itu a l In flu en ce . C ircles M onday a n d Friday e v e n in g s

F. W- B. EMEBY, -M A N U F A C T U R E R OF P A T E NT S E WI N G M A C H I N E S ,

For Fam ily and Manufacturing Purposes.*Office an d Sales room , 332 ^W ashington S tree t, opposite A dam s H onse . 21

BOABDEBS WANTED.Two young m en ean be accom m odated w ith good b o ard in a q u ie t fa m ily w ith o u t

ch ild ren , a t 17 E a s t O range s tree t, Boston. S p iritu a lis ts p referred . - It

BOOMS. 'P lea sa n t p riva te room s m a y b e obta ined by respectab le p a rtie s , on app lica tion to No*

142 H arrison A venue. 21—3t-

. NEW PUBLICATIONS.P a rk e r’s Serm on of Im m o rta l Life, 5 th E d ition . P rice 10 c e n ts . A lso , P a rk er’s

tw o Serm ons on R evivals, and one on F alse and T rue Theology. P rice 8 ccn ts ea ch . J u s t published and for sa le by B E L A M A R SII, No. 14 Brom fleld s tree t, w h ere m a y be had all th e various o ther w ritings of the sam e au th o r, e ith e r in p a m p h le t form o r bound in cloth, a t w holesale an d re ta il. 21—tf

A MOST STARTLING DISCOVEBY.T h e O rig in a l G o sp e l o f J e s u s , tra n s la te d from M an u scrip ts in L a tin fo a n d ta

th e C atacom bs of Rome! E d ited b y R ev . Gibson Sm ith.This Gospel is com piled h y M atthew from hia own m em oranda an d th o se o f P e ter ,

M ark, Luke an d J o h n , an d la stly revised by P ete r. A lso th e A cts o f th e E le v e n D is ­ciples, the la s t E p istle of P e te r to the C hapelites , thc A cts o f P au l a n d th e J e w is h S anhedrim , an d th e H is to ry of J e s u s , by F e te r. H ence th e rea l N ew T esta m en t a d ­m itted by D ivines to h ave been lost in the ea rly ages of the C h ris tian era . is fo a n d , and , free from hum an in terpo la tions, is p resen ted to the w orld. P rice 75 cen ts .

F o r sale b y S. T . M unson, N o. 5 G rea t Jo n es stree t, New York} B ela M a rsh , 1 4 B rom field stree t, Boston-, R ev. G ibson Sm ith , Soutl S haftsbu ry , .V t.; a n d A . R o se , No. 11 C en tra l Row, H artfo rd , Conn. 2 0

SEIBITUAL TEACTS. .Now read y . A scries of S p iritu a l T racis by J u d g e E dm onds. N o. 1— A p p eaL 2 —

L e tte r to B ishop H opkins. 3— N ew sboy. 4— U n ce rta in ty -of S p iritu a l In terco u rse . 5— C erta in ty of do. 6—S peak ing in M any Ton ju e s . 7—In te rco u rse w ith S p ir its o f th e L iving. 8—False P rophesy ing . P rice to the tra d e or for d is tr ib u tio n , $1 .50 p er h un d red . P ublished a n d for sale by S. T. M u n s o n , 5 G reat Jo n e s stree t, New Y ork .

OBAL DISCUSSION.J u s t pub lished . A n O ral D iscussion on S p iritua lism betw een S. B . B r itta n a n d

D r. D. D. H anson . Svo. 145 pp . P rice , bound, 63 cts*, p ap e r, 33 c ts . F o r sa le b y S. T. M u n s o n , 5 G reat Jo n es stree t, New Y ork . 2 0

PABKEB’S SEBMONS ON BEVIVALS.No. 1— A F a lse an d T rue R ev ival of Religion. 2—T he R e v iv a l of R elig io n w h ieh

wc need. Also, F alse an d T ru e T heology. P r ice for th e a b o v e , 8 e e n ts p e r s in g le copy, or $6 p e r h u n d red . O rders sen t to a ll p a r ts of thc coun try . F o r sa le b y S. T . M u n s o n , 5 G rea t Jo n e s stree t, New Y ork. 2 0

WANTED.Good an d reliab le T est M edium s, w ith whom p e rm an en t an d s a tis fa c to r y a r r a n g e ­

m ents w ill be m ade. A ddress or ca ll up o n S. T . M U N SO N , 5 G reat J o n e s SU, N e w Y ork. ‘ 17—t f

PUBLIC OBAL DISCUSSION.S p iritua lism and thc Op}>osition, a t H a rtfo rd , betw een S. B . B rit ta n , an d D r . D* D .

H ansijn . P rice 3S cents. M rs. H a tc h ’s D iscourses on R eligion, M orals, P h ilo so p h y , an d M etaphysics. P rice $1 .00 . T he M istake o f Christendom*, o r J e s u s a n d his Gospel before P a u l and C h ris tian ity . P rice $1.00. J u s t p ub lished , a n d for s a le b y B EL A M A RSH , No. 14 Brom fleld s tree t. 17—t f

COTTAGE TO LET IN MALDEN,2 1-2 m iles from - Boston.

A n ea t C o ttage, con ta in ing six room s, w ith b a rn an d o th e r o u t-b u D d in gs a tta ch ed p leasan tly loeated in M alden. R en t $200. F o r p a rticu la rs inqu ire a t th e office o f th e S p ir i tu a l A g e . [Boston, A pril 1 5 , IS M .

. MBS, METTLEB’S MEDICINES.R e s to r a t iv e S y r u p —P rice $1 p e r bo ttle . D y s e n te r y C ord ia l— 50 ce n ts . Elixir*

50 cts. N e u t r a l i z in g M ix tu r e — 50 cen ts . P u lm o n a r ia — $ 1 . Linim ent—$1 H ea lin g O in tm e n t— 25 cen ts p e r box. F o r sa le b y B E L A M A R S H , 1 4 Brom­fleld s tree t, Boston. ' 14— t f

SPIBITUAL BOOKS .AND PERIODICALS. .C E N T R A L D EPO T , NO- 5 G R E A T JO N E S ST R E E T , NE>V T O R K .

