New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-18

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.ere osud BE- no rnis,aking ibe.e ,est. They eorh
not BE- influenced by Minds, for DID pot Ourselves
Know - he, ne answers h0ud be Tls Places soe.t'
"a beng anything governed BY me minds Of hose a--
ing questions or hose vho hear freely Tho proofs
u getting snd correct ones 10 meuu q3eshons
a1d 70 ia0aghis where questions are not asked as pam
I'VE have known several pcrson. be sitting sround
isae i1 Conversation AID when thef eee-ed me siRn@
i0r fs phact YOU'D b. called for and sentences "oun
be srel-d Ike 'ts ', naming one Of ne company
tunk, ~ and go mentioning ex.oty what their bonshi-
AZ time severn persous were present one
wrote o. piece Of paper 10 snoiei s'me..hg sgO, w
other members Of fhe company whlch, although Nin-
convince D. ali Of their Pow tel inoughs The z
10. gwen for The alphabet and ne SANE sp"eo 90
sr8af Occurrences that s, "a placed bevond dispute 5y
'boae Fho nave ired ne experiment Of getting ans"efo
mental questions"
The next chapter discusses the question, Are
they Good or Evil spirits '' who make these de.
nons,ratons--a question hardly in order as yet
with those who have not decided that they arc dis
embodied spirte a, al. The writer contends that
they ore good, because they always do good--taat
is their in,eryosi,ion in human affairs uniformly
tends % the avoidance 81 c,i. ~ %" securing Of
good. This IS an excellent touchstone, and we
have no disposition 10 cavii at the conclusions
g. j &c 81 bo gaC
cited in evidence, 0r. Oh
ION one occasion a gentleman Of Rochester was in1eot
81 10 woman ho was In great ueed oi me money ~"
spirits directed her little sister 20 20 10 such place IN me
street o. o'riaih hour IN tne utN ana t1e N.l1t TT
insn who would pay hff hfeo dolhis lO he s.s,oI
LITTLE girl did not know the who owed The money bui
who said io Der Are YOU the or. tnsi ives WIN 81
P She replied in the Affirmative. Hese are f1yes d.
tIys vsh you would take 10 her sand the man, handing
her a bil, ard passed on"
The pamphlet admits, what the reports Of inves
t.gatlne committees gwen in our columns have a.
ready set forth that Hc directions gyca by Hesc
'tpocfinCs me pot rciebic, but oftca eg,oDoo"s.
As tins 5 rather important let MS hear what the
writer has 10 offer upon 1t lp CO
We no reason for supposing that because man
has passed from his stage of existence he has become at
once oT b s0 perfect Pee wS@S edo .C
VINO desre be noticed and questions who
hAey 10 tel ghi wrong We DO not behave thee 70
be wnly vicious these errors arse from her ignorance
Of intelligence purity and happiness equal TO those
who ya-s nom here under more favorable circumstance
Swedeuborg ssys there some spirits 40 ignorant mai
they An not know but they the ones called Tor when
another This may be We are inclined 10 unnk
s have known attempts to be made 10 initiate NE
signal which We always ger when we CAL ioI ir''hl.-
Nsuly every person who hW called frequently for some
particular spirit gets sigma whereby ihs, pa,,eu.a 'pI
j. known The sigma Is different for different sginis and
although % Is frequently attempted we have never known
these signals initiated We do not innk there danger ~
being deceived by ignorant silris "heh lison us'e
acquainted win ihsse communications The sound made
by an Ignorant sPn Is quite different from 'h@ ohris-
ihie nc sound made ~ ilfctgenf 'ph 0edF Gnf ttcs
ne soAnd made bs ne ignorant ones - oU and "fed Use
me rirg Of ne h0nd on c1'pet We are confident ha
with due caution and care, intelligent H1d upHgh hdd
usls VIII get correct Much depends upon tn
mind and disposition OF persons al me une OF asAhs tAe
questions for al the Universe goes 10y ahnies needs
communications from spirits Of d high order
These spirits or Whatever they may be II
seems have Theology If such it may be called, as
it is mauiicstly proper that spirits should have. Il
It SHOULD seem rather a scsnt pattern the reader
will please Law the fault at their door or their expo
stors. at all events not st ours Whether the
sounds whereby the following answers were com
municated wcrc clear aud lively or low and
muificd this deponent saith net We only quote
from the book. Which says
Their general theooey that OF Davis, Swedenbors
and others no have claimed receive their impressions
fom spis They generally the terms higher and lower
spheres instead Of heaven and hell They SAY That all Per
sons pass condition superior 10 that which hey occupied
here ca hcr leaving tie body. Thousands OF questions
have been asked these points and have been
spirits who purpored 10 be Emanuel Swedelborc, Tie
Seeess Of Preyorst George Fox. Lorenzo Dow, Gaen
William l. Claiming Nathaniel L. Rogers John Wesley
Samuel Wesley, snd many others
spirits communicating the alphabet WIZ be called io
AMI name, perhaps one OF The above ana lethSs
g4 lie ltI
ONcn l. name which the company had uo' thought OF
Tbe ren,r yer some u-en and interesting
when such he The following are questions which
are frequently asked and give e answers as hey Were
spelled out We might nj volume WIN questions ana an
oues,,on-Whai is your mission 10 the world
" AarecrTo do good. The time vii come " hen we
"Q-Ofwha benefit Will II be 10 mankind
Ave can reveal truths 10 the world-snd men wiI
become harmonious and belts" prepared o' me msD
@b~some persons imagine rha, the spirits evil, and
that satan transformed into Angel Of Light deceive
a. What shall say 10 ihcm'
tell hon some e their hgoiy VII. have 10 De dis
Ask them why they refuse investigate They are not -
wise as they suppose themselves 10 be
OK Can ignorant spirits rap
4-lcs Gan ignorant spu1t raped, and ne oih"'ehoe
was very PLAIN between that and the oiher)
"Q-Are these sounds made by rapp!ng
81" mo They are made by the VIII OF me srus cans-
ng conclusion OF ,ae atmosphere and making he sounds
appear IN whatever place they please.
y" &C an they make the sounds 10 At persons
l-No The time VIII come when they can.
"Q-ls ilCrc peculiar state OF The body Thai msSes
D. easter 20 communicate with persons ihsn others
" f-(ce
"On one occasion spirit purrorlng 10 be Lorenzo
Dow gave he following definition OF Hell
No lnver,a hat Hels the grave Il. ai Tie
Say place. q ire And onnsoue iaa iufas t~-
for-ver TAs lAs HA - ssSs AL ehsa %
.-csPe. from that he escapes from sonsNse'
According 10 this, msn wishing 70 get out Of
Hell has only 10 cut his throat. which most people
would consider fsy more likely way 10 get iHto
ths, interesting predicsment. If It be not deemed
an oxceptionabe intermediate with forbidden
topics. We would Ike 10 say Ina; We can't advise
any one 10 Try the experiment. 1t might not be
safe
The next and last chapter The Conclusion
excepted treats OF the Display OF Physical Power
bv the invisible agencies treated Of and Is rather
calculated to make people open their eyes. Fss
sing over avermen,s that the persons tes'iiyins
h,ve witnessed the moving o; a table 10y some un
seen impulse. while man tined to bold u down
I'VE should have preferred ihat he stood away tom
IL. that "a table cloth was taken rom the table
and very compscty slowed away under IT. neaF
one corner - the lights having previously been
removed from the room-why that bat on
~. falls Nas tu~ned cVe- the table cloth 50 u