y o l . ir . S A N FR A N C ISC O , S A T U R D A Y , M A R C H 7, 1868. NO. 9.

L I T E R A R Y .

For the Banner of Progress.

The Modern D. D., in the Key of D-----.

He stands in pulpit of the very best,Cushioned and mirrored for its weary tenants,

And like a “ sinner ” in his fine robes drest,He there ."performs pis uninviting penance.

In the most graceful and becoming attitude,He prays "with eyes e’er fastened on the ladies,

And letting fancy have unrighteous latitude,Gives brilliant panoramic views of Hades !

’Tis seldom red-hot paving-stones of Sheol Are mentioned in his eloquent discourse ;

And if they are—the story is ideal,And has a most unfashionable source !

He is a brilliant preacher—thus his railleryWill hold its “ pious paces ” with increasing salary!

H . ABINGTOV D YES.

M y D e s t in y .W ith y eam iag h e a r t I w a it W ithout th e golden gate

T hat leads into th e realm s of Poesy ;Wide lie the lands and la ir B eneath th ’ enchanted a i r :

Alas 1 th e re is no en trance th e re for m e.

N ot a t m y touch unfold Thy m ystic g ates of gold,

Y et th rough th e ir jew eled b ars s tran g e sp lendors glow : W ithout aro care and s trife ,W ithin , th e fa ire r life.

And bay-crow ned form s pass singing as they go.Some sing, and Jo y appears More g lad for w ha t she hears ;

From o th e rs ’ song G rief learns a sadder m oan.{Some go in s tran g e ra p t gu ise ,W ith gaze th a t seeks th e sk ie s ;

Some seek the crowd, and others sit alone.

0 w ondrous realm and fa ir !Tnere Dante dwells, and th e re

Goethe and Schiller w ander band in band ;There M ilton’s sightless eyes Unsealed behold th e sk ies—

T here S hakspearc re igns th e m onarch of the lan 1.

There exiled H ugo’s h e a r t F orgets in song its sm art,

And shapes new glories from its endless pain ;There Longfellow’s p u re line L earns cadences divine,

And fa ir dead Browning lives and sings ag a in .B ut I—in vain I knock,1 cannot opo th e lock ;

Hopeless I s tan d and hopelessly I w ait :Y et m any n e’er behold T hat m y stic g ate of gold ;

How b lest am I to s tan d -without th e gate I

A lthough I n e ’er m ay w in The rig h t to en te r in

To th y b r ig h t kingdom , Im m ortality !Y et to m y rap tu red eyes Are given its shining sk ies,

Tae ligh t, th e loveliness of Poesy,

To mo, to mo beloDg The singers and th e song,

The wondrous visions from the fa ir Past sen t ;And though I n e ’er m ay stand W ithin t h ’ enchanted land ,

My eyes behold it, and I am content.—L ip p in c o tl’s M a g a zin e .

C O M M U N I C A T I O N S .

R A T IO N A L A S P E C T OF S P IR I T U A L I S M , A N C IE N T A N D M O D E R N .

NUMBER NINE.

Internal and almost inexhaustible evidence exists in the Old Testament, proving beyond controversy the close connection that held the Hebrews in the faith and practice of the Persian and Egyptian Sun- worship, in the early ages of.Patriarchal Jewish life. Bat one or two more examples must suffice for the present.

The Egyptian Sun-worshipers said, that all per­sons afflicted with leprosy were displeasing in the sight of the Sun-god ; and one of their kings, on being informed that some of the Jewish people were thus afflicted, learned, through an oracle of Ammon, that all those persons must be drowned, as also such as were, afflicted with scurvy ; and to purify the temples before the land would recover its fertility. I t seems that large numbers of poor and diseased people had taken shelter in the temples, where they begged for food; there were among them sundry diseases, but in the operation of cleansing the tem­ples, all except those of leprous and scurvy com­plaints were cast out into the desert. A parallel to this is found in the 21st and 22d chapters of Leviti­cus. For touching the dead, or doing many other forbidden things, the Israelites should be consid­ered unclean until the Sun had gone down. A le­prous Persian was not permitted to enter a city, nor jTet communicate with any of his people, in con­sequence, as they thought, of his having committed some offense against the Sun.

“ When ^Eschines touched at Delos, on his way to Rhodes, the inhabitants of that island were greatly incommoded by a species of illness, called the white leprosy. They imputed it to the anger of Apollo (the Sun), because, in contradiction to the custom of the place, they had interred there the body of a man of rank.” (Beloe's H erodotus; Clio, 187.) “ The ^Ether is the Spirit, and the Spirit is Jupiter and Ammon. For the Egyptians call the Spirit Jupiter.” According to the Hindus, the Deity, in the shape of ASther, pervades all things.” “ The Father (Belitan) was regarded as Light-yEther in Phoenicia, and the expressions ./Ethereal Light and ./Ethereal Dew are found.” “ In the Egyptian cata­combs, the track of the Sun may be traced in each of the twelve hours of the day, navigating upon the primordial fluid the /Ether, the Cause of all things physical, according to the old Egyptian philosophy. ’ “ The Phoenicians regarded the sun-light as a Spirit­ual Power, issuing from the Father Bel-Saturu to the sun-god.” “ In the Chaldean philosophy, the Sun and Moon are the first deities, to which all Stars are subjected : and all Powers of the Planets, of the Zodiac, and all the heavenly host go out from the Sun.”

“ And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the Lord he his land, for the precious things of heaven, the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath. And for the precious fruits brought forth by the Sun, and for the precious things put forth by the Moon.” (Deuteronomy, xxxiii. 13-14.)

I t will be observed that all the ancient people rec­ognized the existence of Spirit, in their various forms and rites of religious observance, whether of the.Sun, Moon, and Stars, or /Ether, or in symboli­cal worship; the invisible "was testified to by their strict attention to oracles and sacrifices; the latter running through the whole period of Jewish Biblical history, showing clearly its origin and purpose. If animate forms were endowed with a spirit, why not forms inanimate, reasoned the ancients ; and acting upon the idea, they constructed images of stone, and wood, and clay, and consecrated them to the service of a peculiar worship suited to the age and condition in which humanity found itself. Throughout the Oriental nations, and among the people of the West, the serpent was considered the most shrewd and wily of animals, possessing cunning and knowledge far surpassing all the lower races of living forms ; hence it is recorded in Matt. x. 12, “ Be ye wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.” So much was the serpent regarded as possessing wisdom and dis­cretion, that he is made the prominent actor in the supposed Fall of man, in the so-called Paradise of Adam’s advent in this (to certain religionists) gloomy and God-forsaken world. The Phoenicians adored the serpent as a beneficent genius ; and the Chinese consider it as a S3rmbol of superior wisdom and power, and ascribe to the kings of heaven (tien- Hoangs') bodies of serpents. The Egyptians repre­sented the eternal spirit Knepp, the author of all good, under the mythic form of that reptile ; they understood the art of taming it, and embalmed it after death ; but they applied the same symbol for the god of revenge and punishment (Tithrambo), and for Typhon, the author of all moral and physi­cal ev il; and in the Egyptian symbolical alphabet the serpent represents subtlety and cunning, just and sensual pleasure. In Greek mythology, it is certainly, on the one hand, the attribute of Ceres, of Mercury, and of /Esculapius, in their most benefi­cent qualities; but it forms, on the other hand, a part of the terrible Furies or Eumenides; it appears in the form of a Python as a fearful monster, which, the arrows of a god only were able to destroy.” In the religious system taught by Zoroaster, the evil spirit in the form of a serpent, who first caused man to sin, is found in Ahiman, or lord of evil under the guise of a reptile. Pocock, in his admirable work, entitled “ India in Greece,” says, that “ the people of Phoenicia had their first home in Afghanistan, that is, the land of the Ophi-enses or Serpent tribe, the people of Bud’ha, whose symbol was the Ser­pent.”

The Oriental custom and religious faith, prompted Moses to set up the brazen Serpent in the wilder­ness, as a symbol of power, that all who looked upon it might be healed of stiDgs, bites, or any other malady common to that brutish, filthy, plundering swarm of malcontents. I t is very evident that a high regard for serpents, or at least serpent symbols, was in vogue long anterior to the period when it is said Abram (Brahm) went down to Egypt; theBrah- mmical religion dating far back beyond the earliest chronology given to the Bible ; hence the borrowed conceptions touching the sagacity of the serpent as portrayed in the first verse of the third chapter of Genesis : “ Now the serpent was more subtile thanany beast of the field which the Lord God had made.” But the writer, whoever he may have been, surpassed even the snake-tamers and charmers of the East, in his endowment of the serpent; for he makes him a conversational snake, talking to mother Eve in the Hebrew tongue, I suppose. The Devil must have had a more respectable standing previous to his paternal advice in the affairs of Adam and his wife, inasmuch as he walked quite upright, as Milton, {Paradise Lost)'says—

“ Not with indented wave Prone to the ground, as since, but on his rear, Circular base of rising folds that tower’d Fold above fold, a surging maze.”

I t would be a somewhat novel sight to witness the erect attitude and locomotion of a snake ; but of course we must bow with meekness and humility before infallible inspiration. We might perchance entertain some doubts of the truthfulness of the statement, but for the undeniable clincher that comes in, in the shape of the curse pronounced by the Lord God upon the snake: Upon thy bellyshalt thou (henceforth) go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.” (Gen. iii. 14.)

Here is unquestionable testimony that the serpent, that “ old serpent, the Devil,” possessed other means of locomotion preceding the dreadful sen­tence. There is still further evidence of a peculiar character, admitting of some doubt, or at least requiring an explanation, hearing hard upon this question of traveling. In the book of Job, chap, i, verse 7, it is recorded, that “ the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.” Was this affair before the curse was pronounced, or had the Devil recovered his upright mode of traveling ?How i s i t ? J . D . P I E R S O N .--------------------------------

T H E T R U E C O N D U C T OF L I F E .The question that most vitally concerns us all,

isj IIow shall I live so as to promote and secure most complete manhood or womanhood—liovv can 1 best promote a sound and healthy physique, and a sound, well stored, and well disciplined mind? If we can attain to these, or a fair approx­imation toward them, in this life, it is reason­able to presume tha t wo shall attain to the best the next life can afford, w ithout the aid of prayers or priests. But liow few attain this

h igh standard can be indicated by the aches, the pains, the diseases and early deaths which fill the land w ith sorrow and mourning. In presenting some tru ths and principles in this vein, I wish to revert to the history of New England, not out of any feeling of disrespect, or cynical criticism, but because those tru ths find a more emphatic illus­tration there than 'elsewhere. New England lias done more to perfect a system of public educa­tion than any oilier part of our country ; she has produced a W ebster, the Adamses, Franklin, C’lianning, Theodore Parker, the Beecher family, Chief Justice Chase, Emerson, and hosts of others whose names will be held in grateful remem­brance as long as history is read :

“ Their memory sparkles o’er the fountain,Their spirits wrap the dusky mountain ;The meanest rill, the mightiest river,Flows mingling with their fame forever.”

And still the people east of the Hudson have too much preaching and too little physiology; too much of tlie system of grace, and not enough of nature ; they have given too much attention to their souls, and not enough to their bodies, which these same souls are compelled to inhabit for a longer or shorter time. Thirty or forty years ago, it was very common to hear persons, who had en­joyed only the most ordinary advantages of a public school education, discuss by the hour w hether the free will of the creature is consistent w ith the foreknowledge and predestination of tlie C reato r; w hether the heathen who know not Christ can ' possibly be saved by his grace ; and whether, assuming that the fall of Adam caused all his posterity to be totally depraved morally, it is possible for infants to be saved by the vicarious suffering of Christ. At the same time that the most powerful and influential class were encouraging this religious mania, the people were perishing for lack of the rudiments of physiological knowledge. Such was the morbid condition of the public senti­ment, tb a t a professor or public teacher would not be allowed to bin t tha t it m ight be wisdom for married people to lim it or regulate the number of offspring by moral means. At this time, and for generations earlier, it was a very common th ing to see ten children and upwards in a fam ily ; it was also a common th ing for the m other to die early, and the younger children to be far inferior to the older ones, simply because tlie m other’s con­stitution became gradually exhausted. In those days, in addition to the ordinary housekeeping, wool and flax were carded, spun, and woven in the house, and the family clothing cut and made. The modern introduction of labor-performing—not labor-saving—machinery, has changed all this. Now, childless married people are very common ; families of one, two, or three children still more common; while families of eight, ten, or twelve are rare indeed. Statistics as well as observation have shown tha t there is a wide difference between the average number of children in families of tlie native stock, and in those cf recent immigration. This remarkable condition lias attracted the atten­tion of philosophers and medical men. Learned articles have been w ritten to prove tha t the cause of this gradual decline of the procreative function is attributable to the free use of fine flour, instead of unbolted meal. W hile much ill-health can be attributed to this custom, as a general cause it is quite inadequate to account for the facts. Foreign immigrants, on settling among us, as generally eat fine-flour bread as the old-stock families ; not a few of whom, since the teachings of Sylvester Graham in 1835, have on principle eaten more or less of the unbolted meal. W hat, then, are the causes of this wide-spread- condition, the end of which is not yet ? The subject is worth the atten­tion of observing and reflecting beings. I would attribute tliis difference between families of Ger­man, English, and Irish immigrants, and those of the native population to—first, our political, social and educational institutions and habits ; second, climatic conditions ; third, a developed taste for culture, letters, music, and dress, the gratification of which leads to ignoring the parental instinct. This last cause results from, and is properly in­cluded in, the first.