Office o f th e S p iritu a l A ge.S. T . M UN SON & Co., A gen ts , second door E a s t of B roadw ay , o p p o site the La-

T a rg e , keep a ll th e R eform P u b lic a tio n s, to ge ther w ith a splend id assortm en t o f Spirit* u a l B ooks, all of w hich w. ll be sold a t th e low est pub lisher’s prices for c a sh . A U pec • 8on£?teho w ish to purchase th e class of B ooks m en tioned , w ill find it for th e ir ad ra& t a g & o send th e ir o rders to M unson & Co., who w ill g iv e in sta n t a tte n tio n te the de m ands of th e ir cu stom ers . S ubscrip tions received for all

Spiritual a n d Eeform Papers a n d Serial Publication*.B ooks an d o th e r m e rchand ise o rdered a t o u r estab lishm ent, n o t ex c e p tin g . lilso e Q a *

neous an d School Books, S ta tionery , &c., w ill be sen t th ro u g h th e p o s t o ffice , by tha press, o r in p riv a te h a n d s , a s m a y be d irected , w ithou t d e lay , a n d all p a p e r s and p a i odicals fo rw arded as soon as pub lished .

AU S p iritu a lis ts an d Rel'orm ers w ho v is it N e w T o rk , a re r eq u ested to e&ll, im m e d i­a te ly on th e ir a r r iv a l, a t M unson & Co.’s, for the purpose of re g is te r in g th e ir n a m e s B y th is m eans th e y m a y bccom e know n to th e friends in th is c ity , a n d th u s th e ir la te res ts an d p leasu re m a y be essen tia lly prom oted .

M erchan ts a n d o thers from diffe ren t p a r ts of th e co u n try , w h o w a n t a n y o f th e S p ir itu a l p ap e rs , shou ld ca ll a t th e office o f T h e S p ir i t u a l A g e , a n d su b scr ib e . location is c e n tra l, a n d th e w hole es tab lishm en t on th e first floor, so th a t o a r e n ste m ers a re n o t req u ired to asc«*nd a n y lofty fligh ts to inaccessib le u p p e r room * to fin d

T. M UNSON & CO., A g en ts , N * 6 G rea t Jo n * ree H Y

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A T T O R N E Y S A N D C O U N S E L L O R S A T L A W . .Offices N o. 346 B ro ad w ay , N ew Y ork , a n d N o. 10 C o u rt s tree t, B ro o k ly n .M essrs. C ourtney a n d P a y n e w ill g ive th e ir a tte n tio n to th e p rosecu tion a n d colie

tion of claim s an d all business p e r ta in in g to th e profession, in th e C ottrti*cf N ew T o r an d B rook lyn a n d the ad jo in in g counties.

B y th e ir p ro m p t a n d und iv id ed attentiom fro b a i ia e u th e y h o p e to d eserv e tb sto sh a re • ( th e p a tro n ag e o f tho s p ir itu a l p ttbbe ,

BICE’S SPIRIT MEDICINES.P u r i f y i n g S y r u p y P rice $1,00 p e r bo ttle . N e r v e S o o th in g E lix ir , P r ice $0 e e a t t

p e r bo ttle . H e a lin g O in tm e n t , P ricc 25 cents j>er box . Pulmonary S y n p t M e * 50 centa p e r bo ttle .

T hese M edicines h av e a ll b e e n 'te s te d a n d c a n be relied u p on ; th e y contain d® p d so n . T hey a r e a ll prepared fro m spirit directions by WlLLLUl £. StCM. t u t ale b y B E L A MABSH, N o . 14 B rom field s tree t , B o sto n .

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Interesting fPiscdlang.A L E A F FRO M MTS' LOG-BOOK.

. T H E C A PT A IN ’S V IS IO N .

I t was on a miserable cold day in February that the good b a r k Emerald, in which I was second mate, weighed her anchor from the mud opposite Gravesend, and commenced her voyage for the Mauritius. I had sailed with the captain (Wharton) to the West Indies on a former voyage, and had been asked by him to take the second mate’s place this trip, although I was oply twenty-one years old at the time. I thought it was

, a good berth, and accepted it, although I disliked the man. He was a good sailor, there was no denying, but a bit of a bully, and, I always suspected, drank a good deal when quiet in his cabin. He had been nferried just before our voyage, and his honeymoon was rather curtailed by our departure. I

■ saw his wife several times before we left England, for she was staying at Gravesend; and-also came on board while we were lying in the docks. She was a pretty young girl, and seemed to be too quiet and good for the skipper, who, I thought, did not treat her as he ought to have done.

She told me that she was going to take a cottage at Gosport while her husband was away, and asked me, if I had time, to write her a few words to say how the ship got on, in case we met any of the homeward bound, or stopped at any port. I believe when she shook hands with me, and said, “ good-by, s ir ; a happy voyage to you,” I felt much inclined to do her any service, and pitied her lonely situation more than her hus­band did. She told me that her only relation was an aged aunt. Well, we floundered across the Bay of Biscay, and ran down the trades, and in twenty-seven days from leaving Eng­land with a freezing north wind, we were baking under the line with 95 degrees'in the shade Ehown on our therm'ometer. The skipper had shoved a couple of our men in irons for very slight offences during our run, and seemed to be a greater brute than ever. He was one of those fellows who acted like an angel on shore, so pleasant and kind, but when he got afloat in the blue water, he wasn’t an angel exactly, at least not the right sort of an angel.

