Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-12-03

dCCWdtely TUE CHARACTER oi duy peIsoh
whose handwriting is inclosed in an enve-
lope, or as many envelopes as you please,
without breaking the seal. In every in
stance she invariably succeeds in this.
Q.-All this is very wonderful, Judge,
and want to see it.
A.--There are things more wonderful
yet to be told. What would you think oil
a chair running up stairs A gentleman a
few days ago told me that chair followed
him through every part of the room in
which he was, and he then wen, up stairs
to see if it would follow him, and it did,
step by step.
Q.-But can you rely on his telling you
the truth.
A.-(rather Indignantly. .)--What the
deuce motive could he have in deceving
me / have myself seen chair shooting
across the room like a rocket, in the pres
ence Of large company. Here the Judge
took chair, and putting it on its back on
the floor, described the motou.) 1t would
fly to the farthest end Of the room. and
then come back toward me, with the speed
of locomotive, and would inevitably have
cut off my legs did it not stop suddenly
within an inch of me. Then, when put
my foot upon it to hold it down, il darted
away from me as il impelled by some ire
sistable power. Here the Judge put his
loot on the chair and showed how ii slid
from him, as il by magic.) Then, again,
short time ago, at one of our circles, in
which we were in the habit Of sitting in
the dark, box ot lucifrr matches was laid
on the table to save the trouble of lighting
the candles when the meeting was over.
One Of the ladies felt on the table for the
matches, but could not find them. Upon
calling on the Spirits for light, an unseen
hand rapidly rubbed match against the
wall over the mantlepiece, when it ignited
and lighted the candle. The whole circle
then saw the box of matches stuck against
the ceiling, with two or three of them
dropping down. The medium then called
down the whole box, when it Immediately
came upon the table, where il was origi-
nally placed.
Q.-Do the Spiritualists believe in the
Bible
a.-Most certainly they do-boh in
the Old and new Testament. In both we
read OF the very communications of the
Spirit world, now so much derided. The
Spirits spoke Gin unknown tongues in the
days of the Apostles, as they do now. In
the Catholic Church, during the dark ages,
miracles were continued, and they are
now revived. The present developments
are but notifications of what has taken
place among the Wesleyans, the Quakers,
and the Shakers. An ignorant man, a
brlck-layer, at one of the circles, used the
two Greek words, Gnothi Scauton ("know
thyself'o; and his wife used the word
"microcosm," which she certainly had
never heard before. At another circle one
of the mediums used the word "ioe -
whereupon | began 10 think what language
that could be. knew ii was not Greek
Latin, French, or Italian. | asked, was it
word OF an African tongue, or of some ol
the tribes Of Asia The medium said: "No
it is none OF these" "What then 2"
asked. She replied it was the language
Of the Marsians. "Who are the Marsians %
interrogated. "Why, of course" sale
she 'the inhabitants of the planet Mars
The word meant an assemblage of worlds
The mediums frequently speak in Italian
French, Spanish, and other foreign tongues
without knowing word Of these Ian.
guages.
Q.-Do any Of the clergy believe in i, !
A.-Yes, many of ihsm; but they ar,
afraid to speak out, on account of their con
gregalons They are beginning, however
10 preach it from their pulpts. had let
ter day or two ago from clergyman VIII
delivered a sermon 10 his congregation OIL
The subject. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
hearing of my views on Spirlualism, was de
silous of seeing me We me, at The house o
mutual friend in Brooklyn, and The resul
was that Mr.. Beecher preached cours
of four sermons OH Spiriualism, coverily
and as his congregation could bear; bu
ere long he will no doubt come on, plainly
He believes now that he is preaching by in
spiralion.
Q.-This, then, is a system Of religion?
A.-Exacty so; and il is one which
calculated 10 reform the world SomeIhin
! is wanting TO do so. On, of The twenty fiv
millions Of our population, about iwenl
millions never go TO church and the ma
( joriiy OF those who do go are very little in
iiuenced BY what they hear. The Mosai
and Chrstai in dispensaiions were suited I
their day; but another and better disper
salion is now required, aud is about TO b
established. Man is being Of progles
and religion must keep pace with that pr,
gress, in order to influence him benefclall,
Q.-How is the new system better calcl
lated TO reform the world than the old!
A.-Because, when men know that IN
Spirits are ever present, and can read the
very thoughts, they will be afraid even
think what is wrong.
Q.-ls not God always PRESENT.
| A -Yesj but We do not realize his pre-
sence. 1t is impossible for Spiriiualist
be rogne. II will make men better.
know il has made me better. A curiou
case occurred in circle which shows ih
importance OF Spiritualism. medium sal
to friend of mine, "You have had dis
greement with your wife, and have falle
out with her because she did very mea
thing" This was literally true, and wa
the only man present who knew ii. VIII