New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-13
THE RapPLpGs: MRS. BRITT.

The good town of ST. Louis, in Missouri, is,
it seems, what Larissa was of old in Thessaly-
the capital of a land of Magic Worthy and
intelligent people there believe in Spiritual Rap
pings, and have sent ms down, with their per-
sonal Communications, the lady and her attend
ants who are spoken Of below. We have our
selves very limited credulity in such things;
for it is our folly or our misfortune to be slow of
faith; to be able to believe in nothing preterna-
tural, except the Bible, In a word, we are, in
this matter, unbeleyers, except in the respect
ability Of the testimonies which we have of the
excellent character of the lady, her husband
and Mr.. Forster. Unbelieyers, we say; but
open to fair proofs. Indeed, we are in much
the condition of our brother, the editor of the
Missouri Daily Democrat, a very reputable
paper of St. Louis, who speaks of the party
(see their advertisement in another column) as
follows:
SPIRITUAL LEeTuREs.--We give in another
part of this paper, series of resolutions
adopted on Sunday last by the Spiritual Confer
ence, with reference to most estimable lady of
our city, who is about taking her departure for
the South, with the intention Of giving lectures
upon the subject of spiritualism-th phenomena
that has for some years past agitated the world
of thought, and now numbers amongst its ad.
herents some of the best minds of the commu-
nifty.
The Spiritual Conference of St. Louis is a
large and respectable body of our citizens, which
has been organized for more than q year and
during that time has been addressed weekly By
Mrs Britt, the lady named in the resolutions
while, as is assumed, under spiritual influence
and direction. Most OF these lectures, we are
assured by competent judges, have been upor
scientific and philosophic subjects, and have ex.
hibited most conclusive evidences of research
and erndition although the lady, while in til,
normal state, lays no claim to anything NOR,
Than an ordinary education and independent D
her medium ship, is remarkably modest and re
firing in her disposition and department; an
prior to her becoming subject TO this mysteriou
influence, was peculiarly domestic in all he
habits and tastes-and is SO still, except whe
called by what Ftie believes to be the spirits
the departed, to act in public capacity for tn
benefit of humanity
We are not prepared TO give in our adherence,
either TO the abstract fact Of spirit intercoursl
or to profess q faith IN the philosophy assume
TO ne inealcated. Nevertheless, we can cheer
fully accord to the lady the possession of thos
estlmable virtues that so elegantly adorn th
pathway Of social life, and add to the feticitie
Of the domestic circle. Assuch we can cordial
recommend her TO any and all, along the rout
Of her contemplated tour.
The lady is accompanied by her husband, L
P Britt, n. D., who commands the respect Z
all who know him, both as q gentleman and
physician-also by Maj Thomas Gales Forster
for some time connected with the press of thi
city, and secretary Of the conference The lat
ter gentleman we beg particularly to recon
mend to every community whom the party vi
yisit-and We ask for him especially, the favor
able attentions of our confreres Of the pres