New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

II TIE SHEKINAH," edited by S. b.
BRITTAN, and devoted 70 the calculation of spiritual
phenomena has reached the close of the First Volume
Il has hth srto been conducted with manliaess ability,
and good faith and with renewed encouragement for
the future the editor Intends 10 make the subsel
Issues still more worthy Of the patronage Of the friends
| of human progress. We take from the July numb ,r
the following interesting account of
JUDGE EDWONDs EXPERIENCE As 4 SPIRITUAL
MEDIUM
The experience Of Judge Ednonis a seer is of re.
origin, dating further back than the early part
of S5l Up to that time he had idea that tnere was,
or could se any such thing as tutercourss with the
spirits OF the departed. Indeed, he had doubts whether
ID, any existence after the life earth, and II
there he had very definite welsettei o1ons
OF the and mode OF that existence From the
teachings that he had heard In the pulpit and read In
theological works his notions of the of the f-
ture existence were vague htdOwy, and rt4n. OF
the true state OF things has since been revealed
10 him, be had no conception whatever, and he
ready as any one TO scott At the spiritual Intercourse
! which Is now manifest b many, aud may yet be
proved 10 the satisfaction Of all
His irst experience Of the kind some time In the
month Of December, $50 la the early part of ".
yember his wife had died. H. Warmly a,ttched -
her. and they had lived together for more than thirty
years Her death affected him very much. He was
living al the time a.a small place Ia the country, short
distance from the Cry of New York. HIS married
daughters returned 10 town. 10 the care OF their tam
lice and bis youngest b. her boarding school aad Tor
about him but his servants, 50 tha, wlen be re
turned daily from his duties In town. he alone until
ho again, the next Jay resumed his duties in court Ht
slept very te during the time " frequently occurring
that be would not reure % bed all during the night
During this time bis mind very much occupied
with the Inquiries concerning the nature 81 DEATH aud
the condition after death. He read and reelected great
deal on the subject He in the haoiI of thro wing
hitntcf on his bed, or OF reclining sofa aud
unuing his readug On one sucn OCCASION aiter the
family had all retired aud about midnight he lay
q 1lrfin a nj wifi
ing sentence 10 him. As h. has hmsef described the
Incident to US, he started IL he had been shot. He
sat up, aud looked around him. Hts lamp vas still
lighted, and the fire burning cheeruly in the CRATE aud
he could see nothing unusual. Hs lay down again, per
suadDg himself that II was delus)n of his magina.
On produced by his grlei and sleepessne,s. But
sonupon /, as he would the impression his mind that
Il had been reality continued and grew in strength
daily. He however, sturdiy resisted that impression,
and for many days studied and analysed the operations
of his mind, 70 ascertain If he could, why il wa
that this impression of reality continued vigorously
against the oirepesed conclusions OF his tina.
il Vas mere dclusijn.
In the latter part of December, he took up his resi-
dence in the city for ths winter and he eudeyorsd BY
change of scene and occupation 70 dspel this imp pres
sion.
In the month of January ensuing, LADY, who had
been warm friend Of his wife, ovi,ed him TO come -
her house 10 witness the Spiritual Manifestations Fast
lady said che had been impressed for several days
so, and during that time lad e the continued presence
of Mrs EdmoDds In a remarkable manner Vuptever
she might be doing the idea OF her departed friend
being ever upperm 'st in her thou guts
The Judge to while away tedious hour, aad having
scarcely any curiosity, and certainly Interest N .he
subject, accepted the Invitation.
At the appointed time he attended, and
present but that lady, her daughter and rapping
dunn. The interview WAS "A orief one but several
things occurred which at once riye,ed his attention.
He ascersined from his examination that the sounds
which he heard were not, and could not be, produced
by the persons present He saw there was Intelligence
In them His questions were answered. with good ssnse,
and entire fences spelled out expressing sentiments
characf rsc of the spirit who proessed 10 SPEAK aud
his thoughts were read and spoken TO- aud mental ques
uOns answered, when the persons present could not
even know that he asked question, much less know
what Il WAS. lie made memorandum of what occur.
red, and he WAS told 10 correct he had made
In his writing-an error which those present did not
know anything about, but which seemed 10 be known
10 the Intelligence that distinguishing the SQUADS
These things attracted his attention and excited his
curiosity and he resolved 10 investigate the subject
and detect the mpostuTe, If one
From that time for three or four months, he gave 10
the matter ali the leisure time he hsd seeing deren.
mediums at different places, and In the company of
different persons. and guarding far his Ingenuity
could suggest against the possibility OF pdOn. Dur
ing the ensuing summer living IN the country, where
there medium he able ID witness the pie.
nOmens only once a week
He was very slow TO yield his belief, aud II was no:
until June following after having investigated the mat
ter for six months and having had nearly hundred
interye Who two of which sllke-did he finally
abandon his unbelie aud admit that II be spiritual
DE kept very full and CAREFUL records Of all he Wit
messed and perused them, aud again TO compare
the proceedings of one day with Others that he might
detect Inconsistencies or contradictions. He sOuxh.
for different mediums, thus precudng the possibility of
concert of action. He associated Win different circles
for the same purpose and finally yielded ls belief when
sane mind could withhold II any longer.
We have frequently heard him mark that, although
he had witnessed many very remarkable and una;.
countabe phy sca manifestations the moral evidences
as he termed them, which had been accorded b him,
had had much the greaiestuhuence upon his judgment,
Those moral evidences consisted in his secret
thoughts being made known aad expectation hts
which had be en- treasured in his bosom for years aud
never uttered 10 human being; others more recently
formed, and yet never uttered oy MIN aud mental ques
tons sud swered the very existence Of which
was unknown TO any one but himself These things
were quite frequent with bin, much more so than
physical manifestations, which were accorded TO others
much more freely than they we're to him
They Demonstrated 10 him, beyond the possibility OF
doubt several important truths one that our most
secret thoughts were kno IN 70 superior intelligence
that was ever around another that does live
and forever after his existence this earth
and another STILL that his conduct here eaoOrates MS
destiny hereafter.
Il must not be understood that hi, Investigations were
confined 10 rsppiDs mediums Every form Of msdiu rs
that came within bis reach -rappng mpres'ioe, clair
voysut writing, speaking seeing-all were examined
by him. and their revelations sired With each other
by means of the careful records which be kept, aud
which Is to be- hoped, will yet be given the World
During these investigations he iound Ia his mad,"
be expressed H. the impression Of ia the spir.
itual world. The scene the actors the inciens were
all wildly pictured In his mind as II all had been
perceived BY the outward seoses but imagining
that he was himself 10 become medium. he did
not observe when or how he obtained toe impression
But on one occasion during the summer Of l-jl when
a small circle Of which he was NEE. Der had assem-.
bled - converse through rsppng medium Il was an
nOunced 10 him that he was 70 become a medium for
receiving communications direct from tue S2irtwOrld
and that under circumstances w1ch would aoabl. him
know and record them aud give them 70 tue world
That evening be was partly developed and few eve.
bings sfier ward more fully and he now began 70 re.
ceve those visions or aegoca pictures some If which
have been given In The Stekiadh and the residue Of
which we sbal yet give 20 our readers We have been
allowed 10 peruse many OF them. AMI wa have besn
struck with their beauty-their sublmity 2, tn.sap5
the uniformly elevated tone Of the morals which thev
teach They are emuenty practical in their ch,
ard not nnen 10 - De found in any Of tn-m Tia,
~'u'd oc unacceptable - the mpst pure ADD humble