W hile these causes have operated over the entire Union, their action has been more intensi­fied in New England than elsewhere, owing to a difference in the natural conditions of the country. W ith a comparatively sterile soil, the achievement of wealth, social position, or official emoluments depended more fully upon personal prowess and industry. Ambition did not fail to stimulate ex­ertion to the utmost. Every mother saw a plain road, for the toddling feet of her infant son, to the W hite House or the Chief Justice’s bench. The prizes of life were open to all, and their attain­ments limited only by capacity and exertion. This led to continual over-exertion, while at the same time the proper nutrition of the system was neglected. The well to-do Englishman, at four o’clock, when the day’s labor is completed and tlie mind at ease, will linger for hours over his dinner, wine, and p o rte r; while the Yankee will “ b o lt” his lialf-masticated meal in fifteen minutes, and proceed directly to laborious mental or physical toil. The proper nutrition of tlie system requires something more than tha t a sufficient amount of nutrim ent be “ bolted ” into the stomach. The complicated assimilative processes require the un­

disturbed exercise of the nervo-vital forces of the sj'stem. W hile these habits produce very consid­erable results and achievements, in a few genera­tions they tell, w ith terrible effect, upon the p e r ­sonnel.

In European society the social conditions are more permanent. The cliances of passing from a lower to a higher grade are so small, as to afford but little stimulus to exertion; hence, the people perform their accustomed task, eat their food, and rest in contentment. A vast amount of nervo- vital force tha t the Yankee expends, under the stimulus of ambition in pushing his fortune, the European expends in nutrition ; thus storing it away in the physical system. This accumulated force of generations the im m igrant brings w ith him to the asylum of the oppressed ; w ith this he makes notable achievements in the pursuit of wealth and official position ; but he falls into sim­ilar habits, and the same causes produce similar effects as those which have operated on the older stock.

To these causes should be added the dry, electric atmosphere of America, which constantly excites nervous activity to predominate over muscular stamina. This, together w ith ambition, stim u­lated by large opportunities, bas developed an aesthetic taste for tbe refinements of civilized society, which, the means at command are often inadequate to gratify. Tlie support of children, and especially large families,^ conflicts w ith the gratification of th is refined taste ; hence, married couples sometimes desire to lead childless lives.

Tlie average European im m igrant is not troubled witli these more refined tastes, and the above mentioned store of physical energy finds its expression in large families of small children. These facts and their causes are worthy the atten­tion of reflecting people ; for although the causes are mostly beyond our reach and control, they are not wholly so. John allyn.

-------- :---- —---------- -------- -' W O M A N ’S R IG H T S .

“ I grant, I am a woman ; but withal,A woman that Lord Brutus took to wife.I grant, I am a woman ; but withal, _A woman well reputed ; Cato’s daughter.Think you, I am no stronger than my sex, ‘Being so' father'd and so husbanded ?”

—Shalcspeare.

Aliem ! I approach th is subject w ith fear and trem bling. Undefined dangers surround it, tliat fill me w ith dread. To meddle w ith it, is like disturbing a hen-roost a t n igh t—apt to raise a tremendous cackling and flying about in every conceivable wrong direction. However I have not the fear of “ Xantippe ” before my eyes; she has said her last word—th a t’s one comfort.

I suppose women have rights. As well as men, I presume they have the rig h t to be, to do, and to suffer; to the privilege of developing all the faculties of the mind, and to improve themselves as they see fit. They have, or ought to have, the full power to control their own property, and to pay taxes thereon. They ought to have, also, “ no taxes without representation ” and a voice in the government. Law should not discriminate between the sexes, either as regards penalties or benefits. Women of foreign b irth should have the same privileges as men regarding citizenship, and the same responsibilities in the one common cause of American national integrity, honor, and unity. To do this, opportunities for self-support should be extended to them, and less discrimina­tion in pay awarded for labor performed. This is what they ought to have; but the only rights which they at present enjoy are those which belong to what is called “ woman’s sphere ” ; a sphere the lim its of which have been determined by man. If ever I am asbamed of my sex—ever made to feel tbat I have not yet lost the sensation of blushing—it is when I hear men treating the subject of women’s rights as a good joke ; when I see the lip sneeringly curl at the mere mention of woman as a capable and responsible being. I feel then that it is a tru th , that

“ There are men who have souls so small They never can be damned at all—That never can be damned or blest,Though heaven and hell do their best."

They want to see women in their oion place— kept within the mystic bounds of the sphere man has allotted to them ; which is, to be his domestic drudge, and to minister to his wants and pleasures. W oman’s sphere being tbus defined, her liege lord assumes the prerogative of say ing : “ Hithertoshalt thou come, and no further.” If m an were true to woman, even in the position he has com­pelled her to occupy, her slavery would at least be tolerable; the necessities of life would be sup­plied lier. But even the crumbs, which m an’s boun+y sliould confer, do not always reach her. Yet she must live, and gain a livelihood, w ithin the lim its of her sphere ; for no occupation, which man has stamped as his, can be free to the ap­proach of woman. The domestic sphere is hers ; hers the privilege of gratifying the sensual desires of depraved men ; and to further ratify this posi- tion, gold flows freely from his hands to the cour­tezan, and for her palaces of pleasure are erected, while the honest seamstress starves in a garret.

I t is time something were done to extend the sphere of woman’s usefulness, so that slxe may be self-supporting and more independent of the doubtful bounty of man. W liat is the result of the past policy of man toward woman ? Ask the

W ORKINGM EN’S RIG H TS.E d s . B a n n e r :—I am glad to see that the work­

ingmen in cities are determined to bring about a new order of tilings, in regard to the duration of a day’s work. I t is an excellent and much needed reform ; but it should extend to a ll classes of workmen. Tlie present system of farm labor is oppressive in tlie extreme ; especially during liar- vest, which is tlie hardest work the farmer lias to perform, and comes on ju st at tlia t season of the year when the days are longest, and the heat most oppressive. Men m ust rise a t four o'clock, and work until d a rk ; by the time supper is over, it is nine o’clock or later, when, wearied and worn, the poor fellows, wlio have “ borne the lioat and burden” of a long day’s toil, m ust wrap them ­selves in a blanket, and lie down upon the ground, or creep into a straw-pile, in search of the rest which shall enable tliem to bear tlieir part in tbe morrow’s work. I am told that, in this State, not one farmer in fifty provides sleeping- accommoda­tions for hist harvest hands ; they m ust pack their blankets about from p>lace to place, or do without"; and notwithstanding all this, the wages of farm laborers are I g w , compared with what mechanics and artisans receive. “ Union is strength ” ; and if those, who depend upon “ h iring out ” for a living, would but combine, and stand firm in tbeir demand for better wages, or a reduction of tbe hours of labor, farmers would be compelled to accede to their ju s t demands. And it would be better in the end, both for employer and employee ; because a man, when fresh and rested, can per­form tbe same amount of labor in less time, and do it better, than when he is overtasked. Under the present system, a man who works five or six weeks in harvest field is worn out and exhausted and unfit for anything ; wliercs^s, if his work were made easy for him, he m ight continue it foi three months, or six, without detriment to his health . W hen men are fully d eterm in ed to have th e ir r ig h ts , they will get them, and no sooner. Let justice be done, though the heavens fall , and let the farmer who neglects to provide comfortable sleep­i e r accommodations for his laborers be compelled, by the force of jiublic opinion, to do so, or suffer the consequences of his meanness, and his grainto sta n d u n cu t. A. JEAN.---------------------------------

In Japan, it is said, there are about 20,000 Roman Catholics, descended from the Christian converts left there 200 years ago, &t the time Japan was closed to foreign intercourse. They are scattered throughout the empire, and there are no new converts.

ghouls, vampires, and buzzards, who assume a medical guise, and feast on the ruin and shame of hum anity ? Shameless monsters, who, in the name of reform, pander to the depraved lusts of mankind ! For nQ name, is too sacred for their use ; they call themselves electricians, homoeopathists, magnetizers, and eclectic physicians; but the plain, honest, English of tlieir unholy and nefari­ous traffic is abortion, murder, infanticide, and crimes for which W ebster has no name. Ask them to tell wliat they know, and each of them mi glit say, w ith the ghost of Hamlet’s father—

“ But that I am forbid To tell tbe secrets of my prison-house,I could a tale unfold, -whose lightest word Would harrow up the soul.”

So long as the votaries of the vices which pan­der to^the pleasures (?) of man are in the van of fashion, living on the richest delicacies in palatial residences; and so long as poverty, neglect, and heart-sorrow follow in the wake of virtuous women who strive by labor to be independent and honest; so long will the whirlpool of pleasure whicli leads to death be filled with victims.

As man has been woman’s destroyer, so also m ust man be woman’s redeemer. He must redeem woman from the degraded position she now occupies, for his own sake. The reflex con­sequences of his policy toward woman drag man­hood down, as well as womanhood. To him m ust ( woman look for redemption ; for N ature has made him the controller of hum an affairs, including woman’s affairs; and as man rises in the scale of manhood, so also will woman rise in the position of womanhood. The few exceptional women who plead for woman’s righ ts find the greatest opposi­tion from their own sex, and the least cultivated among men ; for,

“ Believe me, good as well as ill.Woman’s at best a contradiction still.Heaven, when it strives to polish all it can Its last best work, hut forms a softer man.”

Men are beginning to feel the use of the restraining and purifying influence of woman in the legislative assemblies, and in tbe already damned “ pool of politics ” ; and, perceiving the need, man w ill compel woman, if need be—and need there wiU. be—to assume responsibilities and privileges which naturally belong to her.

In all this there is no necessity for a conflict of “ spheres.” In those tilings which are common to both, there should be a common in terest; in those things which show that

“ Woman is not undeveloped man.But diverse,”

there may be perfect interspliering without con­fusion, or loss of identity.

“ A woman impudent and mannish grown Is not more lothed, than an effeminate man In time of action.”

/ESOP, JR.

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Mediums and Speakers.Of all tlie difficult, thankless, and ill-repaid

tasks tha t m ortals ever liad to perform, none have been more so than th a t of spiritual mediums and speakers. Our own experience of some sixteen or seventeen years, as a speaker in the spiritual ranks, and also as a medium in several phases of phenomena, ejnables us to speak from positive knowledge ini the m atter. Iso class of public characters have been so constantly and ruthlessly assailed and abused, and without any j ust cause. W e wish it distinctly understood, that, so long as we conduct the Banner * of P rogress, a public journal devoted more particularly to the facts and philosophy of Spiritualism, its columns are free to mediums and speakers, that they may defend themselves from-.the traducing reports of the public press. And should any of them not feel «qual to the task, our own pen will readily he wielded in their behalf, and especially for those whom we know to be honest and true. W e will not sit idly by, and witness the w rithing and pain of a single honest worker in the spiritual reform, under the biting sarcasm and bitter philippics of these penny-a-liners, who have no souls, sense, or reason, and have no other aim in w riting than to tickle the public ear w ith sensational items, and get money enough w ith which to “ go on a spree.” But it is not only from those who are without the pale of Spiritualism th a t speakers and mediums have to suffer. They are slandered, vilified, and outrageously abused by many wbo call tbemselves Spiritualists ; they are only Spiritualists in name. In fact, they are egregious egotists, and know no more about the philosophy of Spiritualism than an unborn child knows of the source from whence it came. Yet they affect great wisdom, and, owl­like, w ink and blink their slanders from one to another concerning individuals whose standpoint for moral purity, honesty, and good sense are as far above their own as heaven is above the netherm ost hell. They are the Mrs. Grundys of the world, and should be despised by every lover of justice. They belong to the class which Pol­lock calls “ the foulest; whelps of sin, and take delight in m aking hellish meals of good m en’s names.” There is another class, th a t really intend no harm to any one, but, on account of their u tte r ignorance of the spiritual philosophy, and especially th a t part of it th a t relates to the law of control, are unconsciously guilty of this injustice. Any one who is at all acquainted with our philosophy knows, th a t no one medium can give satisfactory tests to all persons, though some mediums may possess the power to a greater extent than others. But persons ignorant of the law of control, frequently go to mediums, and obtain no satisfaction ; and they go away and pronounce the medium an arrant hum bug and impostor ; whilst other individuals m ight go to the same medium, and obtain the most complete satisfaction. And why should so much better success attend the one than the other ? Simply because, in the latter case, the spirit friends of those seeking the com­munication could so much more readily come en r a p p o r t w ith the medium. We are well acv quainted w ith mediums in this city, whom we have heard called impostors, while we have fre­quently obtained from them the most indubitable evidences of the ir great mediumistic powers, and the most satisfactory tests, even of a prophetic character, which have been invariably, to the last item, fulfilled.

But, at the same time tha t we claim honesty for a large majority of those pretending to be mediums, we are w illing to admit that there are pretenders, who are nothing m o re ; and when we know them to be such, we do not allow their advertisements an insertion in our colum ns; more­over we consider it our duty to w arn the public th a t it m ay not be imposed upon by them.

Let us notice a little further the result of ignor­ance of the law of spirit control. Suppose, for instance, th a t some persons have a dearly loved sister in spirit life, on whose in tegrity they can w ith the utmost confidence rely. They are ready to declare, that, if they could get a communication from her, it would be the tru th ; and, if anything should prove incorrect, it would be because the medium lied . Away they go to some medium, who is in the incipient stages of developm ent; their sister comes, and, among other questions asked, they endeavor to ascertain what w ill be the future value of certain stocks, in which they th ink of investing their ready funds. The replies of the spirit sister are evasive, or of an undecided character. Being desirous of obtaining a positive, and at the same time a favorable answer, they press the m atter, until at last they get a reluctant assurance in accordance with their wishes. They go, and invest largely ; in a few days the stocks go down and become worthless, and they lose all they invested ; the cry of “ hum bug,”- and curses against the medium, flow freely. They reason on this wise : they know tha t their sister would not l ie ; and, as a lie was told, it must be the medium who said it; when, in fact, the medium was all the time in an unconscious trance, and perfectly oblivious of all the questions and answers. Can anything well be more unjust, than to accuse the medium of fraud and deception? Most assuredly not. W here, then, is the blame ? In the persons who obtained tbe communication. The sister spirit, of course, knew nothing of the relative value of stocks in the market, and hesitated in giving an opinion in the m a tte r ; but she was coaxed at last, after much persuasion, to acquiesce in her brothers’ views, ju st the same as she •would, had she a t the time been an inhabitant of 1

the earth, instead of the spirit world. If people wish to get information in business affairs from the spirit world, let them go to a thorough test medium, and call for some one who was a business man, well acquainted w ith th a t particular branch concerning which they wish to consult him. Next, let them ascertain (as they can do) the identity of the spirit purporting to communicate, and the information which they obtain will un­doubtedly be correct.

