The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-13
NO. XNXIX.
Light From the spirit World.

| Somebody who wishes 20 anneal the hardness Of
ouT heart, has us the fourth number ot paper
bearing the above ,tIa. Il is dated at St. Louis,
and purpo,is TO b. ed ted by ghosts. Over each ef
the prominent editorials axe the words, Write
expressly for this paper by SYuits.". We are sorry
t. say thlt these speetrai communications do their
I authors very little credit. Fhey are 50 stapidy
commonplace that any spirit. IN th- rest, would be
ashamed to father hein Ii is said tha easy writing
is very hard reading, aud the material ediicr
Of 'Ight from the Spirit World" informs Us ,hat
81 The spiyit articles ~ the number were written IN
"le-s thun an hour suppose II Is only charity
70 make some allowance f,r ''has'c and Lad pm
Perhaps the editorial COLLINS viii do better "nen
the, ret airlv into harness. We are led toexprcias
much ny ,he oiiowing sentence which seems TO inn
u, Knowledge &c fyrme. Deficiencies and proniiss
f future amendment
"Thc spirits would state To the rea iers Of 'his
purna that hereafter much attention viii DE paid 10
the filing Of It's columns hy them"
Unfatunately. the mode.iy ard delicacy Of the
above notice tom Tie c,heral writer's somewh"i
blemishci bv the mex; paragraph, which IS ron the
solid editor, and reads ioiioes:
"is ,,ir enterprise il which are engaged is ore
Of mu~h hb1r and expcnse, We shah enter M names
our book uiess the paper is PAID Tor in advance.
Oniv think OF 1.-THE s,iii,s won't write unles.
they are paid beforehand. What nicrcenary idea!
Rmnn, eye down the Column from which tie
above extracts are nld., we ipund flaming u'' "t
a shut waIch0uscW iten of course - iae 'riT'ts.
Wha, the deuce do ghosts with ''elegan shI's
made L. measure and warranted fiji saiei'
The Light If The Spirit World, contains anfrs
IT, 's,ituai conmnnica,iogs, an atieialt 80 e>T 'an
the Of those awful Ghe which aie "ccasi"H.ly
trapped OUT by the naNs.s'H>ian feorle. lie
milk in the cocapat is thas accounted tor;
81. il not sange that Won sit IN oi'clc, and
with the same breath ha. y9u ask Che siisit) to
rI,ni> ourselves, yoH 'eg and connent ~ asloUs
WAYS ~ tn, truth aud .a-'tv ol opr ,ut'rcou set
We ask every iir ana ,n,past'a rnluc-evcry seeker
after tuh--i. tins Is not wrong and mtc'om'o og!
l. IL r.lc c,iaei destroy oil the confidence that,
even while W move ow table, and write, .on E,r-
ct, do not believe, that 1t Is really yoT father,
~ tlcr, SISTERS, btothcrs or Trends wno does ~
" na,, then. under these q cunstances. are we 20
d,l What, ny il'en,i., ~""i You do! Remain and
listen t. the icts and slang # the ignorant ot
Y M s,h.re! No. Coul1 you hnd it in yonr hearts
to tt, to gtatfv the desires + s,ch! We near Your
! rer ], IS No-no---,,9,' Wei, nv good hicnds,
what are we 10 do. What dp do' We give
lacr t. spirits similar, IN most respects 10 Yourselves,
who atc always present Spectators, AVID who are
ever willing and rcav 70 ceive and anuoy you.---
And now il l,,s,ao IT mc beg of vou, know who
>t ", ,th >on IN citcles. Oue Unacceptable sprt
in cs,,r no, H. can draw forth hundred from
The better way would f., 10 inquire, aul VII re-
irrt sanction tie presence e any ons ~ your ci.-
Gle. and even ~ your room. To You these ccnhIct-
il- Communications yriy much cat uaied to dis
,uib your tlith III one = itgahy.''
! That's The ida. E%rladr from the '.c:,cles" all
pp. sons those iio come ,sasir cooked ard
rinie,. v,th crp.ultl ami ;,na,icisn. Skepcs d. a~
the deviiish s,ifi:s into their neis hood mt
danes act moths il oder to he con, .noed, YOU
mu~t hc levc b. orrhand. Ie gods ihat in this age
OF l.hi and lard oi common seuec, mcn # inteii.
geuce and hi.. requirements should Iu0licly pro-
cain their faifh IN such q - and Jarate jusg'esy.
Yciilv mar. in Il his yaicri,s, il la,adox
ui on tv, legs '@We are f,af,ls and wQndcrnl,y
made" the thosofh", oi served while contem-
plating dead jachass.-l SGud. Tiuee