Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-12-03
BERLAND COUNTY, PA, SATURDAY DECEMBER 8, 1853
Q.-WhY SO !

Q.-Why so!
A--Because il would be removing man
from a worse 10 better condition.
Q.-Do criminals that are hanged 60 di-
rec,ly TO heaven!
A.-No; but any condition out of this
world is better than their condition here
The wicked continue in hell after they die
until they are developed and purified.
Q.-Do the spirit Of negIoes ever come!
A.-No, not that | am aware of have
never ,hough, of that, and it is important,
because you know they say the Africrn race
have no souls saw Two colored mediums
in The South.
Q.-What is your view Of hell
At is condition, and not locality
and though there is no literal fire. or that
soit of thing, the Spirits Of the wicked suffer
dreadfully; they are in the most horrible
and black despair, and are kept in ignorance
Of The heaven that awaits them. When bad
men die the are only delivered from the
bondage OF The body, and no, of the mind.
Q-Do these Spirit ever communicate
their suferings 10 the circes9
A-They do, in the most fearful manner
and the Spirits Of the just also communicate
their happiness.
Q.-Have the Spirits bodies after death
A-Cerainly but Spiritual bodies, which
are continually becoming more highly de-
veIoped. They have homes, but they can
wander fIom planet 10 planet, and over the
regions of infinite space. Tha, is the reason
that sometimes they are not within call
In sleep the spirit is absent from the body,
unless: perhaps, connected by some little
umblical cord. Wha! the Spirit does in
sleep is concealed from US in life. When
we die it is ali revealed, and then both our
sleeping and waking moments will make
up our existence. such is the philosophy Of
sleep, and it shows how important that our
waking life should be pure, for our sleep will
parlake of the same character.
Q.-Do the Spirits always tell truth!
A.-No; for there are evil, lying Spirits,
as well as good, and we must learn to dis.
| tiuguish between them by our own reason
Just as we distinguish between the good and
the evil in this life.
Q.-Then we are liable 10 be led astray
by some of ihs Spirits!
A.-Cerainly; and some Of these fellows
cut extraordinary pranks, and do immense
mischief; and the only way 10 defeat ll:em
by the agency OF good Spirits. There is a
great deal fan4icism mixed up with Spirit
ualism. A man who was led asiray by a
fanalcal medium was cured in this way
He was directed to dig into the earth sin
feet al a certain spot, when he would find
a vas, quantity of gold. He did so, but
found none. He was then directed by the
Spirits 10 dig two fee, more; but still he
found none. Again he was directed to dig
another foot, He did, and found nothing
upon which he said TO the Spirit, "You are
humbugging me-" The Spirit replied, ''Tt
be sure am 60 home, you fool, and attend
to your business" There is another case o
a man who is operating in stocks in Wal
Street under the influence Of a faratica
Spirit, which is keeping m posted in ad
vance Of the mails about the operations o
probably bs ruined. How absurd il is |,
consult the Spirits on such matters!
Q.-Do the Spirits always know what j
going on IN this world
A.-Tha, depends upon the knowlege Q
ignorance Of the particular Spirit. Some ar
highly informed and developed 10 hig
state OF perfection, while others remain com
paraiively ignorant and unieveloped Some
again, have wandered so far away from thi
world that they have never found their wa
back, and SOME do not wish to come back
Though my wife died only few years age
| have had liequent visits from her. BIZ
my sister, who went 10 the Spirit World i
1887, has only come twice, and that re
Gently. She had much trouble in this lif,
and she did not desire TO return TO it. Latel
distinguished historical character wh
lived in the reign of lienIy VIII visited OF
circle, & was totally ignorant Of Spiritualisn
and OF almost every thing else am yer
ionu OF redultlg "Ioliock 5 IouTSe OF lime
Pollock is a very fine poet, Who, like MilioI
is only beginning now 10 be appreciated.
expressed a desire 10 have communicable
with pollock's Spirit. He came aud locke
a, me earnestly, and sialked all around lh
room.
Q.--Did you see his person!
A.-No, he spoke through a medium,
woman, OF whom he took possession.
Q-Do you ever see the Spirits then
selves?
A.-Yes, sometimes; bnt il will not do
, tell that 10 The vulgar, for they would M
believe it. The Spirits of Bacon and Sw,
denborg generally communicate by writiu
through the hand Of my associate, DR.. De,
ter, as a medium; and what is SO singula
, he does not know what he writes ill af;e
| and has 10 read j, 10 find out, and sometime
; | have TO decipher it for him. In the sam
, way, when | was in Central America la
winter, Dr. Dexter consulted the Spirits abol
the slate Of my health, and wrois the rs
! .ponss in book. He did now what he ha
! written, or had forgotten it. On comparin
5 my journal with his, found that they e,
/ acily corresponded.