New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-17
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through my daughter, and said Judge, tell him
am near az hand ready assist him and he has oay
can esily 10 wish IL, to SEQ and hear hinssh.
New hi, mind Is in such uncertainty and confusion,
that neither his brother nor L can make ourselves
hi. hsipg said to me in an audible voice. wss
hoard slso by the Spirit Who no longer paid any At
,.ation to me but turned to where Blunt was, and
soon engaged in conversation with him.
Others Of those spirits then spoke to me One said
Z, me that his last thought on going down WITH NE
.h,p vas that in few moments ne ssoaid oe ~
upited again 10 his wfe and children we weh' c9s
with him but he said-sDd this so much sstonlshed
lin" When swoke beheld my wife and chidrea
passing svay from me in different directions ana
sm leff alone so near the earth Is this TO DO a.ays
60 Am never, never 10 see toen ssaht Aad ."
l always TO hover thus near the earth -
Another whom had well known, said b me, WIN
o GOOD deal OF emotion, Friend Edmoods. Is 1t true.
then this which always thought an illusion OF my
insane mind IL truly seems 80. l kDow have
cied; but now / seem a. much upon earth a. ever
and talk TO thee plainly a. ever did Oh! To-
NE what all this means, and what am to do 7"
referred him to Father Hopper, ~ho was prssc.t
end who could instruct him better than could. he
shrsnk IRON this, and reminded me that he aad M.
II. had not sgreed very well upon earth having bad
some difficulties with each other IN meeting -theS
IT, in their religious society.
Mr.. Hopper then spoke to me through Laura. aud
babe me reassure him that unpleasant recollecnea
of the past dwelt upon his mind; that he was ready
to help him. and, he added, tell hin, Judge, tAs
will be just quick now, TO take him In ~ ne wA
to turn me out Of meeting. Tell him so, Judge, viii
your"
In reply said, ~ need not repeat it, for he hesrs
what YOU say through the medium. But your ALA
sion to the old difficulties disturbs him
"Teu him." be answered, never mind that -
enIy matter 20 be laughed ct now, and desire only
10 tefriend him. and set his mind at ease.
Eyes. said [" old friend, that you have already
done, for he holds out his hand to you.
And they two passed away together from my view.
Que of the sailors spoke TO me, and though not
man Of A. much education a. the others, he Vas evt
IDENTIFY more at home. and more at ease than they
were. He said that after the collision he had uoe
thought Of himself until the raft showed OF from tbs
ship He had been very busy trying TO stop the leaks
and when all work that ceased, it had occurred -
him that he ought 10 save himself that be h.d an
AGED mother a wife and some children in New-York,
Ard he asked himself" What will they do this winter
without moi" and 80 he jumped from the ship -
reach the raft; but he fell short, and sask Ia the
water. He came up under the ran, and his head
bumped against il until he WA drowned.
There was much less agitation in him than in me
others and obtained from him clear account OF
several things.
bosrd the ship Of the one who first spoke to said
he took q command, and directed much that wss
done. He cool. collected, and energetic, snA
made himself felt and obeyed wherever he went.
Ge also spoke Of the general department. when gu
hone of saving themselves was abandoned He said
the sight was re ally sublime. deathke stillness
regned, and calm came over them All, as II eaen
wes quietly bracing himself to meet his destiny.
asked him how 1t happened that they so many o.
them came to US, and II he had not yet met any d
the ibhabitan Of the spiritword beside those who
| had entered il with him
He answered yes: his father and two other relatives
| had come to him and welcomed him, and then told
him 10 90 with the Others and learn what he could
He could not give me bis name, or the street where
| he resided. There was no medium present through
| whom the abstract idea Of q name could be given.
| Among those who spoke TO q female. She
was very cheerful and pleasant, and from what abe
said, it was manifest that her thou yss IN Me nse
stood more clearly the condition in which she found
herself, and had come with the others more to aid
them than herself.
Bishop Wainwright, through Mr.. j.. uttered most
| touching and imprt ssve prayer.
And. finally there spoke to me the spirit OF man,
who said that be was a European, whose name was
unknown to me. but mine wss not unknown % MIN:
He bad already given some attention % tne spusasl
philosophy. and had found in II much that was CON
sopant with his reason with his instincts. and with
What he had learp ed Of Nature, land that was not
little for he was evidently an educated man.
He had been on his way to this country on BUSH
mas. and had intended while here, % call on ne.
Hs ,aid that his belief had been OF vast service 70
him for It had not only robbed death Of its terror,
hut Il had enabled him, entering his new existence
TO understand bis position and to know where Nc
was. He had not, therefore, shared the eIazemsnt,
excitsanent and confusion Of mind which had 90
much disturbed others.
When that large number Of persons had awakened
10 consciousness in the spirtword, and we're amszeA
at the condition In which they found themselves
, voice had spoken to them, saying: "The gates e
death have been opened to you Now lot the gates
Of eternal life be likewise opened TO ye. Go 70 -
: esrth again and learn there how to enter themf"
They had accordingly, come 20 earth, and, scatter
ing In various directions bad sought the mediums on
this continent Hence il was that so largo number
were now with US.
He said that could form no just conception Of the
condition in which they found themselves. No two
! were alike. In some, blank amusement supplied;
in some terror and uncertainty assumed the form d
the excitement Of insanity; in some, there was Q
stolid, hardened indifference in some happy con-
fdence as 10 the future, without knowing why and
in few there was knowledge, imbibed on earth,
which inspired hope and confidence. They were the
most cheerful and hoping who, ON earth, had been
least selfish and most active In their EFFORTS Tor other
They we're. he said, surrounded by bright spirits,
Who were willing TO aid them; but, having been cut
OF from mortal life suddenly, and without the wsan-
ing from earthly ties which old age protracted dis
ease always produce their earthly feelings were siiI
predomn ant with many, and, In connection with ne
excitement confusion and uncertainty prevailing n
their minds, rendered them inaccessible TO the aP-
proach OF those brighter spirits. why be added,
I've do not ali even see each other though lowering
thus together around you: We s, have, we're .sd
through the fundamentally Of the mediums, we hear
and converse with you and with each other. For
this purpose Ia that conducted here by oar
spirit guides, that We may learn our true condios,
and through morts, means unlearn the errors which
our mortal life has instlled into us. spesk thsn,
Judge. to them You they ell can hear, and FROM
your lips they may early learn the lesson Of the resi.
Ties before them, which sooner G. later, they must
all learn. Speak plainly, but geldy, for Oh yeu
know not how much Of sorrow and anxiety there Is IN
the heasts which you can thus relieve.
accordingly for q few moments spoke TO them
/ reasoned with them Of the great doctrine OF pro
gresson which !. now beng 10. . S. ma hss,
~ nrooye,,i.o and nov they could readily perceive