New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-05

impression Of then sincerity or integrity. But
what VIC need - an authentic and reliable report
Of the material facts. We shall then have where
On 10 base consistent and rational theory. A.
yet ell is chaotic, confused, uncertain ADD We can
sot tell what to believe until We Anos on IN"
hets belief is 10 be founded.
The latest witness in the premises - NV ~
III. HAKvIY a devout Methodist Clergyman '"'o
Of ilsnesdale, now pastor II the me'n"''''
IN Kingston, Luzerns Co, "a TIC y" A''
Principal o. the Wyoming seminary N'ug''o",
mt, ~. h.dt.o.., ~ pri1t what hr had seen and
ob,er, ed Of Sp-n,uoi'sm, NAen ne ~asTs9uired
by the Trustee. - rupprrss iH' pamphlet or re-
Eru,,.b the - uiuury, and he chose tse latter.
a., .Dcf-use " Sp,ntuI Manifestations is q
PLAN, elose pamphlet OF " pages, manliestly inn
bued Nth petty and sinc.rty, however erroneous
the authors deductions from what he has seen
and heard. We make an extract hom his work,
ss illustrating very remarkable chapter in the
hetsry II our tme-yiz:
The lAty who will hereafter be styled the Medium 10
this work, 10 q member OF the N l. Csurch IN Homes
dale, wsyee Co, Pa, and has been Tor some years.
On Wsdnedsy the 18th day Of June, lsJi, ~nile NiA
serins through grove near to tnsPd' ere 700 100
kvosRe resort u Mrs Catherine Barns for deVoa'atl
ezsrcises, sxd who d,ed about two year. before 90
thinking Of thai dear friend whom she had sits 10
IN her ls,t SEA pess and often heard Der sats & tn
at ipteres, and pr NJ she ntd en'yed WIN
Saviour In tbs very grove aad taoishis OF inc ''n ~
between her prestBt stat AMI ~mri nens "a VIC
earthly were revolving ia h.r Mod, """" s41l7'tJ
sleht sounds A1t ssiiD.j 80 ne hcAlh- =" N'''
oouusnced sbOut Dor h. ad. Shu thought tn"m - p'O
eeed trofn toc !nfet s.d nstauty oOE Oh Ger 'O"t'
and ,~auir, a. and Si'' Lef game ms S' 'd h''
She c.uc cover ne;ir- bl; su u eN'iI'sl ~ ''.
sst or sf ipr sAe bad w Toe siisn'set HpP :, 80
tbsi t,.e anything supcrnAiafal ~ 'neI "a a..
NOT l.rg before she heard them AgAo, snl n"L W
o.ru, nous! .. respecting their origin aud reysAl'u "
ssr 80 IL i, ior the hOuse which was oui 81 ~ jas
s.prs srI hoard them agsin n possble n'is 4',-'"
sal in yferief ndnf Der than 5ffofe As 'nr -" 49,
A. d.a.,eT thru origin tie u ughs OF sl''"H a''
- hs, ,ind and tlls Sas the hfst thought sno -
s5 tbrun as u possible cause Ut these SOUNDS sur
uss but thoughi, unsccomPsnied win ahy
sT tsou ali she had heard Of spiritual rsPpDg' 'ne uHa
-evrr heard them, bad any conndence IN tno'n
fhe had fallen in with the general ade o. oShi1n 10
spectips them, and supposed tnem s 'nder ercorn
$500. vhleh rendered them deeply mystsrfoaa ino
iAoush, accompanied with some degfeee '. sPp'on'a
don that they nigh, proceed from ,s., II nv
v,r. rom rood spirits she might hear hIee G"utc'
successive rsJs upon the top o. The bed poet 80
quess vas instantly granted Al snoIt lnsoi .,'olary
- ned about her but having never seen medium
- nst Known boz 30 understand them sne ns aI
~ 10 Interpret the sounda On Tuesday Oh ms Io,
Isviss week she csme 10 my house whefe sno hs
- ssv Of July observed that abe looked una'1suy
so,snn snd somewhat gloomy. inquired sitet nc,
health ssd religious rtste. She "" well sbo osPpy
supposed her apparent sAdness arose rom some ch
s.rs,spees she might rish 10 relate and msde no
siusous 20 r. Two days expired before anything vas
said about n She then Informed Ms Q. pa sns
81 nv house and particularly thar day FROM my pre-
ytus espsrience In receiving communications through
nhs wEyANr bad learned th.t one rap vas an sur%
Give rsspoess question. two nesstive three 40
~ kroz or am not permitted 20 tell cluster q,
s.ceessos II rape following each other % closely so
render d impossible to distinguish them can 9e 'p1
o2thl and advised her TO Inquire whether hess SOUND.