W e shall refer to this subject again ere long, and give some facts from our own experience, that will well illustrate the whole m atter.

“P ilgrim’s P rogress.”—The Rev. J. H. W ythe, the “ great gun ” of Methodism in Oregon, has been for some months laboring to get his “ P il­g r im ” “ safe in the promised land.” I t is there­fore with no ordinary pleasure that we announce, on the authority of the Salem U nion ist, tha t he has at last got his Pilgrim across the “ river deep and wide,” and “ in at the celestial gate.” W e take it for granted that his pilgrim age is now over ; tha t he is constantly playing on a golden harp, and singing “ Safe in the Promised Land,” wliich he will continue to sing and play in like m anner forever and ever, “ world without end.” W e wish him joy w ith his acquisition, and the Rev. W ythe also, tha t lie is now free from anxiety on the P ilgrim ’s account. W e began to fear for the politicians of the U n io n is t stripe, however, in Oregon ; we did not feel certain tha t the Rev. W ythe would not run his P ilgrim on the opposi­tion ticket for Governor. But he has landed him in heaven, and, as the editor of the U n ion ist would say, “ we breathe more freely,” as the country is now in no danger from tha t source.

Punishment in Schools.—The Boston school committee, after due deliberation on sundry me­morials prayiDg for the abolishment of corporal punishment from the city public schools, have de­cided to justify its occasional and judicious use.— Exchange.

W e suppose it could he claimed tha t a n y and even frequent use of the rod is “ occasional,” and “ judicious” likewise. W ho is to draw the line between the j udicious and inj udicious use of cor­poral punishment ? I t is evident tha t the parents of children in the Boston public schools have “ gained nothing by their motion.” Professor Ivnowlton is justified now, by the school com­mittee of the modern Athens, in his girl-whipping propensities. Our Board of Education may now proceed to ratify the above decision, and give the Professor a backing up. Children may then he sent to his school, w ith redoubled assurance that all the faults and foibles, inherited by them from their parents, will be thoroughly whipped out of them. H urrah for Squeers! Dotlieboys Hall will now be in its glory once more.

The Industrial School.—The Grand Ju ry have again presented this institution as misman­aged by its Superintendent, in th a t extreme cru­elties are practiced toward the inmates, and the children are abused for trivial offenses. The Ju ry discovered a boy in a h igh fever, confined in a soli­tary cell, the floor of which was quite wet. In an­other cell, from which the ligh t of day was wholly excluded, and which they aptly describe as a second “ Black Hole,” they found another boy, only fifteen years old, who had been two weeks thus confined, and allowed nothing hut bread and water for food. The Grand Ju ry righ tly call this mode of punishment, inflicted upon lads so young, “ the refinement of cruelty.” W e hope, now that the m atter has been fully presented, that the Superintendent w ill be immediately displaced, and that a m an of more hum ane instincts will be ap­pointed to the position.---------- ----------;-----

Elder Ivnapp is still m urdering the American language and insulting the common-sense of his hearers at the First Baptist Church in this city. One report of his preaching reads as follows:

“ In a recent discourse, he end'eavored to tell the San Francisco people what they must do to get to heaven, and what they must not do if they wish to get there. The main points of information were, that no person should advocate any system of relig­ion upon which he is not willing to risk his eternal all; that entertaining ideas bordering on Unitarian- ism was a sure guarantee that a man would slip through and go to the Devil; that to find fault with the actions of church members is finding fault with God’s children (!) and the Lord on high will not look upon such with a smiling face; and to become a thorough Christian a man should not know too much; that is, he should not stop to argue the question of religion, but have faith, and possess an unwavering belief, and then he will be prepared to enter the car that will take him to glory.”

Such absurd teaching seems almost impossible in this day of newspapers and common schools.

Exactly.—The late venerable President Day, of Yale College, on being asked what he thought of modern Spiritualism, so-called, replied, “ Either there is nothing in it, or the devil is in it.” A state­ment that could, hardly be bettered .—Eacific Christ­ian Advocate.

As no such being as the devil exists, we- do* not see th a t the statement means anything. But if the intention had been to tell the tru th , it would have been proper for President Day to have said that there is more in it than was dreamed of in h is philosophy.

Sacramento P rogressive Lyceum.—Mrs. Laura Cuppy writes th a t our sister Lyceum is in a flourishing condition, and th a t the adult Liberty Group, of which she lias the charge as Leader, is so large, tha t the members are compelled to meet in a separate room. Upwards of forty young ladies and gentlemen constitute this Group, and are regular in their attendance and enthusiastic in their inquiries.

P reliminary Meeting for Organization.— A meeting was held at the office of Dr. Grant on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of or­ganizing an Association of the Spiritualists of this city. A committee of five was appointed to pre­pare a plan of organization, to be offered for adop­tion at a future meeting, to he called by the committee when they are ready to report.

“ Intuition.”—A contributor signing himself thus should give us his real name, or seek an in­terview with us. His suggestions , are very good, hut his letter is too long for insertion. I t should be cut down one-half. W e cannot publish anony­mous communications on any plea whatever.

si JEsop, J r .”

W e have some communications from Plum as county, an epitome of which will appear next week. Our correspondents m ust have patience, for we are always over-crowded w ith contributions to our columns.

In the last issue of the Banner, “ JEsop, J r .” informs us tha t he wants to have a little talk with us—not, as he says, “ for the purpose, of contro­versy ”—and then immediately proceeds to contro­vert our proposition, that is, if we understand "Webster in his definition of the verb controvert-. He says it is “ to dispute; to oppose by reasoning ; to contend against in words or writing ; to deny, and attem pt to disprove or confute.” He accuses us in our lecture of building up “ a man of straw,” which can offer no resistance.” W e at tha t time gave the reason for so do ing ; and we can assure the gentleman that his innuendo, w ith regard to an imaginary Atheist serving our purpose better, is entirely uncalled for, as our course of action heretofore has fully proved. W e did not deny in our lecture, referred to by “ iEsop,” th a t there are Atheists from the intellectual standpoint, and those that have written largely in support of the doctrine. W e admitted, also, tha t they are able, well educated, and refined individuals. But vye contended tha t there is a deeper and more in­terior part of their being, that spontaneously rises up in antagonism to the reasonings of the intel­lect, and cries out for a Divine Father and immor­tal life. Your quotation from Frances W right, wherein she says, tha t “ the idea of an unseen Be­ing, ever at work around and about us, may afflict the hum an intellect w ith idle terrors, hut can never guide the hum an practice to what is rational and consistent w ith our nature,” amounts to just nothing at all. And th a t she was a “ free and noble w om an” adds no weight to the idea. The freest and most noble persons in the world are liable to teach false conclusions, especially when they reason from a false basis.. There could not be a greater source of comfort to us, than to feel tha t ju st such a Being was “ working around and about us ”; for tben we should feel that nothing could result in wrong. "We are not speaking of the theological idea of God ; for we would not blame any one for being afraid of Him, w ith all His “ fire, anger, and torments.” W hen we talk about God, the Atheist at once concludes th a t we believe in the God of the Church ; and at once commences ridiculing the idea. Herein he does injustice ; for we have no more faith in Him than has the Atheist. Must we, because we believe in an All-wise, Supreme Being, be held responsible for the crude and irrational idea of the orthodox God ? J ust as well hold us responsible for the ancient Juggernaut of the Hindoos.

Again, sir, your reference to George P. Hol- yoake, who served six months in prison for being an Atbeist, proves nothing to tbe point, more tban the imprisoning of thousands of other fanatics on various subjects. W e deny your position that the Theist has stolen his idea from the Atheist, and called N a tu r e God. To us, N a tu r e is hut the manifestation of a Supreme Being—the evidence to our intellect that He exists, and is “ working around and about us.”

Again, you say th a t “ Indians and other barbar­ous nations reeede before the advance of civiliza­tion ; so also does God before the advance of sci­ence. The time is coming, and now is, when men will as soon th ink of asking God to interfere with an eclipse, or the presence of a comet—as they formerly did—as to ask him to regulate the weather in our behalf, or to cure the sick.” There you go again, Mr. “ ASiop,” full tilt after the or­thodox God and the faith of the Church ! Let us tell you again, tha t we have no such God as that. Our God understands His own business, and needs no suggestions or instructions whatever from us.

Hereafter, do not confound a rational idea of God w ith the irrational o*» of religionists, and hold us responsible for/the latter.

Again, we admit that we did imply the idea of an unbelief of immortality as belonging to the Atheist. And we now declare th a t individuals, who deny the existence of a Supreme Being, have no ground on which to predicate an argument, intellectually speaking, of our existence hereafter. Here “ iEsop ” leaves the intellectual (the point in discussion), and flees to the emotional and phe­nomenal ; and it is on this ground, as we claim, that a person ceases to he an Atheist.

Let us quote again : “ To say tha t a belief in God is necessary to a belief in Spiritualism, is to say tha t a future life depends upon the will of God—or on a miracle.” You are begging the question, or merely asserting a proposition, w ith­out any argum ent to sustain it. All life, form, and motion are dependent upon the will of God, and are merely the outworking of the inherent laws of His life or will, and no miracle whatever.

Again, you say : “ But Spiritualism declares a future life to be as natural as the present one, and is therefore acceptable by the Atheist when dem­onstrated.” W hy as natural? Because God is “ not God of the dead, but of the living.”

Once more, you say : “ Bro. Todd, will you not allow tha t there is such a being as an Atheist, and that he may believe in Spiritualism ” ? No, Mr. “ iEsop,” we will not admit that there is one who is atheistical in all the departments of his being ; or, if he is so, he cannot be a Spiritualist in the true sense of the Yvord. W e can scarcely conceive of a greater absurdity than for a Materialist to ta lk of a future or spiritual life.

Again : “ God is receding before the advanceof science.” W ill you give us one fact connected w ith the developments of science tha t controverts the idea of a God ? If “ 2Esop, J r .” can give us no better philosophy than this, most assuredly has the “ iEsop ” family degenerated.

---------------------------------Tight Pockets.—At the late meeting of the

American Board at Buffalo, one of the speakers said: “ We have some church members whosereligion cannot endure the mention of the word dollar. Their hearts shrivel at the sound of it, as the flower shrivels before the bite of the frost. They are good at singing, good at feeling well, and good at getting happy, but good for nothing in helping God.”—Exchange.

W hat a powerless God those Christians have, needing the help of their begrudged dollars ! W e seriously th ink it is the American Board, and the ministers thereunto belonging, who want the help of the dollars, and are so ungracious toward their brethren, “ good at getting happy.” If happiness he “ the chief end of man,” as the catechisms have it, we th ink the brethren are right. Dollars alone are not necessary to happiness, except of ministers of the gospel.

A bsurd Conjectures o f A stronom ers.Light comes from the moon in one second and a

quarter; from the suu in eight minutes; from Ju ­piter in fifty-two minutes; from Uranus in two honrs ; from a star of the first magnitude, three or twelve years; from a star of the' fifth magnitude, sixty-six years; from a star of the twelfth magni­tude, four thousand j’ears. Light which left a star of the twelfth magnitude when the Israelites left Egypt has not yet reached the earth.—Exchange.

Setting aside the impracticability of ascertain­ing the exact moment when a ray of ligh t leaves any heavenly body, it must still be left to con­jecture only, to determine the velocity of light through a medium beyond our reach for measure­ment, namely, the ether above our atmosphere. However possible it may be to ascertain tbe velo­city of a ray of ligh t through the atmosphere of the earth, it has never yet been mathematically demonstrated that the ligh t of the sun and the stars traverses intermediate space at a rate th a t may be determined by any method of calculation that the hum an mind is now in possession of. This imposition upon wondering ignorance, which conjectural astronomers are constantly palming off upon the people as astronomical science, is not so worthy of intellectual respect as the astrological horoscopes-of the ancients. Let us examine one of the statements of the above quoted paragraph, which will serve as an example for them all.

“ L ight which left a star of the twelfth m agni­tude when the Israelites left Egypt has not yet reached the earth.”

Astronomers tell us that a star of the constellation called Pleiades has disappeared—that, in fact, it no longer exists, having probably been destroyed by some elemental convulsion. This constellation is spoken of in Job, chapter xxxviii. verse 31 : “ Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleaides, or loose the bands of Orion ? ” Now, suppose a ray or rays of ligh t to have been shed by the missing star, either at the time when the Israelites left Egypt or in the time of Job ; w hat has become of the light, since the star itself no longer exists, and earth’s inhabitants have not yet seen the par­ticular ray in question ? Is it wandering about in space, seeking for a planet whose inhabitants may receive it and be blessed ? Or lias it been absorbed in tbe great ocean of liglit diffused through space by the myriads of other stars and suns in the uni­verse? If light be electricity, as maintained by philosophers, and a star which dispersed currents of the same toward this earth, centuries ago, no longer exists, how can those currents of electric light ever reach us, after the propulsion behind them has ceased to act ?

Again, if light continues to reach us after the destruction of its source, how do we know that many of the stars apparently visible in the sidereal heavens are not at this very moment out of exist­ence, and tha t this state of things has not subsisted for thousands of years ?

According to another assertion in the above quo­tation, the ligh t of the m orning sun does not reach us until eight m inutes after its disc appears abova our horizon ; tha t is, its entire body is above the horizon before we see the first outline of its upper limb ! Truly, astronomy is a great science, and its votaries are moon-struck in the midst of their theories !

W e have said so much merely as introductory to other observations, which we intend to make, upon the efforts of theologians to reconcile th & f a c ts of astronomy w ith so-called revelation. Their en­deavors to accomplish this have hitherto been as abortive as their struggle to compel a reconcilia­tion of geology w ith the Bible.