We jogged on, however, till we passed round the Cape ; we gave'it a wide berth, and kept well off the bank, to avoid the current that runs from the east all down that coast for sev­enty miles distant. We were about off Cape L ’Agulhas, when the northwest wind that we had carried with us from near South America, turned round and blew right in our teeth ; we had plenty of wind in our jib then, it blew great guns, and we were under close-reefed topsails for a week. One night I was on the watch, and finding it was blowing harder than ever, and the ship was making very bad weather of it, -I thought I would go down and ask the skipper’s leave to lay to. I dived down the hatchway, and knocked twice at the captain’s door before I received an answer; at last I heard Bis “ come in.” I opened the door and was about to report the gale increased, but was stopped by the appearance of tte captain. '

He was as white as a sheet, and his eyes were staring like a maniac’s. Before I could speak a word, he said, “ Have you Been her?” I did not know what he meant, but said, “ Beg pardon, sir, the ship is making very bad weather of it.” ■

He cursed the weather and repeated,“ Did you see my wife as she came in 7”I said, “ See your wife ? No !”He stared at me for an instant and then dropped on his

couch and said, “ God have mercy on me !” .I t was the first time that I had ever heard him use that sacred

name, although the evil one’s was often enough in his mouth. I then asked him about the ship, when he told me to go and do what I thought best. I went up and took all the canvass off, with the exception of the mizzen trysail. I got the peak lowered down to the deck, and showed but a pocket-handker­chief sort of a sail; this kept her head to the wind. I had a guy made fast to the boom, which .kept it firm, and lashed the helm ; we then rode like a duck on the water. I turned in as usual after being .relieved, and said nothing to any one about what I had heard.

In the morning the captain sent for me, told me not to speak about what he said last night, but that he had been told that his days were numbered. He pointed to the log-book, in which he had put down that he had seen his wife come into the cabin, and that*she spoke to him, and told him something about himself. He then requested me to sign his statement, in the book, and ordered me not to say a word to aDy one of the men as long as he lived.. I told him not to think anything about it, as such things were tinly imaginations, and were caused by the stomach being a little out of order. I did not think it at the time, although I thought it would quiet him by telling him so. We lay to all that day; the captain came on deck once, but spoke to no one. In the afternoon I went down to ask him about getting a little sail on again; I found him reading his Bible, a thing I had never heard of his doing be­fore. He put it down and came on deck; ordered me to get up the foretopsail; I went forward to see about it, and the skipper walked to the poop; the helm was still lashed, and no one there but h;m." I was giving the men orders to go aloft, when I heard a crack astern and felt a jar through the whole ship. I turned routfd and found the pitching had caused the heavy boom of the try-sail to break the guy that fastened it, and it was swinging from side to side with every lurch of the ship. I ran aft with all the men, and .with great, difficulty made it fast again; it took us gome time to settle, and I then went down to tell the captain. His cabin was just as I left it before, and no one in i t ; came out and asked fos him on deck, but no one had seen him there. The men said that he was on the poop when th? guy gave w ay; there was a general call throughout the ship, but the captain was not found. The first mate and I went on the poop, and looked well round. On the bulwarks near the stern there was a slight dent, and close beside it a streak of blood; there was no doubt that the boom in its first swing had knocked the skipper clean overboard, and the chances were had smashed some of his limbs too.

We never saw him more. The first mate took the command, and I told him about the captain’s vision ; he laughed at me, and told me I was a fool to believe in such rubbish, and 'rec­ommended me me not to talk about it. I quietly tore the leaf out of the log-book, and have got it now. I will show it to you. (Saying this he went down to his cabin and brought me up the sheet of paper, which I read and found it as he had des­cribed.) We went on to tho Mauritius, loaded and returned to England. ' I had no opportunity of fulfilling my promise of writing-to the captain’s wife; so immediately I could leave the ship, I started for Gosport to tell her about his loss. I found her house from the address she had given me, and walked once or twice op and down to consider all I should

say to her. I t was any way a difficult thiDg and one I did not much like doing, having to relate the death of her hus­band ; and, beside, women are inclined to think there is al­ways some neglect in others if an accident happens to those they love.

At last I plucked up courage and knocked at the door. A decent-looking servant came, and upon my asking if Mrs. Wharton was at home, she replied: “ Mrs. Wharton don’t live here, Mrs. Somebody or other lives here, and she ain’t at home.” I asked if she could tell me where to find Mrs. Wharton— and was informed by the maid that she was a stran­ger, and knew nothing; but the baker over the way, she thought^could tell me. * I went over and asked the baker’s wife, and She informed me that Mrs. Wharton had been dead nearly five months, and her aunt had moved away. I was thunderstruck at this intelligence, and immediately inquired the date of her death. She looked over a day-book in the drawer, and told me. I put it down in my memorandum book, and when I got back to the ship I found the date the same as that noted on the leaf of the log-book as the one the captain had seen her off the Cape. Now, I never was superstitious before this, nor am I alarmed now at the idea of seeing ghosts; but still there is a queer sort of a feeling comes over me when I think of that night.

. L IG H T N IN G .~ Voltaire once said, “ there are great'dignitaries whom it is

only safe to approach with great care j” and lightning would seem to belong to that class. Prof. Lovering of Harvard. University, gives some interesting particulars concerning the practices in the different ages of the world, resorted to by people to protect themselves against the fatal effects of being struck by electric fluid. The Emperors of Japan not only took refuge in a cave, but placed a reservoir about the cave; thinking the lightning would be extinguished by its passage through the water. I f this were the case, fishes, it would seem, must be safe. But it is not so, for, in 1670, the light­ning struck the lake of Lisknitz, in Switzerland, and killed twenty-eight wagon-loads of fish, which were gathered' after the storm and used for manure. Some stress is laid upon the quality of the clothing on the body. For, it is said that of three priests walking in company, one was clad in silk, and was saved, and the other two instantly killed. Cages of glass have been made for the timid, and some have been advised to sit upon a decanter turned bottom upwards, the feet resting upon two tumblers. A building of glass will not exclude the lightning; for a conservatory in Milan was struck, and eight hundred panes of glass destroyed, and the sash not injured. In 1819, twenty prisoners were together in a group, and one, with a chain round his waist, was struck and killed dead—the others were not injured. Steel corsets, ear-rings, finger-rings, bracelets, knives, forks, gold or silver pencils are alike, it is thought, more or less hazardous. The iron frame of a lady’s bonnet was struck and destroyed and she escaped. A pin in the hair has been melted when the hair was not singed, and it may well be said, that the wearer escaped by the hair of her head. •

T R U S T IN G I N P R O V ID E N C E .One of those stiff-necked, puritanical missionaries, who

sometimes wander away “ down South” and take sly chances o f endeavoring to enlighten the benighted darkies of that re­gion, was riding along^one Sunday morning in the neighbor­hood of a wealthy planter’s negro quarters, when to his hor­ror, he spied Cudjo hoeing a small potato patch. Stopping his horse at the fence, he addressed him thus :

“ My poor unfortunate'colored brother, is it possible your cruel master compels you to labor on -the Lord’s holy day ?”

