Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-06-10
THE VISION OF JUDGE EDMoNDs.

1appeared lately, is the following
statement relative TO Spiritual Mani
festations, by Judge EDMoNDs. Of
New York. Judge EDMoNDs is a
gentleman who has long occupied
prominent position in the political
affairs OF that State, having been
State Senator, Judge of nearly or
quite all the courts of the State from
the lowest to the highest, and is now
a Judge Of the Court Of Appeals
the highest court of judicature in the
State. We give his statement for
what it is worth, in order that our
readers may keep up with :he
times:-]
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
BY THE HON. J. w. EDMoNDs.
FROZEN.
ale who receives
Light from above, the fountain of all light,
No other doctrine needs.T
Paradise Regailed.
1t is now little over a year since
| was afflicted with the loss of one
most near and dear TO me on earth.
| was in great distress, vet | never en-
tertained the idea of seeking consola-
ton in spiritual intercourse. Indeed,
| knew not even Of its existence. |
had been for years a mere man of
the world. knew nothing of ami
NAL magnetism. ! had once, and
only once-and then as mere mat
ter OF curiosity-seen a clairvoyant.
The Rochester knockings" | had
heard of, but never witnessed, and
looked upon the matter, when |
thought OF it at all, as one Of the
fancies of iranscendentalism, which,
like many others, would have its day,
and be forgotten.
AT length, through the solicitation
of a friend, and more TO crafty her,
and TO while away tedious hour,
than anything else, was induced TO
witness an exhibition Of spiritualIin-
tercourse.
| saw much to surprise and inter-
est me, and | gave to the subject all
the attention | could spare, that |
might thoroughly investigate it, and
expose the deception, if there was
one. | have now continued that in~
vestigation for more than year, and
have been careful to keep an accurate
record of all | have witnessed.
As have progressed, | found that
was myself becoming, in some
measure, medium; and when alone
by myself, without any medium near
me, was receiving communications
that were to me, in an eminent de-
gree, interesting. These came to me
in different forms. One is by seeing
pictures painted to my minds eye,
as bright, as vivid, and as distinct as
any that my physical vision can
convey TO the mind. One Of the
earliest of these | now give you.
THE VISION.
My dearS. appeared to me clothed
in shining and flowing garments
her countenance beaming with affec-
ton and gladness. She approached,
leaning affectionately on the shoulder
OF a female older than herself, and
somewhat shorter in stature.
was impressed who that was
They were accompanied by other
spirits, whose identity was made
known to me. Others were there,
or came, among whom l recognized
my father, my mother, my children,
and my brother and sister, some OF
whom had been thirty years in the
spirit world.
ALI were clad in the same shining
garments, except occasionally some
one would appear in the dress he
wore on earth, that might recognise
him.
1t was thus that William Penn
appeared, and said that he had been
one OF my guardian spirits since the
incident OF the kitten - that he
happened to witness that, and was
struck with the effect it had produced
upon me. He had ever since been
near me. trying to induce me, and
had influenced, though net enough to
keep me always from going astrey.
He had, however, helped much to
produce in me my repugnance to
slavery, and TO inflicting suffering.
Sir Isaac Newton next appeared,
and told me ne was wrong in con-
sidering the attraction Of gravitation
+The incident above alluded 10 occurred
: when l was a child, and more than forty years
ago. Twas one evening playing in the streets
of the village where my parents resided, and
with my boyish companions, was rather
noisy. Amid our play, kitten was seen to
run along the sidewalk. and in the frolc of our
boyhood we gave it chase. We pursued 1t into
/, a vacant lot, which was surrounded by a high
fence. We chased it around the lot. From
one thing we thoughtlessly proceeded to an-
other, until we began to throw stones at it /;
and finally, without having actually intended
\ 1t, we killed it. 1t seemed that my mother, a
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