Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-06

polite request Of the Ti-s that the Sly should be their
medium Of communication with this lower world.
For The Spy.
/ MYSTERIOUS KNCCKNGS.
Communications from the Spiritual World.
! MEssRs. EDIroRs: Ole dag last week, wen. to
the Western Rail Road sa,ioa, for the purpose Of TAX
ing the cars for the city of B,stoa On entering the
cars, whom should l meet bit MR. la Roy Sun,
DERLAND, the editor ofthat efficient exponent of the
mysteries, feicites and revolutions o the spiritual
spheres, 'sThe Spiritual Philosopher" Ga express
ing my intentions in the course Of the conversation Of
calling upon him that afternoon with desire to inves-
ugate those ''rlRpags." puporied as made by spirits
who have departed this Gie he immediately gave me a
card giving all the requisite information, and politely ex-
tended me aninyaton be present at the ssitting''
that afternoon, O'Clock went at the appointed
time, TO hear, M and for myself, thinking that if
there any deuzion deception, however nantes
ted, certainly should be able to detect il At this
tlne was passive, the reception or non-reception
otthese mysterious communications, purporting to be
made by spirits in western New York, Bridgeport.
straord, &c, because. had had no opportunity oin
vestigating the subject; STILL was inclined to believe,
that there was somag raler mysterious in them, from
all parts of the country where they have been mani
tested
The interrogation may be put how are these mani
estations made All can give for an answer IS, the
requisites necessary for receiving them; but the ration
ale Of the od opaaadi, by which they co ue in con-
tact with gross matter, is, asyet wholly inexpicable-
The spirits choose only these individuals as uleais7s
who have their spiritual and physical organizations de-
velopod in perfect harmony-who observe regular and
correct habits Of life Surrounding such individuals. is
an atmosphere the most attracting through which, the
spirits say they able come in contact with the
exterior world, and converse with human beings
It is necessary that there should be perfect Lore and
unity, in the circle assembled to witness these myser
phenomena for they are not attracted where there
are discord and unhamony because the first element
oftheir existence is, L3pe, affection.
Responses in Mr.. sunderlaDd's family are made
through his daughter, Mrs Cooper also, through 9th
er members Of the family but not with that degree of
certainty; as they sometimes respond, and at others
they do not l present several ''sittings,o at
which became somewhat acquainted with Mr. Bah
cock, Mr. Hildreth, and Mr. Rogers, residing in Bos-
ton and Charestown, each one of whom assembled
there to hold sweet converse with friends who have
left this natural '07rd for the spiritual ,u2rld-they came
expressly to communicate with departed children,
mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters and no indvid
ual who should be happily favored as to Sit there in
the company Of these gentlemen, and witness the SOL
emny, ardor, and ZEAL which they appeared to mani
fest in communicating with their dear friends could for
moment doubt their honest convictions of the real
ity of these spiritual communications to mankind in the
natural world
/ To receive responses from the spirit world we ALL
including Mrs. Cooper-assembed around large CEN
tire table; and from the manifestations Of those present
it is eviden that they exhibited feelings Of cqndor,
goodness, and truth. The following questions, out Of
the many, put the spirits and answers given
according to the following:
ask, Is there any spirit here that viii respond to
met
Ans. by raps-Yes.
Who is it? The spirit then made signal for the
alphabet, when some one in the company repeats it,
and when the letter is called that forms the first letter
of the word of the idea which they wish to commnni
cate, they make the signal by raps. IL this way dis
covered that the spirit was cooversing with. purpor
ed to be the spirit of my dear brother, who died twenty
seven years ago, aged two years.
e. If will write several names, will YOU tell Inc
which one you had when in the exterior world?
Ans.-Yes.
O. Was it James! No answer. Charles? No
answer Henry? No answer. Stephen? Yes Cor
rect. This was a mental question.
Q.-Have you any message for me!
! Ayes
He then makes signal for the alphabet, and spells
out this sentence-I happy see you taking an inter
est m these spiritual mani estatons.
Q.-Are you happy.
| Yves.
| Q.-Are You all happy?
A.-veratim-''We are MI happy according to our
hno~'edgeof Goodness and Truth.
Q.-Will the spirit of my father respond to me?
] A.-Hes; an glad to y3u.
/ Glow old was you when you left this sphere -
Then wrote on my paper these numbers-Slxtyl No.
sxty-sixl No. Fifyl No. Seyenty-two? Yes.
This question was put mentally Mr. Babcock in
qures-My son, will you spell out anything to me to.
nightl
Ayes DR. Rogers is nat here DR.. Rogers had
previously promised him that he would be present at
that time; he afterwards came in
DIR Rogers and Mr. Babcock had agreed to make
Mrs Cooper present, and they concluded to leave it
to the spirits what that should be- This was two or
three weeks previous. This evening, Alfred, the son
oil Mr. b. says to his father, Father, TOLD her in
dream" Then Immediately, Emma the daughter of
Dr. R-,says-"I Dent With Alfred and made Mpgua-
Mrs Cooper-dream." At once Mrs. Cooper recalled
her dream, and testified that it was correct but she
did not inform US what the present should be. Then
the spirits made known by the alphabet this sentence
ne @H rap ohea ce 30 % The store to gd tie present. far