Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-30
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- From the Spiritual Messenger. ss
Spiritual Phenomena at BridgeDOrti

In accordance with intentions previousl
expressed, our readers shall now have th
result of our inquiries, into the nature ar
) character of the manifestations we witnes.
I ed at the house of Mr.. J. r. Mettler, i
! Bridgeport, Conn. N'as .sac:s fgs;s 1sess .l.,e
+ The sounds and denonstrat tions general
; iy, together with the mode of communica
tion adopted, enthusiastically the same a
those which attend the ladies of the Fo
family, at Rochester. In this case, the me
dunn OF communications is a young man
5of light complexion and nervous tempera
ment, who has. been somewhat disting uish
ed as clairvoyant. His name is Henr,
Gordon. From him we learn, that in til,
incipient stages of the phenomena NANTES
ted In his presence, his attention was Otter
attracted by sounds, resembling those pro-
duced by the dropping of water from some
point of elevation, to the floor of the room
he occupied. These sounds, which he could
trace to no visible agency, gradually in
creased in frequency, variety and loudness,
and were occasionally attended by startling
phenomena, such as the sudden and unac
countable moving of chairs, tables, and 9TH
er articles Of furniture. Being wholly I'M
able to comprehend. the rationale of the sim
singular disturbances which were thus
thickening around him, the young man be-
gan to suffer from fears and gloom antici-
pations of future troubles. At the time to
which we refer, he was, we believe, living
in Middletown, Conn. Subsequently, about
three weeks ago, be returned to Bridgeport,
his usual residence, and by invitation, be-
came an inmate of the house of Mr.. Mettler,
who, with a circle of friends and neighbors
whose minds have been enlightened with
some of the lovely truths Of the New Phi
iosophy, at once perceived the spiritual ma
ture and origin or the sounds and demon
strations, and, by means of the Alphabet,
the doors of spiritual communication were
soon thrown open, and, from their friends
who have escaped the body and are now
dwellers in the world of Spirits, they began
to receive messages and directions, breath
ing that pure and refined sentiment which
the human mind in its highest moments of
refined thought, attaches to the character Of
its cherished idols in Heaven. "WE ARE
ALL HAPPY HERE"-"LovE GoD-LoyE
EACH oTHER-Do GOOD AND BE HAPPY"
These are a few of the sentences that have
been communicated by invisible beings,
whose bodily presence once eheered their
friends in the walks Of daily life. They re-
peat what has often been said through other
similar mediums, that the era of spiritual
communications has dawned and that the
doubt and anxiety that have pervaded the
world concerning the destiny and happiness
Of the Spirit, will be relieved by actual dem
onstrations of existing facts which have
hitherto been shrouded in mystery. They
say that the young man {Gordon) need
have 20 fears = that he shall not be harmed !;
that, by combination of causes, the effects
of which are developed naturally, his sys-
tenn furnishes the right electrical medium,
through which spirit can act on grosser mat
ter, and thus communicate intelligibly with
the inhabitants of the earth in the rudimen-
tai state. They tell us that there are no
eUn spirits for all things that God has
created are intrinsically GooD-although
the different degrees of development and
refinement among spirits as well as men in
the body, may sometimes appear to Us by
comparison, as representing both good and
evil. Yetit is not SO. Ignorance is the
parent Of all seeming evil; Intelligence de-
velopes and illustrates the good. Death
changes the mode of mans exhistence; it
is refining and subduing process which
enlarges his intelligence and thus deyelopes
the interior goodness of his soul. 1t gives
him a greater knowledge of the CAUSES
which have operated against his proper de-
velopement in the first sphere Of his exbist-
ence, and gives his spirit an impetus in the
direction Of its God, which continues to be
felt through the countless cycles Of never
ending time. .......-es .,,y~ 81
We have thus. briefly given The general
character Of the messages received through
the spiritual medium. To us, as individu-
ais, several interesting messages from our
friends were spelled out-and to crafty our
desire togwitness some evidence of their pow
Ell. over gross matter, several convincing
demonstrations were made. A table was
moved without hands, and by the same in
visible power, books were opened at paftic-
ular pa ges Of interest. At one time, when
we were all seated around table in the sit
tingroom, getting communications, a spirit
purporting to be Dr.. CLAIMING, called for
the Alphabet and spelled out-"TELl
BRoTHER AMBLER TO PREACH THE COS
PEL.''l This led to little discussion at the
table, and after few moments delay, the
question was asked, "aciH the spirit eaptai,
1Vzat it means by the Gospel?" The re-
ply was spelled out" Look IN THE
PARLoR."l We all repaired to the Parlol
as directed, and an interesting scene wa
presented. On the floor in the center of th,
room, was work on Physiology published
\ by Mr.. Fowler, Of New FORK, on which
was placed silver-plated cundIe-stick will
an unlighted candle; and on one side %
this was a chair, containing the hat belong
ing to the clairvoyrnt Gordon, on the crown
Of which was placed copy of the "Grea
Harmonic" opened at pages l38 and l39
presenting the diagram illustrative of tn
Philosophy Of Disease. Directly opposite
] was another chair containing the Revela
!, tons Of Mr.. Davis, opened at pages III
II, from which we take the following ex
tract, which contains the substance Of til