“ Oh, no, massa stranger; my massa’s good man; he gib nigger far chance; he gib him garden fur hisself. Dis all' mine!” looking around with importance upon his little prop­erty. .

“ Worse and worse!” exclaimed the other rolling up his eyes. “ The ignorance of Egyptian bondage ! Has he never taught you the sinfulness of working on the Sabbath ?”

“ Well, you see, massa stranger, I nebber know ’fore ’twas sin fur nigger to hoe his own ’taters Sunday,” said Cudjo scratching his head.

“ A great sin, my colored brother; how can you expect God to bless you, if you break his commandments 7”

What nigger gwine to do fur ’taters den?” asked Cudjo, somewhat puzzled.

“ Trust to Providence, my unfortunate friend.”“Dar ! d a r! you done made mistake dat time, massa stran­

ger. Dat Providence is de laziest nigger on dis plantation ; he don’t nebber hoe his ow n’tater patch. Yah! yah .'yah! Providence, eh 7” f

The missionary rode off in disgust, the more promptly, per­haps, that just'then he spied some gentlemen coming down the road.

S o u th ey ’s O pinion o f W om an an d M arriage.Robert Southey, in a chapter on “ Marriage,” delivers him­

self as follows : '“ A man may be cheerful and contented in celibacy, but I

do not think he can ever be happy. I t is an unnatural state, and thfe best feelings of his .nature are never called into action. The “risks of marriage are far greater on the woman’s side. Women have so little of the power of choice that it is not perhaps fair to say they are less likely to choose than we ar e ; but I am persuaded that they are more frequently deceived in the attachments they form, and their opinions concerning men are much less accurate than men’s opinions of their own sex. Now, if a lady were to reproach me for having said this, I should reply that it was only another mode of saying there are more good wives than there are good husbands, which I verily believe. I know nothing which a good and sensible man is so certain to find, if he looks for it, as a good wife.

A R em ark ab le O ccurrence.In Smith’s “ History of Cork,” there is the following par­

agraph : “ Mr. John Goodman, of Cork, died in January 1747, aged about four-score; but what is remarkable of him, his mother was interred while she lay in a trance ; having been buried in a vault, which she found means to open, she walked home; and this Mr. Goodman was born some time after.”

Some people consider themselves impartial, because, instead of adopting any new errors, they adhere to their old ones; as old. men think they avoid ail fashions in dress, by always sticking to one. ’

A minister who had received a number of c&lls, and could scarcely decide which was best, asked the advice of a faithful old African servant. “ Massa go where there is the most dev­il,” was the reply.

THE SHADOW OK THE STAIRS.BT HELEN M. KNOWLTON.

A s I sa t , one eve a t tw ilig h t,B ack w ard look ing o ’e r th e p a s t ,

J u s t beside m e, in th e e n try , rF lit te d som eth ing— flitted fast.

P a r te d lip s h a d n e a r ly spokenW hen th e th o u g h t cam e u n a w a re s ,—

“ I ’m a lone! ’Tw as su re ly n o th in g Save a shadow on th e s ta ir s .”

S ave a s h a d o w ! a h ! to m a D y ,

Shadow s fo rm s angelio w ea r;F l i t t in g ever softly ro u n d u b ,

S isterhood , su rp a ss in g fa ir!

A t th e w indow , in th e g a rd e n ,I n o u r w alk s , a n d in o u r sleep 'r

' Shadow s a lw ay s a re ab o u t u sDo w e sm ile o r do w e weep.

Som e a re g a y , y e t o th ers m o u rn fu l,A s h a th been th e life w e’ve led.

Shadow s som e o f those y e t l iv in g ,Some o f those w hom w 6 ca ll dead .

M ir th a n d so rro w , l ig h t a n d d a rk n ess , M eet u s , 'g re e t u s , e ’e r in p a ir s ;

E v ’ry house , how ever lonely ,H a th its Shadow on th e S ta irs .

M Y D A R L I N G . ■BY J . BOSS D IX . '

I n h e r e a r th ly b ed b en ea th th e flow ers," ■ M y li t t le d a r l in g lies;

B u t from h e a v e n ’s b lu e I h e a r a voice—’Tis h e rs! I t sw eetly say s, “ Rejoice,

/ a m beyond th e sk ie s .” _

B eside h e r "grave am ong th e flowers,I w a lk w ith th o u g h tfu l t r e a d ;

A n d m id st th e b u d s b en ea th m y feet,I h e a r a w h isp e r fa iry sw eet,

“ Y o u r d a r lin g is not d e a d .”

LIFE.W e h a v e two lives a b o u t u s ,

Two w orlds in w h ich w e d w e ll;W ith in us an d w ith o u t u s ,

A lte rn a te H eaven a n d H e ll;■Without th e som bre R e a l;

W ith in o u r h e a r t o f h e a r ts , th e b e a u tifu l Id e a l!

SELF-REPROACH. •R e p ro ach n o t th in e ow n so u l, b u t kn o w th y se lf ;N o r h a te a n o th e r ’s crim e, n o r lo a th e th in e ow n,I t is th e d a rk id o la try o f self,W hich , w hen o u r th o u g h t a n d ac tio n s once a re gone, D em ands th a t m an should w eep , a n d b leed , a n d g ro a n ;0 v a c a n t e x p a tia tio n ! be a t re s t.—T he p a s t is D ea th ’s , th e fu tu re is th in e o w n ;A n d love an d joy can m ak e th e foulest b re a th A p a rad ise o f flow ers, w here Peace m ig h t b u ild h e r n e s t .”

