The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-29

same place and person, but never again found exter
nal or terrestrial conditions favorable and fur
ther attempts Mt that house, and in that portion Of
the earth, were without success.
we now sought other localities The great vi
taizlng and energzing essences Of all organisms in
Natures ascending Kingdoms, are readily recog-
nized by those who perpetually move in harmony
with the expansions of the Divine principle. Ma
lures varied beauty and loveliness-the breathingS
Of the all-controng and allpotcntializng elements
OF the Great lfvinity-are open to the Inspiration
and inspections Of the progressed intellect and en-
larged mind And thus, by realizing our multitu-
dinous relations to, and sympathies with, the cleo
intercourse, we were attracted to various places
mostly in America. We succeeded in producing
some slight sounds in Buffalo; but we could not,
at that particular time, effect there the desired re-
suits We then temporarily placed ourselves in
SYMPATHETIC connection with the most spiritually
minded in Cincinnati; but were not able to COM
muncate otherwise than by influx to them, and thus
could influence only the few. We did not then find
material conditions.
So We now passed over Western New York And
particularly at Auburn and Rochester-perceiving
there the required prerequisites ibid they the
Gooroo 1--WE opened the first communications
which have, to any extent, engaged the worlds at
tenion and interested the sceptical intellect.
SIS We rejoiced in the success of our experiments,
especially when we found that the sounds we occa-
stoned were drawing numbers to inquire into their
origin and to seek out from whence they came; but
we could not prevent frequent misunderstanding
ignorance Of the spiritual causes Of the intercourse
would unconsciously to themselves glide into many
erroneous decisions and conclusions, which remain
In the world even now ncorrectcd Neither could
we prevent the almost exact human limitations of
our vibrations, whereby occasional sentences were
incorrectly spelled out-contradcting directions
to the mediums, and in opposition to several con-
dtions which we specified as being essential to a
proper intercourse through sounds. In the midst Of
our directions and communications confusion has
been raped out, and our characters for good and
evil were, $50 to speak) in measure, often at the
mercy Of our mediums and terrestrial audiences.
have not myself produced many vibrations
"Ihe above is a truthful record ofDr Franklin'S
statement concerning the origin and early progress
OF electrical communications, as accomplished by
the inhabitants of the spirit land And, | think,
from his explanation of the unavoidable derangc-
ments in the vibrations, that my readers already
begin to understand why mistakes and contradic-
tions are evolved from this method of inter-
course between the natural and the spiritual
worlds"
''One morning, as was walking through subur-
ban portion of the beautiful village Of Poughkeep
sic, observed a number Of men at little distance
engaged, as supposed, IN digging well. A field
separated me from them, and halted, unconscious
of any particular motive for so doing, and leaning
against the fence, watched the men rs they worked
the windass in raising water and mud from the ex-
casation, which was already very deep. Immedi-
ately, noticed that the workmen were suddenly
thrown into great commotion as by some unexpected
accident. On seeing their rapid and anxious move
cause oftheir distress. A poor Irish laborcr
buried beneath the stones and clay which had that
moment caved into the well This intelligence in
tens'hed my sympathies to high degree. The
condition of the unfortunate was to the natural
senses too horrible to contemplate and this excite
ment, combined with desire to ascertain the suf-
ferers position constituted a powerful magneiizer
to whose influence readily yielded, and passed
directly into the superior condition. And as solid
substances cannot retard the penetration Of the
spiritual perceptions, (ee Great Harmonic, vol. l,
2: ssh directed them upon the man in the well.
ile was beyond all pain and distress. The heavy
load Of material had crushed his natural body, and
he was dead This event took place several month,
previous to my general Investigations into the prin-
ciples of nature; and hence this question, at that
time, arose in my mind How can the human
spirit escape from such a condition! = With novel
sensations watched the process before me. First,
! observed, with regard to the buried man, an
entire suspension Of his consciousness-a fusion,
to speak of all the elements and ethereal cons.itu
ents OF his spiritual constituion-like many sub
stances melted into one bright fluid, having neither
form or harmony The brain of the dead man was
surcharged with this brilliant liquid, which seemed
also partially to permeate the lower extremities'
most refined kind Of luidity began ascending, from
the brain, through the solid substances above it,
still passing upward between the workmen, (who
were laboring to extrcate their companon,) into
the atmosphese six feet above the heads of the
men. Here the spiritual elements ceased to ascend
And now directed my observations to this point
where a space Of about three feet in diameter be
came rapidly more and more brilliant And this
spot Of dazzling light seemed 10 pulsate with an in
dwelling animation. Ii appeared like great heart,
composed Of thinking elements. a soft mellow halo
continued to accumulate around it, still emana.ng
from the body the well and thus this seeming heart
was provided with kind Of ethereal pericardum,
or covering, which very beautiful and ply
Biological. Now, this sublime process was GO
ing on while the workmcn were putting forth
every possible exerton to rescue their fellow
laborer from his awful position. They were
not aware Of the Ito them) invisible opera
tions of those very elements Of animation and intel
ligence, which only forty minutes before had made
the now buried man thinking, working being in
their midst. That same essence was now ascending
between them and above them, and they knew it
not. But ! saw it all. Had they rescued that
being, ere it had escaped the natural body, how
different would have been its resurrection! They
could not behold this glorious ascension. But while
they lovingly and anxiously continued their exer-
tions to save him, still watched with calm delight
that palptating, living combination of elements in
the air and very soon discovered, in tho centre
OF the pulsating mass,so rcdoent with life, as il
was, the distinct outlines Of symmetrically con
ktructed head. A beautiful progression was visible
throughout the whole phenomenon. Particle sought
particle, atom sought atom, element sought cle-
ment, principle sought principle, in accordance
with the principles Of association progression and
d,s,eiorSnent and the whole process, Of 9rganila.
precision which characterize the growth Of trees
and the deyelopcment CT flowers. In due order Of
progression saw developed, Gas have already lie
scribed in another instance, see "Great Har-
mona" vol LIP. I70.) the perfect development Of
the head, body, limbs, SC, Of the new and indie
structibe organization into which the spiritual
clements Of that laborer ultimatei themselves; and
beheld form finely wrought-a body beautifully,
organically and symmetrically constructed-adap-
ted 10 that glorious land where divine love and
wisdom environ the soul forever.
"1he whole process Of this interesting phenoms-
non occupied about three hours At the end Of that
time the spirit was completely liberated from the
g dominion Of the flesh" by a sudden separation VI
that thread Of vital electricity which have else
where compared TO the umblical cord Of the natural
glntering light, reaching from the body in the
depths Il the well, until that moment connected the
material and the ultimate organisms together.
This thread parted, and the spirit was borni Ills
consciousness was now rcstored-but what an eman-
cipation, The toiling slave was free The world
neglected, the down-trodden workman-thc poor,
despised, but honest lrishman-now, from whore he