The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-05-26
Lectures oaa spirituaiis.n.

Lectures on SpirituaIism.
Mr.. j. TIFFANY, of Cleaveland, has
published a serious of Lectures on the sub
ject of Spiritual communication, embody-
ing many remarkable cases. Among
them we find the following:
will mention another example. MIR.
Nathan Whitney, of Warren Co., Ia., is a
medium for these communications. His
wife lost brother about nine years of age,
in Wilmington, Clinton Co., Ohio, This
brothers name was David Allen Everett
This lad previous to his death, had lost
pocket knife which he priced very highly,
and in searching for which he and others
had spent much time, After David had
been deceased for year or more, his spirit
purported to be present to communicate
through his brother-in-law' Mr.. W. Mrs.
W., who was strongly inclined to doubt the
genuineness of the manifestations, remak-
ed, "David, if this is really you, you can
tell US where you lost your knife and
where it can now be found" To which
he replied " Certainly, can see it now;
it is lying in the pigeon-box in such a
barn, in Wilmington, Ohio, with the blade
open" lie then gave directions how
they could get to the box, by climbing up
on the scafolding, &C., and he requested
that the knife might be obtained and
be kept to be presented to his little neph-
ew, "a son of Mr.. and Mrs. W., when he
should be old enough to appreciate it, as
a gift from his spirit uncle. Mrs. w.
wrote to her parents in Wilmington, re-
questing them to look for the knife, and
thus test the correctness Of the commu-
nication. They had removed some FIVE
miles from the place where the knife was
lost, and had not sufficient confidence in
the communication to 60 five miles to test
it. Two young men being present at the
time the letter was received, and being
curious to test the matter, mounted their
horses and went and made the search,
and found the knife in the exact place
described in the letter, with the blade
open, as described. And the knife is now
being kept to be presented according to
the request Of the little spirit -giver.--
Thus | might continue giving an indefi-
mite number of cases illustrating this point
but the above are sufficient.
These manifestations indicate decree
of intelligence superior to that of the me-
diums or any other person present; and
they also indicate an intelligence purely
intellectual in Its character. Illustra-
ting this point, l will give the case of
Prof. Miller, of Cortland Co., New York.
He visited certain mediums in Auburn,
n. Y, for the purpose of investigating
this subject. While there, he endeayor-
ed to obtain indications of intelligence of
such character as to render it certain
that the answers were in no way dictated
by the mediums. He therefore selected
subject for investigation that would re-
quire degree of intelligence not posses
sed by one in hundred thousand. He
called for the spirit of La Place, the eel
ebrated astronomer and mathem atician,
and directly the spirit responded to his
call. "Now," said Professor NJ, "if you
are the spirit Of La Place, you can demon
strate to me such problem in such a
book of your Necltanicd CteIestis.' The
spirit responded by giving the desired
demonstration He took it down as Civ
en- by the spirit, not being quite certain
that it was the one called for; but on COM
pairing it with the book he found it to be
correct. This demonstration was Of such
character that Prof NJ. knew no person
present excepting himself could under
stand it after it was given. Prof. NJ. also
applied another test. There was in his
mind a mathematical problem which he
had been endeayoring to solve for some
time, without success. While here ma
king these investigations, he submitted
that problem to the spirits of La Place
and Newton, and they solved for him the
problem. Here certainly was an indica-
ton of very high degree of intelligence
concerned in the production of these
phenomena. | might add many other
cases, but the above are sufficient for my
present purpose.