P R O S P E C T U S .

THE SPIRITUAL AGE;D e v o t e d t o R a t io n a l S p i r i t u a l i s m a n d P r a c t i c a l R e f o r m .

T IIE >’ E W EN G L A N D S P IR IT U A L IS T A N D B lt lT T A N ’S (N E W T O R K ) S P IR IT U A L A G E U N IT E D .

A. E. NEWTON and S. B. BRITTAN, Editors,L. B. MONEOE, Associate Editor and Business Agent.

The S p ir i tu a l Age. will be, as heretofore, m a in ly devoted to th e elucidation of the n a tu re , lavrs, re la tions and functions of M a n j th e m ysterious capab ilitie s of d ep a rted hu m an spirits-, toge ther w ith a ra tio n a l ph ilosophy of S p iritua lism , b o th w ith respect to its e ssen tia l p rinc ip les a n d phenom enal illu s tra tio n s; a n d i t w ill be one of its ca rd i n a l objects to reduce the accum ula ted sp iritu a l elem ents to a m ore scien tific an d de m o nstra tive form .

I t U believed th a t th e com bination of ta le n t an d concen tra tion o f p a tro n ag e secured b y th is un ion w ill enable the pub lishers to p re sen t a p ap e r w hich w ill a t once ta k e a le ad in g position in the ra n k s of progressive jo u rna lism , an d w hich, a s a n ex ponen t of th e P hilosophy an d P rac tica l U ses of the G rand S p iritu a l R eform ation now in progress, w ill be second to no o th e r pub lication in tb e w orld. ‘

T he S p ir i tu a l A g e w ill be pub lished every S a tu rd a y , in a la rg e a n d e leg an t folio sheet, a t $2 p e r an n u m , in v a r ia b ly in a d va n c e . One D ollar w ill be received for six m onths. To c lubs, five copies for $S; ten copies for $15; to B oston subscribers, w hen served b y ca rrie r , $2.25. Specim en num bers forw arded f r e e to an y p a r t of th e w orld.

P r in c ip a l O ffice o f P u b l ic a t io n , NO. 14 B R O M F IE L D S T R E E T , B o s to n .N ew Y ork Office a t M unson’s B ook-store, 5 G rea t Jo n e s stree t.A ddress S P IR IT U A L A G E , 1-1 B rom field e tree t, B oston.

Single copies o f th e A g e m a y be procured of Bela M arsh , 14 Brom field stree t, Boston. S. F . H oy t, 3 F irs t s tre e t,a n d U n io n D ep o t, F ederhen k Co., 9 C ourt s tree t, 4 T roy, N . Y.A. "Williams & Co., 100 W ash ing ton st., ‘ A H utch in son , ICO T in e St., C inc innati, 0 .Jo h n J . D yer k Co., 25 School stree t, 4 S. W . P ease k Co., “S. T. M unson, 5 G reat Jo n es St., New Y ork. W oodw ard & Co., cor. 4 th a n d C hestn u t A . S. T ay lo r, 2S9 T h ird A venue. 4 s ts ., St. L ouis, Mo.D ex te r k B ro the r. 4 H . T ay lo r, Sun B uild ing , B altim ore.E . S. M cD onald, 78 C en tra l S tree t, Low ell. F . M cBride, Post Office, C harlestow n, M ass. P h ilip T eare , W oburn , M ass. H . F . W illiam son, L ak e C ity , M inn.E . S. A yres, P o rtlan d , M e. R . 0 . Old, E lg in , 111.A . R ose, H a rtfo rd , C onn. Geo. Ju d so n , New H av en , C onn. •S. W . Shaw P rovidence. A lfred M unroe, New O rleans, L £.B a rry k H enck , S3G Race s t.,P h ila d e lp h ia . I I . H . W aldo, Rockford, III. 'J . S. R an d a ll, N orw ich, N . Y . L . B ache, W ellsboro’, 1’a.

LODGING ROOM TO LET.A furn ished lodging room , in a p riv a te fam ily , su itab le for tw o gentlem en. In q u ire

a t 6 G arden s tree t, B oston. 20

L IG H T B R E A D ,WI T H O U T Y E A S T OR P OWDERS .

X T H ow to m ake l ig h t delicious B read w ith sim ple F lo u r an d W a te r o n ly . I t c a n be p rep are d for th e oven in a few m inutes (w ith coarse or fine flour) and. m ay be ea ten w arm by invalids w ithou t in ju ry . R E C E IP T S F O R H E A L T H F U L CO OK IN G, k c . — a little H an d Book, price 10 centa, s en t postage free for four s tam p s, by 'W M . H U N T , B oston W a te r C ure, IS L a G range P lace, Boston. 18— 6t.

MISS M. MUNSON,M E D IC A L C LA IR V O Y A N T A N D T R A N C E M E D IU M ,

K O . 3 W I N T E R S T R E E T , B O S T O N .M iss M . w ill devote M ondays, W ednesdays an d F rid ay s to g iv ing com m unications,

an d a lte rn a te d ay s to m edical exam in a tio n s . T e e m s —C om m unications, in tra n ce or b y w riting , one hou r, $1 . E x a m in a tio n of p a tien ts in person , h a lf a n hou r, $1. I f by h a ir in th e h an d s o f an o th e r person, $2. I f b y h a ir sen t by m ail, req u irin g the exam ination to be w ritten ou t, $3. M edicines, conven ien tly p u t u p , w ill be furn ished w hen requ ired . 18— tf

$ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 WORTH OF CARPETS!!A T A N D E R S O N ' S T E N S P A C I O U S S A L E S R O O M S

No. 99 Bowery, New York.T h is is th e la rg e s t E s ta b l is h m e n t in th c U n ite d S ta te s , w h ere C arpets are

so ld a t th e ch e a p est r a te s . (W il l be so ld a t a g re a t sa crifice ).. LOOK AT T IIE FO L LO W IN G C A SH P R IC E S !

E n g lish Y etvet C arpe ting , $1.12 1-2, $1.25, $1 37 1-2 p e r y a rd .E ng lish B russe ls C arpe ts , 75c, SOc, 90c, to $1.