W om an’s C o-operative U nion.To the People o f San Erancisco :

I t is proposed to organize a company or associa­tion under the corporate title of “ The Woman’s Co-operative Union,” for the purpose of giving employment to the greatest possible number of needle-women, and securing to them the highest profits for their work. The undersigned have been requested to act as a provisionary Board of Trustees, and have drawn articles cf organization to that effect, and now take this method to bring the whole matter before the public. The corporation will issue three thousand shares of stock, at ten dollars per share; and when three hundred shares have been taken, and twenty-five per cent, paid in, it will go into operation. I t is not proposed to call for more than twenty-five per cent of the stock; but if the wants of the Union should require it, twenty- five per cent, a month may be called for until the whole is paid in. With the means thus furnished and carefully managed, it is expected to divide the profits on purchase, manufacture, and sale, among the shareholders, and enable every woman not only to get good prices for her work, but also to partici­pate in the general profits of the concern. The Provisionary Board believe that the plan of the Union is worthy of your intelligent consideration, and that it is capable, if made universal and popular, of being developed into a permanent and self-sup­porting philanthropy, for the help of those who help themselves—and the Board urgently request all per­sons to become members of a great popular corpo­ration for the benefit of the needle-women of the city. Immediately on the subscription of three hundred shares a meeting of the people will be called, at which the details and working plan of the institution will be laid before you. Subjoined are the names of the Provisionary Trustees:

MRS. B. C. WHITING, MRS. E. BURKE,MRS. E. V. HATHAWAY, MRS. B. Z. CLEMENTS,MRS. B. B. SWAIN, MRS. W. M. SMITH,MRS. E. H. HOWES, MRS. J. R. BRANDON,MRS. E. L. SCHENCK, MRS. J. A. DRINKHOUSE,MRS. W. W. STOW, MRS. 3. LIGHTNER,MRS. T. N. MACHIN, MRS. W. YVRIGHT,MRS. B. E. BABCOCK, MRS. D. WOOSTER,MRS. J. E. OBEIt.

E mma Hardinge in England.—Says the Lon­don T im es, Dec. 1st:

“ A series of Sunday evening lectures, bjr Mrs. Emma Hardinge, are in course of delivery at the Polygraphic Hall, and, judging from the crowded audience that assembled here last Sunday, when the subject chosen by Mrs. Hardinge for her discourse was the * Soul and Its Questioner,’ this talented lady’s ability is being duly recognized by the public. Mrs. Hardiuge’s language is forcible and striking; her arguments are appositely illustrated, and the re­markable ease and fluency with which she speaks most completely rivets the attention of her hearers. Mrs. Hardiuge possesses both the physical and men­tal powers necessary for success iu the vocation she has adopted, and there are probably few causes which would not find in her oratorical ability a powerful champion.”

The Church J ournal, edited by the son of Bish­op Hopkins, “ advises against the marriage of the clergy, and says the celibacy of ministers in the Catholic Church is one of the practical advantages it has over the Episcopal Church.”—Exchange.

By way of contrast, we will place the, following paragraph in proximity to the above :

A great many Catholic priests in Italy are profit­ing by the Civil Act, and marrying. The official paper, published at Naples, recently contained over fifty marriage notices of this description.—Exchange.

“ H istory of the Devil.”—W illiam R. Alger, author of “ The Friendships of Women,” is at work upon a new book, w ith the above title.

M ark T w a in ” and the “ H oly L an d .’American Clov n Abroad.—Mark Twain’s letters

from the HolyJLand, as published in the San Fran­cisco A lta , are among the worst of literary abomi­nations. No publishers of common sense and an ordinary perception of the fitness of things, would pay for such disgusting truck. What could be more repulsive than a mountebank grimacing and gyrat­ing through the country which the whole world of civilization regard as classic, sublime, and holy, and_ which has been the scene of the grandest epics of human language? Curse the clownish fellow! Is there no Salathiel about Jerusalem, to boot him down through the valley of Jehosaphat ? no Rebecca or Miriam to souse him with dishwater ? Only think of a half-witted newspaper reporter standing by the sepulcher of Jesus Christ, or by the place where the heroic Nehemiah stood building upon the broken walls—think of such an one, and amid such sur­roundings, grinning and jibing with his senseless twattle ! What must the enlightened scholars of Europe think of the popular taste in San Francisco, which will tolerate and encourage such blasphemous folly ?—Am erican ZT/iio?iist, Salem, Oregon.

W e fear that MacDonald is playing the hypo­crite up in Oregon, for the sake of political advan­tages. Nothing can be farther from his true sentiments than those uttered as above. The fact is, and he knows it, tha t “ Mark Twain ” went to the so-called “ Holy Land ” unprovided w ith theo­logical spectacles, and saw things through a pair of observing, common-sense eyes, tha t could not be humbugged by any sanctimonious “ twaddle,” sucb as is generally given forth by clerical visitors to Palestine. It is somewhat of a relief to read his truthful descriptions of the present condition of tha t overrated country, after the surfeit we have had of religious works upon the subject. By his account we are enabled to judge of its past history as well. The vein of humor in which he writes of the land and its people does not de. tract one iota from the truthfulness of his repre­sentation of the facts. His point-blank contradic. tion of Bible statements in regard to its geography, capacity for'sustaining a large population, etc., to say nothing of the light thrown upon the habits of the people themselves—the same now as in “ Bible times,” and not at all attractive at th a t— serve to dissipate the halo of sanctity which has been throw n around the region he has so recently traversed, and to impress the reader w ith a feeling of disgust for the sort of reading hitherto furnished by religious “ travelers in Palestine.” Free thinkers owe a debt of g rati­tude to “ Mark Twain ” for the masterly m anner in which he has shown up some of the super­stitious absurdities having tbeir origin in the reli­gious history of the “ Holy Land.”

Jap an ese Customs.A correspondent of T h e O ccident, at Yokohama,

Japan, gives some interesting items of informa­tion regarding the manners and customs of this singular people :

“ One of the principal, in fact indispensable, articles used in ornamentation is Japanese paper, the name for which is the same as for God. They cut the pa­per in five slits, which are supposed to correspond to the five members of the body, and thus represent God. These papers are suspended along the front of their houses, and placed with all their offerings.”

* * ■ » - * * * * * ■ »“ New Year’s morning in Japan is a very quiet,

and, this year, a very beautiful one. The streets are all nicely swept the night before, and as the people have been up late, they remain in-doors nearly all day. I t is the only real Sabbath Japan eBjoys. They call it their great Duntak, a corruption of the Dutch for Sunday. The officers of Government, nicely dressed in their visiting suits, pay their respects to all their superiors, and afterwards make visits of ceremony and friendship among their friends. They frequently merely file a card. I think the New York custom, of making New Year’s calls, owes its ori­gin to Japan, having been transmitted from here to Holland, and so to the old Knickerbockers of Man­hattan. The etiquette observed in the Tycoon’s Court at New Year’s time is very great. Relatives, of the ro3’al families, make their visits on the first day—great Princes the second day, and so on for several days. New Year’s really lasts a couple of weeks. In Yokohama, however, three or four days suffice, and some shop-keepers, like our Jewish friends od the Christian Sabbath in America, are to be seen having a door or shutter open here and there, to indicate their williuguess to do a little business. The amusements of New Year’s seem to commence about midday. In these the children predominate. The boys in their best clothes fly their kites, of which they have a great variety. The girls dressed in bright colors, and their black shin- iD g hair put up in wondrous waterfalls, play in companies at battledoor and shuttlecocks, at which game they are very expert. The number of children in the streets is truly astonishing. They are very desirous of the notice of foreigners, and often desireus to take part with them.”* * * * * x- x- it &

“ We called at a Buddhist temple, beautifully situ­ated under the hills, whither we were attracted by the sound of the priest repeating his prayers and telling them off by peals on his bell. We looked in at the door and saw only the old priest in his yellow robes, attended by a young priest, who read prayers in concert with him. They read with sonorous voices, and in what no one understands except them­selves—a dead language o f In d ia . Within the altar, before the chief image, and in two side altars and shrines, were candles burning. F it emblem this of all those who love darkness rather than light. Hu­man invention in religion is ever increasing the darkness, whilst professing to impart light. ‘ Pro­fessing themselves to be wise, they became fools,’ applies to every species of idolatry, whether it be the worship of the image of Mary, or of Benten ; that of Jesus, or of Shaka. The young priest, of a very pleasant face, gave us a bow and a smile in his prayers, and as we turned to go away came to the door and bowed to ns, without seeming to think it any interruption to the worship of his god.”

Observe tbe testimony, afforded by tbe writer of the above, of the similarity of the Buddhist worship to tha t of the C hristian Church, espe­cially the Catholic and Episcopal branches. Bells and candles are as much in use in the latter as among the Japanese. W e shall be able to satisfy the minds of the majority, by-and-by, that Chris­tianity is only Paganism modernized. More of our social customs, as well as religious ones, are bor­rowed from the “ heathen,” than the people at large are informed of. The clergy are in the habit of claiming for “ Christian civilization” a great deal tha t originated among peoples and in times before the erection of the Egyptian Pyra­mids.

Resignation.—Tlios. Eagar as President, and Conrad W iegand as Rector of the Humanitarian Christian Society, resigned their posts last ev-ening the former on the ground that there is a lack ot harmony in the Society, and the latter, because, as he says, “ he is utterly disgusted that even Spirit­ualists, in defiance of the express terms of their Society Constitution, are just as fearful of having reli°*ion or tlie spirit o f CUirist take liold. of tlie cox*- rupUons of politics as the most cowardly orthodox church in the land,” but he remains a high-private in the ranks .— T e rr ito r ia l E n te r p r is e .

Elder Knapp is after dancers and fiddlers w ith all the savageness of a Pawnee after the scalp of a pale-face. In his sermon, the other evening, this charitable and Christian-like old gentlem an mildly remarked : “ 1 pray to God th a t the legs of alldancers and the arms of b11 fiddlers may be par* alyzed,”

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

The N atural Evidences of Man’s Im­mortality, Drawn from Man.

A L E C T U R E , BY B E K J A M K TODD.

f CONTINUED. 3Said one ancientl)". “ I am the light that lighteth

every man that comethInto the world.” This should be translated : “ The I Am lighteth every man thatcometh into the world.” This I, myself, is no more or less than man’s conscious principle. “ But,” says one, “ How do you know that you have 6uch a conscious principle ?” I answer that X am conscious of it, and that is the best evidence in the world. And it is of such a nature that you cannot present an argument logically to increase its strength. You must necessarily admit the point in the commence­ment, or else you have no intelligence to present the argument to. This conscious principle we call man’s personality. But this Is only one part of man. Nor does he retain his identity bj' it, for it is just alike in every person. Not that every individual is conscious of the same forms of things, but the prin­ciple that recognizes things is just alike in all. Hence, we have seen that some part of man is com­posed of a principle that is immutable in its nature, over which the law of aggregation and segregation, which so readily apply to matter, has no power. It now devolves upon us to show that the other part of man (for he is dual in his nature) is composed of like indestructible m aterial; then our aim will be attained. .This second part of man we call his indi­viduality, since by it he retains his identity. The development of this individuality is the great work of life. I t is his occupation here, and will be, here­after. You ask how we know this to be true. I answer, because old Mother Nature sets us to work at it as soon a3 we are born, and keeps us to work at it as long as we live; and we have no power to stop the work. Go, and immure a person in one of the darkest dungeons, where the light of day never shines; still the work of individualization goes on. Not as rapidly as it would under more favorable circumstances; yet, nevertheless, it moves for­ward.

We now come to inquire, Of what is this individ­uality composed, which, when once wrought into a superstructure, can never be destroyed ? It is, in one sense, the most simple substance imaginable ; in another sense, the all in all. This individuality is composed of no more or less than the spirit-form of things. In other words, it is what we learn ; and we learn only through form. If you can think of something that is without form, please tell me what it is; also, describe it to me. A moment’s reflection will convince any mind that no accurate knowledge can be obtained of anything, unless it has form. “ But,” says one, “ how is it about God—has He a form? or even a principle—has i t a form ?” I re­ply, Man’s mind is so constructed, that, of those things that we cannot bring to one of his six senses, it gives them forms before it asks the conscious principle to take cognizance of them. Take the in­fant, when it is first born : it is conscious, first, of a physical want, namely, for food; but, as it grows, it becomes conscious of the fact of its nurse and parents, and after a time of its toys—will call for them when they are absent. Just ask the child, when it calls for a toy^to describe it. He readily complies. How can he describe the form of his toy, when he does not see it? Simply because he has its form embodied in his conscious principle. So, from infancy through boyhood, up to manhood, and even to old age, the work of individualization goes on, building a superstructure of spiritual beauty, that shall rise like the eternal years of our God, knowing no bounds. But let us notice this princi­ple, as the light of man. Our conscious principle is indeed the-light by which, and in which, we behold everything. Take the greatest man the world has over produced, it matters not though he has reached ,the topmost round in the ladder of fame, science, or a rt; let him receive a heavy blow upon the head, and, at the instant, a dark, impenetrable curtain drops down and hides all his attainments from view. But let the organs through which this principle acts be restored to their proper functions, and the veil is lifted, and all is clear as before. Indeed, it is “ the light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”

But let us illustrate farther with regard to receiv­ing forms within our conscious principle. I place before me, in view of this large congregation, a beau­tiful flower. I t is of a peculiar kind, one that you have never seen before ; notice it well. I now re­move the flower from your sight, and ask you if there was a flower there ; you answer “ Yes, I saw it.” I reply, If you saw it, please describe it: and you comply with my request. How do you describe it, when you cannot see it? I answer, that you de­scribe it from the form you have received into your conscious principle. I will take the flower now, and subject it to the action of the frosts ; how soon its leaves are shriveled, and its beauty faded ! But let twenty years pass over your head; how is it then with that spiritual lily ? Your hair may have turned gray, and your form become bowed with the weight of years, since then, but that beautiful blooming flower has not faded in your conscious principle in the least. I t still exists in the same inimitable love­liness that it did twenty years ago. Time, with his wasting hand, may. scatter dust on Memory’s page, but can never efface the impressions there. I t is only necessary that the breezes that sweep the im­mortal balm-laden gardens of our God should blow o’er the soul, and sweep the dust of Time away, and every form we have learned in earth-life will stand forth as living stones in our immortal superstruc­ture. When viewed from this standpoint, how the great work of this life, as well as our future destiny, rises in lofty grandeur before us !