were producsd BY sp.rin Soc followed my advice and
sss..nss ready sns- :" NJ csssras BARN. Of sSom
she ives thiakins when occurred The spirit OF het
Aiher the next Communications 10 me and hrs n
econ commenced 10 be given, come Of them from de-
$3.50 fend, Of whose existence that lady never knew
end never heard their nene sven oil they were spelled
oua By the slphsecs viii give single Instance Al
q. tine y. ass s cy Ts 'o sss pSursd The
sprk II whomS Answer,"A friend that loves yoa
SOW. WIN the 'p,ri, spell ia name, "Ye. Your
grandmother Wincbell" Nov this medium never
kssrd tAst name I'll Mn H pronounced after Ii was
spsllsd Out By the rsppings And do not believe any
Is~n In the State could have told tho nsins Of her
ksssnees equally stirling occurred. Things we're tod
ns Of which every Of wss In eatire Ignorance
sns In enc Instance wrUte 70 Q friend i've hundred
1ales dissant sending certain communication 10 as
sstsin 10 ras correct Every word Of was SON.
ym<d did not DO this, however 10 convince myself
-lor wanted other evidence Of the truth Of these
ihnss thsn that this lady was medium ifthere IL
Dsrs on earth morally incapable of prAeucins dcccp
tps she b the person. This statement viii be corroh
rsied y every one who knows her. ddh for future
- In convincing others A Christian, | suppose
would naturally think sho would have been pleased With
~ honor VI bling medium through which GOd could
spsaA BY the sorSed dead 10 the living thought she
could but rejoice In the privilege Of receiving in.ei
essee from her EiorAed fends but the thought Of being
medium, the most hdiceled and, a. che was now sat
KIDD slsndered charscr on earth, seemed too much
Sor her. She charged again and again not to tell
ssy body of what he'd occurred Il was not till bad
rsrsiy sssssd the privilege, that she coos. nted 10
my telling Bro Solomon Wesk knew that his mind
wss In state Suspense In regard 10 these thIngs,
mine bad been ! knew he would only wish 10 know
thsa ths sister he'd become medium In order 10 DO
come fully sctted For he not only knew her chsrac-
Ger . lady and Chrisusn, but present with
when wss tod, TAes rtH BE- n<st1 In yoi1 AoEss
- sAovt ttrS" The accomplishment Of this assurance
~ that lady, bnes would be grstthc alton 10 hA
He came 10 sec her, communications we're given. aud
among olhers the following scripture 10 the medium,
Lube xvii N "Rsa&nAo Los rVS" knew not the
been seriously thinking Of refusing pay any sstenuon
% the rsps and wholly refusins be medium though
ne sss. .rS he, snS vssn ssrssa 4. T,..s |,
Startled l solemnly sdmonished hoe 10 do her
duty. At whatsoever sacrhce or cos She made the sub
jeci q prayer almost constantly, and frequently
qsesied 70 prsy iur her Her mind was powerfully
sxercved upon "; she tell . rssbtsnce toward IL for
vhich she could not vel account When In prayer,
and al Other times when she WA reslxned 10 BE- or d.
spythibg God might require VI her, she wss very hap
py soI vhen abe fet . shrinking from 10, cha wac
wretehed But leave for the present her mental sts,es
foH more tangible sccpes Ga TUESDAY evening, Jdly
Let, Ss wetk sitter coming 70 my house sad 70,
lacking day. ser she fret heard theso sounds
her, see s csht succesave nes In the space of about
three hoars, INTO q mosmerc slumbei NJ visible hand
soucbed her Al area she alarmed, AID
The spiIhs, however, explained the matter 5hs
not go spelled oat ~ U.s. q, ing nor decsAsed tui
bH swras.n stsrtp w'sh " mesmeTiIe her. ~ 6t her
more perfectly fof mea,asa"
TIE phs nofDens thD.e Usually attendsn ~ %
NE nesmsre state, With The kno~ing exceptions. Sac
ehered po~sTtal resLispoe, al stix With b.
haa - though eesting - th~ spPrAch - eneny
ed sxcisin No, 40. caR ola snd tae IKE : b.