T h ree-P ly C arpetings, 87 l-2c , $1.B eau tifu l In g ra in C arpe ts , 31c, 40c, 50c, 60c.

Floor Oil C loths, 30c, 37 l-2c , 50c, 60c.W h ite a n d Checked M atting , M ats, R ugs, W indow Shades, D ruggets, T ab le an d P i ­

ano Covers, an d C orn M atting for Churches— all a t lo w p r ic e s ! Goods pack ed an d sh ipped , free of expense!

N . B . A ll a rtic les w arran ted as rep resen ted . U pho lstery executed p rom ptly , by an experienced h an d , who has done the upho lstery for th is estab lishm ent for 17 years.

F am ilies v isiting the g re a t m etropolis should call an d exam ine th e enorm ous stock of C arpe ts . H IR A M A N D ERSO N , N o. 99 B o w e ry ^

1G— t 30 Sign of the la rg est Gold E ag le in A m erica.

R E M O V A L !B E M O V A L !) D U . A . B . N EW C O M B , H E A L IN G M E D IU M , has rem oved from No. 2 Suffolk P lace , a n d ta k e n room s a t th e U n i t a r y H om e, 23 E lio t s tree t. P a tie n ts w ill con tin ­ue to b e tre a te d w ith th e sam e successful p lan of p ractice h ith e rto pu rsued by D r. N. u n d e r the d irection of the h ig h e r In te lligences. I n add ition to th is , th e benefits of a qu ie t an d h arm on ia l hom e m a y securcd to those w ho, w ith personal tre a tm en t, m ay desire p le a san t room s an d board a t a m oderate ch a rg e . P a tie n ts w ill confer a favor by g iv ing notice in advance of th e ir com ing. 17— tf

L IF E OF A S E E R . F IF T H E D IT IO N .

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ANDREW JACKSON DAVIS.E N T IT L E D 44 T H E M A G IC S T A F F .”

T H IS V olum e gives an accu ra te an d ra t io n a l accoun t of th e Social, Psychological, a n d L ite ra ry ca re e r of th e A uthor, beg inn ing w ith h is firs t m em ories, an d ascend ing , step b y s tep , th ro u g h every subsequen t y ea r, to th e p re sen t period . Some id e a of th e W ork m a y be derived from the fo llow ing:

Of those s tran g e even ts w hich have m ark ed th e A u tho r’s m ost p r iv a te an d in terio r experiences, th e descrip tions a re m arvellously beau tifu l, a n d t£e whole is d istingu ished b y a sty le a t once sim ple a n d pathetic , rom antic an d fam iliar, o rig inal an d en te rta in ­ing . T he V olum e con ta ins 552 pages, 12mo. I llu s tra te d . P rice , $1.25.

O rders w ill bc p ro m p tly filled by the P ub lishers .S ingle copies sen t b y m ail, po stag e free. J . S. B R O W N k CO.,

N o. 22 F ran k fo rt it r e o t, N ew Y ork . -

MRSa METTLER2S MEDICINES.A ll these rem edies a re com pounded accord ing to M rs. M ettler’s d irections, g iven

while in a s ta te of C la irvoyance , an d a re p u re ly vege tab le , a n d perfec tly safe un d er a l l c ircum stances.

M r s . M e t t le r 's R e s to r a t iv e S y r u p .—F o r a n im pure* s ta te of th e tyood, derange­m en t of th e Secretions, B ilious O bstructions, U n eq u a l C ircu lation , S ick an d N ervous H eadache, In a c t iv i ty of th e L iver, C onstipa tion of th e Bow els, I r r i ta tio n of th e Mu* cuous M em brane} e tc . P rice .p e r bo ttle , $1 .

M r s M e t t le r 's D y s e n te r y C o rd ia l.—A S to m a c h a n d B o ice l C o rre c to r . P rice per bo itle , 6o cents.

M r s . M e t t le r 's C e leb ra ted E l i x i r .— F o r C holera, Colic P a in s , C ram ps o f the S tom ach a n d Bow els, R heum atic a n d N eu ra lg ic P a in s , B ilious S tom ach, F ev er an d A gue, a n d in te rn a l in ju ries . P rice p e r bo ttle , 50 cen ts. '

M r s M e t t le r 's N e u t r a l is in g M ix tu r e .— F o r B ilious O bstructions, A cid ity of th e S tom ach , D yspepsia , C onstipa tion of th e Bowels, H eadache, a n d F eb rile sym ptom s occasioned b y cold o r w orm s. P rice p e r bo ttle , 50 cents.

M r s . M e t t le r 's P u lm o n a r ia .— F o r Colds, I r r i ta tio n of the T h ro a t an d L ungs, H em orrhage, A sthm a, C onsum ption , "Whooping C ough, an d a ll d iseases of th e R esp i­ra to ry O rgans. P rice p e r bottle , $1.

M r s . M e t t le r 's I le a l in g O in tm e n t .—F o r 'B u rn s , Scalds, F re sh C u ts an d W ounds o f a lm ost every descrip tion , Boihs, S alt R heum , B listers , Swelled an d Sore B reasts c r N ipp les, G lan d u la r Swelling, P iles, C happed H an d s or C haffing. P rice p e r box, 25 cen ts . •

M r s . M e t t le r 's R e m a r k a b le a n d U n p re c e d e n te d L in im e n t .—F o r L am eness and V ^ k n e s s of severa l p a r ts o f th e h u m a n system , C ontrac ted M uscles a n d Sinew s, R heum atic , In flam m ato ry an d N eu ralg ic A ffections, C allous an d Stiff J o in ts , S pas­m odic C ontractions, etc ., e tc . P rice p e r .bottle, $1.

- ' _ J a m e s M c C l e s t e r , P rop rie to r,t f S. T . M UN SON A gen t, 5 G rea t Jo n es stree t, New Y ork.