While passing through the refining fires of earth, how often have I heard the toil-worn ones exclaim, “ O, th a t I knew why I was ever born ! It seems as though I only live on, just to know how much a human heart can bear, and not break.” Cheer up, weary ones ! you have commenced a great w ork; you are laying the foundation-stones of your indi­viduality. And what though you do at times ce­ment them with tears ? the superstructure riseB, and by-and-by you will stand above the plane of tears and sighs, in the soft mellow light of the angel world. You are individualizing your conscious principle, that you may become immortal sentient beings. How blind our theological friends are con­cerning man! They believe the silly lie of the old book, that “ God formed man out of the dust of the ground,” when the dust of the ground never formed any part of man. Then they get on their theologi­cal spectacles, and take a peep at what they call man ; they see him with his apron and working-clothes on, busy at the great work of life, rearing his super­structure, and they call him a poor miserable worm of the dust; corrupted, polluted, and defiled. The lens of their theological spectacles does not enable them to see through the debris that lies around him while at work, and behold the well-shapen stones that he has laid in his individuality.

In the multitude of forma in the universe, we be­hold Divine wisdom, utility, and beauty displayed ; the grand aim being to give variety to that material

out of which our individuality is built up. But we come now to inquire how the former find their way to, or by what power they are conveyed to man's conscious principle? We answer, By inspiration, for it is by that alone man can be taught the truth. Popular theology 6eeks to teach man truth by author­ity. But it can never be done, for whoever teaches by authority teaches falsehood. “ But,” says one, “ there is enough in the Bible that is so plain that no mistake need occur to secure man’s salvation. Let us try it for a moment, and see if it is so. We will select one of the plainest and most simple pas­sages in the New Testament, that refers to the cause of salvation, and see if it will convey the same idea to all minds, as it should if it is authority for all. “ Without the shedding of blood there is no remis­sion of sins.” “ Now,” says one, “ this does not mean the ehedding of Christ’s blood, but that of rams, goats, turtle-doves, etc.” Says another, “ It does mean Christ’s blood, and nothing else.’* Says another, “ I t is not the actual blood of Christ that purifies, but our faith in Christ that is to save us.” If you should ask me, I should give you still another definition. For instance, if blood must be shed, we would naturally inquire whose blood must be shed. The blood of the innocent ? Most assuredly not, but the blood of the guilty. And who is the guilty one ? Paul says “ that for as by one man sin entered into the world, so death hath passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. ” I t seems that sin is the guilty one, and that it is sin that must die. And if sin dies, or has its life destroyed, pray tell me where is its power? ^ ♦ m

A n E xperience o f W ash in g to n A llston.The fact tha t there is a Divine Presence and

Power ever near us to listen to our requests, and to give us aid when it is possible, is proved by very many instances both in the past and present. The honored and talented W ashington Allston possessed great faith in this overshadowing Power in his later life. In his younger days he was accustomed to ridicule religious things, and would jest upon what was most sacred to others.

His first wife was a sister of the late Dr. Chan- ning, and w ith her he made his second visit to Europe. But there he became very poor. He sometimes did not even know' how tp purchase food for himself and wife. One day, when, over­whelmed w ith anxiety and distress, he sat in liis studio, he thought of the blessings tha t had for­merly been his, and how little gratitude he had felt for them, and even doubting if there were any power except his own active energy.

All at once he felt inspired w ith the hope that the Father who cared for the sparrow', and never remembered the distrust of the penitent, m ight hear him. He locked his door, and on his bended knees prayed for a loaf of bread for himself and his wife. Before lie had risen he heard a knock on his door. At first he felt ashamed at being in such a position, as if it were not quite dignified On opening the door, a stranger begged to know if that wonderful painting of the angel Uriel, which Mr. Allston regarded as one of his master­pieces, and which had been on exhibition at the Academy, was sold. Allston took it from its ob­scure corner, and, wiping the dust from it, held it before the stranger. He was enthusiastic in his delight.

“ Can it be purchased ?” said he.“ No on<5 has ever been willing to give me near

its value, and so I knew it- was not appreciated, and I would not sell it,” replied Allston.

“ Then fix your price,” said the stranger.“ I am not w illing to do it, for no offer has ever

come near my valuation.”“ Then I offer you four hundred pounds.”“ It is more than I ever asked,” said Allston.The stranger then announced himself as the

Marquis of Stafford, and he became, from that time, the fast friend of the artist, and he was the means of introducing him into those circles where his great powers were appreciated.

This instantaneous answer to his prayer seemed to him a proof of the Divine Power, and he ever afterwards thought reverently of the influences that guarded him . He became a religious man in the sense of true religion, tha t aspires to do the best, and seeks for guidance and aid from the spiritual world .— B a n n e r o f L ig h t .

•----;—;— »M ourn ing an d M ourn ing A pparel.

A COMMUNICATION, THROUGH MRS. C. J . OSBURN, ST.LOUIS, MO.

The spirits find a great difference in the opinion of Spiritualists, in regard to wearing black for their departed friends. In place of black—a mark of mourning and desolation—we prefer a badge indi­cating that a loved one has gone to the land of flowers, where all is bright and pure—to the home of the angels.

For a male adult the badge should be made by placing a wreath from one inch and a quarter to two inches in diameter, formed of tiny green leaves on a white ribbon.

For a female adult the only difference should be a single row of the same leaves crossing the wreath.

For a child the wreath should be formed of tiny green leaves and white rose-buds.

For an infant the wreath should be formed only of green leaves with a single white rose-bud in the center.

If the loved one has been a male leader or officer of a Lyceum, there should be two green wreaths, one placed in the center of the other.

If a female, the same, adding a single row of green leaves across the center of the two wreaths.

If the loved one was a scholar of the Lyceum, there should be two wreaths of green leaves and white rose-buds, one placed inside of the other.

In these wreaths for children the centers may be crossed with buds and leaves, when the children are females.

These emblems should be placed on white ribbon, and when the loved ones follow each other in quick succession to the Summer-Land, appropriate em­blems for each can be placed on the same ribbon.

This badge can be worn as a bracelet, on the shoulder, bosom, bonnet, hat, or wherever it is the most convenient to the wearer.

The length of time for this badge to be worn must depend upon the inclination of the wearer; but for a general rule we would propose from two to three months.

These leaves and buds may be real or artificial, or wrought in any way that may suit the taste of the wearer; but we prefer natural or artificial leaves and flowers.

We give this communication, so that those who do not wish to wear black, but still feel1 like wearing some token of remembrance, can find something more harmonizing to their feelings ; something that speaks more of hope than the mournful drapery usu­ally adopted.—B anner o f L ight.

Singular Impression.—A lady in Lawrence suddenly awoke in the night w ith the impression that her little girl was in danger. Feeling her way in the dark to the child’s crib, directed by a strong impulse, she put her finger into the little sleeper’s mouth,i and to her astonishment took from thence a -large pin. So says the Boston H e ra ld . t ■

A Good Suggestion.—Henry Gildemeister, Bun­ker Hill, 111., suggests that all lecturers be accom­panied in their travels with good mediums for physical or mental manifestations as tests. Funds could be easily raised, he says, after the people had seen the manifestations. New religions m ust be based upon facts. These established, and their progress is certain and victory sure.

Religious Bigotry.—The E n g lish In d ep en d en t says: “ A recent visitor at a rectory not twentymiles from London observed w ith some surprise that only oil lamps and candles were used, though there was gas to . be had in the village. The ex planation tha t was given him was, tha t the gas was made by a dissenter I”

Genesis an d Geology.We find, in the first five verses of the 1st chapter

of Genesis, that God created the heavens and the earth, light and darkness created he them. This is the first day’s work ; and from the 14th verse to the 19th we find he again has to finish the 1st day’s work on the 4th day. Was not the first day’s work a success ? How can we reconcile this with the log­ical. deductions of science? Geology teaches us that the world was not made in seven days, nor seven years, nor seven hundred thousand years, but is the work of an indefinite age or time—count­less millions of years cannot cover it. There never was a beginning to matter. I t is co-existent with God. Fact upon fact demonstrates the great truth of the age of this planet—the Earth. The slow progress of change in matter can be arrived at only by the earth’B stratification, mathematically, by pro­gressive geological science ; and therefore we have been taught an absurdity by old theology. The whole fundamental structure of the Bible fabrica­tions are, the major part of them, myths. Theolo­gians are trying to patch up the old fabric of exploded errors, but they cannot accomplish it. The sci­ences are demolishing all the structures built upon miracles; and tyranny, superstition, and idolatry will melt away before the sunlight of Truth, drawn from the laws of nature and God.

* * -3fr * -K- * -X- *Truths come slowly upon man, and long it is

before these angel visits are acknowledged by hu­manity. The world clings to its errors, and avoids the truth, lest its light should betray their miser­able follies.—D . W. H am bly , in the Quincy Union.

Q u e s t i o n t o r B i b l i c a l S t u d e n t s .—At a meeting of one of the Bible classes, held in this city last week, the members were discussing the first chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, in which occurs the following passage :

“ Nathaniel said unto him, Whence knowest thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.”

After reading this, the Class Leader inquired of a newly initiated member “ what he supposed Nathan­iel was doing under the fig tree?” “ Eating figs,” was the prompt reply. The answer was one that naturally presents itself to all practical minds, but sadly at variance with the opinions of those who have devoted more time in studying the character and habits of those ancient Hebrews, and who are of the opinion that Nathaniel was engaged in prayer. The answer partakes somewhat of the ridiculous, when we take into serious consideration the import­ance of the question; nevertheless, our theological novice refuses to be convinced that he is in error without further proof, and the matter has been, re­ferred to us for consideration. We are unable to throw any light on the subject. Our acquaintance with the Israelites of the present day is pretty exten­sive, and from a knowledge of their habits we should say they are not much given to praying ; but it is possible a slight change may have been wrought in their characters by associating with Gentiles for the last eighteen hundred years, and in order that the truth may be arrived at, we propose to refer the question to Biblical students, trusting that it will receive that serious attention which its importance demands.—N evada Gazette.

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chester D em ocrat, w ith reg ard to Dr. J . P. B ry an t, whose ad­vertisem ent appears in an o th er colum n of th is p ap e r. We a re personally acquain ted w ith the Doctor, and know him to be incapable of deceit o r im position. The cu res w hich he is daily effecting here and elsew here are no t im ag in ary , h u t s tan d fo rth as so m any f a c t s w hich we canno t deDy. H is mode of tre a tm e n t c e rta in ly can in ju re no one, and if we w ere fo r tu n a te enough to “ fall in to th e hnnds of the doc­to rs ,” we should ce rta in ly give him a call :

Return of Dr. Butaxt —Most of our read ers will rem em ber Dr. J . P . B ryan t, who was located here tw o or th re e years ago, and who perform ed m any w onderful cu res upon o u r citi- z u3 . Soon a fte r th a t tim e, he w ent to C alifornia, w here the sam e m arvelous success a ttended him . Cases of chronic d is­ease, w hich had been pronounced incurab le b y o th er p h y s i­cians, and w hich had been long considered b y those suffering from them as fa r beyond th e reach of all hum an aid, w ere abso lu te ly cured by Dr. B ry an t. All these thingSiWere done, as m any can te s tify , w ithou t the use of medicineshand w ith ­out a surg ical operation in any case. The m eans em ployed w ere sim ply * if we rem em ber righ tly , a laying on of bands by th e physician , and an infusion of his own v ita lity into the diseased and abnorm al system of the p a tien t. H is charges were alw ays v ery m oderate, and no one who was relieved by him from the pangs of sickness and pain felt th a t w ha t he asked was m ore th an ho deserved .

Dr. B ry an t is now located in New Y ork C ity, a t No 303 W est 34th s tre e t, a place convenien t of access from all the p rincipa l ra ilroad depots.

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DR. J . M. GRANTHEALS THE SICK

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Laying1 on of Hands,A T JNTo. X I G E A R Y ( S T R E E T ,

T hird Door from K earny an d M arket S tree ts ,S A N F R A N C I S C O .

DR. GRANT has, fo r th e g re a te s t p a r t of th e la s t tw o years, been p ractic ing in S acram ento City w ith em inent su c­cess. Some of th e m o st s t u b b o r n c a s e s have been ENTIRELY CURED b y his w onderful H ealing Powers, w hich can be su b ­s tan tia ted b y re ferring to th e well know n nam es w hich ap ­pear on his C irculars, and to m any o th e rs whose nam es can and will be given, if requ ired .

J8®~ NO MEDICINES GIVEN.No Surgical Operations perfo rm ed . 5

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an d te n s o f th o u sa n d s o f sufferers, in th e la s t te n years, w ith re su lts rin parallezed in the an n a ls o f m edicine, a n d such a s no other trea tm ent has ever equ a lled .

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DELEGATE STATE CONVENTIONOF SPIRITUALISTS.

THE SECOND ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION OF SPIRIT-ualists of th e S ta te of California will convene a t ________Hallin th e C ity of San F rancisco , a t 11 o ’clock, a. m., on FRIDAY THE FIRST DAY OF M AY, 1868, and continue in session th ree days, or m ore, a t th e discretion" of the Convention.

S p iritua lis ts resid ing in the various p a r ts of the S tate shall be en titled to re p resen ta tio n in th e Convention iu th e propor­tion of tw o Delegates for each S enator and M ember of Assem­b ly the C ounty or D istric t m ay be en titled to in th e S ta te Legislature, such Delegates to be chosen in the m anner deemed m ost advisable by the organized Societies and ind i­v idual friends of Spiritualism , in the Counties o r D istric ts to be represen ted .

The specific objects of said Convention shall be :F ir s t—A b e tte r acquain tance w ith each o ther, and a friend ly

and social in terchange of though t and opinions.Seccmd—To ex h ib it o u r princip les, and our num erica l

s tren g th and ab ility to m ain ta in them , in a m anner to com ­m end recognition and respect.

