New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-23
Al. Davis on Spiritual Communications
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HARTFORD, Tuesday, Jan IA
To As Esisor sf The Tribune;
i notice in your paper of this date that Rev. u
G. Burr in his lecture of last evening in your city
sdduces the authority of MIR. A. J. Davis to sub
ssantate the position which the former assumes
that the Spiritual KnOckings "are the result OF
deliberate deception" Mr.. d. whose residence
ut present s in this city, has indeed affirmed pub
hciy that much of the phenomena purportlng
- be of spiritual origin, such as rapplngs moving
Of physical objects &c. are not necessarily refer
able 10 this pretended fundamentally; but as
In other things, that there is room for deception
and that such being the case the public should
serusinize closely all that assumes to DO OF a
spiritual nature. But, that he places the whole
matter in the category of fraud, is a point which
the I'd volume (soon 10 be publishedl OF his Great
Harmonia, will most ehectually settle. Portions
OF this interesting work, are being read from the
manuscripts by Mr.. Davis each Sabbath evening,
before the many who are interested In the truths
Of the harmonial philosophy in this city. Last
Sabbath eve the subject was an explanation OF
she seemingly inharmonious manifestations by
spirits at the residence OF Dr. Phelps, OF STRAIT
ford, CT To those who have been perplexed at
the character Of this phenomenon. as appearing
irrecoscilable with the more general claims OF 1t
~ exhibited elsewhere, we would say, the eX-
planatiop that will appear on the subject In the
% volume of the Harmonic will prove, we think
abundAntiN Satisfactory as Oelng IN consOnance
with the doctrine that there are no spirits so
Justly deserving the appenation of epl spsrits as
srme Of those who dwell in the material FORM
The readers of the LIST volume OF the Harmonic
whose attention has been particularly arrested
by the interesting communications Of James
Victor Wilson, and Scion, will be happy TO learn
that among several recent ones which NJ. ID has
received while in his superior condition, from
those whose names are familiar 70 the inhsbit-
ants OF earth, another from w. OF the most
sabine nature, on the subject OF spiritual afhni
ties, has been received, which, with others, viii
appear in the 2d volume Of the above named
work, somewhere about the middle OF next
April. Despite all opposition, which has been
arrayed against the progress of belief ID spirit
asl communications as well as the principle OF the
harmonal philosophy In general, it is steadily aud
constantly advancing among the thinkincpOrtiOn
OF the community ct large IN this city and vicinity.
The system OF communication by rappngs. all of
100 warmest advocates cell kR0r 70 be most
tedious and excee dinghy liable TO result in con
fusion and misunderstanding These facts have
been particularly alluded to In recent commupica.
sOns which have been received in .hs nIace-
The spirits say that, until more expeditious and
reliable mode can be rendered practioshls mis-
tskes will inevitably occur but thai a more ner.
feet method will soon be rendered possible which
will obyiate all the disadvantage arising from the
system Of communication now in use. II.
Mr. GREELKY-DEAR SIR; The portion Of this
letter which refers TO nay position in regard to the
spiritual communications, is correct. Since saw
c. C. Burr l have made many discoveries in the
facts Of spiritual knockings A. J. DAVIS