The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-06-17

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the following article from the Spiritual Tele'
graph, in relation to Spirituaism in Tenncs-
see, at the special request of friend. We
have no faith in these "wonderful manifesto
tions," but it is right that our readers should
be kept advised of the extent to which the
deusion is attaining:
Friend Partridge II wish you, if you see
proper, to publish the following facts. So far
| as | am informed, the first Spiritual manifes-
tations, In this State took place mt my house
the 9th of March. 1852. My object is to
show the progress since that time. A short
tim. after we had them at our honse, other
families privately sought and obtained them.
VIM. II. Rose, II Unitarian minister, received
messages from the Spirits of his departed
friends, that amounted. to him, to actual de-
mons.ration that said Spirits were present.
A lady, also, visited the family. an old ac.
auantarcc, to safety herself, and learn what
she could on the subject. Her spirit friends
soon responded to her call; she inquired tho
name, and the response came from q dearly
| beloved sister, whom she supposed to be llv.
inr: but the Spirit said she was IN inhabitant
of the Spiri,-land. She cross-questioned the
Spirit: but still the latter. claiming to be her
sister, said she had departed from the body
I.IHEeh. All this, at the time, vas so strange
that she knew not what to think OF l.
in short time she received 4 letter iron.
friends. confirming the sad tidings given by
her Sprit-sistcr, some weeks before.
The aboye-named minister's two daughte.a
are mediums. Persecution. scorn and con-
tempt, at the commencement OF these strange
occurrences, were metcd out to us. The
dormant powers of the clergy were walked up.
Sermons were preached against the humbug
imported from the North; but from this point
, it took the wings of the Spirits, and is now
in various portions Of our State.
During the past week, in n private family,
the manifestations have taken place. little
rrl. about ten wears old, is the medium. The
father and mother are both members Of the
Methodist Church. The father is minister,
and is man of worth and piety. The rap
ping, through the medium, is loud and dis
nct, with strange physical dcmo,. STATIONS.
The table, at which thre. or four persons
were sitting, was moved and thrown about.
The invsiblcs were asked, whether, If all
present would remove their hands, they would
move the table. in order to convince two un-
believers present. They answered, by u rap,
that they would. All. accordingly, removed
their hands from the table. No one touched
it, or was within distance of three or four
feet of it, The table commenced rocking,
and moving to and fro. jumping ard dancing,
to the infinite astoniShmcnt OF all.
The Spirits were now asked. whether, il
one Of the unbclicvcrs would lay hold of the
table and try, with all his strength to hold it
down, they thc Spirits would use their
power against his Answer, ayes tletook
hold with both hands, resting his wholef force
upon the table to keep it from moving, or
rising from the floor; bat the table did move.
and amp clear from the floor number OF
times. until it finally made n spring, rising
suddenly and straigh;cuing the person TO nm
upright position. and then turned slde-wise
and dashed into his face, and against his per.
son, with force and violence, rs much as to
say "We are stronger than yoU" -
The mother of the little girl, TO test tho
know ledge of the Spirits, asked where Mr..
-, the stage agent, ate dinner on that day.
Naming several places, it would not rap until
Camden WAS called. She asked, Is he at tho
tavern in Bolivar! Answer, "No.' Is he out
in town! Answer, AYES Is he in good
humor! Answer. NO" All of this was ai-
iirmcd, on his arrival from Bolivar, to be true.
The good work is still spreading. a young
man, living in Henderson County, joining,
was developed, us medium, at the first sit
ting, and many and varied physical dcmon-
STATIONS were made through him. A short
time aitcrward, it was made more generally
known that he was medium. AZ one Of
the meetings ut least two hundred persons
had assembled to witness the strange Phc-
nOmcna. Also, of late, in Hamburg, sixteen
miles south of this place, 4 writing medium
has been dcvclopcd-a gentleman worthy OF
the utmost confidence. But il is all new and
strange in this portion of the country, and
produces great outcry against all who dare
to speak of it as Il reality. tell them that.
if God is the author of it. it will 20 on; and
accordingly, opposition and persecution seem
only to widen and deepen It's movements
We shall cndcayor to form circle soon
Some honest. skcp,irs are walked up. and
begin to think for themselves. You shall bc
advised of our progress from time to time.
God bless YOU in the cause. :. ID. PACE.
Purdy, Tennessee.