T h ird—To secure concert of action am ong all S p iritu a lis ts and friends of progress on thiB coast.

F ourth—To consider the b e s t m eans of providing th e ris in g generation w ith a h ea lth y and n a tu ra l education, and of sup­plying the dem ands of inquirers a f te r t ru th w ith th e p u re s t tru e s t, and b es t of all th a t can be ob ta ined b y m eans of S p ir­itu a l li te ra tu re , lec tu res, and o th e r modes of im p artin g a knowledge of our sublim e fa ith .

P i f h —To consider, an d , if though t b e s t , to adop t, som e plan of organization, b y m eans of w hich we m ay b e enabled more effectually to c a rry out th e objects here se t fo r th .

a . c . STOWK,W . N . SLOCUM,J. J . O V E i,THOMAS JLOYl>,JOHN STIKLINO,

Members o f S tate Central Committee.

3 H. JOSSKLYN, JOHN ALLYN, B . H. AI.LF.N,J. D. PIKBSON,

THEY ARE COMING-!I NVOICES ju s t received of a NEW AND GESEIIAL

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PRACTICAL PHYSICIAN,F O R A L L C U R A B L E D IS E A S E S ,

H is , in connection w ithH R . IT- A . R E N T O N ,

E stab lished an

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SAN FRANCISCO,W here th ey can bo consulted, and w here all diseases will be trea ted , by th e ir com bined facilities and peculiar mode of practice.

I t is unnecessary to say m ore thaD, as thousands w ill t e s ­tify , th a t b y it the v ita l or positive and negative forces of th e system become equalized, and w h a t seem s m ore w onderful is, th a t diseases considered incurab le a re frequen tly cured b y one or tw o operations.

LEC TU R ES.DR. SPARKS WILL COMMENCE HIS LECTURING TOUR

th rough California, Oregon, and Nevada, com m encing a t Los Angeles, and will v is i t all places of in te re s t. Will lec tu re in all su itab le places, and heal the sick. Dr. S parks can be a d ­dressed a t tbe In s titu te , San Francisco. -5

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Cures thoroughly all of th e m ost difficult Chronic Diseases of any description, by giving th e P a tien t a p.-rfect course of trea tm en t ; p rep ares his own m edicines, to act properly on any p a r t of the hum an system , consisting only of pure vege­tab le ingredients. The disease being fully g iven and revealed, not as to a C lairvoyant, b u t by “ In sp ira tio n ,” and every change and s tage of the sam e, as the P a tien t progresses in health , the prepara tions a re p u t up accordingly—n ever two of the same, b u t alw ays progressive, adapted to tbe stage of tho disease. No poisonous drugs or m edicines used in ternally . It m a tte rs no t bow low a p atien t m ay be ; if the sam e is w orthy of being cured , and to pass through the change of the coming reaction, a cu re is certain .

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SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1868.

L Y C E U M D E PA R T M E N T .“ A n g e ls w h e r e ’e r w e g o a t t e n d

Our steps, v.'bate’er betide,W ith w a tc h f u l c a r e t h e i r charge d e f e n d ,

A n d e v i l t u r n a s i d e . ”---CHARLES WESLEY-.

N O T I C E

T h e Children 's P rogressive Lyceum of San Francisco will assemble on Sunday, (to-morrow,) March. 8th, at 2 o’clock, p. M., at Dashaway Hall, Post street. Friends of the Lyceum are cordially invited to be present;

her a

Reflections on the Journey of Life.

BY B. F . FE E SC H .

[R espectfu lly ded ica ted to tlie Officers an d M em bers o f tlie C h ild ren 's P ro g ressiv e L yceum of San F ranc isco .]

W e’re p ass in g dow n tlie s tream o f life ;’T is m ixed w ith jo y an d anx ious s trife ;

W e’re in an in fa n t school,L ea rn in g o u r life 's g rea t A B C .

L e t 's all ad o p t th is ru le ,To gu ide u s o 'e r life ’s re s tle ss sea ’T is sh o rt, b u t good an d t ru e :W h a te ’e r y o u aim -to do,F ir s t m ake su re y ou are r ig h t ;T h e n w o rk w ith all your_m ight.

T h e y o u th fu l voyager on th is s tream , I s lu re d b y m an y a b lis s fu l d ream ;

H ig h h opes o f w ea lth a n d fam e,A m b itio u s y ea rn in g s a f te r pow er,

A nd ffcoughts of a g re a t nam e,M ake d o u b ly g lad each p ass in g hou r.’T is w ell ; b u t keep in view ,T he-noble, good, an d tru e ;H a te n o r en v y cherish ,L est b r ig h t love sh o u ld p e rish .Y o u th ’s years, ho w q u ick ly a re th ey fled l Som e hopes a re crushed , an d m an y dead ;

Y et o th e r ones arise,I n g re a te r w isdom b o rn , y e t fa ir—

P o in t to a h ig h e r p rize ,A nd h id u s n ev e r to d esp a ir.O n t r u th y o u r an ch o r ca s t ;’T w ill h o ld in every b la s t ;

’A th o u san d fo ld each deed ; O f love re p ay s i t s seed.

F ro m m an h o o d ’s p r im e to tre m b lin g age,H ow sh o rt th is ac tive , r ip e n in g stage ! i W e o ’e r th e w a te rs d ash ;D ear fr ie n d s a re w reck ed close b y o u r side ;

We h e a r w ith d read th e crash ,A nd safer, w ise r , o n w ard glide.

O, i f b y one h a i r ’s b re a d th You ’scape th e fo am in g b rin e ,

D oom th e to m o ra l d e a th No b a rk so n e a r like th in e IH ow o ft b y te m p e s ts fiercely to ssed !H ow oft s in cere affection lo s t !T ru e fr ie n d s d isow ned, a b h o r re d ;

K naves w elcom ed, feasted , a n d adored ;T ru e r ic h e s cas t aw ay

F o r th o se w h ich w ith e r in a day I A h 1 i f a f r ie n d y ou find,I n n eed a n d s ickness k ind ,I n d an g er firm a n d bold ,H e is w o rth w o rld s of gold !

B rig h t l ig h ts u p o n y on h ead lan d shore P ro m p t u s to h o p e fo reverm ore ;

N o t in y g ra in o f san d I s lost, n o r v ap o r fro m th e sea ;

P re se rv ed by N a tu re ’s h an d Axe th e y ; th e n su re ly w e sh a ll he.F e a r n o t I th e P o w er th a t gave O u r life , th e sam e w ill save ;H e w ise ly le ts u s fa ll,T h a t we m ay co n q u e r all J

F ro m th e Now York M ercu ry .Little Gerty—A Fairy Story.

Little lame Gerty came down the patli w ith a heavy pail. She could hardly stand up under its w e ig h t; but sesing a spider on its back, kicking, she stepped aside, not to crush it.

“ You are a kind-hearted little g irl,” said the spider, “ and you shall be rewarded.”

Gerty was much surprised to hear the spider speak; but she dared not stop to look at it, for she lived with a cross old dame, for whom she could never do anything soon enough. So she hurried to draw the water, which was no easy task, for the stones about the well were slippery w ith ice, and the rope so stiff she could hardly lower it. As she walked along, she heard, how­ever, something like “ plash ! plash !” as if hun­dreds of little buckets were pouring water into her pail ; and before she reached the well, her pail was quite full.

She hurried back again, and got to the house in half the usual time ; but the old dame grumbled, as usual.

“ Always slow ! Always behind-hand! W here did you stop to play, you wicked child ? Go now and sweep the room up stairs.”

But when Gerty got up stairs, there was the broom inarching up and down, sweeping of its own accord. The chairs, bedstead, and bureau moved out of their places and moved back again. The cloth began to wash the china bowl and ewer, and the feather-duster to brush the shelves and chair.legs. All this was done with the great­est swiftness ; but still the old dame grumbled.

“ How slow you are! You m ight have swept the whole house. But you are always idling. Go down and cook the dinner.”

So Gerty went out to catch a chicken, and one came flying toward her.

“ Since 1 must die,” said the chicken, “ I am re- signed; but remember me to the old brown ben ancLto the Shanghai.”

Thus saying, it put its neck under the axe, and the axe chopped off its head.

W hile Gerty was looking on in surprise, she heard a noise in the cellar, and a host of potatoes came tum bling up.

“ To be skinned alive, and boiled,” said they, “ is the fate of all potatoes, sooner or later.” And stripping oflf their jackets, they jumped into th e pot.

Ju s t then she heard a noise in the vegetable garden; and looking out, saw a number of par­snips.tearing themselves up by the roots.

“ I t is hard to part with old friends, said they. “ Still, snow ia-coming ; so we may as well follow the potatoes.” And they jumped in too.

Meanwhile the carving knife seized the chicken, and was cutting it up and putting it in the pot.

“ Dear me !” said the rolling pin, “ I had better be about my business, too.' Pan, bring me some flour.”

So the pan brought flour, and the dipper brought water, and the rolling-pin rolled out the dough, and a knife cut it up into biscuits, and the bis­cuits stepped into the baking-pan, and the baking-pan hopped into an' oven, and the oven shut up its door; and there was the dinner going on famously. \

“ Since there is nothing to do here,” thought Gerty, “ I ’ll go up and lay the cloth.” But when she got up, the cloth was laid, and the plates, cups, knives, and forks, were marching in order to the table. ^

All this was done, and the dinner cooked quicker

than ever a dinner was cooked before the old woman grumbled.

“ I never saw so lazy a child,” she said, seating herself in an arm-chair. But the arm-chair shook her out, c ry in g :

“ I won’t hold you, grum bling old trollop !”“ Massey !” cried the old woman

across the room, where the broom gave thum p over the back, saying :

“ Take tha t for your hard heart!”“ O dear m e !” squeaked the old woman, run­

ning to the hearth. But no sooner had she touched it, than up she went—up chimney—squealing all the way. And as she did not come back, Gerty had the nice house and the nice dinner to herself. Ain’t you glad ? was.

' ------------- - » :---------F ro m Lc S ain t, o f N ew O rleans.

The Right Kind of Theology for Children ofAll Ages.

I love to talk to the little folks, and I love to hear them talk ; and now, little ones, do not get vain when the Old Man tells you he has learned many great tru ths by listening to the prattle of children, and he is very anxious for some one to take the lead and organize a Lyceum for the little ones of New Orleans.

1 m ust tell you of one time when a great tru th burst upon my mind, in listening to some little children who were playing school. A little girl, of six or seven years, was the teacher.

One of the little ones rose on her feet, and said :“ Madam Y., you did not pray, and tell us about

God, as the real Madam J. does.”The little mock teacher rapped her stick on the

step, and said :“ Be silent, children, and I will tell you why I

did not. Madam J. says, tha t if we are bad, God will put us in a great lire, and burn ns up forever. Now, children, if her little daughter Agatha was to be had, do you think she would put even her little finger in a candle blaze, and keep it there until it was burned off? No. She loves her too well to do that. Now, I don’t th ink Madam J. is any better than God, or loves her children any better than God does his ; and if she can’t do it, I don’t th ink God will, and I won’t tell you any­th ing I don’t th ink is true.”

Your friend, o. F . G.

Harper’s Bazaar has this story of a bright little girl :

“ Tlie family were dining, when the conversa­tion "turned upon an excursion about to take place. A clergyman at the table spoke to the little girl, and asked her if she could repeat the alphabet backward. She said, “ No, Sir,” when the gentle­man remarked, “ Then you can’t go on the excur­sion.” She looked very demure for a moment, when she asked him, “ C an. you say the Lord’s Prayer backward?” “ No, dear.” “ Then,” re­plied the girl, “ you can’t go to heaven!” The interrogatpr stopped.

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Three little girls were playing among the sage brush in a hack yard. Two of them were “ m aking believe keep house ” a few yards distant from each other—neighbors as it were. One of them says to the th ird little girl : “ There, now, Nelly, you go to Sarah’s house, and stop a little while and talk, and then you come back and tell me w hat she says about me ; and then I ’ll ta lk about her ; then you go and tell her all I say, and then we’ll get mad and won’t speak to each other, ju s t like our mothers do, you know. O, th a t’ll be such fun ! ”

W ork of a Spiritualist.—Victor Hugo, a c ­cording to his custom, gave a Christmas festival to forty poor children in the Isle of Guernsey. The festival comprised a luucheon, presentation of garments, and distribution of gifts from a Christ­mas tree.

------------»4^-----------Little Bobby—“ I say, ’ma, is it true th a t w e

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Chelsea, M ass. —At L ib ra ry H all ev e ry Sunday a t 10 a. m. Jam es S, Dodge, Conductor ; Mrs. E. S. Dodge, G uardian.

Chicago, III.—S u n d ay , a t C rosby’s Music Hall, a t 12ha p. m Dr. S. J A very , Conductor ; Mrs. C. A. Dye, G uard ian ; J . R. Sleeper. P resid en t L ite ra ry Circle.

C in c in n a ti —Greenwood H all, co rner of S ix th and Vine s ts , a t 9 a. m. A . W. P u g h , Conductor ; Mrs. L ydia Beck, G uar­dian.

Cleveland. O hio .—At T em perance Hall, 184 Superior s tre e t. J . A. Je w e tt. Conductor ; Mrs. D. A E ld y . G uardian.

D etroit, M ich .—Conductor, M. J . M atthew s ; G uardian, Mrs. Rachel Doty.

D over a n d Foxcroft, Me.—S unday afte rn o o n , in th e U niver- sa lis t chu rch .

Foxboro’ , M ass —In th e Town Hall ev e ry Sunday a t 11 a. m. H a m b u rg , Conn.—John S terling , Conductor ; Mrs. S. B. Au-

dersoD, G uard ian .H am m onton . N . J .—Sunday a t 1 p. m . J . O. Ransom , Con­

ducto r ; Mrs. Ju lia E. H olt, G uard ian . %H a v a n a , III —Sunday a t 3 p. m ., in A ndrus’ H all. J . F.