MRS. E. J. FRENCH, CLAIRVOYANT PHYSICIAN.M rs. F ren ch is now perm an en tly located a t No. 8 F o u rth A venue, n e a r 8th stree t,

N ew Y ork , w here she con tinues d a ily to m ake exam inations an d p rescribe for th e tfick w ith g re a t success. P a r tie s from a d is tan ce , o r w ho from severe illness can n o t v is it h e r a t h e r room s, a re requested to enclose a lock of h a ir a n d a t le a s t one of th e prom ­in e n t sym ptom s. E x a m in a tio n a n d p resc rip tion $5, in v a riab ly in advance .

M RS. F R E N C H ’S M E D IC IN E S .These rea lly va lu ab le vege tab le com pounds (as th e te stim ony of h u n d red s of liv ing

w itnesses w ill p rove ,) a re s till p rep a re d w ith g re a t ca re b y the -fubscriber, w ho, a fte r n e a rly five y e a rs ’ experience an d observation , feels n o t only w arran te d in g iv ing them a s till w ider c ircu la tion , b u t a d u ty h e ow^s to suffering h u m a n ity , to m ake them more g enera lly know n. W ith th is view we h av e recen tly sim plified the classification for g enera l use . /

L u n g a n d C ough S y r u p — F o r B ronch ia l a n d L u n g A ffections, C oughs, Colds, W hooping C ough, C roup , k c .

T h e N e r v e V i ta l F lu id s , classified as N os. 3 a n d 5. N o. 3— F o r im purities o f the B lood, L iver a n d K idney A ffections, n e a d a c h e , D yspepsia , G enera l N ervous D ebility , a n d for a ll d iseases w here th e stom ach is im plicated .

N o. 5— F o r T ic D oloreux, N eu ra lg ia , R heum atism , St. V itu s D ance, P a lsy , C ram p, Colic, C holera M orbus, an d all-severe nervous affections.

C h il l F e v e r M ix tu r e .— This rem edy is in va luab le . U n like m ost rem ed ies for th is d isease , i t leaves no s ting beh ind .

T h e E x te r n a l F lu id .— A s a n ex te rn a l app lica tio n for th e a llev ia tion o f p a in an d soreness, for sp ra in s , b ru ises , &c., th is flu id is uneq u a lled , a n d should be in every fam ily .

S a lv e s .—W e h av e a v a r ie ty of Salves an d L in im ents, for C u taneous E ru p tio n s , F e l­ons, W h ite Sw ellings; Boils, B ea lings, ic c .j also for P iles a n d Corns. P rice 25 cents p e r box.

These flu ids a re sold a t $1 p e r bo ttle . P ack ag es o f s ix bo ttles securely boxed an d s e n t b y exp ress to a ll sections of the coun try for $5 . A libera l d iscoun t to agen ts.

S. C U LB ER T SO N , A gen t, No. 8 1’o u rth A venue, N . Y.I h av e recen tly f itted u p , an d h ave now in fu ll o pera tion a t N o. 8 F o u rth A venue,

New Y ork, O rie n ta l B a th s . These b a th s can n o t be too h igh ly ap p rec ia ted as rem e d ia l ag e n ts fur m an y conditions of the h u m a n organ ism , w hile a s a m ere lu x u ry th e y a re i£pequalled. S. C u l b e r t s o n .

CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE THROAT.S u c c e s s fu l ly C u red by In h a lin g Cold M e d ic a te d V apors .

D R . A N D R E W STONE, P h y sic ia n to th e T roy L ung In s titu te , inven to r o f tbe cele­b ra te d P u lm o m e te r , o r L u n g T ester, an d ed ito r of th e 44 In v a lid ’s O racle,” is tr e a t­ing w ith as ton ish ing success, a ll D iseases of th e L u n g s , the T h ro a t a n d H e a r t, A sth ­m a, B ronch itis , L a ry n g itis , au d T u b e rcu la r C onsum ption , w ith his new discovered sys­tem of Cold M edicated V apors, w hich a re b rea th ed d irec tly in to the lungs an d the-seat of d isease . -

T his d iscovery is based upon tru e scientific p rinc ip les. The vapors a re so p repared an d com posed, as to dissolve tu b e rcu la r m a tte r in th e lungs and cause it to be expec­to ra te d ,—a t th e sam e tim e it tra v erse s every m inu te a i r tu b e an d cell, an d u lcera ted cav e rn in th e lungs , causing them to hea l, q u ie ting the cough, subdu ing th e n ig h t sw eats, th e hectic fever and chills.

C onsum ption , th a t a ll p rev a ilin g d isease , w hich is now c a rry in g one h u n d red thous­an d a n n u a lly in the U n ited S ta tes , to a p rem a tu re g rav e , a n d w hich b rin g s th e black p a ll over so m a n y fam ilies, b lig h ts so m a n y young h ea rts an d b lasts so m an y p ro s ­pec ts , is now as cu rab le in m y h an d s , u n d e r m y system of tre a tm en t, as an y o th e r dis­ease , if adop ted in a n y p ru d e n t season, before the v ita l energies of th e constitu tion a re too fa r depressed .

P ack a g es of V apors—w ith a ll th e tre a tm e n t an d inha ler, w ith b o th w ritten and p rin ted adv ice for a th ree m onths’ course, $25,— for one m onth , $15.

23* D r. Stone is p e rm itted to refer to the N ew Y ork E d ito r of the A g e for inform a­tion respecting th e n a tu re a n d success o f h is tre a tm en t by the inha la tio n of cold m ed­ic a ted vap o rs . A ddress, D r . A n d r e w S t o n e ,

N o. 9G F ifth s tree t, T roy, N . Y.

MRS. METTLER’S PRESCRIPTIONS.D R . S. D. G R A N T , NO- 524 M A IN S T R E E T , H A R T FO R D .

