Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-01


will retain the same faculties which you now have,
hat personal identitg vii be maintained by you, and
that you will be the pcry same man in person, toFm
and faculties that you now ore7 ask, again, have
you any such knowledge ! do not take INTO the
account any faith or belief which you have imbbed or
been taught, for that is not knowledge. And when
| say the very same man, have no alusion 10 flesh
and blood, or house that you now inhabit | never
saw the man who had such knowledge, until he
gained by communication with persons who are
in the interior or spiritual state The communca-
ton spoken of proves all that have stated and
will answer that this adds much to the science Of the
times. .
You ask for any other information on this subject.
answer that it s so vast and so deep that it would
take volume, rather than the short space OF this let
ter to eucidae and forth facts such as know to
be facts and which m,ny others who have had ol'-
portunitv toinvestigatc also know to be facts But
the question seems to be coming up in your mind
How do You know this communication to be from
spirits or persons in the next state of existence " |
will state one or two instances which will more
clearly set it before your mind. Mr. Perry, Daguer-
ran Artist, OF this city, rdicued the idea, much, Of
its being spirits at last he said -" will look into
it," Alter getting little quiet he asked " W III the
spirit communicate with me !" There was rappina
e rd affrinntvely. "Who is it that vii commnni-
Gaze p The Aphabct was called for tby five quick
Successive raps aud those acquainted with it know
what is wanted the moment they hear the sounds,
he called over the letters, be ginning at and conn-
uur until n sound is heard, then marx down that
letter and ca Il them again and thu' wa spelled
" Your mother will talk with you" " How long n1s
my mother been dead = There wasasu any sounds
heard 5 the years his mother had been dealt. "WlII
.,y,1f
There was as many sounds heard he was years
old He then said Il tins is really the spirit OF my
mother, viii she tell the last words that she ever
spoke on earth 7" The Alphabet was again called
for. and the words spelled - God will take care OF
YOU my SON" At this Mr. Perry burst into tears and
exclaimed, chose were the last words she ever
spoke" No person present knew whether MI
Perrys mother was living or dead. He was satisfied
that she was alive and could talk with him, though
as the world say, she had been dead a number Of
| years.
sons OF wealth and standlI-, living in this cay were
present where this communication is known, and a
gentle rapping was heard AMI the question was ask
e who VIII communicate When the name OF n
lirandchd was spelled to them. The child then
,1id. by the alphabet, Grandma, don't you re-
find utternnce they both stated that they had grand
child, of the name spelled To them, and that he wa
seal Lied thit he died some years since. No p'rs"l
pres mt knew at th~t time whether Mr. and Mrs
PIrrpunt ever had auy ganI- chlldrrn might multi.
nv incidents OF lhi- chIractcrHlnll-t di iafHitul al
proving most certainly th the communications AZ,
nom the per .ons witch they pa port to be from an,
that hrv arr not Dead tu' live ANA rsry Hc0r rs
These SPIRIT. s.y that thew are not idle but bu.il,
enracpd in tine pursuits which are congcnia to them
Tnoi ,h.y are cnns.an,iy influencing Us. or to Us,
ot,er v,oils th,y tr,Gu.ny Illne;s, their thou dit.
i,fo or,s tb.I,Ly burir.t l,isaut selsatluns Ial.
our minds and Tins h.,u. 10 j,np,oye and pro1rc-.
Trim, Er,ukii,, mind j. ne ,,c on raced fl, devotion.
i,, an, medication, rho ,,., n ylic, E,.r,,i,, car, II.
onncd nnd ,rih t.n.toi,l more novrr. rb,p when h,
,.os cro,LeJ vi,I, ,, or,,,,rd boIv He bcin, in q
ht,r state Knows mu, II ..,,..e s.~~.,n., :. ,i.a
any one in our condition can know and hy h : aud
other SPIRITS influence upon the minds Of person en-.
! g2grd in the same work here they are enabled to
/ bring to isht what we see in the Telegraph &c, &c
Thasa su,,,is uiso CAV that vnen If shou1 he ar-