Coppel, Conductor ; Mrs. E. Shaw , G uardian.H a v e rh ill, M ass.—Sunday a t 10 a . m ., in Music H all. John

R eiter, Conductor ; M rs. E. L. C urrie r, Guardian.-Jefferson C ity , N . J . —Sunday afte rnoon in th e C hurch of

the Holy S p irit 244 Y ork s tre e t Joseph Dixon, Conductor.Jersey C ity. N . J . —At th e Church of the Holy S p irit, 24-1

York s tre e t, Sunday afternoon.Johnson's Credc, iV. Y .—At 12 m. ev e ry Sunday. Miss Em m a

Joyce, Conductor ; M rs. H. O. Loper, G uardian.L otu s, I n d .—F. A. Coleman, Conductor ; Eliza M. H uddle

s to n , G uardian.L ow ell, M ass.—Sunday in th e forenoon, in th e Lee s tre e t

C hurch.M ilw au kee —Meets in Bowm an H all, e v e ry Sunday a t 2 p.

m. G. A .L ib b ey , Conductor ; M rs. M ary Wood, G uardian. M okena, III.—Sunday a t 1 o ’clock, in th e village school-

Soulh D anvers, M ass.— In th e Town Hall, Sunday a t 2 and 7p . m .

S p rin g fie ld , 111.—E v ery Sundav in the hallS p rin g fie ld , M ass.—The F ra te rn a l Society of S p iritu a lis ts ev ery Sunday a t Fallon’s Hall. 3 -p in iu a n s isjSS. L o u is . —A t Polytechnic In s titu te , coiner of Seventh and

C hestnut s tre e ts , a t 10}a a m and 7 ha p. rn.Taunton, M ass.—Sunday, in Concert Hall.Toledo. O. —Sunday a t 10hx a ni. and 7,’£ p. m.Troy. N . Y . —Sunday a t 10}£ a. m . and p. m ., in H a r­

m ony H all, co rner of Third and R iver s tree ts .V in elan d , N . J .—F riends of P rog ress, Sunday a t 10J£ a. m. W ash in g ton , D . C —In Union League H all, every Sunday,

at I I a . m. and p. rn.W ohzirn Centre, M ass .—Bible S p iritu a lis ts , C en tral House

H all.W orcester, M ass.—In H o rticu ltu ra l H all ev ery Sunday a f te r­

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Lecturers’ Appointments and AddressesPACIFIC STATES AND TEPvRITORIES.

John A liyn, Oakland, California. Mrs. Ada H oyt Foye, rapp ing and

G eary s tree t, ^an F rancisco , Cal. Mrs. L aura Cuppy, S acram ento . Mrs. Laura l)cl?orc-j Gordon, 131

Francisc- \

w ritin g te s t m edium , 42

M ontgomery s tre e t, San

M Stow e, lec tu re r and c la irv o y an t physician , SanMrs. C.Jo se , Cal

Mrs Anna B arker, San Francisco Benjam in Todd, Sau F rancisco , Cal.M rs. L. H utchison will receive calls to lec tu re and teach

Ib eH arm o n ia l Philosopln-, illustra ted by ch a rts and diagram s which g rea tly ass is t in com prehending th e s tru c tu re of the un iverse and the sp iritu a l spheres, as also the physical and m ental developm ent of m a tte r and m ind. A ddrcrs, Owens- Ville. Mono Co.. Cal.

Mr. & M rs. Win. J . YouDg, Boise C ity, Idaho T errito ry .

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

W. D ucker, C o nducto r; M rs. J im es D ucker, G uar-

4 Bank s tre e t, Sunday af- Leach, Conductor ; Mrs.

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The following persons a re authorized to ac t as A gents for the Banxbh of P r o g r e s s , to receive subscrip tions and m oney for th e sam e, and fo rw ard them .to th is office. No su b sc rip ­tion w ill be acknow ledged w hen unaccom panied w ith th e m oney.A. C. STOWE, San Jose.L. ARMSTRONG, Sacram ento. E. B. HENDEE, Oroviile.J . R . BUCKBEE, Q uincy.A. F. BLOOD, Taylorville.E. D. BOWMAN, Susanville.C. P. HATCH, P eta lum a.IRA ALLEN, W atsonville. THOS. BURDICK, Los Angeles. J . H. HICKOX, D ow nieville. THOS. LOYD, G rass V alley.

D r. C. H. VAN GUELDERN, Sonoma.

ROBERT WEST, N apa City. Mrs. L. HUTCHISON,

O w ensville. JOHN L. MOORE, V irginia. J . W . PETERS, P o rtlan d , Or. J . E. CLARK, Salem, Or. Mrs. S. M. WALES, Dayton,

’ NevJ . N. GALE, O lym pia, W. T.

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N e w a rk , N . J —Music H all, No ternoon a t 2 o’clock. Mr. G. T,H a rrie t P arso n s, G uardian.

N e w Y o rk Oily.—Sunday a t 2>£ p. m ., a t E b b itt H all, No. 55 W est 23d s tre e t , n ea r B roadw ay. D. B. M arks, Conduc­tor ; Airs. H. W. F a rn sw o rth , G uardian ; E. O. Townsend, M anager of D ram atic Wing.

Osb.j-n's P r a ir i e , I n d .—Sunday m orn ing a t P ro g ressiv e F rien d s’ m e e tiD g -h o u se . R ev. Simon B row n, Conductor ; S.A. Crane, G uardian.

Oswego, N . Y —In Lyceum H all. Sunday a t 12>£ p. m . J . L. Pool, Conductor ; M rs. D oolittle, G uardian.

P h ila d e lp h ia , P e n n .—Sunday m orning a t - 10 o’clock, a t Thompson S tre e t C hurch, below F ro n t s tree t. Isaac R ehn, Conductor . M rs. S tre tc h , G uardian.

P h ila d e lp h ia , P e n n .—Sunday, a t W ashington H all, sou th w est co rner of E igh th and Spring Garden s tre e ts , a t 10 a. m ., except Ju ly and A ugust, in w hich th e sum m er recess occurs. SI. B. D yott, Conductor ; A rabella B a lle D g e r , G uard ian .

A t new Hall in Phoenix s tre e t , Sunday a t 10 o ’clock. Prof.I. R ebn, Conductor.

P ly m o u th , M ass.—Sunday forenoon a t 11 o’clock. I. C arver. Conductor ; Mrs. R W B artle tt , G uardian.

P o rtla n d , Oregon .—M eets a t Oro Fino Hall ev e ry Sunday. P roviden ce , R . I .—Sunday-, a t 10ha a. tn ., in P r a t t ’s Hall,

W eybosset s tre e t . Conductor, L. K. Joslin ; G uardian, M rs. A b b ieH . P o tte r.

P u tn a m , Conn.—Sunday a t 10h£ a. m ., in C entral H all Q u in cy. M as".—Sunday a t 1*£ p. m .R ic h la n d Center, TFis.—Sunday a t 1 p . ro. M r. H. A. East-

land , Conductor ; M rs. F idelia O. Pease, G uardian.Rich'/nond , In d .—In H enry H all, a t 2 p. m. E li Brown, Con­

ducto r ; M r s . Emily A ddlem an, G uard ian .Rochester, N . Y .—In B lack’s Musical In s titu te , (P a lm er’s

H all.) Sunday afternoon a t 2>£,p. m . Airs. Jo n a th an W at­son, Conductor ; A irs. Amy Post,: G uard ian .

R ockford , III.—Sunday, a t 10K a. m ., in W ood’s Hall. F. C. Dunn, Conductor ; M rs. Rockwood, G uardian.

R ock I s la n d , III.—At .10 o’clock, in N orris H a ll, Illinois s tre e t. W. T. R iggs, C onductor ; M rs. W . T. R iggs, G uar­d ian .

S acram ento , C al.—At Turn-V erein H all, Sunday a t 2 p. m.J . H. Lewis, Conductor ; Aliss G. A. B rew ste r, G uard ian .

S a n F rancisco, Cal —A t D asbaw ay H all, P ost s tre e t, onSunday a t 2 o’clock p. m . Conductor, W. H. M anning ; G uard ian of G roups, M rs. E. P .T h o rn d ik e .

S prin gfie ld , M ass.—Sunday a t 10ha a. m ., a t F allon’s Hall.B. S. W illiam s, C .nductor ; Mrs. AI. A . W ym an, G uard ian .

S p rin g fie ld , III.—Sunday forenoon a t 10 o’clock. Wm. H.P lanck. Conductor ; Mrs. E. G. P lanck , G uardian.

S t. Johns, M ich .—Clinton H all, ev e ry Sunday a t 11 a. m. E.K. Bailey. Conductor ; M rs. A. E. N. R ich, G uardian.

S t. L o u is , M o.—S unday , a t 2)^ p. m ., a t M ercan tile H all. Col. Wm. E. Aloberly, Conductor ; Mrs. M ary Blood, G uardian.

A t P olytechnic In s titu te , co rner of S eventh and C hestnu t s tre e ts , a t 3 p m . M yron Coloney, Conductor ; H enry Stagg, Cor. Sec. j

S tu rg is , M ic h .—Sunday a t 12>£ p. m ,, in th e F ree C hurch. John B. Jacobs. Conductor ; A irs. Nellie S m ith , G uard ian .

T roy, N . Y .—In H arm ony H all ev e ry Sunday a t 2>^ p. m . Alonroe I. K eith , Conductor ; Mrs. Louise K e ith , G uardian.

V in e la n d , N . J —Sunday a t 1 o’clock p. m . H osea Allen, Conductor ; Mrs. D eborah B u tle r, G uardian.

W U lim a n tic , Conn.—R am us R obinson, Conductor ; A irs. S. M. PurintO D , G uardian.

W orcester. M ass.—In H o rticu ltu ra l H all, S unday , a t W H a. m .M r. E. R. Fulier. Conductor ; Mrs. M. A. S te a rn s , G uardian.

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

S a n F rancisco , C al —F riends of P ro g ress . P res id en t, D r. H. J . P ayne ; S ecretary , D r. John Allyn.

S acram en to , C al —C hildren’s P rog ressive Lyceum , ev ery Sunday afternoon, a t Turn V erein H all, K s t r e e t . Conductor, J . H. Lewis ; G uard ian , M iss B rew ster.

P o r tla n d , Oregon —F irs t Society of P rog ressive S p iritua l- i sts, every Sunday.

S alem , O reg o n —F riends of P ro g re ss .

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IS REMOVED TO No. 612 CLAYN orth side, four doors above M ontgom ery,

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J a a i-iry 10th, 1868. J . P. FOUP, P resident.

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

B a ltim o re , M d .—The F ir s t S p iritu a lis t Congregation of Bal tim ore on Sundays, a t S ara toga Hail, so u th east co rner of C alvert and Saratoga s tre e ts , a t th e u sual h ours. M rs. F . O. H yzer will speak till fu r th e r notice.

B a n g e r , M e.—In Pioneer Cnapel, ev e ry Sunday.B oston , Ma*s.—Aliss Lizzie Doteu w ill le c tu re each Sunday

afternoon in M ercantile Hail. 16 Sum m er s tre e t, com m encing a t o’clock. A dm ittance 15 ce n ts .

The P rog ressive Bible Society, ev e ry S u n d ay , in No. 3 Tre- m out Row. Hall 58. F ree discussion on tb e C h ris tian A tone­m en t a t 10>;£ a. m. L ec tu re followed b y conference a t 3 and 7 p . m . M iss P h e lp s ,reg u la r le c tu re r .

S p iritua l m eetings every Sunday a t 544 W ashington s tree t. Conference a t 2>£ p. m. Circle a t 7)2f p. m.

B rooklyn . N . Y .—In th e C um berland s tre e t L ec tu re R oom , Sunday a t 3 and 7>£ p. m.

Charlestown M ass.—F irs t S p iritua l S ocie ty ,-a t W ashington H all, ev e ry Sunday.

The Independen t Society o f S p iritu a lis ts , C harlestow n, ev e ry Sunday afternoon and even ing , a t A lechanics’ Hall, co rner of Chelsea s tre e t and City square . Seats free .

C ity H all, m eetings every Sunday afternoon and evening.Chelsea .—The Associated S p iritu a lis ts of Chelsea, a t L ib ra ­

ry Hall ev e ry Sunday afternoon an d evening, 3 and 7h i P- na.The Bible C hristian S p iritu a lis ts , every Sunday in Winni-

sim m et Division H all, C helsea, a t 3 and 7 p. m . M rs. M . A. R icker, reg u la r sp eak e r. D J . R icker, S uperin tenden t.

Chicago, III.—F irs t Society of S p iritu a lis ts in Chicago, ev ery Sunday, a t C rosby 's Opera House Hall, S ta te E treet. H ours of m eeting 10’£ a m . and 7}4 p. m.

S piritual m eetings, fo r in tellectual, scientific and sp iritua l im provem ent, ev e ry Sunday a t a . on., and Tuesday a t7>£ p. m ., a t th e ha ll of th e M echanics’ In s ti tu te , 155 South C lark s tre e t, room 9 , th ird floor, till fu r th e r no tice. Seats free.

C in c in n a ti, Ohio.—Religious society of P rogressive S p iritu ­a lis ts , Greenwood H all, co rn er of S ixth and Vino s tre e ts , on Sunday m ornings and evenings, a t 10>s* and o’clock.

Cleveland. O .—Sunday a t 1 0 a. m . and 7j£ p. m ., in Tcm perance Hall.

D over a n d Foxcroft. M e.—Sunday forenoon and evening, in the U n iversa iis t church .

