Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-20

Charming. Nathaniel p. Rogers. John
Wesley. Sam'l Wesley. and many others
1T may he well to remark that many
times these spirits are commune ating. the
alphabet will be called tor, and some name.
perhsps one of the above. and perhaps
some other. spelled. as the one who wish
es TO communicate Often it is a name
which the company had not thought Of
They generally deliver some useful and
message when such is the case.
The following are questions which are fire.
quently asked. and we give the answers
as they were spelled out. We might fill a
volume with questions and answers:
Question-What is your mission to the
world!
.Answer-To do good. The time will
come when we will communicate univer-
sally.
.Q-Of what benefit will it be 10 man.
kind.
Awe can reveal truth to the world
and men will become more harmonious
and better prepared for the higher spheres.
'Q-Some persons imagine that the
spirits are evil, and that Satin is transform
ed into an Angel Of Light to deceive us.
What shall we say to them!
.A-Tell them their bigotry will have TO
be dispensed with before they can believe
we are good spirits. Ask them why they
refuse to investigate. They are not as
wise as they suppose themselves TO be.
.Q-Can ignorant spirits rap!
'A-les. An ignorant spirit raped,
and the difference was very plain between
that and the other)
'Q-Are these sounds made by rapping!
.A-No. They are made by the will Of
the spirits causing a conclusion OF the
atmosphere and making the sounds ap-
pear in whatever place they please.
.O-Can they make the sounds to all
persons!
.A-No The time will come when they
can.
.Q-Is there same peculiar state Of the
body that makes it easier TO communicate
with some persons than others!
'A--Yes.
'On one occasion, a spirit purporting to
be Lorenzo Dow, gazing the following de-
fnition of Hell:
The Universalists say that Hell is the
grave. This is not so. The Presbyteri-
ans say tits place Of fire and birthstone
that burns the soul forever. This is not
so. The Hell is mans own body. and
when he escapes from that he escapes
from bondage
According to this, man wishing to get
out of He'll has only to cut his throat,
which most people would consider far
more likely way geto into that interesting
predicament. If it be not deemed an ex-
cep,ionable intermeddling with forbidden
topics, we would like to say that we can,
advise any one to try the experiment. II
might not be safe.
The next and last chapter ('The Con-
clusion' excepted treats Of the Display Of
Physical Power by the invisible agencies
treated OF, and is rather calculated to
make people open their eyes. Passing
over averments that the persons testifying
have witnessed the moving of table by
some unseen impulse, while man tried
to hold it down. 1--WE should have preferred
that he stood away from it,)--that "a table
cloth was taken from the table and very
compacty slowed away under it. near one
corner'-(the lights having previously
been removed from the room--why!-
that "a hat on the table was turned owe
the table CLOTH so as nearly to hide ii
&c-that the persons testifying have fre
quently had hand laid on their owl
shoulders or head, when no person coulc
or would do it, having all their hands helt
/ bv another, (but all in the dark, we un
ders,and, ,)-that said hand has perfectly
change both its temperature and texture
it will in one instant feel as cold as ic,
and as warm as common hand Of flesh
that the invisible something playet
several tunes on guitar most exquisite
ly, though no person in the room knew
how to play on the instrument at all, tha
this was done on several occasions, (bu
always. we understand, in dark room y
we make room for the following from ?
73-5:
Saturday evening, Oct 2oth.-This eve
ming we had asked tor some different de
: monsirations. and our request was com
piled with We heard the sounds on tn
wall. bureau. table. floor, and other places
as loud as the striking with hammer
The table was moved about the room, an
turned over and turned back. Two me
in the company undertook to hold chai
down. while. at their request. spirit INC
we'd it, and, Notwithstanding they exerte
: all their strength, the chair could not b
, held still by them. As we sat by the table
, the cloth was removed to q different pa
of the room. The combs Of several IL
dies ere taken from their heads and p.
: into the heads Of others, and afterwar
the combs returned to their owners, an
placed in the hair as before. There W;
person present this evening who ha
been suspicious that the guitar was Piaye
> few nights before by some Of the pc