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sfier which she told hose present lhsi ahs uas
no" convinced that Il was the spirit OF her ni1.
ter that uas consulting with her-lhai 10 ne
Turner part Of the evening she had concluded
10 her own mind that II Ihe s9ifh ~ould ask her
70 'inR Inst hymnshe would be convinced. She
then promised lhs spirit Of her sisGer that shs
would leave the Church. and never sntsr he
house sgain, Nhieh. from the manilssaiiona
made by 'he movements OF Ihe SIands uss high.
iy pleasing 20 ihe spiTii,
But. NJ. Editor. Jour readers must not sup
pose that have given he one iwsnsiesh pan Of
the incidents tOok place during Ihs evening"
During The evening the sand vas put iaio 81.
most sTefy position you could name. ID
danced on the caTpet-WHs laid on ils side
turned upside down, and raised upon is feet
sRain.
Nov Mr. Editor viii you fac you have no
doubi there IS trick 10 the b8sness) o. Ne. A..
gus. nfOrm your readers BY whti "tuck" MF.
Roby obIaloed knOWledge Of What vas pas.
sing 10 the mind OF the lady 10 question: How
did be know shat conclusian she had came 10
IN the secret fecesSes Of her own heal1
She did not make the fsei knOwn 70 Ihs per.
sons present until aher Ihe hymn had been %.
lse'sd aud sung, then she informed them q
'i'led above. Ii will be time enough 70 make
charges Of using pseudo spirits for the accom-.
PlIshmeni Of dshOnOFsble purposes BY respects.
bic citizens. Shsn NJ. Argus has explained SAT.
islaetorily the above singular circumstances, all
Of which are true 10 the very leuer. Il would
require great deal more time than can spare,
had the use Of vouf columns 10 narrnle eli The
mysterious incidents that have Ransplfed here
within the last lao months. That lhsre have
been manifestations made here thar cannot be
explained upon any Of the known laws Ihai
govern mesmerism, ElecIFo-magns.ism, sai-
Vanism. or electricity cannot be doubsed; some
Of which ] will name. have seen . common
centre liable moved round on the hoOf--Iipped
up back and forth and loud fsps made thereon,
when there was no person ia connection with or
touching il, in any manner Whatever. have
had intelligence Communicated 10 me By the
spirits that no person ia the circle, room, or ID
the community was possessed Of, viz: vas
twice informed Of The ideaIh OF friend al a dis.
lance that supposed living and we'll nj tho
time, aud knew no better, until informed OF
his death from another source, three days afier
spirits had SIsIed il 10 be fact the second time:
Let the above suffice for facts coming under my
own observation. We have several writing
mediums here. besides others ihtough whom
Ihe raps are made and furniture moved and tho
mysterious phenomena are still progressing.---
W e4ihey will cease or whets stop Is left for
the fulufe 10 unfold.
YOU Hill now permit me 10 say that am
veil aware that 10 many instances fraud has
been pracIiced. ! also know that designing
ineh are making use of these mysterious mani.
Tesiatiohs for the ovetlhtoG OF the christian re:
Igion, and for the propagation Of inhdeI plinci.
lies. Il is possible that many persons may be
ruined ,hsteby. Admitting all this 10 be true
and much more that might be said, cannot
conceive shat therefore Mr.. Argus is jusliha.
Bile in making the false charges his article con.
tains. Falsehood and vilupera,ion never ed.
vanced good cause. Truth is mighty and al!
though il may for time be crushed 10 the
sauh. it will rise Sgan. InfdeliIy has wsged
! continued warfare for centuries that are past,
,gains the Bible and the religion pfedicatsd
ipon the truths il contains, yet they remain.
The arm that supports the universe is fully able
o Prossc, them from The lillipulisn attacks or
nfdeiIy and their more insiduous foe-hy:
oocriticOl professors Of religion. Investigation
i the order OF lhe day and il is vain and useless
'or priests OF demagogaes TO Try to prevent The
people from probing to the bottom the great
questions that now agiIate the world. Those
upersWuclures that have been erected upon
ANDY foundations must fall, and great will be
he fall thereof.
PriesIy dominion has had its day, and most
sincerely Wus. that every subject that presents
lself may be honestly investigated without any
eierence 10 what party in religion or politics
nay suffer thereby. The time will soon come
Shen sectsrian bgotry. blind prejudice and
hurch pride -gethsr with infdellty and every
',her spawn II lhe devil will Be driven out Of
he world, aud the pure principles Of the Cos.
el shall reign triumphant.
| wish before close this afticle (aFeady toe
ong) to say thar have no private malice 70
iaiify OF sinister ends to accomplish.
! Ihipk these mysterious phenomeHs worthy
4 investigation. whether they come from de-
aiIed spirits OF are the result Of some hitherto
unknown natural laws, i, matters moi. I, ,is TOO
ate IN the day for any man to cry out "hum.
dg" with the expectation Ihas bis didlum will
top inquiry and satisfy the public mind. Lam
orry .ha. am not more fully qualified 20 en-.
ghIsn the public upon this intensely interest.