F a s t Boston M ass.—In Tem perance Hall, 18 M averick Etreet. loxboro'’. M ass.—In tbe Town Hall.Low ell —Lee s t re e t C hurch, afternoon and evening.L\fnn , M ass.—Sunday, afternoon and evening, a t Essex Hall. lid m m o n to n , N . J .—Sunday a t 10>a a. m. and 7 p. m . , a t

Ellis Hall. Belleview A venue.H a v e rh ill , M ass.—S p iritu a lis ts hold m eetings a t M usic Hall

every Sunday, a t 2 and 7 p . m .Jersey C ity , N . J . —Sunday a t 10>4 a. m . and 7>4 p. m .; a t

the Church of the Holy Spirit. 244 York s tre e t.L o u isv ille , K y . — Sundays, a t 11 a . m . and 7j£ p. m , in

Tem perance H all, M ark e t s tre e t , betw een 4 th and 6 th .M o rrisa n ia , N . Y — F irs t Society of P rog ressive S p ir itu a l­

ists, in th e Assem bly Rooms, co rner o f W ashington avenue and F ifth s tre e t. Sunday a t 3)^ p. m .

N ew ton Corner, M ass —S piritua lis ts and F rien d s o f P rogress, in M iddlesex Hall, Sundays, a t 2 j£ and 7 p. m.

N e w Y ork C ity . —The F ir s t Society of S p ir itu a lis ts ev e ry Sunday, in D odw orth’s H ail, 806 Broadw ay. S ea ts free .

At E b b itt H all, 23J s t re e t n ea r Broadw ay, on Sundays, a t 1 0 ha a. m and 7ha P- no. H . B. S to re r. S ec re ta ry .

Osioego, N . Y .—Sunday a t 2 ’£ and 7j£ p. m ., in Lyceum Hall. West Second, n ea r Bridge s tre e t.

P h ila d e lp h ia , P a .—In th e new hall in Phoenix s tre e t, ev e ry Sunday afternoon, a t 3 o’clock.

P ly m o u th , M ass.—Tho P lym outh S p iritu a lis ts ’ F ra te rn ity , iD Leyden H all, th re e fo u rth s th e tim e .

P o rtla n d , Oregon .—F irs t S p iritua l Society m eet a t Oro Fino H il l ev e ry Sunday, m orning and evening.

A t W ashington H all, co rner of 8 th and Spring G arden s ts ., every Sunday.

S p iritu a lis ts in th e sou th ern p a r t of P h iladelph ia , a t No. 337 South Second s t r e e t , a t 10)£ a. m . and 7j£ p. m ., and on W ednesday evening a t 8 o’clock

P roviden c" , R . I .—Tn P r a t t ’s Hall, W eybosset s tre e t , Sun­day afternoons, a t 3 , and evenings, a t 7 o’clock.

P u tn a m , Conn.—At Central H all, Sunday a t 1 ha p. na.Q u in cy. M ass.—Sunday a t 2% and 7 p. m.R ich m o n d , I n d .—The F riends ot P rogress, ev e ry Sunday

m orn ing , in H enrv Hall. a tlO t^ -a . m.Rochester. N . Y .—Society of P rogressive S p iritu a lis ts , a t

B lack’s Musical In s titu te (P a lm er’s H all), Main s tre e t, Sun­day evening. Public circle on T hursday evening.

S alem , M a ss.—Sundav, ternoon and evenin g, in Lyceum H all.

J . Madison Allyn, tran ce and insp irational speaker, Boston. C. E annie Allyn, Londonderry, V t., during Ju ly .M rs. S arah A. Byrnes, Lowell, during June. A ddress, 87

Spring s tre e t , E ast C am bridge, Slass.Airs. A P. B row n, St. Jo n n sb u ry C entre, Y t.Airs. H. F. AI. B rown, P . O. d raw er 6325. Chicago, 111.M rs. Em m a F. Jay Built nc , 151 W est 12th s t . , New Y ork. M rs. A bby N. B urnham insp irational speaker, A uburndale,

Mass.W arren Chase, 54-1 Broadw ay, New Y ork.Dean C lark , insp ira tional sp eak er, B randon, Yt.Dr. L. K . Coonley, Vineland, N. J .M rs. A larietta F. Cross, tran ce sp eak er. A ddress, H am p ­

stead , N. H , care of N. P. Cross.Airs H e ttie Clark, tran ce sp eak er, E ast H arw ich , Mass.Airs. Sophia L Chappell, I I South s t . , Boston.Airs. A ugusta A. C urrier, Box 815. Lowell, Mass.Dr. J. H . C urrier, 199 Cam bridge s tree t, Boston, Mass.A lbert E. C arpen te r, P u tnam , Conn.M rs. Je n n e tt J Clark, tran ce speaker, F a ir H aven, Conn. Miss Lizzie Loten, Pavilion, 57 T rcm ont s tre e t, Boston. George D utton , M. D ., Room 25, Postolfice bu ild ing , N ew ­

b u rg h , N . Y.Andrew Jackson Davjs, Orange, N. J .A. T. Foss, M anchester, N. H.Airs. M ary L. French, in sp ira tio n a l and tran ce m edium ,

E lle ry s tre e t, W ashington Village, South Boston.Dr, H. P. Fairfield, Greenwich Village, M ass.S. J . F inney, Ann A rbor, Alich.J. G. F ish , Red Bank, Alonmouth Co , N . J.Airs. Fannie B. F elton , South M aiden, Mass.C. A ugusta F itch , tran c e speaker, box 1835, Chicago, IIL Isaac P. Greenieaf, K enduskeag, Ale.Airs. L au ra De Force Gordon. D enver C ity, Col Ter.Mrs. C. L. Gade (form erly Mrs. A lorris.) trance speaker, 77

Cedar s tre e t , Room 8, New’ Y ork.N. S. Greculeai', Lowell, Alass.Dr. L. P. Griggs, Evansville, Wis.D r. M. H en ry H oughton, W est P a ris , Ale., u n til fu r th e r

notice.W. A D. Hum e, Lowel., Mass.L ym an C. Howe, in sp ira tional sp eak er, New~Albion, New

Y ork.Airs. Susie A. H utchinson, Som ers, Conn., during A ugust ;

Cleveland, Ohio, during Septem ber, O ctober, and N ovem ber.S C. H ayford , C oopersville, New Y ork .Charles A. H ayden , 82 Alonroe s t r e e t , Chicago, 111.Aliss Nellie H ayden, No. 20 W ilmot s tre e t , W orcester, Alass. Airs. S. A. H orton , B randon, V t.Aliss Ju lia J . H u b b ard , box 2, Greenwood, M ass.Mrs. F O. H yzer. 60 South Green s tre e t, B altim ore, Md.Dr. E. B. Holden, C arenden , V t.Aloses Hull, Alilwaukee, Wis.Aliss Susie Al. Johnson, Alilford, Mass.D r. P . T. Johnson , le c tu re r, Y psilan ti, Alich.W. F. Jam ieson , insp ira tional speaker, Postoffice d raw er

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

s tre e t, Chicago, 111.H arvey A. Jones, Esq., Sycam ore, 111.Wm. H. Johnston , C orry , P a .O. P. Kellogg, le c tu re r . E ast T rum bull, A sh tabu la Co., O. George F. K ittrid g e , Buffalo, New Y ork.Cephas B. Lynn, insp ira tional and sem i-conscious tran ce

speaker, 567 Main s tre e t , C harlestow n, Alass.J . S. Ixrvelaud, S tu rg is , Alich.M rs. E K . Ladd, tran ce lec tu re r, 179 Court 8tre e t , Boston. Mrs. F. A . Logan, SaliDa, Onondaga Co., N ew Y ork.B. AL L aw rence, M. D., 54 Hudson s tre e t , Boston, M ass. M ary E. Locgdon, in sp ira tio n a l speaker, 60 M ontgom ery

s tre e t, Je rse y C ity, N. J .Mr. H. T. Leonard, tran ce speaker, New Ipsw ich, N. H .Aliss M ary AI. Lyons, in sp ira tional sp eak er, 98 E ast Jeffer­

son s tre e t, Syracuse, New Y ork.John A Lowe. Box 17, Su tton , Alass.Dr. G. W. M orrill, J r . , tran ce and insp ira tional speaker,

Boston, Alass.Loring Moody, Alalden, M ass.B. T . Alunn. SKaneatelos, New Y ork.Dr.- Leo Aliller. Postolfice box 2326. Chicago, 111.M rs. A nna Af. M iddh brook, Box 778, B ridgeport, Conn.Mrs. Sarah Helen M athew s, E ast W estm oreland, N. H.Dr. John M ayhew s, 50 M ontgom ery s tre e t , Je rse y C ity,

New Je rsey .Dr. Jam es M orrison, lec tu rer, M cH enry, III.Mr. & Mrs. H M. Aliller, Elm ira, c a re W. B. H atch, N. Y . Prof. R AI M’Gord, C entralia, HI.Em m a AI. M artin, inspirational speaker, B irm ingham , Mich. Charles S. M arsh, sem i-trance speaker, Wonewoc, Juneau

C ounty, Wis. --M rs. M ary A. Alitcheil, insp irational speaker, ca re of box

221. Chicago, 111.M iss Sarah A. N utt, Law rence, K ansas.C Norwood, O ttaw a, III., im pressional and insp irational

speaker.A. L. E. Nash, lec tu rer, R ochester, N. Y.J . Wm. Van Namee, Alonroe, M ich.A. A. Pond, insp irational speaker, N orth W est, Ohio.J . L. P o tte r, tran ce speaker, Cedar Falls, Iowa, box 170.Dr. D. A. Peaze, .Tr., D etro it, Mich.Airs. A nna M L. P o tts , M D., lec tu re r, A drian , M ich.George A. P ierce, A uburn , Me.Airs. J . Puffer, tran ce sp ’aker, South H anover, Mass.L . Ju d d P ardee, Philadelphia,-Pa.L ydia Ann Pearsall, in sp ira tio n a l, speaker. Disco, M ich.M rs. N e ttie Af. P ease , trau ce speaker and te s t m edium , De­

tro i t , Alich.A . C. Robinson, 15 H aw thorne s tre e t, Salem, Mass.Dr. W. R ipley, Box 95, F cxboro ’, Alas?.Dr. P. B. Randolph, le c tu re r, ca re box 3352, Boston, Mass.G. W. Rice, tran ce speaking m edium , B rodhead, Wis.J . H . R andall, insp irational sp eak e r, U pper Lisle, New

Y ork.M rs . F ran k R eid, in sp ira tional sp eak er, Kalam azoo, Mich. A usten E. S im m ons, W oodstock, Vt..M rs. F an n n Davis Sm ith , Alilford M ass.A bram S m ith . Esq., in sp ira tio n a l speaker and m usical m e­

dium , S tu rg is , Alich.Airs. Nellie Sm ith, im pressional sp eak er, S tu rg is , M ich.Dr. Wm. H . S a lisb u ry . Box 1313, P o rtsm o u th ,'N . H .E. Sprague, AI. D., in sp ira tio n a l speaker, Schenectady,

New Y ork.Seiah. Van Sickle, G reenbush, M ich.Pr. f. S. AI. S trick , in sp ira tio n a l speaker, P eoria , 111.J . W. S eaver, insp irational speaker, B yron, N. Y.Aliss L o ttie Sm all, tran ce sp eak er, M echanic F ails, Me.Mrs. M. E. B. S aw yer, B aldw insville, Mass. * iAliss M arthaS . S tu r te v a n t, tran ce sp eak e r, Boston, Alass. ; Air?-. Alary Louisa S m ith , trance speaker, Toledo, Ohio. fH. B. S to rer, in sp ira tio n a l le c tu re r, 75 F u lton s t r e e t , New

Y ork.M rs. H . T. S tearns, D etroit, Alich., ca re o f H. N. F. Lewis. Airs. M. S. Townsend, B ridgew ater, V t. iM rs. C harlo tte F. T ab e r, tran c e sp eak e r, New Bedford,

Alass., Postoffice box 394. -J H. W. Toohey, 42 Cam bridge s tre e t , Boston.M rs. Sarah M. Thom pson, in sp ira tio n a l sp eak e r, 36 Bank

s tre e t, C leveland, Ohio.H udson T uttle . Berlin H eights, Ohio.Jam es Tras-k. K enduskeag, Me.F ran c is P. Thom as, AI. D., lec tu re r. H arm onia , K ansas. ] N. F ran k W hite, Otwego, N. Y ., d u rin g Ju n e ; d u r i n g Ju ly ,

Seym our, Conn.Mrs. M. M acom ber Wood, 11 Dewey s tre e t, W orcester,

Alass.E. L. H . W illis, M. D., Postoffice box 29, S tation D, New

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

Ju ly A ddress, B abcock’s Grove, Du Page Co., III.A lcinda W ilhelm. M. D., in sp ira tional speaker, ca re of H .

N. F .L ew is, D etro it, M ich. . .P ro r. E . W hipple, lec tu re r upon Geology and th e S p iritua l

Philosophy, S turg is, M ich. .Elijah W oodw orth, insp irational speaker, Leslie, M ich.M rs. E M . W olcott, Dauby. V t.S. H. W ortm an, Buffalo, N. Y ., Box 1454.E . S. W heeler, insp irational speaker, 5 Columbia s tre e t,

B<M rsVs. A . W illis, Law rence, M ass Postrfflce box 473.Lois W aiebroker, M ankato , Blue E arth Co., M u m ., ca re of

th e Clifton House. _ .M rs N J Wil l i s , trance speaker, Boston, M ass.F l ’ W ad sw o rth , Postoffice d r a w e r 6325, Chicago, IILA*. A. W heelcck, trance and insp ira tional speaker, S t.

Jo h n s, A lich . , , " _M ’ss E lv ira Wbeclock, norm al sp eak er, Jan esv ille , Wis. W arren Woolson, trance speaker, H astings, N. Yj H enry C. W right, ca re of Bela A larsh . B oston.M rs. M ary J . Wilcox, care of Dr. L ark in , 244 F u lto n s tre e t,

B rook lyn , N. y,M -s. M ary E. W itheo, tran ce sp e a k e r , 71 W illiams s tre e t,

N ew ark, N. J .A . C. Woodruff, Buffalo, N . Y .M iss H. M aria W orthing, tran ce sp eak er, Oswego, IH. Jo n a th an Whipple, J r . , in sp ira tio n a l and tran ce speaker,

M ystic , Conn.M rs. Ju lie tte Y eaw , N o rth b c ro , Maag.