New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-21
TABLE MOVING.
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n as Ediioy q Ne n Y TrlSszs L.,
Ib.v- read s-,cls on It .bls Moving yourien
Rio of Geneva and am read 20 eonced- thA' S'e
party dun in contact with stAb 'hai X "ou
BE- rasoe sdm, that such table moved by any o'ne' m
pulsion than that Of the human w-conscoasy or uaco
.ciousv But have seen tables move.arge and heavy
ones tro.-when in contact with present ana eacn
one foot OF and under circumstan utterly ncompre
bensbe snd in direct oppostca 90 every hhherio
recognized property principle law OF nature or matter
and evidently in response 70 questions nirg put.
and while tipping thus 10 party oRp'1b on my
tlruspg my hand toward IT, il moved up and then
returned the party questioning through IT, Aud agan
after sitting quietly moment it pushed tOwSrd the
dunn until resisted by the knees Of the gentlemen present
The medium having then backed from the circle the
table as deliberately it takd before returned to the
confer again of circle Of twelve intelligent persons Tns
has occurred again and again at Mrs. Roans No SSe
Broadway and csunot be accounted for upon any rational
hvpohesis yet known excep, the Spiritual when coupled
vuh the thousand varied phenomena OF possession per
sonaops Of characters dates and incidents in the lives Of
those long since dead with the raPpns ard writing
,b.nomena in each Of which last have received and
ritne. sed with others Hundreds Of absolute tests In "'Dy
twenty at least OF personal tests nave De
sired the responses by the rSps have been correct even
when had arranged that the chances were ~ ten 70
one that every one would be wrongly anssered never
Vet Jaw an earnest uvt aor disappointed when eekinS
SIS and can row believe what never could before the 50
caled miracles # Ch,st but upon the assumption
that they we're miracles, strictly speaking 0a thf' thAt
must stand fall upon the came basis as those nave VII
pessed ard hear If oSily, do.
In every instance your correspondent RIO ADVANCES
H. han 4, Of the recipm 10 have been upon the
own .h,cts snd those light ones too. When he has
se,n arf he will know than he nov assumes be does
and be- better prepared t. iu,;ructbut cannot co npre
h,rG lis position which here quote II miaf must be
oc uued with id,a that a., ts5s g aoHf - ~ &C. Or
nfft iaie nerttc. il VII not move but then the Won
cral power may BE- directed o. ofar oeec's ~ may even
b.. eSeited 10 p,rshfthe m0rRefs q ne t1be but stu
fY more Here Art mind and volton ~arrng with each
other votiou erm2siei volion % else Distinction
invisible between mind and v0lluon drawn. That cannot
conptehsrd and never philosopher that did lhe
fio ed 1bsurdn n here and in his eatrc article n
f.ted and must be the with any person, WHO Nt-ms
solution OF manifestations upon So e experience
| IL them ss Rio seems to possess
Were T. BOT the frequent reception 81 intelligence OF
h, rs nat and present rti the mind Of parties test
inc and never within th,m-ul up subsequent inquiries
hen mqde-sn ineligible HYPOTHESIS beside the Spiritual
rtbss phenomena mightb iOm,d but Fhich Ike all mere
LvpoiIc,s must snl remain TIL cOncluslseiy demon
str,ed ANY person who will explain what Senator y T.
Tau adge ahfns A. within hi, knO sledge IN this mat
r upon any other ground, han he decs vi" be entitled
IN ne premium at the Worlds Far
~ '"o WILLIAM J You've.