H av in g o p e n o d a s t o r e a t t h e a b o v e n u m b e r fo r t h e s a l e o f M edicines g e n e r a l l y , and e s p e c i a l l y o f B o t a n i c a n d E c l e c t i c R e m e d i e s , I a m p r e p a r e d to p u t u p p r e s c r i p t i o n s a n d to f o r w a r d t h e m to a n y p a r t o f t h e c o u n t r y . I a m e s p e c i a l l y a u t h o r i z e d t o s a y

t h a t M r s . M e t t l e r w i l l n o t t a k e a n y r e s p o n s ib i l i t y f o r t h e p r e s c r i p t i o n s s h e g iv e s , if th e ^ M e d ic in e s a r e o b t a i n e d e l s e w h e r e i n t h i s c i t y . She t a k e s t h i s c o u r s e i n o r d e r t h a t

th e p a t i e n t s , as w e ll a s h e r s e l f , m a y b e f a i r l y d e a l t w i t h . C om plain ts h a v e b e e n m a d e o f t h e f a i l u r e o f h e r R e m e d ie s , w h o n t h e f a u l t h a s b e e n d i r e c t l y t r a c e d to t h e i n c o r r e c t

m a u n e r in w h ic h h e r p r e s c r i p t i o n s h a v e b e e n p u t u p . im p u r e a n d v i t i a t e d a r t i c l e s hav i n g b e e n u s e d , a n d , n o t u n f r e q u e n t l v , o t h e r m e d ic in e s s u b s t i t u t e d , b y p e r s o u s w h o h a v e

p u t u p t h e p r e s c r i p t i o n fo r t h o s e s h e h a s p r e s c r i b e d . T h i s h a s o p e r a t e d w i th m a n i f e s t

i n j u s t i c e , a n d i t i s to a v o i d t h e s e i n a c c u r a c i e s o f t h e d r u g s h o p s t h a t t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t

o f t h e u n d e r s ig n e d h a s b e e n o p e n e d .

I have ju s t received from W . S. M e r r i l l & Co., of C inc innati, Ohio, every varie ty o f th e ir ce lebra ted C o n c e n t r a t e d M e d i c i n e s ; also, a la rge stock from the New Leb anon Society of S hakers, fresh and genu ine. None b u t the very best shall be k e p t by m e. ‘ D R . S. D. G RA N T.

M RS. M E T T L E R ’S M E D IC IN E S — R estora tive Syrup , D ysen te ry C ordial, Pulm o n a r ia , N eu tra liz ing M ix tu re , C holera E lix ir , L in im ent, O in tm ent, P las te rs , &c., alw ays on h an d , fresh from th e factory . 12— tf

MRS. METTLER’S PRESCRIPTIONS PREPARED.O c t a v i u s K i n g , 654 W ash ing ton s tree t, B oston, is especially au tho rized to p u t u p

M rs. M ettler’s P rescrip tions. A c o n s ta n t s u p p ly o f M rs. M ettler’s R em edies on lian d . 19—St*

SPIRIT-REMEDY FOR DYSPEPSIA.A recipe for th e effectual cu re of th is d istressing com plain t, sim ple in its p re p a ra ­

tion, inexpensive, an d p u re ly vegetable , will be forw arded to an y address on rece ip t of Eix red s tam ps. This rem edy h a s been, an d is now , being used wifti th e g rea tes t sue cess 'in th is class of cases, an d w as g iven b y sp irit pow er th ro u g h th e m ed ium ship of the undersigned, who desires to give it to th e public on the above conditfcn , know ing g re a t good will re su lt from its use. A ddress (w ith s tam ps enclosed) A . B . N e w c o m b ,

2S E lio t s tree t, Boston, M ass. 13— tf

AN ASYLUM FOB THE AFFLICTED.H E A L IN G b y la y in g on of h an d s . C H A R L E S M A IN , H ealing M edium , h as

opened a n A sy lum for the A fflicted a t N o. 7 D a v is s t r e e t , B oston, w here he p rep a re d to accom m odate p a tie n ts desiring tre a tm e n t b y th e above process -on

m o d e ra te te rm s.(TT P a tien ts desiring board should give notice in advance , th a t su itab le a rra n g e ­

m ents m ay be m ade before th e ir a rr iv a l. 'Those sending locks of h a ir to ind ica te th e ir d iseases, shou ld enclose $ 1 for the

ex am ination , w ith a le tte r s tam p to p rep ay th e ir postage .Office hou rs from 9 to 12 A . M ., and from 2 to 5 P . M.

WM. E. RICE, CLAIRVOYANT PHYSICIAN,O F F IC E No. 1 H udson P lace, nex to 27 H udson S tree t, Boston, M ass. I f sickness

o r d is tan ce p rev en t personal a tten d an ce , ex am ination can be m ade from a lock of h a ir an d a s ta tem e n t of th e le ad in g sym ptom s, age an d sex . Office hours from 12 A . M . to3 P. M. Term s (in advance), w hen th e p a t ie n t is p resen t, $3; w hen absen t, $5.

A. C. STILES, M. D., BRIDGEPORT, CONN.,IN D E P E N D E N T C LA IR V O Y A N T ,

G u aran tees a tru e d iagnosis of the d isease of the person before h im , o r n o f e e w i l l be c la im e d .

T e r m s to be s t r ic t l y o bserved .—F o r C la irvoyan t ex am ination a n d p rescrip tion , w hen the p a t ie n t is p resen t, $2. F o r P sychom etric delineations of ch a ra c te r, $2. To in su re a tten tio n , the fe e an d a postage s tam p m u st in a ll cases be advanced .

MRS. C. L. NEWTON, HEALING MEDIUM,H a s fully te sted h e r pow ers, an d w ill s it for th e cu re o f d iseases of a chron ic n a tu re ,

b y the lay in g on of h an d s . A cu te p a in s in s ta n tly relieved by sp irit-pow er. Chronic R heum atism , N eu ra lg ia , Chronic S p inal D iseases, P a in s in the Side, D isease of the L iver, N ervous P ro stra tio n , H eadache, &c. Term s for each s itt in g , $1.00. H o u t b

from 9 A . M . to 3 P . M . W ill v is it fatnilies if req u ired . N o. 26 W est D edham stree t, tw o doors from W ash ing ton s tree t, B oston. 6— tf

TO THE AFFLICTED.D R . S. C U TTE R , assisted by M rs. G . W . W a lk e r, C la irv o y an t a n d H ea lin g M e­

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